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The airline was established on 21 June 1944 and started operations on 5 May 1947. It was founded with assistance from Pan American, which took a 32% stake. It began operations with a small fleet of Douglas DC-3/Douglas C-47 aircraft. The airline saw its first international service in the 1960s, when services were inaugurated to cities in Jamaica, Colombia, and Costa Rica. It became wholly Panamanian owned in 1972. Until the early 1980s, the airline had stiff competition from Air Panama, until then a better known airline to the interna ...

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Copa Airlines, Copa Airlines - History, Copa Airlines - Destinations, Copa Airlines - Fleet

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Its community has enjoyed one of the best economies among Puerto Rican cities since at least the 1980s. During the early part of the 20th century, Caguas hosted one of Puerto Rico's most important sugar manufacturers, which gave employment to thousands of cagüeños. Numerous business and important buildings have opened up there since then, including the imposing 23 story apartment building Caguas Tower, its adjacent competitors Bonneville Apartments, the 10 floor San Juan Bautista Medical Center, Plaza Del Carmen Mall, Plaza Centro Mall, Las Catalinas ...

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Caguas Puerto Rico, Caguas Puerto Rico - Economy, Caguas Puerto Rico - Sports, Caguas Puerto Rico - Baseball team, Caguas Puerto Rico - Basketball team, Caguas Puerto Rico - Boxing, Caguas Puerto Rico - Volleyball team, Caguas Puerto Rico - Politics, Caguas Puerto Rico - Districts / Counties / Wards, Caguas Puerto Rico - Famous Cagüeños

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2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000 - 1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991 - 1990 Deutscher Spiele Preis - 2005. 1st: Louis XIV 2nd: Niagara 3rd: Manila 4th: Ubongo 5th: Himalaya 6th: In 80 Tagen um die Welt 7th: Schatten über Camelot 8th: Jambo 9th: Das Zepter von Zavandor 10th: Verflixxt Deutscher Spiele Preis - 2004. 1st: Saint PetersburgSee also:

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As of the census2 of 2000, there are 921 people, 340 households, and 240 families residing in the county. The population density is 1/km² (1/mi²). There are 1,084 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 94.57% White, 0.65% Black or African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.39% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. 5.10% o ...

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Daggett County Utah, Daggett County Utah - Geography, Daggett County Utah - Adjacent Counties, Daggett County Utah - Demographics, Daggett County Utah - Cities and towns, Daggett County Utah - Government

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Delta Air Lines destinations - United States U.S. Territories Canada and Mexico. Canada British Columbia Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport) Ontario Toronto (Toronto Pearson International Airport) Quebec Montreal (Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport) Mexico Baja California Sur San Jose del Cabo (Los Cabos International Airport) Feder ...

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Delta Air Lines destinations, Delta Air Lines destinations - Asia, Delta Air Lines destinations - East Asia, Delta Air Lines destinations - South Asia, Delta Air Lines destinations - Southwest Asia, Delta Air Lines destinations - Europe, Delta Air Lines destinations - North America, Delta Air Lines destinations - United States U.S. Territories Canada and Mexico, Delta Air Lines destinations - Bermuda and the Caribbean excluding US territories, Delta Air Lines destinations - Central America, Delta Air Lines destinations - South America

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Brody fought during the 1970s and 1980s. His nickname in Japan (and some American promotions) was King Kong Brody. He sometimes wrestled under a mask as Red River Jack, as an angle against Gary Hart's men and Skandor Akbar's Army. Brody was a major star in the United States, competing in the National Wrestling Alliance, World Wrestling Federation, American Wrestling Association and World Class Championship Wrestling, but achieved his legendary status in various outher countries. Among his many accolades was Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council Wor ...

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Frank Goodish, Frank Goodish - Career, Frank Goodish - Finishing and signature moves, Frank Goodish - Championships and accomplishments

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Sports in Puerto Rico - Pre-Columbian Era. The Tainos who inhabited Puerto Rico before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, played a series of games which were both ceremonial and diversional, such as races, contests involving body strength and fishing. However, the two most important of these sports were the simulated warrior fights (similar to the gladiators) and ball playing. The ball game was played in a field, which they called "Batey", situated in the middle of the village. The fields were either sh ...

