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Federal law enforcement agencies in California List of law enforcement agencies in California

a san francisco police department cruiser, k-9 division, 2008. united states park police national park service ranger (law enforcement) united states forest service (law enforcement) united states mint police federal bureau of prisons federal protective service federal reserve bank police department united states fish , wildlife service bureau of indian affairs police office of united states marshal northern district of california office of united states marshal eastern district of california office of united states marshal central district of california office of united states marshal southern district of california united states coast guard united states secret service united states customs , border protection united states immigration , customs enforcement united states veterans affairs police united states army military police corps (civilian/uniformed) united states air force security forces (civilian/uniformed) commander, navy region southwest police (civilian/uniformed) naval cr

Sabal List of palms native to the Caribbean

sabal palmetto sabal genus of fan palms. 6 of sixteen species native insular caribbean - 3 of endemic greater antilles , virgin islands. seventh species, s. bermudana, endemic bermuda. sabal etonia , s. miamiensis found along atlantic coast of florida, s. gretheriae found on caribbean coast of yucatan, s. mexicana found along caribbean coast of mexico south texas, s. minor found along gulf coast of united states. sabal causiarum: haiti, dominican republic, puerto rico , virgin islands. sabal domingensis: cuba, haiti , dominican republic. sabal maritima: cuba , jamaica. sabal mauritiiformis: trinidad (also mexico venezuela). sabal palmetto: bahamas , cuba (also southeast united states). sabal yapa: western cuba (also mexico , belize). ^ cite error: named reference henderson invoked never defined (see page). ^ sabal causiarum . world checklist of selected plant families. retrieved 2006-12-08.  ^ sabal domingensis . world checklist of selected plant families. retrieved 2006-12-08.  ^ s

Aiphanes List of palms native to the Caribbean

^ cite error: named reference henderson invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference morici invoked never defined (see page). ^ aiphanes horrida . world checklist of selected plant families. retrieved 2006-12-08.  ^ aiphanes minima . world checklist of selected plant families. retrieved 2006-12-08. 

History Drum brake

several schemes of operation of drum brake, in black highlighted distribution force during braking phase. the modern automobile drum brake first used in car made maybach in 1900, although principle later patented in 1902 louis renault. used woven asbestos lining drum brake lining, no alternative dissipated heat asbestos lining, though maybach had used less sophisticated drum brake. in first drum brakes, levers , rods or cables operated shoes mechanically. mid-1930s, oil pressure in small wheel cylinder , pistons (as in picture) operated brakes, though vehicles continued purely mechanical systems decades. designs have 2 wheel cylinders. as shoes in drum brakes wear, brakes required regular manual adjustment until introduction of self-adjusting drum brakes in 1950s. drums prone brake fading repeated use. in 1953, jaguar fielded 3 cars equipped disc brakes @ le mans, won, in large part due superior braking on drum-equipped rivals. spelled beginning of crossover of drum brakes disc brakes

Closure and reopening as the Kiev Theological Academy National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

seal of old kyiv-mohyla academy. by late 18th century kyiv , surrounding lands had become part of russian empire , in 1817 tsar alexander of russia made decision close academy. in response move large number of academy s alumni petitioned monarch, albeit unsuccessfully, turn kyiv-mohyla academy formal university. instead, in 1819, academy turned on church , transformed kiev theological academy - purely clerical institution. during time, admission academy open children of existing clergy , key positions held alumni of saint petersburg seminary. with passing years need new, modern, institution of higher education in kyiv became apparent , tsar s ministers began consider establishment of such school. would, however, take long time before actual opening of university in city , when did occur did not come in form of reopened kyiv-mohyla academy in foundation of entirely new secular university - saint vladimir university (founded in 1834 on orders of tsar nicholas i.

Geography Bibb County, Georgia

1 geography 1.1 major highways 1.2 adjacent counties 1.3 national protected areas geography according u.s. census bureau, county has total area of 255 square miles (660 km), of 250 square miles (650 km) land , 5.6 square miles (15 km) (2.2%) water. entirety of bibb county located in upper ocmulgee river sub-basin of altamaha river basin. major highways adjacent counties jones county - northeast twiggs county - east houston county - south peach county - south-southwest crawford county - southwest monroe county - northwest national protected areas bond swamp national wildlife refuge (part) ocmulgee national monument ^ gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, , 1990 . united states census bureau. 2011-02-12. retrieved 2011-04-23.  ^ georgia soil , water conservation commission interactive mapping experience . georgia soil , water conservation commission. retrieved 2015-11-22. 

