Iraq Body Count project - Iraq Body Count project The Iraq Body Count project is an ongoing effort to record those civilian casualties (including journalists) of the 2003 Iraq war attributable to the invading armies. It refrains from reporting on civilians killed by Iraqi forces. It also doesn't count dead soldiers and indirect deaths caused by the broken infrastructure. According to the project's website, it was created "to establish an independent and comprehensive public database of civilian deaths in Iraq resulting directly from military actions by the USA and its allies in 2003" for the purpose of "holding our leaders to account." [1] The project, which is rooted in the anti-war movement (see list at the end of the article), is staffed by volunteers who measure the number of non-Iraqi-caused civilian.
2003 invasion of Iraq casualties - 2003 invasion of Iraq casualties Casualties from the 2003 invasion of Iraq; see also 2003 invasion of Iraq timeline. Casualty counts of the 2003 conflict have been partly lower than those of the 1990-1991 Gulf War. In that war, Coalition forces suffered around 378 deaths and among the Iraqi military, tens of thousands were killed, along with thousands of civilians. As of December 18, 2003, the coalition death toll was 545. Out of 545, 461 US soldiers, 53 UK soldiers, 1 Denmark soldier, 10 Spanish soldiers, 1 Ukrainian soldier, 1 Polish soldier, and 18 Italian soldiers have died. Some 377 of these have died after Bush's announcement on May 1 that major combat was over. Over 12,000 soldiers have been wounded. There are conflicting reports on the number.
Carmen Sandiego - Carmen founded V.I.L.E. and since she has a soft spot for people who are less capable than herself, she stocked the ranks of her organization with some of the most incompetent villains in the world. Once V.I.L.E. was founded it soon became common to hear that a world landmark had been stolen. Her thefts wern't limited to the Earth, either. She has been know to steal things from outer space, such as Saturn's rings. However, Carmen wanted more. So she broke in ACME headquarter and stole the Cronoskimmer, the only time travel devise on the planet. The name Cronoskimmer comes from the Greek word Chronos, which means time and in Greek mythology is also the name of its personification. She dropped villains off at different time periods so they could steal.
November 2003 - - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for November, 2003. See Also: Iraq Timeline Liberian Crisis North Korean Crisis Hutton Inquiry Bloody Sunday Inquiry Road Map to Peace Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 2004 Canadian Federal Election 2004 U.S. Presidential Election 2004 ROC Presidential Election Same-sex Marriage SCO v. IBM War on Terrorism Afghanistan timeline November 2003 November 30, 2003 Syria hands over 22 suspects to Turkey on Sunday in connection with four deadly suicide bombings in Istanbul, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. [1] According to the Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy, the People's Republic of China has freed three people detained on charges of posting information critical of the government on the Internet. [1] The Observer newspaper reports that a.
Human Genome Project - Human Genome Project The Human Genome Project (HGP) endeavoured to map the human genome down to the nucleotide (or base pair) level and to identify all the 30-35,000 genes present in it. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Goals 3 Benefits 4 External Links History The $3 billion project was founded in 1990 by the United States Department of Energy and the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and was expected to take 15 years. Due to widespread international cooperation and advances in the field of genomics (especially in sequence analysis), as well as huge advances in computing technology, a rough draft of the genome was finished in 2000 (announced jointly by US president Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair on June 26, 2000), two years.
The Count of Monte Cristo - The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, pere. It is often considered Dumas' best work, and is frequently included on lists of the ten best novels of all time. The writing of the work was completed in 1844, and released as an 18-part series over the next two years. Dumas is thought to have collaborated with other authors in the writing. The story takes place in (primarily) France, during the historical events of 1814-1838 (the end of the rule of Napoleon I of France through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France). It is primarily concerned with themes of justice, vengeance, mercy and forgiveness, and is told in the style of an adventure story. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide").
July 2003 - 2003. See also: Afghanistan timeline July 2003 Dodgy Dossier Columbia investigation EU enlargement Hong Kong Basic Law Monkeypox North Korea crisis Occupation of Iraq: Timeline Road map for peace Same-sex marriage SARS: Timeline SCO v. IBM Linux lawsuit US v. EU on GM food War on Terrorism July 31, 2003 The Israeli parliament passed a law preventing Palestinians married to Israelis from gaining Israeli citizenship or residency rights. The law is thought necessary to maintain the Jewish character of the state of Israel, today inhabited by 20% Arabs.[1] It is reported that the United States is secretly negotiating with Iran to trade members of Mujahadeen al-Khalq captured by the U.S. in Iraq for members of al-Qaida being held by Iran. Admiral John Poindexter, former United States National Security Advisor, is rumored.