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Sports in Puerto Rico, Sports in Puerto Rico - Brief History of Sports in Puerto Rico, Sports in Puerto Rico - Pre-Columbian Era, Sports in Puerto Rico - Spanish Colonization, Sports in Puerto Rico - Modern Era, Sports in Puerto Rico - American football NFL, Sports in Puerto Rico - Baseball, Sports in Puerto Rico - Basketball, Sports in Puerto Rico - Bobsled, Sports in Puerto Rico - Boxing, Sports in Puerto Rico - Cockfights, Sports in Puerto Rico - Equestrian, Sports in Puerto Rico - Fencing, Sports in Puerto Rico - Golf, Sports in Puerto Rico - Horse racing, Sports in Puerto Rico - Marathon, Sports in Puerto Rico - Martial Arts, Sports in Puerto Rico - Professional Wrestling, Sports in Puerto Rico - Sailing, Sports in Puerto Rico - Soccer Futbol, Sports in Puerto Rico - Softball, Sports in Puerto Rico - Swimming competitive, Sports in Puerto Rico - Tennis, Sports in Puerto Rico - Track and Field, Sports in Puerto Rico - Volleyball, Sports in Puerto Rico - External Reference

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United Airlines destinations - United States U.S. Territories Canada and Mexico. Canada Alberta Calgary/Banff (Calgary International Airport) Edmonton (Edmonton International Airport) British Columbia Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport) Manitoba Winnipeg (Winnipeg International Airport) Nova Scotia Halifax (Halifax International Airport) Ontario Ottawa (O ...

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United Airlines destinations, United Airlines destinations - Asia, United Airlines destinations - East Asia, United Airlines destinations - Southeast Asia, United Airlines destinations - Europe, United Airlines destinations - North America, United Airlines destinations - United States U.S. Territories Canada and Mexico, United Airlines destinations - Bermuda and the Caribbean excluding US territories, United Airlines destinations - Central America, United Airlines destinations - South America, United Airlines destinations - Oceania

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United Church of Christ - Liberal Identity?. For over 20 years, UCC has been in a struggle over its identity. Some believe that the UCC is primarily a "United and Uniting" church that merges Christian traditions and gets along despite doctrinal differences, and others believe that the pronouncements of the church indicate it is a gay-friendly, progressive social justice church. In 1999 John H. Thomas was elected General Minister and President of the UCC because of his experience at the local level and with the hope that he could hel ...

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United Church of Christ, United Church of Christ - Origin, United Church of Christ - Doctrine and Beliefs, United Church of Christ - Polity/Organizational Structure, United Church of Christ - Current issues in the UCC, United Church of Christ - Liberal Identity?, United Church of Christ - Branding Campaign, United Church of Christ - Advent 2005 ad Katrina relief and fundraising concerns hamper ad buy, United Church of Christ - Same Sex Marriage controversy, United Church of Christ - Divestment and Tear Down the Wall resolutions, United Church of Christ - Ecumenical relations, United Church of Christ - United Church of Christ Institutions

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Vashon Island to Seattle is the only current (as of October 2005) passenger only service operated by Washington State Ferries. Services operated by private enterprise is often proposed, and occasionally run on an experimental basis. The most recent run, between Edmonds and Seattle, called Aqua Express, has decided to shut down after two years of non-profitable service. West Seattle to the Seattle central business district and Bremerton to ...

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Washington State Ferries, Washington State Ferries - Fleet, Washington State Ferries - Current vehicle routes, Washington State Ferries - Passenger-only service and private, Washington State Ferries - Counties served, Washington State Ferries - Subculture

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The following officers and men were lost with Thresher (SSN-593). NOTE: the designator "(SS)" after an Enlisted Man's name and rate denotes "Qualified in Submarines" and therefore entitled to wear the silver dolphin insignia. USS Thresher SSN-593 - Officers. Harvey, John W., LCDR, Commanding Officer Garner, Pat M., LCDR, Executive Officer Di Nola, Michael J., Lieutenant Commander Lyman, John S., Jr.,, Lieutenant Commander Collier, Merrill F., Lieutenant Sma ...

