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A Visit by Juan Carlos
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As Francisco Franco lay dying through the golden Iberian autumn a
dozen years ago, Spaniards shared only one firm conviction about
their political future: History would know the amiable young man whom
Franco had chosen to be his political heir and their king as Juan
Carlos the Brief. He was destined to be a figurehead monarch,
quickly shoved from the throne by Spain's terrible-tempered political
factions, as his grandfather had been in 1931.
The Spanish are lucky enough to have been totally wrong about
this engagingly direct and deceptively shrewd royal. Juan Carlos not
only still reigns, ...
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Islands in the stream
Newspaper article from: The Nelson Mail
; From isolated wild shell banks to the recreational jewel of Rabbit Island, the Waimea Estuary is home to 10 islands. In the second part of her...Gold Coast, the gate to the island would be locked, the tide...Island is one of the biggest islands in the estuary. Access is...
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Island in Anacostia River Is Eyed for Stadium Parking
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...site. The northern half of Kingman Island is used for the first nine holes...But the southern portion of the island has languished for years, a victim...herons and hawks still feed along the island banks, but the river itself is polluted...
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Islands' abandonment complete as the economy ebbs
Newspaper article from: The Irish Times
; ...that swim around them. Tory Island has a lagoon (a "priority...perennial vegetation of stony banks, the craggy cliffs and special...Roaringwater Bay and its islands (Cape Clear Island, Sherkin and lesser isles...the best-studied of Irish islands, with bonuses of passing whales...
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River islands lose ground to dredging, commercial traffic
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
; ...has happened to our islands," said Janet Butler...manager for the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge...western shore of Phillis Island, where the erosion...gentle slope into a steep bank. Since it was established...the refuge -- a 22- island chain that stretches...Pennsylvania's ...
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Cayman Islands Government Announces Pricing of Notes Offering.
PR Newswire Europe
; ...financial services in the Cayman Islands; economic conditions in the...services or tourism in the Cayman Islands; prevailing conditions in...services or tourism in the Cayman Islands, due to competition from other...condition and liquidity of banks and other financial institutions...
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Norfolk Island and its tax haven.
Magazine article from: The Australian Journal of Politics and History
; ...during this period--with bank deposits in offshore centres...dependencies such as the Cayman Islands. While the Cayman Islands were a minor haven and backwater at the time Norfolk Island began to attract offshore...951 companies, five hundred banks holding deposits of US$600...convenience ...
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Cayman Islands - Legal Aspects in 2002.
News Wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing
; ...temperate waters of the Cayman Islands relatively unscathed. While...significant for the Cayman Islands has been the Enron collapse...on the future of the Cayman Islands as an offshore financing location...and the major international banks and trust companies are also...
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Islands on the Plains: Ecological, Social, and Ritual Use of Landscapes
Magazine article from: Plains Anthropologist
; ...realm. These places are termed Islands and may represent such locations...problems related to the Plains island concept. As a result, they...background to the terrestrial island concept and its relationship...discussing the differences between islands and patches. From their perspective...such as ...
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Roosevelt Island: A Tram Ride, A World Apart
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...York City's best-kept secrets. Roosevelt Island is Manhattan's "Other Island." Roosevelt Island lies midway between Manhattan and Queens...travel agency; a public school; a library, bank and post office. But best of all, the 147...
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Cook Islands To Be Removed from OECD List Of "Tax Havens".(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
News Wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing
; ...27 March 2002 that the Cook Islands would not be included on the...publish that list and the Cook Islands was removed. The OECD's...Prime Minister of the Cook Islands signing a letter addressed...authorities will have access to bank account information relevant...
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