Chandigarh Master Plan – 2031 Draft 7. COMMERCIAL AREAS IN CHANDIGARH 7.1 INTRODUCTION Commercial areas in Chandigarh were planned to provide adequate‚ organized retail and wholesale trading activity for the city residents. The city has however emerged as a important commercial hub. A concept of hierarchical distribution of commercial centers was introduced into the city plan as a departure from the organic developments of the traditional towns. To provide a continuum of commercial
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The Mayan Indians of Mexico To begin with there is conflicting evidence as to when the Mayan Indians developed in the Mexico area. One source states that they originated in the Yucatan around 2600 B.C.‚ rising to prominence around A.D. 250 present-day southern Mexico‚ Guatemala‚ western Honduras‚ El Salvador and northern Belize (http://lost-civilizations.net). Another source states that the earliest evidence of people in Central America dates to the time of the retreat of the Pleistocene glacier
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Academic Reading sample task – Identifying writer’s views/claims Discovered in the early 1800s and named ‘nicotianine’‚ the oily essence now called nicotine is the main active ingredient of tobacco. Nicotine‚ however‚ is only a small component of cigarette smoke‚ which contains more than 4‚700 chemical compounds‚ including 43 cancer-causing substances. In recent times‚ scientific research has been providing evidence that years of cigarette smoking vastly increases the risk of developing fatal medical
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speculation regarding the collapse of Mayan society. Many reasons seem to contribute to this and many fall into the category of agriculturally unsustainable geography and climate. The Mayans were able to adapt to their land for many centuries but were unable to continue this path forever. It proved difficult for them to carry out their slash and burn process. The droughts were also another setback for Mayan agricultural growth. The need
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Drafting By: Madison Stewart Drafting is the drawing up of blueprints for architectural structures‚ and mechanical engineering tools and objects. There are two sides to drafting‚ the mechanical side and the architectural side. It’s a great career that is fun‚ and easy to do. Architectural drafting has to deal with drawing up the blueprints for homes‚ schools‚ churches‚ and any other architectural structure you can think of. It’s very easy to come up with these blueprints. You can either draw
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History of Mayan Culture The mysterious culture of ancient Maya once covered a vast geographic area in Central and South America. Their civilization extended to parts of what are now Mexico‚ Honduras‚ and El Salvador‚ and most of Guatemala and Belize. The Mayans first settled in 1500BC. The Mayans environment consisted of tropical rainforests‚ which was also one of their main sources of resources‚ they turned the jungles into great cities. The rainforest would provide them with food‚ clothing‚
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Research Paper: Mayan Culture There are many great tribes that existed as early as 2‚000BC. One of those great tribes were the Mayans. The Maya were a part of Mesoamerica and existed during the classic period. The Maya were decicated to calculating time. They lived in city states and they were highly advanced in mathematical calculations. They also were responsible for creating the most accurate calendar in the Americas. This civilization was one of the most advanced of its time. Furthermore‚ I
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The Mayan Dark Age is No Longer a Mystery The main idea of this article is about how archaeologists have recently found what may have been the cause of the mayan “dark age”. The Mayan civilization was considered the most advanced for humans before the europeans arrived. The Mayans created a writing system‚ accurate maps‚ and huge pyramids that we can still see today. The Mayan dark age is an event that happened in 540 A.D. during a 100 year period the mayans stopped all research and construction
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The 12th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG) 1-6 October‚ 2008 Goa‚ India Earthquake Risk Mitigation Strategies in India C. Ghosh National Institute of Disaster Management‚ New Delhi‚ India Keywords: Disaster Management‚ earthquake‚ mitigation‚ building codes‚ ABSTRACT: About 59% of India’s land area is under the threat of moderate to severe earthquake shaking intensity VII and higher. In the last 20 years‚ 8 major
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From 250 A.D. to the late 1500’s A.D.‚ three advanced civilizations‚ the Mayans‚ the Aztecs‚ and the Incas controlled Central America and South America. Each of them was different but all shared some of the same qualities. They all were civilizations that had a daily life than revolved around religion. Their religions also required a lot of human sacrifices to please the gods. Also‚ they all invented calendars that were surprisingly accurate compared to the calendars today. One of the calendars was
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