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In 2002 Singapore commissioned its first reclaimed water plant thus opening a "Third Tap" This was done carefully after a monitoring period of two years to ensure safe water quality There was also an active marketing campaign that included the opening of a visitor center the sale of NEWater in bottles and the Prime Minister drinking a bottle of NEWater in front of the cameras in 2005 Singapore opened its first seawater desalination plant the "Fourth Tap" In the meantime it also further expanded its reservoirs the "First Tap" Today's largest reservoir the Marina Bay reservoir was inaugurated in 2008 It is located in the estuary of a river that has been closed off by a barrage to keep the seawater out Two similar barrages were completed in July 2011 forming the Punggol Reservoir and the Serangoon Reservoir When the 1961 water agreement with Malaysia ended in August 2011 Singapore could thus afford to let it expire. Paper money originated from promissory notes called "jiaozi" in 7th century China Jiaozi did not replace metallic currency and were used alongside the copper coins The successive Yuan Dynasty was the first government to use paper currency as the predominant circulating medium In the later course of the dynasty facing massive shortages of specie to fund war and their rule in China they began printing paper money without restrictions resulting in hyperinflation.

. Relative humidity has a diurnal range in the high 90s in the early morning to around 60% in the mid-afternoon but does go below 50% at times During prolonged heavy rain relative humidity often reaches 100% Generally there is much more rainfall on the western side of the island than on the eastern portion of Singapore owing to a rain shadow effect, 20,000 Kempetai Factors that can shape climate are called climate forcings or "forcing mechanisms". These include processes such as variations in solar radiation variations in the Earth's orbit variations in the albedo or reflectivity of the continents atmosphere and oceans mountain-building and continental drift and changes in greenhouse gas concentrations There are a variety of climate change feedbacks that can either amplify or diminish the initial forcing Some parts of the climate system such as the oceans and ice caps respond more slowly in reaction to climate forcings while others respond more quickly There are also key threshold factors which when exceeded can produce rapid change. Sources: refers to the administrative region Long-term trends: Currency markets often move in visible long-term trends Although currencies do not have an annual growing season like physical commodities business cycles do make themselves felt Cycle analysis looks at longer-term price trends that may rise from economic or political trends. . 7.1 Shortage of hospital beds See also: NEWater Under this policy approach the target is to keep inflation under a particular definition such as the Consumer Price Index within a desired range. Flights to quality: Unsettling international events can lead to a "flight-to-quality" a type of capital flight whereby investors move their assets to a perceived "safe haven" There will be a greater demand thus a higher price for currencies perceived as stronger over their relatively weaker counterparts The US dollar Swiss franc and gold have been traditional safe havens during times of political or economic uncertainty, After six years of Primary education students will have to sit for the national Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE). Students will then choose the secondary school of their choice based on their results at this examination; they will then be assigned to a secondary school based on merit and their choice. Students are also admitted into a secondary school under a separate "Direct School Admission" scheme whereby secondary schools are able to choose a certain number of students based on their special talents before these students take the PSLE. Students admitted under this scheme cannot select their schools based on their PSLE results, 6 Top 10 countries by subject and year In December 2012 the Economist Intelligence Unit acquired Bazian which specialises in the analysis and supply of clinical evidence on health services treatment and health technologies to assess clinical effectiveness and value for money Headquartered in London Bazian was founded by Vivek Muthu and Anna Donald in 1999. In response to such concerns the Ministry of Education has recently discussed a greater focus on creative and critical thinking and on learning for lifelong skills rather than simply teaching students to excel in examinations Although some efforts of these sorts have been made, many Singaporean children continue to face high pressure by parents and teachers to do well in studies; .