Topic: Thailand-China high-speed train
Summary:
High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of passenger rail transport that operates significantly faster than the normal speed of rail traffic. Specific definitions by the European Union include 200 km/h (120 mph) for upgraded track and 250 km/h (160 mph) or faster for new track. In Japan, Shinkansen lines run at speeds in excess of 260 km/h (160 mph) and are built using standard gauge track with no at-grade crossings. In China, high-speed conventional rail lines operate at top speeds of 350 km/h (220 mph and one maglev line reaches speeds of 431 km/h (268 mph). The world record for conventional high-speed rail is held by SNCF's TGV which clocked 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) on a test run.
While high-speed rail is usually designed for passenger travel, some high-speed systems also carry some kind of freight service. For instance, the French mail service La Poste owns a few special TGV trains for carrying postal freight.
For the Thai-China high speed train: China has agreed to invest in Thailand’s first high-speed railway, which was part of the talks between the two countries during Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister’s visit to China on July 16-23. Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban Wednesday reported to Thai Cabinet that China will provide investment, technology and management support for the 240-kilometre railway line from Bangkok to province of Rayong, the country’s official MCOT news agency reported.
Suthep also disclosed that the two countries may also cooperate in railway projects at the Thai-Lao border of Thailand’s Nong Khai province to Laos and China. The line is expected to also link southern Thailand to Malaysia.
He praised the quality of China’s high-speed railway system, adding that Chinese technology for high-speed trains is highly advanced. China has said it would promote Thailand as a tourist destination among Chinese. It will as well consider buying more rice from Thailand, while adding the rail link development will provide convenience of people in the region to travel and enhance a better logistics and transport system.
The Chinese mainland’s length of high-speed railways in operation has now reached 6,900 kilometers, ranking first in the world, and the length of high-speed railways under construction has reached 10,000-plus kilometers, according to the “Seventh World High-speed Railway Conference” held by the Ministry of Railways on July 28.
The high-speed railway lines, including the Beijing-Tianjin, Wuhan-Guangzhou, Zhengzhou-Xi’an and Shanghai-Nanjing lines, are all in operation and running at speeds of 350 kilometers an hour, making them the fastest in the world.
According to the plan and current construction progress, the total length of high-speed railways in China will exceed 13,000 kilometers by 2012 and will exceed 16,000 kilometers by 2020.
Conclusions:
Thailand and China are going to repair high-speed railway between the two countries.
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2010年9月27日星期一
2010年9月20日星期一
online catalog and databases
1.Can you identify the library website, OPAC,library database?
library website : sources
libraty database can be bibliographic or full text
2.list 5 PDF of articles you search from Google?
library website : sources
libraty database can be bibliographic or full text
2.list 5 PDF of articles you search from Google?
- World Bank Document http://econ.tu.ac.th/class/archan/RANGSUN/EC%20460/EC%20460%20Readings/Global%20Issues/Food%20Crisis/Food%20Price/A%20Note%20on%20Rising%20Food%20Price.pdf
- Food Brochure http://www.boi.go.th/english/why/Food.pdf
- Food Additives http://newsser.fda.moph.go.th/food/file/Publics/Projects/02The%20first%20Workshop%20on%20FAST%20project/03Wednesday,4%20April.pdf
- Time Management for Creative People http://wishful.fileburst.com/creativetime.pdf
- Time Capsule Setup Guide http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/TimeCapsule_SetupGuide.pdf
3. what is "an Abstract"?
You may write an abstract for various reasons. The two most important are selection and indexing. Abstracts allow readers who may be interested in a longer work to quickly decide whether it is worth their time to read it. Also, many online databases use abstracts to index larger works. Therefore, abstracts should contain keywords and phrases that allow for easy searching.
4.what is "a full-text article"?
A full-text database is a compilation of documents or other information in the form of a database in which the complete text of each referenced document is available for online viewing, printing, or downloading. In addition to text documents, images are often included, such as graphs, maps, photos, and diagrams. A full-text database is searchable by keyword, phrase, or both.
When an item in a full-text database is viewed, it may appear in ASCII format (as a text file with the .txt extension), as a word-processed file (requiring a program such as Microsoft Word), as an PDF) file. When a document appears as a PDF file, it is usually a scanned hardcopy of the original article, chapter, or book.
Full-text databases are used by college and university libraries as a convenience to their students and staff. Full-text databases are ideally suited to online courses of study, where the student remains at home and obtains course materials by downloading them from the Internet. Access to these databases is normally restricted to registered personnel or to people who pay a specified fee per viewed item. Full-text databases are also used by some corporations, law offices, and government agencies. (In the United States, the Internal Revenue Service and most state departments of revenue are good examples.)
5. what is your search technique(s) when you're doing your homework or assignment
I use google,it is very useful!
2010年9月13日星期一
Reference Sources
1.What is the reference collection?
