the word dam can be traced back to Middle English‚[1] and before that‚ from Middle Dutch‚ as seen in the names of many old cities.[2] Early dam building took place in Mesopotamia and the Middle East. Dams were used to control the water level‚ for Mesopotamia’s weather affected the Tigris and Euphrates rivers‚ and could be quite unpredictable. The earliest known dam is the Jawa Dam in Jordan‚ 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of the capital Amman. This gravity dam featured an originally 9 m (30 ft)
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convention was about the decision on reform which represented a significant change in the history of Communist Party of China. Actually‚ the beginning of story started from a small village. In December 1978‚ eighteen farmers in Xiaogang village‚ in east Anhui Province‚ signed a secret agreement to divide communally owned farmland into individual pieces called household contract (Wu Nanlan‚ 2008). Therefore‚ it was a beginning for China’s rural revolution. Then‚ this action was supported by Deng Xiaoping
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The book “topics for today” by Smith‚ L.C & Mare‚ N.N (2004) is a reliable material for English learners in general and third year students in ULIS-VNU in particular. All its four units with some interesting topics including the society‚ nature versus nurture‚ medical advance as well as the environment fascinated me a lot. However‚ I make the third unit my best choice for my reading reflection because it discusses technology and ethical issues raises‚ which have been recently concerned most among
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How to Develop China’s Economy Effectively Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Main Issues 2 2.1 Baby Boomers: How to deal with the huge aging population 2 2.2 Gen Y: The second-generation migrant workers bring new challenge and opportunity for China’s urbanisation 3 2.3 Technological Issue: Quality and Innovation 4 2.3.1 Quality 4 2.3.2 Innovation 5 3 Conclusion 8 4 Recommendations 9 5 Reference List 10 1 Introduction Since opening and reforming the market in 1978‚ China has turned
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No Title Page 1 Introduction 2 2 Country Profile 3 3 Culture 4 4 Economic System 5 5 Political System 6 6 Religion 7 7 Challenges and Problems 8 8 Currency Risk 9 9 Religion 10 10 Cultures Difference 11 11 Solutions 12 12 Solution regarding Currency Problem 13 13 Solution regarding Religion Problem 14 14 Solution regarding Cultural Difference 15 15 Conclusion 16 16 Bibliography 17-18 Introduction OldTown Berhad is a company founded in 1999‚ became the first white coffee manufacturer in Malaysia
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Chinese food culture Though there are many different schools‚ branches‚ regional variants‚ etc.‚ of Chinese cooking‚ together they constitute what one might reasonably term "Chinese Cooking"‚ where "Chinese Cooking" is distinct from‚ say‚ "Italian Cooking". A nation’s cooking culture reflects its food traditions‚ from the food-preparation and eating habits of the countryside to the food-preparation and eating habits of the city‚ notwithstanding the increasing introduction of foreign fare that is
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2011 Minerals Yearbook ZiMbabwe [advance Release] U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey May 2013 Revised August 2013 The Mineral indusTry of ZiMbabwe by Philip m. mobbs as estimated by the international monetary Fund‚ Zimbabwe’s real gross domestic product (GdP) increased by an estimated 9.4% in 2011 compared with that of 2010. The nominal GdP was estimated to be $9.5 billion‚ of which the mining sector accounted for about 12%. Zimbabwe’s diverse mineral output included about
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The Household Registration System (Hukou) Introduction China‚ the World’s fastest growing economic country composing of more than 1.3 billion inhabitants. With such a large population‚ it is necessary to have a well-organized system to manage the country. Household Registration System or Hukou is the answer. It is one of the basic social management mechanisms in all countries. China manages its population of about 1.3 billion mainly through the household registration mechanism. The Hukou
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Chapter One INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................1 1.1 Significance of the Study .............................................................................................1 1.2 Research Purposes .....................................................................................................3 1.3 General Organization ...................................................................................................4 Chapter
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A STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE TUITION FEE OF UNIVERSITIES IN MAINLAND CHINA Nov 20th 2008 CONTENTS PAGE BACKGROUND ……………………………………………………………………………… 3 OBJECTIVES ……………………………………………………………………………… 3 METHODOLOGY ……………………………………………………………………………… 4 ANALYSIS ……………………………………………………………………………… 5 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TUITION FEE AND THE RANKING 5 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
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