visitors the city recorded a few years ago (over 23 million in 2005‚ over 28 million in 2007) was easily eclipsed by the 36 million tourists who arrived last year. The 21.8 per cent climb is quite a big jump; if not for the recent financial crisis and swine flu scare that affected inbound tourism‚ the numbers would be more consistent. Amid snowstorms in European destinations and tensions running high in Korea‚ Hong Kong has become a preferred alternative. Without a doubt‚ such number of visitors certainly
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Most people believe Pneumonia is an illness that only affects older adults‚ the very young‚ or people with impaired immune systems. However‚ the truth is that pneumonia is a serious illness that can strike anyone at any age—even healthy individuals. Pneumonia is nothing to sneeze at. Although pneumonia is a common illness‚ there are a few things you may not know about this lung infection. Here are six surprising pneumonia facts everyone should make it their business to know: Pneumonia is a Leading
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Mode of transport From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Modes of transport) Jump to: navigation‚ search Part of a series on | Transport | Modes | * Animal-powered * Aviation * Cable * Human-powered * Pipeline * Rail * Road * Ship * Space | Topics | * History * Timeline * Outline | Transport portal | * v * t * e | Mode of transport (or means of transport or transport mode or transport modality or form of transport) is a term
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also known as the flu‚ is a contagious respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus that infects the nose‚ throat‚ and lungs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2014). It can cause mild to severe illness‚ sometimes even death. The flu is different from the common cold. Symptoms of the flu usually have a rapid onset. These symptoms include: fever‚ chills‚ cough‚ sore throat‚ body aches‚ and fatigue. Influenza is transmitted mainly by droplets when people with the flu cough‚ sneeze or
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the primary differences between the 2009 and 2010 flu season are that the 2010 flu season appears to have started earlier—the rate at which the % deaths due to flu increased sooner than the 2009 flu season. In addition‚ the 2010 flu season had slightly higher % deaths due to influenza than the 2009 flu season. Furthermore‚ the 2010 flu season surpassed the epidemic threshold for a longer duration than the 2009 season. One reason that the 2010 flu season occurred sooner in the season than the 2009
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is the infectious agent for Bubonic Plague? Basterium Yersinia Pestis. 4. By how much was the world population reduced during the Plague pandemic? About 450 million 5. What year (within the past 100 years) did the world experience a flu pandemic? The Spanish Flu in 1918. 6. What are 3 symptoms of chikungunya fever? fever‚ headache‚ and vomiting 7. What bacterium causes Lyme’s disease? Borrelia burgdorferi 8. What is ‘erythema migrans?’ It is the rash often seen in the early stages of Lyme disease
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Arguments on Utilitarianism Which is more valuable: a game of push-pin or the study of Latin? Which has greater worth: the life of a single young girl or the lives of an entire community? These are the sorts of questions raised when dealing with the matter of utilitarianism. According to Jeremy Bentham‚ the father of the theory‚ the ultimate moral goal of human beings should be to increase pleasure and to decrease pain. To maximize the amount of time spent in content‚ and minimize the times of
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1990:Commonwealth Games held in Auckland. Pay Television Network Sky TV began broadcasting. Big earthquake in Hawke’s Bay. 1991:An avalanche on Aoraki/Mount Cook reduces its height by 10.5 metres. 1992:State housing commercialized. Student Loan system is started / Tertiary Fees raised 1994:Government commits 250 soldiers to front-line duty in Bosnia. New Zealand’s first casino opens in Christchurch. First fast-ferry service begins operation across Cook Strait. 1997:TV4 begins daily broadcasts
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SWOT analysis of Delta Airlines Vaughn College of Aeronautics Georgi Teofilov December 15th 2012 Introduction Having been founded on May 30th 1924 Delta airlines is one of the only 4 legacy carriers still left in the aviation industry since the 1978 airline deregulation act. It is a major United States airline and its headquarters are in Atlanta‚ Georgia. Delta airlines operates 5‚000 flights every day of which are both domestic and international. Delta airlines hub is located
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