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<title><![CDATA[Will Amazon's Global Kindle Work in YOUR Country?]]></title>
<link>http://expat21.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/will-amazons-global-kindle-work-in-your-country/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mary Mimouna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[In case you are thinking of purchasing the new global version of Amazon&#8217;s Kindle for Christmas]]></description>
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<p>In case you are thinking of purchasing the new global version of Amazon&#8217;s Kindle for Christmas, be aware that there are still quite a few places that the global version will NOT work.  I was disappointed to find that the new version still will not work in my country.</p>
<p>Apparently the new global version will only work in SOME countries.   I thought it would be helpful to most expats to have a complete list of which countries it will, or will not work in (below).</p>
<p>It&#8217;s also interesting to note the PATTERN of groups of countries where the Kindle doesn&#8217;t work&#8211;some countries probably lack satellite coverage or delivery systems, while others probably don&#8217;t WANT readers to be able to download whatever they want by satellite.</p>
<p>STARRED (*) countries marked below indicate that Kindle needs to be ordered from a SPECIAL PAGE on the Amazon site.</p>
<p><strong>The Global Kindle version DOES work in (as of Dec. 2009):</strong></p>
<p>Aland Islands, Albania, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Australia*, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Boznia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Cote d&#8217;Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Kenya, Kiribati, Lao People&#8217;s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Liberia, Leichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldovia, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozembique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,  Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands &#8211; British, Virgin Islands &#8211; U.S.,  Wallis and Futuna, Zambia, Zimbabwe.</p>
<p><strong>The Global Kindle version does NOT work in (as of Dec. 2009) the following countries:</strong></p>
<p>Afghanistan, Algeria, Antarctica, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, Chad, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, French Southern Territories, Gambia, Guinea, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Isle of Man, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea &#8211; Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of, Korea &#8211; Republic of, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco (including the Western Sahara), New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Pitcairn, Qatar, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands, Sudan, Svalbard and Jan Mayan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tokelau, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Uzbekistan,  Yemen.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Countdown 707.....]]></title>
<link>http://daveplante.com/2009/11/24/countdown-707/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>plante29</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[707 Days until November 1, 2011 &#8211; Election Day in Malta! The campaign starts today!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Barcelona vs Inter och 2010]]></title>
<link>http://greencurry.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/barcelona-vs-inter-och-2010/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Sitter och kollar matchen mellan Barcelona mot Inter, det står just nu 2-0 till Barcelona och dom ve]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Sitter och kollar matchen mellan<a href="http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotbollsbladet/internationell/championsleague/article6179124.ab"> Barcelona mot Inter</a>, det står just nu 2-0 till Barcelona och dom verkar ha ett starkt övertag på Inter just nu. Zlatan sitter på bänken och man väntar lite otåligt på att få se lite <a href="http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotbollsbladet/internationell/championsleague/article6181758.ab">Zlatan show</a>. Några från kontoret valde att se matchen ute på Native i Paceville, men pallar inte riktigt med de nu på tisdagskvällen så drog hem och kolla på det istället. Blev lite sent igår när jag satt och jobba och snacka med gamle &#8220;Brutus&#8221; i Washington. Det är lite tidsskillnad så man får se till att snacka när båda kan.</p>
<p>Precis som vanligt så var diskussionerna om vad som varit och vad som komma skall. Vad man hade för planer för några år sen och vad man har för planer idag. Tiderna förändras och man får revidera planerna lite från vad man hade tidigare. Jag tror helt klart att jag i nuläget är precis där jag vill vara för att kunna jobba mig åt mina mål. Kan väll knappast ha begärt ett bättre läge faktiskt. Så det är bara att fokusera på &#8220;the game plan&#8221;.</p>
<p>Skrev ihop lite planer häromdagen hur jag skulle vilja att 2010 skulle se ut. Mer fokus på träning/hälsa,  samt poker. 2009 var ett år där poker och träning kommit lite i skymundan faktiskt. I alla fall pokergrinden. Först nu på senare tid har jag börjat få fart på den lite. Men jag lyckades inte riktigt fokusera på båda sakerna första året på det nya jobbet. Jag antar att det var för att det var en hel del festande här nere på Malta. Typ mer än vad som festades i Thailand tidigare&#8230; Men det gäller ju att socializa lite i den här branschen, så&#8230;. heheh. I all fall, det jag tänker mig är att spela mer regelbundet och gymma mer regelbundet. Tänkte resa en hel del mer nu i Europa främst och besöka lite casinon. Vi får se hur det går med det här projektet, men jag tror och hoppas verkligen att jag kan lyckas med det. Vill kunna kombinera nytta med nöje.</p>
<p>På tapeten i pokervärlden just nu är det Isildur1 som just nu tar hela pokervärlden med häpnad då han vänder upp och ner på den pokerhierarki som rådde innan han dök upp på highstakesborden på Full Tilt Poker. Han lyckas multi-tablea mot de bästa spelarna i världen HU och han verkar klara sig rätt bra. Han har redan varit inblandad i några av de största potterna i världen där summan varit över en miljon dollar&#8230;. sick.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/poker/article6173996.ab">Nu i veckan spelas även Poker-SM på Unibet</a>.  Två events har avgjorts, <a title="mörkpoker" href="http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/poker/article6180696.ab">mörkpoker</a> och shorthanded eventet. Min vän Banken hamnade i pengarna i Shorthanded eventet. Full nöjd var han icke, men bra spelat. Här är en liten intervju med honom: <a href="http://se.cardlovers.com/news/shownews/1131/Shah_i_Poker_SM_2009/">Shah spelar Poker-SM 2009</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[History of Malta]]></title>
<link>http://yourmission.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/history-of-malta/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>yourmission</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the most notable periods of Malta&#8217;s history is the temple period, starting around 3600 ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://yourmission.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/121.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-800" title="1" src="http://yourmission.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/121.jpg" alt="" width="423" height="268" /></a>One of the most notable periods of Malta&#8217;s history is the temple period, starting around 3600 BC. The Ggantia Prehistoric Temple in Gozo are the oldest free-standing buildings in the world. Many of the temples are in the form of five semicircular rooms connected at the centre. It has been suggested that these might have represented the head, arms and legs of a deity, since one of the commonest kinds of statue found in these temples is a fat woman — a symbol of fertility. The Temple period lasted until about 2500 BC, at which point the civilization that raised these huge monoliths seems to have disappeared. There is much speculation about what might have happened and whether they were completely wiped out or assimilated.</p>
<p>After the Temple period came the <a title="Bronze Age" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age">Bronze Age</a>. From this period there remains of a number of settlements and villages, as well as <a title="Dolmen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolmen">dolmens</a> — altar-like structures made out of very large slabs of stone. One surviving <a title="Menhir" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menhir">menhir</a>, which was used to build temples, still stands at <a title="Kirkop" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkop">Kirkop</a>; it is one of the few still in good condition. Among the most interesting and mysterious remnants of this era are the so-called cart ruts as they can be seen at a place on Malta called <a title="Clapham Junction (Malta)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapham_Junction_(Malta)">Clapham Junction</a>. These are pairs of parallel channels cut into the surface of the rock, and extending for considerable distances, often in an exactly straight line. Their exact use is unknown. One suggestion is that beasts of burden used to pull carts along, and these channels would guide the carts and prevent the animals from straying.</p>
<p><strong>Phoenicians and Greeks</strong></p>
<p>The society that built these structures eventually died out or at any rate disappeared. <a title="Phoenicians" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicians">Phoenicians</a> from <a title="Tyre, Lebanon" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre,_Lebanon">Tyre</a> colonized the islands around 1000 BC, using them as an outpost from which they expanded sea explorations and trade in the Mediterranean. They named the island <em>Malat</em> (&#8220;refuge&#8221;) and lived in the area now occupied by the city of <a title="Mdina" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mdina">Mdina</a> and its suburb <a title="Rabat" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabat">Rabat</a>.</p>
<p>In the late 8th century BC, a Greek <a title="Colonies in antiquity" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonies_in_antiquity#Greek_colonies_.28.22apoikiai.22.29">colony</a> called <em>Melite</em> (from the <a title="Doric Greek" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doric_Greek">Doric Greek</a> word for &#8220;<a title="Honeybee" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeybee">honeybee</a>&#8220;) was founded on the main island. The name is thought to be in reference to an endemic species of bee on the island, and the distinctive honey it produces.</p>
<p><strong>Carthage and Rome</strong></p>
<p>The islands later came under the control of <a title="Carthage" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthage">Carthage</a> (400 BC) and then of <a title="Roman Republic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic">Rome</a> (218 BC). The islands prospered under Roman rule, and were eventually distinguished as a <a title="Municipium" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipium">Municipium</a> and a Foederata <a title="Civitas" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civitas">Civitas</a>. Many Roman antiquities still exist, testifying to the close link between the Maltese inhabitants and the people of Rome.</p>
<p>In <a title="Anno Domini" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anno_Domini">AD</a> 60, the islands were visited by <a title="Paul of Tarsus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_of_Tarsus">Saint Paul</a>, who is said to have been shipwrecked on the shores of the aptly-named &#8220;<a title="St. Paul's Bay" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul%27s_Bay">Saint Paul&#8217;s Bay</a>&#8220;. Studies of the currents and prevalent winds at the time however, render it more likely that the shipwreck occurred in or around St. Thomas Bay in Marsaskala.</p>
<p>In 440 the island was captured by the <a title="Vandals" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandals">Vandals</a>, which had recently occupied the <a title="Roman Empire" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire">Roman</a> <a title="Africa Province" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Province">province of Africa</a>. It was recovered by the <a title="Byzantine Empire" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire">east Roman</a> general <a title="Belisarius" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisarius">Belisarius</a> in 533, along with the other Vandal possessions, and remained a part of the east Roman province of <a title="Sicily" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicily">Sicily</a> for the next 340 years.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://yourmission.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/123.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-805" title="1" src="http://yourmission.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/123.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></a>Arab Period</strong></p>
<p>Malta was occupied by <a title="History of Islam in southern Italy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Islam_in_southern_Italy">the Fatimids</a>, who exerted 220 years of influence on the existing civilization. In addition to their language, <a title="Siculo-Arabic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siculo-Arabic">Siculo-Arabic</a>, cotton, oranges and lemons and many new techniques in irrigation were introduced. Some of these, like the noria (&#8220;waterwheel&#8221;), are still used, unchanged, today. Many place names in Malta date to this period. The <a title="Phoenicia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia">Phoenician</a> city of <a title="Mdina" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mdina">Mdina</a> was extensively modified in this period.</p>
<p><strong>Kingdom of Sicily</strong></p>
<p>Between 1194 and 1530 the <a title="Kingdom of Sicily" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Sicily">Kingdom of Sicily</a> ruled the Maltese islands and a process of full <a title="Romanization (cultural)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_(cultural)">latinisation</a> started in Malta.</p>
<p>In 1091, count <a title="Roger I of Sicily" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_I_of_Sicily">Roger I of Sicily</a>, made an initial attempt to establish Norman rule of Malta and was greeted by the few native Christians. In 1127, his son <a title="Roger II of Sicily" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_II_of_Sicily">Roger II of Sicily</a> succeeded. This marked the gradual change from an Arab cultural influence to a European one. In 1191, <a title="Tancred of Sicily" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tancred_of_Sicily">Tancred of Sicily</a> appointed <a title="Margaritus of Brindisi" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaritus_of_Brindisi">Margaritus of Brindisi</a> the first <a title="Count of Malta" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_of_Malta">Count of Malta</a>. Until the 13th century, however, there remained a strong Muslim segment of society.</p>
<p>Malta was an appendage of <a title="Sicily" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicily">Sicily</a> for nearly 440 years.</p>
