...Charles V. Zegeer, P.E. Associate Director of Roadway Studies Highway Safety Research Center University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina FIGURE 5-1 Pedestrian signal displays.' Traffic Signals Traffic signals are intended to assign the right-of-way to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. When installed appropriately, traffic signals can provide many benefits, including the interruption of heavy volumes of motor vehicles where there are insufficient gaps in motor vehicle traffic for pedestrians to cross safely at intersections or midblock locations. Unwarranted or improperly used traffic sig-nals can cause excessive delay for pedestrians and motor vehicles, signal disobedience, and an increase in certain accident types. Even where warranted, traffic signal installations commonly result fn an increase in rear-end and total accidents, with a corresponding reduction in more severe right-angle acci-dents. The effect of traffic signal installations on pedestrian accidents is not well known, but different locational characteristics of the sites are important factors in the accident experience at signals.° While many traffic signals include only the green, yellow, and red signal faces, a variety of signal lens faces may be used, depending on needed signal phasing. Studies have suggested, however, that highly-com-plex, multiphase signals often result in con-fusion and hazardous situations for pedestrians. Therefore, in cases where such complex phasing is necessary, pedestrian...
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...the United States; more than five hundred-thousand people are homeless in the United States, a quarter of them are children. Does substance abuse correlate to homelessness? There are many studies that would say that the drug or alcohol abuse constitutes a higher proportion of homelessness than the mentally and physically ill. This study provides qualitative analysis between drug users and whether it correlates to homelessness. This analysis also considers the public secrecy in disclosure of their drug addiction. By using literature reviews, I have a better understanding of the previous research that was done and what I could do differently that would be even more effective. I would first examine recent case histories of people...
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...has been mixing naturally the genetic traits of seeds in the search for particularly robust varieties. Genetically-modified (GM) seeds are a significant step forward in the production of agricultural crops. GM seeds are seeds that have been modified to contain specific characteristics such as resistance to herbicides (in the case of "Roundup Ready" products) or resistance to pests (in the case of Bt corn). But the method of modification used with GM seeds varies from the traditional method in an important respect: the genes have not been modified over generations of cross-fertilization, but rather inserted directly into the DNA of the seed.2 Although this method is more efficient, critics fear that the result — a "novel gene combination" — may have health or environmental impacts that are not being adequately addressed.3 As a result, the technology is surrounded by significant controversy. The reaction of farmers to this new technology has been mixed. Some farmers have quickly adopted the technology.4 Other farmers, mindful of the controversy surrounding GM products, have hesitated to use GM seeds as part of their agricultural operations. Farmers should understand both the benefits and concerns that are raised by the use of GM seeds. Benefits of the technology include increased crop yields, diminished use of pesticides and herbicides, and increased profits. Concerns that farmers should address before adopting the technology include the private contractual relations...
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...a newly independent country; this country is only 43 years old. But, within her little age she faces different problems. Still she is fighting and her only weapon is development. Bangladesh passed her four decades through different development projects. Among them environmental developments is one of her priorities. Environment is that section which controls other development process such in a way that if it is not ensured other developments will not going to fit. Moreover, it is environment which leads a nation how will be its economy, health care policy, education system and most important way of development; is it going to take more time or less. So, environment development is most important. According to world caution report 2012 in case of climate vulnerability among all 173 countries Bangladesh is 5th. From 1980 there have been more than 200 natural disaster occurred in our country, about 200,000 people died, more than 17 billion dollar of wealth damaged. But most of these disasters are cyclone. As Bangladesh stands beside the Bay of Bengal, every year in the month of April, May, October & November there is always cyclone. As most of the people go to southern districts to seek job, the chance of losing valuable lives are high. If the preparation and the structural development against this type of natural disaster are not high enough the country will automatically loss its valuable assets known as man power. The major focus of this research is the preparation against...
