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	Spain - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		With the approval of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the arrival of democracy, some regions — Basque Country, Catalonia, Galicia and Andalusia— were given far-reaching autonomy, which was then soon extended to all Spanish regions, resulting in one of the most decentralized territorial organizations in Western Europe.
		Autonomous communities group provinces (for instance, Extremadura is made of two provinces: Cáceres and Badajoz).
		Morocco claims the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla and the uninhabited Vélez, Alhucemas, Chafarinas, and Perejil islands, all on the Northern coast of Africa.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/s/p/a/Spain.html (5244 words)

	sociology - Spain
		With the approval of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the arrival of democracy, the old historic nationalities — Basque Country (Euskadi), Catalonia (Cataluña), Galicia and Andalusia— were given far-reaching autonomy, which was then soon extended to all Spanish regions, resulting in one of the most decentralized territorial organizations in Western Europe.
		Ceuta and Melilla are administered as autonomous cities, an intermediate status between cities and communities; the islands of the Islas Chafarinas, Peñón de Alhucemas, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera are under direct Spanish administration.
		In the touristic areas of the Mediterranean costas and the islands, German and English are spoken by tourists, foreign residents and tourism workers.
	www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/Spain (3413 words)

	Spain - Simple English Wikipedia
		Most people there speak Spanish, but there are other languages in different parts of the country.
		Spain has 17 parts called autonomous communities (this means that they decide what they want to do themselves).
		It also made Spain lose its empire in North and South America; all of the parts of that empire became their own countries, or were taken over by other countries, such as the United States of America.
	simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spain (1400 words)

	Spain Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		There are also five places of sovereignty (plazas de soberanía) on and off the African coast: the cities of Ceuta and Melilla are administered as autonomous cities, an intermediate status between cities and communities; the islands of the Islas Chafarinas, Peñón de Alhucemas, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera are under direct Spanish administration.
		Spain can be said to be composed of many nations but has adopted Castilian culture as the Spanish one, although increasingly recognising other nationalities inside its borders, such as the much older Basque.
		Catalan (català or valencià) in Catalonia (Catalunya), the Balearic Islands (Illes Balears), and parts of Valencian autonomous community (València, where the language is officially called Valencian).
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/s/sp/spain.html (1363 words)

	Graduate Programs in Spanish
		The Graduate Program in Spanish at the University at Albany intends to provide graduate students with a rigorous critical foundation and a solid grounding in the principal texts, interpretations and theories concerning the literature, culture and linguistics of the Spanish speaking world.
		The development of Spanish from Latin to the modern period will be viewed from the perspective of the history of the language and relevant linguistic theory.
		Spanish poetry since 1960 has shifted its interest from the collective to the subjective, from general social issues (mainly class) to problematizing identity (sexual, national).
	www.albany.edu /llc/grad-spanish.htm (6296 words)

	Wikinfo \| Spain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Nevertheless, the project of Castilian monarchs was to unify all Iberia and this aim seemed almost acomplished when Philip II became King of Portugal in 1580, as well as of the other many Iberian Kingdoms (collectively know as "Spain" which was not a unified State then).
		Spain is, at present, what is called a State of Autonomies, formally unitary but, in fact, functioning as a Federation of Autonomous Communities, each one with different powers (for instances, some have their own educational and health systems, other don't) and laws.
		Although Basque Autonomous government doesn't back such kind of violence, the different approaches to the problem are a source of tension between Central and Basque governments.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Spain (1345 words)

	Spain - Gurupedia
		Melilla in the north of Africa, and a number of minor uninhabited islands on the Mediterranean side of the strait of Gibraltar, such as the Chafarine islands, the "rocks" (es: peñones) of Vélez and Alhucemas, and the tiny Parsley Island.
		Ceuta and Melilla are administered as autonomous cities, an intermediate status between cities and communities; the islands of the
		Catalan, Galician, Aranese (Occitan) and Spanish (Castilian) are all descended from
	www.gurupedia.com /s/sp/spain.htm (2703 words)

