As a child I was amused at the premonition of the Soothsayer when he predicted the Death of Julius Caesar‚ who out of sheer vanity not only discarded his advice‚ but also admonished him for the same. A similar analogy can be drawn to the travesty that now surrounds Uttarakhand‚ the sole exception being‚ the vanity and obliviousness of the Government has gravely pulverized the State Exchequer and costed the lives of its own denizens‚ as against the death of one ruler. The blame game‚ which is
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In front of the headlines of newspaper? The one which everyone’s talking about‚ Showbiz? Lifestyles? Business? No‚ the most top news air last year was all about disaster brought by typhoons which leaves vast destructions not only in properties but also loss of thousands of lives. Our country‚ the Philippines has been blessed with natural resources where other countries don’t have. Time by time‚ Filipinos have learned to utilize these resources for human necessities and for economic development.
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Love Is a Natural Drug John-Mark I. Chambers The University of the West Indies Mona Campus Abstract Love addiction and substance dependence have similar characteristics‚ namely‚ the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine‚ the presence of tolerance and withdrawal symptoms‚ and the negative influences they have on a person’s life. Love addiction is similar to addictive drugs such as alcohol‚ cocaine‚ marijuana and heroin because of the effects that dopamine have on the addict’s mind and body
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LPHG Disaster Recovery Scenario Organizational Details Organization Type LPHG is a medium-sized 501(c)(3) charitable foundation currently in the early stages of its business plan‚ and focusing primarily on the research and development of a new environmentally-friendly hair product called EFHG. Once the product has completed the research and development process‚ the business plan is to move to a manufacturing- and distribution-based stance‚ with the product being the first of many environmentally-friendly
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“Oh the humanity” said Herb Morrison a reporter. Herb Morrison was at the event and he saw the whole disaster. He saw so many people die in front of his eyes. Now more information about the hindenburg and cause and effect of the disaster. The Hindenburg was a German passenger airship called LZ 129 Hindenburg and that a zeppelin. The Hindenburg was capable of traveling 78 miles per hour and it was 245m (804 ft) long and 41m (135 ft) in diameter. The Hindenburg was also a mail airship because it
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Role of GIS in Disaster Management What is GIS? A geographic information system (GIS) integrates hardware‚ software‚ and data for capturing‚ managing‚ analyzing‚ and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. GIS allows us to view‚ understand‚ question‚ interpret‚ and visualize data in many ways that reveal relationships‚ patterns‚ and trends in the form of maps‚ globes‚ reports‚ and charts. A GIS helps you answer questions and solve problems by looking at your data in a way
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241 3/19/12 Natural Killer Cells Despite their infuriated name‚ natural killer cells are literally a very important type of cell in the human body. Natural killer cells‚ also known as NK cells‚ are primarily a supportive type of cell which aids in protecting you from distinct infections and even cancer‚ as these cells target tumor cells.1 The natural killer cell plays a severe role in administering the innate and adaptive immune response to pathogens‚ injury‚ and stress. Natural killer cells acquired
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The relative importance of genetic drift and natural selection on flower colour in the annual desert plant Linanthus parryae‚ whose dominant blue and recessive white phenotypes are controlled mostly by one gene‚ is debated. Epling and Dobzhansky found that spatial distribution of blue- and white-flowering plants was consistent with genetic drift‚ and Wright found that spatial distribution was consistent with that expected in isolation by distance‚ both supporting the predominant importance of genetic
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Preface Bangladesh is largely ethnically homogeneous. Indeed‚ its name derives from the Bengali ethno-linguistic group‚ which comprises 98% of the population. Bengalis‚ who also predominate in the West Bengal province of India‚ are one of the most populous ethnic groups in the world. Variations in Bengali culture and language do exist of course. There are many dialects of Bengali spoken throughout the region. The dialect spoken by those in Chittagong and Sylhet are particularly
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also unhappy accidents which occur in much the same manner as the happy ones with an equal and opposite effect thus eliminating these unfortunate benefactors from the genetic pool through the process of natural selection. Does the Darwinian theory of natural selection show that there is no such thing as purpose in nature‚ or does it show that there are purposes and they are perfectly natural causal processes (Rosenberg‚ 2005)? When considering this question posed by Rosenberg (2005)‚ I tend to
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