The Arab and the Portuguese cross-staff or balestilha developed in the 14th century‚ and the astrolabe for even better measurement of the angle of celestial objects in the early 15th century. 29 In military technology‚ both East and West had cannon‚ armor and horses. In summary‚ before the 15th century‚ the Chinese were ahead in oceangoing ship technology‚ with larger compartmented ships and
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DIGESTED CASES Macalintal vs COMELEC [G.R. No. 157013. July 10‚ 2003] Facts: A petition for certiorari and prohibition filed by Romulo Macalintal‚ a memer of the Philippine Bar‚ seeking a declaration that certain provisions of RA 9189 (The Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003) suffer from constitutional infirmity. He claimed that he has actual and material legal interest in the subject matter of this case in seeing to it that public funds are properly and lawfully used and appropriated‚ petitioner
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Gilles Fontaine Dec.9.2010 By:Rutba Rahman Gilles Fontaine was born in 1948 at Lévis‚ near Quebec City. He went to school at Laval University in Quebec City. (AstroLab.2006) after he became an “Astroseismologist” which is an Astronomer who studies the internal structure of stars meaning to study the parts inside of the stars‚ by looking at changes in their light. Gilles Fontaine has won many awards like the BSC Physics award at Laval University in 1969 and the Marie-Victorian
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\Final-Astronomy Objectives Students will understand the following: 1. Since the dawn of the space age in the 1960s‚ we have sent spacecraft to the most easily reached places in our solar system‚ such as Mars. 2. For exploration of celestial bodies‚ NASA has developed a three-phase strategy: reconnaissance‚ surveillance‚ and in-depth study. 3. Each mission to Mars has made specific discoveries and raised questions to be answered by future missions. Materials For
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In it‚ Oedipus tries to pick up sensitivity for himself by saying every one of the transgressions he submitted in the past play were the work of destiny‚ along these lines demonstrating the purpose of celestial intercession in Oedipus the King. There are cases of celestial mediation that are just in Oedipus at Colonus‚ similar to every one of the predictions from the prophet. To begin with‚ it is said that the city Oedipus is covered in will be honored for eternity. Second‚ it is informed
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Some people seem to think that the red cross which is used as a symbol by the American Red Cross and International Red Cross is a Christian symbol - and therefore that these organizations are Christian in character. I don’t know why‚ but these people don’t seem to realize that cross are and have been used as symbols outside of Christianity. Media Matters reports: [A]ccording to the American Red Cross website‚ it was “[i]n honor of the Swiss ... [that] the symbol of a red cross on a white background
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Explore Hardy’s attitude towards industrialisation in phase the fourth. Industrialisation became a growing presence amongst the Victorian Era and had an elusive yet undeniable impact on the population. Within the novel Tess Of The d’Urbervilles and in particular phase the fourth‚ Industrialisation is heavily focused on and explored. However Hardy establishes a balanced and ambivalent viewpoint towards the implications and presence of Industry as there is evidence to suggest both positive and negative
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A2 law: tort: Vicarious Liability Question 2-Fairness/Unfairness. Vicarious liability arises when one party is responsible for the tort of another. This situation occurs frequently when an employer is held responsible for the torts committed by an employee. An employer can only be held responsible for the torts of an employee‚ not for an independent contractor. There are also some rules that must be satisfied. First it must be proven that the tortfeaser is an employee. The act the tortfeaser
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reaction to alleged legislative abuses of indigenous treaty rights by the current federal government‚ the movement takes particular issue with the recent omnibus bill Bill C-45. After the May 2‚ 2011 Canadian Federal election‚ the federal government led by Stephen Harper proposed a number of omnibus bills introducing numerous legislative changes. While omnibus bills had been presented to parliament by previous governments‚ the perceived ideological nature of the changes proposed in Bill C-45 played to fears
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LECTURE: VICARIOUS LIABILITY LIABILITY FOR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS A person hiring an independent contractor may be liable for the negligence of the independent contractor in carrying out extra-hazardous or dangerous operations where the activities were exceptionally dangerous whatever precautions were taken. Honeywill & Stein-v-Larkin Brothers [1934] 1 KB 191 Balfour-v-Barty-King [1957] 1 QB 496‚ [1957] 1 All ER 156 Biffa-v-Maschinenfabrik Ernste Hese [2008] EWCA Civ 1257‚ [2009] 3 WLR 324
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