Incidents and accidents Indonesia AirAsia

pk-axc, aircraft involved in indonesia airasia flight 8501, seen landing @ singapore changi airport in april 2014. on 28 december 2014, indonesia airasia flight 8501, airbus a320-216 registered pk-axc (msn 3648) 155 passengers , 7 crew on board, crashed java sea whilst en route juanda international airport, surabaya changi international airport, singapore, killing 162 on board. regulatory licenses surabaya-singapore route medan-palembang route have been suspended indonesia airasia since january 2015 due suspected licensing breaches, medan-palembang route had been resumed.

Legacy Les Fleurs du mal

alban berg s der wein (1929) concert aria setting stefan george s translation of 3 poems le vin . in 1969, american composer ruth white released album flowers of evil. features electroacoustic composition baudelaire s poetry recited on it. album published limelight records. henri dutilleux s tout un monde lointain... cello , orchestra (1970) influenced les fleurs du mal. each of 5 movements prefaced quotation volume , title comes 1 of poems, xxiii. la chevelure . in roger zelazny s book roadmarks protagonist red dorakeen travels sentient speaking computer cleverly disguised cybernetic extension of book les fleurs du mal named flowers of evil . befriends computer has disguised leaves of grass walt whitman. flor de mal (larriva, hufsteter) song in 1985 eponymous album cruzados. rock band buck-tick named 1990 album aku no hana, title track, after les fleurs du mal. the movie immortal (2004, dominique brunner); in scene on eiffel tower, jill (linda hardy) reading book les fleurs du

Reception Killjoy (2000 film)

horrornews.net gave film mixed review criticizing film s low-budget set location less desired , , effectiveness of title villain stating, while effective reoccurring lesser horror icon-style entity, in fact come across poor man’s wish master . chris summerfield scared stiff reviews.com awarded film negative score of 4.5 out of 10, criticizing flatness of several of film s characters, confusing plot points, , lack of scares.

Weighted Difference level .28Dw.29 Sound reduction index

measuring sound reduction index in classroom the basic index weighted difference level dw. index defined measuring in decibels (db), noise level produced on each side of building element under test (e.g. wall) when noise produced in room on 1 side (or outdoors) , measured both in room noise produced , in room on other side of element under test. this measurement may carried out measuring levels in octave bands, or in 1/3 octave bands. (the latter used applications). minimum requirements of standards require frequency range 100 hz 3.15 khz measured (16  ⁄3 octave bands). in situations measurements may carried out in bands down 50 hz and/or 10 khz. the measured levels in each 1/3 octave band (or octave band) source room (or area) (s) compared measured levels in receiving room (r), , difference taken (s-r). produces measured difference level d each frequency band in measured spectrum. to produce single integer number measured spectrum plotted on graph, , compared against reference curve

Heritage listings Graceville, Queensland

railway @ graceville, ~1915 graceville has number of heritage-listed sites, including: 85 bank road: beth-eden 110 long street: graceville railway station 173 oxley road: graceville memorial park 215 oxley road: graceville uniting church ^ beth-eden (entry 600215) . queensland heritage register. queensland heritage council. retrieved 19 june 2013.  ^ graceville railway station (entry 602717) . queensland heritage register. queensland heritage council. retrieved 19 june 2013.  ^ graceville memorial park (entry 602443) . queensland heritage register. queensland heritage council. retrieved 19 june 2013.  ^ graceville uniting church complex (entry 601584) . queensland heritage register. queensland heritage council. retrieved 19 june 2013. 

Al Borland List of Home Improvement characters

1 al borland 1.1 family, fashion sense, , career 1.2 al s beard 1.3 al s knowledge of tools , home improvement 1.4 love life 1.5 running gags surrounding al al borland albert e. al borland (richard karn) – master plumber , licensed contractor, al tim s un-hip sidekick on show-within-a-show tool time , best friend. personality exact opposite of tim s – reserved, quiet, not show enthusiasm , has wide array of professional knowledge concerning tools. al made frequent suggestions should host of tool time instead of tim. al not make money tim, in fact implied salary not big @ all. in episode, brothers , sisters , al says gets small paycheck. in episode, fifth anniversary , revealed big reason why al chosen tim s assistant because al assistant applicant willing work salary offered. al characterized mama s boy ; spent great deal of time attempting please mother alma – severely overweight (though never seen). died heart attack near end of series after al asked permission marry trudy. fath

