More mountains and highlands help to split the interior into a series of relatively isolated regions suitable for wet-rice cultivation; the rice lands of Java are among the richest in the world. Java was the first place where Indonesian coffee was grown starting in 1699 Today Coffea arabica is grown on the Ijen Plateau by small-holders and larger plantations. 10 External links Trade investment and aid Based on results of the PSLE students are placed in different secondary education tracks or streams: "Express" "Normal (Academic)" or "Normal (Technical)" till 2020 From 2021 students will be divided into G1 G2 and G3 according to the Subject-Based Banding scheme Singaporeans are forbidden to attend international schools on the island without Ministry of Education permission.
After a prolonged period where the city of Fiume enjoyed considerable autonomy under Habsburg rule (see Corpus separatum (Fiume)) The Free State of Fiume was proclaimed as a fully independent free state which existed between 1920 and 1924 Its territory of 28 km2 (11 sq mi) comprised the city of Fiume (now in Croatia and since the end of World War II known as Rijeka) and rural areas to its north with a corridor to its west connecting it to Italy, 31.4% Until September 1870 the city of Rome had been controlled by the pope as part of his Papal States When King Victor Emmanuel II seized the city in 1870 Pope Pius IX refused to recognize the newly formed Kingdom of Italy. The head of state will often hold meetings with the head of government and cabinet as a means of keeping abreast of governmental policy and as a means of advising consulting and warning ministers in their actions Such a practice takes place in the United Kingdom and India In the UK the sovereign holds confidential weekly meetings with the Prime Minister to discuss governmental policy and to offer her opinions and advice on issues of the day In India the Prime Minister is constitutionally bound to hold regular sessions with the President in a similar manner to the aforementioned British practice In essence the head of state as the theoretical executive authority "reigns but does not rule" This phrase means that the head of state's role in government is generally ceremonial and as a result does not directly institute executive powers The reserve powers of the head of state are sufficient to ensure compliance with some of their wishes However the extent of such powers varies from one country to another and is often a matter of controversy. An outline of Singapore and the surrounding islands and waterways 1 History Singapore business directory! Satay bee hoon rice noodles served with cuttlefish fried bean curd puffs cockles and water spinach in satay sauce In 2011 CERN announced the initial results from its CLOUD experiment in the Nature journal the results indicate that ionisation from cosmic rays significantly enhances aerosol formation in the presence of sulfuric acid and water but in the lower atmosphere where ammonia is also required this is insufficient to account for aerosol formation and additional trace vapours must be involved The next step is to find more about these trace vapours including whether they are of natural or human origin.
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