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- 421: Gregory Efimovich Rasputin
- ... and endless sexual appetite. Undoubtedly, the Empress Alexandra never had relations of a sexual nature with Rasputin; he was a healer to her son, Alex, the heir to the throne, when he had a bleeding crisis. Alexandra put her faith into Rasputin, she became dependent on him, and she saw no wrong in the his ways. Many of the Orthodox clergymen became skeptical of the monk and his close involvement with ... and his drunken parties, of wild sexual behavior, Nicholas punished Rasputin by sending him back to the provinces. Rasputin as summoned by Alexandra not long after his departure , when the Empresses son had another bleeding crisis. A penitent Rasputin, was never again challenged and his behavior remained as sinful as ever. Rumors of Rasputin ranged anywhere from him having orgies in his basement to having sex with prostitutes. Despite the monk ...
- 422: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- ... security measures against possible theft of nuclear weapons and nuclear materials from Russia and other former republics of the Soviet Union. In 1996 Director Freeh formed the Critical Incident Response Group to deal efficiently with crisis situations. He also created the Computer Investigations and Infrastructure Threat Assessment Center to respond to physical and cyber attacks against U.S. infrastructure. And, in 1996, he initiated a comprehensive and integrated FBI response to nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) crisis incidents when the FBI was designated lead law enforcement agency in NBC investigations. The FBI's work on behalf of the American people-- the investigation of violations of federal and criminal law, to protect the ...
- 423: Hemingway’s Greatest Hits
- ... 226. Egri, Peter. “The Fusion of the Epic and Dramatic: Hemingway, Strindberg and O’ Neil.” The Eugene O’ Neil Newsletter. Vol. 10.1 (1986): 16-22. Elliott, Ira. “A Farewell to Arms and Hemingway’s Crisis of Masculine Values.” Lit: Literature Interpretation Theory. Vol. 4.4 (1993): 291-304. Hatten, Charles. “The Crisis of Masculinity, Reified Desire, and Catharine Barkley in A Farewell to Arms.” Journal of the History of Sexuality. Vol. 4.1 (1993): 76-78. Justus, James H. “Hemingway and Faulkner: Vision and Repudiation.” Kenyon Review ...
- 424: The Watergate Scandal
- ... related to the Central Intelligence Agency and the Committee for the Re- Election of the President. Shortly thereafter some of Nixon's aides began cooperating with federal prosecutors. (Watergate 1). Immediately following the initial Watergate crisis a defection of aides in the Committee for the Re-Election of the President became evident. (Watergate 1). The Democratic National Committee break-in, defection of CREEP aides, and the additional trial information led the ... many illegal activities involved with Watergate such as the abuse of Presidential powers and the illegal use of campaign finances. These activities have brought about reforms in today's government. The coupling of the Watergate crisis and its associated outrageous abuse of campaign funds has caused an evolution in the American political system. The federal government now has the authority to monitor the activities of political candidates' campaign financing and is ...
- 425: Ebola Virus 4
- ... ulcers, yet using antibacterial therapy for the disease will save $760 million dollars in health care costs annually. Given the diverse nature of threats from infectious diseases, it is not adequate merely to face each crisis as it emerges, as this may provide a strategy which proves to be too little and too late. Instead, a more holistic approach is required. This must include a global perspective as well as the ... crucial, as are long term policies involving systems thinking as opposed to the limiting nature of long term over-specialization. REFERENCES Cassel G.H. 1994. New and Emerging Infections in the Face of a Funding Crisis. ASM News 60, 5: 251-4 Culliton B.J. 1990. Emerging Viruses, Emerging Threat. Science 247: 279- 280 Diglisic G., Xiao S-Y., Gligic A., Obradovic M., Stojanovic R., Velimirovic D., Lukac V., Rossi C ...
- 426: The Canadian Government
- ... Metis the right to vote, and gave Red River a representative in Parliment. French was made an official language. Macdonald also sent a military force to Red River to keep order in the colony. The crisis was over, in 1870 the French-English relations looked good. The Northwest Rebellion During the 1880s many Metis moved farther west near to present day Saskatchewan in search of buffalo, and because of loss of ... maitres chez nous". This suggested that he wanted to change the relationship between Quebec and Ottawa. He felt that English Canada had too much control over the economy and the federal government. After the Conscription Crisis, English Canada thought that Quebec was reletively satisfied with their situation, ergo they were suprised when Lesage used that above mentioned slogan. The federal government and English Canada did not see why Quebec should be ...
- 427: Building A Help Desk
- ... bosses have been surviving under these conditions, performing triage for some internal users, answering basic computing questions for others. But as in health care, practicing preventive care is more efficient and effective than rushing from crisis to crisis. I think that much of the knowledge and many of the skills for managing a help desk are the same as those needed for managing any organization. The same guidelines that apply to developing, managing ...
- 428: Presidential Anomalies
- ... the weather was cold and rainy. The new President contracted pneumonia and died only one month into his term. In 1860, candidate Abraham Lincoln was elected President and had to preside over America’s greatest crisis. He was reelected in 1864 and saw the Civil War come to a successful conclusion. At his second inaugural address, Lincoln said “with malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right ... Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to a third term, and in 1944 elected to a fourth. He was the only president elected to more than two terms, and served as president during America’s greatest crisis since the Civil War. Within three months after his fourth inauguration, President Roosevelt suffered a massive stroke and died. His Vice President, Harry S. Truman, succeeded him. In 1960 John F. Kennedy became the first ...
- 429: The Prime Minister of Great Britain
- ... if let's say the Chief of Staff wanted to limit that in any way then he would run into some serious problems. Finally the PM is the leader of the nation. In time of crisis the people expect him to make an announcement and to appear on television. Increasingly he should be a man who can not only secure the confidence of House of Commons, but of the man in ... the Queen and the Royals, but the chief executive is in reality the PM. It is to his desk that ultimately all difficult problems come whether these involve participation in NATO, the balance of payment crisis, the budget-or even the royals' love affairs(as in 1936 and again in the 80's and 90's). It is the PM that has to symbolize his country's policies abroad and it ...
- 430: Democratic World Government - An Outline Structure
- ... offending nation. The result of the vote would dictate what collective world action could be taken. The action to be taken might be initially an economic blockade by all member countries, but ultimately if the crisis escalated could become a collective invasion of the offending country. It would be up to the polled populations, acting as a world jury, to decide on behalf of the whole world whether they were going ... the UN Peacekeeping forces are today. (Once again, in many cases the mere planning of such an action would persuade the country to drop its resistance.) If however the sampling votes activated in such a crisis failed to back the world government then at best the world government itself should be subjected to an immediate election, and at worst the entire system of world government would be threatened and might start ...
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