...and type of the GPS receiver you have. GPS is a worldwide radio-navigation system formed from a constellation of 24 satellites and their ground stations. GPS uses these satellites as reference points to calculate positions accurate to a matter of meters. In fact, with advanced forms of GPS you can make measurements to better than a centimeter! In a sense it's like giving every square meter on the planet a unique address. GPS receivers have been miniaturized to just a few integrated circui ts and so are becoming very economical. And that makes the technology accessible to virtually everyone. These days GPS is finding its way into cars, boats, planes, construction equipment, movie making gear, farm machinery, even laptop computers. CITC (CE DEPT.) 1 GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) 1.0 BACKGROUND AND HISTO RY : GPS network has been around longer than the Personal Computer. The US Department of Defense designed this system back in the 1970’s. It was (and still is) called NAVSTAR by the Department. The first satellite went into orbit in 1 978 and the network reached its current “full constellation” in 1994 with 24 satellites. Originally, the Department of Defense designed this system with a strategic military application in mind. However, the widespread usefulness of the GPS network was quickly recognized and it was made available for civilian use...
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...followed to this day. Even though these two men lived very different lives they both had the divine mission to show the people that there is only one true God and to spread his word where ever they should travel. Their lives and customs were different yet they both suffered greatly at the hands of non believers in order to spread the word of their one true God. Mohammad Mohammad was born an ordinary man in 570 CE. This ordinary man was soon to become a prophet who was to reveal to everyone that Islam was the true religion and the original path of monotheism. Allah (God) is the only God and sole authority for Islam; however Mohammad was to be his messenger and was believed by Muslims to be the model for the teachings in the Qur’an. It is believed that Mohammad’s sayings and actions of his life are preserved in the Hadith. Mohammad’s father had died before he was born and when he still young his mother and grandfather passed away leaving him to live with his uncle and to become a shepherd. It was during a trip to Syria with his uncle that Mohammad caught the eye of a Christian monk who saw marks upon his body that indicated he was a prophet. Throughout this time Mohammad continued to work and soon became the manager of caravans for a wealthy woman named Khadijah. When Mohammad was 25 and Khadijah was 40 they were married and she proved to be his strongest and most loyal supporter during the early years of his mission. Throughout the years solitary retreats...
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...Department of the Army Civilian SUPERVISOR CHECKLIST - New Employee NEW EMPLOYEE INFORMATION Name: Start date: Position: Rater: Assigned Sponsor: Senior Rater: WITHIN 3 DAYS OF FIRM ACCEPTANCE OF JOB Obtain firm start date from CPAC _____________________________ Contact new employee to welcome him/her to the Army team; send a welcome letter and/or email; provide New Employee Checklist and brochure and confirm start date. ________________________ (If different, notify CPAC) Assign sponsor for new employee and explain sponsor responsibilities (e.g. checklist, welcome packet, timelines, etc.) AT LEAST 1 WEEK BEFORE START DATE Announce pending arrival of new employee to staff and senior leaders; send announcement email Identify needed training / administrative tasks for new employee’s first 1-2 weeks Review work area and confirm an assigned workstation, desk, work bench, chair, computer, network, telephone, office supplies or other required tools and equipment FIRST DAY Ensure sponsor meets and escorts new employee upon arrival. Pre-arrange alternate in case of sponsor’s absence Arrange to have senior leader administer the Oath of Office, if possible Meet with new employee to discuss first day activities Provide Army Acculturation Handbook and/or website location Ensure technical assistance is available to help new employee set up computer and access network resources FIRST DAY – INTRODUCTIONS, TOURS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES Try...
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...CIVILIZATION Two thousand years previous, the world was ruled by Rome. From England to Africa and from Syria to Spain, one in each four individuals on earth lived and went ahead under Roman law. The Roman Empire in the first century AD blended refinement with brutality and could all of a sudden impact from human headway, quality and essentialness to trepidation, misuse and voracity. The Roman Empire, at its stature (c. 117 CE), was the most wide political and social structure in western human movement. By 285 CE the space had ended up being exorbitantly inconceivable, making it difficult to be in any way drove from the focal government at Rome as was isolated by EmperorDiocletian into a Western and an Eastern Empire. The RomanEmpire started when Augustus Caesar changed into the first head of Rome (31 BCE) and finished, in the west, when the last Roman sovereign, Romulus Augustulus, was rejected by the Germanic King Odoacer (476 CE). In the east, it proceeded as the Byzantine Empire until the passing of Constantine XI and the fall ofConstantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 CE. The impact of the Roman Empire on western human movement was significant in its proceeding with obligations to inside and out that truly matters each bit of western society....
