an island‚ which used to be detached from the mainland by three rivers - the great Abra River‚ the Mestizo River and the Govantes River. It is unique among the Philippine towns because it is the country’s most extensive and only surviving historic city that dates back to the 15th century Spanish colonial period. Vigan was an important coastal trading post in precolonial times. Long before the Spanish galleons‚ Chinese junks sailing from the South China Sea came to Isla de Bigan through the Mestizo
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Singapore: A Clean and Green City From “Garden City” to a “City in a Garden” Introduction Singapore is a city-state with a land area of about 710 km2i. It is one of the most densely populated countries in the world and yet‚ harbours rich natue biodiversity. Singapore is well recognized as the world’s greenest city. According to the 2011 Asian Green City Indexii‚ Singapore is Asia’s greenest metropolis‚ and the only city assessed to perform well above average in the overall rankings. The Singaporean
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from mainland Mindanao by a body of water is accessible via a 15 minute motorboat ride to Babak port from km. ll ‚ Sasa‚ Davao City ‚ and a 45 minute ride to Peñaplata and Kaputian ports from Sta. Ana wharf‚ Davao City or board similar transports. Ferryboats also service motor vehicles between Barangay Caliclic and Km. 11.The nearest distance from the island city to Davao city is between Barangay Caliclic and km. 10 Sasa‚ being only 900 meters apart. In Geographical terms‚ IGaCos is located between
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City of Beasts centers on the adventures of Alexander Cold‚ a typical fifteen year-old boy. He goes to school‚ where he’s in band; he has a crush on a girl in his class‚ likes to rock-climb with his dad‚ fights with his sisters. Ordinary. But when his mother becomes ill‚ he is sent to stay with his grandmother‚ Kate‚ who is most untypical. She is a writer for International Geographic magazine‚ which seems to be modeled after another very popular magazine you guess which one. She is portrayed as
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Hinduism is the third largest world religion with about 900 million Hindu worshippers. Hinduism began in India over 4‚000 years ago. There are many Hindus elsewhere in the world and not only in India. There are many Hindu’s in Asia‚ Africa‚ the Caribbean‚ and Europe. Their faith can vary in different parts of the world such as some Hindus believe in one God and others have believes in many Gods. But all Hindus share the same the idea of rebirth and that all living things are part of the on-going
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Bishamon city. The city that has not been defeated in any wars since 1500s. It is now the year 3023. The name “Bishamon” came from a great god they believed in. The residents believed that Bishamon was a war god who had never lost wars and he was kind and caring to others. Jun Tei was a young teenager form Crystal High. The young man had been treated like he didn’t exist! He had suffered more pain than anyone in the school‚ and sometimes he thought he would end the pain if he ended himself. Bishamon
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1. Financial Ratios--- • Liquidity Ratio: measure the availability of cash to pay debt. Current Ratio = Current assets/ Current Liabilities 262‚515/ 285‚030= 0.92 There is a problem meeting its short term obligations The best way to improve this ratio and better position the business to cover its short-term obligations is to better manage current liabilities (accounts payables). Generate more profit (cash) out of each sale by increasing profit (as long as it is competitive within the industry)
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John Updike once wrote that‚ “ Cities aren’t like people; they live on and on‚ even though their reason for being where they are has gone downriver and out to sea.”. This quote is very representative of American cities because it recognizes the fact that as time progresses the mechanisms that built up the city may no longer be blatantly evident‚ but the city lives on in an adapted form as time progresses. This notion of similarities and difference between aging cities can be seen when looking at both
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Sleep Now in the Fire: an Outcry Against the Cost of Avarice Wealth and power are powerful motivators for people and civilizations. While there are many people who have a more altruistic and minimal lifestyle‚ much of the leadership of our capitalist society draws from a pool of people who see acquisition of wealth as a symbol of a successful life. It is the American Dream to be able to show through such outward symbols as home ownership and vacations that one is moving upward in economic status
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change my answer to the question of where do I see myself in ten years. I will be in the mid thirties in ten years from now‚ and by then I will probably be more grounded. As always‚ my answer is depended on whom I hang out with at the moment as well as leisure activities I am engaging in. Sometimes I see myself in my favorite movies characters such as babe from the movie "pig in the city‚" or a part-time working wife as in "Stepmom". Other times I see myself in an image of the lady who did the advertisement
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