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    Commonwealth Games: success or disaster The Commonwealth Games 2010 event was the largest international multi-sport event to be staged in India‚ eclipsing the Asian Games in 1951 & 1982. The Commonwealth Games 2010 event was a success from the athlete’s point of view‚ but it was also a big success mission for some people who wanted to loot public money. The Grand Opening Ceremony was a huge success‚ the 40 crore rupees aerostat lifted off and the stadium rocked to the tune of Rahman‚ even the

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    severity of the economic impact have on the communities and industries after a critical natural disaster? The disruption in Brisbane includes effects on major industries such as agriculture‚ tourism‚ retail trade and manufacturing. The research posed in this paper was evaluated from the economic impact after the floods and the statistics highlight the significance of the effects from the natural disaster. The impacts from flooding depend greatly on the location and the extent of the flood. It

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    Nowadays‚ what do you usually see in the television? 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

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    The purpose of this report is to find out of three environmental disasters‚ which one was the most devastating to humans and the environment. This report is intended to be read by the United Nations to help make an important decision regarding what pollution event should be classified as the world’s most devastating. Key terms essential to an understanding of this report have been defined as follows: * TORCH – The Other Chernobyl Report * Methyl Isocyanate – A toxic chemical used in the

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    Natural disasters are often not natural disasters‚ but are in fact human disasters. Discuss this statement in relation to seismic events. The word ‘natural’ indicates that humans have not caused the disaster. However‚ human activity can certainly interfere with nature‚ which in turn may either cause a natural disaster or make its effects much worse. Earthquakes can affect people in many different ways in countries all over the world. They are a product of intense seismic activity where plates are

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    Natural human caused Disasters 1. The rig’s malfunctioning blowouts preventer ultimately failed‚ but it was needed only because of human errors. Those errors originated with a team of BP engineers in Houston‚ such as 1. Fewer barriers to gas flow 2. Fewer centralizers to keep cement even 3. No bond log to check cement integrity 4.  Pressure test misinterpreted 5. Mud barrier removed early 6. Blowouts preventer failed. 2. In the months following the Gulf oil disaster‚ wildlife managers‚ rescue crews

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    2013 Author: Daniel Smith – 5549426 Title: The Analysis of BP and the Deepwater Horizon Disaster of 2010 Due Date: 5/5/13 Word Allocation: 2193 excluding executive summary‚ headings‚ tables‚ references and appendices Executive Summary This report provides an examination into British Petroleum (BP) and the Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010. It looks specifically at the functional area of organizing from POLC and the framework

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    The Hindenburg Disaster As the Hindenburg enters: “Here it comes‚ Ladies and Gentlemen‚ and what a marvelous sight...the sun is striking the windows of the observation deck on the westward side and sparkling like glittering jewels on the background of black velvet…. Oh‚ oh‚ oh..!.. As the crowd notices the flame and then...: “Its burst into flames...Get out of the way‚ please‚ oh my‚ this is terrible‚ oh my‚ get out of the way‚ please..!It is burning‚ bursting into

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    Social Benefit or Social Disaster Shannon Pieczynski Principles of Management 300 CSU Global Professor Aguiar 8/11/13 Social Benefit or Social Disaster Over the past decade social media has become a booming phenomenon. At first it was instant messenger‚ Myspace‚ Facebook‚ and Twitter but over the past four years we have been introduced to things like Instagram‚ Snapchat‚ Vine‚ and Kek. The social media world grows everyday and

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    Flight 1420 11 Flight 1420‚ A Preventable Disaster Commercial Aviation Safety November 15‚ 2011 ABSTRACT Flight 1420 was a disaster that taught the aviation community several important lessons. All the Seven Major Elements of Aviation safety can be seen as contributing factors but the greatest factor was human error and the impact of pilot fatigue. With proper preventative measures‚ the pilots probably would have had the time to arm the MD-82’s spoiler system

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