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...Medieval Africa Medieval Africa developed as a result of trade. The Trans-Saharan trade route connected the Sudan and Niger regions of Africa to the Mediterranean, and from there to Islamic states and later to Europe. The Trans-Saharan routes depended on camels. By 700 CE, humans had learned to domesticate camels. Camel’s unique attributes made them perfect for making the desert journey across the Sahara, turning it into a viable trade passage. Traders took camels in caravans, large groups of traders, animals and trade goods that travelled together. The first state to develop in the Niger region was Ghana, around 900 CE. Ghana developed to control the Trans-Saharan trade. Ghana was a monarchy, and the state made money by taxing merchants. Gold and iron were produced in Africa and traded north. Salt and manufactured European goods were traded south. Historians have limited information about Ghana because there were few literate people. Most of our records come either from travelling merchants or from stories passed down orally by professional story-tellers called griots. Mali replaced Ghana by 1100 CE. Trade volume continued to increase over the entire period, so by the middle of Mali’s dominance, Mali was a rich and well-known trading kingdom. One of the best examples comes from the story of one of Mali’s kings, Mansa Musa. As Muslim traders came into Ghana and then into Mali, they brought the Muslim religion. In Ghana, many merchants converted. By the...
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...China to Rome. Mali compared and made differences to the silk with their history, geography, trade, and lasting impact. To start off, The Silk compared and made differences to Mail by their history. The Silk’s history was that they started around 200 BC and ended around 1300 AD. The Silk had many civilizations throughout it from Rome to China. The Slk was 4,000- 5,000 miles long. Going through the whole silk took several days. Also, in which all of those routes are dangerous where sometimes you can run into bandits and possibly wars. The way the silk was formed was when Rome and China ran into each other and Rome saw the silk and wanted it.so did the Indians and other civlizations....
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...story, he lived in the Hazar Sudan which has painted wood, large cushions and has hundreds of guards flanked on their left and right of the sultan. When someone who is worthy of the sultan brings him a gift he takes them by the hand accepts a portion of his presents and expresses his approval. Ibn Battuta’s travel started with him borrowing money for the sultan's gift and started to seek employment. Not even thirty years old Ibn arrived in Delhi with around forty people including slaves,servants and companions he left Morocco in June 1325 CE and wanted to go on a pilgrimage to...
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...delivery of courses which are either new or which have aspects of significant change within the new national qualifications (NQ) framework. The advice and guidance provides suggestions on approaches to learning and teaching. Practitioners are encouraged to draw on the materials for their own part of their continuing professional development in introducing new national qualifications in ways that match the needs of learners. Practitioners should also refer to the course and unit specifications and support notes which have been issued by the Scottish Qualifications Authority. http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/34714.html This document includes web links (ie urls) to specific YouTube clips. Please note the following: 1. When you click on these web links you are moving away from the Education Scotland website. Education Scotland is not responsible for content on external websites. 2. As YouTube provides an open forum for users to post comments it is recommended that practitioners check the clips, and any appended comments, in advance so as to assess suitability before directing learners to them. Acknowledgement © Crown copyright 2012. You may re-use this information (excluding logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ or e-mail: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk. Where we have identified any third party copyright...
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...Per. 1 CCOT Rewrite A bridge between different lands from the year 200 BCE to 1450 CE, the Silk Roads experienced many patterns of interaction. During this period of time, the roads changed such as the amount they were used, which changed as nations and empires rose and fell; the goods and ideas that traveled the roads after Europe and Asia increased their trading; and lastly the safety of the roads varied throughout this time period. However, the Silk Roads still experienced many continuities as well, for example their original purpose which was to facilitate the exchange of goods between Asia and Europe never changed; they continued to influence many cultures especially with the traveling of religions; and the Silk Roads have always had long term affects and influence on powerful empires. Towards the beginning of their patterns of interaction in 200 BCE, the Silk Roads were minimally used in East Asia. As time progresses, the roads increase as did empires such as Rome and Han who grew both economically and culturally due to usage of the roads. But, instability and economic pressures took a toll on the two empires, and when Rome fell in 476, the Silk Roads were used far less than how they originally were. The roads managed to pick up again as the Byzantine Empire in the east emerged and was able to prosper from usage of the already available roads. However, the Mongols come into play and invade the empire and end Byzantine’s era with the Silk Roads. In Western Europe...
