Case Study of Haiti Earthquake 12th January 2010. 1. How many people were approximately killed? * Between 217,000 and 230,000 people had been identified as dead and estimated 300,000 were injured 2. Why was the impact on Port au Prince significant? * The design and structure of buildings was of very poor quality which contributed to the high number of deaths 3. What are the names of the plates and type of plate boundary? * The Caribbean plate and the North American plate slipped
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analysis, the bilateral network is of interest. In a two-port network analysis, the circuit under test is considered as a black box. Only the input and output voltages and currents are being examined. This information obtained is then used to obtained the network parameters which will simplify the analysis of a two-port network. This experiment consists of 2 parts: (i) Two-port network parameters and (ii) Transient response of a two-port network In the first part, the Y parameters and transmission
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There was an earthquake in Haiti- port au prince on the 12 January 2010, the time was 21:53 the magnitude was 7.0. The depth was 12 kmw (8.1 miles) three million people were affected by the earthquake and an estimated 316000 died and 300,000 mad injured and 1,000,000 made homeless by the earthquake. People automatically thought there was going to be a tsunami but it was cancelled quickly The location and a map The location of the earthquake was in Haiti in port au price beside the Dominican Republic
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memory (ROM) chip, which contains the firmware, or startup instructions for the computer system. This is also called the BIOS. 9. A slot for a video or graphics card. There are a number of different types of slots, including Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) and Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe). 10. Additional slots to connect hardware in the form of Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) slots. Part 2 Upgrading the your motherboard really won’t make your computer that much
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One of the most disastrous earthquakes to hit this planet was the Haiti earthquake. In the afternoon of January 12, 2010, this earthquake -with a magnitude of 7.0- hit the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic in Central America. Although the damages were mostly found in Haiti, the people in the Dominican Republic experienced similar results. While many calculations disagree with each other, at least a whopping 150,000 people lost their lives in this unfortunate event, while more than ten
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Profile – Mr. Donald Dean R.A Leading Grand Bahama architect, Mr. Donald Dean came to Freeport Grand Bahama in the early 19.. from Nassau where he was born. As a part of the staff in the planning department at the Grand Bahama Port Authority, Mr. Dean was instrumental in the early stages of development in Freeport. In 19…. He went on the open his own firm The Architects Incorporated offering full architectural, planning, and interior design services. Winner of the …..silver …. for his proposal
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navigation, search Not to be confused with other uses of the name "Skybus". Skybus Airlines | | IATA SX | ICAO SKB | Callsign SKYBUS | | Founded | 2004 | Commenced operations | May 22, 2007 | Ceased operations | April 5, 2008 | Hubs | Port Columbus International Airport | Secondary hubs | Piedmont Triad International Airport | Fleet size | 12 (63 firm orders at time of shutdown) | Destinations | 17 | Company slogan | Only birds fly cheaper | Headquarters | Columbus, Ohio |
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staff, including the governor's deputy chief of staff, press secretary, and campaign manager, as well as three of his senior appointees to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (which manages the bridge traffic), attempted to cover up these actions and suppress disclosures. * The local-access lanes were finally reopened on September 13 by order of Port Authority Executive Director Patrick Foye (an appointee of Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic New York
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John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK) is a major airport in the borough of Queens in New York City, owned by the City of New York and operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey under a long-term operating lease. It is about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Lower Manhattan. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway in the United States, handling more international traffic than any other airport in North America.[3] It is also the third-leading
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The Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), previously known as Newark Metropolitan Airport and Newark International Airport, is owned by the city of Newark, New Jersey and operated by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. EWR was the first major airport in the United Stated and first with a control tower located approximately 15 miles from Manhattan, New York. It was established in 1928 after Mayor Thomas Lynch Raymond had a vision after Charles Lindbergh’s 1927 successful flight
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