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Infrastructure Economy of Puerto Rico

1 infrastructure 1.1 education 1.2 healthcare 1.3 postal service , shipping 1.4 security 1.5 telecommunications 1.6 transportation infrastructure puerto rico has modern infrastructure , institutional framework guided regulations of u.s. federal agencies, of have active , continued presence in island. intents , purposes puerto rico treated if state of united states, albeit not being one. virtually federal laws apply on island, save few exceptions, including strong , robust protection intellectual property , contracts. education preschool education, care, , services (including head start , head start) free low income families private daycares being common , within walking distance in urban areas. primary , secondary education compulsory , free regardless of income through more 1,400 public schools. ten public schools considered prestigious locally, of them being magnet schools, graduate highest scores on island of college board s peau (latin america s equivalent of sat). 2 examples of th

Tourism Economy of Puerto Rico

tourism important component of puerto rican economy supplying approximate $1.8 billion usd per year. in 1999, estimated 5 million tourists visited island, united states. third of these cruise ship passengers. increase in hotel registrations, has been observed since 1998, , construction of new hotels , puerto rico convention center indicators of current strength of tourism industry. in 2009, tourism accounted 7% of islands gross national product. the following includes public , private projects aimed @ increasing tourism industry in puerto rico:

Models Spyker C8

a spyker c8 aileron pulling away start of goodwood festival of speed hillclimb in 2009. the c8 spyder original base model audi 4.2 litre v8 engine giving car 400 ps (290 kw) , top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph). c8 spyder t has more powerful audi 4.2 litre v8 twin turbo 525 ps (386 kw) giving top speed of 320 km/h (199 mph). c8 laviolette has 400 ps (290 kw) audi engine unlike spyder models come fixed roof glass canopy. c8 double 12r version made 24 hours of le mans using audi v8 engine 480 ps (353 kw) , c8 double 12s street version of car has same glass canopy of laviolette , optionally has 620 ps (460 kw) engine instead of 400 ps (290 kw) engine c8 spyder, giving top speed between 301 km/h (187 mph) , 345 km/h (214 mph) depending on engine. both double 12 versions have modified c8 spyder frame longer wheelbase , bigger fuel tank, 100 litres instead of 75. the c8 preliator officially announced @ 2016 geneva motor show. 50 vehicles produced. car has 4.2l supercharged audi v8 producing 525

Arts and culture initiatives Qatar Foundation

an arabic calligraphy exhibition hosted qatar foundation in september 2014 al shaqab, equine education resource centre, became member of qatar foundation in 2004. institution considered testament historic role horse racing , breeding played in qatari culture. facilities include riding academy, endurance training complex, , centre breeding , showing of arabian horses. al jazeera children s channel (jcc) launched in 2005 joint venture between al jazeera , qatar foundation aim of preserving arab cultural identity . 90 percent of channel being owned qatar foundation, broadcast foundation s doha campus along baraem, arabic channel aimed @ preschoolers. al jazeera announced in 2013 in process of acquiring full ownership of channel. in 2006, qatar national library (then known dar al kutub library) became member of qatar foundation. on november 19, 2012, moza bint nasser, chairperson of qatar foundation, announced plans new national library. education city chosen location of new library. nota

United States 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict

1 alleged violations hamas 1.1 killing , shooting of gazan civilians 1.2 killing of suspected collaborators 1.3 human shields 1.3.1 use of civilian structures military purposes 1.3.1.1 in israel 1.3.1.2 legality 1.3.2 medical facilities , personnel 1.3.3 urging or forcing civilians stay in homes 1.4 rocket attacks on israeli civilians 1.5 military use of un facilities 1.6 intimidation of journalists alleged violations hamas killing , shooting of gazan civilians twenty civilians shuja iyya killed while protesting against hamas. few days later, hamas reportedly killed 2 gazans , wounded ten after scuffle broke out on food handouts. the idf stated on 31 july more 280 hamas rockets malfunctioned , fell inside gaza strip, hitting sites including al-shifa hospital , al-shati refugee camp, killing @ least 11 , wounding dozens. hamas denied of rockets hit gaza strip., palestinian sources said numerous rocket launches ended falling in gaza communities , scores of people have been killed or inj

