six tied to a bed in a brothel and forced to service fifteen to thirty men in one night. Imagine this girl living in poverty‚ after all promises of selling herself told of riches. Now imagine this girl is your own. These are not pretty thoughts‚ but these actions are commonplace in Asia. In the February 1995 issue of World & I‚ Christopher P. Baker discusses his findings in the article‚ Kiddy Sex-Luring the Tourist for Love Beneath the Palms. In Asia more than half of the working prostitutes are
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West Asia Syria and Lebanon As in other parts of Asia‚ there was an upsurge for freedom in West Asia also immediately after the Second World War. You have read in the previous chapter about the movement of the people of Syria against the French rule. After the war‚ the French tried to restore their authority over Syria and Lebanon but‚ in the face of opposition from the people of these countries and the world opinion‚ they were forced to withdraw. Both Syria and Lebanon became independent by the
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HVAC Systems: Air Conditioning Dr. Harjit Singh Room 116 Howell Building harjit.singh@brunel.ac.uk Fridays 09.30 – 11.30am Unless otherwise specified For students enquiries: 1 Building Services Engineering: Building Air Conditioning Module (ME5508)‚ Brunel University Introduction to the module • Credit: 15 • Teaching materials: – Provided for the MSc students. – Undergrads: Buy them from the stores. • Assignment: to be handed two weeks before Xmas‚ deadline-28 Jan 2013 • Students
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Air pollution in India is a serious issue with the major sources being fuelwood and biomass burning‚ fuel adulteration‚ vehicle emission and traffic congestion.[1][2] India has a low per capita emissions of greenhouse gases but the country as a whole is the third largest after China and the United States.[3] A 2013 study on non-smokers has found that Indians have 30% lower lung function compared to Europeans.[4] The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was passed in 1981 to regulate air
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[Date Place INDOOR AIR POLLUTION Children’s Health and the Environment WHO Training Package for the Health Sector World Health Organization www.who.int/ceh July 2008 version 1 Indoor Air Pollution Indoor LEARNING OBJECTIVES LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND‚ RECOGNIZE AND KNOW: Hazards of indoor air pollution to children’s health Different toxicants in indoor air‚ according to sources‚ settings and activities Characteristics and issues relating to indoor air pollution in industrialized
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South Asia contains seven nations: India‚ Pakistan‚ Nepal‚ Bhutan‚ Bangladesh‚ Sri Lanka‚ and Maldives. The combined area of these seven nations is approximately 1.7 million square miles‚ and it contains 1.3 billion people. South Asia has five times the population of the United States in an area that is only one-half the size of the United States . South Asia is made up of three topographic regions. The Himalaya‚ Karakorum‚ and Hindu Kush mountain ranges and their southern slopes ‚the Indo-Gangetic
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EUROPEAN COLONIES IN ASIA BRITISH EMPIRE IN ASIA • The British Empire comprised the colonies‚ protectorates‚ and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. • At its height‚ it was the largest empire in history and‚ for over a century‚ was the foremost global power. • At the peak of its power it was often said that "the sun never sets on the British Empire" because its span across the globe ensured that the sun was always shining on at least one of its numerous territories
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Native animals of Asia Treeshrews : native to the tropical forest of Southeast Asia. Spalacidae : native to eastern Asia‚ the Horn of Africa‚ the Middle East‚ & south-eastern Europe. Civets : native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. Natural Wonders Mt. Everest : On the Nepal-Tiber border looms the world’s highest peak‚ Mt. Everest (29‚028 ft.)‚ along the Himalayan Range. Dead Sea : The world’s lowest land area is
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eBay: Expanding into Asia On September 3‚ 1995‚ Pierre Omidyar founded eBay in San Jose‚ California. Pierre and his wife‚ Pamela Wesley‚ had a vision that included creating a marketplace online where people could share the same interests. This vision also included a format that could create a fair and open meeting ground where prices were determined purely by the market. The site was based on five main values: people are basically good; everyone has something to contribute; an honest‚ open
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El Paso‚ Air Quality: Pollution‚ History and Community By‚ Luz Medrano‚ Nylea Martinez. SCI/362 Instructor‚ Yussuf Farran In order to comprehend the definition on air quality one must first uncover the definition of air‚ as air is one of the biggest resources our planet has available we must study the conditions and impact that it has in our environment. Air is a precious resource that most take for granted‚ supplying us with oxygen; which is an essential for our bodies to live‚ without
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