show ‚ your exact position on the Earth at any given instant of time. The Global Positioning System is a constellation of 24 satellites that orbit the earth twice a day‚ transmitting precise time and position (latitude‚ longitude and altitude) information. Cavemen probably used stones and twigs to mark a trail when they set out hunting for food. The earliest mariners followed the coast closely to keep from getting lost. When navigators first
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Why do Philippines claim to spratly island? Answer: SUPPOSED TO BE; PHILIPPINES WILL NOT CLAIM THE SPRATLYS BECAUSE IT IS PART OF THE PHILIPPINES. SPRATLYS IS WITHIN THE 200 NAUTICAL MILE EXCLUSIVE ECONIMIC ZONE - A LAW OF SEAS - UNITED NATIONS UNCLOS. THE PROBLEM IS THE OTHER COUNTRIES ARE INTERESTED TO TAKE OVER THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS IN THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA‚ SO THE PHILIPPINES IS OBLIGED TO DEFEND ITS TERRITORY AND THERE IS NO OTHER WAY THAN TO FILE A CLAIM INSTEAD OF JUST GIVING AN ORDER
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Apollo 11: the mission intro Apollo 11 was the first manned spacecraft to successfully land on the moon and come back to earth. This mission made it into american history and is one of the greatest achievements of america. It showed to all people that the sky is not the limit and we can go way farther. On July 16‚ 1969‚ apollo 11 was launched from Cape Kennedy‚ Florida. The passengers on this spacecraft was astronaut Neil Armstrong‚ also command module pilot Michael Collins‚ and the last passenger
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF TALBA HOUSING ESTATE MINNA‚ NIGER STATE NIGERIA ABSTRACT Shelter is one of the basic necessities of life and offers protection against inclement weather to the occupants. One of the problems in the provision of public housing in Nigeria and indeed other developing countries is that of the low quality of housing. Most governments have done well in public housing provision‚ but still‚ qualitative housing with attendant safety have continued to elude
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Introduction Mayukwayukwa refugee settlement is located in the Kaoma District of Zambia’s Western Province and houses 11‚000 refugees. The camp has major issue on the management of waste since there is no department for it. Furthermore‚ the camp has no designed place to dispose the waste which leads the inhabitants to dump solid waste into the nearby bushes (Bodonyi 2014). The project is intended to help the management of waste by sorting out types of waste and reducing the pollution causes by it
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The History of Clocks | |The history of clocks is very long‚ and there have been many different types of clocks over the centuries. Not all historians agree on the history of the clock. The word clock was first used in the 14th century (about 700 years ago). It comes from the word for bell in Latin ("clocca"). Using the Sun The first way that people could tell the time was by looking at the sun as it crossed the sky. When the sun was directly overhead in the sky‚ it was the middle of the day‚ or
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Greece was without a doubt one of the most advanced societies of the Ancient World. As a result of that‚ they had numerous accomplishments. However‚ what were said accomplishments? Ancient Greece made significant achievements in the area of Philosophy‚ Mathematics‚ Science‚ Art‚ and Architecture. So‚ throughout this essay I will further elaborate on the nature of these accomplishments and how these accomplishments impact our society even today! One of the main things the Greeks were known for was
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------------------------------------------------- Travel To Ubon Ratchathani‚ Thailand by Bus Do you want to travel to Ubon Ratchathani by bus? If you are in Bangkok and are planning to travel here you need a little bit of info. In‚ Bangkok make your way toMor Chit Bus Terminal. That is the station that connects to Ubon Ratchathani and Isaan. When you get to Mor Chit Terminal building make your way up to the third floor. That is where you will find all the bus lines that service the Northeast
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PROSPECTIVE EXPLORATION LICENCES‚ PAKISTAN BADANI BLOCK LOCATION The Badani Block (Latitude 28°06’ to 28°20’ N and Longitude 69°22’ to 69°36’ E) is 35” 04” 45” 10” scattered on an area of 374.52 Sq. Kms. in the northern part of the Sind Province in the Central Indus Basin of Pakistan. The Indus River passes through the center and north east of the block. The Badani area is adjoined with the Khandkot and Kashmore by a road‚ apart from these roads access can be made along canals‚ tracks and
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MAPPING OF SUITABLE SITE FOR THE MINI HYDRO POWER PLANT USING SWAT MODEL AND GIS TECHNIQUE ABSTRACT Hydropower is one possible method of generating electric power close to potential consumers. The accessibility of the possible sites which are mostly located in mountainous regions‚ for which large amount of data is required‚ which consumes huge amount of money and time. Since small hydropower schemes‚ used to produce electrical energy which is benefited for nearby small towns‚ villages
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