Introduction The openness of an economy is determined by the economy’s trade with external economies‚ both import and export‚ over its own GDP. The formula is as follows: Openness of Economy = (Import + Export)/GDP of Economy The openness of Canada and Mexico is charted in the graph below: As seen from the graph‚ Canada experienced a steady growth in openness from 1985 to 2000. However‚ since 2001‚ it has continued to decline over the next few years. Mexico‚ on the other hand‚ only experienced a
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The 3rd OECD World Forum on “Statistics‚ Knowledge and Policy” Charting Progress‚ Building Visions‚ Improving Life Busan‚ Korea - 27-30 October 2009 THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX AS AN EFFORT TO MEASURE WELL-BEING IN HONDURAS GLENDA GALLARDO UNDP HONDURAS. CHIEF ECONOMIST Introduction1 As a society we are always interested in knowing where we are and where we are headed. No one could deny that information and measurement are essential tools to this purpose and without them it becomes
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to which Hubble promised to study law. (Information‚ 5) Hubble’s heart was not present in law‚ and after teaching in a high school for a year‚ he decided to go back and earn a Ph.D. in astronomy. Hubble was offered a position at the Mount Wilson Observatory but declined and went off to war.
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Project #15: Make Homemade Glue from Milk With milk‚ white vinegar and baking soda‚ you can make your own glue right at home. Make it an investigatory project by changing up the recipe and testing which results in the strongest glue. You could also try varying the ingredients to make it dry faster‚ or work on different materials (wood vs. plastic vs. paper). Image via wonderhowto.com A.) --WATER FLOW IN PLANT: Can water travel through plant stems? MATERIALS: graduated one
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mentions that Aryabhata was the head of an institution (kulapati) at Kusumapura‚ and‚ because the university of Nalanda was in Pataliputra at the time and had an astronomical observatory‚ it is speculated that Aryabhata might have been the head of the Nalanda university as well. Aryabhata is also reputed to have set up an observatory at the Sun temple in Taregana‚ Bihar. Other hypotheses Some archeological evidence suggests that Aryabhata could have originated from the present day Kodungallur which
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Paleolithic‚ Neolithic‚ And Mesolithic Art The earth and the sky factor into Paleolithic‚ Neolithic‚ and Mesolithic art and monuments. Paleolithic means Old Stone Age and the art was mainly consisted of paintings in their caves and Venus figurines. Neolithic means New Stone Age and the art was consisted of the Stonehenge‚ figures‚ and pottery. Mesolithic means Middle Stone Age and the art consisted of some pottery‚ hand tools‚ and some figurines. In the Old Stone Age‚ (Paleolithic) their art
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a simple refracting telescope. The second event that I went to was an observing done by Dr. Miller and his pal‚ that for the life of me I cannot remember. We all went out on March 20th‚ stopped for candy bars first! And then proceeded to the observatory. We observed Venus‚ Mars‚ Jupiter (and it’s 3 moons) and also talked about a few star constellations as well. Venus‚ that night was in it’s gibbous phase‚ and as I observed I noticed that Venus was a whole lot brighter in the sky to the naked eye
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Around 1250 A.D.‚ historical records show‚ ice packs began showing up farther south in the North Atlantic. Glaciers also began expanding on Greenland‚ soon to threaten Norse settlements on the island. From 1275 to 1300 A.D.‚ glaciers began expanding more broadly‚ according to radiocarbon dating of plants killed by the glacier growth. The period known today as the Little Ice Age was just starting to poke through. Summers began cooling in Northern Europe after 1300 A.D.‚ negatively impacting growing
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10 FACTS SUPPORTING EXISTENCE OF HEAVEN AND HELL While majority of atheists believe that the existence of heaven and hell is not provable‚ basing their arguments on ignorance‚ I believe that God exists due to my faith‚ religion and scientific knowledge; and because He does exist‚ so does Hell and Heaven. Heaven is the home of the righteous whereas Hell is its opposite according to religious teachings; most arguments supporting the evidence of Hell and Heaven are based on religious beliefs. In accordance
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recommended for monitoring the weight of the population and for clinical assessment in children aged four years and over. Obesity is classified as being ≥ 95th centile for population monitoring ≤ 98th centile for clinical assessment. (National Obesity Observatory
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