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- 31: Computer Software Piracy and it's Impact on the International Economy
- ... percent of business software is illegally copied, that cost the U.S. $117 million in 1994 (SPA names... Internet). Although Asia has extremely high piracy rates, SPA Executive Director Ken Wasch comments "China, Russia, and Thailand (the three countries in Asia with the highest piracy rates) deserve credit for enacting copyright laws that specifically protect computer programs and other software..." Russia and China enacted copyright protection statutes several years ago, and Thailand enacted its law late in 1994 ("SPA names..." Internet). Asian countries have also taken action against offenders of copyright laws. The SPA reports that "on Wednesday, May 22, 1996, Hong Kong Customs officers arrested two ...
- 32: Deforestation
- ... tons. Deforestation accounts for about 33% of the annual emissions of carbon dioxide by humans. In 1987 11 countries were responsible for about 82% of this net carbon release: Brazil, Indonesia, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Thailand, Laos, Nigeria, Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar and India. During 1987 when there was intense land clearing by fire in Brazil's Amazon, more than 1.2 million metric tons of carbon are believed to have been ...
- 33: Bats
- ... report is on bats. I will start my story off by telling you some facts about bats. Bat Facts 1. Did you know that the worlds smallest mammal is a Bumblebee bat that lives in Thailand. It weighs less than a penny! 2. Vampire bats adopt orphan pups (the name for a baby bat) and have been known to risk their lives to share food with the less fortunate. 3. The ...
- 34: Tin
- ... piece of glass to be used as a windows. Industries basically only use tin for plating for electricity or for protection on there metals such as tin. Tin is found in Molaya, Bolivia, Indonesia, Zaire, Thailand, Nigeria, but almost no tin is found in America, although some tin has been found in Alaska and California. Tins basic information. Tin has an atomic number fifty on the periodical table of the elements ...
- 35: Buddhism
- ... ways. The actual meaning of the word Theravada is Way of the Elders. It is the oldest of all traditions. It is the primary practice in countries such as, Cambodia, Burma, Laos, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Theravada sees Buddha as a historical figure. This means instead of seeing Buddha as a divine figure, they see him as a great man who taught the world many things. They also like to emphasize ...
- 36: Buddhism
- ... of all traces of desire, which represents final enlightment and which releases a person from the cycle of rebirth". There are many monasteries in the world, in some of them in countries such as Burma, Thailand, and Ceylon, almost every young male spends at least a few weeks of his life within a monastery. Typically at the age of four the boy celebrates an elaborate ceremony which involves first dressing him ...
- 37: Buddhism
- ... of all traces of desire, which represents final enlightment and which releases a person from the cycle of rebirth". There are many monasteries in the world, in some of them in countries such as Burma, Thailand, and Ceylon, almost every young male spends at least a few weeks of his life within a monastery. Typically at the age of four the boy celebrates an elaborate ceremony which involves first dressing him ...
- 38: Buddhism
- ... of the Elders, and Mahayana, the Great Vehicle. Followers of Mahayana refer to Theravada using the negative term Hinayana, "the Lesser Vehicle." Buddhism has been important not only in India but also in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos, where Theravada has been important; Mahayana has had its greatest impression in China, Japan, Taiwan, Tibet, Nepal, Mongolia, Korea, and Vietnam, and India. The number of Buddhists worldwide has been estimated ...
- 39: Regulating Big Companies
- ... down production costs. These actions were taking place in the Northern Mariana Islands, which was an American commonwealth near the Philippines. The workers are described as predominantly young women from China, the Philippines, Bangladesh, and Thailand, that often work twelve hours a day and seven days a week. They sometimes don't receive pay if they fall behind on their quotas. These workers often live seven to a room in barracks ...
- 40: Exotic Diseases And The Treat To Humanity
- ... EL Tor came right into peoples homes through their faucets, the population was literally feasting on the deadly virus. El Tor started to spread all over Latin America. El Tor is antibiotic resistant, in Thailand it was invulnerable to as many as 8 drugs. The epidemic went on for as long as 3 years in Latin America, where WHO officials saw no end in sight. EL Tor claimed the lives ...
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