Public discussion Sony Pictures hack

1 public discussion 1.1 reporting on hack 1.2 pulling interview 1.3 outside united states public discussion about reporting on hack in december 2014, sony requested media stop covering hack. sony threatened legal action if media did not comply, according law professor eugene volokh, sony s legal threats unlikely prevail . sony threatened legal action against twitter if did not suspend accounts of people posted hacked material. american screenwriter aaron sorkin wrote op-ed new york times opining media helping hackers publishing , reporting on leaked information. on december 18, reddit took unusual step of banning subpage called sonygop being used distribute hacked files. about pulling interview the threats made directly @ sony on interview seen many threat on free speech. decision pull film criticized several hollywood filmmakers, actors, , television hosts, including ben stiller, steve carell, rob lowe, jimmy kimmel , judd apatow. commentators contrasted situation non-controversial

Characterizations and the perfect graph theorems Perfect graph

a seven-vertex cycle , complement, showing in each case optimal coloring , maximum clique (shown heavy edges). since neither graph uses number of colors equal clique size, neither perfect. the second theorem, conjectured berge, provided forbidden graph characterization of perfect graphs. induced cycle of odd length @ least 5 called odd hole. induced subgraph complement of odd hole called odd antihole. odd cycle of length greater 3 cannot perfect, because chromatic number 3 , clique number two. similarly, complement of odd cycle of length 2k + 1 cannot perfect, because chromatic number k + 1 , clique number k. (alternatively, imperfection of graph follows perfect graph theorem , imperfection of complementary odd cycle). because these graphs not perfect, every perfect graph must berge graph, graph no odd holes , no odd antiholes. berge conjectured converse, every berge graph perfect. proven strong perfect graph theorem of chudnovsky, robertson, seymour, , thomas (2006). trivially implies

Voting Eurovision Song Contest 2009

in response broadcasters continued complaints politically charged, neighbourly , diaspora voting, ebu evaluated voting procedure used in contest, possibility of change in voting system 2009. contest organisers sent questionnaire regarding voting system participating broadcasters, , reference group incorporated responses suggestions next year s format. telewizja polska (tvp), polish broadcaster, suggested international jury similar 1 used in 2008 eurovision dance contest introduced in eurovision song contest lessen impact of neighbourly voting , place more emphasis on artistic value of song. jury lead less political , diaspora voting jury members, mandated music industry experts, have in addition random members of public . it decided contest final, each country s votes decided combination of 50% televoting results , 50% national jury. method of selecting semi-final qualifiers remained same part, 9 countries, instead of ten in years past, qualifying each semi-final based on televoting

Ottoman rule Deir Yassin

the inauguration of hospital in deir yassin, 1914 it unknown precisely when settlement shifted deir yassin. village named in honor of sheikh yassin tomb in mosque located outside village. edward robinson noted village in 1838, , 1870, ottoman village list indicated 13 houses , population of 48, though list counted men. in 1896 population of der jasin estimated 138 persons. in late 19th century, houses of deir yassin built of stone. 2 springs—one located in north , in south—supplied water village. of houses, built thick walls, clustered in small area known hara meaning quarter or neighborhood . residents muslims. in 1906, jewish suburb of jerusalem, givat shaul, built across valley deir yassin. secondary road linking village jerusalem , road jaffa ran through suburb.

Central Zone 1998 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup

juventus disqualified , forfeited remaining matches (vs Águila , suchitepéquez @ home; assumed both matches awarded 0-3) group b was played in honduras between platense, diriangén, herediano, , tauro fc. tournament abandoned making third consecutive concacaf cup winners cup tournament started not finished).

Cast The Blacklist (season 3)

main james spader raymond red reddington megan boone fbi special agent elizabeth keen diego klattenhoff fbi special agent donald ressler ryan eggold tom keen harry lennix harold cooper amir arison aram mojtabai mozhan marnò samar navabi hisham tawfiq dembe zuma recurring david strathairn peter kotsiopulos, director of national clandestine service (deceased). edi gathegi matias solomon, cabal operative sent hunt down reddington. adriane lenox deputy attorney general reven wright (deceased). christine lahti laurel hitchin, national security advisor , chairman of commission tasked investigating orea bombing. margarita levieva gina zanetakos, corporate terrorist turned master criminal recruits tom heist. andrew divoff karakurt, russian assassin responsible orea bombing , killing of senator hawkins (captured). fisher stevens marvin gerard, reddington s lawyer. peter vack asher sutton, socialite whom tom keen exploits track karakurt (deceased). susan blommaert mr. kaplan, reddington s pers