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...Introduction On April 22, 2015 ScienceDaily released a news article that discussed the potential consequences of an earthquake on the west coast. This article references a recent report from the Seismological Society of America which has estimated that 143 million Americans living in the United States are exposed to the hazards of an earthquake (Seismological 2015). This report further estimates that the average long-term value of building losses from earthquakes is $4.5 billion per year with the majority of these losses coming from California, Oregon, and Washington (Seismological 2015). The Seismological Society of America estimates that 28 million Americans will experience an earthquake that will generate enough sufficient shaking to bring about moderate to severe harm. This investigation revealed that more than 6,000 fire stations, 800 doctor's facilities, and about 20,000 open and private schools are vulnerable to earthquakes in California(Seismological 2015).Furthermore, this weekend has been filled with news about the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal killing an estimated 900 people and injuring more than 1,500 (Strong 2015). This earthquake has forced Nepal to declare a state of an emergency. This recent news has caused much discussion about what individuals and business can do to plan and be prepared for an emergency. This paper will provide recommendations on what can be done to prepare adequately for an earthquake and how the use of digital images can enhance...
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...Tatar immigrants also had to leave from Crimea into Ottoman Empire when it became under the Russian control and the Muslims there were forced to leave. The same situation in the case of Circassians from the Caucasus and the descendants of Turk who had to flee from Balkans when the Ottoman Empire collapsed(Latif, 2002). During the beginning of the 20th century, the continuous gradually collapse of the Ottoman Empire had accompanied with massive waves of forced migrants from many former Ottoman regions into Anatolia. Simultaneously, a large influx of people escaped or forced to move out of the Ottoman territories such as when almost half million Greek Orthodox Christians fled after the Greek army was defeated in 1922. Later, as a part of population exchange treatment between Turkey and Greece, about 1.3 million Greek had to move to Greece and about half million Turks left Greece to Turkey. In the followed years, many new...
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...Introduction After years of prayer and seeking God for direction, Shania Jackson has made the decision to create and operate a Christian coffeehouse called “The Gathering Place”. She prides herself on her strong Christian beliefs and values so she wishes to run the company in this same manner. Jackson has a few potential employees that she must decide whether they are suitable for her business interest. Her husband, Marvin, only wishes to be an investor but does not want to work for the company. Jackson’s sister, Kelsey, would like to work for her but her husband would prefer that she continued her duties as a stay at home mom. Jackson’s neighbor, Carlos, thinks the idea of a Christian coffee house would sell well because of local demographics and religious preferences. She must also cipher through state regulated laws in order to determine how she will structure her business. Business Forms Based on brief research Shania has decided to keep her options open regarding the classification of her business. Her research on business forms included: sole proprietorships, general or limited partnership, corporation, limited liability company (LLC), or a joint venture. It is important that Jackson establishes potential partners or investors before making a decision a final decision as this information will need to be included in the businesses articles of incorporation. Jackson has not stated any secured startup capital other than personal money and a potential investment from her...
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...Government of Bangladesh, The CPP is an organic component of the nation’s institutional early warning system as clearly defined in the “Standing Order on Disasters”. The BDRCS CPP program is the most successful and an effective model program of its kind in the South-East Asian region. CPP is an effective, grass-root oriented, disciplined and tightly knits organization which is dedicated to the task of protecting the population along with community capacity build up activities. This programme based on the voluntary service of community people and their technical skills and commitment to ensure sufficient warning dissemination, shelter management, search & rescue and first aid services enabling them to cope with the approaching cyclone. This study has been Vol. 2 No. 2 December 2009 u 15 carried out to find the communities perspective about the volunteers performance in time of disaster event. Keywords: Preparedness, warning dissemination, rescue, first aid, risk reduction. Bangladesh is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Its geographic location is the biggest contributing factor for the proneness to disasters. Due to the funnel shaped coast, Bangladesh often becomes the landing ground and breeding place of catastrophic cyclones formed in the Bay of Bengal. An average of 1-3 severe to moderate cyclonic storms hit...