<p>During this period, Malta was sold and resold to various feudal lords and barons and was dominated successively by the rulers of <a title="Swabians" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabians">Swabia</a>, <a title="Angevin" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angevin">Angevin</a>, <a title="Kingdom of Aragon" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Aragon">Aragon</a>, <a title="Crown of Castile" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_of_Castile">Castile</a>, and Spain. Eventually Aragon, which then ruled Malta, joined with Castile in 1479, and Malta became part of the <a title="Spanish Empire" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Empire">Spanish Empire</a>.</p>
<p>Malta&#8217;s administration thus fell in the hands of the <a title="Nobility of Malta" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobility_of_Malta">Maltese nobility</a>, who formed a governing body called the Università.</p>
<p>After the <a title="Norman conquest of southern Italy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_conquest_of_southern_Italy">Norman conquest</a> the population of the Maltese islands kept growing mainly through immigration from the north (Sicily and Italy), with the exile to Malta of the entire male population of the town of <a title="Celano" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celano">Celano</a> (Italy) in 1223, the stationing of a Norman and Sicilian garrison on Malta in 1240 and the settlement in Malta of noble families from Sicily between 1372 and 1450. As a consequence of this one major academic study found that &#8220;the contemporary males of Malta most likely originated from Southern Italy, including Sicily and up to Calabria&#8221;.</p>
<p><strong>Knights of St. John</strong></p>
<p>In the early 16th century, the <a title="Ottoman Empire" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire">Ottoman Empire</a> started spreading over the region, reaching South-East Europe. The Spanish king <a title="Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor">Charles V</a> feared that if Rome fell to the Turks, it would be the end of Christian Europe. In 1522, Suleiman II drove the Knight Hospitallers of St. John out of Rhodes. They dispersed to their commanderies in Europe. Wanting to protect Rome from invasion from the South, in 1530, Charles V handed over the island to these Knights.</p>
<p>For the next 275 years, these famous &#8220;Knights of Malta&#8221; made the island their domain and made the <a title="Italian language" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_language">italian language</a> official. They built towns, palaces, churches, gardens, and fortifications and embellished the island with numerous works of art and enhanced cultural heritage.</p>
<p>The order of the Knights of St. John was originally established to set up outposts along the route to the Holy Land, to assist pilgrims going in either direction. Owing to the many confrontations that took place, one of their main tasks was to provide medical assistance, and even today the eight-pointed cross is still in wide use in ambulances and first aid organisations. In return for the many lives they saved, the Order received many newly conquered territories that had to be defended. Together with the need to defend the pilgrims in their care, this gave rise to the strong military wing of the Knights. Over time, the Order became strong and rich. From hospitallers first and military second, these priorities reversed. Since much of the territory they covered was around the Mediterranean region, they became notable seamen.</p>
<p><strong>The Great Siege</strong></p>
<p>From Malta the knights resumed their seaborne attacks of Ottoman shipping, and before long the <a title="Suleiman the Magnificent" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suleiman_the_Magnificent">Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent</a> ordered a final attack on the Order. By this time the Knights had occupied the city of <a title="Birgu" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgu">Birgu</a>, which had excellent harbours to house their fleet. Also Birgu was one of the two major urban places at that time, the other most urban place being <a title="Mdina" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mdina">Mdina</a> the old capital city of Malta. The defences around Birgu were enhanced and new fortifications built on the other point where now there is <a title="Senglea" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senglea">Senglea</a>. Also a small fort was built at the tip of the peninsula where the city of <a title="Valletta" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valletta">Valletta</a> now stands and was named Fort St. Elmo.</p>
<p>On 18 May 1565, Suleiman the Magnificent laid siege to Malta. By the time the Ottoman fleet arrived the Knights were as ready as they could be. First the Ottomans attacked the newly built fort of St. Elmo and after a whole month of fighting the fort was in rubble and the soldiers kept fighting till the Turks ended their lives. After this they started attacking Birgu and the fortifications at Senglea but to no gain.</p>
<p>After a protracted siege ended on 8 September of the same year, which became known in history as &#8220;<a title="Siege of Malta (1565)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Malta_(1565)">the Great Siege</a>&#8220;, the <a title="Ottoman Empire" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire">Ottoman Empire</a> conceded defeat as the approaching winter storms threatened to prevent them from leaving. The Ottoman empire had expected an easy victory within weeks. They had 40,000 men arrayed against the Knights&#8217; nine thousand, most of them Maltese soldiers and simple citizens bearing arms. Their loss of thousands of men was very demoralising. The Ottomans made no further significant military advances in Europe and the Sultan died a few years later.</p>
<p><strong>After the War</strong></p>
<p>The year after, the Order started work on a new city with fortifications like no other, on a peninsula called <a title="Gholja Sciberras (page does not exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gholja_Sciberras&#38;action=edit&#38;redlink=1">Gholja Sciberras</a> which the Ottomans had used as a base during the siege. It was named <a title="Valletta" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valletta">Valletta</a> after Jean Parisot de Valette, the Grand Master who had seen the Order through its victory. Since the Ottoman Empire never attacked again, the fortifications were never put to the test, and today remain one of the best-preserved fortifications of this period.</p>
<p>Unlike other rulers of the island, the Order of St. John did not have a &#8220;home country&#8221; outside the island. The island became their home, so they invested in it more heavily than any other power. Besides, its members came from noble families, and had amassed considerable fortune due to their services in the route to the Holy Land. The architectural and artistic remains of this period remain among the greatest of Malta&#8217;s history, especially in their &#8220;prize jewel&#8221; — the city of Valletta.</p>
<p>However, as their main <em>raison d&#8217;être</em> had ceased to exist, the Order&#8217;s glory days were over.</p>
<p><strong>French conquest</strong></p>
<p>Over the years, the power of the Knights declined; their reign ended when <a title="Napoleon Bonaparte" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Bonaparte">Napoleon Bonaparte</a>&#8217;s fleet arrived in 1798, en route to his expedition of <a title="Egypt" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt">Egypt</a>. Napoleon asked for safe harbour to resupply his ships, and when they refused to supply him with water, <a title="Napoleon Bonaparte" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Bonaparte">Napoleon Bonaparte</a> sent a division to scale the hills of Valletta. Grand Master <a title="Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_von_Hompesch_zu_Bolheim">Hompesch</a> capitulated, and Napoleon stayed in Malta for a few days during which he systematically looted the moveable assets of the Order and established an administration controlled by his nominees; however, Napoleon also established a liberal law system based on that of the <a title="French Revolution" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution">French Revolution</a> in place of the archaic and feudal system in place, and freed 2,000 Muslim slaves kept on the island. He then sailed for Egypt leaving a substantial garrison in Malta. Since the Order had also been growing unpopular with the local Maltese, the latter initially viewed the French with optimism. This illusion did not last long. Within months the French were closing convents and seizing church treasures. The Maltese people rebelled, and the French garrison of General <a title="Claude-Henri Belgrand de Vaubois" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude-Henri_Belgrand_de_Vaubois">Claude-Henri Belgrand de Vaubois</a> retreated into Valletta. After several failed attempts by the locals to retake Valletta, they asked the British for assistance. Rear Admiral Lord <a title="Horatio Nelson" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Nelson">Horatio Nelson</a> decided on a total blockade, and in 1800 the French garrison surrendered.</p>
<p><strong>British rule</strong></p>
<p>In 1800, Malta voluntarily became part of the <a title="British Empire" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Empire">British Empire</a>. Under the terms of the 1802 <a title="Treaty of Amiens" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Amiens">Treaty of Amiens</a>, Britain was supposed to evacuate the island, but failed to keep this obligation &#8211; one of several mutual cases of non-adherence to the treaty, which eventually led to its collapse and the resumption of war between Britain and France.<sup> </sup></p>
<p>Although initially the island was not given much importance, its excellent harbours became a prized asset for the British, especially after the opening of the <a title="Suez canal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_canal">Suez canal</a>. The island became a military and naval fortress, the headquarters of the British Mediterranean fleet.</p>
<p><a title="Home rule" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_rule">Home rule</a> was refused to the Maltese until 1921 although a partly elected legislative council was created as early as 1849, and the locals sometimes suffered considerable poverty.{Attard P.76}</p>
<p>This was due to the island being overpopulated and largely dependent on British military expenditure which varied with the demands of war. Throughout the 19th century, the British administration instituted several liberal constitutional reforms{Luke ChVIII} which were generally resisted by the Church and the Maltese elite who preferred to cling to their feudal privileges.{Attard P.64:Luke P.107}. Political organizations, like the <a title="Nationalist Party (Malta)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalist_Party_(Malta)">Nationalist Party</a>, were created or had as one of their aims, the protection of the <a title="Italian language" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_language">italian language</a> in Malta.</p>
<p>In 1919, there were riots over the excessive price of bread. These would lead to greater autonomy for the locals. Malta obtained a <a title="Bicameral" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicameral">bicameral</a> <a title="Parliament of Malta" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Malta">parliament</a> with a Senate (abolished in 1949) and an elected Legislative Assembly. The Constitution was suspended twice. In <a title="1930" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930">1930</a> it was suspended that a free and fair election would not be possible following a clash between the governing <a title="Constitutional Party (Malta)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Party_(Malta)">Constitutional Party</a> and the Church and the latter&#8217;s subsequent imposition of mortal sin on voters of the party and its allies. In <a title="1934" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934">1934</a> the Constitution was revoked over the Government&#8217;s budgetary vote for the teaching of Italian in elementary schools.</p>
<p><strong>Language issue</strong></p>
<p>Before the arrival of the British, the official language since 1530 (and the one of the educated elite) had been Italian, but this was downgraded by the increased use of English. In 1934, English and <a title="Maltese language" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_language">Maltese</a> were declared the sole official languages.</p>
<p>In 1934, only about 15% of the population could speak Italian.{Luke P.113} This meant that out of 58,000 males qualified by age to be jurors, only 767 could qualify by language, as only Italian had till then been used in the courts.{Luke P.113} This injustice carried more weight than concerns over Fascism.</p>
<p><strong>World War II</strong></p>
<p>Before <a title="World War II" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II">World War II</a>, Valletta was the location of the <a title="Royal Navy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy">Royal Navy</a>&#8217;s <a title="British Mediterranean Fleet" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Mediterranean_Fleet">Mediterranean Fleet</a>&#8217;s headquarters. However, despite <a title="Winston Churchill" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill">Winston Churchill</a>&#8217;s objections, the command was moved to <a title="Alexandria" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria">Alexandria</a>, <a title="Egypt" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt">Egypt</a>, early in the war.[Elliot] At the time of the Italian declaration of war (10 June 1940), Malta had a garrison of less than four thousand soldiers and about five weeks&#8217; of food supplies for the population of about three hundred thousand. In addition, Malta&#8217;s air defences consisted of about forty-two <a title="Anti-aircraft" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-aircraft">anti-aircraft</a> guns (thirty-four &#8220;heavy&#8221; and eight &#8220;light&#8221;) and four <a title="Gloster Gladiator" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Gladiator">Gloster Gladiators</a>, for which three pilots were available.</p>
<p>Being a British colony, situated close to Sicily and the <a title="Axis Powers" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_Powers">Axis</a> shipping lanes, Malta was bombarded by the Italian and German air forces. Malta was used by the British to launch attacks on the Italian navy and had a submarine base. It was also used as a listening post, reading German radio messages including <a title="Enigma (machine)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_(machine)">Enigma</a> traffic.</p>
<p>The first air raids against Malta occurred on 11 June 1940; there were six attacks that day. The island&#8217;s <a title="Biplane" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biplane">biplanes</a> were unable to defend due to the <a title="RAF Luqa" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Luqa">Luqa Airfield</a> being unfinished; however, the airfield was ready by the seventh attack. Initially, the Italians would fly at about 5,500 m, then they dropped down to three thousand metres (in order to improve the accuracy of their bombs). <a title="R. I. K. Paine (page does not exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=R._I._K._Paine&#38;action=edit&#38;redlink=1">Major Paine</a> stated, &#8220;[After they dropped down], we bagged one or two every other day, so they started coming in at [six thousand metres]. Their bombing was never very accurate. As they flew higher it became quite indiscriminate.&#8221;<sup>[]</sup> <a title="Mabel Strickland" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_Strickland">Mabel Strickland</a> would state, &#8220;The Italians decided they didn&#8217;t like [the Gladiators and AA guns], so they dropped their bombs [thirty kilometres] off Malta and went back.&#8221;</p>