The reference collection is a collection of sources in print and electronic from intended to be referred to rather than read.
2.The difference between general book and reference book.
reference book or reference-only book in a library is one that may only be used in the library and not borrowed from the library. Many such books are reference works (in the first sense) which are usually used only briefly or photocopied from, and therefore do not need to be borrowed. Keeping them in the library assures that they will always be available for use on demand. Other reference-only books are ones that are too valuable to permit borrowers to take them out. Reference-only items may be shelved in a reference collection located separately from circulating items or individual reference-only items may be shelved among items available for borrowing.
The general book is the book that we usually see.It's easy to understand.
3.Summarize the information you got from SPU Library.
The production diesel car history started in 1936 when the Mercedes-Benz 260D and the Hanomag Rekord were introduced in 1936. The Citroën Rosalie was also produced between 1935 and 1937 with an extremely rare diesel engine option (the 1766 cc 11UD engine) only in the Familiale (estate or station wagon) version.[1]
Immediately after World War II, and throughout the 1950s and 1960s, diesel-powered cars began to gain limited popularity, particularly for commercial applications, such as ambulances, taxis, and station wagons used for delivery work. Most were conventional in design. Mercedes-Benz offered a continuous stream of diesel-powered taxis, beginning in 1949 with their 170D powered by the OM-636 engine. Later, in 1959 their OM-621 engine was introduced in the 180D This 2.0L engine produced 55 hp (41 kW) at 4350 rpm. Beginning in 1959, Peugeot offered the 403D with their TMD-85 four-cylinder engine of 1.8L and 48 hp (36 kW), followed in 1962 by the 404D with the same engine. In 1964, the 404D became available with the improved XD88 four-cylinder engine of 2.0L and 60 hp (45 kW). Other cars available with diesel power during this era included the Austin A60 Cambridge, Isuzu Bellel, Fiat 1400-A, Standard Vanguard, Borgward Hansa, and a few others.
In 1967, Peugeot introduced the world's first compact, high-speed diesel car, the Peugeot 204BD. Its 1.3L XL4D engine produced 46 horsepower (34 kW) at 5,000 rpm. Following the 1970s oil crisis, Volkswagen introduced their first diesel, the VW Golf, with a 1.5L naturally aspirated IDI engine. This was a redesign (dieselised) version of a petrol engine. Mercedes-Benz tested turbodiesels in cars tested (e. g. by the Mercedes-Benz C111 experimental and record-setting vehicles). The first production turbo diesel cars were, in 1978, the 3.0 5-cylinder 115 hp (86 kW) Mercedes 300 SD, available only in North America, and the Peugeot 604.
The biggest single step forward for mass-market diesel cars came in 1982 when Peugeot introduced the XUD engine in the Peugeot 305, Peugeot 205 and Talbot Horizon. This was the class leading automotive diesel engine until the mid 1990s.[citation needed] The first mass market turbo diesel was the XUD powered, 1988 Citroen BX and then the 1989 Peugeot 405, they gave power and refinement approaching petrol engine standards, with the best chassis in their class.[original research?] These were the cars that started the diesel boom in Europe that has now hit 40% of the market in new car sales.[citation needed]
4.Were can you find information about Nobel Prize ? Who get the Nobel Prize this year?
The website is sources
Josiah Willard Gibbs is the one of the person who get the Nobel Prize in 2009
5.When do you need to search information from the reference collection?
When I met some of problems or need some datailed answers, I will search information from the reference collection.
6. What type of reference collection that you like to use most? And why?
I like use the dictionary because it convenient,fast,easy to understand and a wide range of.
Dictionary----dictionaries are used to find the meaning of words , their origin , their pronunciation and grammatical context.
Encyclopaedias----are used to find a summary on a subject or to find information about people and organizations.
Yearbooks,Handbooks and Manuals----These contain miscellaneous facts and statistics on a variety of topics.
Geographical Sources----These provide information about places and geographical features.
The reference collection is a collection of sources in print and electronic from intended to be referred to rather than read.
2.The difference between general book and reference book.
reference book or reference-only book in a library is one that may only be used in the library and not borrowed from the library. Many such books are reference works (in the first sense) which are usually used only briefly or photocopied from, and therefore do not need to be borrowed. Keeping them in the library assures that they will always be available for use on demand. Other reference-only books are ones that are too valuable to permit borrowers to take them out. Reference-only items may be shelved in a reference collection located separately from circulating items or individual reference-only items may be shelved among items available for borrowing.
The general book is the book that we usually see.It's easy to understand.
3.Summarize the information you got from SPU Library.
