Magnets in avalanche transceivers, radios, personal locator beacons (PLBs) and cameras may also affect the map reading tool, she said.

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And while the clothes and equipment people have when they go out on the fells "has never been better", Mr Brailey said there has been a definite decline in the level of self-reliance skills, such as map reading, and more reliance on technology.

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The core subjects of standing, walking and eating are the same as for women, but the add-ons are a little different: map-reading, car-maintenance, fishing, golf, clay pigeon shooting and how to sew on a button.

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Soon after reading about this map, however, he realised that the structure of E8 could be used to describe fully the laws of physics.

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The reading could then be recorded on a map, tagging how the user felt at a given location and time and allowing them to share that information with their friends.

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The Seattle district requires teachers to give the math and reading Measures of Academic Progress exam, or MAP, to students in first through ninth grade two or three times a year.

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