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...Tori Banegas World Geography 29 February 2012 BP Oil Spill Oil rigs provide the world with the fuel that is needed to keep it running. However, it is common knowledge that they may potentially cause harm to not only living creatures but also the environment they rely on to survive. This was proven in the spring of 2010 when an oil rig off the Gulf of Mexico exploded and resulted in an oil spill. This catastrophic event opened millions of eyes to the errors that can be found in the way oil rigs are set up. It also caused people to take a closer look at whose responsibility it is to make sure all the safety codes and procedures are being followed before a drilling plan in approved. The BP disaster not only drew people’s attention to the process of oil drilling, it also had a serious impact on the economy and an even more tragic impact on the environment and wildlife around it. It also provided a perfect example of the dangers oil drilling can pose if it is done in an area not prepared to handle the consequences. On April 20, 2010 an offshore oil rig owned by BP (British Petroleum) blew up, taking the lives of 11 people before beginning to dump dangerous amounts of crude oil into the ocean and coastlines of the Gulf of Mexico. The oil rig, known as Deepwater Horizon, is believed to have dumped more than 200 million gallons of the oil before it was capped off three months later. This number however, is only an estimate due to the refusal of BP to allow accurate measures of...
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...According to the Swiss Federal Department of Finance (FDF) report, the Swiss franc significantly appreciated by approximately 48% against the euro between the start of August 2009 and the start of August 2011, and also against other major currencies such as the US dollar. Another main reason for this Swiss franc appreciation is the fact that investors increasingly seek secure investments during times of crisis. As the Swiss franc is seen as extremely safe haven, many investors take refuge in this currency, therefore increasing in demand and thus creating upward pressure (Federal Department of Finance, 2011). This rapid Swiss franc appreciation directly impacts on a large scale of country’s economy and the currency market, especially in the domestic exporting industries. The drastic appreciation of Swiss franc is a critical danger to the economy and Swiss exporting firms. This situation makes exporters recognized more on unfavorable exchange rates movement that may affect to their business operations. Switzerland is the country of export-oriented economy, which exports...
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...Robert C. Paramo Argosy University Dr. Lee Heinz August 20, 2010 Abstract My research topic on how implementing a differentiation and cost leadership strategy in parallel will facilitate mortgage companies to design a competitive advantage making industry conditions irrelevant within San Bernardino County is a quantitative analysis requiring a comprehensible methodology approach. In this paper I will discuss my research topic and provide sample research questions and hypotheses. Within the body of the analysis I will include a literature review and a draft methodology outlining the participants involved in my research, describe the purpose of sampling and the techniques I will use. Finally, I will illustrate the significance of my study and the anticipated findings as result of my research endeavor. Assignment 7.1 This detailed analysis will provide both depth and breadth vis-à-vis my research topic utilizing various research techniques and approaches. My research problem focuses on how implementing a differentiation and cost leadership strategy in parallel will facilitate mortgage companies to design a competitive advantage making industry conditions irrelevant within San Bernardino County. My research topic is designed to uncover the current strategies real estate companies are using to remain profitable and increase market share within San Bernardino County. This research problem will indentify generic strategies and uncover how focusing on both differentiation...
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...BP Paper Rough Draft 11/23/2012 April 20, 2012 British Petroleums drilling vessel Deepwater Horizon suffered an explosion, and then began expelling enormous amounts of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Although many different individuals and organizations attempted to help BP fix their spewing well, it wasn’t until July 15 that the vent was cut off. Through our research we have developed an analysis that examines the cause of the cause of the disaster, the event itself and its aftermath. We would also like to offer our recommendations on the subject. British Petroleum is an international oil company base in London and is one the nations leading oil and gas producer (History of oil spill). In spite of BP’s market share, as a company they have an unfortunate history of safety breeches including a 2005 explosion at oil refinery in Texas (Deep Water dDrilling). These accidents seem to be a cause of weak corporate safety culture and cost leadership (On average, fifty percent of management bonuses were awarded on the basis of cost cutting). The lack of proper safety practice and absence of oversight has ultimately resulted in infrastructure and architectural failure (Deep Water Drilling). As with any disaster, each party involves attempts to prove their innocence and are all too quick to point a finger at a party that must be guiltier than they and the Deepwater Horizon spill is no different. Although BP owned the oil, other companies had considerable interaction with Horizon;...