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Following commissioning Nautilus remained at dockside for further construction and testing until January 17, 1955. At 1100 that day, USS Nautilus put to sea for the first time and signaled her historic message: "Underway on nuclear power". Trials followed, and on 10 May, Nautilus headed south for shakedown. She steamed submerged 1,300 miles (2,100 km) from New London to San Juan, Puerto Rico, covering 1381 miles (2,223 km) in less than 90 hours. She remained submerged while en route, the longest submerged cruise t ...

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USS Nautilus SSN-571, USS Nautilus SSN-571 - Underway on nuclear power, USS Nautilus SSN-571 - Museum

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Stryper - Foundation and Mainstream Success. Stryper was originally known as the Roxx Regime and was comprised of brothers Michael and Robert Sweet and Oz Fox. The name was changed to Stryper soon after when Tim Gaines joined the band. The band debuted with the EP The Yellow and Black Attack in 1984. During this period, Stryper opened for bands like Ratt and Bon Jovi leading some music critics to claim that they were not a true Christian metal band. Their 1985 debut full album, Soldiers Under Command, went gold (at least 500,000 copies sold), and The Yellow and Black ...

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Stryper, Stryper - History, Stryper - Foundation and Mainstream Success, Stryper - Decline, Stryper - Reunion, Stryper - Legacy, Stryper - Current Members, Stryper - Past Members, Stryper - Albums, Stryper - Home videos

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Both Trinidad and Tobago were originally settled by Amerindians of South American origin. Trinidad was first settled by pre-agricultural Archaic people at least 7000 years, making it the earliest-settled part of the Caribbean. Ceramic-using agriculturalists settled Trinidad around 250 BCE and then moved up the Lesser Antillean chain. At the time of European contact Trinidad was occupied by various Arawakan- and Cariban-speaking tribes including the Nepoya, Suppoya and Yao, while Tobago was occupied by the Island Caribs and Galibi. The aborig ...

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Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago - History, Trinidad and Tobago - Politics, Trinidad and Tobago - Regional Corporations and Municipalities, Trinidad and Tobago - Geography, Trinidad and Tobago - Economy, Trinidad and Tobago - Demographics, Trinidad and Tobago - Culture, Trinidad and Tobago - Sports, Trinidad and Tobago - Holidays, Trinidad and Tobago - Notes

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A tropical wave, which had started out from Africa about October 15, then reached the Windward Islands on October 19 and organized into a tropical depression about 180 miles southwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on October 22. Later that day, despite shear from powerful Hurricane Wilma nearby, it strengthened into a tropical storm as it moved west-northwestward. On the morning of October 23, it made landfall near the city of Barahona in the Dominican R ...

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Tropical Storm Alpha 2005, Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Storm history, Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Impact, Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Death toll, Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Haiti, Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Dominican Republic, Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Trivia, Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Naming, Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Records

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The tournament was announced in May 2005. MLB had been attempting to create such a tournament for at least two years; negotiations with the players union and with the owners had held the plan back. Owners, notably Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, had been concerned about their star players being injured in professional play before even spring training begins. This was a concern for the union as well, but their primary objection was with drug testing: MLB wanted the more strenuous Olympic standards in place for the tournament, while the uni ...

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World Baseball Classic, World Baseball Classic - Announcement, World Baseball Classic - Cuba, World Baseball Classic - Format, World Baseball Classic - Pool A, World Baseball Classic - Pool B, World Baseball Classic - Pool C, World Baseball Classic - Pool D

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The north of Argentina was the first part of the present country to be explored by the Spanish colonisation, searching for the routes that would allow them to bring the gold and silver extracted in the Viceroyalty of Peru to the port of Buenos Aires. Santiago del Estero, in the year 1553, was the first city founded in the territory with such ends, but lost its importance when Tucumán and Salta replaced it as mid-stops to the Atlantic coast when these two cities secured from the ...

