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    just be an infant but it is a fast growing industry. These articles tells us where our own gaming industry went so far. In 2007‚ GDAP was formed in order to promote the interests of the Philippine game development industry. To date‚ it has more than 30 members consisting of schools‚ universities‚ and companies. One of its members is Anino Games‚ the oldest still-running Philippine game development studio‚ which is around a decade old. They host and organize various events and projects all over

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    The Tower London

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    The Tower of London is the oldest and probably the most famous historical building in Europe. The Tower of London was started in 1066 by its founder‚ William the Conqueror. It was built to serve as a fortress‚ a prison‚ and a symbol of power. The Tower began as a simple enclosure made out of timber and stone with a ditch and palisade along the north and west sides. A huge stone structure‚ which is now known as The White Tower‚ was then added to this enclosure. Around 1240‚ King Henry III widened

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    Citic Tower

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    CITIC TOWER II: THE REAL OPTION CASE STUDY SUMMARY Scenario * Undeveloped prime waterfront property on Victoria Harbor was bought 6 months ago at public auction * Owner now wants to sell the land and is available to Citic Pacific Limited on a first-choice basis through an intermediary * Larry Yung (Chairman) thought they could acquire the site and turn it into another Grade-A office building “Citic Tower II” * Asking price of the land was $1 billion * Net present value of property

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    The Tower of London The Tower of London has a very interesting story behind it. It was begun by a man who was not even English‚ William of Normandy. At the time he was the cousin of England’s Kind Edward. It all started because William became outraged when Edward backed down on his promise to give the throne to William and ended up giving the throne to his English brother-in-law‚ Harold. William sailed his army across the English Channel

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    Tower Cranes

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    Abstract Throughout the popsicle stick tower crane projects‚ groups were instructed to build a tower crane replica out of popsicle sticks‚ with the purpose of holding the most weight in a competition between their peers’ tower cranes. The Insane Cranes focused on making a very sturdy base‚ and a flexible yet strong jib. Their crane held 2‚600 grams and places second in their class-wide competition. They found that the hardest part of the project was the research about and the assembly of the jib

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    Eiffel Tower

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    The State of the Eiffel Tower Europe is said to be famous for its beautiful landmarks like The Colosseum and The Stonehenge‚ but among these structures the most well known is Eiffel Tower in Paris‚France. This architecture stood the test of time despite its original plans as a temporary structure This gracefully shaped structure of Paris was built for the Universal Exhibition in 1889 to mark centennial celebration of the French Revolution. A lot of artist competed for their own designs to be

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    FACTS ABOUT THE EIFFEL TOWER Eiffel & Company completed the Eiffel Tower on March 31‚ 1889 for the Universal Exposition in Paris celebrating the centennial of the French Revolution. The project included 50 engineers and designers (who produced 5‚300 blueprints)‚ 100 ironworkers (who produced 18‚038 individual pieces for assembly) and 121 construction workers (who used 2.5 million rivets). The Eiffel Tower took two years‚ two months and five days to complete. In addition to contractor Gustave

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    The Princes in the Tower

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    The Princes in the Tower One of England ’s greatest scandals was the disappearance and murder of two princes in 1483. The children of King Edward IV‚ Edward V and Richard‚ Duke of York were allegedly "imprisoned" shortly after his death. King Edward ’s brother‚ Richard‚ Duke of Gloucester‚ secretly wanted the throne for himself. He would ’ve gone to extremes to make sure it happened. Yet‚ there is still great debate over him actually murdering his nephews. The Princes in the Tower focuses on the life

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    History At the end of the 19th Century ‚in the light of recovering French economy after the Franco-Prussian War‚ French republic announced the opening of a competition to design a 1000-foot tall tower for the 1889 Universal Exposition. The location of the tower was determined to be at Champ de Mars in Paris. Gustave Eiffel’s company engineer‚ Maurice and Emile alongside the architect Stephen Souvestre came out with a proposal to enter the competition. Their blueprint was selected unanimously out

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    Sears Tower

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    CRITIQUE: SEARS TOWER I remember being passionate about the design of a certain building standing in the heart of the United States of America when I was 14-15 years old. Well‚ I still am. There is something romantic about this building- its tall frame‚ its minimal design‚ the elegant black bands running around the building‚ the use of tinted black aluminum curtain with bronze tinted glazing‚ the bundled tubular form etc etc. I have always been a fan of minimalism‚ courtesy Mies Van Der Rohe

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