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...Internally displaced people returning to their homes following the end of fighting in Sudan’s Blue Nile state between the Sudanese army and fighters allied to Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), the dominant force in newly independent South Sudan. (Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah, September 2011) Internal displacement in Africa Burundi p. 41; Central African Republic p. 42; Chad p. 43; Côte d’Ivoire p. 44; Democratic Republic of the Congo p. 45; Ethiopia p. 46; Kenya p. 47; Liberia p. 48; Niger p. 48; Nigeria p. 49; Senegal p. 50; Somalia p. 50; South Sudan p. 51; Sudan p. 52; Uganda p. 53; Zimbabwe p. 54 In 2011, IDMC monitored internal displacement in 21 subSaharan African countries. There were an estimated 9.7 million IDPs in these countries, representing over a third of the world’s total internally displaced population. Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Somalia continued to be the countries with the largest internally displaced populations in Africa. The number of IDPs in Africa in 2011 was down from 11.1 million a year earlier, continuing a sustained downward trend since 2004 when there were over 13 million. Violent struggles between groups vying for access to natural resources, land and political representation and power were among the root causes of most of these displacements. These struggles were manifested either by armed conflicts pitting governments and their armed forces against armed opposition groups, or by inter-communal...
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...Sir Dr. Fazle Hasan Abed ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Native name ফজলে হাসান আবেদ Born 27 April 1936 (age 77) Baniachong, British India (now Habiganj, Bangladesh) Residence Bangladesh Nationality Bangladeshi Ethnicity Bengali Citizenship British Education Naval Architecture Alma mater Dhaka College University of Glasgow Occupation Social worker Known for Founder and chairman of BRAC Parents Siddiq Hasan (father) Syeda Sufya Khatun (mother) Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, KCMG (Bengali: ফজলে হাসান আবেদ; born 27 April 1936) is a Bangladeshi social worker and the founder chairman of BRAC(formerly, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee). For his outstanding contributions to social improvement, he has received the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the UNDP Mahbub Ul Haq Award, the inaugural Clinton Global Citizen Award and the inaugural WISE Prize for Education. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 2010 New Year Honours for services in tackling poverty and empowering the poor in Bangladesh and globally. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Early life Abed was born into the esteemed Hasan family, Baniachong, British India (now Habiganj, Bangladesh). He passed the matriculation exam from Pabna Zilla School and went...
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..."University, Inc." explores the commercial transformation of American higher education over the last 30 years. The opinion pieces noted throughout the book provide the reader with specific cases where this union has had serious ramifications on research, quality education, innovation, and the free flow of public knowledge. More specifically, Jennifer Washburn explains how the union between the two worlds of academia and business puts America's universities at risk, and tells how she feels this union will affect us all. It is noted that since the early 1980’s, Corporate funding of universities has been growing and the money, often times comes with strings attached. In return for this funding, universities and professors are seemingly more like for-profit patent factories: university funds are shifting from the humanities and the less profitable science departments into research labs, and the skill of teaching is often valued less and less. Throughout the book, many individual’s see our universities abandoning their traditional role as disinterested sources of education, alternative perspectives, and wisdom. This growing influence of corporations over universities affects more than just today's college students. It touches, whether good or bad, the future of all those whose careers depend on a university education, and all those who will be employed, governed, or taught by the products of American universities. Over the last several decades Federal and State governments have...
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