The story I chose to write about is “Batu Caves at risk of caving in” which was published in The Star newspaper on Friday‚ 26th October. The story is about a condominium project that is going to be developed in close vicinity to Batu Caves. The project‚ if allowed to be carried out‚ can potentially cause the historical site to cave in much sooner than expected as the development may accelerate the limestone massif’s natural erosion process. The developer‚ Dolomite Industries‚ has been ordered to
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discusses the Background of the Study‚ Objectives of the project‚ Specific concept of the study. 1.1 INTRODUCTION Puning Cave is a natural tourist spot in Bulacan. It is located at Brgy. Bayabas‚ Dona Remedios Trinidad‚ Bulacan. Puning Cave is said to be a home of our ancestors‚ our Katipuneros during the Spanish colonization and a Japanese hideout during World War II. Puning Cave has been discovered seven years ago by the locals together with some treasure hunters. And until now it has been preserved
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FOUR STYLES OF ROMAN WALL PAINTING The wall paintings evolved from around 2nd BC. Romans created these extravaganza works to emphasise their wealth. The evidence for the techniques used is described by Vitruvius ’ in _De Architectura._ He noted that wall paintings were interior wall designs as frescoes‚ which were executed using damp plaster (lime and sand mixed together). There must have been at least several layers of this plaster‚ where the top layers were burnished with marble powder to make
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Analysis A current exhibition at The Getty Center in Los Angeles is J. M. W. Turner: Painting Set Free. The name of the artist is Joseph Mallard William Turner and the name of the painting I am analyzing is “The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons‚ October 16‚ 1834”. The artwork is a European painting. It is oil on canvas and the dimensions are 36 1/4 x 48 1/2 inches. The artwork was created in 1834. The painting portrays a national tragedy which was the burning of the houses of Parliament in
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landscape at its greatest incorporating varied tone using the deep greens associated with Australian landscape‚ accompanied by the rich detail spread throughout the work. The painting depicting a common setting during the 1840’s in Australia. His use of varied tone casts great spanning shadows across all areas of the painting. These shadows are present in the foreground lying in between the cattle and stretching across the hills located in the middle ground and background. This great use of tone
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300-acre park is honeycombed with caves large and small. This un-Florida-like geological feature is the result of Florida’s limestone base bumping the tail end of the uplift that becomes the Appalachians. And while the caves here do not match Mammoth Cave or Carlsbad Caverns‚ they nonetheless have an impressive array of stalagmites‚ stalactites‚ columns‚ flowstones‚ and other formations created over thousands of years by the steady drip of water. One large cave may be visited on guided tours. The
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The Dragon Who Does Not Breath Fire Hi‚ my name is Oleg‚ Oleg the dragon. See what I did there‚ I was like James Bond for a second. Anyway I’m Oleg and I live in the Dragon Caves (I came up with the name‚ pretty cool isn’t it). I live there with my friends Samuel and Jake. Samuel is an orange dragon with blue eyes. He’s a bit small but he makes up for it with speed and strength. Jake is very tall and I used to be a bit scared of him but it’s OK now. We usually go out destroying castles and if
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Sinkholes are incredible destructive unpredictable natural disasters. Florida has many sinkhole occurrences‚ caused by its limestone soil weakening with dried up water pockets in it. Much like every other natural disaster‚ sinkholes do take lives. Sinkholes tend to most occur in the mid-Florida to Tampa area. Though sinkholes are not very talked about or are normal occurrences‚ they do happen and many people do not know what they are. A sinkhole is a natural hole that forms in the Earth’s
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Speleological Society 2813 Cave Avenue Huntsville‚ AL 35810 256-852-1300 nss@caves.org www.caves.org Fourth Edition‚ 2009 Text: Cheryl Jones Design: Mike Dale/Switchback Design Printing: Raines This publication was made possible through a generous donation by Inner Mountain Outfitters. Copies of this Guide may be obtained through the National Speleological Society Web site. www.caves.org © Copyright 2009‚ National Speleological Society FOREWORD We explore caves for many reasons‚ but mainly
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potential fishing area. Known as the spelunker’s‚ trekker’s‚ and gamefisher’s paradise rolled into one‚ Cagayan provides a never-ending adventure with ecotourism in the forefront of its offering. Both foreign and local tourists continue to explore its caves‚ engage in gamefishing expeditions‚ trek its mighty mountains and retreat to its centuries-old churches. Present day chroniclers say that the name was derived from the word "tagay‚" a kind of plant that grows abundantly in the northern part of the
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