Western suburbs U.S. Route 24 in Michigan

near michigan avenue intersection in dearborn north of van born road intersection, telegraph crosses dearborn heights first time , on north branch of ecorse river. past river, highway enters dearborn. in middle of course through city, us 24 crosses us 12 (michigan avenue) south of branch of river rouge , dearborn hills golf course. telegraph crosses dearborn heights @ intersection m-153 (ford road) east of st. hedwig cemetery. north of cemetery, in section of middle river rouge park, telegraph crosses middle branch of river before entering southeastern corner of redford township. there interchange boulevard section of plymouth road before us 24 meets i-96 (jeffries freeway) on section of border detroit. to northeast of i-96 interchange elisa howell park us 24 continues due north along segment of detroit–redford township boundary. trunkline crosses detroit north of puritan street. telegraph passes through urban residential neighborhoods on city s far west side flanked various municipal

Game times NFL regular season

since 1990, majority of nfl regular-season games played on sundays @ 1 pm, or around 4:00 4:25pm et (see below), late afternoon (et) games reserved either matches hosted in pacific time zone or mountain time zone, or 1 or more marquee contests. current nfl television contract awards american broadcast of these games fox or cbs, fox showing games visiting team nfc , cbs showing games visiting team afc. each of these sunday afternoon games televised on regional basis few or several areas around country. on each sunday of regular season, either cbs or fox air 2 games in doubleheader package, while other network may show 1 game. late games scheduled air on network showing 1 game scheduled start @ 4:00pm est, while second game of doubleheader kick off later @ 4:25pm; avoid conflicts 1:00pm games have run late. the schedule allows 4 other regular time slots, in these games broadcast nationally across country: since 2006 season, nfl has used flexible scheduling system last 7 weeks of regula

Christianity Religion and sexuality

1 christianity 1.1 biblical references sex , sexuality 1.2 historical background 1.3 catholicism 1.4 protestantism 1.4.1 anglicanism 1.5 mormonism 1.6 unity church christianity biblical references sex , sexuality there several references sexuality in bible. biblical interpretation has varied throughout time , across traditions, , therefore has variably shaped thinking of christians on sex. interpretation of these texts within christian tradition vary. while of scripture has served promote chastity, celibacy, , heterosexual marriages , denounce actions such premarital sexual behavior , homosexuality, denominations , groups including not limited feminist, queer, , black theologians have used these texts (and others) further sex-positivity within christian context. historical background in , ascetic christianity, sex (procreation of children) not emphasized, while celibacy , virginity highly praised. paul apostle stated in 1 corinthians [the unmarried] remain way, if cannot control themse

Causal loop Self-fulfilling prophecy

a self-fulfilling prophecy may form of causality loop, when prophecy can said known occur, since events in future causing effects in past. otherwise, simple case of events in past causing events in future. predestination not involve supernatural power, , result of other infallible foreknowledge mechanisms. problems arising infallibility , influencing future explored in newcomb s paradox. notable fictional example of self-fulfilling prophecy occurs in classical play oedipus rex, in oedipus becomes king of thebes, whilst in process unwittingly fulfills prophecy kill father , marry mother. prophecy serves impetus actions, , self-fulfilling. movie 12 monkeys heavily deals themes of predestination , cassandra complex, protagonist travels in time explains cannot change past.

Strategic Air Command, 1958–2005 Francis E. Warren Air Force Base

1 strategic air command, 1958–2005 1.1 706th/389th strategic missile wing atlas d , e missiles, 1958–1965 1.2 90th missile wing minuteman i, 1963–1974 1.3 lgm-118 peacekeeper missiles, 1982–2005 strategic air command, 1958–2005 the 389th air base group established on 1 february 1958 take control of former atc facilities part of transfer strategic air command (sac). provisional 4320th strategic missile wing established date responsibility 24 atlas missile sites under sac. although not first designated missile wing, warren became first operational icbm base in air force. 706th/389th strategic missile wing atlas d , e missiles, 1958–1965 sm-65e atlas launch site 706th smw insignia 389th smw insignia the project design above-ground sm-65d atlas icbm launch , control facilities @ site completed mid-may 1958 , construction finished in november 1959. design revisions delayed project several months. construction began @ location 23 miles (37 km) northwest of cheyenne in late 1958 facilities

