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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Modern Day Pirates By KaustiC What is modern day piracy well According to the International Maritime Bureau the definition is “Piracy is the act of boarding any vessel with an intent to commit theft or any other crime‚ and with an intent or capacity to use force in furtherance of that act.” Why is modern day piracy different than the piracy we see in movies such as Pirates of the Caribbean you ask? Robert Louis Stevenson’s type of piracy or the commonly known piracy in the 16th & 17th
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Question 1 1 out of 1 points | | | | |Which of the following is Class D airspace? | | | | | |Answer | | | | | |Selected Answer:
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Foundation Ancient Vietnam About 2‚000 years ago people in North Vietnam began growing rice in the Red River Valley. To irrigate their crops they built dykes and dug canals. They were forced to work together and so an organized kingdom emerged called Van Lang. However in the 2nd century BC the Chinese conquered the area. The Chinese ruled northern Vietnam for more than 1‚000 years and Chinese civilization had a great impact on the Vietnamese. However in South Vietnam there was Indian influence.
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The Evolution of Jet Engines The jet engine is a complex propulsion device which draws in air by means of an intake‚ compresses it‚ heats it by means of an internal combustion engine‚ which when expelled it turns a turbine to produce thrust‚ resulting in a force sufficient enough to propell the aircraft in the opposite direction (Morgan 67). When the jet engine was thought of back in the 1920’s the world never thought it would become a reality‚ but by 1941 the first successful jet flight was
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1660 hp Thrust 150 lbs. Normal Takeoff (5 min) at S/L Shaft 1735 hp Thrust 164 lbs. TSFC max 0.476 (lb/hr/shp) One of the biggest drawbacks of the Saab 340 is its limited range. As seen in Table 1 it can only travel 490 nautical miles‚ or about 563 miles‚ when filled with passengers and their baggage. This is a very small distance and is approximately as far as flying from New York to North Carolina.
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fashion means different things for different people there should be many different fashion styles right? Well your right and here are some of them named Boho‚Feminine ‚Chic‚Couture‚Elegant ‚Bold‚Sporty‚Glam‚Sophisticated‚School Girl (prep style)‚Nautical ‚Goth ‚Emo‚Earthy‚Polished‚Urban‚Classic‚Statement‚Festival‚Vintage and Hipster. The pros and cons of fashion are *People will respect and reject you based on your fashion. *Your fashion will give you more confidence because you can find your own
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Gauthier & Cie‚ the company behind the repoussé construction of the Statue of Liberty (1886)‚ made a small-scale version of the monument and named it after their firm; however this contradicts the evidence that the word was already used before in nautical circles‚ and the fact that it did not become popular‚ at least in the USA‚ until after World War I.[2] Other sources cite a derivation from the French gâchette which has been applied to various pieces of a firing mechanism‚ or the French gagée‚ a
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The Pacific Ocean * Easternmost of Marquesas Islands reached in 400 C.E. * Hawaiian islands-500 C.E. * Bw 1100-1300 voyages from Tahiti brought poly. Settlers across 2000 nautical miles to Hawaii * New Zealand –settled 1200 * Easter island-2200 miles off coast of south America became outpost of poly culture a century later * Sweet potato became reg. in poly diet * Scholars found evidence =limited Amerindian
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The godfather of soul James Brown‚ once sung a melody to the masses‚ and wrote these lyrics on a symphonious wall of sound ‘You see‚ man made the car to to take us over the road‚ Man made the train to carry the heavy load‚ Man made the electrolight to take us out of the dark‚ Man made the boat for the water Like Noah made The Ark‚ this is a man’s‚ man’s‚ man’s world but it would be nothing‚ nothing without a woman or a girl’. Now‚ I am not blaming this legendary musician from Augusta‚ Georgia for
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