Depleted uranium - and nuclear weapons. The remaining, less radioactive (40% as radioactive as natural uranium), U-238 is waste material from this enrichment process. During the Manhattan Project depleted uranium had the codename tubealloy, a term that is still occasionally used. Uranium is mined mainly for its U-235 content, so the excess U-238 can be obtained cheaply and is used for its extremely high density, only slightly less than that of tungsten. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Military Applications 2 Civilian Applications 3 Health concerns 4 Bibliography, external links and references Military Applications A major use of DU is as the head of a kinetic projectile fired to penetrate armour, so it is used by tanks and other military platforms. Depleted uranium is very dense: at 19.05 g/cm³ it is 70% denser than lead,.
Afghanistan timeline February 15-28, 2003 - Fahim headed to Washington, DC for a six-day trip intended for talks with U.S Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Also traveling with Fahim was Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Hatiqullah Baryalai. Speaking to the press before his flight left Kabul, Fahim urged the United States to provide more cooperation and financial assistance to rebuild his Afghanistan's national army. February 27, 2003 During a meeting at the White House, Afghan President Hamid Karzai asked President George W. Bush "to do more for us in making the life of the Afghan people better, more stable, more peaceful." Bush said the United States had "a desire for human life to improve" in Afghanistan, but offered no public assurances that a war with Iraq would not hinder the Afghan recovery. U.S Secretary of Health and Human.
Afghanistan timeline April 16-30, 2003 - Uzbekistan hit a landmine, killing two. April 28, 2003 At least 15 rebel fighters and 15 Afghan soldiers were killed in battles in the Chopan district of Zabul province, Afghanistan. U.S special forces discovered 204 tons of explosives in 17 caves near Maimana, the capital of Faryab province, Afghanistan. Amnesty International condemned a United Kingdom decision to forcibly return a group of asylum-seekers to Afghanistan. An Amnesty International mission earlier in April concluded that conditions were still not conducive to the promotion of voluntary and forced returns. A three-day teleconference began between Afghan officials and the United States regarding markets for Afghan goods, the Generalized System of Preference, rules of origin requirements, and tariffs. Under a voluntary repatriation program facilitated by the U.N refugee agency, thirty-nine Afghan Turkmen families headed home.
April 2003 - - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for April, 2003. See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq timeline for events relating to the war in Iraq Progress of the SARS outbreak for events on the new virus Afghanistan timeline April 2003 April 30, 2003 The World Health Organization holds a meeting in Toronto regarding SARS. A suicide bomber kills 3 in Tel Aviv. A road map for peace sponsored by the US, UN, EU, and Russia is delivered to the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority. April 29, 2003 The World Health Organization lifts the SARS travel warning for Toronto. Leaders of member countries of ASEAN and the Premier of the People's republic of China held an emergency summit in Bangkok, Thailand in order.
Comecon - Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union February 1949:Albania (Albania, although it had not formally revoked its membership as of mid-1987, stopped participating in Comecon activities in 1961.) 1950: East Germany 1962: Mongolia 1972: Cuba 1978: Vietnam In the late 1950s, a number of other communist-ruled countries--China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Mongolia, Vietnam, and Yugoslavia--were invited to participate as observers in Comecon sessions. Although Mongolia and Vietnam later gained full membership, China stopped attending Comecon sessions after 1961. Yugoslavia negotiated a form of associate status in the organization, specified in its 1964 agreement with Comecon. In the late 1980s there were ten full members: the Soviet Union, six East European countries, and three extraregional members. Geography, therefore, no longer united Comecon members. Wide variations in.
Neoconservatism (United States) - were all alumni of City College of New York, known then as the "Harvard of the proletariat" due to its highly selective admissions criteria and free education. They emerged from the (largely Trotskyite) Old Left and retained these origins in the factional New York intellectual debates of the 1930s. The Great Depression radicalized the student body, mostly children of Eastern European Jewish immigrants sometimes on the edge of poverty, who were introduced to the new and revolutionary ideas of socialism and communism. The University of Chicago contributed two foundational neonconservative theoreticians, Leo Strauss, noted for his controversial prescription that democratic leaders should tell "noble lies" when needed in leading the nation in the proper direction, and Albert Wohlstetter, a nuclear strategist, who argued that the parity of Mutually Assured Destruction unfairly.
