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    Disparate Impact Analysis a. Several positions have shown have displayed Disparate Impact. The Shift Leader position for hires is the first position below 80% for both nonwhite and African Americans hires. Disparate impact was prevalent in the department manager position for African Americans. The data also confirms disparate impact Assistant Store manager as well as Store manager. Although disparate impact is prevalent in several management positions‚ this does not mean discrimination is taking

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    A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas - washes‚ rivers‚ dry lakes and basins. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a storm‚ hurricane‚ or tropical storm or melt water from ice or snow flowing over ice sheets or snowfields. Flash floods can also occur after the collapse of a natural ice or debris dam‚ or a human structure such as a man-made dam‚ as occurred before the Johnstown Flood of 1889. Flash floods are distinguished from a regular flood by a timescale less

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    The Negative Flood Effects The negative impact of floods is very uncontrollable. During a long period of dry weather‚ it suddenly begins to rain. Rainfall refills the water that supplies and provides a drink for every living thing. It also helps with drought and washes pollutants from the atmosphere. However‚ streams and rivers can’t handle the heavy rain so water overflows and produces a flood. As a result‚ they caused economic losses‚ damage in urban and rural communities and damage the environment

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    "When the flood waters recede‚ the poor folk along the river start from scratch." In Richard Wright’s "The Man Who Saw the Flood‚" the catastrophic flood-losses facing a poor family of sharecroppers reveal the circumstances that force the emancipated but still ignorant and debased blacks to become indebted to and thus re-enslaved by the same whites from whom they received freedom. Wright’s resigned yet resolute protagonists show that even hollow hopes can drive people to noble perseverance in

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    All over the world‚ cultures have myths of a catastrophic flood occurring. The causes and details of the flood differ from culture to culture‚ but the common theme among all these myths is the occurrence of a devastating flood. While there may be few similarities between the histories of past cultures of‚ for instance‚ those that existed in ancient Greece and China‚ a flood myth is a common theme among them. Is it simply a coincidence that this myth is prevalent across the globe? Many researchers

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    Queensland floods - Impact on Global Commodity Markets “Mining and agriculture - Queensland’s top export industries” Queensland’s share ...of Australia’s economy 19% Australia’s Outlook GDP rise in 2010-11 ...of global coking coal exports 56% ...of Australia’s fruit and vegetable production 28% 4.25% 1 Reconstruction cost $19.7bn Copyright © Beroe Inc‚ 2011. All Rights Reserved Summary Australia is suffering from the severe economic impact of the worst floods in Queensland

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    Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was of the most powerful natural disasters of the 1900’s in 11 states along the Mississippi River from Illinois to Louisiana. The flood lasted from the beginning of April‚ through May‚ June and July and finally ended in August. During the flood‚ the river got to be as wide as 80 miles in some places and submerged residential areas in as much as 30 feet of water. The flood affected multiple states and the country in countless ways. Some of the ways it changed the country

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    Abstract Nowadays‚ people spend much time in online communities to network with virtual friends and play role plays. They provide an advantage for people with special needs who cannot leave the house‚ because they benefit from the accessibility of the internet. Moreover‚ they help people who often move to stay in touch with their friends. Nevertheless‚ spending too much time in online communities leads to drawbacks in the development of the user’s personality. More energy is dedicated to the virtual

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    Tropical Cyclones & Floods & Droughts: Australia is well known for it’s natural disasters including BushFires‚ Floods‚ Droughts and Tropical Cyclones. The major disasters being Tropical Cyclones and Droughts. A cyclone is a large-scale‚ atmospheric wind and pressure system characterized by low pressure at it’s centre and by circulating motion‚ counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. An example of a tropical cyclone is Australia’s deadliest one yet

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    Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 The Great Flood of 1927 had a major effect on African American culture and music. Specifically the Mississippi Delta blues. The blues is a genre of music created by African American communities of the deep south at the end of the 19th century. The blues consist of themes such as; relationships‚ emotions‚ work‚ sex‚ problems‚ travel‚ and life. There are more‚ but these are the most common themes of blues music. The Mississippi River flood of 1927 actually started

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