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The original inhabitants of Taiwan were Malayo-Polynesian aborigines, who are now organized into quite diverse ethnolinguistic groups. The largest of these groups . Taiwan's indigenous peoples have historically been referred to in terms of their language groups, the largest of which are the Ami, Atayal, and Paiwan. Chinese immigrants largely displaced or assimilated the plains aborigines and carried on a protracted conflict with the mountain aborigines, who were subdued only by the Japanese. The aborigines, nearly all of whom now live in the foothills and highlands, constitute about 2 percent of the population. Although several aboriginal dialects and many tribal customs have been retained, the aborigines people have increasingly become assimilated, linguistically and culturally, into modern Taiwanese society. Nonetheless, many indigenous groups increased their political activity in the early 21st century, with 14 gaining official recognition as of 2008.
The great majority of the population—those now called Taiwanese—are descendants of the original immigrants from the Chinese provinces of Fukien and Kwangtung. The Hokkien from southern Fukien constitute the largest of the immigrant groups; their dialect of Chinese is often called the Taiwanese dialect. The Hakka, originally from northern Kwangtung, also have a distinct dialect.
The most recent addition to Taiwan's population are the predominantly Mandarin-speaking Nationalist adherents, who came to Taiwan from all parts of China in the late 1940s. These "mainlanders" still compose about 15 percent of the population. Because of their prominence in the Nationalist government, Mandarin has become the principal language of Taiwan.
Numerous religions have been introduced into Taiwan from many parts of the world. The Chinese brought their religions, principally Buddhism and Taoism. In 1622 the Dutch introduced Protestant Christianity; two years later the Spanish brought Roman Catholicism to the island. In addition, Confucianism has immensely influenced the Chinese people of Taiwan in ethics, morality, and academic thinking. Religion, however, is not a divisive factor on Taiwan. The Chinese tend to be eclectic about religion, many practicing a little of several kinds.
The principal religions in Taiwan, in addition to the forms of worship of the aborigines, are Taoism and Buddhism. Christians constitute a small but significant percentage of the population; about three-fifths are Protestant and the rest Roman Catholic. There are also a large number of Muslims, most of whom live in the larger cities.
The population of Taiwan tripled in the first half of the 20th century. From mid-century, however, the rate of growth steadily declined from about 4 percent to less than 2 percent per year. Modern health measures had lowered the death rate, and Nationalist land reform temporarily raised the birthrate by expanding rural opportunities. In response to growing urban opportunities, however, families soon began concentrating more resources on fewer children. In addition, the government actively promoted family planning and birth control.
The family has long been the most important organizing unit in traditional Taiwanese society. Based on the Confucian precepts of filial piety and ancestor worship, the patrilineal extended family performs many of the savings, investment, and production functions of Western corporations and provides many of the social services assumed by Western governments. The family owns property, pools its resources, and diversifies the occupations of its members, thus maximizing the returns and spreading the risks across the multiple branches and generations.


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Back to University Catalog 2004-2005
Subject Matter Preparation Programs
Subject Matter Preparation programs provide students with the opportunity to achieve the mastery of the specific subject matter content required for a California Secondary Teaching Credential. Students may demonstrate the subject matter competency needed for the credential in one of two ways:
• by completion of an approved program in subject matter preparation
• by passing a comprehensive set of examinations in the subject matter field.
Although a student seeking a California Secondary Teaching Credential may complete any academic major, most students decide to complete the degree major closest to the subject field in which they wish to be authorized to teach. CSUDH offers a Single Subject Credential program in the following state-authorized subject fields:
• Art
• English
• Foreign Language – Spanish
• History/Social Science
• Mathematics
• Physical Education
• Physical Education: Dance Concentration
These subject matter preparation programs generally coincide sufficiently with the degree major to make it possible to complete major requirements using many of the same courses. However, degree programs and subject matter preparation programs serve different purposes; completing one is not a guarantee that you will have satisfied the requirements of the other. Students seeking a Single Subject credential should consult the appropriate sections of this catalog and contact the appropriate department for more information about these programs.
Good advising and careful planning are crucial. Transfer students seeking a CSUDH Single Subject credential should contact the Department of Teacher Education (310-243-3522) to seek a transcript evaluation, and then see their major department for additional advice.