	The New Yorker: Fact (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Even before then, members of the Spanish cell had been monitored by police agencies, as is evident from the abundant use of wiretaps and surveillance information in indictments that were issued in November, 2001, when eleven suspects were charged with being Al Qaeda members—the first of several terrorist roundups.
		Although many Spanish historians have painted Moorish Spain as something other than paradise for Jews and Christians, for Muslims it remains not only a symbol of vanished greatness but a kind of alternative vision of Islam—one in which all the ills of present-day Islamic societies are reversed.
		The Spanish government has encouraged official immigration from South America at the expense of North Africa, but smugglers in high-speed power boats make nightly drop-offs on the ragged Spanish coastline, and the frequent discovery of corpses washing up on the beaches testifies to the desperation of those who did not quite get to shore.
	www.newyorker.com /fact/content/?040802fa_fact (9987 words)

	UNDCP - E/NL. 1991/42: Order of 19 October 1990 to include specified active substances in Schedules I and IV attached ...
		Notwithstanding, the whole of this should be understood to be without prejudice to the powers of the Autonomous Communities for self-regulation in the exercise of such powers.
		In those Autonomous Communities where no accreditation Commission has been established, the competent authorities shall decide its composition and administrative functions, incorporating in each case a member representing both the autonomous drug schemes and the Central Administration.
		In those Autonomous Communities in which such Commissions are already established under the Order of 31 October 1985, the competent bodies may amend the composition and regulations of such Commissions to conform with the provisions of the present Royal Decree.
	www.unodc.org /unodc/ru/legal_library/es/legal_library_1991-09-04_1991-42.html (1122 words)

	Women-Related International Email Lists
		The list's emphasis is on identifying strategies and good practices for the enhancement of gender equality in higher education.
		FNG-L is an interdisciplinary list that aims to connect researchers working in the area of "Gender and Nations/Nationalisms" in the early modern period and the 19th and 20th centuries.
		POSTDOC-WO is a list for women who have recently completed their Ph.D. The list offers a safe, supportive place for women to discuss the new issues and challenges in their lives, a place to let off steam, and to share information and advice.
	research.umbc.edu /~korenman/wmst/f_intl.html (4913 words)

	Spanish Education System - Schools in Spain - Pineapple's Travels
		In the autonomous community of Valencia (Castellon, Valencia, Alicante) there are different programmes from immersion in Valencian to no teaching in this language at all.
		When considering an area in these regions, it is important to ascertain which language programme is in place at the schools.
		There is usually an entrance test {in Spanish) for admission to Spanish Universities, whereas an entrance test isn't generally needed for students wishing to study at a British University, unless wishing to study law or medicine.
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	WENR, July/August 2002: Education in Spain
		Although Castilian Spanish is the country's official language, Catalan, Galician, Basque and Valencian are designated constitutionally as "co-official" languages in the autonomous communities in which they are spoken.
		In other developments, Spanish universities are currently taking additional steps to conform to the Bologna Declaration, which requires a three-to-four year duration for first level degrees, and an additional one-to-two years for second level (master's) degrees.
		Seven of Spain's 17 autonomous communities (Andalusia, the Basque Country, the Canary Islands, Catalonia, Galicia, Navarre and Valencia) have almost full control over the administration of the education systems within their respective territories.
	www.wes.org /ewenr/02July/Practical.htm (2103 words)

	United Nations Human Rights Website - Treaty Bodies Database - Document - List of Issues - Spain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		List of issues to be taken up in connection with the consideration of
		Is the level of benefits under the pension scheme the same in all the Autonomous Communities?
		In the light of the last report, please indicate how the Gypsies' Development Programme has worked in practice to ensure the right of that population to take part in the cultural life of the nation.
	www.unhchr.ch /tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/E.C.12.Q.ESP.2.En?Opendocument (844 words)