Early years Mark Waugh

born @ canterbury hospital in campsie, new south wales on 2 june 1965, waugh 1 of twin boys born rodger , beverley waugh. arrived 4 minutes after steve. father bank official , mother teacher within new south wales department of education. family settled in western sydney suburb of panania. twins later joined 2 more brothers, dean , danny. age, parents introduced children sport. age of six, twins playing organised soccer, tennis , cricket. in first cricket match, brothers both dismissed ducks. the twins came sporting family. paternal grandfather edward greyhound trainer. raised in northern coastal town of bangalow, edward earned selection new south wales country team in rugby league. join eastern suburbs in new south wales rugby league, had give career due family reasons. rodger edward s son , promising tennis player, ranked eighth in australia in junior years , state champion @ under-14 level. on maternal side, bev tennis player won under-14 singles @ south australian championships. el

Team record Clemson Rugby

dutch jones, daniel hare, bryan burton clemson against virginia tech in spring 2006 2005-2006: 14-4 clemson outscored opponents 766-313. 0-2 in national tournament, 35-46 against navy , 22-32 against uc santa barbara. 2004-2005: 17-8-1 second in south. 0-2 in national tournament, 18-35 against army , 26-46 penn state. 2003-2004: 20-2 spring 2001: 3-3 spring 1998: 7-0 defeated citadel 100-0 , emory 94-0 fall 1997: 3-3 spring 1997: 5-3 fall 1996: 5-5 fall 1995: 6-1-1 spring 1995: 10-0 defeated usc 85-0

Egyptian architecture Pylon (architecture)

temple of karnak, western façade in ancient egyptian theology, pylon mirrored hieroglyph horizon or akhet, depiction of 2 hills between sun rose , set. consequently, played critical role in symbolic architecture of cult building associated place of recreation , rebirth. pylons decorated scenes emphasizing king s authority since public face of cult building. on first pylon of temple of isis @ philae, pharaoh shown slaying enemies while isis, horus , hathor on. other examples of pylons can seen in luxor , edfu. rituals god amun became identified sun god ra carried out on top of temple pylons. in addition standard vertical grooves on exterior face of pylon wall designed hold flag poles, pylons contained internal stairways , rooms. oldest intact pylons belong mortuary temples 13th , 12th century bce ramessside period. pair of obelisks stood in front of pylon.

Interconnections Hydro-Québec's electricity transmission system

the outaouais substation, newest of 19 interconnections between hydro-québec s network , neighboring power grids. across north america, electricity transmission systems interconnected wide area synchronous grids, or interconnections. suppliers legally required follow reliability standards. in 2006, québec s transmission system recognized north american electric reliability corporation (nerc) full interconnection because asynchronous neighboring systems. québec consequently able develop own reliability standards, needed, , these apply in addition relevant north american standards. besides quebec interconnection, there 3 other interconnections in north america: eastern interconnection, western interconnection, , electric reliability council of texas. hydro-québec transÉnergie has following interconnections systems in neighboring provinces , states: new york: 2 connections. capacity 1,100 mw import, 1,999 mw export. ontario: 8 connections. 1,970 mw import, 2,705 mw export. new england: 3

Laws related to indigenous site protection Protection of Native American sites in Florida

1 laws related indigenous site protection 1.1 seminole tribe of florida s cultural resource ordinance, 2013 1.2 antiquities act of 1906 1.3 national historic preservation act of 1966 (nhpa) 1.4 section 106 of national historic preservation act 1.5 archaeological resources protection act (arpa) of 1979 1.6 native american graves protection , repatriation act (nagpra) of 1990 1.7 chapter 872.05-- unmarked human burials (florida statutes, title xlvi, offenses concerning dead bodies , graves) laws related indigenous site protection the following list of legislation , codes brief descriptions related protection of native american sites in florida. seminole tribe of florida s cultural resource ordinance, 2013 seminole tribe of florida s cultural resource ordinance or cro adopted tribal council in 2013 , approved advisory council on historic preservation in 2016. ordinance allows tribe take control of cultural resources within reservation lands. the antiquities act of 1906 the antiquities act