The production diesel car history started in 1936 when the Mercedes-Benz 260D and the Hanomag Rekord were introduced in 1936. The Citroën Rosalie was also produced between 1935 and 1937 with an extremely rare diesel engine option (the 1766 cc 11UD engine) only in the Familiale (estate or station wagon) version.[1]
Immediately after World War II, and throughout the 1950s and 1960s, diesel-powered cars began to gain limited popularity, particularly for commercial applications, such as ambulances, taxis, and station wagons used for delivery work. Most were conventional in design. Mercedes-Benz offered a continuous stream of diesel-powered taxis, beginning in 1949 with their 170D powered by the OM-636 engine. Later, in 1959 their OM-621 engine was introduced in the 180D This 2.0L engine produced 55 hp (41 kW) at 4350 rpm. Beginning in 1959, Peugeot offered the 403D with their TMD-85 four-cylinder engine of 1.8L and 48 hp (36 kW), followed in 1962 by the 404D with the same engine. In 1964, the 404D became available with the improved XD88 four-cylinder engine of 2.0L and 60 hp (45 kW). Other cars available with diesel power during this era included the Austin A60 Cambridge, Isuzu Bellel, Fiat 1400-A, Standard Vanguard, Borgward Hansa, and a few others.
In 1967, Peugeot introduced the world's first compact, high-speed diesel car, the Peugeot 204BD. Its 1.3L XL4D engine produced 46 horsepower (34 kW) at 5,000 rpm. Following the 1970s oil crisis, Volkswagen introduced their first diesel, the VW Golf, with a 1.5L naturally aspirated IDI engine. This was a redesign (dieselised) version of a petrol engine. Mercedes-Benz tested turbodiesels in cars tested (e. g. by the Mercedes-Benz C111 experimental and record-setting vehicles). The first production turbo diesel cars were, in 1978, the 3.0 5-cylinder 115 hp (86 kW) Mercedes 300 SD, available only in North America, and the Peugeot 604.
The biggest single step forward for mass-market diesel cars came in 1982 when Peugeot introduced the XUD engine in the Peugeot 305, Peugeot 205 and Talbot Horizon. This was the class leading automotive diesel engine until the mid 1990s.[citation needed] The first mass market turbo diesel was the XUD powered, 1988 Citroen BX and then the 1989 Peugeot 405, they gave power and refinement approaching petrol engine standards, with the best chassis in their class.[original research?] These were the cars that started the diesel boom in Europe that has now hit 40% of the market in new car sales.[citation needed]
4.Were can you find information about Nobel Prize ? Who get the Nobel Prize this year?
The website is sources
Josiah Willard Gibbs is the one of the person who get the Nobel Prize in 2009
5.When do you need to search information from the reference collection?
When I met some of problems or need some datailed answers, I will search information from the reference collection.
6. What type of reference collection that you like to use most? And why?
I like use the dictionary because it convenient,fast,easy to understand and a wide range of.
Dictionary----dictionaries are used to find the meaning of words , their origin , their pronunciation and grammatical context.
Encyclopaedias----are used to find a summary on a subject or to find information about people and organizations.
Yearbooks,Handbooks and Manuals----These contain miscellaneous facts and statistics on a variety of topics.
Geographical Sources----These provide information about places and geographical features.
2010年9月6日星期一
Libraries
1.Why the library is important for the learning process?
The library is a place that collection many information ,it can help you to find anything what you want to find . Of course , you can read some books and other things to improve your learning process.Library is a collection information, sources, resources, services and in the more traditional sense it is a collection of books.
People use libraries for many reasons. A few of them are as follows:
2.My experience in using a library
When I'm in china ,I usually go to the school library to find some book for my subject like history book, laws book , science book and so on.
But I always use the web to find my answers for the questions.
3.Search 5 books , 5 journals and 5 online databases from http://library.spu.ac.th(Identify title and call number)
books:
The library is a place that collection many information ,it can help you to find anything what you want to find . Of course , you can read some books and other things to improve your learning process.Library is a collection information, sources, resources, services and in the more traditional sense it is a collection of books.
People use libraries for many reasons. A few of them are as follows:
- Library is a quiet place to sit and learn.
- Library offers books, audio & video material, researches, manuals etc at one place. So it is easy to find all the information on any subject.
- You can got material which you can't afford to purchase yourself.
2.My experience in using a library
When I'm in china ,I usually go to the school library to find some book for my subject like history book, laws book , science book and so on.
But I always use the web to find my answers for the questions.
3.Search 5 books , 5 journals and 5 online databases from http://library.spu.ac.th(Identify title and call number)
books:
- title:tales to enjoy call number:PE 1117 M37T 1986
- title:The livelong day call number:PE 1128 M37L 1980
- title:The low countries call number:HN 49.C6 R32L 1970
- title:The Dominican republic call number:D 16.2 W52D 1969
- title:A short history of Germany 1815-1945 call number:DD 17 P37S 1959
- EBSCO A to Z
- ACM Digital Library
- IEEE
- Westlaw
- Knowledge Bank
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