Camp David 2000 Summit - earlier peace negotiations that led to the Oslo Accords of 1993 between the assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitschak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat . On July 11, the Camp David 2000 Summit convened. The summit ended on July 25, without an agreement being reached. At its conclusion, a Trilateral Statement was issued defining the agreed principles to guide future negotiations. Trilateral Statement on the Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David July 25, 2000: "President William J. Clinton Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat Between July 11 and 24, under the auspices of President Clinton, Prime Minister Barak and Chairman Arafat met at Camp David in an effort to reach an agreement on permanent status. While they were not able to bridge the gaps and reach.
August 2003 - have debated carbon dioxide's role in global warming for over a decade, with most voices (though notably fewer within the US) calling it the biggest factor, while others call it negligible. [1] Occupation of Iraq: Americann and Iraqi officials are discussing the possibility of forming a large Iraqi militia or paramilitary force to help improve security in the country. [1] Terrorist: Terrorism group Jemaah Islamiyah has schemes, revealed in a 40-page manifesto (the Pupji book or General Guide to the Struggle of Jemaah Islamiyah), for a suicide bombing campaign designed to change Asia and the Pacific region into Islamic provinces. Jemaah Islamiyah is also shown to be a well-formed organization with a constitution, rules of operation, and leadership structure. [1] Afghanistan: Soldiers are killed in a remote region (near the town.
October 2003 - scale back its commitments to Iraq. [1] Two more GIs are killed, bringing the total killed since May 1 to 115. [1] Mining: After six days trapped underground, eleven of the last thirteen remaining Russian coal miners have been rescued by underground rescuers from the mine where they were trapped underground. One more miner was found dead, and another is still missing. 33 miners had already been rescued on Sunday. Earth's magnetic field: The Earth's magnetosphere is hit by the recent solar flare causing a brief but intense geomagnetic storm, provoking unusual displays of northern lights. [1] October 28, 2003 Economics: The United States Federal Reserve leaves its key interest rate unchanged at today's meeting, saying that rates will be kept low for a considerable period. [1] Solar system: The sun.
Suicide bombing - Suicide bombing A suicide bombing is a bomb attack on people or property, delivered by a person who knows the explosion will cause his own death (see suicide). The Arab press generally refer to a suicide bomber as a "human bomb". The Bush administration briefly tried to get journalists to use the term homicide bombing, but it did not gain currency. Overview Suicide bombings have taken various forms. Throughout history, soldiers and others have resorted to suicide attacks out of sudden desperation, as to prevent capture or to relieve a pinned-down unit, by simply detonating a grenade while holding it near enemy troops. In World War II, kamikaze pilots acted as "human missiles" by flying their planes, heavily laden with explosives, directly into enemy warships. In.
Suicide attack - Suicide attack A suicide attack is an attack in which the attacker expects to die. Notable examples include the Kamikaze attacks of World War Two, various terrorist suicide bombings, and the September_11,_2001_Terrorist_Attacks..
List of famous suicides - suicides A list of famous people who have committed suicide. Includes only celebrities who are known to have committed suicide. Adding names of people who are only suspected of having killed themselves would only reflect an opinion of your part and not a fact. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Alphabetical 1.1 A-B 1.2 C-H 1.3 I-M 1.4 N-Z 2 Monarchs 3 By Seppuku 4 Known afterwards 5 Related articles Alphabetical A-B Johnny Ace, (1954), singer Nick Adams, (1968), actor Neil Aggett, (1982), South African worker's union leader Louis Althusser, (1990), French philosopher Jean Améry, (1978), Austrian writer Fridolin Anderwert, (1880), Swiss Federal Councilor Roger Angleton, (1998), brother of imprisoned Texas extortionist who admitted in his suicide note killing his sister-in-law, socialite Doris Angleton. Mark Antony, (30 BC), Roman politician and general.
Phelsuma - novorum ab ill. Dr. Christ Rutenberg in insula Madagascar collectorum. Zool. Anz. Leipzig 4: 46-48. Boettger, O. (1881 b). Reliquiae Rutenbergiana II: Reptilien und Amphibien. Abl. bremer naturwiss. Ver. Bremen 7: 177-190. Boettger, O. (1881 c) Die Reptilien und Amphibien von Madagaskar. Dritten Nachtrag Abh. senck. naturfors. Gesellschaft 12: 435-558. Boettger, O. (1893). Katalog der Reptilien Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main. I. Teil Frankfurt a/M.Gesellschaft 12: 435-558. Boettger, O. (1894). Diagnose eines Geckos und Chameleons aus Südmadagascar. Zool. Anzeiger (Leipzig) 17: 137-140. Boettger, O. (1913). Reptilien und Amphibien von Madagaskar, den Inseln und dem Festland Ostafrikas (Sammlung Voeltzkow 1889-1895 und 1903-1905) in: Voeltzkow, A. 1908-1917, Reise in Ostafrika. Stuttgart 3: 269-375. Böhme, W. & Meier, H. (1981) Eine neue form der madagascariensis-Gruppe der Gattung Phelsuma.