Bond market Banking and insurance in Iran

participation papers an important development iranian capital markets opening of fixed income market first time in 2009 issuance of term deposit certificates (traded otc). type of tradable islamic bond in iran participation paper . these typically short term bonds (1–3 years) , have same economic characteristics fixed-rate conventional corporate bonds. participation loans (known musharakat (in persian) or musharakah (in arabic)) interest rate charged banks dependent on profitability of project financing required (as in project finance). in april 2011, government s plan limit maximum rate @ 20%. profit , awards accrued participation papers tax exempt. central bank must obtain approval majlis in order issue participation papers. @ 2012, regulations fixed income instruments oblige market maker buys papers sellers in secondary market @ par value if there no other buyers present. participation papers, @ end of project profit must calculated , can distributed among shareholders. during time

Evidence of Harm David Kirby (journalist)

evidence of harm explores controversies surrounding thimerosal containing vaccines (tcvs), , whether tcvs have contributed apparent increase of autism, adhd, speech delay , other childhood disorders in united states. in book, kirby tells personal stories of parents of children have autism, founders of advocacy group safeminds, including sallie bernard, lyn redwood, mark blaxill, albert enayati, heidi roger , liz birt. many of public health officials discount thimerosal theory unwilling interviewed book (or prohibited speaking superiors), kirby later wrote. readers invited reach own conclusions on evidence. nevertheless, kirby acknowledges (e)ach side accuses other of being irrational, overzealous, blind evidence find inconvenient, , subject professional, financial, or emotional conflicts of interest cloud judgment. ultimately, kirby finds evidence leveled against thimerosal inconclusive suggestive, , calls urgently further research. the autism-vaccine link has been firmly discred

Infidelity Deception

unique exclusive romantic relationships use of deception in form of infidelity. when comes occurrence of infidelity, there many individual difference factors can impact behavior. infidelity impacted attachment style, relationship satisfaction, executive function, sociosexual orientation, personality traits, , gender. attachment style impacts probability of infidelity , research indicates people insecure attachment style (anxious or avoidant) more cheat compared individuals secure attachment style, avoidant men , anxious women. insecure attachment styles characterized lack of comfort within romantic relationship resulting in desire overly independent (avoidant attachment style) or desire overly dependent on partner in unhealthy way (anxious attachment style). insecure attachment style characterized not believing romantic partner can/will support , comfort them in effective way, either stemming negative belief regarding (anxious attachment style) or negative belief regarding romantic oth

Technology spin-offs Nuclear weapons delivery

1 technology spin-offs 1.1 launch vehicles 1.2 weather satellites 1.3 lubricants 1.4 thermal isolation 1.5 satellite assisted positioning 1.5.1 global positioning system technology spin-offs edward white during first spacewalk extravehicular activity (eva), project gemini 4, june 1965. strictly speaking not 57 percent spent solely on weapons programs delivery systems. launch vehicles for example, 2 such delivery mechanisms, atlas icbm , titan ii, re-purposed human launch vehicles manned spaceflight, both used in civilian project mercury , project gemini programs respectively, regarded stepping stones in evolution of manned spaceflight. atlas vehicle sent john glenn, first american orbit. in soviet union r-7 icbm/launch vehicle placed first artificial satellite in space, sputnik, on 4 october 1957, , first human spaceflight in history accomplished on derivative of r-7, vostok, on 12 april 1961, cosmonaut yuri gagarin. modernized version of r-7 still in use launch vehicle russian fed

Ballistic missile Nuclear weapons delivery

trident ii slbm launched royal navy vanguard-class submarine. missiles using ballistic trajectory deliver warhead on horizon, @ distances of thousands of kilometers, in case of intercontinental ballistic missiles (icbms) , submarine-launched ballistic missiles (slbms). ballistic missiles exit earth s atmosphere , re-enter in sub-orbital spaceflight. placement of nuclear missiles on low earth orbit has been banned outer space treaty 1967. also, eventual soviet fractional orbital bombardment system (fobs) served similar purpose—it deliberately designed deorbit before completing full circle—was phased out in january 1983 in compliance salt ii treaty. an icbm more 20 times fast bomber , more 10 times fast fighter plane, , flying @ higher altitude, , therefore more difficult defend against. icbms can fired in event of surprise attack. early ballistic missiles carried single warhead, of megaton-range yield. because of limited accuracy of missiles, kind of high yield considered necessary in o

Version 10.10: "Yosemite" MacOS version history

os x yosemite released general public on october 16, 2014, free update through mac app store worldwide. featured major overhaul of user interface, replaced skeuomorphism flat graphic design , blurred translucency effects, following aesthetic introduced ios 7. introduced features called continuity , handoff, allow tighter integration between paired os x , ios devices: user can handle phone calls or text messages on either mac or iphone, , edit same pages document on either mac or ipad. later update of os included photos replacement iphoto , aperture.

