Events can also be designed to achieve educational or political goals.

Events and political movements that contributed to Lebanon's violent implosion include, among others, the departure of European colonial powers, the emergence of Arab Nationalism, Arab Socialism in the context of the Cold War, the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Ba ' athism, the Iranian Revolution, Palestinian militants, Black September in Jordan, Islamic fundamentalism, and the Iran – Iraq War.

Events preceding the action included failed financial intervention by the state, a political stalemate over the city's budget, deepening economic decline and a spiraling fiscal crisis.

Events in 1973, including the collapse of the Bretton Woods fixed-exchange rate mechanism and the Arab-Israeli War, saw the annual meeting expand its focus from management to economic and social issues, and political leaders were invited for the first time to the annual meeting in January 1974.

Events in Mexico precipitated a political crisis in the Captaincy General.

Events came to a head on 16 June when monarchist general Lafayette sent a letter to the National Assembly, read two days later in that body, recommending the suppression of the Jacobins and other political clubs.

Handy, former political prisoner, United States Bonds Or Duress By Federal Authority: A Journal Of Current Events During An Imprisonment Of Fifteen Months, At Fort Delaware, Turnbull Brothers, 1874.

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Mega Events are typically annual events, usually attracting geocachers from all over the world.

Events such as the Suez Crisis showed that the UK's status had fallen in the world.

There are many organisations around the world which organise, manage and host ' Pride ' Events.

The city is recognised as the " National Equine Capital of Australia " because of the high volume of equine events held in the city and the construction of the world class Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre, the biggest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.

The shows and presence caught the eyes of future world champions such as Rocky Lockridge, Bobby Czyz and Livingstone Bramble, all of which signed up with Main Events.

Dan Duva then formed a friendship with Shelly Finkel, a powerful boxing power broker who convinced Alex Ramos, future world Jr. Welterweight champion Johnny Bumphus, future world Heavyweight champion Tony Tucker, troubled prospect Tony Ayala Jr. and future Mike Tyson rival Mitch Green to join Main Events.

Breland and Vinny Pazienza followed the championship route for Main Events, winning their first world titles in 1987, year in which he was named Trainer of The Year by the WBA.

In 1989, he was another triumphant year for Duva and Main Events, when Whitaker, Darrin Van Horn and Puerto Rico's John John Molina crowned themselves champions, adding to the Main Events line of world champion boxers.

Holyfield gave Main Events another championship, when he knocked out Buster Douglas in three rounds to win the world Heavyweight title with Duva as his co trainer along with George Benton.

The concept of matchmaking is also used in the business world and known as B2B Matchmaking, Investor Matchmaking, Business Speed Dating or Brokerage Events.

Events vary with different courses being predominant in different parts of the world.

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Events grow more serious as the series progresses as atrocities are committed by both sides, thrusting the main characters into the middle of a conflict between literary superpowers, the British Library and Dokusensha, who are both trying to collect ancient artifacts ( books, of course ) to control the entire world and even rewrite history.

To see more examples of allusions to literature and the real world in A Series of Unfortunate Events, see the individual article for any book in the series.

Events are hosted by alumni chapters all over the world, including a Gala event in Toronto, with live webinars and webcasts available for alums and students to join as well.

However, in the years after Horizons launched " World Events " would be held that would allow players to make a permanent mark on the world.

World Class Events (" WCE ") ran the Super Series and signed a deal with Trans World International (" TWI "), the world ’ s largest independent producer and distributor of sports programming, to have the exclusive rights worldwide to be the only qualifying tour to the MET-Rx World's Strongest Man event for 2006-2008.

Kindersley is home to a full-service 9-hole golf course ; two world class, fully irrigated baseball diamonds ; a. 3 mile, tri-oval speedway and the West Central Events Center ( WCEC ), currently with one ice surface and a curling rink.

* 2007, 2011: the International Festivals and Events Association named the Portland Rose Festival the best in the world

He won the World Heavy Events title in Lagos in 1981, in a year when there were two world championships, the second won in Melbourne by Bill Anderson.

Events in the world appeared to play into the reformers ' hands.

:" At all Events, they could not maintain such an Independency, without a Strong Naval Force, which it must forever be in the Power of Great Britain to hinder them from having: And whilst His Majesty hath 7000 Troops kept up within them, & in the Great Lakes upon the back of six of them, with the Indians at Command, it seems very easy, provided the Governors & principal Civil Officers are Independent of the Assemblies for their Subsistence, & commonly Vigilant, to prevent any Steps of that kind from being taken.

Paeroa is known as the Events Capital of the Coromandel, as well as having a national reputation for horseracing.

If these cards are Regions ( representing places in Rokugan ) or Events ( representing rare specific occurrences ), they immediately take effect, regions modifying the province they are revealed in, and events having one global effect then being discarded.

The POSSE ( People Overseeing and Supervising Slope Events ) subcommittee of the Slope Day Programming Board recruits and trains Cornell student, faculty, and staff volunteers to ensure that students are safe on the slope by guarding and maintaining the fences and entries, passing out free water bottles and notifying Police / EMS services if a student is suspected of having an emergency.

However, in this the sixth yuga, the evil was called Kali, ( not the Hindu deity ) and having no physical form ( see Pre-Incarnational Events for this account ) he occupied the mind of people of earth as the Mayai ( illusion ), causing them to behave discourteously.

Gaylaxicon 2009 is advertised as having an Art Show, Autographs, Cabaret, Charity Auction, Costuming, Dealers Room, Discussion Panels, Gaming, Guests, Local Events, Parties, Readings, and a Video Program.

Events reach a crisis point when Joe absconds with a married man and this prompts Vernon to accuse Nell of not having that sort of courage.

* Memorable Events / Puzzles: Puzzles were given in three waves, with the puzzles in wave three having the same names as those in the first two waves, but a slightly different puzzle in keeping with the idea that the villain went back and changed time.

Events such as the loss of his sister and mother through sale to a geisha house and death, respectively, as well as his father's inability to take care of his family played a major role in deciding what kind of films Mizoguchi would come to direct.

“ The box office is of utmost importance since we want to give our fans not only the opportunity to purchase tickets on the same day of a home game, but also for games to come later that year ,” explained Mark Weightman, Vice President of Operations & Events.

The easiest way to make a robot is to look at the ones which come free with the game, Combo, Smart Corner, Events, Fire, Rammer, Shell, Side Liner, Target, Walls II and Zag.

Events rapidly come to a head when Rez and Blackwell arrive.

Events come to a head when Pall Mauve ' Bib, gone completely native and acquiring the " Eye of the Egad " ( the telltale red-on-red eyes, indicating severe beer addiction ) challenges the Baron to a bake-off, with a new ingredient: peanut butter, rendered from the naturally-occurring snack mix's peanuts, and debuting his secret weapon – a liqueur made from beer – Drambrewski.

Events start to come to a head when Paul finally gets Mrs Hurtle's consent to free him of his obligations towards her, in exchange for agreeing to spend one final weekend with her on the coast.

Events from 2008 / 09 onwards therefore come under the BUCS banner, rather than BUSA, e. g., BUCS Regatta.

Events come to a head when the ship arrives in Singapore.

Events come to a crisis when a young man discovers Eleanor and her lover, Harriet, kissing in the woods.

Events come to a head in Charlotte's high-rise apartment, where she invites Teddy into her bed.