Arabia’s Number One Enemy: Traffic Accidents 1. INTRODUCTION Traffic Accidents are the main cause for the death and injury of many people and account for huge property damages in the world in general and developing countries in particular. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is no exception to this world-wide problem. Traffic accidents are in fact‚ the first major death rate in the country where 6‚485 citizens have died and more than 36‚000 were hurt in over 485‚000 traffic accidents during 2008 and 2009
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Every year hundreds of people die in car accidents as a result of bad driving. It is estimated that throughout the world‚ at least half a million people are killed and about 15 million injured on the roads each year. Most people suggest that we should do something to prevent the accidents and thus save many lives. Fortunately‚ society has become more life conscious‚ and over the last few years‚ people have become more aware of the reasons why they should drive more carefully. The facts that careless
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Dr. Betty Taylor Education in Cambodia The Kingdom of Cambodia‚ common referred to as Cambodia‚ is a beautiful country. It is located between Vietnam‚ Laos‚ and Thailand on the southern end of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. Before starting my studies this semester‚ Spring 2013 at USF‚ I knew little of Cambodia. I met another IME student here at USF whose family fled Cambodia during the civil war that started in 1970. Life in Cambodia became more dangerous during the Khmer
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Disabilities in Cambodia Cambodia’s recent turbulent history has left a legacy of high numbers of people with disabilities of all ages and conditions. People with disabilities are one of the most vulnerable groups in the country and are the least likely to be in school. According to one estimate‚ the gap in school participation between people with and without disabilities is twice as high as the gaps associated with rural residence‚ wealth‚ and gender (World Vision 2007). Even though some disabled
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Cambodia Biome -Phnom Penh‚ Kandal Province‚ South East-Central Region Kacie Scott - 1261747 1. Cambodia‚ Central Region including Phnom Penh in the Kandal Province located at 11° 30 N of latitude and 104° 55 of longitude (7) 2. The average elevation of Phnom Penh is 20 m. (1) 3. Koppen Code: Aw (4) Annual Sunlight- 2490 hours(3) Monthly Precipitation: (3) January: .7 cm July: 17.1 cm February: 1 cm August: 16 cm March: 4 cm September: 22.4 cm April: 7.7 cm October:
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. GENERAL INFORMATION OF CAMBODIA Cambodia is a country with area of 181‚035 km2‚ located in Southeast Asia; bordered to the northwest by Thailand‚ the northeast by Laos‚ the east by Vietnam and the southwest by the Gulf of Thailand. Population: young; 14‚139‚000 people (in 2010) 2007 2008 2009 2010 GDP growth (%) 10.2 6.7 0.1 6.0 GDP per capita (current US$) 632 749 744 795 Inflation‚ consumer prices (%) 7.7 25.0 -0.7 4.0 Interest rate: Commercial bank
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Cambodia: Issues and Globalization Cambodia: Issues and Globalization Introduction In the globalization trend of the world‚ many countries join in regional or international organization as EU‚ APEC‚ ASEAN‚ and especially‚ WTO‚ the largest global organization. When they join those organization‚ they hope to reform their own economies and seek for chances to access foreign markets. However‚ WTO‚ or globalization‚ is not a game that every player can win. There are not only winners but also
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Terror was all anyone felt anymore in Cambodia. Terror and anxiety as people counted the days until tragedy would take over life‚ as they knew it. There was no solace to be found and no comfort to be given. The entire nation was a shambles as everywhere families‚ friends‚ and individuals ran to escape the nightmare of war and rebellion. There was neither enough food nor water‚ so starvation made its home among people. Poverty went up as jobs became scarce and the death toll increased as people died
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developing country. We have to face with many problems; one of which is traffic. Accident transport and the congestion of traffic are becoming serious day by day Traffic accidents in Vietnam have been increasing at the alarming growth rate in the recent years. In 2008‚ there are more than 10.000 dead. The number dead from traffic accidents is much more than the number dead of cancer. The main reason is poor awareness of traffic participants such as driving after drinking wine‚ not wearing helmets
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Cambodia officially gained independence from France in 1953. This new change in leadership changed the nation‚ the country from that point was bound to be different socially. Zimmer‚ Knodel‚ and Sovan-Kim described “the Pol Pot led Khmer Rouge was a particularly
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