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...Part 1: Identification and evaluation of sources Step 1 – Planning the Investigation The investigation will explore the question: to what extent did the Christian church influence the politics of the middle ages? The investigation will concentrate on the kingdom of the Franks from the reign of Clovis, who reigned from 481-511 CE, to the reign of Charlemagne from 768-814 CE. With this topic the investigation will go more in depth on why Clovis decided to convert to Christianity, how much power the Christian church had while Charlemagne was in power, how much the Christian church influenced how he reigned and how much influence the church generally had throughout the Frankish kingdom. These topics will be attempted to be answered by researching...
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...compare what impact their death had on their religion, describe how each individual was and is worshipped, and explain how their messages are being carried out in the world today. According to the Bible, the Angel Gabriel told Jesus’ mother Mary, that she was chosen to bear the Son of God. This came as a surprise to Mary because she was newly married to Joseph who was a carpenter, and still a virgin. This concept is known as the Immaculate Conception. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. This fulfilled the prophecies foretold in the Old Testament about the Messiah being born in the homeland of King David. There are no stories about the time Jesus was a child up until the age of twelve. The story goes that his parents left behind Jesus and when they found him, he was in a Temple. He amazed the rabbis by “discussing the Torah” and asking “did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” . His teenage years and twenties are also a mystery. At thirty he showed up to the shores of the Jordan River to be baptized by John (Fischer, 2005). At first John did not feel comfortable about performing the baptism because Jesus is without sin, but Jesus insisted and John conceded. There are many interpretations as to why Jesus did this, from Jesus being baptized for the whole of mankind, to John proclaiming the arrival of the Messiah. After Jesus was baptized, he went...
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...Republic of the Philippines Polytechnic University of the Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Sta. Mesa Manila Tel. No. 718 – 76 – 32 to 45 Republic of the Philippines Polytechnic University of the Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Sta. Mesa Manila Tel. No. 718 – 76 – 32 to 45 CE VISION The College of Engineering envisions itself to be center of excellence in engineering education. CE MISSION The College of Engineering is committed to produce competitive engineers who will serve as catalyst for sustainable growth and development in national and international levels. CE GOALS 1. Provide Quality education through instruction, advance research and extension services: 2. Produce world-class professionals as potential industry leaders and job providers 3. Develop and improve facilities through the use of adapted technology and indigenous materials and: 4. Maintain, upgrade and improve facilities through the adaptation of engineering techniques. OBJECTIVES 1. Strengthen the BSIE program consistent with global trends; 2. Develop faculty as competent mentors and quality researchers, through advanced studies, and other facets of continuing professional education; 3. Develop the critical thinking and communication skills of students, giving emphasis to research and extension services; 4. Equip graduates with appropriate knowledge and technical skills imbued with desirable work attitudes...
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...to the development of many civilizations and countries, such as China, Persia, and India. Not only goods were spread through the known world, many philosophies and religions were spread, because of the vast land the Silk Road traveled through. 3. Trans-Saharan Trade- When gold came in demand for the needs of coinage for the mediterranean nations, Berbers...
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...“ Inca rule was, much like their architecture, based on compartmentalised and interlocking units,” Cynthia Graber, Masters of Science in Science Journalism said about the Inca way of life and ruling. The Incas rose in ancient Peru between 1400 and 1522 CE . They eventually spanned across South America from Quito and Santiago. The Incas rumored that they finally settled in the Valley of Cuzco, where they threw a golden rod into the ground, marking what would become the Inca capital, Cuzco. We know now, from archaeological evidence, that the first settlements in the Cuzco Valley actually date to 4500 BCE when hunter-gatherer communities occupied the territory. Cusco didn’t become an important center till sometime around 1000-1400 CE, known...
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