<p>By the end of August, the Gladiators were reinforced by twelve <a title="Hawker Hurricane" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane">Hawker Hurricanes</a> which had arrived via <a title="HMS Argus (1917)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Argus_(1917)">HMS <em>Argus</em></a>. During the first five months of combat, the island&#8217;s aircraft destroyed or damaged about thirty-seven Italian aircraft. Italian <a title="Fighter plane" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter_plane">fighter</a> pilot <a title="Francisco Cavalera" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Cavalera">Francisco Cavalera</a> observed, &#8220;Malta was really a big problem for us—very well-defended.&#8221; On Malta, 330 people had been killed and 297 were seriously wounded. In January 1941, the German <a title="10th Air Corps (Germany)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_Air_Corps_(Germany)">X. <em>Fliegerkorps</em></a> arrived in Sicily as the <a title="Afrika Korps" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Korps">Afrika Korps</a> arrived in <a title="Libya" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya">Libya</a>.</p>
<p>On 15 April 1942, <a title="George VI of the United Kingdom" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_VI_of_the_United_Kingdom">King George VI</a> awarded the <a title="George Cross (Malta)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cross_(Malta)">George Cross</a> (the highest civilian award for</p>
<p>gallantry) &#8220;to the island fortress of Malta — its people and defenders.&#8221; President Franklin Roosevelt, describing the wartime period, called Malta &#8220;one tiny bright flame in the darkness.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Attempted integration with the United Kingdom</strong></p>
<p>After World War 2, the islands achieved self-rule, with the Maltese Labour Party (MLP) of <a title="Dom Mintoff" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom_Mintoff">Dom Mintoff</a> seeking either full integration with the UK or else &#8220;self-determination (independence), and the <a title="Nationalist Party (Malta)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalist_Party_(Malta)">Nationalist Party</a> (PN) of Dr. <a title="George Borg Olivier" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Borg_Olivier">George Borg Olivier</a> favouring &#8220;dominion status&#8221; which was the same type of independence that Canada, Austraia and New Zealand have.</p>
<p>In December 1955, a Round Table Conference was held in London, on the future of Malta, attended by Mintoff, Borg Olivier and other Maltese politicians, along with the British <a title="Secretary of State for the Colonies" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies">Colonial Secretary</a>, <a title="Alan Lennox-Boyd" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Lennox-Boyd">Alan Lennox-Boyd</a>. The British government agreed to offer the islands their own representation in the <a title="British House of Commons" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_House_of_Commons">British House of Commons</a>, with the <a title="Home Office" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office">Home Office</a> taking over responsibility for Maltese affairs from the Colonial Office.</p>
<p>Under the proposals, the Maltese Parliament would retain responsibility over all affairs except defence, foreign policy, and taxation. The Maltese were also to have social and economic parity with the UK, to be guaranteed by the British Ministry of Defence (MoD), the islands&#8217; main source of employment. Although this received large support in a referendum on 14 February 1956, the</p>
<p>Nationalist Party boycotted the referendum and this rendered the result inconclusive.</p>
<p>In addition, the decreasing strategic importance of Malta to the Royal Navy meant that the British government was increasingly reluctant to maintain the naval dockyards. Following a decision by the Admiralty to dismiss 40 workers at the dockyard, Mintoff declared that &#8220;representatives of the Maltese people in Parliament declare that they are no longer bound by agreements and obligations toward the British government&#8230;&#8221; In response, the Colonial Secretary sent a cable to Mintoff, stating that he had &#8220;recklessly hazarded&#8221; the whole integration plan. This led to the islands being placed under direct rule from London, with the MLP abandoning support for integration and now advocating independence.</p>
<p>While France had implemented a similar policy in its colonies, some of which became <a title="Overseas departments" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_departments">overseas departments</a>, the status offered to Malta from Britain constituted a unique exception. Malta was the only <a title="British overseas territory" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_overseas_territory">British colony</a> where integration with the UK was seriously considered, and subsequent British governments have ruled out integration for remaining overseas territories, such as <a title="Gibraltar" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://yourmission.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/122.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-803" title="1" src="http://yourmission.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/122.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="298" /></a>Independence</strong></p>
<p>On 21 September 1964, Malta became an independent state. This is celebrated as Independence Day or Jum l-Indipendenza in <a title="Maltese language" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_language">Maltese</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Republic Day</strong></p>
<p>Malta became a republic on 13 December 1974, with the last Governor-General, <a title="Anthony Mamo" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Mamo">Sir Anthony Mamo</a>, as its first <a title="President of Malta" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Malta">President</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Freedom Day</strong></p>
<p>On 1 April 1979 the last British forces left the island after the end of the economic pact to stabilise the Maltese economy. This is celebrated as Freedom Day (Jum Il-Ħelsien) on 31 March.</p>
<p>Celebrations start with a ceremony in Floriana near the War Memorial. A popular event on this memorable day is the traditional regatta. The regatta is held at the Grand Harbour and the teams taking part in it give it their best shot to win the much coveted aggregate Regatta Shield.</p>
<p>Information from <a href="http://www.wikipedia.org">www.wikipedia.org</a></p>
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<p>Er offshore selskaber lyssky selskabsformer eller?</p>
<p>Begrebet “Offshore selskaber” omfatter alle selskaber stiftet uden for den kontinentale sokkel (dvs. på øer forskellige steder i verden).<br />
Sådanne selskaber har tidligere været forbundet med økonomisk kriminalitet, selskabstømning eller decideret guerillakrig mod skattemyndighederne, fordi forholdene på sådanne øer oftest er meget forskellige fra de juridiske regler i henholdsvis Europa og USA. Dette ry har selvfølgelig afholdt mange fra at benytte disse selskaber, mens andre har set det som en mulighed for at misbruge reglerne på området. Dette er beklageligt, da der er mange legitime fordele forbundet med brugen af udenlandske selskaber. Hvis man fra starten er opmærksom på de danske regler på området, og sørger for at holde sig inden for disse (dvs. at man ikke søger kreditor og skattely) vil mange kunne gøre god brug af fordelene ved udenlandske selskaber eller afdelinger.</p>
<p><strong>De anderledes regler kan bl.a. give følgende fordele:</strong></p>
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<li>Selskaber der stiftes i offshore destinationer har samme status som det danske A/S uden samme kapitalkrav.</li>
<li>Oftest er det tilladt at låne penge af selskabet &#8211; aktionærlån er altså tilladt.</li>
<li>Fast revisor er ikke påkrævet, og i nogle destinationer er der end ikke regnskabspligt.</li>
<li>Man har ikke pligt til at offentliggøre årsregnskab.</li>
<li>Immaterielle rettigheder kan med fordel indkapsles i et offshore selskab, hvorved man opnår optimal beskyttelse.</li>
<li>Selskabet har begrænset personlig hæftelse for deltagerne, og kan have benævnelserne ApS, A/S, Ltd., Limited, GmbH, A/G, Inc., Int., Corp., SA, m.m.</li>
<li>Ejerskab af selskabet kan placeres i en trust fond eller hos en nominee shareholder, hvorved det isoleres fra det danske selskab eller fra dansk skattepligt. Dette skaber konkurrencefremmende anonymitet.</li>
<li>Afhængig af hvilken destination man vælger, har man mulighed for selv at udpege hvilke regler der skal gælde for selskabet, samt hvilke domstole der skal kunne gennemtvinge eventuelle afgørelser.</li>
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<p>Landene som anvendes som destinationer, har strenge fortrolighedsforpligtelser, som medfører strafferetligt ansvar for finansielle institutioner der lækker oplysninger, uden at dette sker på baggrund af en retskendelse eller dom. Som følge af ovenstående fordele, anvendes offshore selskaber i vid udstrækning af mange danske selskaber er under selskaber noteret ved fondsbørsen. Også private selskaber, benytter sig i større udstrækning af offshore selskaber, især på grund af de lave omkostninger og det begrænsede ansvar.<br />
Udenlandske selskaber bliver da også mere og mere almindelige i det danske selskabslandskab, og skattemyndighederne godkender i vid udstrækning disse nye selskabsformer.</p>
<p>Det må antages, at især danske anparts- og aktieselskaber vil få hård konkurrence af udenlandske selskaber i de kommende år. Så længe kapitalkravet for danske selskaber forbliver relativt højt og ufleksibelt, vil mange til stadighed søge udenlands.</p>
<p> <strong>Kontakt os på 25 690 543 eller besøg vores hjemmeside på </strong><a href="http://www.globalindependence.dk/"><strong>www.globalindependence.dk</strong></a><strong></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Vi sørger for det hele.<br />
</strong>Med en samlet offshore selskabs-pakke får du en professionel løsning fra starten. Vi hjælper dig med åbning af en anonym bankkonto til selskabet og vi sørger for alle de dokumenter der skal behandles. Opsætningen af bankkontoen tager ca. 4 uger, alt efter hvilken bank der vælges. Vi står for den aktuelle papirgang i forbindelse med selskabet, i form af professionel lokaldirektør services,<br />
så du ikke behøver tænke på andet end den daglige drift og dine kunder. Lokaldirektør funktionen kan naturligvis fravælges hvis det foretrækkes.</p>
<p>I dag tænker, planlægger og arbejder vi langt ud over de grænser, der havde betydning før i tiden. Færre virksomheder driver forretning udelukkende lokalt &#8211; flere har behov for og gør brug af internationaliseringen. Det er disse forhold, der har givet IBC selskaberne deres eksistensgrundlag.</p>
<p>Et IBC selskab (International Business Company) er det samme som et offshore selskab – den anvendte betegnelse afhænger udelukkende af, hvem man taler med. I det følgende vil denne type selskaber blive omtalt som offshore selskaber.</p>
<p><strong>Offshore Selskaber<br />
</strong>Et offshore selskab er et aktieselskab, der udelukkende driver forretning med kunder eller leverandører uden for det land, hvor det hører hjemme. Derfor kaldes det et “internationalt handelsselskab”. Der kan f.eks. være tale om et selskab der er hjemmehørende på Seychellerne, men som udelukkende handler med et andre lande. Sådanne selskaber, som ikke driver forretning i hjemlandet, undtages fra at betale skat af al indtjening udefra, og besparelserne kan derfor være høje for produktions virksomheder. Den stille forretningspartner Offshore selskaber fungerer som en stille forretningspartner, forstået på den måde, at det er etableret i et land, hvor de lokale myndigheder ikke interesserer sig synderligt for dets forretning, fordi det ikke betaler skat.</p>
<p><em>Et eksempel på sådan en stille forretningspartner er det selskab, TDC i flere år brugte som en ”Sell and lease back” løsning på Cayman Island. Selskabet leasede telefoncentraler til TDC, som derved opnåede et skattefradrag, der var større end, hvis TDC selv havde ejet centralerne. Fremgangsmåden var i fuld overensstemmelse med de love, der var gældende på det tidspunkt. Eksemplet er dog kun ment som illustration, da lovgivningen efterfølgende er blevet ændret således at konstruktionen ikke længere er tilladt.</em></p>
<p><strong>Gode Offshore destinationer<br />
</strong>Som gode offshore destinationer kan nævnes: Jomfruøerne (British Virgin Islands – også kaldet BVI), Seychellerne, Cayman Island, Panama, Bahamas, Vanuatu og Kanal Øerne. Også Gibraltar har i mange år været hjemsted for offshore/IBC selskaber. Vi anbefaler som standard Seychellerne og BVI.</p>
<p><strong>Populær selskabstype</strong><br />
Internationale selskaber placeret offshore er tydeligvis populære. I et lille land som British Virgin<br />
Islands med dets kun 22.000 indbyggere, har mere end 300.000 internationale selskaber allerede<br />
etableret sig. Og det er en forældet opfattelse, at offshore selskaber kun er for forretningsfolk, der<br />
vil gemme sig på grund at deres ufine forretningsmetoder. De anvendes nu indenfor rammerne af<br />
deres respektive lovgivning, og de store internationale børser såsom NASDAQ anerkender og<br />
tillader nu, at selskaber etableret i offshore destinationer, bliver børsnoteret hos dem.</p>
<p><strong>Kontakt os på 25 690 543 eller besøg vores hjemmeside på </strong><a href="http://www.globalindependence.dk/"><strong>www.globalindependence.dk</strong></a><strong></strong></p>
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<p> <strong>Dette har været af afgørende betydning for udviklingen.</strong><br />
Ligeledes har store internationale revisionshuse som KPMG og PWC placeret sig i disse jurisdiktioner &#8211; både for at drive forretning med rådgivning for deres nuværende kunder og for at få del i det marked, der findes på dette område. Offshore selskaber benyttes ofte til handel. For eksempel kan disse internationale selskab med stor fordel bruges som ”broker-selskab” &#8211; altså et selskab, der fungerer som mellemled for import- og eksport virksomheder. Denne form for anvendelse af udenlandske selskaber tilbyder mange fordele men det kræver også at man sætter sig grundigt ind i de pågældende markedsvilkår. Reglerne for transfer pricing er omfattende, og ingen bør lade hovedparten af et selskabs handel køre igennem et udenlandsk led uden at kende til disse.</p>
<p>Op gennem 90’erne, hvor it-branchen havde sine gyldne år, brugte mange store distributører et offshore IBC som fast forretningspartner, når de importerede udstyr fra eksempelvis Fjernøsten eller USA. Derved kunne de bedre styre overskuddet i det land, hvor varerne blev afsat. En yderligere fordel ved konstruktionen var, at de lukrative bonusordninger, som eksempelvis Intel, Microsoft og HP tilbød, ikke blev udbetalt til distributøren i det højt beskattede land, men til det internationale offshore selskab, som ikke betalte skat.</p>
