the pinnacle of trust from players and within the industry. Gala Casino was first introduced to the gaming world in 2012. The website is owned and operated by Gala Interactive (Gibraltar) Limited, licensed by the Government of Gibraltar. The company operates under the regulations and licensing provided by the Gibraltar Gambling…
During the early 1870s, the Franco-Prussian War took place. At this time France had no allies, which was the chancellor of Germany, Otto von Bismarck’s goal; he wanted to keep France isolated for Europe. He was successful until 1890, when Kaiser Wilhelm II took office. Between the years of 1870 to 1914 France has gained many alliances and their government has changed drastically. After the Franco-Prussian War took place, France had no alliances. Their first alliance was Russia, though they…
Thus, following a conversation at the backstage between Régis and a local dealer (the “Pablo Escobar” of Neuhof), we learn that the money that comes from drug-dealing is the way Régis chooses so as to earn an income without being subjected to the regulated work, thus retaining intellectual and physical independence. His only collaboration with the capitalist circuit will be with the bourgeoisie itself, i.e., the owners of the means of production (in the music industry, Universal Studios, in…
Throughout the Second World War, Spain was a non-aggressive state that was not engaged in any type of warfare. When WWII was about to begin and countries were starting to pick alliances, Spain was just recovering from a three yearlong civil war. By that time Spain was inflicted with poverty, the people were starving, and the Spaniards had their share of war. Keeping in mind all the pressure that was put on Spain to join the war, Franco was smart enough to play the system and benefit from…
heavy bomber mission against Occupied Europe on 17 August 1942, and the first American raid of more than 100 bombers in Europe on 9 October 1942. Tibbets was chosen to fly Major General Mark W. Clark and Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower to Gibraltar. After flying 43 combat missions, he became the assistant for bomber operations on the staff of the Twelfth Air Force.…
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Independent Reading Term Two One Sentence Book Reports and the Twitter Pitch 1) John le Carré’s A Delicate Truth follows the events of a secret operation carried out in the British colony of Gibraltar through the eyes of two simple British civil servants cast into a world of adept spies and complex politics. 2) John le Carré’s A Delicate Truth is a book that deals with ideas of morality and collateral damage in a post 9/11 world when a covert operation’s efficacy is raised. 3) John le Carré’s A…
affected certain parts of the world in both positive and negative ways. In the Middle East when the Muslim Empire was just starting to expand, Muslim armies defeated the Byzantine forces and then “In the 711, Muslim forces crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and conquered Spain” (Esler 39). This had a positive effect on them because it allowed them to spread the Islam and Muslim civilization. There are also the Aztec/Mexica people who were a part of the Triple Alliance where they set out to conquer…
Hello class For this weeks discussion it was a requirement to choose two article with in the chosen reading articles. For my first article I chose Mark Twain’s Buying Gloves In Gibraltar. The article depicts a gentlemen’s entering a store and how he was easily influenced by a attractive young lady on an item entirely different than what he set out to get. In the reading I enjoyed the manner in which the author offered the reader a visual of the events leading up to the climax of the story. In…
First, the Berbers migrated to Morocco around the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE. They were thought to have originated in Asia. Later, the Greeks and Phoenicians devised trading ports on the cost of Morocco, until the Romans conquered. While the Romans were in power, many of the Berbers rebelled and the reaction of the Romans was to cut out their tongues and ship them off to the Canary Islands, where they were later found by the Spanish. The Carthaginians were also in Morocco before the Romans. After…