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Decade - 2000s

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5 shillings in 1932 is worth how much today?

Five Shillings GBP in 1932 had the purchasing power of about £11.58 GBP today.

NOTE - This historical conversion is the result of many calculations and considerations by a purpose designed program for which I can take no credit. The resulting answer should only be regarded as an approximation.

What important dates happened in 2001?

1/20/2001

George W. Bush Succeeded Bill Clinton

1/26/2001

Earth Quake in India kills 12,000

1/28/2001

Super-bowl xxxv Baltimore Ravens defeat New York Giants 34--7

9/11/2001

Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Centers

9/18/2001

anthrax attacks

Can you give information about ARAI Hill?

ARAI hill is a hill found in the Sarahi desert. It is one of the largests hills there ever was. If you are an average man and walk up to this hill, wow its way bigger than you are! ARAI stands for: A Really (not) Acute I-Hill.

What are current United States protectorates?

Northern Marianas

Palau

Guam

American Samoa

US Virgin Islands

Puerto Rico

Wake

Midway

Bikini Atoll, Baker, Howard

Is a Hellenist a job?

No, Hellenist is a term that referrers to the Greek people and their culture.

What the 30 best Armies in the world?

Here are the top 30 best armies in the world...

1.Russia ( Huge nuclear capacity )

2.China ( Largest army, about 3.0 million troops )

3.USA

4.India

5.Germany

6.UK ( England, Scotland, and Wales )

7.North Korea ( Supplies 2/9 of world's nuclear weapons )

8.France

9.Japan ( Powerful navy )

10.Brazil

11.Turkey

12.Israel

13.South Korea

14.Italy

15.Indonesia

16.Pakistan

17.Vietnam ( Many weapons received from Russia aka Soviet Union at that time )

18.Taiwan

19.Egypt

20.Iran

21.Mexico

22.Sweden

23.Greece

24.Canada

25.Saudi Arabia

26.Ukraine

27.Australia

28.Spain

29.Thailand

30.Denmark

From #31 to #42

31.Poland

32.Philippines

33.South Africa

34.Syria

35.Norway

36.Georgia

37.Iraq

38.Venezuela

39.Libya

40.Afganistan

41.Nepal

42.Lebanon

What are 5 cities in McLeod county?

  • Biscay
  • Brownton
  • Glencoe
  • Hutchinson
  • Lester Prairie
  • Plato
  • Silver Lake
  • Stewart
  • Winsted

Major events of the last 10 years?

The birth of the great Matthew Wieser, it was 17 years ago but still pretty major event.

What historical things happened in 2004?

2004 Events

January 28 - The BBC is criticised in the Hutton report.

February 29 - Jean-Bertrand Aristide flees Haiti after rebels take control of the capital, Port au Prince.

March 11 - Islamists detonate bombs on Madrid's rail network, killing 198 people.

March 14 - Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is elected Prime Minister of Spain.

March 14 - Vladimir Putin is reelected as President of Russia.

April 22 - A train crashes and explodes in North Korea, killing all passengers on board. The North Korean state-owned media does not report this event.

April 24 - Greek Cypriots reject reunification with the Turkish North in a referendum.

May 1 - The EU undergoes its biggest enlargement as 10 new countries join the treaty.

May 14 - Danish crown prince, Frederik marries Mary Donaldson.

May 22 - Spanish crown prince, Felipe marries Letizia.

May 23 - The roof of a terminal building at Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris collapses.

June 5 - Former US President Ronald Reagan dies aged 93.

June 6 - 60th anniversary of D-Day is marked.

June 12 - UEFA Euro 2004 opens.

June 13 - Elections to the European Parliament take place.

July 3 - Maria Sharapova wins the women's singles title at Wimbledon.

July 4 - Roger Federer wins the men's singles title at Wimbledon.

July 4 - Greece wins UEFA Euro 2004.

August 1 - A supermarket fire occurs in Asuncion, Paraguay.