<p><strong>IBC Offshore selskaber – Hvad er historien?<br />
</strong>Det første offshore selskab så dagens lys i en af verdens ældste offshore jurisdiktioner: Liechtenstein. Baggrunden var, at Liechtenstein efter første verdenskrig ønskede at distancere sig fra Østrig og Tyskland og i stedet lægge sig op ad Schweiz, der havde en god, stabil økonomi. Liechtenstein havde stærkt behov for udenlandske investeringer og opfandt derfor IBC selskabet, der ikke betalte skat, så længe det handlede internationalt. I 1926 faldt lovgivningen på plads, og Liechtenstein ramte med sin nye strategi et kæmpe marked, der betød en stærk opblomstring i Liechtensteins økonomi. Liechtensteins IBC selskaber var forløbere for de Offshore selskaber, vi kender i dag, hvor strukturering og strategiplanlægning i virksomheder er blevet meget komplekst, og hvor økonomisk beskyttelse og det at værne om privatlivet bliver stadigt mere vigtigt.</p>
<p><strong>Hvem bruger offshore selskaber?<br />
</strong>I dag benyttes offshore selskaber både af privatpersoner og forretningsfolk. Her er en række</p>
<p>eksempler:</p>
<p>Private investorer<br />
Private daytraders<br />
Private personer, der ønsker anonyme bankkonti<br />
Private personer, der arbejder freelance<br />
Selskaber, der driver international handel<br />
Selskaber, der har brug for et holdingselskab<br />
Selskaber, der ønsker at optimere eller minimere skattebyrden</p>
<p>Et godt eksempel på virksomheder, der benytter offshore selskaber, er store internationale rederier, som har forretninger på kryds af landegrænserne. Ligeledes har eksport orienterede virksomheder og banker haft store fordele ved at strække sig over flere jurisdiktioner end blot den danske. Specifikt for eksempelvis banker, har man fundet det attraktivt at stifte selskaber på det velkendte Cayman Island. Andre brugere af offshore selskaber er de såkaldte PT’er, Perpetual Travelers, der har hele verden som arbejdsplads. De har ingen fast bopæl og betaler derfor ikke skat.</p>
<p> Disse “Kosmopolitter” benytter offshore selskaber til at fakturere deres kunder eller arbejdsgiver med. Dette kunne f.eks. være journalister der arbejder uden tilknytning, eller kunstnere der rejser rundt og søger inspiration verden over, etc.</p>
<p><strong>Fortrolighed, ingen skat og meget mere!<br />
</strong>Der er mange fordele ved at benytte et offshore selskab. En af de vigtigste er fortrolighed. Et offshore selskab har ikke pligt til at udlevere informationer om direktører og aktionærer. Dog er der gennem de senere år blevet lagt stort pres på at få oplysninger om ejerforhold og ledelse frem i offentligheden. Information om regnskab, ejendom og indestående er stadig fuldt fortroligt. Dette kan være en stor fordel i forhold til f.eks. konkurrenter, som derved afskæres fra at udnytte disse oplysninger til egen vinding.</p>
<p>En anden stor fordel er de beskedne krav til ledelsen. Der er eksempelvis kun krav om én aktionær eller ejer af selskabet, bestyrelsen kan bestå af en enkelt direktør, og det er muligt at undlade at registrere ejer (vha. en såkaldt Bearer Share). Der er intet krav om at indberette regnskab til myndighederne, og selskabet er ikke pålagt at betale skat de næste 50 år. Desuden er et IBC selskab forholdsvist nemt at stifte. Der er ingen krav til minimumskapital eller stiftende generalforsamling. Hvis en generalforsamling ønskes, kan den afholdes hvor som helst. Det kræver kun begrænset papirarbejde at stifte et IBC selskab og prisen for at etablere det er ofte meget lavere end prisen for at etablere et aktieselskab i Danmark.</p>
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<p><strong>En komplet selskabspakken indeholder følgende services:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Navnetjek</li>
<li>Selskabsstiftelse</li>
<li>Indberetning for selskabsregistret</li>
<li>Stiftelsesbevis /Certificate of Incorporation</li>
<li>Stiftelsesdokumenter /Memorandum of association</li>
<li>Aktiebevis /Share certificate</li>
<li>Registreret adresse</li>
<li>Ubegrænset fuldmagt /Power of Attorney</li>
<li>Stedfortrædende direktør /Nominee Director</li>
<li>Selskabs-kit</li>
<li>Årlig selskabsafgift</li>
<li>Bestyrelses referat</li>
<li>Bestyrelsesbeslutning om at åbne bankkonto</li>
<li>Register over direktører</li>
<li>Register over aktionærer</li>
<li>(Mulighed for ekstra standardkontrakter ved forespørgsel)</li>
<li>Anonym business bankkonto inkl. netbank i Schweiz, Luxemburg eller Liechtenstein.</li>
</ul>
<p> <strong>Kontakt os på 25 690 543 eller besøg vores hjemmeside på </strong><a href="http://www.globalindependence.dk/"><strong>www.globalindependence.dk</strong></a><strong></strong></p>
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<p> <strong>Eksempler og brug af offshore-selskaber<br />
</strong>Et internationalt offshore selskab kan bruges til mange formål. I det følgende kan du læse om nogle af de opgaver, et IBC offshore selskab kan varetage handel når det gælder international handel, kan et offshore selskab varetage mange forskellige opgaver.</p>
<p>For eksempel kan det benyttes som mellemstation i forbindelse med <strong>import</strong> til Danmark fra Fjernøsten eller andre dele af verden. Offshore selskabet viderefakturerer leveringen og kræver betaling for dets ydelser, hvorved skattepligtigt overskud i Danmark minimeres. Denne model benyttes ofte af importører af elektronik- og computerudstyr, men kan tillige anvendes på mange andre områder.</p>
<p><strong>Aktiehandel </strong>op gennem 90’erne blev aktiehandel meget populært blandt private investorer. Det betød mange nye aktører på markedet &#8211; og dermed mange nye selskaber som eksempelvis eTrade, SaxoBank, Nettrade og Nordnet. De tilbød private investorer at handle med aktier på fondsbørser både i Danmark og udlandet over Internettet. Disse virksomheder er dog forpligtet til at indberette afkastet til skattevæsnet.</p>
<p>Anvender man i stedet et offshore selskab til <strong>indtjeningen</strong>, er der ikke tale om personlig indkomst, men derimod indkomst til selskabet. Herved ændres skattekravene væsentligt. Udenlandske selskaber kan oprette en konto hos en udenlandsk mægler, og herefter kan du som privat investor handle med aktier via Internettet. Gevinsterne føres tilbage til IBC selskabet, der ikke skal betale skat. Fra det udenlandske selskab kan du geninvestere pengene og derved få afkast af det fulde beløb &#8211; også af det beløb, som du skulle have betalt til skattevæsenet, hvis du havde handlet aktierne direkte som privat person.</p>
<p><strong>Offshore selskab som ejer af licensaftaler, patenter, copyrights mm.</strong><br />
Licensaftaler, patenter, copyrights og rettigheder til software m.m. kan enten ejes eller sælges til et offshore selskab. Efter overdragelsen vil ejerskabet ligge hos selskabet, og indtægterne er derfor hverken oplysningspligtige eller skattepligtige. Som beskyttelse for de immaterielle rettigheder, er dette optimalt, og forsimpler de administrative procedurer.</p>
<p><strong>Ejendomsadministration</strong><br />
Offshore selskaber med en lokal direktør kan erhverve ejendom i Danmark og derefter videresælge dette, uden at fortjenesten er skattepligtig. (For sommerhusgrunde gælder der dog særregler) Dette er muligt, fordi indtjeningen ikke tilkommer en dansk skattepligtig person eller virksomhed, men derimod en udenlandsk juridisk enhed. Offshore selskabet vil også kunne udleje ejendommen til en lavere beskatning end tilfældet ville være, hvis det var en dansker eller en dansk virksomhed som udlejede den. Du vil derfor kunne opnå en endnu større indtjening på din ejendom. Man kunne også forestille sig, at du stifter et offshore selskab, som køber din ejendom. Du vil så kunne leje ejendommen forholdsvis billigt og trække de hermed forbundne udgifter fra. Man skal dog altid være opmærksom på sædvanlige markedsvilkår ved fastsættelsen af sådanne interne aftaler.</p>
<p><strong>Generel udlejning</strong><br />
Al udlejningsvirksomhed kan ske via et offshore selskab. Dette vil fungere som udlejer, i kraft af at ejendomsretten til aktivet overføres til selskabet. Udlejning bliver på denne måde momsfri. Er der i forbindelse med udlejningen behov for lokal ekspertise, kan du/dit driftsselskab eller et andet selskab, fungere som led, og dermed varetage alt praktisk arbejde forbundet hermed. Afregning herfor kan ske ved almindelig fakturering.</p>
<p> <strong>Registrering af både og yachts</strong><br />
Et IBC selskab kan også eje og indregistrere en båd eller en yacht under fremmed flag &#8211; eksempelvis Panamas eller Grenadas. Derved sparer du de mange penge, der ellers skulle betales som registreringsafgifter til den danske stat. Løsningen er blandt andet brugt af Henning Remmen og skibsreder Henriksen.</p>
<p><strong>Holdingselskab (skattefrit)</strong><br />
Mange selskaber har valgt at benytte et offshore/IBC selskab som holdingselskab for deres europæiske og udenlandske (evt. offshore) driftsselskaber eller koncern. Alt efter hvor man vælger at placerer sit holdingselskab, medfører det forskellige administrations- og skattemæssige fordele. Hvis løsningen opstartes korrekt, vil man nemt kunne opnå fuld skattefrihed på dividende og bonusser. Er man mere interesseret i anonymt ejerskab kan dette naturligvis også tilbydes.</p>
<p><strong>Konsulentvirksomhed </strong><br />
Personer der arbejder rundt omkring i verden på kontraktarbejde, kan med fordel benytte et IBC selskab til at fakturere kunder og derved undgå at betale skat af overskuddet i selskabet. Ønsker man at benytte et offshore selskab ved konsulentvirksomhed, er det utrolig vigtigt at få godkendt opsætningen hos os. Der kan hurtigt opstå situationer hvor virksomheder ikke vil modtage fakturaer fra disse selskaber eller, hvor skattemyndighederne stiller spørgsmål ved rigtigheden af din ansættelse og dit arbejde, hvis der ikke er styr på de formelle omstændigheder. Det er derfor utrolig vigtigt at der er rene linier og opsætningen er korrekt i forhold til netop din konsulentydelse.</p>
<p><strong>Leasings og Udlejningsvirksomhed vha. udenlandske selskaber og offshore selskaber</strong><br />
De fleste udlejningsvirksomheder kan med fordel gøre brug af et offshore selskab som ejer af det udlejede (f.eks. redskaber, maskiner, hardware m.m.) Udlejningen kan i nogle tilfælde ske direkte fra selskabet til forbrugeren eller via virksomheden i Danmark. Konstruktionen hjælper dig med at bestemme overskuddet i din danske virksomhed, og udlejningen kan ske momsfrit. I nogle tilfælde er det at foretrække, hvis linket mellem din danske kunde eller virksomhed i Danmark ikke er et offshore selskab, men snarere et rent europæisk selskab. I disse tilfælde er et engelsk Ltd. Eller Cypern Ltd. selskab en rigtig god løsning. Dette selskab kan være din professionelle profil udadtil, og det kan så samarbejde direkte med et offshore selskab. Den samlede konstruktion kan også inkludere en Trust-fond, hvor dette må anses for fordelagtigt.</p>
<p><strong>Eliminering af skatten på finansielt afkast:</strong><br />
Muligheden for at eliminere skatten på finansielt afkast er opstået efter vedtagelsen af lov nr. 407 af 1. juni 2005, der ophævede nogle af de tidligere danske værnsbestemmelser, der blev erklæret EU-stridige. Metoden er bl.a. beskrevet af Ria Falk fra revisionsfirmaet KPMG i Revision &#38; Regnskabsvæsen nr. 9, 2005. Metoden forudsætter, at der ejes mindre end 25 % af aktierne, da men ellers vil blive ramt af noget. der hedder CFC-beskatning. Det indebærer, at man skal indtægtsføre det finansielle afkast i det udenlandske selskab direkte på sin egen danske selvangivelse.</p>
<p><strong>Kontakt os på 25 690 543<br />
besøg vores hjemmeside på </strong><a href="http://www.globalindependence.dk/"><strong>www.globalindependence.dk</strong></a><br />
<strong>eller send os en mail: </strong><a href="mailto:globalindependence.inc@gmail.com"><strong>globalindependence.inc@gmail.com</strong></a>  </p>
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<p><strong>Eksempel på lovlig skattereduktion for selskaber:</strong><br />
Fem danske selskaber går sammen om at etablere et investeringsselskab i et off-shore land, hvor selskabsskatten er nul. Selskaberne låner hver en million som indskydes i off-shore selskabet. Off- shore selskabet køber obligationer for pengene. Renteafkastet vil være skattefrit og renteudgifterne kan fratrækkes i den skattepligtige indkomst i det danske selskab. Da hver af selskaberne ejer 20 % af aktierne i off-shore selskabet, kan off-shore selskabet udlodde udbytte skattefrit op til det danske selskab, jf. selskabsskatteloven § 13, stk. stk. 1, nr. 2. Man kan således bruge skattefrie indtægter til at afholde fradragsberettigede udgifter, og dermed generere skattetekniske underskud. Det hele fordrer blot, at investeringsselskabet placeret i off-shore landet ikke opfylder definitionen i aktieavancebeskatningsloven § 2a, og at de fem selskaber ikke er koncernforbundet eller på anden måde nærstående.</p>
<p><strong>Eksempel på lovlig skattereduktion for personer:</strong><br />
Mere end fire danskere med formue, og som ikke er nærstående, går sammen om at etablere et selskab i et land, hvor selskabsskatten er nul. De indskyder f.eks. hver en halv million kroner, på hver en separat konto i off-shore selskabet som herefter køber obligationer for pengene. Pengene kan nu blive forrentet skattefrit i det udenlandske selskab. De kan så på et tidspunkt vælge at indskyde aktierne i selskabet i et dansk pensionsdepot, og få fuld fradragsret i den personlige indkomst for værdien af aktierne. Muligheden for at indskyde unoterede aktier ind på en pensionsordning er blevet mulig efter vedtagelsen af lov nr. 423 af 6. juni 2005.</p>
<p><strong>Eliminering af skatten på erhvervsindtægter:</strong><br />
Beskatning af løbende erhvervsindtægter kan også elimineres via et off-shore selskab, hvis erhvervsaktiviteten ikke har fast driftssted i Danmark. Vi kan tage et eksempel med fem kvinder, der til daglig arbejder som skolelærere, men som i deres fritid har gennemført en massøruddannelse. I deres fritid har de endvidere opbygget en erhvervsaktivitet, hvor de tager ud til danske arbejdspladser og tilbyder de ansatte massage. Erhvervsaktiviteten placerer de i et udenlandsk selskab, hvor der ikke er indkomstskat. Da aktiviteten ikke har noget fast driftssted i Danmark, kan der ikke ske beskatning i Danmark. Der kan heller ikke blive tale om beskatning efter bestemmelsen om arbejdsudleje eller den særlige konsulentbeskatning. Pigerne skal således kun beskattes idet omfang de tildeler sig selv løn eller udbytte fra selskabet. Pengene fra erhvervsaktiviteten går altså helt skattefrit ind i det udenlandske selskab. Man skal blot være opmærksom på, at når det drejer sig om ikke-finansielle aktiviteter, så kan det til tider være vanskeligt at overbevise skattemyndighederne om, at virksomheden ledes fra udlandet.</p>
<p><strong>Begrænsninger for et offshore IBC selskab</strong><br />
Offshore selskaber har nogle enkelte begrænsninger. De kan ikke eje ejendom i hjemlandet og de kan ikke drive forretning med kunder i hjemlandet. Det skyldes, at der i disse tilfælde ikke er tale om internationale opgaver. Offshore/IBC selskaber er kun skattefrie, så længe der er tale om international handel, internationalt ejerskab eller internationale opgaver. Et sådant selskab kan heller ikke drive forretning som bank eller forsikringsselskab. Disse typer virksomhed kræver fuld indsigt i ledelsesforhold. Desuden er der fra internationalt hold særlige krav til finansielle institutioner &#8211; blandt andet om kontrol fra det lokale finanstilsyn. Hvis man er interesseret i ejendomsinvestering i Danmark er offshore IBC selskaber heller ikke en tilrådelig løsning, her bør man se nærmere på vore løsninger indenfor EU, f.eks. Cypern eller Malta.</p>
