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The sea-level curve used for the Elevation Corrections

The general uplift rates for the Holocene are found to be about 1 0 1 4 mm yr depending on the sea level curve used for the elevation corrections This means that the kind of sea level curve used for such short time periods is of prime importance in the determination of vertical movement rates for a given area It should be noted that uplift rates show general trends when we deal with long periods of time As these periods become shorter it is possible to get faster or slower rates which reflect time intervals of different tectonic activity In areas of intense activity caused by a number of differential movements of faults like Perachora Peninsula and in times of fast sea level changes the correlation of these two factors becomes extremely complicated and even impossible as in the case of the notch and the consolidated beach material filling it at Flabouro The notch comprises an evolutionary signature during the Holocene Around 12 000 years ago when sea level was at about 50m below the present one the formation of the notch occurred 

The height of the notch which is about 1 1m should have taken a few hundred years to form There followed a period of intense tectonic uplift which overcame the rising sea level indicated by the presence of the terrestrial reddish deposit Fig 8b Around 9 000 years ago sea level reached the notch again partly filled it and covered the terrestrial material




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The political system of Sudan

The political system of Sudan is one of which is operates as presidential representative democratic republic Since gaining independence the northern population of Sudan has dominated politics filled more governmental posts and gaining official authority The southern population upset by the strict Islamic penal code which included amputations for stealing and public beatings for alcohol possession that had been added to the country s laws and the deterioration of the economy began a civil war to gain independence for the south and its people Sudan Politics Government and Taxation Encyclopedia of the Nations Jaafar al Nimairi was brought to power in 1969 He began the process of making Sudan getting along with countries that belonged to the Communist block Nimairi decided to shape Sudan s government around the idea of National Socialism Nimairi established the Arab Socialist Union and included the Communist Party in a government league Nimairi remained in power with the help of his army when Communists tried to befall the government in 1971 Nimairi had the Communist leaders eliminated He also turned away from the Communist block and sought better cooperation with the rich oil producing countries of the Persian Gulf mainly Saudi Arabia Under Nimairi Sudan actively tried to attract more joint venture investments and studied which areas of the economy should be focused on Sudan recent history is that of a happy and sad tale all mixed into one

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