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A mix of cultures unique to any space in North America funneled into the Albuquerque, New Mexico, area after Spanish invaders stumbled in through the south in 1506. For centuries, indigenous Americans had established ways of knowing and transmitting learning to their young, but colliding old and new cultures left the area's learning communities irrevocably changed. Subsequently, other native tribes and more European, South American, and Asian ...

On the southern outskirts of Colorado Springs lies the peaceful community known as Security-Widefield. With the installation and expansion of nearby Camp Carson, a vision unfurled of a suburb convenient for military families, including affordable homes, parks, recreation programs, schools, and easy access to the Mountain Post. Fred Sproul first purchased dairy and truck farms in the Fountain Valley and developed the area into Security Village,...

Research that occurs in the context of emergencies and disasters requires attention to challenging contexts and circumstances. This book walks readers through the ways in which those contexts can be managed to produce careful, rigorous, and scholarly work. Students and faculty will find the book both approachable and inspiring and perfect for use in training the next generation of disaster researchers.

From the early days of radio through the rise of television after World War II to the present, music has been used more and more to sell goods and establish brand identities. This book tells the history of music used in advertising in the United States and is an original contribution to this little-studied part of our cultural history.

Kew Gardens, Queens, evolved with the dawn of the 20th century. The lush, hilly terrain--"the backbone of Long Island"--is situated north of the Victorian village of Richmond Hill. In 1910, Alrick Hubble Man noted the 1909 completion of the Queensborough Bridge and envisioned a modern sister community to Richmond Hill in this northern terrain. He developed Kew Gardens, offering people the ability to have homes in an area of breathtaking countr...

From its earliest days, Boston decreed that its children be taught to read and write English and understand the laws. In 1826, free and compulsory education was introduced. The wish to educate the young conflicted with the great need for unskilled labor in the fields and factories. With adult wages low, schoolchildren helped their families by selling newspapers, shining shoes, hawking goods, or scavenging. On reaching 14 years of age, many chi...

Naval Station Norfolk is the world's largest naval station, supporting the Navy ships, submarines, and aircraft of the US Fleet Forces Command with a multitude of facilities and services. This shore establishment, located on the historic harbor of Hampton Roads, has remained vital to the Navy since its foundation in 1917. Once established, the naval station focused on serving the fleet in four areas: aviation, recruit training, a submarine bas...

In a social and political environment that has become more accepting of gender equity, women's health issues have emerged in the forefront of the social policy agenda of the United States. The organized women's movement has been successful in many of its endeavors to improve opportunities for women in society in areas such as education, business, sports and the professions. As this book shows, they also have been successful in changing the def...

This study is one of the very first to analyze North Korea and the challenges that it presents to international security and community, by looking through the prism of the first two years of the Kim Jong-un regime.

Recognized as the oldest police department in the country, the Boston Police Department has bravely protected and served the Boston community since 1838. Over the years, the department's efforts to keep the public safe have been supported by the many divisions and special units that are prepared to respond to a wide range of public safety issues. Photographs of the harbor patrol unit, mounted unit, K-9 unit, homicide unit, and motorcycle unit ...

Incorporated on April 10, 1869, La Grange is seated in the coastal plain region of eastern North Carolina, it is equal in distance to the North Carolina coast and the capital city, Raleigh. Prior to 1869, La Grange was known as Moseley Hall, properly named by one of its founders, Matthew Moseley. They settled here because of the rich soil. Tobacco, in particular, was a significant cash crop. La Grange received its nickname, the "garden spot, "...

Since opening for business on November 16, 1914, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has been an integral part of the economic life of the entire New England area. From the outbreak of World War I through the technological challenges of Y2K and the dark days following the attacks on September 11, 2001, the Boston Fed has played a prominent role in providing stability and strength to the region. Beyond its financial role, the story of the Boston...

Focuses on the 2013 report of the Group of Governmental Experts on Transparency and Confidence-Building Measures in Outer Space Activities that contains the Group's conclusions and recommendations. It includes the final report of the Secretary-General containing concrete proposals from Member States on international outer space transparency and confidence-building measures, and background papers submitted by experts.

The book explores the phenomenon of application of EU law beyond the EU borders. It considers the legal and institutional foundations of the extraterritorial application of EU law in third countries. It also analyses the results of legal approximation and regulatory convergence with regard to the EU¿s eastern neighbours, the countries of the Eastern Partnership and Russia. The conclusions reached are highly informative as to the effectiveness ...

The methodological and practical guidelines in this publication respond to the recognised need for an integrated approach to increase the coherence and consistency of basic economic statistics for enhancing the quality and analytical value of both basic economic statistics and macroeconomic statistics. The Guidelines build upon international standards manuals by describing principles and detailed practices for further increasing the consistenc...

Quelle: Wikipedia. Seiten: 38. Kapitel: Unternehmen (Kroatien), Infrastruktur, Verkehr und Telekommunikation in Kroatien, Wirtschaft Kroatiens, Kroatische Kuna, ZET, Hrvatske zeljeznice, Weinbau in Kroatien, Tourismus in Kroatien, GPP Osijek, Agrokor, CROBEX, Industrija nafte, D.o.o., Liste der größten Unternehmen in Kroatien, Brodosplit, T-Hrvatski Telekom, Uljanik, Freihandelszone Varazdin, Vipnet, Pliva, Podravka, Konzum, Crotram, Borovo, Ð...

Quelle: Wikipedia. Seiten: 41. Kapitel: Leopoldo Galtieri, Jorge Rafael Videla, Liste der Präsidenten von Argentinien, Juan Perón, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Carlos Menem, Präsident von Argentinien, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Néstor Kirchner, Raúl Alfonsín, Arturo Umberto Illia, Eduardo Duhalde, Arturo Frondizi, Julio Argentino Roca, Isabel Martínez de Perón, Héctor José Cámpora, Reynaldo Bignone, Alejandro Agustín Lanusse, Adolfo Rodríg...

Quelle: Wikipedia. Seiten: 57. Kapitel: Herbert Eisenreich, Adalbert Stifter, Simon Wiesenthal, Hermann Rafetseder, Chakuza, Helmut Sohmen, Liste von Söhnen und Töchtern der Stadt Linz, Enrica von Handel-Mazzetti, Otto Haubner, Liu Jia, Vilma Eckl, Adi Hirschal, Henry Mason, Andreas Ulmer, Maria von Peteani, Ernst Fehrer, Emilie von Binzer, Michael Hayböck, Grete von Urbanitzky, Josef Ignaz Sattler, Markus Kiesenebner, Georg Schmiedleitner, Ma...

Quelle: Wikipedia. Seiten: 117. Kapitel: Cádiz, Huelva, Sevilla, Ronda, Priego de Córdoba, Málaga, Torremolinos, Antequera, Almería, Tarifa, Chipiona, Torre del Mar, Gaucín, Marbella, El Ejido, Carmona, Nerja, Fuengirola, Minas de Riotinto, Palomares, Palos de la Frontera, Rota, Cabra, Iznájar, Benalmádena, Roquetas de Mar, Rodalquilar, Aracena, El Rocío, Jerez de la Frontera, Mojácar, El Torcal, Alcalá de Guadaíra, Dos Hermanas, Sanlúcar de B...

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