at General Eisenhower's headquarters,General Jodl, the representative of the German High Command and of Grand Admiral Doenitz, the designated head of the German state, signed the act of unconditional surrender of all German land,sea and air forces in Europe to the Allied Expeditionary Forces, and simultaneously to the Soviet High Command."

VOA: special.2011.06.16

Also, making the existing land reform act less complex and easier for communities to use.

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Land can act as a hedge against inflation, and thanks to Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke, there is plenty of cheap financing to be had.

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Once approved by lawmakers, it will replace the colonial-era Land Acquisition Act, 1894, which has been inadequate to meet the needs of a rapidly industrializing and urbanizing India.

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