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  Andaluciajunta.es - Portal del Ciudadano de la Junta de Andalucía
Andaluciajunta.es - Portal del Ciudadano de la Junta de Andalucía
La Junta apuesta por adaptar el comercio a la realidad económica para aumentar su competitividad
Gaspar Zarrías y Luciano Alonso mantuvieron un encuentro en Jaén con representantes de los sectores del comercio y la artesanía
www.andaluciajunta.es   (198 words)

  
  Junta - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: )
JUNTA (from juntar, to join), a Spanish word meaning (1) any meeting for a common purpose; (2) a committee; (3) an administrative council or board.
Some of the boards by which the Spanish administration was conducted under the Habsburg and the earlier Bourbon kings were styled juntas.
The superior governing body of the Inquisition was the junta suprema.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Junta   (192 words)

  
 CNN.com - Junta convicted of lesser charge in hockey death - January 11, 2002
Junta could be sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in prison -- Massachusetts state guidelines recommend three to five years for a first offender.
Junta's attorney described his client as a "gentle giant" trying to defend himself, an assertion that drew scoffs from the prosecutor.
Junta's 12-year-old son said he saw Costin jump on his father's back, but he also said that Junta was kneeling over Costin at one point and he acknowledged screaming at his father to stop.
archives.cnn.com /2002/LAW/01/11/hockey.dads.trial/index.html   (1148 words)

  
 COURT TV ONLINE - Mass. v. Junta
Court TV Thomas Junta, accused of beating another hockey dad to death over a youth scrimmage, found his most emphatic advocate yet Tuesday when his 12-year-old son took the stand to defend his father against manslaughter charges.
Junta's son, the second witness in a defense case that is to include testimony from Junta himself, gave unqualified support for his father's version of events, but it was unclear how his testimony played to jurors.
The defense maintains Junta re-entered the rink to get his son, not to make trouble, and defense witness Norvetta Pinch, a skate instructor, testified Tuesday that Junta was walking slowly and had a "stone cold sober" look on his face as he walked back into the rink.
www.courttv.com /trials/junta/010802_ctv.html   (677 words)

  
 Argentina military junta members top officers and ministers
Galtieri was acquitted in the junta trials on charges of committing crimes against the Argentine people, but convicted later, in 1986, on charges of incompetency while leading the army in the Falklands War.
While the diabolical machine of the junta repression was driven by sadists and greedy petty officers and militiamen, the orders nevertheless came from the highest ranks of the army.
Videla and Massera who had commanded the army and navy during the worst years of the repression were convicted of multiple cases of homicide aggravated by the defenseless state of victims, aggravated false arrests, torture, torture resulting in death, and robbery, and sentenced to life imprisonment.
www.yendor.com /vanished/junta.html   (5117 words)

  
 CNN.com - 'Hockey dad' gets 6 to 10 years for fatal beating - January 25, 2002
Junta's attorneys have described him as a "gentle giant" who was only trying to defend himself in his fight with Costin.
Orlandi requested Junta be placed on "closely supervised probation" so he could perform his duties to his family as the sole breadwinner and also pay his debt to the state.
The defense attorney noted that Junta is a "hardworking, honest" and "responsible" man who fully cooperated with police following the incident, and during the trial.
archives.cnn.com /2002/LAW/01/25/hockey.death.verdict   (629 words)

  
 La Junta, CO
In the heyday of rail travel, La Junta was a transportation hub for produce and cattle shipments.
In late 1875, La Junta was established as a stop for the Santa Fe Railroad.
La Junta was quite lively, with upwards of 500 "mule and bull" teams a common sight around town.
www.ci.la-junta.co.us /intro.htm   (777 words)

  
 Dictionary.com/Word of the Day Archive/junta
The Greek junta that seized power during 1967 mobilized the courts against its foes.
Computer nerds aside, there is no junta driving this process of change.
Junta comes from the Spanish word for "joined" (hence, a group of persons joined for a common purpose), from Latin junctus, past participle of jungere, "to join."
dictionary.reference.com /wordoftheday/archive/2006/05/25.html   (159 words)

  
 Junta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Junta is a Spanish word meaning committee (specifically a board of directors).
Junta (Peninsular War) the name chosen by several local administrations in the Napoleonic Era
Junta Grande, the executive government created by the Primera Junta.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Junta   (200 words)

  
 The Rise of the Junta in Greece
The Junta claim to have truckloads of evidence that the communists were planning to take over the country.
But despite what is going on behind closed doors at ESA (Secret Police), the Junta is putting on a happy face for the foreigners which creates a period of investment and economic growth for the country.
The junta seemed to be liberalizing itself though it could not convince the youth who are becoming more outspoken.
www.ahistoryofgreece.com /junta.htm   (4368 words)

