debt crisis could spread to other Eurozone countries including Portugal‚ Ireland‚ and Spain. This column notes that much of these countries ’ debt is held by non-residents meaning that the governments do not receive tax revenue on the interest paid‚ nor does the interest payment itself remain in the country. The solution lies with debt restructuring and rescheduling. Financial markets are focused on the public finances of Portugal‚ Ireland‚ Greece‚ and Spain (the “PIGS”). The PIGS´ public profligacy
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Market Report for Small and Medium-Sized Solar Air-Conditioning Appliances Analysis of Market Potential www.solair-project.eu SOLAIR – Paving the Way for Smartness In nearly all European countries‚ a strong increase in the demand for building cooling and air-conditioning is detected and predicted for the following decades (by a factor of 4 in 2020). The reasons for this general increase are manifold‚ such as an increase in comfort habits‚ currently still low energy costs‚ architectural trends
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Ronaldo profile and biography Cristiano Ronaldo profile Name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Birth date: February 5‚ 1985 Birthplace: Funchal‚ Madeira‚ Portugal Height: 186.5 cm Playing position: Left/right winger‚ striker First club: Sporting Lisbon Career debut: 1999 vs Moreirense Current club: Real Madrid International team: Portugal Int’l debut: August 20‚ 2003 vs Kazakhstan Cristiano Ronaldo biography Ronaldo started playing competitive football for amateur club Andorinha when he
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Chapter 15 Outline The Maritime Revolution to 1550 I. Global Maritime Expansion Before 1450 A. The Pacific Ocean -Historians have debated for years about Polynesian people and their sailing.Despite traveling over the vast Pacific Ocean and not being able to navigateusing the land (because of their distance from it‚ they could not follow the shoreline) The Polynesians left no written records on how they navigated‚ andhistorians debate over whether they were actually able to navigate
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between Brazil and England goes back a long way. Since its invasion by the Portuguese Empire‚ the lands that now we call Brazil‚ has been in a close triangular relationship with the British Empire. Events as the Seven Years War (in which Spain invaded Portugal) and the Napoleonic Wars tighten the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance and increased the number of English businesses and citizens in the Portuguese American colony. In the 19th century‚ especially after the opening of Brazilian ports to “friendly nations”
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Liz Harris is the minimalist‚ ambient artist better known as Grouper. Her tenth studio album‚ Ruins‚ is a bare‚ raw‚ and hushed work that was almost entirely made in 2011 on a trip she took to Aljezur‚ Portugal. It was recorded on a portable 4-track‚ and one of the only instruments used is an upright piano. While living there‚ Harris found inspiration in the physical state of her surroundings. On walks‚ she came across the ruins of old estates and a nearby village. She describes the album as “a document
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and his brother served in the Portuguese Merchant Marine‚ which is where he learned many of his skills necessary for sailing. He learned how to be a chart maker which assisted him in his later discoveries. As a new career‚ he started sailing for Portugal. His main goal in sailing was to look for a sea route to East Asia. Another main goal was that he wanted to confirm a theory of the world not being flat‚ but round. To confirm this theory‚ he
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Spanish Decline of the 1600s Nathan Meyer History 116 Professor Ruth Frost October 2‚ 2012 Throughout the 15th and 16th centuries‚ Spain‚ under the Habsburg name‚ had become a dominant force in not only Europe‚ but the rest of the world as well. Through strategic marriage‚ the Habsburg Empire was a quilt of different religions‚ cultures‚ class and lifestyles. With the emergence of agro towns and ideologies circulating from the arbistras‚ the Spanish population started to see options
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A Rightful Queen Queen Isabella of Castile Sometimes‚ not every male born in the royal family is suitable to rule. In the mid 1400’s‚ Spain’s current rulers‚ John II and Isabella‚ had three children‚ and only one of them was truly fit to lead their country to greatness. Isabella would soon grow up to lead her country into a prosperous time‚ but only because of her stubbornness and loyalties to her family and her people. Born on the 22nd of April in the year 1451‚ Isabella was the
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States‚ was the main reason why they stayed in power for so long. However since the first democratic election in October of 1999‚ terms and expectations have changed‚ presidents in Indonesia can only serve two consecutive 5 year terms. In 1975‚ Portugal announced that they had plans to
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