Major trails Hartshorne Woods Park

1 major trails 1.1 buttermilk valley 1.2 monmouth hills 1.3 rocky point major trails classification: green circles indicate: easy trails walking. blue squares indicate: moderate trails hikers, equestrians , all-terrain bicycles. black diamonds indicate: challenging trails experienced hikers, equestrians , all-terrain bicyclists. buttermilk valley kings hollow trail- easy loop (0.7 mile) candlestick trail- easy (1.5 miles) - navesink overlook laurel ridge trail- moderate loop (2.5 miles) monmouth hills cuesta ridge trail- moderate (1.6 miles) grand tour trail- challenging (6 miles) rocky point lewis overlook- easy loop (0.2 mile) - there trail top of battery lewis great views. battery loop- moderate loop (1.3 miles) - paved surface black fish cove- moderate (0.3 mile) - steep trail pier command loop- moderate (0.4 mile) - paved surface bunker loop- moderate (0.3 mile) rocky point trail- challenging (4.1 miles)

Services Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

1 services 1.1 metrorail 1.2 metrobus 1.3 metroaccess services metrorail since opening in 1976, metrorail network has grown include 6 lines, 91 stations, , 117 miles (188 km) of track. second-busiest rapid transit system in united states in number of passenger trips, after new york city subway. there 215.3 million trips, or 727,684 trips per weekday, on metrorail in fiscal year 2008. in june 2008, metro set new monthly ridership record 19,729,641 trips, or 798,456 per weekday. on april 2, 2010, metrorail set new ridership record of 891,240 trips. during 2010, metrorail had 217.2 million trips. fares vary based on distance traveled , time of day. riders enter , exit system using proximity card known smartrip; magnetic stripe tickets stopped being accepted on march 6, 2016. metrorail s frequency of service , fares vary depending on available subsidy, particular transit line, , distance traveled. as part of 42 metrorail stations, metro offers parking commuters. lots on first-come, first-s

Construction and implementation Line 5 Eglinton

1 construction , implementation 1.1 timeline 1.2 crosslinx 1.3 unique station names construction , implementation timeline 2010 on july 28, 2010, metrolinx ordered 4 tunnel boring machines (tbms) caterpillar @ cost of $54 million. each tbm 10 metres long, 6.5 metres in diameter , weighs 400 tons. bore 10 metres per day, 16-20 metres below surface. tbms named dennis, lea, humber, , don. names chosen jason paris, moderator of urbantoronto blog , forums. dennis named after mount dennis, lea named after leaside, humber named after humber river, , don named after don river. names dennis , lea combined allude poet dennis lee. time 4 machines reach yonge street, enough dirt have been removed fill air canada centre height of cn tower. 2011 in october 2011, first part of tunnel construction began construction of launch shaft tunnel boring machines @ black creek drive. on november 9, 2011, in keelesdale park, mayor rob ford , then-premier dalton mcguinty officially broke ground on new project. 2

The Bedaux B Charles Bedaux

the bedaux company logo, featuring distinctive b unit building on these authors, bedaux introduced concept of rating assessment, led improvements in comparability of employee , departmental efficiency. named bedaux system of human power measurement. distinguishing feature of bedaux system, advanced beyond these earlier scientific management practitioners, in use of bedaux unit or b, universal measure manual work. bedaux mimicked frank gilbreth introducing motion study kodascope package propagated bedaux client, kodak.

2013 .2F 2014 arson incidents Heidelberg Project

obstruction of justice (oj) house on may 3, 2013, famous obstruction of justice house largely destroyed fire beginning around 3:30 am. late in evening of november 11/12, 2013, house of soul burned ground. early morning november 21, 2013. penny house burned. early morning november 28, 2013, war house burned. late evening december 8, 2013, clock house burned. 2014 early morning march 7, 2014, party animal house aka doll house burned. early morning september 18, 2014, house known detroit industrial gallery burned. house had been decorated artist tim burke figurines , placards, , painted different colors. early morning september 30, 2014, house known birthday cake house burned. house not part of heidelberg project, located on heidelberg street near project. decorated painted pictures of birthday cakes. early morning november 23, 2014, house known taxi house burned, badly damaging rear , interior of house.

