issues that Alex and I are faced with are many. To start out with, the disaster threats alone are enough to make you reconsider any business at this location. These disasters range from tsunami’s, tornadoes, floods, fires, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. Manmade threats such as HIV/AIDs, avian flu, and petroleum spills are also issues we will have to deal with. However, my company is dedicated to helping communities and providing them with quality telephone and internet service, no matter how rural
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possible eruptions will assist people to keep safe distances from the volcano eruption. It is inevitable to warn people when volcano activities indicate possible eruptions in the near future. For example, increased magma activities as well as multiple earthquakes are indicators of possible eruptions in the near future (Wright, 2003). When such signs come to play, people should get warning on time, to ensure they get enough time to relocate and take other necessary measures to ensure they are safe from the
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FINAL EXAM STUDENT’S MANE: LORENZO NICOLAS MBA OBAMA PROFFESOR’S NAME: NINA WALKER SCI110 STRAYER UNIVERISTY March 19, 2014 1. There are two types of weathering. The first is mechanical weathering, the gradual breakdown of rock to sand, and then to silt, or powdered rock, and finally to clay through physical means. Mechanical weathering occurs in a variety of ways. For example, Heat and cold may cause minerals within a rock to expand and shrink at different rates, creating cracks. Water may
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2.1 General Seismic evaluation and retrofitting strategies are mainly focused in this thesis. However, there are many good references that can be used as a starting point for research such as ATC40 manual for seismic evaluation and retrofitting of concrete buildings. This chapter focuses on recent contributions related to seismic evaluation and various retrofitting schemes and past efforts most closely related to the needs of the present work. For, the purpose of the present investigation, the literature
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Sidoarjo/Lapindo Mud Flow from A Well in East Java, Indonesia May 29, 2006 By: Yulini Arediningsih Abstract This paper overview the occurrence of Sidoarjo mud flow, known as Lusi Mud Volcano, the world fastest growing mud volcano, triggered by gas drilling exploration. Since May 29, 2006, Lusi mud volcano in Porong sub-district, East Java, Indonesia has been spurting voluminous hot mud and gas, with uncertain knowledge when it will cease. The progressing eruption has been causing major
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I lived in New Hampshire for over 20 years. That is the place where we raised our six children. We were also very fortunate to have also lived in Europe for many years. While living in NH, I was always intrigued with the story of a small resort village, Bretton Woods, and the global impact it had on Europe and the rest of the world. Bretton Woods institutions were created in 1944 during the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference at the Mount Washington Hotel (The Bretton Woods Committee
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Ronald Lujan Jr Alissa A Buckley ENGL96/1A 18JULY2016 Here in the United States there are few topics more controversial than gun rights. On one end we have our pro-gun Americans who are all about our second amendment that gives us the right to bear arms. On the other end we have our anti-gunners who would like to do away with these weapons. What was already a hot topic; especially here in San Francisco, has now been amplified exponentially do to the recent rash of mass shootings occurring
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led to a partial meltdown of the reactor core and the release of radioactive gases into the atmosphere (Staff, 2009). The latest major accident was the Fukushima accident that happened on Friday, 11 March 2011 due to the Great East Japan Earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 following a massive tsunami that did considerable damage to the power plant. The following was the factor that contributed mainly to the misconception of the public towards nuclear energy. Then there’s the personal agenda of self-interest
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Analysis (BIA) is the key to a successful BCP implementation. Understanding and standardizing Enterprise business process names is critical to the success of the BIA. The intent of the BIA process is to help the organization’s management appreciate the magnitude of the operational and financial impacts associated with a disaster or serious disruption. When they understand, management can use this knowledge to calculate the recovery time objective (RTO) for time-critical support services and resources. For
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Energy Summary Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Not many people are familiar with the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and how we as a nation benefits from it. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, is located in the Northeast corner of Alaska, is positioned north of the Arctic Circle and 1,300 miles south of the North Pole. The Alaska National Wildlife Refuge is approximately 19.2-million acres that was created in order to give provisions to a variety of plant and animal life of
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