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(the so-called Mandelson clause that would enable the first secretary to quit the Lords for the Commons). It doesn't sound like much, but at least that bill has a chance to get through. No such luck for the draft bill on Lords reform. On the plus side, at least this bill will – at long last – set out Labour's policy on the second chamber, finally answering all those fiddly questions about composition, electoral method, length of terms and the rest. But on the downside, it has no chance of becoming

The 6 days War completely changed the geopolitics situation in the Middle East; Israel demonstrated that it was not only able, but also willing, to initiate strategic strikes that could change the regional balance. Israel had seized the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank of the Jordan River (including East Jerusalem), and the Golan Heights. In the summer of 1967, Arab leaders met in Khartoum in response to the war, to discuss the Arab position toward Israel. They reached consensus that

during this sharing that the conflict has crystallized. The land of Gandhi became free, and was divided into three parties, India, where Hinduism is practiced, the East Pakistan and West Pakistan, both Muslims. In this revision of the borders, mostly Muslim states were connected, in principle, with West Pakistan (now Pakistan) and East (now Bangladesh). Kashmir, a region bordering India and Pakistan, was an exception. This territory had the particularity to be led by a Hindu Maharaja, who ultimately

sa caméra, le journaliste danois met en relief cette pauvreté et ces conditions inhérentes à l'abouttissement d'une société fortement industrialisée, «ainsi Jacob Riis dénonça-t-il en 1890 les conditions de vie dans le quartier new-yorkais du Lower East Side dans un ouvrage au retentissement considérable, How the other half lives, [ ... ]2». Il permet ainsi à ses contemporains de constater le fossé entre riches et pauvres, le clivage entre deux types de population et entre deux perceptions de la ville

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Anyway, here it is... In the mid-19th century, England experienced an influx of Irish immigrants, who swelled the populations of England's major cities, including the East End of London. From 1882, Jewish refugees from Eastern Europe and Tsarist Russia moved into the same area. The civil parish of Whitechapel in London's East End became increasingly overcrowded. Work and housing conditions worsened, and a significant economic underclass developed. Robbery, violence and alcohol dependency were

Mrs Lovell is a neighbour of Mom’s in America (Mrs Lovell at the church, l. 4). 3. Pick out all the place names associated with: 9 points a. the USA: New Jersey (l. 21), Nebraska (l. 22), Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas, Minnesota (l. 24), the lower East Side (l. 42). 94 b. the British Isles: England (l. 6), Britain (l. 11), Glasgow (l. 14), Ireland (l. 14), Chiswick (l. 15), London (l. 19), Brent Cross (l. 29). Katmandu (l. 10) is located neither in Britain nor in America: it is the capital of

cinématographiques ont vu le jour à New York avant de s’installer sous un ciel ensoleillé qui n’est autre que Hollywood. Les grandes compagnies new-yorkaises sont :  20th Century Fox 32 Tout commence en 1904, lorsque William Fox East Side 34 33 achète son premier Nickelodeon dans le Lower de New York ou la cote de popularité de ses films augmente rapidement. Les succès de ses films sont notamment dus aux effets magiques. En 1913, afin d’augmenter les bénéfices, il créé deux sociétés : la « Greater New

FREUDENBERGER 1974 : premiere description du burnout Herbert FREUDENBERGER, Psychiatre et Psychanalyste américain, auteur des premières recherches sur le syndrome d’épuisement professionnel. Il intervenait dans une free clinic dans le Lower East Side de New York. Les free clinics étaient des lieux thérapeutiques (HDJ alternatifs), spécialisés dans la prise en charge des toxicomanes. En 1970, il a utilisé le terme de burnout pour caractériser l’état mental des jeunes volontaires travaillant

therefore lies in minor responsibilities: he appoints members in the state bodies, is present at the National Assembly, calls for general election of MPs, etc. As such, he merely appoints (but doesn’t select) the 160 Senators, the heads of the upper and lower houses, the prime minister and the ministers to constitute the Council of Ministers. He can remove a minister from office upon the advice of the prime minister. He appoints, and in certain cases can remove, with the advice of bodies such as the Senate