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<p><strong>Stiftelse og drift af et IBC selskab</strong><br />
Har du læst om, de enkelte services vi leverer i forbindelse med stiftelse og drift af et IBC selskab. Det er vigtigt, at du vælger services efter den type forretning, du ønsker at drive, da det kan medføre unødige omkostninger, hvis du fejlagtigt vælger for mange eller for få services ved stiftelsen. Vi giver dig selvfølgelig grundig vejledning inden du vælger.</p>
<p><strong>Stiftelse</strong><br />
Stiftelsen af et en udenlandsk filial eller et offshore selskab sker via en registreret agent, der har bopæl i den offshore-stat, du ønsker at benytte &#8211; eksempelvis British Virgin Islands. Denne agent, der som regel er advokat eller revisor, sørger for, at alle papirer bliver behandlet korrekt, stemplet og leveret til den rette adresse. Desuden sørger vi for, at de dokumenter der skal godkendes hos en notar, bliver behandlet, og at alle nødvendige formalia iagttages og overholdes.</p>
<p><strong>Vi sørger for følgende dokumenter:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Certificate of Incorporation</li>
<li>Memorandum of Association</li>
<li>Share Certificate</li>
<li>Endorsement Certificate</li>
<li>Articles of Incorporation</li>
<li>Betegnelsen for dokumenterne kan variere fra jurisdiktion til jurisdiktion.</li>
<li>Registreret adresse</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Registreret adresse</strong><br />
For at oprette et selskab skal du have registreret en adresse i det pågældende land. Denne adresse vil hvis ønsket blive leveret af os. Adressen skal bruges ved eventuel indgåelse af kontrakter på vegne af offshore selskabet. Den post, der bliver leveret på adressen, bliver arkiveret sammen med selskabets øvrige papirer.</p>
<p><strong>Kontor og Businesspakke</strong><br />
Vores kontorservice giver dig mulighed for at modtage og videresende post til en hvilken som helst adresse verden over. Denne service kan være god i forbindelse med selskaber, der har meget korrespondance med sine kunder.</p>
<p><strong>Iværksætter-pakke</strong><br />
Vores businesspakke indeholder brevpapir og stempel med selskabets logo, navn og adresse. Dette er en nem måde at få en professionel profil over for kunder og leverandører. Vi kan desuden være behjælpelige med website, optimering af website på søgemaskinerne samt brochuremateriale. Company sekretærservice</p>
<p>Mange steder er det et krav, at selskabet har en officiel sekretær. Ofte skal der påføres mere end én underskrift, når selskabet underskriver kontrakter eller lignende. Sekretæren har beføjelse til at.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.globalindependence.dk/"><strong></strong></a><strong>Kontakt os på 25 690 543<br />
besøg vores hjemmeside på </strong><a href="http://www.globalindependence.dk/"><strong>www.globalindependence.dk</strong></a><br />
<strong>eller send os en mail: </strong><a href="mailto:globalindependence.inc@gmail.com"><strong>globalindependence.inc@gmail.com</strong></a><strong></strong></p>
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<description><![CDATA[1,350,000 Euros Villa only or 1,500,000 for the Villa, cruiser, jeep and berth Sitting proudly eleva]]></description>
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<p>1,350,000 Euros Villa only or 1,500,000 for the Villa, cruiser, jeep and berth</p>
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<p>Studyplus Turkey</p>
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<p><strong>S</strong><strong>prachcaffe Malta &#8211; St. Julians</strong> Ingilizce dil egitimi veren dil okullarimizdan biridir. Eger<strong>Malta&#8217;da  Ingilizce ögrenmek</strong> isterseniz St. Julians&#8217;daki dil okulumuz size harika bir ortam saglayacaktir.</p>
<p>Tatiliniz boyunca yogun kurslarimiza, özel sinavlar için sinava hazirlik kurslarina katilmak ya da rahat bir ortamda <strong>Ingilizce ögrenmek</strong> istiyorsaniz <strong>St. Julians&#8217;daki  dil okul</strong>umuzun size eglenceli ve rahat bir ortam saglayacagina emin olabilirsiniz. Malta&#8217;da kaldiginiz tüm süre boyunca derste ögrendiklerinizi pratik yapabilecek sansa sahip olacaksiniz.</p>
<p><a name="school"></a><strong>Okulun Donanimi</strong></p>
<p>Okulda 23 sinif ve 6 dis mekan sinif bulunmaktadir. Bütün siniflar oldukça aydinlik ve tam donanimlidir. Yaz aylarinda kampüs içersinde 20 sinif daha kullanima açilmaktadir.</p>
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<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2 Hafta</td>
<td>490</td>
<td>670</td>
<td>710</td>
<td>890</td>
<td>580</td>
<td>720</td>
<td>780</td>
<td>1.170</td>
<td>240</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3 Hafta</td>
<td>695</td>
<td>965</td>
<td>1.025</td>
<td>1.295</td>
<td>830</td>
<td>1.040</td>
<td>1.130</td>
<td>1.715</td>
<td>320</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4 Hafta</td>
<td>900</td>
<td>1.260</td>
<td>1.340</td>
<td>1.700</td>
<td>1.080</td>
<td>1.360</td>
<td>1.480</td>
<td>2.260</td>
<td>400</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ekstra Hafta</td>
<td>170</td>
<td>260</td>
<td>280</td>
<td>370</td>
<td>215</td>
<td>285</td>
<td>315</td>
<td>510</td>
<td>70</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="720">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="10">
YoÄŸun Kurs, GÃ¼nde 6 ders saati</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" width="80">TÃ¼m Ãœcretler Dahil<br />
EUR</td>
<td colspan="2">Standart Apartman</td>
<td colspan="2">Comfort Apartman</td>
<td colspan="2">Aile YanÄ± (YP)</td>
<td colspan="2">StÃ¼dyo</td>
<td>Sadece Kurs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1 Hafta</td>
<td>390</td>
<td>480</td>
<td>500</td>
<td>590</td>
<td>435</td>
<td>505</td>
<td>535</td>
<td>730</td>
<td>200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2 Hafta</td>
<td>610</td>
<td>790</td>
<td>830</td>
<td>1.010</td>
<td>700</td>
<td>840</td>
<td>900</td>
<td>1.290</td>
<td>360</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3 Hafta</td>
<td>875</td>
<td>1.145</td>
<td>1.205</td>
<td>1.475</td>
<td>1.010</td>
<td>1.220</td>
<td>1.310</td>
<td>1.895</td>
<td>500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4 Hafta</td>
<td>1.140</td>
<td>1.500</td>
<td>1.580</td>
<td>1.940</td>
<td>1.320</td>
<td>1.600</td>
<td>1.720</td>
<td>2.500</td>
<td>640</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ekstra Hafta</td>
<td>230</td>
<td>320</td>
<td>340</td>
<td>430</td>
<td>275</td>
<td>345</td>
<td>375</td>
<td>570</td>
<td>130</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="720">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="10">
Mini-Grup Kursu</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" width="80">TÃ¼m Ãœcretler Dahil<br />
EUR</td>
<td colspan="2">Standart Apartman</td>
<td colspan="2">Comfort Apartman</td>
<td colspan="2">Aile YanÄ± (YP)</td>
<td colspan="2">StÃ¼dyo</td>
<td>Sadece Kurs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1 Hafta</td>
<td>390</td>
<td>480</td>
<td>500</td>
<td>590</td>
<td>435</td>
<td>505</td>
<td>535</td>
<td>730</td>
<td>200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2 Hafta</td>
<td>610</td>
<td>790</td>
<td>830</td>
<td>1.010</td>
<td>700</td>
<td>840</td>
<td>900</td>
<td>1.290</td>
<td>360</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3 Hafta</td>
<td>875</td>
<td>1.145</td>
<td>1.205</td>
<td>1.475</td>
<td>1.010</td>
<td>1.220</td>
<td>1.310</td>
<td>1.895</td>
<td>500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4 Hafta</td>
<td>1.140</td>
<td>1.500</td>
<td>1.580</td>
<td>1.940</td>
<td>1.320</td>
<td>1.600</td>
<td>1.720</td>
<td>2.500</td>
<td>640</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ekstra Hafta</td>
<td>230</td>
<td>320</td>
<td>340</td>
<td>430</td>
<td>275</td>
<td>345</td>
<td>375</td>
<td>570</td>
<td>130</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="720">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="10">
Bire bir Kurs, GÃ¼nde 2 ders saati</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" width="80">TÃ¼m Ãœcretler Dahil<br />
EUR</td>
<td colspan="2">Standart Apartman</td>
<td colspan="2">Comfort Apartman</td>
<td colspan="2">Aile YanÄ± (YP)</td>
<td colspan="2">StÃ¼dyo</td>
<td>Sadece Kurs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1 Hafta</td>
<td>485</td>
<td>575</td>
<td>595</td>
<td>685</td>
<td>530</td>
<td>600</td>
<td>630</td>
<td>825</td>
<td>295</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2 Hafta</td>
<td>800</td>
<td>980</td>
<td>1.020</td>
<td>1.200</td>
<td>890</td>
<td>1.030</td>
<td>1.090</td>
<td>1.480</td>
<td>550</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3 Hafta</td>
<td>1.160</td>
<td>1.430</td>
<td>1.490</td>
<td>1.760</td>
<td>1.295</td>
<td>1.505</td>
<td>1.595</td>
<td>2.180</td>
<td>785</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4 Hafta</td>
<td>1.520</td>
<td>1.880</td>
<td>1.960</td>
<td>2.320</td>
<td>1.700</td>
<td>1.980</td>
<td>2.100</td>
<td>2.880</td>
<td>1.020</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ekstra Hafta</td>
<td>325</td>
<td>415</td>
<td>435</td>
<td>525</td>
<td>370</td>
<td>440</td>
<td>470</td>
<td>665</td>
<td>225</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="720">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="10">
Bire bir Kurs, GÃ¼nde 4 ders saati</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" width="80">TÃ¼m Ãœcretler Dahil<br />
EUR</td>
<td colspan="2">Standart Apartman</td>
<td colspan="2">Comfort Apartman</td>
<td colspan="2">Aile YanÄ± (YP)</td>
<td colspan="2">StÃ¼dyo</td>
<td>Sadece Kurs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1 Hafta</td>
<td>730</td>
<td>820</td>
<td>840</td>
<td>930</td>
<td>775</td>
<td>845</td>
<td>875</td>
<td>1.070</td>
<td>540</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2 Hafta</td>
<td>1.290</td>
<td>1.470</td>
<td>1.510</td>
<td>1.690</td>
<td>1.380</td>
<td>1.520</td>
<td>1.580</td>
<td>1.970</td>
<td>1.040</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3 Hafta</td>
<td>1.895</td>
<td>2.165</td>
<td>2.225</td>
<td>2.495</td>
<td>2.030</td>
<td>2.240</td>
<td>2.330</td>
<td>2.915</td>
<td>1.520</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4 Hafta</td>
<td>2.500</td>
<td>2.860</td>
<td>2.940</td>
<td>3.300</td>
<td>2.680</td>
<td>2.960</td>
<td>3.080</td>
<td>3.860</td>
<td>2.000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ekstra Hafta</td>
<td>570</td>
<td>660</td>
<td>680</td>
<td>770</td>
<td>615</td>
<td>685</td>
<td>715</td>
<td>910</td>
<td>470</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="720">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="10">
Bire bir Kurs, GÃ¼nde 6 ders saati</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" width="80">TÃ¼m Ãœcretler Dahil<br />
EUR</td>
<td colspan="2">Standart Apartman</td>
<td colspan="2">Comfort Apartman</td>
<td colspan="2">Aile YanÄ± (YP)</td>
<td colspan="2">StÃ¼dyo</td>
<td>Sadece Kurs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1 Hafta</td>
<td>960</td>
<td>1.050</td>
<td>1.070</td>
<td>1.160</td>
<td>1.005</td>
<td>1.075</td>
<td>1.105</td>
<td>1.300</td>
<td>770</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2 Hafta</td>
<td>1.750</td>
<td>1.930</td>
<td>1.970</td>
<td>2.150</td>
<td>1.840</td>
<td>1.980</td>
<td>2.040</td>
<td>2.430</td>
<td>1.500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3 Hafta</td>
<td>2.585</td>
<td>2.855</td>
<td>2.915</td>
<td>3.185</td>
<td>2.720</td>
<td>2.930</td>
<td>3.020</td>
<td>3.605</td>
<td>2.210</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4 Hafta</td>
<td>3.420</td>
<td>3.780</td>
<td>3.860</td>
<td>4.220</td>
<td>3.600</td>
<td>3.880</td>
<td>4.000</td>
<td>4.780</td>
<td>2.920</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ekstra Hafta</td>
<td>800</td>
<td>890</td>
<td>910</td>
<td>1.000</td>
<td>845</td>
<td>915</td>
<td>945</td>
<td>1.140</td>
<td>700</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="720">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="10">
Ä°ÅŸ Ä°ngilizcesi</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" width="80">TÃ¼m Ãœcretler Dahil<br />
EUR</td>
<td colspan="2">Standart Apartman</td>
<td colspan="2">Comfort Apartman</td>
<td colspan="2">Aile YanÄ± (YP)</td>
<td colspan="2">StÃ¼dyo</td>
<td>Sadece Kurs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1 Hafta</td>
<td>490</td>
<td>580</td>
<td>600</td>
<td>690</td>
<td>535</td>
<td>605</td>
<td>635</td>
<td>830</td>
<td>300</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2 Hafta</td>
<td>810</td>
<td>990</td>
<td>1.030</td>
<td>1.210</td>
<td>900</td>
<td>1.040</td>
<td>1.100</td>
<td>1.490</td>
<td>560</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3 Hafta</td>
<td>1.175</td>
<td>1.445</td>
<td>1.505</td>
<td>1.775</td>
<td>1.310</td>
<td>1.520</td>
<td>1.610</td>
<td>2.195</td>
<td>800</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4 Hafta</td>
<td>1.540</td>
<td>1.900</td>
<td>1.980</td>
<td>2.340</td>
<td>1.720</td>
<td>2.000</td>
<td>2.120</td>
<td>2.900</td>
<td>1.040</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ekstra Hafta</td>
<td>330</td>
<td>420</td>
<td>440</td>
<td>530</td>
<td>375</td>
<td>445</td>
<td>475</td>
<td>670</td>
<td>230</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="720">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="10">
DalÄ±ÅŸ Paketi</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" width="80">TÃ¼m Ãœcretler Dahil<br />
EUR</td>
<td colspan="2">Standart Apartman</td>
<td colspan="2">Comfort Apartman</td>
<td colspan="2">Aile YanÄ± (YP)</td>
<td colspan="2">StÃ¼dyo</td>
<td>Sadece Kurs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1 Hafta</td>
<td>450</td>
<td>540</td>
<td>560</td>
<td>650</td>
<td>495</td>
<td>565</td>
<td>595</td>
<td>790</td>
<td>260</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2 Hafta</td>
<td>770</td>
<td>950</td>
<td>990</td>
<td>1.170</td>
<td>860</td>
<td>1.000</td>
<td>1.060</td>
<td>1.450</td>
<td>520</td>
</tr>
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<td>3 Hafta</td>
<td>1.155</td>
<td>1.425</td>
<td>1.485</td>
<td>1.755</td>
<td>1.290</td>
<td>1.500</td>
<td>1.590</td>
<td>2.175</td>
<td>780</td>
</tr>
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<td>4 Hafta</td>
<td>1.540</td>
<td>1.900</td>
<td>1.980</td>
<td>2.340</td>
<td>1.720</td>
<td>2.000</td>
<td>2.120</td>
<td>2.900</td>
<td>1.040</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ekstra Hafta</td>
<td>360</td>
<td>450</td>
<td>470</td>
<td>560</td>
<td>405</td>
<td>475</td>
<td>505</td>
<td>700</td>
<td>260</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="720">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="10">
Padi Open Water Kursu</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" width="80">TÃ¼m Ãœcretler Dahil<br />
EUR</td>
<td colspan="2">Standart Apartman</td>
<td colspan="2">Comfort Apartman</td>
<td colspan="2">Aile YanÄ± (YP)</td>
<td colspan="2">StÃ¼dyo</td>
<td>Sadece Kurs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"></td>
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<td>1 Hafta</td>
<td>650</td>
<td>740</td>
<td>760</td>
<td>850</td>
<td>695</td>
<td>765</td>
<td>795</td>
<td>990</td>
<td>460</td>
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<td>2 Hafta</td>
<td>1.170</td>
<td>1.350</td>
<td>1.390</td>
<td>1.570</td>
<td>1.260</td>
<td>1.400</td>
<td>1.460</td>
<td>1.850</td>
<td>920</td>
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<td>3 Hafta</td>
<td>1.755</td>
<td>2.025</td>
<td>2.085</td>
<td>2.355</td>