Ordnance Survey - then filled in with less precise methods. Modern Ordnance Survey maps are based on aerial photographss, but large numbers of the pillars, or trig points remain. The OS still maintains a set of master geodetic reference points to tie the OS geographic datums to modern measurement systems including GPS. Eastings and Northings The Ordnance Survey maps of Great Britain do not use latitude and longitude to indicate position but a special grid. There is a difference between the grid used in the mapping of Ireland compared to mainland Britain and the Scottish islands. This sectional concentrates on the traditional mainland reference system, called OSGB36 â„¢ (Ordnance Survey Great Britain 1936) used after the retriangulation of 1936-1953. The maps are based on the projection called the Airy 1830 ellipsoid, with an origin.
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Ying Fu Su - Ying Fu Su Ying Fu Su (嬴扶蘇) (died 210 BC) was the first son of the First Emperor of China, Ying Zheng (Qin Shi Huangdi), and hence the heir by tradition. However, after the secret death of Ying Zheng, his brother Ying Huhai, together with two high officials Zhao Gao and Li Shi, forged Ying Zheng's decree to rename Ying Huhai as the successor and order Ying Fu Su to commit suicide. Some aides of Ying Fu Su had doubt about the decree, but he did not believe someone dare to forge a decree and he committed suicide. He had a son Ying Ziying who was made king of Qin after Zhao Gao forced Ying Huhai to commit suicide later in 207 BC. At that time Li Shi.
Sukhoi Su-27 - Sukhoi Su-27 The Sukhoi 27 (Su-27 - NATO designation: Flanker) is a Russian single-seater fighter aircraft designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau (SDB) under Pavel Sukhoi. The aircraft is currently in service with the airforces of the CIS, China (as the J-11), Syria, and Vietnam. India has also received a variant of Su-27s, designated Su-30MKI's (Flanker-C). The export cost is around $35 million per aircraft, or $70 million on a ten-year supported lease. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Background 2 Weaponry 3 Technical details Background In 1969, the leaders of the Soviet Union decided to build an air superiority fighter aircraft that would be a match for the U.S. and other NATO fighters of the time, the PFI (perspektivnyi frontovoy istrebitel, advanced frontal fighter) program. It was.
Israel Defence Forces - 47,996 (2000 est.) Military expenditures Dollar figure $8.7 billion (FY99) Percent of GDP 9.4% (FY99) Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Overview 1.1 Military branches: 2 Israeli Military Technology 3 Nuclear capability? 4 Recent policies and tactics 5 Effectiveness of IDF tactics in reducing suicide bombings 6 Refusal to Serve 7 Further reference Overview The IDF falls under the command of a single general staff. The current head of staff is Lieutenant-General (Rav-Aluf) Moshe (Boogie) Ya'alon, answerable to the Minister of Defence. The Chief of the General Staff (in Hebrew: רמטכ"ל, pronounced: Ramatkal) is the high commander of the IDF and answers to the Defence minister and the Prime minister. All Ramatkals are in the rank of Lieutenant General (in Hebrew: רב אלוף , pronounced: "Rav Aluf"). Service is mandatory for Jewish.
November 2003 - 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 deal is imminent to repatriate British men being held in Guantanamo Bay. [1] Israeli army chief Moshe Yaalon and former heads of Shin Bet criticise Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for his unwillingness to consider the Geneva plan. [1] [1] [1] The Japanese government announces its intention to temporarily nationalize regional bank Ashikaga Bank.
Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 2001-2003 - as March 13, hours after the UN is likely to vote on the proposed second resolution put forth by the United States, Britain, and Spain. March 3, 2003 Under intense American pressure, Turkey indicates that its Parliament will consider a second vote on whether to allow U.S. troops to use Turkish bases for a military attack on Iraq. Iraqi technicians use bulldozers to crush six more of the banned Al-Samoud 2 missiles, bringing to 16 the number destroyed in three days. March 4, 2003 Iraq destroys three more Al Samoud 2 missiles, bringing to 19 the number Baghdad has crushed out of 100 ordered destroyed by the UN. Iraq also destroyed a launcher and five engines in a rush to prove it is disarming before a crucial U.N. report on March.