Reputation Messalina

messalina working in brothel: etching agostino carracci, late 16th century the historians relay such stories, principally tacitus , suetonius, wrote 70 years after events in environment hostile imperial line messalina had belonged. suetonius history largely scandal-mongering. tacitus claims transmitting heard , written elders without naming sources other memoirs of agrippina younger, had arranged displace messalina s children in imperial succession , therefore particularly interested in blackening predecessor s name. has been argued passes history largely result of political sanctions followed death. accusations of sexual excess tried , tested smear tactic , result of politically motivated hostility . 2 accounts have added notoriety. 1 story of all-night sex competition prostitute in book x of pliny elder s natural history, according competition lasted 24 hours , messalina won score of 25 partners. poet juvenal gives equally known description in sixth satire of how empress used wor

Christianity List of 19th-century religious leaders

1 christianity 1.1 catholicism 1.2 eastern orthodoxy 1.3 oriental orthodoxy 1.4 protestantism 1.4.1 baptist 1.4.2 lutheran 1.4.3 methodist 1.4.4 other protestant 1.5 anglicanism 1.6 other christian or christian-derived faiths christianity catholicism roman catholic church (complete list) – pius vii (1800–1823) leo xii (1823–1829) pius viii (1829–1830) gregory xvi (1831–1846) pius ix (1846–1878) leo xiii (1878–1903) old catholicism: church of utrecht – johannes jacobus van rhyn, archbishop of utrecht (1797–1808) vacant, archbishop of utrecht (1808–1814) willibrord van os, archbishop of utrecht (1814–1825) johannes van santen, archbishop of utrecht (1825–1858) henricus loos, archbishop of utrecht (1858–1873) johannes heykamp, archbishop of utrecht (1874–1892) gerardus gul, archbishop of utrecht (1892–1920) eastern orthodoxy ecumenical patriarchate of constantinople, first among equals in eastern orthodoxy (complete list) – neophytus vii, ecumenical patriarch (1789–1794, 1798–1801) callin

Three Gorges Dam Three Gorges

the 3 gorges dam constructed @ place called sāndòupíng in middle of xiling gorge. reservoir dam completed in summer of 2006, , water level reached maximum level of 110m above downstream river. project completed end of 2008, although ship lift still under construction, , expected completed in 2015. the dam , 3 gorges reservoir has had massive impact on region s ecology , people, involving mass relocation of towns , villages. higher water level has changed scenery of 3 gorges river wider , mountains appear lower. however, mountains still tower above river, , gorges continue offer spectacular views of surrounding cliffs. the riverboat companies operating on 3 gorges experiencing increase in demand river cruises. increased width , depth of river permits larger ships through gorges, , there has been significant increase in river traffic of kinds, including bulk cargo , container barges. travel poster 3 gorges region (circa 1930).

Developers SGI Dogfight

a missile being launched. the manual page irix 6.5 (circa 1998) version of program lists following: gary tarolli (original version) network communications david ciemo ciemiewicz (udp broadcast) , andrew cherenson (ip multicast). rob mace (involved 1988, listed responsible irix 6.5 version, geometry f-14, f-18, , 727 aircraft, , new instrument panel) barry brouillette ( contributor , geometry f-16 , p-38) marshal levine ( contributor , new instrument panel) thad beier (f-18 geometry) marc ondrechen (727 geometry) sound effects chris perry , chris schoeneman

Dictatorship, 1971–1978 Hugo Banzer

hugo banzer in 1970s on august 18, 1971, general banzer, @ long last, masterminded successful military uprising erupted in santa cruz de la sierra, had many supporters. eventually, plotters gained control on la paz garrisons, although not without considerable bloodshed. combined levels of united states , brazilian involvement coup d état have been debated apparent significant clandestine financial & advisory assistance existed @ critical level within nixon administration banzer. such backing secured, general banzer emerged strong man of new regime, and, on august 22, given full power president. conversely, president juan josé torres forced take refuge in buenos aires, argentina 5 years later kidnapped , assassinated right-wing death squads associated videla government , acquiescence of hugo banzer. murder part of operation condor. interestingly, received political support of center-right movimiento nacionalista revolucionario (mnr) of former president víctor paz estenssoro , conser