Napoleonic Wars Alois von Gavasini

archduke charles @ battle of caldiero from 1801 1805, gavasini commanded in carniola, corresponds modern-day slovenia. headquarters located in ljubljana (laibach). in war of third coalition, gavasini led 7 battalion brigade in archduke charles, duke of teschen s army of italy. @ time of battle of verona, unit assigned left wing under paul davidovich. after reorganization, fought in eugène-guillaume argenteau s reserve @ battle of caldiero on 29–31 october 1805. brigade included 4 battalions of archduke rudolf infantry regiment nr. 16, 3 battalions of lattermann infantry regiment nr. 45, , 8 squadrons of stipczic hussar regiment nr. 10. battle of piave river showing 8 may 1809 afternoon positions gavasini resigned army in 1806, recalled service before outbreak of war of fifth coalition. @ beginning of conflict commanded brigade of landwehr comprised 2 battalions trieste, 2 battalions gorizia (görz), , 4 battalions postojna (adelsberg). after eruption of tyrolean rebellion, austrian high

References List of covered bridges in West Virginia

1 references 1.1 citations 1.2 further reading 1.3 notes references citations further reading auvil, myrtle (1973), covered bridges of west virginia past & present notes sorting column result in bridges being listed in order county. * sorting column result in bridges being listed in order length.

Some buildings of Charles Dyer Charles Dyer (architect)

engineers house, bristol st pauls church, bedminster (1829–1831) engineers house, bristol 1831 the lodge, lyegrove house, old sodbury (1835) the bishops college , chapel, bristol (1835–1839) dyers hall, london (1839–1840) the victoria rooms, bristol (1839–1841) christ church, clifton down, bristol (1841)

Recordings and performances Pomplamoose

pomplamoose performing in 2014 in 2011, pomplamoose began weekly, interactive, half-hour webcast called “hey, s pomplamoose: show pomplamoose , other things” airs every tuesday. after show of march 29, webcast put on hiatus until east coast tour completed. tour included ryan lerman, carlos cabrera, , lauren o connell backing band , opening act. washington, dc show, pomplamoose opened ok go, known youtube videos. on november 5, 2013, pomplamoose launched second season — three-part sequel band’s years, including not limited to: videos, tour , album (to released july 29). in 2014, pomplamoose listed on new media rockstars top 100 channels, ranked @ #67.

Achievements Konstantin Khrenov

a modern underwater welding khrenov dedicated entire career development of welding techniques , equipment. invented methods of electric welding , cutting metals under water, designed power sources arc , spot welding, ceramic fluxes, electrode coatings, methods of cold pressure welding, diffusion welding, plasma cutting , many others. breakthrough achievement development of electrodes underwater welding in 1932. successful test @ black sea in same year first practical realization of underwater welding. in method, gas bubbles formed result of welding reactions generating stable flow shielded arc water. underwater welding had found practical application , in 1936–1938 used in lifting of ship boris sunk in black sea, in repair of bridges , other ships, during world war ii.

Host selection 2007 AFC Asian Cup

match between indonesia vs south korea during 2007 afc asian cup, gelora bung karno stadium, jakarta, indonesia. mohammed bin hammam proposed , presented move have 4 host nations 2007 asian cup. however, later regretted decision , called mistake , citing financial , logistic difficulties in organising event across 4 countries. said proving difficult [the executive committee they] have have 4 organising committees, 4 media centres , there financial considerations. revealed [he would] [not do] [again] , if had choice. in june 2005, asian football confederation warned thailand needed improve facilities before 2007, otherwise dropped, possibly being replaced singapore. on 12 august of same year, afc confirmed thailand co-host of 2007 asian cup. however, in october 2006, thailand again warned improve facilities in 90 days.