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Provinces of Argentina, Provinces of Argentina - Geography, Provinces of Argentina - Provinces' geographical situation, Provinces of Argentina - Demographics, Provinces of Argentina - Politics, Provinces of Argentina - History

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Mexicana was founded on July 12, 1921, under the name Compañía Mexicana de Transportación Aérea, (CMTA) as a money carrier to oil fields near Tampico, on the Gulf of Mexico. Mexicana's first plane was a Lincoln standard, a two-seat biplane. The 1920s were groundbreaking times for the airline, with air mail service being established and services like aerial photography being undertaken. In 1929, Pan Am took over the majority of the airline's stock, and the airline opened its first international route, with service to the Uni ...

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Mexicana de Aviación, Mexicana de Aviación - History, Mexicana de Aviación - Livery, Mexicana de Aviación - Destinations, Mexicana de Aviación - Fleet, Mexicana de Aviación - Other facts of interest, Mexicana de Aviación - Timetable images note

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Manila has been the capital of the Philippines for about 500 years, as well as of Spanish Asia, and for this reason, Metro Manila, has a lot to offer, in terms of interesting areas and places. Metro Manila - Parks and Recreation Areas. Located west of Metro Manila, Rizal Park is the reference point for all kilometer points in the island of Luzon and the Philippines. Rizal Park features the statue of the Philippine National Hero Jose Rizal, as well as several Philippine flags, a gigantic relief map of the P ...

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Metro Manila, Metro Manila - Orientation, Metro Manila - Political Divisions, Metro Manila - People, Metro Manila - Ancestry, Metro Manila - Languages, Metro Manila - Religions, Metro Manila - Education, Metro Manila - Places, Metro Manila - Parks and Recreation Areas, Metro Manila - Malls and Markets, Metro Manila - Business Centers, Metro Manila - Dining and Nightlife, Metro Manila - Wealth Extremes, Metro Manila - Police and Security, Metro Manila - Public Utilities, Metro Manila - Electricity, Metro Manila - Water, Metro Manila - Communications, Metro Manila - Transportation, Metro Manila - Roadways, Metro Manila - Railways, Metro Manila - Airports, Metro Manila - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, Metro Manila - History, Metro Manila - International Events and Expositions held in Metro Manila

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Evidence of inhabitants in the area date to 2,000 years BC. On the basin of the Atuel River, 300 years BC lived a group of people that lived of hunting, and cultivation of maize, pumpkins and beans. Some of the tribes present at the arrival of the Spaniards include the Puelches and Huarpes. The first Spanish conquerors came around 1550 from the Viceroyalty of Peru. In 1561 the city of Mendoza was founded. With the creation of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, its 30,000 inhabitants became part of the intendency of Cuyo de Córdoba del Tucumán, but in 1813 the intendency ...

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Mendoza Province, Mendoza Province - History, Mendoza Province - Geography and climate, Mendoza Province - Economy, Mendoza Province - Political division

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Montreal Expos - Creation of the franchise. In 1960, Montreal lost its International League team, the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers). The move to get a new team for the city was led by Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau and councilman Jerry Snyder of Snowdon. They worked to create the Expos in conjunction with Montreal's 1967 World's Fair, Expo 67 (hence the team name). The first owner was Charles Bronfman of the Seagrams whisky empire. The Expos debuted in the Major Leagues in 1969, two years after Expo 67. This marked the first time in its long ...

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Montreal Expos, Montreal Expos - Franchise history, Montreal Expos - Creation of the franchise, Montreal Expos - Social impact of the Expos, Montreal Expos - The team, Montreal Expos - The 1994 season: hope and disappointment, Montreal Expos - The final decade, Montreal Expos - Historic games, Montreal Expos - Baseball Hall of Famers, Montreal Expos - Retired numbers, Montreal Expos - Some notable broadcasters

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The city was established by Juan Pérez de Guevara on 25th July 1540, who named it Santiago de los Ocho Valles de Moyobamba (Santiago of the eight Moyobamba Valleys). It was founded on the site of an Inca settlement and was the first city founded by the Spanish in the Peruvian Amazon. It is the second oldest Spanish town east of the Andes. During the Conquista, Moyobamba was a base from which incursions were made into the surrounding areas. The city was the seat of the first religious missionaries established in the region. The Church used the city as a base, where it begun the task of co ...

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Moyobamba, Moyobamba - History, Moyobamba - Nature, Moyobamba - Economy, Moyobamba - San Juan Festival

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