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The Ġonna tal-Kmand (transl. Commanders' Gardens), formerly known as Ġonna tal-Kutnent (transl. Lieutenants' Gardens) and sometimes known as Ball Gardens, [1] [2] are a group of gardens in various localities in Malta, which were built in the early years of the 19th century when the island was a British protectorate.
Vegetation in the Jardins de Marqueyssac. Between 1830 and 1840, Julien Bessières constructed a chapel and a grand alley one hundred metres long for horseback rides. In the 1860s, the new owner, Julien de Cerval, began to plant thousands of boxwood trees – today there are over 150,000 – and had them carved in fantastic shapes, many in groups of rounded shapes like flocks of sheep.
The Gardens of Maecenas, or Horti Maecenatis, constituted the luxurious ancient Roman estate of Gaius Maecenas, an Augustan-era imperial advisor and patron of the arts. The property was among the first in Italy to emulate the style of Persian gardens . [ 1 ]
The neutral unit of construction or neutral unit of currency (code: NUC) is a private currency used by the airline industry, [1] to record fare calculation information. [2] A set of exchange rates is issued by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) every month. [3]
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This rate, known as the mint par of exchange, did not necessarily coincide with the corresponding market exchange rates. The balance of trade between the countries determined the actual rate of exchange. If England has a negative balance of trade with France, for instance, currency of equal magnitude is remitted to France, which thus creates a ...
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McDonald’s said Friday it is changing — but not eliminating — a scholarship program for Latino students after it was sued by a group that opposes affirmative action.