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Chico And The Growth Issue
... are the only way to go, they are non polluting, pay good wages, also businesses like that need hardworking people, and the Chico State students need jobs.
Chico is a place where people want to live, but that is changing, as it is harder and harder to locate a business in town. We need to make Chico a place where people want to raise their children, where they want to build their lives.
People have told me, and I agree. Chico is a fun place to live. That is the side we need to put forward. We have a large community that feels like a small town, but that will not stay, much as we may like it. It is also not conducive to growth or industry. We must remind our ...
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Tour De Eiffel
... was unanimously chosen.
However, it was not accepted at first, and a petition of 300 names
- including those of Maupassant, Emile Zola, Charles Garnier, and Dumas the
Younger - protested its construction.
At 300 meters (320.75m including antenna), and 7000 tons, it was
the world's tallest building until 1930. Other points of interest include:
It took 2.5 million rivets to build.
It also took 300 steel workers, and 2 years (1887-1889) to
construct it.
It sways no more than 12 cm in high winds!
It's height can vary up to 15 cm depending on temperature.
It's made up of 15,000 iron pieces (excluding ...
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Brownsville, Tennessee
... with Civil War-era homes such as Davie Place or “Prospect,” emblematic of Haywood county’s care and attention in providing the best lifestyle for its citizens.
Throughout Haywood County, attentions to community values abound. This is the home of the Brownsville Blues Festival, an annual event inaugurated in 1995 and has quickly become an opportunity to celebrate the rich “Blues History” found in west Tennessee.
Like Brownsville, the town in which it’s located, Methodist HealthCare, is steadily growing. With that growth has come and industrial medicine program, a teleradiology program, twenty four hour emergency room services and seventeen different specialists ...
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Architecture In India
... these temples were carved and built along the Indus Valley, the most ancient of brick and mortar and still remain in Mohenjo-daro and Harappa (now in Pakistan). Within these caves were found sculptures and pictographs similar to objects found in Mesopotamia that make historians believe that there was some kind of interrelationship of these two cultures. The carvings of the caves and rock however, appear to be synonymous with ancient India alone.
The reason why this type of architecture began in India is believed to be a result of the religion, beliefs and culture of India during this ancient time. The people of ancient India had a great belief in the gods and h ...
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Discover Italy
... Sorrento, Capri, Pompei, and 'Romeantic' Rome. You'll see such
sites like the Cathedral in Milan, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, or even our
exclusive tour of the Secret Vatican Gardens. Or maybe you like a more
historical adventure. Don't worry. R/I/T also takes you to the Historical
Colosseum, the old-fashioned streets of Rome, or even Renaissance Florence.
But whatever your needs, R/I/T keeps everything very flexible for you, the
customer. We have chosen a tailor made formula allowing you to plan your
trip according to your rhythm and style. This is why we do not fully guide
your vacation. It makes it cheaper on your half, and also gives you time to
rechec ...
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Mauritania
... make up one
percent. It's inflation rate has gone to high for anyone to afford any
products. Mauritania's few infostructures are it's single railed railways,
highways, ports, erchant marines, and small airports.[1][3]
Population, Location, Area, Climate
Mauritania is located in Northern Africa, bordering the North
Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara. It's geograph-ic
coordinates are 20 00 N, and 12 00 W. It's neighbors are Algeria to its
northwest, Mali to it's west, Western Saharas to it's northeast, Morocco to
it's north, and to its south Burkina Faso. It's total area is about
1,030,700 sq miles and it's land area about 1,030,400 sq miles whi ...
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India
... of eldest male and his wife, their sons,
grandsons and heir wives and children and unmarried daughters. The majority of
Hindu families lived in villages and agriculture was their basic occupation.
When Aryans settled in India, their society was organized around four varnas or
orders. Brahmans (priests) were the highest varna. The second varna consisted
of the Kshatriyas or warriors, rulers and administrators. The third varna
consisted of the Vaishya or merchants. The Shudras belonged to the lowest varna.
During classic period, hundreds of sub-varnas, jatis, developed. Membership in
a caste was determined by birth and Hindus were not allowed to marry m ...
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Chile
... severe earthquakes (2) active volcanism (3) tsunamis.
Economy
Chile has an free market economy. Chile’s purchasing power is $120.6 billion (1996 est.). Chile’s growth rate is 6.5% (1996 est.). Chile’s unemployment rate is 6.5% (1996 est.). Also Chile’s Budget is 17 billion in revenues and 17 billion in expenditures. Chile’s industries are copper, other minerals, food stuffs, fish processing, iron and steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles. Their agriculture products are wheat, corn, grapes, beans, sugar beets, potatoes, fruit, beef, poultry, wool, and timber. Chile’s Debt is 22.3 billion (1995 est.). Their main currency is the Chilea ...
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Honduras
... direction. Most of the country's rivers drain
to the Atlantic Ocean. Forests cover about 31% of the land.
"Culture And Customs"
The Native American and Spanish strains in Honduran cultural history is
visible in the awesome architecture. Fine Arts in Comayagua, the old capital
has long been a custom to our southern neighbors. in northwestern Honduras is a
ceremonial center of the Old Empire of the Maya and one of the most important
archaeological sites in the entire western hemisphere.
"Type Of Government"
The constitution of Honduras was formed in 1982. Under the Constitution,
the people elect a president and the members of the legislature serve four-year ...
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Mozambique
... It's permanent committee handles legislative matters between
sessions.
Most Mozambicans are black Africans. Other groups such as Arabs,
Europeans, and Pakistanis make up less than one percent of the population.
Most blacks belong to groups that speak one of the Bantu languages. The
largest of these groups, the Makua-Lomwe, accounts for forty percent of the
population. The countries official language is Portuguese but few blacks
can speak it. Some Mozambicans speak English when conducting business
activities.
Most Mozambicans are farmers with extremely simple techniques although
farmers in some areas of the country use modern techniques.
Fifty f ...
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