Honours Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke

1 honours 1.1 united kingdom 1.2 foreign decorations 1.3 coat of arms honours united kingdom brooke created baron alanbrooke, of brookeborough in county of fermanagh, in 1945, , viscount alanbrooke in 1946. other awards included: knight of garter (kg) in 1946. knight grand cross of order of bath (gcb) in 1942, knight commander of order of bath (kcb) in 1940, companion of order of bath (cb) in 1937 member of order of merit (om) in 1946 knight grand cross of royal victorian order (gcvo) in 1953 distinguished service order in 1916 , bar in 1918 adc general king, 1944 1946 colonel commandant glider pilot regiment 19??–1951 colonel commandant honourable artillery company 1946–1954 master gunner, st. james s park, ceremonial head of royal regiment of artillery 1946–1956 constable of tower of london, 1950–1955 colonel commandant royal artillery 19??–1957 deputy lieutenant county of southampton , town of southampton 1950 lord lieutenant of county of london 1950–1957 he served chancellor of que

Description Prunus americana

trees of american plum the american plum grows large shrub or small tree, reaching 15 feet (4.6 m). adapted coarse- , medium-textured soils, not fine soils. shrub winter-hardy, has little tolerance shade, drought, or fire. growth active in spring , summer, , blooms in midspring. propagates seed, rate of spread seed slow. the roots shallow, spread, , send suckers. numerous stems per plant become scaly age. tree has broad crown. branches thorny. leaves alternately arranged, oval shape. leaf length 2–4 in (5.1–10.2 cm) long. upper surface of leaf dark green , under side smooth , pale. small white flowers 5 petals occur singly or in clusters in leaf axils. globular fruits 1 in (2.5 cm) in diameter.

Bernese Oberland Canton of Bern

staubbachfall the bernese oberland (german: berner oberland) constitute north side of bernese alps , west side of urner alps within canton of bern. highest mountain in bernese alps finsteraarhorn @ 4,274 metres (14,022 ft), best known mountains eiger, mönch, , jungfrau. the known hiking , ski resorts in eastern oberland located around interlaken , jungfrau, such car-free mürren , wengen in lauterbrunnen valley, , grindelwald. further east, in haslital aareschlucht , town of meiringen, famous fateful scene of sherlock holmes s death @ hands of professor moriarty on nearby reichenbach falls. in western bernese oberland there many other resorts , small villages catering visitors. these accessed lake town of thun, , notable of them kandersteg oeschinensee , adelboden. further west simmental lenk , zweisimmen , saanenland famous resorts gstaad , saanen. the whole area mountainous, steep cliffs, many glaciers, , countless waterfalls. renowned scenic beauty , charm of small swiss villages d

Old Swiss Confederacy Canton of Bern

1 old swiss confederacy 1.1 14th century 1.2 15th century 1.3 acquired districts old swiss confederacy the swiss confederacy before battle of sempach (1387) the swiss confederacy in 1416 the swiss confederacy in 18th century the districts of bernese aargau before creation of canton of aargau districts of canton of bern in 18th century bern joined old swiss confederation in 1353. 14th century in 1310 emperor henry vii pledged laupen castle, laupen , surrounding lands collateral loan. in 1324, bern acquired pledged castle , lands. when emperor unable repay loan, laupen became first bailiwick of bern. in 1322, brothers eberhard ii of neu-kyburg , hartmann ii of neu-kyburg started fighting each other on inherit family s lands around thun. fighting led fratricide @ thun castle eberhard killed brother hartmann. avoid punishment habsburg overlords, eberhard fled bern. in following year, sold town of thun, castle , land surrounding thun bern. bern granted land eberhard fief. bern s support o

History Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

1 history 1.1 project 1.2 foundation , establishment of faculties 1.3 world war ii 1.4 protests of 1968 1.5 italian cabinet of 2011 history the project the embryonic project of catholic university began around 1870, guided representatives of various catholic cultural currents. in september 1918, when first world war ending, giuseppe toniolo, before dying, recommended father agostino gemelli , staff found university, saying: not see end of war, you, when finished, it, found università cattolica . the foundation , establishment of faculties inauguration of headquarters of largo gemelli in 1930 in 1919 father agostino gemelli, ludovico necchi, francesco olgiati, armida barelli, , ernesto lombardo founded istituto giuseppe toniolo di studi superiori. on june 24, 1920, institute legally recognized decree signed minister of education, benedetto croce; @ same time, pope benedict xv officially recognized university s ecclesiastical status. ucsc in 1950s on december 7, 1921, università cattoli