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - up. Most of them, and their offspring, still today live in refugee camps. The question on how their situation should be resolved is one of the main issues of the whole Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Main article: 1948 Arab-Israeli war See also: Palestinian Exodus, Immigration to Israel from Arab lands The founding of PLO In 1964, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) was founded. It was the first Palestinian organization that worked for the right of Palestinian refugees to return, and, initially, for the destruction of Israel. From the start, the organization used armed struggle in the conflict with Israel. Since 1969, the PLO has been lead by Yasser Arafat. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the Palestinian Black September group, a militant faction of the PLO, carried out the Munich massacre, resulting.
Easy Finder - (青雲路) and a section of classified ads. The name of the magazine gives hints that it is originally more an information guide than a normal magazine. It became a seperate magazine in 1992. The target readership of Easy Finder is the youth and students. The current price of Easy Finder is HK$12. New issue is out every Wednesday. There are now twelve sections in Easy Finder: Ji Zone (激 Zone) (hot gossips) Easy Girl (pin-up girls, Models) Manhuazuo (漫動作) (comics news) Qingyunlu (青雲路) (careers, success stories) Touwenzi Evolution (頭文字Evolution) (cars, motors) Yuletian (娛樂天) (showbiz) Chaoliu Wucun (潮流屋村) (fashion, trends) Digi Finder (Digital products) Xinli Ceyan (心理測驗) (personality test) Zhan Me Life (占 Me Life) (horoscope) Bianli Bojing (便利波經) (soccer betting) Bianli Zhuweng Guangchang (便利諸嗡廣場) (reader's forum) Apart from Easy Finder, two.
USS Wasp (CV-18) - to obtain some knowledge of Spruance's ships, but American scout planes were unable to find Ozawa's force. Early the following morning, 19 June, aircraft from Mitscher's carriers headed for Guam to neutralize that island for the coming battle and in a series of dogfights, destroyed many Japanese land-based planes. During the morning, carriers from Ozawa's fleet launched four massive raids against their American counterparts, but all were thwarted almost completely. Nearly all of the Japanese warplanes were shot down while failing to sink a single American ship. They did manage to score a single bomb hit on South Dakota (BB-57), but that solitary success did not even put the battleship out of action. That day, Mitscher's planes did not find the Japanese ships, but American submarines succeeded in sending two enemy.
December 2003 - December 27, 2003 The estimate of the number of dead in the Bam earthquake increases to 40,000, according to the provincial governor. Iran has refused earthquake aid from Israel.[1] The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces that it believes the BSE infected cow detected in Washington State was imported from Canada in 2001. The location of the other 73 cows imported with it is unknown. [1] Romano Prodi, the President of the European Commission, survives a letter bomb attack. [1] [1] British scientists are continuing their efforts to make contact with the Mars probe Beagle 2, which was designed to perform advanced studies of the Martian soil in an effort to find microbial life. [1] December 26, 2003 A powerful earthquake occurs near the southern Iranian city of Bam at 0156 GMT.
1998 - Monica Lewinsky. January 26 - Compaq buys Digital Equipment Corporation January 27 - American First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton appears on the Today show calling the attacks against her husband were part of a "vast right-wing conspiracy." January 28 - Ford Motor Company announces the buyout of Volvo for $6.45 billion. January 28 - Gunmen hold at least 400 children and teachers hostage for several hours at an elementary school in Manila, Philippines. January 29 - In Birmingham, Alabama a bomb explodes at an abortion clinic killing one and severely wounding another. Serial bomber Eric Rudolph is suspected as the culprit. February - Iraq disarmament crisis: The United States Senate passes resolution 71, which urged President Bill Clinton to "take all necessary and appropriate actions to respond to the threat posed.
2000 - 25 - The State of Vermont passes HB847, legalizing Civil Unionss for same-sex couples. May 3 - Computer pioneer Datapoint Corporation files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. May 12 - The Tate Modern opens in London June 21 - Section 28 repealed in Scotland with a 99 to 17 vote. July 10 - In southern Nigeria, a petroleum pipeline explodes killing about 250 villagers who were scavenging gasoline. July 25 - A Concorde supersonic passenger jet crashes just after takeoff from Paris killing all 109 aboard and 5 on the ground. August 8 - Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor. September 6 - In New York City, the United Nations Millennium Summit begins with more than 180 world leaders present. September 28.
