Notes on diseases in Spain Legionnaires Disease Legionnaires Disease broke out in July 2001‚ in Murcia‚ Spain. They had more than 800 suspected cases‚ 449 cases were confirmed to be Legionnaires. This was the world’s largest out break‚ with 16‚000 infected‚ back in this century. Before 2001 no one in Spain knew what Legionnaires Disease was. More recent was in August 2013‚ in Spain‚ when 18 people were infected‚ and 4 became fatal. Spain has shut down many touristy hotels because of this ongoing
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Vimy Ridge The battle at Vimy Ridge was one of the most important and a major battle in world war one. It occurred along the path the Canadians took south to get from Belgium into northern part of France. It happened on April 9th‚ 1917‚ it has officially been one hundred years since this horrific battle. The Canadians‚ led by Sir. Arthur William Currie‚ attacked the German soldiers on a seven-kilometre grave yard (from another battle) on a ridge. The reason the Canadians and their allies wanted to
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Unification of Spain: the Good‚ the Bad‚ and the Really Ugly | Alexis Wilson | The Europeans wanted to expand their minds and their wealth with what the “unknown” world had to “offer”. When I say offer‚ I mean what they could take and run with without consequence. The Europeans wanted to “expose” and “enlighten” the new world people with their religion. When I say “expose” and “enlighten”‚ I mean force the new world people to convert to Christianity or they would be slowly tortured
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effects the art world and the culture associated with it. 1970 marked the year that we dedicated a whole day to our beloved Earth due to our space race with the Soviet Union. If NASA had never transmitted the picture of Earth to Earth when they did‚ would there not have been an Earth Day created? The picture alone of “the blue marble” had sparked the peace movement and was a new symbol that embodied
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is another fundamental issue for any society‚ to which a range of solutions can be found. The IBM studies revealed that (a) women’s values differ less among societies than men’s values; (b) men’s values from one country to another contain a dimension from very assertive and competitive and maximally different from women’s values on the one side‚ to modest and caring and similar to women’s values on the other. The assertive pole has been called ’masculine’ and the modest‚ caring pole ’feminine’
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Blue Cross Blue Shield is one of the most important health insurances companies in the world. With more than 36 independent and locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) comprise the Blue Cross and Blue Shield System‚ it is considering the nation’s oldest and largest family of health benefits companies for over 80 years. Blue Cross Blue Shield is the most experienced providers of health coverage in America. As community-based companies
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MCOM3 “Ibiza‚ Spain: the party destination Vegas doesn’t want you to know about” By: Kirsten Hudson Imagine Las Vegas as a beautiful beachfront island‚ with no rules or inhibitions; Perfect weather‚ more accessible and better variety of nightlife‚ where the freaks come out harder and later at night. Imagine landing in your destination‚ and everyone on the plane begins cheering‚ laughing‚ and taking shots; then you have Ibiza. Ibiza‚ Spain is a Balearic Island located just off of Valencia‚ in
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IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM IN SPAIN Subject: How is the national and international tourism helping Spain overcome the economic crisis? Introduction Spain is one of the countries in the world that has been severely affected by the global economic crisis originated in 2008. It is the country with the greatest number of unemployed citizens in all Europe. Its rate of unemployment reached an all time high of 26.9% in May 2013. The European Union is worried about this situation‚ and has therefore
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1. Why does Allen state that the whole tomato production is limited to 800‚000 pounds? (i.e. where does the number 800‚000 come from?) Allen states that the whole tomato production is limited to 800‚000 pounds because according to exhibit 1‚ the forecasted demand for whole tomato production is 800‚000 pounds. Thus‚ the whole tomato production is limited to 800‚000 pounds despite the ample production capacity. To further explore this statement‚ it must be noted that whole tomato uses only crop
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Living in Spain Living in Spain. There are many reasons for living in Spain. If you’re thinking of coming here‚ here are a few we can think of. Climate: The Spanish Mediterranean has the best climate in Europe. In coastal provinces like Alicante‚ Castellón‚ Valencia‚ Baleares‚ Almería‚ Murcia... people enjoy the sun‚ the sea and quiet beaches all year round. Many foreign residents actually prefer their Spanish homes in the low season months‚ when tourists disappear‚ and the climate is still warm
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