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91Outsourcing War-The Surge in Private Military Firms — ▪ 2007 Introduction by Peter Saracino The conflict in Iraq focused renewed attention on the role played by private military firms (PMFs) in modern war. In 2006 more than 60 firms employing 20,000 armed personnel were estimated to be operating in… …
92Redefining the Library in the Digital Age — ▪ 2008 Introduction George M. Eberhart By 2007 most libraries in the developed world had an online catalog, a Web site, dozens of public access computers, and electronic resources that their patrons could use around the clock from home. Many… …
93Chuck Versus the Muuurder — Chuck episode Chuck and Casey confront the murder suspects: Josie, Director Bentley, Damien, and Lewis …
94Healthcare reform in the People's Republic of China — Main article: Public health in the People s Republic of China The healthcare system reform in the People s Republic of China refers to the healthcare system transition in modern China. The Ministry of Health of the State Council oversees the… …
95Multilayered Mapping of the Cap-Vert — Introduction Traditional mapping can represent only one surface and therefore implies a choice from the authors about the most pertinent information to highlight. For example, traditional geological maps, printed on paper, choose generally to… …
96How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy — Infobox Asterix Title=How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy Frenchtitle=Comment Obélix est tombé dans la marmite du druide quand il était petit Story=René Goscinny Illustrations=Albert Uderzo FrenchDate=1989… …
97in the offing — adjective a) Within the area of the sea known as the offing; at a considerable distance from land, but visible from shore, often in reference to an approaching ship. They could see that the ship was waiting in the offing. b) Soon to come; likely… …
98Nuclear Weapons: The Road to Zero — is a 1998 book edited by Joseph Rotblat. Rotblat draws heavily on the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, and in particular on a comprehensive international study published in 1993 on the need and mechanisms to eliminate nuclear… …
99in the offing — Offing Off ing ([o^]f [i^]ng; 115), n. [From {Off}.] That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore; as, the ship had ten miles offing; we saw a ship in… …
100Back Up The Truck — Slang that refers to the purchase of a large position in a stock or other financial asset by an investor or trader. Typically, when someone is willing to back up the truck on a financial asset, this implies that they re extremely bullish on that… …
