青铜器和金器构成了古蜀文化最精彩的华章,铸造它们的大量青铜与黄金源于何处
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Conveniencefoodhelpscompaniesbycreatinggrowth,butwhatisitseffectonpeople?Forpeoplewhothinkcookingwasthefoundationofcivilization,themicrowaveisthelastenemy.Thecommunionofeatingtogetheriseasilybrokenbyadevicethatliberateshouseholdscitizensfromwaitingformealtimes.Thefirstgreatrevolutioninthehistoryoffoodisindangerofbeingundone.Thecompanionshipofthecampfire,cookingpotandcommontable,whichhavehelpedtobondhumansincollaborativelivingforatleast150,000yearscouldbedestroyed.Mealshavecertainlysatedfromtheriseofconveniencefood.TheonlymealsregularlytakentogetherinBritainthesedaysareattheweekend,amongrichfamiliesstrugglingtoretainsomethingoftheoldsymboloftogetherness.Indeed,theday'sfirstmealhasallbutdisappeared.Inthe20thcenturytheleisureBritishbreakfastwasunderminedbythecornflake;inthe21stbreakfastisvanishingaltogetheravictimofthequickcupofcoffeeinStarbucksandthecerealbar.Conveniencefoodhasalsomadepeopleforgethowtocook.Oneoftheapparentparadoxesofmodernfoodisthatwhiletheamountoftimespentcookingmealshasfallenfrom60minutesadayin1980to13minutesadayin2002,thenumberofcooksandtelevisionprogrammeroncookinghasmultiplied.Butperhapsthisisn'taparadox.Maybeitisbecausepeoplecan'tcookanymore,sotheyneedtobetoldhowtodoit,ormaybeitisbecausepeoplebuybooksabouthobbies—golf,yachting—notaboutchores.Cookinghasceasedtobeachoreandhasbecomeahobby.Althougheverybodylivesinthekitchen,itsfacilitiesareincreasinglyfordisplayratherthanforuse.Mr.Silverstein'snewbook,"tradingup"lookatmid-rangeconsumer'smillingnowtosplashout.Hesaysthatindustrial-styleVikingcookpot,withnearlytwicetheheatoutputofotherranges,havehelpedtopushthe"kitchenastheater"trendinhourgoods.Theycostfrom$1,000to$9,000.Some75%ofthemareneverused.Conveniencealsohasanimpactonthehealthiness,orotherwise,offood,ofcoursethereisnothingbadaboutready-to-eatfooditself.Youdon'tgetmuchhealthierthananapple,andsupermarketssellabetter-for-yourangeofready-meals.Butthereisalimittothenumberofapplespeoplewanttoeat;andthesedaysitiseasierforpeopletoeatthekindoffoodthatmakesthemfat.ThethreeHarvardeconomistsintheirpaper"whyhaveAmericansbecomemoreobese?"pointoutthatinthepast,ifpeoplewantedtoeatfattyhotfood,theyhadtocookit.Thattooktimeandenergy—agoodchipneedsfryingtwice,oncetocookthepotatoandoncetogetitcrispy—Whichdiscouragedofconsumptionofthatcostoffood.Masspreparationoffoodtookawaythatconstraint.Nobodyhastocutanddoublecooktheirownfriesthesedays.Whohasthetime?
某人向单位圆形的靶子内投掷一个靶点,连续投掷4次,若恰有3次落在第一象限的位置(假设以靶心为坐标原点
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金融租赁公司的业务主要包括______。
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国内银行的______存款种类只要不超过中国人民银行同期限档次的存款利率上限
设S、R、T三点为一个等边三角形的三个顶点,X、Y、Z为△SRT三边的中点
为提高我国上市公司整体质量,证监会发布了新的______制度,以规范上市公司退市。
两家银行USD/CNY报价分别为:A银行6.1500~6.2100,B银行6.1600~6
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Thelargeramachineandthemorenumerousitsparts,thegreaterlikelihoodofabreakdownandthemoreexpensivetorepair.Whathasbeensaidaboutmarketforcesandmanagementwasnecessarilyoversimplified.Theeconomiesofmodernindustrialnationsarelargeandverycomplex.Tobesure,thereismanagement,andtherearemarketforcesatwork,buttherearealsomanyotherfactorsthathelporhindereconomicfunction.Inmodernindustrialsocieties,governmentsplayalargerole.Thereisagreatamountofregulation,mostofitmeantfortheprotectionofthepublic.Allregulationsaffectthewaybusinessesoperate,oftenincreasingtheircostsandreducingtheirprofits.Lowerprofits,inturn,reducetheamountofmoneywhichisknownasworkingcapitalthatacompanycanuseforexpansion.Autoemissionstandards,forinstance,havehadasignificantimpactonthemanufactureandpricingofautomobiles.Othergovernmentpoliciessuchastaxation,budgetdeficits,andregulationofthemoneysupplyhaveaneffectonhowmuchmoneyisavailableforpeopletospendongoodsandservices.Internationalcrisesandotherconditionsalsoaffecttheworkingofaneconomy.AseverefrostinBrazilcanruinacoffeecropandraisethepriceofthatcommodity.Warcancutoffthesupplyofsuchresourcesaspetroleum,chromium,orcopper.IntheUnitedStatesenvironmentalprotestshaveslowedthedevelopmentofnuclearenergycapacityandtheminingofvasttractsofprotectedland.Weatheraffectsagriculture,ahot,drysummercandamagethewheatcrop;floodscandestroythousandsofacresofcropssuddenly;andinsectpestscandevastatecroplandwitharapidonslaught.People'sattitudesalsohaveanimpactonthemarketingofgoods.Health-consciousindividuals,forexample,maystopsmoking,curtailtheirintakeofalcohol,andeatlessofcertainkindsoffood.Advertisingaffectswhatpeoplebuy,anditcancreateamarketwherenoneexisted.Styleandfashionaresignificantformanyconsumers.Thereareothereconomicproblemsthataremoredifficulttounderstand.Forcenturieseconomieshavebeensubjecttoperiodsofprosperityfollowedbyperiodsofdecline.Althoughperiodsofprosperitycanbeexplainedrathereasily,thereasonsforpanics,recessions,anddepressionsareofacomplexnature.SomanyfactorscontributedtotheGreatDepressionofthe1930s,forexample,thatnoeconomisthaseverbeenabletoaccountforallofthem.Becausethecausesofdeclineareuncertain,theremediesareequallyuncertain.Inthelate20thcenturyallindustrializedsocietiesthroughtheirgovernmentshavetriedtostabilizeeconomies,keepthemprosperous,andreduceunemployment.Noneoftheremedieshasworkedtotheextentthatwashoped.Howeconomiesworkandwhatremediescanbefoundtokeepthemoperatingefficientlyarethetasksofeconomists,whomustworktogetherwithbusinessmenandpoliticians.
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金融资产的流动性是指______。
思想实验,哲学家或科学家们常常用它来论证一些让人感到______的理念或假说
