The maturity model matures from decentralization of project assignments at the lower level to the close loop at the higher level after undergoing through centralization processes in the middle stages.

成熟度模型是这样逐步成熟起来的：由较低层的项目分配向下，在经过中间阶段的集中过程之后，到较高层的封闭循环。

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Again, do NOT close paid off credit CARDS because it will lower your credit score!

再一次申明一下，不要关掉你付款的信用卡，这样会降低你的信誉积分！

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Asian stocks pulled back from initial steep falls, with Japan's Nikkei 225 index recovering from an opening fall of 1.8% to close 0.63% lower.

随着亚洲股票从最初的暴跌变得持续稳定，日本的日经225指数也逐渐恢复，从原来下跌的1.8%降低到0.63%。

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Houses here sit close to the ground, even though the land is lower than a lake nearby.

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Or in many kinds of gas refrigerators where you push a gas through a nozzle close to room temperature, what you find is that the gas coming out on the other side under lower pressure is cooler than the gas that went through on the other side.

或者在很多种压缩气体式冰箱中,你让气体通过接近室温的管口,你会发现从压力低的一边,出来的气体比通过,另一边的气体更冷,真正的冰箱实际上通过。

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December silver futures prices Wednesday and hit a fresh six-month high, but then backed off to close lower.

FORBES: Gold Near Steady as Market Place Awaits FOMC Results, Bernanke Press Conference

Gold will close lower for the third consecutive week this week, unless it rallies sharply higher in late dealings.

FORBES: Gold Survey: Mixed Outlook For Gold Prices Next Week --Survey Participants

The Spyder Gold Trust ( GLD) hit the upper boundary of its trading channel on Monday (line b) before reversing to close lower.

FORBES: Have Gold and Silver Topped?