<td>1.890</td>
<td>2.100</td>
<td>2.190</td>
<td>2.775</td>
<td>1.380</td>
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<td>4 Hafta</td>
<td>2.340</td>
<td>2.700</td>
<td>2.780</td>
<td>3.140</td>
<td>2.520</td>
<td>2.800</td>
<td>2.920</td>
<td>3.700</td>
<td>1.840</td>
</tr>
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<td>Ekstra Hafta</td>
<td>560</td>
<td>650</td>
<td>670</td>
<td>760</td>
<td>605</td>
<td>675</td>
<td>705</td>
<td>900</td>
<td>460</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="720">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="10">
Padi Scuba Diver Kursu</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" width="80">TÃ¼m Ãœcretler Dahil<br />
EUR</td>
<td colspan="2">Standart Apartman</td>
<td colspan="2">Comfort Apartman</td>
<td colspan="2">Aile YanÄ± (YP)</td>
<td colspan="2">StÃ¼dyo</td>
<td>Sadece Kurs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_0.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"><img src="http://shop.sprachcaffe.com/_booking/images/room_1.gif" alt="" /></td>
<td width="71" align="center"></td>
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<td>1 Hafta</td>
<td>490</td>
<td>580</td>
<td>600</td>
<td>690</td>
<td>535</td>
<td>605</td>
<td>635</td>
<td>830</td>
<td>300</td>
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<td>2 Hafta</td>
<td>850</td>
<td>1.030</td>
<td>1.070</td>
<td>1.250</td>
<td>940</td>
<td>1.080</td>
<td>1.140</td>
<td>1.530</td>
<td>600</td>
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<td>3 Hafta</td>
<td>1.275</td>
<td>1.545</td>
<td>1.605</td>
<td>1.875</td>
<td>1.410</td>
<td>1.620</td>
<td>1.710</td>
<td>2.295</td>
<td>900</td>
</tr>
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<td>4 Hafta</td>
<td>1.700</td>
<td>2.060</td>
<td>2.140</td>
<td>2.500</td>
<td>1.880</td>
<td>2.160</td>
<td>2.280</td>
<td>3.060</td>
<td>1.200</td>
</tr>
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<td>Ekstra Hafta</td>
<td>400</td>
<td>490</td>
<td>510</td>
<td>600</td>
<td>445</td>
<td>515</td>
<td>545</td>
<td>740</td>
<td>300</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="720">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Yemek servisleriden faydalanmanÄ±z iÃ§in ek Ã¼cret Ã¶demeniz gerekmektedir</td>
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<td><strong>Apartman + StÃ¼dyo</strong>: KahvaltÄ± &#8211; 38 EUR, YarÄ±m pansiyon &#8211; 110 EUR, Tam pansiyon &#8211; 175 EUR</td>
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<tr>
<td colspan="47">Kurs baslangÄ±Ã§ tarihi 2010<br />
(Konaklamaya kabul pazar, kurs baÅŸlangÄ±cÄ± pazartesi, konaklamadan ayrÄ±lma cumartesi)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"><strong>Ocak</strong></td>
<td width="58">04</td>
<td width="58">18</td>
<td width="58"></td>
<td width="58"></td>
<td width="100"><strong>Åžubat</strong></td>
<td width="58">01</td>
<td width="58">15</td>
<td width="58"></td>
<td width="58"></td>
<td width="58"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"><strong>Mart</strong></td>
<td width="58">01</td>
<td width="58">15</td>
<td width="58">29</td>
<td width="58"></td>
<td width="100"><strong>Nisan</strong></td>
<td width="58">05</td>
<td width="58">12</td>
<td width="58">26</td>
<td width="58"></td>
<td width="58"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"><strong>MayÄ±s</strong></td>
<td width="58">10</td>
<td width="58">24</td>
<td width="58"></td>
<td width="58"></td>
<td width="100"><strong>Haziran</strong></td>
<td width="58">07</td>
<td width="58">21</td>
<td width="58">28</td>
<td width="58"></td>
<td width="58"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"><strong>Temmuz</strong></td>
<td width="58">05</td>
<td width="58">12</td>
<td width="58">19</td>
<td width="58">26</td>
<td width="100"><strong>AÄŸustos</strong></td>
<td width="58">02</td>
<td width="58">09</td>
<td width="58">16</td>
<td width="58">23</td>
<td width="58">30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"><strong>EylÃ¼l</strong></td>
<td width="58">06</td>
<td width="58">20</td>
<td width="58"></td>
<td width="58"></td>
<td width="100"><strong>Ekim</strong></td>
<td width="58">04</td>
<td width="58">11</td>
<td width="58">25</td>
<td width="58"></td>
<td width="58"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100"><strong>KasÄ±m</strong></td>
<td width="58">08</td>
<td width="58">22</td>
<td width="58"></td>
<td width="58"></td>
<td width="100"><strong>AralÄ±k</strong></td>
<td width="58">06</td>
<td width="58"></td>
<td width="58"></td>
<td width="58"></td>
<td width="58"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="47">* Yeni baÅŸlayanlara uygun deÄŸildir</td>
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<title><![CDATA[Will Amazon's Global Kindle Work in YOUR Country?]]></title>
<link>http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/will-amazons-global-kindle-work-in-your-country/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mary Mimouna</dc:creator>
<guid>http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/will-amazons-global-kindle-work-in-your-country/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Amazon&#39;s Global Kindle Reader I heard that Amazon now has a global version of Kindle. I was disa]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_1618" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 301px"><a href="http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/kindle.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1618" title="kindle" src="http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/kindle.jpg?w=291" alt="" width="291" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Amazon&#39;s Global Kindle Reader</p></div>
<p>I heard that Amazon now has a global version of Kindle.  I was disappointed to find this morning that the new version still will not work in my country.</p>
<p>Since I&#8217;ve wanted one for some time, but have been waiting until they got a version that would work in my country, I checked out their website this morning, only to be disappointed again.  Apparently the new global version will only work in SOME countries.</p>
<p>In case you are thinking of purchasing the new Global Kindle for a Christmas gift this year, since the new version will only work in SOME countries, I thought it would be helpful to most expats to have a complete list of which countries it will, or will not work in.</p>
<p>STARRED (*) countries marked below indicate that Kindle needs to be ordered from a SPECIAL PAGE on the Amazon site.</p>
<p><strong>The Global Kindle version DOES work in (as of Dec. 2009):</strong></p>
<p>Aland Islands, Albania, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Australia*, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Boznia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Cote d&#8217;Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Kenya, Kiribati, Lao People&#8217;s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Liberia, Leichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldovia, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozembique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,  Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands &#8211; British, Virgin Islands &#8211; U.S.,  Wallis and Futuna, Zambia, Zimbabwe.</p>
<p><strong>The Global Kindle version does NOT work in (as of Dec. 2009):</strong></p>
<p>Afghanistan, Algeria, Antarctica, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, Chad, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, French Southern Territories, Gambia, Guinea, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Isle of Man, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea &#8211; Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of, Korea &#8211; Republic of, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco (including the Western Sahara), New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Pitcairn, Qatar, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands, Sudan, Svalbard and Jan Mayan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tokelau, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Uzbekistan,  Yemen.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Medina the highest point in Malta]]></title>
<link>http://kalkbay.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/medina-the-highest-point-in-malta/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Delene</dc:creator>
<guid>http://kalkbay.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/medina-the-highest-point-in-malta/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Medina was founded about 4000 years BC.  The Catacombs were in use by 249 AD. by the Romans.  The pa]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Medina was founded about 4000 years BC.  The Catacombs were in use by 249 AD. by the Romans.  The palace was built in 1370.  The streets are very narrow and the windows on the streets very small.  It is a walled city with 2 gates.</p>
<p><a href="http://kalkbay.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0982.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-196" title="Our favourite house " src="http://kalkbay.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0982.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a> <a href="http://kalkbay.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_09851.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-201" title="IMG_0985" src="http://kalkbay.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_09851.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
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<div id="attachment_202" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://kalkbay.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_09861.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-202" title="IMG_0986" src="http://kalkbay.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_09861.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lovely roofscape</p></div>
<div id="attachment_203" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://kalkbay.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0993.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-203" title="IMG_0993" src="http://kalkbay.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0993.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The length of the street to the corner is the flight of an arrow.</p></div>
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<title><![CDATA[Colisionan en Cuba dos embarcaciones]]></title>
<link>http://cubaout.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/colisionan-en-cuba-dos-embarcaciones/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cubaout</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cubaout.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/colisionan-en-cuba-dos-embarcaciones/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Eramos pocos y parió la abuela. No están los tiempos para que se pierdan 800 toneladas de azúcar. Un]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Miss Earth 2009 Kattera Readers Choice Award]]></title>
<link>http://kattera.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/miss-earth-2009-kattera-readers-choice-award/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>kattera</dc:creator>
<guid>http://kattera.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/miss-earth-2009-kattera-readers-choice-award/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This poll was opened just this month and still received warmly by our readers. I would like to perso]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Article from "The Times of Malta"]]></title>
<link>http://yourmission.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/thought-for-the-week-from-the-times-of-malta/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>yourmission</dc:creator>
<guid>http://yourmission.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/thought-for-the-week-from-the-times-of-malta/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Young Samuel died ready! Are you ready? Rev. Dirk W. L. Knies, Gudja Last Thursday we buried Samuel ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Young Samuel died ready! Are you ready?</p>
<p>Rev. Dirk W. L. Knies, Gudja</p>
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<p><a href="http://yourmission.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/13.gif"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-784" title="1" src="http://yourmission.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/13.gif" alt="" width="134" height="90" /></a>Last Thursday we buried Samuel Attard Montalto, a very active, tall, 16-year-old who died from a fall down the shaft of a building in Sliema. Samuel was the son of Linda and Nick, a pastor who leads &#8220;Palm Springs&#8221; evangelical church in Paola. It is one of the evangelical churches that desires to stick to the Truth of God&#8217;s Word, the Bible. Why did it happen? The whole evangelical Christian community mourns because of the loss of one of its members who loved the Lord Jesus and his family so much. It is hard to understand &#8211; we just do not know!</p>
<p>However, there are some things we DO know. There is a quiet peace in all of our hearts because we know for sure where Samuel is &#8211; he is in heaven rejoicing with Jesus, his Saviour. We do know that Samuel was ready to go because he had given his life to the Lord. In faith he knew that Jesus had died for all his sins. Samuel had given his life to Christ and thus knew that he would immediately be with Jesus, were he to die. That has thus happened! That causes us to be thankful! But the loss is great and with the family, who are my dear friends, I mourn.</p>
<p>In this time of mourning and praying, the question keeps coming in my head, &#8220;How is it with the rest of the teenagers out there?&#8221; So I ask the question to all you other young &#8220;Samuels&#8221;: Would you be ready if you were to die right now? Would you for sure be with Jesus? Here&#8217;s what Samuel believed and if you follow him, you too can know for sure where you&#8217;re heading.</p>
<p>The Bible says, &#8220;Just as a man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people&#8221;. (Hebrews 9:27,28a)</p>
<p>This letter is very clear. Christ died once for our sins and through that one sacrifice He made forgiveness and heaven possible to anyone who will believe in Him and Him alone. Now it&#8217;s up to us. We do not get a second chance or can somehow pay for our own sins. When you die, it is either Hell or Heaven. You either decide to receive God&#8217;s gift of salvation in the Lord Jesus or you don&#8217;t. You think you can pay for it yourself? Don&#8217;t be fooled. The price for forgiveness is a perfect sacrifice. Only Christ could do that. That&#8217;s why we can only say, &#8220;Thank you, Jesus for paying for me. I receive your payment.&#8221;</p>
<p>Most of you guys and gals know John 3:16. It strikes me though that so few of you have taken it to heart. You muddle it up with all kinds of other things. Let me quote it here again. &#8220;For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.&#8221; There it is, it is only in God&#8217;s Son, the Lord Jesus. Therefore believe in Him and you will have eternal life. Another fact is that you teenagers do not read the Bible. You probably do not even know the rest of this chapter. Read it and you&#8217;ll see how clear the Bible is. Verse 18 says, &#8220;Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God&#8217;s One and Only Son.&#8221; And here&#8217;s the last verse of that chapter: &#8220;Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God&#8217;s wrath remains on him.&#8221;</p>
