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    MEMO Date: February 17‚ 2014 To: Information and Communications Technology Center (ICTC) From: Janselle Myles Laragan‚ Nino Abenojar‚ Nicole Fenol‚ Rolex Dimapilis‚ Benjamin Seo Subject: IKOT La Salle Tracker Introduction and Recommendation In the past 6 years of implementing a jeepney transportation or also known as Ikot La Salle is very helpful in the University. Walking inside the campus in 27 hectares is not appropriate; students‚ faculty‚ and also visitors can ride in Ikot La Salle

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    Brief descriptions of GPS & GIS Name: Fatima Aba-alkhail GPS: The Global Position System (GPS) was developed by the United States ’ Department of Defense; determine data on the surface of the earth by satellites using longitude and latitude coordinates and height‚ which operate 24 hours a day‚ in all types of weather. There are three types of segments for this system which are: space segment‚ control segment and user segment. Examples: 1- GPS help to forest fire place determination. 2-

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    Why Do We Have Seasons?

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    Why do we have seasons? We all know that The Earth‚ our planet‚ spins around on its own axis. It is an imaginary line passing through the North and South poles. That’s how we get night and day. But why we get different seasons is more complex. The Earth isn’t standing straight up at a 90 degree angle. It’s more tilted on its axis that measures about 23.5 degrees. As the Earth revolves around the Sun in a wide circle‚ sometimes the top portion (Northern Hemisphere) is towards the Sun‚ and sometimes

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    Compass Symbolism

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    Symbolism of the Compass – Meaning of the Four Directions Written by avenefica on January 2nd‚ 2008 SYMBOLISM OF THE COMPASS. MEANING OF CARDINAL DIRECTIONS One of my readers asked me about the deeper meaning of the four directions (north‚ south‚ east‚ west). Specifically‚ she was given a powerful mandala‚ and wanted to know in which direction would be most auspicious to hang the mandala in his home. My response follows… Dear Coordinated Coordinates: Excellent observation. We can

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    Geography Quiz

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    Lines of Latitude are parallel to the equator. True Lines of longitude are parallel to the polar axis. True What is the approximate diameter of Earth at the equator? About 8‚000 miles “Time” can be used to calculate latitude. False Why is it difficult to produce a 2-dimensional map of the earth that will faithfully reproduce to entire earth surface without distortion? There is no way to produce such a map because of the shape of the earth. According to Oceanography‚ Which of the following was the

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    How the World Was Made

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    Beginnings How The World Was Made Cheerokee‚ Retold by: James Mooney “The earth is a great island floating in a sea of water” Long time ago when everything was all water and suspended at the each of the four cardinal points by a cord hanging down holding the solid rock. When the earth grows old and dulls it’s strings will snap and the earth will sink down just to be water again. The Indians were afriad of that happening. There was all the animals above in the Gälûñ’lätï‚ the sky realm

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    French Wine

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    | FRENCH WINE | EMEL YILDIZ | | 1658335 | 12/29/2011 | | MORAL PHILOSOPHIES – TELEOLOGY & DEONTOLOGY According to these philosophies French culture is nearer to teleology; Egoism and self- interest French people tend to see themselves superior than other people because of the fact that the text saying ‘Thus the French tend to give the impression that France is the center of the universe around which the rest of the world rotates. One can quickly learn to resent the French

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    Where to vacation?

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    People are always looking forward to a vacation. There are many different options on where to vacation. The two most common places people go are‚ up to the mountains or down to the beach. Both places offer a variety of fun activities and are a great excape from the stressors of everyday life. If you want to relax and get away‚ a vacation to either two places are the thing for you. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the climates‚ activities and locations of these two destinations

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    Advantages and Disadvantage of Total Instrument Operation Advantages -The first advantages is that total station can be a relatively cheap means of fast‚ high-precision measurements. -Total station needs line of site‚ but it does not need visibility of the sky. Total station can be used indoors‚ in a mine‚ or under tree cover that would not be suitable for GPS measurement. -Third‚ total station is suited to take ground measurements. Whereas GPS is best suited to grid or geodetic measurements

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    Blackhouse Essay

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    The ‘Blackhouse’ dwelling embodies the architectural response to the prevailing climatic influences of the area. Scotland’s generally cold climate is mitigated by North Atlantic Gulf Stream winds‚ and therefore characterised by numerous fluctuations during the course of the day. The East coast has a tendency to keep cool and dry‚ with temperatures seldom dropping below zero‚ whereas in the West coast‚ weather is much wetter. The North of Scotland is also characterise by a very low sun-path‚ with

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