  
 Junta (game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The effect may be mutually reinforcing because the Admiral's combat strength is greatest as a member of the Junta, hence the rulebook's light-hearted reference to the "ceremonial shelling of the Presidential Palace" at the beginning of a coup.
Seven Junta cards are dealt at the beginning of gameplay and a player may have up to eleven in their hand (including influence cards a player controls) without being forced to discard cards during the upkeep phase.
Junta cards and foreign aid money may be traded or gifted between players at any time except during the Assassination Phase or the Post-Coup Phase in which case they are immediately discarded (to prevent death bed generosity).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Junta_(board_game)   (2784 words)

  
 The 1976 Junta   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The junta was anti-semitic, racist, and very conservative, and believed that the United States had become weak and infected with liberalism.
Thus, the junta sought to purge all elements of the leftist "cancer" from the population.
They believed that the junta was merely trying to achieve a better state, establishing a conservative government that would control the country and protect it from leftist corruption.
www.wobber.org /tory/argen/socglue.htm   (549 words)

  
 Phish.Net FAQ: Junta
Now i know that Page said that junta was a friends nickname but anyone in their right mind would not publicly admit to plotting a revolution (which Phish is quite capable of starting) because they would never be successful in their revolutionary actions."
At this same time, they were looking for material to fill the second CD of the Junta set, since the original Junta material was too long to fit on one CD.
The reason that he only taped 45 minutes of the show that night was that that was all the blank tape he had - one side from another show he'd taped recently: 5/3/88.
www.phish.net /faq/junta.html   (484 words)

  
 Mass. v. Junta - Full Trial Coverage on Courttv.com
Upholding a lower court decision, a Massachusetts appeals court declined to allow a new trial for a father convicted of beating a man to death at their sons' hockey practice.
Convicted of involuntary manslaughter, hockey dad Thomas Junta was given six to 10 years in prison, twice the length suggested by state guidelines.
A Massachusetts jury convicted a father of two in the beating death of a rival dad during a fight at the ice rink.
www.courttv.com /trials/junta   (290 words)

  
 TIME Magazine - Search Results
The aim is to isolate and squeeze the junta until it cedes power to Suu Kyi or moves toward true democracy....
The junta also banned the use of the term compañero, or comrade, which had...
The most startling turnabout, however, was the unexpected decision by the junta that had repressively ruled Greece since April 1967 to return the country...
www.time.com /time/searchresults?N=0&Ntk=NoBody&Nty=1&Nr=OR(p_record_type:Article,p_record_type:blog,p_record_type:Other)&Ntt=junta   (236 words)

  
 "Junta" - Shopping.com
Robert John Barros - Constitutional ism and Dictatorship: Pinochet, the Junta, and the 1980 Constitution
Posters prints framed art The Junta of the Philippines, 1815 Francisco de G...
Greece on the Road to Democracy: From the Junta to Pasok, 1974-1986
www.shopping.com /xGS-Junta   (740 words)

  
 La Junta, CO C of C History
Today, La Junta sits south of the Arkansas, as before, but now poised to launch into the 21st Century.
Consolidation of railroad resources led to downsizing of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe rail presence in the late 80's, with predictably negative effect on the economy.
And, those elms planted in such plenty nearly a century ago now offer shade and comfort to the streets and avenues of La Junta's older neighborhoods.
www.lajuntachamber.com /history.html   (730 words)

  
 Junta by Phish CD
At the time they recorded their first album, the 1988 double-disc JUNTA, Phish were just an unsigned band from the not-exactly-happening college town of Burlington, Vermont.
But by the time Elektra reissued the album, adding 40 minutes' worth of previously unissued live tracks from the band's early days onto disc two, Phish were both the leading lights of the jam band scene and the group most likely to take up the Grateful Dead's torch.
Junta is without a doubt a progressive rock album but gets looked over because it's by Phish.
www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/1095694/a/Junta.htm   (420 words)

  
 La Junta News
LA JUNTA, Colo. The Civil Air Patrol on Saturday spotted what was believed to be the wreckage of a plane that disappeared from radar a day earlier on its way from Pueblo to Texas.
The city of La Junta is asking people to limit use of the city streets until the snow is removed.
Earlier last week local law enforcement officers were given the chance to ride with train conductors between Fowler and La Junta in a day-long exercise designed to help increase railroad safety and stop...
www.topix.net /city/la-junta-co   (680 words)