<p>If Samuel somehow could come back, he would have wanted to share this with you. He would want you to make a decision for Jesus.</p>
<p>Information from <a href="http://www.timesofmalta.com">www.timesofmalta.com</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Oggi a Kiev va in scena lo Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009, l'Eurofestival per ragazzi (forza Belgio!)]]></title>
<link>http://euromusica.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/oggi-a-kiev-va-in-scena-lo-junior-eurovision-song-contest-2009-leurofestival-per-ragazzi/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>emanuele75</dc:creator>
<guid>http://euromusica.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/oggi-a-kiev-va-in-scena-lo-junior-eurovision-song-contest-2009-leurofestival-per-ragazzi/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Torna lo Junior Eurovision Song Contest, l&#8217; Eurofestival in versione ragazzi, destinato a cant]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;"><img class="size-full wp-image-4265 alignleft" style="border:black 1px solid;margin:10px;" title="JESC_logo_2009" src="http://euromusica.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jesc_logo_2009.jpg" alt="JESC_logo_2009" width="200" height="165" />Torna lo <strong>Junior Eurovision Song Contest,</strong> l&#8217; <strong>Eurofestival </strong>in versione ragazzi, destinato a cantanti dai 10 ai 15 anni. L&#8217;anno scorso vinse la Georgia (<a href="http://euromusica.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/junior-eurofestival-vincono-i-geogiani-bzikebi/" target="_blank">ne parlammo qui</a>). Non è lo <strong>Zecchino d&#8217;Oro</strong> d&#8217; <strong>Europa</strong>, è il maggior concorso per giovani talenti in Europa. A <strong>Kiev</strong>, in <strong>Ucraina</strong> oggi si daranno battaglia tredici paesi, i cui giovani interpreti cantano pezzi scritti da autori della loro stessa età (sia pur con l&#8217;assistenza degli adulti).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">E le canzoni sono ancorate ai tempi ed ai suoni moderni. Se avete il satellite potete vederlo (occhio però al fuso orario, va in onda in orario pomeridiano) su TVR (Romania),  RTS (Serbia), RTR (Russia), TVM (Malta), ARM TV (Armenia),  tute sul bouquet Sky. A condurre la manifestazione (anche questa organizzata dalla <strong>Ebu</strong>), sarà <strong>Ani Lorak</strong>, due anni fa seconda in quota Ucraina all&#8217;Eurofestival vero, quello dei grandi. Gara secca, si vota con lo stesso regolamento dell&#8217;Eurofestival.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Nota a margine. Sapete che in questo blog non parliamo o parliamo pochissimo di musica con bambini protagonisti, per una questione di etica. Ma qui siamo di fronte a ragazzi che quasi tutti studiano musica, cantano da tempo e alcuni anche, compongono. Talenti, dunque. O potenziali tali. Non fenomeni da baraccone (tipo <strong>Bebe Lily</strong> o similari). E quindi ci sembrava giusto dedicare loro un piccolo spazio. Sotto, le canzoni: tifiamo senza pudore per la bimba belga, 10 anni e un pezzo carinissimo.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">1  &#8211; SVEZIA &#8211; Mimmi Sanden  &#8211; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZLK0Cx4jQU" target="_blank">Du</a> (a 14 anni ha già fatto Sweden&#8217;s got Talent)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">2-  RUSSIA &#8211; Ekaterina Ryabova &#8211; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mond8UkjM9w" target="_blank">Malenkiy Prints</a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">3- ARMENIA &#8211; Luara Hayrapetyan &#8211; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJNlW0Eg58Q" target="_blank">Barcelona</a> (12 anni, 5 premi vinti)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">4- ROMANIA &#8211; Ioana Bianca Anuta- <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdWLE645_QA" target="_blank">Ai puterea in mana ta</a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">5- SERBIA &#8211; Nista Licno &#8211; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bosTlEUtIXs&#38;feature=related" target="_blank">Onaj pravi</a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">6 &#8211; GEORGIA &#8211; Princesses &#8211; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5dgRO7zOlY" target="_blank">Lurij prinveli</a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">7- OLANDA &#8211; Ralf Mackenback &#8211; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=592RKO42tXs&#38;feature=related" target="_blank">Click Clack</a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">8 &#8211; CIPRO &#8211; Raffaella Kosta &#8211; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6V9HsTCqTg" target="_blank">Thalassa, ilios, aeras, fotia</a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">9 &#8211; MALTA &#8211; Francesca &#38; Mikaela &#8211; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVOtOw8MxR4" target="_self">Double trouble</a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">10 &#8211; UCRAINA- Andenik Alexanyan &#8211; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3VoFyo6kk4" target="_blank">Try topoli, try surmy</a> (11, anni, è tra gli autori della sua canzone)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">11- BELGIO &#8211; Laura Omloop &#8211; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUo5kSEKjH8" target="_blank">Zo verliefd</a> (10 anni, la più piccola in gara)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">12 &#8211; BIELORUSSIA &#8211; Yurij Demidovich &#8211; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqZtJxIiW94" target="_blank">Volshebniy krolik</a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">13 &#8211; MACEDONIA &#8211; Sara Markoska &#8211; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_AvI_mbXEg" target="_blank">Za ljubovta</a> (come caspita fa ad avere 14 anni, questa?)</p>
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<link>http://thebearwallah.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/purple-is-as-purple-does/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://thebearwallah.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/purple-is-as-purple-does/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It was all the fault of the Phoenicians. Herodotus, in &#8216;The Histories&#8217;, on the cause of ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>peterlettieri</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[We arrived in Malta after scoring a cheap flight and although the weather forecasts were looking mis]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>We arrived in Malta after scoring a cheap flight and although the weather forecasts were looking miserable our spirits were high. Aaron, Cheries cousin kindly took us to our hotel in Bugibba, (one of the best and cheapest places we stayed at so far, with ocean views). Bugibba is a lively town being one of the main for hosting tourists, thankfully us being there in the off season counter acted the hoards of tourists.</p>
<p>Now I’ve believed for years now that Malta was about as big as an egg, has no birdlife (not even a single sparrow), people were short (dwarf like), hunting is like a national sport, surnames are rather common, has delicious rabbit and pastizzi, a beautiful coast and everyone speaks English in a funny accent. All of which are true except for the being short and egg parts (more on that later). Well actually to be fair i did see one yes, a single wild sparrow taking refuge in shrubs, but only one sighted in 5 days so i guess there is truth to my no bird statement. In fact i saw hundreds of shotgun shells but little wildlife of the feathered kind.</p>
<p>Sunday was spent with some of Cherie’s family as they spoiled us by cooking a delicious lunch. We were then taken to a beautiful beach area where we walked off the lunch and explored the bays. The following day saw more of Cherie’s family acting as our own personal tour guides as Joanne and Chris took the day off work to show us around. It was a productive full day of sightseeing spent with good company, as they took us to see more places we could hope for, blue grotto, Valetta, cool fishing/traditional villages and an old walled city.</p>
<p>We covered so much ground the day before that we decided a visit to Gozo was a must. So after hiring a car, battling the pot hole aggressive Maltese roads and paying a visit to Dingli cliffs we made our way to the ferry terminal. By this day the weather turned nasty with clouds of oceans and enough wind to push the whole island a few inches. Needless to say the ferry ride was like being in a washing machine but it did allow me a slight view of the beautiful blue lagoon.</p>
<p>The few hours spent driving around Gozo was great. The Maltese like to tease the Gozoetans a bit like how we tease the Tasmanians. This island being even smaller than Malta ensured no more than 15 minutes between destinations. From medieval towns and fishing villages to rural farms, nice sandy beaches and rugged rocky cliffs Gozo was quite, beautiful and it had its own relaxing pace. My favourite place was the Dwjera where an accessible 80 meter crack in the cliff face allows for a small inland sea. Boats and divers can pass through this in calm seas, which would undoubtedly be very eerie. Dwejra also contains a surreal looking protruding cliff that has an entire hollow section cut out like a bridge with the ocean underneath.</p>
<p>Now Malta may be small in geographic terms (40 km from north to south) but to my surprise it is not over densely populated at all. There are still ample rural farm and coastal areas in which to escape the cities.</p>
<p>We relaxed and enjoyed our nice room for a day by not doing much. Chris and Joanne took us out again on our last day showing us more of the traditional Malta that only the locals are lucky enough to experience, (we even payed a visit to where the locals go camping). So after another great day with good company we were taken to the airport to catch our flight back to Italy.</p>
<p>Malta was great! Although short it was thoroughly enjoyed, both the country and the people.</p>

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<title><![CDATA[Previa AC Batan - Betis Tibetano]]></title>
<link>http://betistibetano.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/previa-ac-batan-betis-tibetano/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mushobeti</dc:creator>
<guid>http://betistibetano.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/previa-ac-batan-betis-tibetano/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Si el partido de la semana pasada era importante, después de perderlo, el de la jornada 5 toma más r]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Si el partido de la semana pasada era importante, después de perderlo, el de la jornada 5 toma más relevancia si cabe, el equipo se enfrenta a AC Batan, que cuenta con los mismos puntos que los béticos en la tabla, pero un lugar por arriba debido al gol-average. De nuevo nos cruzamos con un equipo que por los resultados que ha obtenido hasta ahora es parejo al nuestro y será de vital importancia llevarse los 3 puntos.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">El Betis tendrá que sobreponerse a la baja de Javi, el central viaja a Malta tras entrar en la última lista del seleccionador nacional, aunque se duda de que llegue a disputar algún minuto en el país maltés. Por otro lado, ésta vez si que se espera que Pedro vuelva a una convocatoria tibetana, aunque aún es pronto para dar un veredicto después de la repercusión mediática que ha obtenido el que se quedara fuera de las últimas dos. Si es seguro que vuelva Alberto, tras perderse el último enfrentamiento de liga por un compromiso internacional en Bélgica, el carnicero tibetano está deseoso de jugar y mostrar su mejor cara, la defensiva.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Selling my school]]></title>
<link>http://xijaxem.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/selling-my-school/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://xijaxem.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/selling-my-school/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I have never been very comfortable in front of a camera or a microphone or especially when having to]]></description>
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<p>I have never been very comfortable in front of a camera or a microphone or especially when having to speak to an audience.  How can I ever forget that time in the mid-eighties, at the height of Malta’s political and constitutional crisis, when as a committee member of the Partit Demokratiku Malti (PDM) I was asked to be one of the speakers at a public meeting to be given in Pjazza Regina (Queen’s Square) in Valletta.  I was already in quite a state while waiting for my turn to step on the podium but the real trembling fit started the moment I began my talk on pluralism in politics.  No doubt the assembled group, which numbered no more than 25 curious passers-by plus the odd supporter and inevitable heckler, must have noticed my shivering hands in sharp contrast to the warm early summer weather.</p>
<p>So when I was approached to be interviewed on behalf of the school I work for (IELS), my initial reaction was to say no.  It was only on the insistence of some colleagues of mine that I relented.  There was no prepared speech or carefully thought out answers here, just a few minutes preparatory work with the interviewer and the camera started rolling.  This is why I am particularly chuffed with the result.</p>
<p>Hopefully my words or my looks will work their magic and attract more students to the school!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Malta - ein Rückblick]]></title>
<link>http://sweinpictures.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/malta-ein-ruckblick/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>swemuc</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sweinpictures.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/malta-ein-ruckblick/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Zurück in meiner Zivilisation. Meiner deswegen weil ich Malta nicht als fremd empfand, es aber doch ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Zurück in <em>meiner</em> Zivilisation. <em>Meiner</em> deswegen weil ich Malta nicht als fremd empfand, es aber doch ziemlich fremd ist. Ich verstehe jetzt die Aussage des Autors meines Reiseführers, er &#62;&#62; habe sich Malta erst erschließen müssen, es war keine Liebe auf den ersten Blick!&#60;&#60;. Ich weiß was er meint <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Das Hotel (www.westinmalta.com) wird seinem guten Ruf nicht gerecht. Ok, das ist mir auf jedem Kontinent mindestens schon 2 mal passiert. (Genau so oft war ich bisher auf der Asiatischen Platte&#8230;) Damit kann man leben, der Preis dafür ging in Ordnung. Für 100€/Nacht für das Zimmer ist nicht viel passiert, besonders nicht für 2 Personen. Das Frühstück war zu teuer für die Leistung, für 17.50€/Pers. kann ich das ohne nachzudenken mit meinem Kühlschrankinhalt zuhause besser.<br />
Aber das alles macht nichts. Passiert mir min. 2 mal im Monat.</p>
