Introduction Tsunami – The killer sea waves Survival Skills Alternative Communication Systems…..during disasters Safe Construction Practices Sharing Responsibilities Planning Ahead 1 7 13 28 33 45 52 (iii) Foreword The recent massive earthquake of magnitude 8.6, which hit Indonesia (off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra) on 26th December at 06:28 hrs, was the biggest in 40 years which has triggered the deadly tsunami waves in Southeast Asia and coastal India. Another
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DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, NIT TRICHY AN ASSIGNMENT ON TIME SERIES ANALYSIS PLANNING AND CONTROL OF OPERATONS FAWAZ MOHAMED KUTTY 215112035 MBA Ist YEAR TIME SERIES ANALYSIS A time series may be defined as a set of values of a variable collected and recorded in a chronological order of the time intervals. Time series is used by statisticians to describe the flow of economic activity. In short time series refers to the data depending on time. It refers to a set of observations
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Knowing Your Audience Paper and Communication Release When a tragedy takes place news, information and misinformation travel rapidly in the surrounding areas near the crisis. Most of the times depending on the magnitude of the issue, word will quickly travel around a country and in certain cases the world. Word traveled quickly around the world when the San Jose mine collapsed in the Atacama region of Chile back on August 5, 2010 occurred. When communicating an incident like this you must realize
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2nd Edition Disasters and Development Disaster Management Training Programme GE.94-02894 Disasters and Development 2nd Edition Module prepared by: R.S.Stephenson, Ph.D. DHA Disaster Management Training Programme 1994 Disaster and Development This training module has been funded by the United Nations Development Programme in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator for the Disaster Management Training Programme (DMTP) in association
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For Chapter review, I have decided to review on Week 7’s Lecture, which is about China internet censorship, and networked politics. One of the reading that I will particularly focus an article by Jonathan Sullivan, “China’s Weibo: Is faster different”. Weibo is a microblogging platform in China where it is their own ‘Facebook’. With China censoring social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc, they have made their own platform where the government can still monitor and censor what
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•Radiation• Sonic• Thermal• Nuclear• Pneumatic• Hydraulic• Others Energy barrier --‐ any design or administrative method tht prevents energy from being releasd or prevents a hazardous energy source from reaching a vulnerable target in sufficient magnitude to cause damage or injury • Walls guardrails • Insulation • Toe boards• Shielding• Hard hats• Barricades • Procedures • Lockout/Tagout • Others Target(s)– Personnel– Equipment– Product– Productivity– Environment– Reputation– Others. Note: Unwantd
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1.0 Abstract: This report investigates the largest active volcano in the world, the Yellowstone volcano. Volcanic landforms in general are initially described. Then it focuses on how this volcano has formed a caldera, and on the characteristic cauldron-like structure and its composition of basaltic and rhyolitic magma. Each individual landform, such as the Yellowstone Caldera volcano, is formed by specific processes and present distinct interactions with their surrounding environment. This as
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Case Study Name Personal & Organizational Ethics Instructor Date Case Study Abstract: A Not-for-profit organization has similar issues like a for-profit organization. This case study examines Community Development International, a Not-for-Profit organization, and The Home Depot, a For-Profit organization. It examines both organizations from the beginning to now. It states the mission statements of each organization and describes the work each has done or is doing. It examines the
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Laptop PCs Japan | | Table of Contents Introduction 3 Industry Overview 4 PESTLE Analysis 5 Political 5 Economic 5 Legal 5 Social 6 Technological 7 Ecological 7 Porters Five Forces 9 Rivalry 9 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 9 Bargaining Power of Customers 10 Threat of New Entrants 10 Threat of Substitutes 11
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by which one can achieve high pressure and temperature in a medium so quickly. Shockwaves are essentially non-linear waves that propagate at supersonic speeds. Such disturbances occur in steady transonic or supersonic flows, during explosions, earthquakes, hydraulic jumps and lightning strokes. The ability of shock waves to
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