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Export Requirements for Trinidad and Tobago (Egg Products)
ETT-1 (Aug 15, 2015)
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Eligible/Ineligible Products
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Documentation Requirements
- Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5EP with no additional certification. For more information see Requirements for Processed Egg Products for all countries.*
Other Requirements
Trinidad and Tobago requires importers to obtain a permit from the office of the Chief Veterinary Officer prior to presenting the documents for clearance of the shipment. Exporters should verify that their importer has obtained a permit for the shipment.
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A wondrous, uproarious, and surprisingly informative account of a year spend surfing, Caught Inside marks the arrival of an exuberant new voice of the outdoors. This remarkable narrative of Daniel Duane's life on the water is enhanced by good-humored explanations of the physics of wave dynamics, the intricate art of surfboard design, and lyrical, sharp-eyed descriptions of the flora and fauna of the Pacific wilderness. From Captain Cook and Mark Twain to Robinson Jeffers and Jack London, from portraits of famous (and infamous) surfers to an analysis of Gidget's perverse significance, Duane expertly uncovers the myths and symbols bound up in one of our most vibrant and recognizably American subjects.
©1996 Daniel Duane (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
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"The Surfer Memoir that Changed Everything"
Daniel Duane moved to Santa Cruz in the mid-90s, looking for something. He dove down a dark, watery rabbit hole, living by the tides and swells of the Pacific Ocean.
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description: July 25, 2013—The Ivanpah solar plant in California's Mojave Desert is the largest of its kind under construction in the world. Developer BrightSource says it will provide solar electricity to 140,000 homes when operational. And while it displaced threatened desert tortoises, it apparently has not significantly harmed their population.

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Ivanpah Valley, Mojave Desert, CA
SOUNDBITE: Joseph Desmond, Sr. VP Marketing, BrightSource Energy
"Unlike photovoltaics that convert sunlight to direct current to produce electricity, we actually use the sun's energy to focus sunlight onto a boiler to create high temperature, high pressure steam, which is then used to turn a turbine to generate electricity."
"What I'm standing underneath is a heliostat, which is a fancy word for a thing that holds two mirrors. And those mirrors are used to reflect sunlight onto the boiler that you see right behind me."
"What you are looking at here–totaling 392 megawatts gross output–is the equivalent of a medium-sized natural gas plant."
SOUNDBITE  Dave Beaudoin, Site Manager for Solar Partners
"We've eliminated the fossil fuels and we're using the sun's energy to boil the water to make the steam."
SOUNDBITE:  Larry LaPre, Bureau of Land Management Biologist
"It's a tradeoff. You don't have the nuclear waste lasting for tens of thousands of years. And you don't have the CO2 emissions from coal and gas-fired plants. But you take up a lot of space. Displace a lot of plants and wildlife."
SOUNDBITE: Ed LaRue, Biologist, Desert Tortoise Council
"There's thousands and thousands of square miles out here that had been crawling with tortoises back in the '40s and '50s that no longer have tortoises. And, to find a place that still has that abundance of tortoises on it and to develop it was probably the real shame of it. The problem is now we've got this shift where we're taking 5 square miles of public lands and putting mirrors on it, and it'll never come back."
SOUNDBITE: Joseph Desmond, Sr. VP Marketing, BrightSource Energy
"You're always talking about tradeoffs. So the question is: can you develop a project and still be environmentally responsible and do it in a way that actually enhances the environment.  We found, when we came on site, within the boundaries, roughly 173 tortoises. Those tortoises were moved into a nursery where they were protected and kept. We've found now is that after this time there is no statistically significant difference in the survival or mortality of those tortoises that have been moved."
SOUNDBITE: Larry LaPre, Bureau of Land Management Biologist
The ones you rescued are moved out to the side and they're now living with the resident tortoises... another thing, they try and go back and they're found walking along the fence of the power plant."
SOUNDBITE: Ed LaRue, Biologist, Desert Tortoise Council
"I think the one ray of hope that I see is that in the desert tortoise natural area, they've completely fenced that 40 plus square miles and it's the only place I'm aware of where tortoises are reproducing."
SOUNDBITE: Joseph Desmond, Sr. VP Marketing, BrightSource Energy
"When you talking about fossil fuels, you have to factor in the land use for exploration, extraction, processing and transportation.  Here, we have a project that actually collects the energy and then converts to electricity all within a single location."
"People sometimes forget that this is actually a very efficient utilization of a sustainable energy resource."
"So a project of this size will avoid nearly 400,000 metric tons of carbon each year that otherwise would have been emitted."


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An apparently drunken transient fell into a hot tub and drowned Wednesday at a Hermosa Beach motel, police said.
The 43-year-old man was discovered at 7:45 a.m., face down and floating in the hot tub at the Quality Inn Hotel at 901 Aviation Blvd. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene, Hermosa Beach police Sgt. Robert Higgins said.
Officers found empty alcohol containers, including a 1,500-milliliter bottle of vodka near his body.
Investigators believe the death was accidental.
The transient had numerous contacts with police officers and firefighters in Hermosa Beach, and had a history of alcohol and narcotics abuse, Higgins said.
His name was withheld pending notification of relatives.
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Kansas City, Kan. – The Brevard College men's soccer team was recognized for their hard work and dedication off the field and in the classroom earlier this week, as the Tornados were named as a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award winner.
The Tornados were one of 110 men's soccer teams across the nation that posted a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher, thereby earning the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the 2007-08 academic year.
Coach Mascaro's squad posted a team grade point average of 3.28 over the 2007-08 academic year.
Brevard College was one of only 65 schools nationwide that had both their men's and women's soccer teams both earn the NSCAA Team Academic Award.
The entire list of NSCAA Team Academic Awards winners can be seen at: http://www.nscaa.com/articles/20081119120007383.php.