Spratly Islands The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 750 reefs‚[1] islets‚ atolls‚ cays and islands in the South China Sea. The archipelago lies off the coasts of the Philippines and Malaysia (Sabah)‚ about one third of the way from there to southern Vietnam. They comprise less than four square kilometers of land area spread over more than 425‚000 square kilometers of sea. The Spratlys are one of three archipelagos of the South China Sea which comprise more than 30‚000 islands and reefs
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Torcello Island near to Venice; it is the oldest building in Lagoon area. It is an example of Venetian-Byzantine architecture. The Exarch Isaac of Ravemma founded it in 639. There are two buildings near to Santa Maria Assunta Church one is the bell tower and the other is Santa Fosca‚ When you plan to go to visit Torcello island the boat will stops before in two other islands and you have to change the boat two times. One of the islands is Burano and the other is Murano Island. Torcello Island takes
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Niue is located 1‚491 miles northeast of New Zealand between Tonga and Samoa and Cook Islands. It is 100 square miles in area and is an upraised coral atoll. The major land features are caves‚ a steep limestone central plateau‚ sea cliffs and tide pools along coast‚ mountains and rainforests. In Niue they have warm days and at night it is cold. It is mostly raining and stormy. They have stormy and sunny but mostly storming. Niue is unique because there are no endemic plants. All of the plants
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Solomon Islands: Where to now? Waku is the pijin English name for the increasingly diverse local Asian community of the Solomon Islands. They have played a large role in the economy for several decades and more recently some have become involved in politics. Some Asians have participated in corruption which helped destabilise the Government in the decades leading up 1998 when the ‘crisis years’ began. During the crisis years (1998-2003) some Waku elements prospered through duty remissions
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Forensic evidence has been used since the beginning of investigating. It could be anything from ammunition‚ to a handprint on the door‚ to the drops of blood on the crime scene. As seen in “Forensic Evidence” by Andrea Campbell‚ the indisputable forensic evidence is the best kind to use in a trial. Some kinds of evidence rely on honesty and trust. Direct evidence and testimonies both require help of people in the case you are in. Those people can twist the story‚ make the situation seem better
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Marshall Islands By the beginning of 1944‚ United States Marine forces had already made a start on the conquest of areas overrun by the Japanese early in World War II. Successful American assaults in the Southwest Pacific‚ beginning with Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in August 1942‚ and in the Central Pacific at Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands in November 1943‚ were crucial battles to mark the turn of the Japanese conquest. The time had now come to take one more decisive step: assault of the
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Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (Italian pronunciation: [beˈnito mussoˈlini]; 29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician‚ journalist‚ and leader of the National Fascist Party‚ ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943. He ruled constitutionally until 1925‚ when he dropped all pretense of democracy and set up a legal dictatorship. Known as Il Duce ("the leader")‚ Mussolini was one of the key figures in the creation of fascism is a form of radical authoritarian
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honour of god‚ a deity or a nation. During every program or gatherings‚ the Boholanos sing the Bohol Hymn after the Philippine National Anthem. According to Bohol: "The Boholanos are a freedom loving and independent people‚ who take pride in their Island‚ wherever they are. No wonder‚ the province even has its own provincial anthem". Dance It’s a dance originating from Bohol‚ Visayas; it is popular at Ilokano and Visayan
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Millions of people entered the US in the late 1800’s‚ but how? Ellis Island was the one and only provider for immigration in the late 1800’s. At first‚ the Battery in lower Manhattan was the immigration station. Eventually‚ the Battery could not handle the flow of immigrants. This caused the federal government to buy Ellis Island from Samuel Ellis‚ a merchant of New York City‚ and that’s how the Islands name was given. Ellis Island was opened on January 1‚ 1892 and closed in November 1954. It was the
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India got independence and today Dubai surpasses the western world in terms of development. The UAE is a small nation (Area-83‚600 km2) that is only around twice the size of Kerala. To its north lies Persian Gulf (The Ocean). It shares it’s boundary with Saudi Arabia to the west and south‚ Oman to the East and Qatar to the northwest. [pic] Fig 1.1 Map of UAE 1.2 THE NEED FOR THE ISLANDS Dubai’s booming economy was built on revenues from the oil industry after oil was discovered there in mid
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