	University at Albany - Latin American, Caribbean & U.S. Latino Studies
		Its originality lies in the integration of area and ethnic studies within a disciplinary framework that includes the humanities as well as the social sciences.
		Annotations will demonstrate that the student has studied each item on the reading list and will explain briefly (in one paragraph) how each item on the reading list will be used for the preparation of the dissertation.
		The dissertation itself is expected to manifest thorough knowledge of literary, cultural or linguistic theory, depending on the candidate's field, and the candidate must demonstrate the ability to perform mature scholarly research elaborating on previous critical judgments.
	www.albany.edu /main/lacs/02-05_phd_requirements.html (2927 words)

	WWOOF Independents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Spain is divided into regions (called autonomous communities).
		You can check what languages are spoken by the host by looking at their legend.
		Spanish telephones dial tones are not the same as elsewhere.
	www.wwoof.org /newsite/wmspain0.asp (230 words)

	Associations in psychology
		Among the APA divisions that advance psychology as a natural science, the Division for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior is perhaps unique in its emphasis on behavior as a subject matter in its own right.undertakes research on basic behavioral processes in a temporal and biological context.behavior-environment relationships of relatively immediate individual, social, and cultural importance.
		ISPP's purpose is to facilitate communication across disciplinary, geographic and political boundaries among scholars, concerned individuals in government and public posts, the communications media, and elsewhere who have a scientific interest in the relationship between politics and psychological processes.
		Formed in 1980, the Spanish Psychological Association (Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos) is the national body which represents the interests of the science and profession of Psychology.
	www.psychology.org /links/Organizations/Associations (4198 words)

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		The aim is to provide students with the information needed to understand the Spanish economy, which is analyzed in class by discussing articles from the press.
		The first term will introduce the factors that define the Spanish economy in general (its main areas of activity, its weaknesses, the evolution of consumption, etc) and briefly review the economic policies implemented by the governments of the Franco era.
		The second term centers on the last 25 years of democracy in Spain, placing particular emphasis on aspects such as tax policy and the financing of the Autonomous Communities that remain at the forefront of economic debate.
	www.gseabroad.com /cd-368.aspx (228 words)

	Spain - Questionz.net , answers to all your questions
		Nevertheless, the project Calling Code 34 of Castilian monarchs was to unify all Iberia and this aim seemed almost Prior to 1999: Spanish peseta acomplished when Philip II became King of Portugal in 1580, as well as of the other many Iberian Kingdoms (collectively know as "Spain" which was not a unified State then).
		Demographics Spain can be said to be composed of many nations but has adopted Castilian culture as the Spanish one, although increasingly recognising other nationalities inside its borders, such as the much older Basque.
		Four major languages are spoken in Spain, which are official languages in certain regions: * Spanish (castellano or espa—ol), official language throughout Spain.
	www.questionz.net /SARS/Spain.html (1347 words)

	Wikinfo \| Balearic Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		(Illes Balears Catalan official name, Islas Baleares in Spanish) are an archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea, forming an autonomous community of Spain.
		The capital of the autonomous community is Palma de Mallorca.
		Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Balearic_Islands (236 words)

	Lib Links PLUS: Public Libraries Using Spanish
		SOL The Spanish in Our Libraries moderated discussion list and website strives to assist librarians who serve Spanish speakers.
		Public Libraries A lengthy list of resources covering a wide range of administrative topics, compiled and maintained by Joe Ryan--terrific source of policy documents from around the country
		U.S. Department of Education's Spanish version of How to Help Your Children Use the Library is a popular booklet with advice to parents on how kids of various ages--and the parents themselves--can learn to get the most out of their library experiences.
	www.sol-plus.net /plus/links.htm (1057 words)

	Glossary of Spanish Elections Terms: Latin American Studies: Collections: SSHL
		Lista cerrada : closed list, votes are cast for a list of candidates instead of individuals
		Lista nominal : list of registered voters who have also received a credential; the list is present in the precinct and used by local officials on the day of the election
		Trenza : “the braid,” an arrangement whereby males and females alternate on the electoral list to guarantee that women are not all grouped together at the bottom of the ballot (El Salvador)
	sshl.ucsd.edu /collections/las/glossary.html (2010 words)

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