went straight through Northern Mindanao. Infrastructures were destroyed‚ lives were lost‚ and dreams were shattered. It was a catastrophe that shocked not only the country‚ but the whole world. Cagayan de Oro and Iligan‚ cities known to be rarely hit by typhoons‚ were‚ in this case‚ the cities directly hit and damaged by the said storm. Sendong came at the dead of the night thus being the main reason that the victims were unprepared. Sendong’s havoc was manifested with an unprecedented flash
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Oxford was founded in the 9th century when Alfred the Great created a network of fortified towns called burhs across his kingdom. One of them was at Oxford. Oxford is first mentioned in 911 in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. According to legend‚ Oxford University was founded in 872 when Alfred the Great happened to meet some monks there and had a scholarly debate that lasted several days. In reality‚ it grew up in the 12th century when famous teachers began to lecture there and groups of students came
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CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY INTRODUCTION The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology supervices and controls all district‚ city and municipal jails. It has been claimed that effective management is based on one’s leadership‚ management skills and experience at managing critical issues; i.e‚ public relations‚ having good policy and procedures. To lead‚ one must be concerned with ethical and moral development of one’s organization and employees. It is imperative to define and know the agency’s
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Using Source A and B and your own knowledge‚ describe the main features of the economy in Pompeii. - The some of the main features of the economy in Pompeii consisted of: Trade‚ Commerce‚ Industry‚ Occupations‚ and Public Works. - Trade: Pompeii was the port for Nuceria and Nola‚ which made it the trading centre for mainly agricultural produce. There are suggestions for the size and nature of the port but this is determined on whether it was a sea port or a river port. Pompeii played an important
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The discovery of the lost Egyptian city after 1200 years. After 1200 years‚ the long lost Egyptian city Thonis-Heracleion was finally unearthed near Alexandria. Thonis-Heracleion was beginning to become extinct to memory of mankind. The only written evidence of this place was preserved in ancient classic texts and inscriptions found by archaeologists. The existence of this mythical city was confirmed to be true when discovered in the year 2000 by archaeologist Franck Goddio and the European institute
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CITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD There are many volcanos in the world‚ but one particular volcano called Mount Vesuvius is over thousands of years old. It was so powerful that it erupted over 50 times in total so far. When this volcano had its famous eruption‚ it buried the ancient roman city under a very large layer of ash from the volcano. During this event people who lived in the ancient roman city were trying to survive from this tragedy. Over two thousand people had died along with the city being
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New York City The first native New Yorkers were the Lenape‚ an Algonquin people who hunted‚ fished and farmed in the area between the Delaware and Hudson rivers. Europeans began to explore the region at the beginning of the 16th century--among the first was Giovanni da Verrazzano‚ an Italian who sailed up and down the Atlantic coast in search of a route to Asia--but none settled there until 1624. That year‚ the Dutch West India Company sent some 30 families to live and work in a tiny settlement
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Cagayan – A true spelunker’s paradise 2007-04-30 Cagayan is the Regional Seat of the Cagayan Valley Region. Tuguegarao City‚ the capital‚ is the seat of commerce and trade and center for learning. The province has 73 percent of the region’s 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
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Del Pilar St.‚ Caloocan City Clinic Hours: M-Sat 6:30am-6:00pm Sun. 7:00am-12:00pm Tel. # 366-9068‚ 330-1596 Fax # 334-1252 6 INFORMATION LAS PIÑAS CASA MEDICA INC. Lower Ground Floor (East Side)SM Southmall‚ Alabang-Zapote Road‚ Las Piñas City Clinic Hours: M-Sun 10:00am-7:00pm Tel. # 806-7851‚ 806-7855 Fax# 806-6863 6 BUSINESS OFFICE CLINIC SYSTEMS *Alabang Medical Clinic (Las Piñas Branch) Alabang-Zapote Rd cor. Pelayo Vill.‚ Las Piñas City Decking System-24 hours
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A History of New York City Skyscrapers Whenever anyone thinks of New York City one of the first things that come to mind is the tall extravagant skyscrapers located in this city. Since the late nineteenth century New York has been home to some of the tallest skyscrapers in the world. For many tourists that come to New York City‚ the first thing they want to see is the skyscrapers of Manhattan. One of the first skyscrapers built in New York City was the World Building‚ which many people know
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