March 2003 - - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for March, 2003. See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq timeline for events relating to the war in Iraq Preparations for 2003 invasion of Iraq for events prior to March 20 Progress of the SARS outbreak for events on the new virus Afghanistan timeline March 1-15, 2003 Afghanistan timeline March 16-31, 2003 March 31, 2003 In Japan, farm minister Tadamori Oshima resigns. [1] March 30, 2003 Former baseball player Jack Clark, hitting instructor with the Los Angeles Dodgers and former star of the Boston Red Sox and San Diego Padres, suffers a motorcycle accident on his way to Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, breaking eight ribs. Initially listed in critical condition, he was later updated to stable.
John Bonham - his career. Bonham used the longest and heaviest sticks available, which he referred to as "trees". His initial hard hitting style was displayed to great effect on "Immigrant Song" (Led Zeppelin III), "When the Levee Breaks" (Four Symbols), and "The Ocean" (Houses of the Holy). He is credited by the group for thinking up the riff in “Kashmir” as well as the riff to "Out On the Tiles". On later albums, Bonham rather adeptly handled funk and Latin influenced drumming on several cuts. While not as loose and unhinged as Keith Moon, nor as critically respected as Ginger Baker, his sheer power behind the drum kit has influenced nearly every hard rock and heavy metal drummer since. Bonham’s signature style was a steady rhythmic beat that swung and his use of.
July 22 - (later Duke of Wellington) defeat French troops near Salamanca in Spain. 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Atlanta - Outside of Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate General John Bell Hood leads an unsuccessful attack on Union troops under General William T. Sherman on Bald Hill. 1908 - Albert Fisher establishes the Fisher Body Company to manufacture carriage and automobile bodies. 1916 - In San Francisco, California, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a Preparedness Day parade killing 10 injuring 40. 1933 - Wiley Post becomes first person to fly solo around the world traveling 15,596 miles in 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes. 1934 - Outside Chicago, Illinois's Biograph Theatre, "Public Enemy No. 1" John Dillinger is mortally wounded by FBI agents. 1937 - New Deal: The United States Senate.
History of Ethiopia - it would appear that the new religion at first made little progress, and the Axumite kings seem to have been among the latest converts. Towards the close of the 5th century a great company of monks are believed to have established themselves in the country. Since that time monasticism has been a power among the people and not without its influence on the course of events. In the early part of the 6th century the king of the Himyarites, on the opposite coast of the Red Sea, having persecuted the Christians, the emperor Justinian I requested the king of Auxum, Caleh or El-Esbaha, to avenge their cause. He accordingly collected an army, crossed over into Arabia, and conquered Yemen (c.525), which remained subject to Ethiopia for about fifty years. This was.
History of ancient Israel and Judah - Canaanite tribes try to destroy the Israelite tribes of northern and central Canaan. According to the Bible, the Israelite response is led by Barak, and the Hebrew prophet Devorah. The Canaanites are defeated. 1030 BC. The tribes settle in the land of Israel; A time of unrest and strife. Saul became the first king of the Israelites in approximately 1020 B.C. David succeeded him in 1006 BC, and moved the capital from Hebron to Jerusalem. David waged several successful military campaigns, annexing Philistia, Edom, Moab, Ammon, and parts of ancient Aram (Syria) known as Aram-Zobah, and Aram-Damascus. Aram itself became a vassal state of Israel under David. David was succeeded by Solomon in about 965 BC, who constructed a Temple at Jerusalem and had a prosperous reign. However, on Solomon's death.
History of Ottoman Egypt - After Ali Bey's death Egypt became once more a dependency of the Porte, governed by Abul-Dhahab as Sheik al-Balad with the title pasha. He shortly afterwards received permission from the Porte to invade Syria, with the view of punishing Ali Beys supporter ~ahir, and left as his deputies in Cairo Ismgil Bey and Ibrahim Bey, who, by deserting Ali at the battle of Salihia, had brought about his downfall. After taking many cities in Palestine Abul-Dhahab died, the cause being unknown; and Murad Bey (another of the deserters at Salihia) brought his forces back to Egypt (May 26, 1775). Ismll Bey now became Sheik al-Balad, but was soon involved in a dispute with Ibrhim and Murad, who after a time succeeded in driving Ismail out of Egypt and establishing a joint.
Horizontal bar (gymnastics) - at first should be placed just out of reach of the hands of the gymnast, that a small spring is necessary to grasp it. Many of the feats on the horizontal bar here described may be performed on a swinging bar, as proficiency is attained. At first the bar should be firm, and the gymnast should grasp it with the hand, not with the thumb and fingers. The thumb should rest by the side of the fingers, which should assume a hook-like form. Exercise 44. - The first exercise is to hang on to the pole, the body remaining loose and straight in a natural position. Gradually let the body hang by one hand until the arms are accustomed to the weight of the body. Be cool, and do not twist,.