August 10 - A bus carrying mainly British tourists crashes in Austria.

August 13 -29 - The Athens Olympics take place.

August 16 - The cornish village of Boscastle is flooded.

August 22 - The Scream is stolen from a museum in Oslo.

September 3 - Massacre occurs at a school in Beslan, southern Russia.

September 11 - Hurricane Ivan batters Jamaica.

September 17 - 29 - The Athens Paralympics take place.

October 29 - King of Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk abdicates in favour of his son, Norodom Sihamoni.

November 2 - George W Bush is reelected as President of the United States, defeating Democrat John Kerry.

November 11 - Former Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat dies in Paris, aged 75.

November 15 - Colin Powell announces his resignation as US Secretary of State.

November 21 - The disputed result of the Ukrainian Presidential election leads to the Orange Revolution.

December 26 - An under-sea quake off Sumatra causes tsunami waves to devastate parts of South Asia, killing 300,000 people.

December 26 - Viktor Yushenko wins the re-run of Ukraine's disputed election.

December 31 - Taipei 101 is completed.

DEATHS

January 25 - Miklos Feher (24), Hungarian footballer

March 20 - Juliana (94), former Queen of the Netherlands

June 5 - Ronald Reagan (93), 40th US President

June 10 - Ray Charles (73), singer-songwriter

July 1 - Marlon Brando (80), American actor

July 6 - Thomas Klestil (71), Austrian President

July 28 - Francis Crick (88), biologist

September 20 - Brian Clough (69), English football manager

September 29 - Christer Pettersson (57), main suspect in the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme

October 10 - Christopher Reeve (52), American actor

October 25 - John Peel (65), British DJ

November 9 - Stieg Larsson (50), Swedish writer

November 9 - Emlyn Hughes (57), English footballer

November 11 - Yasser Arafat (75), Palestinian political leader

December 28 - Jerry Orbach (69), American actor

December 28 - Susan Sontag (72), American writer

Many Americans were pleased with the final bill which controlled the deficit by raising taxes?

FALSE

Raising taxes has never cause a reduction in the deficit or the debt. Lowering spending is the only possible solution and always has been.

Raising taxes slows the economy and reduces overall income and thereby reduces the total tax collected.

This has always been proven to be the case. No one has ever spent their way into wealth.

Who was the Philippine President who declared July as the nutrition month?

Presidential Decree No. 491 signed June 25, 1974 by President Ferdinand Marcos Section 7. Nutrition Month. The month of July shall be designated as NUTRITION MONTH, for the purpose of creating greater awareness among our people on the importance of nutrition. Activities thereto shall be approved and coordinated by the Council. This Nutrition Month of July shall be in lieu of the previously declared Nutrition Week in March.

What if Canada were to invade the US?