  
 Funagain Games: Junta
Junta is the game of power, intrigue, money and revolution in an all too familiar banana republic.
The board leaves something to be desired, as do the tokens (particularly the Demon-Strators) but the humor contained in every facet of the game, from the illustrations on the cards to the rulebook itself, more than make up for any shortcomings here.
The game Junta is by far one of the best bord game I have evere played, bringing in everything from poletics to downright humor.
www.funagain.com /control/product?product_id=04858   (719 words)

  
 lynx in andalusia-junta
This report describes the actions that are being developed by the Regional Environmental Ministry of the Junta de Andalucía (Andalusian Regional Government), focused on the Conservation of the Iberian Lynx in Andalusia.
These actions are being financed by the Regional Environmental Ministry of the Junta de Andalucía (Andalusian Regional Government) and by the European Commission through LIFE02 NAT/E/8609.
Sevilla, Junta de Andalucia, Dirección General de Gestión de Medio Natural.
lynx.uio.no /lynx/ibelynxco/03_programmes/3_3_life/lynx-in-andalusia-junta/lynx-andalusia-junta.htm   (917 words)

  
 La Junta Raceway
La Junta Raceway is a short airport course near La Junta in southeastern Colorado.
The land in Otero County around La Junta is one of the most intensively and productively cultivated agricultural areas in the United States.
La Junta Raceway is on Route 109 (Main Street) about four miles north of US-50 in the Airport Industrial Park of La Junta CO. Enter at the main Industrial Park entrance and turn left onto SOS Avenue, keeping the golf course to your right.
www.na-motorsports.com /Tracks/CO/LaJunta.html   (390 words)

  
 La Junta Quadrangle NURE HSSR Study
Totals of 656 sediment and 1,351 water samples were collected from 1,832 locations in the La Junta quadrangle between July and October 1977 as part of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL) La Junta Quadrangle NURE Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance (HSSR) study.
The data were released in the LASL La Junta Quadrangle NURE HSSR GJBX-41(79) report.
The La Junta quadrangle sediment and water data consist of reformatted records from the La Junta Quadrangle NURE HSSR GJBX-41(79) report.
pubs.usgs.gov /of/1997/492/quad/q_lajunt.htm   (1042 words)

  
 La Junta Colorado Hotels & Motels - Save
La Junta, a junction or meeting place, where the Koshare Indians join Boy Scouts at Bent's Old Fort, the Dinosaur Tracks and the Sante Fe Tr...
The Super 8 Motel of La Junta welcomes you to High Plains of scenic Southeast Colorado.
La Junta is strategically located on the historic Santa Fe Trail.
www.travelforecaster.com /find_hotels/la_junta/co/usa   (152 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/junta
.Junta.s incarnation occurred sometime in 1996, and since then has remains dedicated to its self preservation as a creative entity.
Junta Thank you for accepting NemesisteM among your friends.
i miss Junta, and I cant wait for these shows, I have butterflies in my little tummy.
www.myspace.com /junta   (751 words)

  
 Fair Play Games - Junta (3rd Edition) - Discounted Board Games and Card Games - West End Games - Vincent Tsao   (Site not responding. Last check: )
JUNTA, the board game of intrigue, diplomacy, and skullduggery, has been a classic for over 20 years, and now it's been completely revised, revamped, and updated with all-new artwork.
As ruling families of the mythical (and legendary!) la Repulica de los Bananas, players connive, cajole, threaten, and ally their way to the fattest bank account.
For two to seven players, JUNTA was highly praised by New York Magazine, the Washington Post, and GAMES magazine when it was first released.
www.fairplaygames.com /gamedisplay.asp?gameid=365   (201 words)

  
 junta - OneLook Dictionary Search
Junta, junta : UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
Phrases that include junta: military junta, costura junta, junta de la reserva federal, junta de reconstrucion nacional, junta ensambladura empalme, more...
Words similar to junta: cabal, camarilla, faction, junto, more...
www.onelook.com /?w=junta&ls=a   (264 words)

  
 Cool Hunting: Junta
There's also a guide to retail stores that carry their designs across the country — we counted nine in Manhattan and two in Brooklyn alone.
Junta will feature artists from both the North and South American continents.
The Junta show will feature the works of: Vitche (image after the jump), Juan Angel Chavez (installation shot pictured above), Basco, Elisita Balbontin, Charles Glaubitz, Dr. Lakra, Raza Uno, Masa, Eduardo Recife, Estevan Oriol, Mister Cartoon and Rob Abeyta Jr.; a mix of the established with some up-and-coming talents.
www.coolhunting.com /archives/2006/01/junta_1.php   (596 words)

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