2009‚ growth will probably be between 5 percent and 5.5 percent this year‚ below the official 2008 forecast of 5.7 percent. (v) - Real GDP % Growth forecast is from 5.1 in 2008 to 1.4 in 2009. (vi) - Interest rates % dropped from 3.5 in Jan.2008 to 2% in Jan.2009. (vii) - The inflation rate may fall below 4 percent before the second half of 2009. (viii) - Unemployment has remained constant at an average of 3.6% in July 2008 to 3.1% in Oct.2008. However‚ the global credit crisis has raised fears
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Study Guide Test 1(Outline) - There are 5 key conceptual connections to understanding the material. 1. Primary Tradition; is primary because it took shape first and because it is more important and enduring than Secondary tradition. 2. Secondary Tradition; took shape after the formation of the primary tradition‚ and it is less important and enduring than the primary tradition. 3. Defining moments; refers to the period between 500 BC to 500 CE‚ when major civilizations developed their defining
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as political and social organizations. Now fast forward four-and-a-half thousand years. The date is 1500 AD. Many monumental developments and changes have occurred. As time passes by‚ many changes occur throughout the world. In Southwest Asia and Asia‚ many changes and continuities in society and life occurred. An important change was that of gender affairs. Near the foundations of civilization‚ most societies were patriarchal‚ having the man of the household control all his property and
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Central‚ Southern Southwest Asia South Asia East Asia Southeast Asia Australia Oceania and Pacific Islands Types of Regions: Formal‚ Functional‚ Perceptual Theme: Geology Concepts Topics Physical Geography Structure of the Earth Four Spheres Plate tectonics (Ring of Fire) Geology (Internal & External Forces) Landforms Water forms Weathering Erosion River Systems Natural Barriers TEKS 5.A‚ 21.C‚ 3‚ 9‚ 8‚ 6‚ 7‚ 13.A‚ 21.A‚ 21.B‚ 22.A‚ 20.A‚ 2.B 8.A‚ 22.B‚ 9.B‚ 22.C‚4.A
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Tourism in south Asia: This world contains a facet of nations‚ peoples‚ scenario etc. critically visualizing everyone in this world is racing infinitesimally with the needs and challenges emerging in their general life in response to their daily work. So as a means to get relief and refreshment from the daily work ‚ most of the people visit abroad for recreational ‚ business‚ educational purposes etc. And this is known as tourism. From the definition point of view; theobald in 1994 suggested
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Asia facing worsening water crisis: ADB MANILA: Asian countries‚ including India‚ are facing a worsening water crisis that threatens to curtail food production while taking an increasingly heavy toll on the region’s economies‚ the Asian Development Bank said. Governments‚ industries and people around the region urgently need to stop wasting so much of the precious resource if they are to limit the shortage‚ ADB infrastructure advisor Arjun Thapan said. "It needs to shrink and Asia needs to become
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Southeast Asia Bruce Vaughn‚ Coordinator Specialist in Asian Affairs Emma Chanlett-Avery Specialist in Asian Affairs Ben Dolven Section Research Manager Mark E. Manyin Specialist in Asian Affairs Michael F. Martin Analyst in Asian Trade and Finance Larry A. Niksch Specialist in Asian Affairs October 16‚ 2009 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov RL34194 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Terrorism in Southeast Asia Summary
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the coffee blend High Precision thermoblock system to continuously heat water in ideal range of 86degree to 91 degree centigrade Why Nespresso? (The Business Model) Personalised services Nespresso club‚ 24/7 online ordering service‚ delivery within 2 business day Trained coffee specialists were to advise consumers about the different flavours Provide technical assistance on the machine Recipe suggestion‚ Nespresso accessories‚ special offers and info on new coffee blend Problem Statements Problem
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SWOT : AIR ASIA Strengths 1. low cost operation 2. target mass customers 3. efficiency workforce 4. Staffs have multi skill to do their job. 5. single type fleet to service the customer‚ it easies to maintenance. 6. lowest fare more than others. 7. Sell the ticket direct to the customer. Weakness 1. Limited service to the customer. 2. charge every things except the ticket 3. A lot of competitor. 4. Brand positioning lower than other brand. 5
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Technologies (NTCIR-5)‚ pp.537-544. Tokyo‚ Japan: Korfhage‚ R. R. (1997) Information Storage and Retrieval‚ New York‚ John Wiley & Sons. Lancaster‚ F. W. (1969) MEDLARS: report on the evaluation of its operating efficiency. American Documentation‚ 20 (2)‚ 119-142. Lancaster‚ F. W. (1979) Information retrieval systems: characteristics‚ testing and evaluation‚ New York ; Chichester (etc.)‚ John Wiley & Sons. Lancaster‚ F. W. (1981) Evaluation within the environment of an operating information service
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