<p>Aber Malta selbst hinterlässt einen sehr zwiespältigen Eindruck bei mir. Der bauliche Zustand der Städte ist gelinde gesagt unter aller Sau. Da fehlen Jahrhunderte und was neu gebaut wurde, wurde meist nur halb fertig bevor man aufhörte. Sieht schlimm aus, funktioniert aber. Zumindest scheint dort wenig Armut zu herrschen und die Leute sind beschäftigt. Auch wenn die Aussicht aus dem Fenster nicht sehr bezaubernd wirkt und &#8220;Shopping&#8221; schnell Grauen aufkommen läßt <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Des weiteren ließ ich gestern Abend noch eine einfache November Samstagnacht in St. Julien (Vorort von Valetta und gleichzeitig das Partyviertel) auf mich wirken. Der Hammer. Ich kannte Sölden, den Balaton, den Ballermann, Paguera&#8230; Aber jetzt weiß ich erst was wirklich passiert, wenn Touristen über ein Dorf herfallen. Und was für welche: Briten! Das ist dann wirklich übel. Ich wollte das schon gar nicht mehr fotografieren. Daß wir Deutschen ja schon ab einer geringen Anzahl häßlich und wirklich unerträglich werden ist unbestritten. Ich werde aber das Gefühl nicht los, die Leute dort waren noch schlimmer.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Go climb Malta]]></title>
<link>http://mountcoach.com/2009/11/20/go-climb-malta/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sannebosteels</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mountcoach.com/2009/11/20/go-climb-malta/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Zoals eerder beloofd, hierbij een verslagje van een week klimmen op Malta. In september ging ik op z]]></description>
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<div class="mceTemp">Zoals eerder beloofd, hierbij een verslagje van een week klimmen op Malta. In september ging ik op zoek naar een nieuwe bestemming voor het najaar en na wat opzoekwerk kwam ik uit bij Malta. Beeld je de Calanques in, maar dan zonder enige andere klimmer, ruwe en niet afgesleten rots, parkings waar je de auto gerust kan laten staan en avontuurlijke routes.<br />
Malta is sinds enkele jaren een deelstaat van de Europese unie, waar je overal in het Engels kan communiceren en waar je kan betalen met euro&#8217;s. De zuidelijke ligging, tegen de Afrikaanse kust in de Middellandse zee, zorgen voor een heerlijk klimaat van najaar tot voorjaar. In de zomer is het er te druk en te warm.<br />
An en ik hielden ons aan de volgende dagindeling: Een halve dag klimmen, telkens op een andere locatie, gevolgd door wat zwemmen en zonnen aan één van de vele idyllische baaitjes. Daarna wat van de rijke cultuur opsnuiven om tenslotte de dag af te sluiten met aperitief, lekker eten en drinken. Voor mijn nakende vertrek naar Antarctica mocht het wel eens vakantie zijn.</div>
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<p> Malta bestaat uit drie eilanden. Malta zelf is het grootste eiland met een lengte van 15km. Daarna volgt Gozo met een doormeter van 8km en tot slot het onbewoonde eilandje Comino, 3km in doorsnee. We logeerden op Gozo en klommen op elk van de drie eilanden. Voor elk type klimmer is er wat te vinden. Bouldering, deepwater solo, sportklimmen, trad climbing en multipitchen in avontuurlijk terrein. In het algemeen is er erg weinig geëquipeerd, pas vanaf het niveau 6c zijn er geëquipeerde sportklimroutes. Hier beginnen de lokale klimmers waarschijnlijk zelf schrik te krijgen en de kalksteen leent zich niet altijd tot goede tussenzekeringen. Maar let op, langs de kust zijn er af en toe totaal gecorrodeerde spits terug te vinden. Zelfs inox haken roesten hier langzaam weg. Het is beter en leuker om zelf te zorgen voor je tussenzekering. Wie me een beetje kent, weet dat ik het liefst ga multipitchen in niet-geëquipeerd terrein en dat hebben we dan ook het vaakst gedaan. In het binnenland vind je eerder sportklimgebiedjes en boulders, terwijl je langs de kust kan deepwater soloën of multipitchen op de kliffen. Het is een avontuur op zich om af te dalen tot vlak boven de golven en met het doortrekken van je touw, elke link met de veilige wereld honderden meters hoger te verliezen. Geraak je niet boven, dan kan je hopelijk een bootje roepen of zwemmen. Soms bestaat echter de mogelijkheid om je touw in toprope te laten hangen, maar het neemt een deel van de fun weg.</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Praktische informatie:</span></p>
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<li>Vliegen: goedkoop en comfortabel met <a href="http://www.airmalta.com" target="_blank">Air Malta</a>. Rechtstreekse vlucht Brussel &#8211; Malta in 2Hr30. Tickets vanaf €50 heen en terug.</li>
<li>Auto huren: een must voor elke klimmer. Met het openbaar vervoer geraak je niet aan de klimgebieden en met de fiets is het zelfmoord. Vanaf €90 voor een week. Benzine verbruik je amper, gezien de kleine afstanden die je maar rijdt. Opgelet, het verkeer op Malta is op zijn &#8220;zuiders&#8221; chaotisch en het is links rijden. Je kan je auto via internet <a href="https://www.economycarrentals.com">boeken</a>, afhalen en binnenbrengen op de luchthaven.</li>
<li>Overnachten: wij kozen voor de <a href="http://www.hihostels.com/dba/hostel092063.en.htm">jeugdherberg</a>. Met een gewichtsbeperking van 20kg is camperen geen optie.  Vanaf €15 per nacht met ontbijt</li>
<li>Eten: We hebben zowat elk restaurant in de haven van Mgarr op Gozo uitgeprobeerd en hebben altijd lekker en goedkoop gegeten. Twee gangen met wijn voor 2 personen: €30. Onze favoriet was <em>L&#8217;Ankra</em>, waar we steeds de enige buitenlanders waren tussen de locals, sympathieke bediening.</li>
<li>Drinken: Het lokale bier is CISK (spreek uit Cheersk) en valt goed te drinken. Overal verkrijgbaar. Maar Malta is een paradijs voor de wijndrinker met bijzonder goede en goedkope plaatselijke wijn. De prijzen voor alcohol zijn zowat de helft van die bij ons. Een goede fles wijn op restaurant kost €7 tot €10 per fles. Onze favoriet: Antonin</li>
<li>Klimmen: Een uitstekende topo kan je bestellen en laten opsturen via <a href="http://www.climbmalta.com/">deze site</a>. Wij verloren ons exemplaar op de derde dag, maar vonden na wat navraag een lokale klimmer, waar we wat copies konden nemen.</li>
<li>Brits quoteringssysteem: ingewikkeld. Wij klommen tot E1 5c, wat overeenkomt met een niet-geëquipeerde 6b. Een vergelijkende tabel vind je <a href="http://www.worldtopo.com/grades.php">HIER</a></li>
<li>Aanbevolen klimsites voor u getest: Op Gozo: Mgarr Ix Xhini (sportklimmen), Ta &#8216;Cenc (puur avontuur multipitch), Azure window en Inland Sea (steil en overhangend klimmen in een fantastisch decor, toprope mogelijk). Op Comino: Mistika cave (hard en overhangend klimmen, toprope mogelijk). Op Malta: Blue Grotto (prachtig decor, routes van 40m zelf af te zekeren)</li>
<li>Materiaal: 2 x 50m (of 60m) halftouw, of nog beter een Beal Joker en een halftouw. Set klemblokken en friends, klemblokverwijderaar. Slingen en dyneematouw voor in zandlopers. Een soort abalahook gemaakt van een ijzeren kleerhanger voor het doorhalen van touwtjes in zandlopers. Standaard klimuitrusting. Zwembroek en badhanddoek.</li>
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<p>Tot slot, beelden zeggen meer dan woorden, bekijk <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34002520@N06/sets/72157622830230484/show/">HIER</a> de foto&#8217;s.<br />
Sanne en An</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Thailand till Sverige till Malta]]></title>
<link>http://greencurry.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/thailand-till-sverige-till-malta/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
<guid>http://greencurry.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/thailand-till-sverige-till-malta/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ja då var det dags att återväcka den gamla kära GC bloggen som jag har haft ett tag men inte speciel]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Ja då var det dags att återväcka den gamla kära GC bloggen som jag har haft ett tag men inte speciellt inte ägnat mycket tid åt. Lite roligt att gå igenom lite gamla inlägg. Tanken slår mig att jag borde ha bloggat mer. Som en dagbok med gamla återlevelser som kommer tillbaka.</p>
<div id="_mcePaste">Tror jag till en början skrev den mest för min egen skull. Men mot slutet blev det lite för mycket åt att skriva för andra. Så känslan för att skriva försvann lite tror jag…. I dont know.Men intressant att se om jag kan pumpa liv i bloggen igen.</p>
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<div id="_mcePaste">Mycket har hänt sen senast, självklart… Till det bättre skulle jag nog tro. Har hamnat på Malta och jobbar här nere numera. Efter lite press från familj och vänner har jag sökt mig till ett mer nio till fem/ karriärmässig bana… Och jag vet inte om det bara var tur, eller om jag osökt jobbat mig åt det här hållet. Men jag hamnade på en position som för mig är rena drömjobbet.  Så man skulle lugnt säga att jag fortfarande lever efter mina drömmar. Sweet!Malta ja. Annorlunda ställe måste jag säga. Det skiljer sig rätt mycket från Sverige och miltals från den Thailändska kulturen. Människorna är av en annan mentalitet och miljön är väldigt olik det jag upplevt tidigare.  Kanske inte alltid till det bättre.</p>
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<div id="_mcePaste">Det positiva är i alla fall att det är varmt 8-9 månader av de 12 som finns på året. Det är nära till det mesta och det är lite av en fest ö för oss som gillar det.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">Och eftersom jag numera jobbar inom pokerbranschen kommer bloggen fortsätta innehålla poker, resor och annat gott och smått</div>
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<title><![CDATA[Medina the highest point in Malta]]></title>
<link>http://grandolin.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/medina-the-highest-point-in-malta/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tia</dc:creator>
<guid>http://grandolin.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/medina-the-highest-point-in-malta/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Medina was founded about 4000 years BC. The Catacombs were in use by 249 AD. by the Romans. The pala]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Medina was founded about 4000 years BC.  The Catacombs were in use by 249 AD. by the Romans.  The palace was built in 1370.  The streets are very narrow and the windows on the streets very small.  It is a walled city with 2 gates.</p>
<div id="attachment_202" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://kalkbay.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0982.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-196" title="Our favourite house" src="http://kalkbay.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0982.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Our favourite house</p></div>
<div id="attachment_202" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://kalkbay.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_09851.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-201" title="IMG_0985" src="http://kalkbay.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_09851.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Pretty street</p></div>
<div id="attachment_202" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://kalkbay.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_09861.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-202" title="IMG_0986" src="http://kalkbay.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_09861.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lovely roofscape</p></div>
<div id="attachment_203" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://kalkbay.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0993.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-203" title="IMG_0993" src="http://kalkbay.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_0993.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The length of the street to the corner is the flight of an arrow.</p></div>
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<title><![CDATA[National Anthem of Malta]]></title>
<link>http://yourmission.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/national-anthem-of-malta/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>yourmission</dc:creator>
<guid>http://yourmission.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/national-anthem-of-malta/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Zejtun, Malta]]></title>
<link>http://yourmission.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/zejtun-malta/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>yourmission</dc:creator>
<guid>http://yourmission.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/zejtun-malta/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Malta, the first few days]]></title>
<link>http://grandolin.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/malta-first-few-days/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Delene</dc:creator>
<guid>http://grandolin.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/malta-first-few-days/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Prince of Wales: We live in a flat in the building with the balconies. We use the gym and heated poo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_202" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://grandolin.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/prince-of-wales1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-359" title="Prince of Wales" src="http://grandolin.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/prince-of-wales1.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Prince of Wales: We live in a flat in the building with the balconies. We use the gym and heated pool.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_202" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://grandolin.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/our-apartment.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-360" title="our apartment" src="http://grandolin.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/our-apartment.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">First, we settled in our spacious apartment.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_202" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://grandolin.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/open-top-bus.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-357" title="Open top bus" src="http://grandolin.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/open-top-bus.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Then we decided to view with the open-top bus.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_202" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://grandolin.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/our-street.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-361" title="Our street" src="http://grandolin.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/our-street.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This is the street where we live.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_202" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://grandolin.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mdina.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-362" title="Mdina" src="http://grandolin.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mdina.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mdina: built by each race that occupies Malta.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_202" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://grandolin.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/john-turner-jon-and-fiona.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-363" title="John Turner, Jon and Fiona" src="http://grandolin.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/john-turner-jon-and-fiona.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">John Turner and Fiona took us to dinner in a fishing harbour.</p></div>
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