.... African Colonies to East Timor. During this time native political parties emerged with the two most popular being Fretilin (Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor) and the UDT (Timorese Democratic Party). After a time of political awakening the two parties during January to May 1975 formed a coalition. While on the border of East Timor, Indonesia looking on saw the emerging colony and sought to cleanse and destabilise the area with outcomes designed in favor of Indonesia. While still in that year only a few months later in August the situation deteriorated dramatically with Indonesia stepping up its campaign. During this time there was a split in the coal ....

.... more than 100 cannon on the island, making the most heavily fortified military site on the West Coast. Together with Fort Point and Lime Point, formed a "triangle of defense" designed to protect the entrance to the bay. The island was also the site of the first operational lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States. By the late 1850's, the first military prisoners were being housed on the island. While the defensive necessity of diminished over time (the island never fired its guns in battle), its role as a prison would continue for more than 100 years. In 1909, the Army tore down the Citadel, leaving its basement level to serve as the foundation for a new militar ....

.... noticed that even though the women in the novel did play an instrumental role in the creation of the history of the Goodyear family, they have been pushed aside to focus on the Goodyear men and more importantly the three brothers. It is this that I take issue with. The history of the women of is diverse, rich and powerful. They are the teachers, nurses, wives and widows of this proud colony. Like the Goodyear brothers, the women of have been in all areas and in all fields of opportunity and defeat that their colony has had to offer. It is the attempt of this paper to review only a representative fraction of the diverse fields and accomplishments some women of have m ....

.... 1461 and began a trade in ivory, pepper, and later in slaves. In 1820, the first colonists arrived. Their successful settlement was named Monrovia in 1824. More colonists gradually arrived and established separate colonies. In 1847 the colonies united and Liberia became the first independent republic in black Africa. The new nation faced many problems. Some of them were tribal wars, low exports, and land claimed by other countries. Liberia was able to maintain its independence only with the help of the United States. Following World War II, the modern port, airport, hospitals, hydroelectric station, and other projects, all financed by the United States, were opened. ....

.... canoe race across the mighty St. Lawrence River are as spectacular and as popular as ever. Since 1955, was recognized as the World's biggest winter celebration, and is the third largest carnival, after those in Rio and New Orleans. Today Quebec City's historic streets are filled with people of all ages, anxious to experience the joys of winter at the world-famous Quebec Carnival. The Quebec Carnival offers a wide variety of sporting events. The legendary International Canoe Race, a popular tradition since the very first Carnival, is a true test of courage and determination. Teams from around the world attempt to cross the mighty St. Lawrence River between Quebec City a ....

.... and the United States Department of Agriculture. The University of Nebraska was founded in Lincoln in 1869. The city is also the home of Nebraska Wesleyan University and Union College. The State Capitol, designed by the architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue and completed in 1932, has a central tower that rises 400 feet (120 meters) from a massive two-story base and is considered a showpiece of American government architecture. `The Sower', a statue symbolizing Nebraska's farms, stands atop the tower. Museums include the State Museum of History, the University of Nebraska's Christlieb Western Art Collection, and the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, designed by archi ....

.... San Juan, Coco (Wanks), Grande, and Escondido, empty into the Caribbean. The natural resources of Nicaragua are primarily agricultural. Deposits of volcanic material have enriched the soil, which is extremely fertile. About half the land is covered with forests. The country has some deposits of gold, silver, and copper. About 77% of the Nicaraguan population is mestizo (people of mixed white and Native American descent), about 10% is white, and the remainder is Native American (4%) and black (9%). The population of Nicaragua is 3,745,000, yielding an overall density about 75 per sq. mi. Approximately 60% of the population is concentrated in the western part of the c ....

.... The name Shanghai means "on the sea," and the city aptly lies on the East China Sea coast, just south of the Yangtze River estuary. Tianjin is northern China's main seaport. Numerous rivers as well as China's Grand Canal system run through the city, situated on the Bohai Gulf of the Pacific Ocean (it's been compared to Houston, Texas, which sits on the Gulf of Mexico). With a population of 9.3 million, Tianjin is China's third largest city. Hefei is the capital of east China's Anhui Province. The city, divided into north and south sectors by the Yangtze River, boasts 600,000 people and is a developing industrial and education center. Xiamen is nicknamed the "Sea- Floating ....