China’s armed forces The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is seen by many as an economic powerhouse with the world’s largest standing military that has the potential to translate economic power into the military sphere. As one of the elements of power‚ a nation’s military potential is based not only on its capability to defeat an adversary‚ but also its ability to coerce and exercise influence. China’s standing armed force of some 2.8 million active soldiers in uniform is the largest military
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heard that statement a million times before. “So you to are the ones we ordered…” she looked at me and smiled. “Well you children are not that bad… anyway‚ my name is Sierra. You two must be…” she pointed to Belle. “…Sunny….” She pointed to Sunny. “…and you must be Belle!” “Other way” I grunted. “Oops! My mistake!” apologized Sierra. “Why are we here?” Belle asked. “Can’t you see?” the fairy rolled her eyes “The garden is dying! See the odd colors? There is more of my kind in there
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understands they are exaggerations. Pledges to drill thousands of wells are common. But at this month’s meeting‚ no one felt like telling tall tales. Fewer than 10 wells were promised‚ all by small‚ independent companies. Giant firms — Chevron‚ Occidental — promised nothing‚ said Dave Rippy‚ general manager of Bakersfield Drilling Consultants‚ who has attended for two decades. "I’ve never seen anything like it‚" he said. "It was very somber‚ very eerie." Plunging oil prices worldwide are landing
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animals‚ the desert Bighorn Sheep and the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog. The black bear is the largest mammal in the park‚ but rodents make up the most of the mammals in the park. There are 22 species of reptiles in the park 1 Turtle‚ 1 Skink‚ 7 Lizards‚ and 13 Snakes. The diminutive Pacific Treefrog is Yosemite’s most common frog species. The Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog‚ the Yosemite toad‚ and the Mount Lyell Salamander are only found in the Sierra Nevada of California. Bullfrogs eat anything
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Chapter 5 : Philippine Values VALUES - Comes from the Latin word “valere”‚ which means to be strong or to be worth. -Those standards by which a group of society judges the desirability and importance of people‚ ideas‚ actions or objects. -shared conceptions of or beliefs in what are considered desirable or undesirable. - Something deserving of one’s best effort‚ something worth living for‚ and if need be worth dying for. DEFINITION OF VALUES - Enduring conception of the preferable which influences
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will refer to the interviewee as Jane. Jane came to the United States in 2012. Since an early age‚ Jane was heavily involved in tennis since her parents wanted her to become a professional tennis player. When she was 18‚ she received an offer from Sierra College and Sacramento State University to play on the tennis team and pursue her studies in the U.S. As Jane recalls‚
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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION HEALTH CENTER – Operated by Kaayong Lawas Foundation‚ Inc.‚ A Primary Hospital located at Bandung Village‚ Barangay VII‚ Victorias City about 34 kilometers to the North of Bacolod City‚ the capital of the Province of Negros Occidental. It is a 24 Bed Capacity composed of Male Medical Ward with 6 Beds‚ Female Medical Ward with 5 beds‚ Pedia Ward with 6 beds‚ 6 Private Rooms‚ 1 Labor Room‚ Delivery Room‚ OPD and Emergency Room. The Hospital is a licensed Primary Hospital with
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Mwana pwo mask (young woman). The Chokwe people made these at the end of the nineteenth century - early 20th century. The Chokwe people were from the great southern migration of the Lunda. They live in a huge territory‚ north east Angola and Kasai Occidental‚ Bandundu‚ katanga‚ in the Democratic Republic of Congo‚ and Zambia. Dimensions are H. 10 5/8 x W. 7 in. (27 x 17.8 cm). Most of Chokwe masks’ mediums are Wood‚ fiber‚ brass‚ pigment. Most of chokwe masks have sharp teeth‚ rounded eyebrows‚ slender
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of life in Sierra Leone before the war seems like a very traditional African country. The elders of a village were the most respected out of everyone‚ men had their traditional roles of hunting and providing for the family‚ the women would cook‚ and the children would go to school and have various chores and games they would do. There were stories told and big village celebrations that everyone in the village would attend. All of these things that made up the African culture in Sierra Leone were
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and many new deposits have been discovered and developed and some of the old major deposits are being renovated. South Africa‚ Ghana‚ Zimbabwe‚ Tanzania‚ Zambia and the DRC dominate the African mining industry. Whilst countries such as Angola‚ Sierra Leone‚ Namibia‚ Zambia and Botswana rely heavily on the mining industry as a major foreign currency earner. Unfortunately several African civil wars are funded by (and often caused by) some of these commodities‚ in particular diamonds. The potential
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