The large scale invasion of the United States by Canada, would be impractical by military standards. It is within Canada's military capability to annex Alaska and in an effort to answer your question we will look at that specific scenario. More then likely a preemptive suprise attack would be likely targeting air fields and ports. Since nearly all the ports in Alaska are within air strike distance and a standing navy is not usually present the initial air attack by Canada would focus on airfields. Ensuing land forces would more then likely secure and terminate the oil pipeline and disable and fortify rail and highway access towards Alaska while blostering border fortifications along the continental US. A quick land thrust securing the ports in Alaska and capturing the Captial Juno would be a political target. Navy mobilization from Hawaii by the USA would begin immediately and move to reclaim the ports. The US would not likely engage in a retalitory land strike into Canada but border relations would be tense. It would be a logistical and political nightmare to fully enage along the US\Canada border with conflicts more then likely raging at the Canada \ Alaska border. It would be possible for a retalitory capture of Toronto but that would mearly act as a political bargaining chip. It would be possible for Canada to secure Alaska indefinately (successfully capturing it) but the political fallout would far outweigh any gain of annexxing Alaska. They would be more apt to incite Alaska to cede from the USA and peacefully join Canada in which the political retaliation would be diminished. The capture of Alaska by Canada would more then likely be an espionage\propoganda driven event rather then military. In the event of a full land invasion into the 48 continental states the odds of success are nearly 0%. With the gun laws and infrastucture as they stand in the US the Canadian military simply could not maintain an extended invasion. They literally would run out of ammunition before reaching the Ohio river (Based on a rough calculation of lbs of ammo manufactured and distributed and a conservative lbs of ammo expendded per square mile) and the general weapons and ammunition manufacturing is in the southern part of the USA. The northern front gets fed ammo from the south while the invading army gets progressively further away from their ammunition production facilities. In addition the highways provide civilians high mobility in an insurgence scenario making the simple economics of invading the USA a dangerous proposition leaving the door open not only for rebuking the invaders but following up and counter-attacking leaving Canada with either suing for peace or becoming annexxed themselves. And quite frankly once Canada hit Chicago the Candian Army would have bigger things to worry about then the USA military... Chicago can be a rough town even by military standards... Now if Canada and Mexico were allies and attacked then things get interesting (two fronts), throw in some South American countries and now you have a serious threat. The key would be to secure the coasts so Washington, Oregon, California would be ideal targets for Mexico and the New England coast to Florida would be idea for Canada. Cut across in the south then move up the middle along the Mississippi fanning off from there may work, but no matter what it would take a declariation of surrender from the State Govenors and possible the state's represenatives for the international community to accept Canada\Mexico's conquests if that would ever happen.

Why are Americans so racist against people from other countries?

Americans are not collectively as a whole racist towards "countries". While there are many racists in the US and those who hate anyone out of country, there are just as many in other countries who have a disdain for those who are a different skin color to them or not from their home country; and yes, there are people of other countries who are also prejudiced towards Americans.

What are the world events of 2005?

2005 events January 20 - George W. Bush is inaugurated for a second term as President of the United States April 2 - Pope John Paul II dies aged 84. April 6 - Prince Rainier III of Monaco dies aged 81. April 8 - Worldwide dignitaries attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II. April 9 - Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles April 19 - Joseph Ratzinger is elected as Pope Benedict XVI. May 5 - The British Labour Party is elected for a third term. May 8 - 60th anniversary of VE Day May 22 - The German SPD loses a state election in Northrhine Westphalia. May 29 - French voters reject the new EU constitution. June 1 - Dutch voters reject the new EU constitution. June 13 - Michael Jackson is found not guilty in his child abuse trial. July 1 - German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder loses a vote of confidence. July 2 - Live8 concerts take place worldwide. July 6 - 9 - G8 summit at Gleneagles in Scotland July 6 - London is awarded the 2010 Olympics. July 7 - A series of terrorist bombings in London kill 52 people. July 17 - Former British PM Edward Heath dies aged 89. July 21 - Attempted bombings in London are foiled. July 22 - Innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes is shot dead by the London metropolitan police. July 23 - Terrorist bombings in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. August 14 - Plane crash in central Greece kills all on board. August 29 - Hurricane Katrina hits the Gulf Coast of the United States. The city of New Orleans is completely flooded. September 18 - German election ends in stale mate. September 24 - Hurricane Whitney hits the Texas/Louisiana border. October 23 - Hurricane Wilma hits southern Mexico. October 24 - Rosa Parks dies aged 92. November 22 - Angela Merkel becomes Chancellor of Germany. December 9 - The draw is made for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Who is from the Atlantic provinces that is famous?

The most famous people from the Atlantic Provinces are Prince Edward Island's Stompin' Tom Connors, and Nova Scotia's Anne Murray and Hank Snow.

How do people express there feelings in drama?

well, if ur character is an old lady you need to show that you're tired but if its a teenager you need to show a lot of energy that youre happy and you need to talk a lot. also if ur character is a baby you need to show alll kinds of feelings, crying shouting moving around screaming and yeah... :) hope i've helped ;))))))