2001 Gujarat earthquake The 2001 Gujarat earthquake occurred on January 26‚ 2001‚ at 03:17 UTC‚ and coincided with the 51st celebration of India’s Republic Day. The location of the epicentre was Bhuj (23.6° N 69.8° E) Gujarat‚ India. With a moment magnitude (Mw) of between 7.6 and 8.1‚ the quake killed more than 20‚000 people and injured another 167‚000 and destroyed near a million homes throughout Gujarat and parts of eastern Pakistan.[3] The earthquake is considered an intraplate earthquake because
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The paper looks at how Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and Andre Tarkovsky’s Solaris (1972) make art cinema out of the popular genre of science fiction. Further‚ it focuses on the specific ways the two directors deploy to construct extraterrestrial space to explore key concerns of science fiction‚ including the relation of humans to technology‚ human to the alien or non-human‚ as well as the relationship of the present to the future. The specific constructions of those films shape
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September 11‚ 2001‚ were acts of terrorism against the United States and its allies. These attacks killed thousands of people‚ and left the United States in disbelief. Compared to previous history‚ international terrorism is different in many ways. We cannot win a war solely on military might. United States must fight terrorist organizations‚ networks‚ and anyone who wishes to put fear in people around the world. However‚ the United States must be prepared to respond and fight malicious acts and beliefs
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disregarded. This is also known as piercing the corporate veil and is the most frequent method for holding the shareholders liable for the acts of a corporation. Corporate officers‚ directors and controlling shareholders have a general fiduciary duty of loyalty and care which should govern all their corporate conduct. Unless they breach that duty by gross negligence or acts in bad faith‚ they usually will have no personal liability to third parties. In order to pierce the corporate veil‚ third parties have
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section 351 permits shareholders of a corporation to defer recognition of a gain or loss on the transfer of assets to the corporation. The transfer of property may be made when a new corporation is formed or may reflect additional capital contributions to an existing corporation. Without Section 351‚ a sole proprietorship or a partnership would have difficulty adopting the corporate form of organization for legal and/or tax purposes because the transfer of appreciated property would constitute a
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Constitution consists of three sections. In section one‚ the federal courts are created‚ which is one Supreme Court. This court is comprised of nine justices‚ one being the Chief Justice. These judges hold their position for life or until they are impeached by Congress. Section one also states that Congress is given the power to create and remove lower courts. The end of Section one declares that the pay of a judge cannot be lowered while appointed‚ but it can be raised. Section two goes on to explain the
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possibility of fraud‚ waste‚ and abuse (FWA) on the annual financial reports of a company. “The Commission voted to adopt rule and form amendments to implement requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002” (SEC‚ 2003). Section 404 is one of the hardest‚ most argued‚ and most expensive to actualize of all Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) for compliance. There must be an Internal Control Report explaining what the managements job is‚ and a “satisfactory” internal control structure; there should also
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INTRODUCTION Caesarean section as a means of delivering babies has been around for centuries with numerous references to the procedure appearing in ancient writings (Simm & Matthew‚ 2008). It is now the most common major surgical intervention carried out on women in the world‚ with between 23% and 30% of deliveries in the United Kingdom by Caesarean Section (Beech‚ 2004). This rate is all the more surprising when one considers that Caesarean section accounted for just 5.3% of United Kingdom
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Tuesday‚ September 11‚ 2001 was the most horrendous day of many people lives‚ not just people living in New York. Many people were affected by the terrorists’ attacks that occurred on that warm morning. The two planes hit building’s one and two in the World Trade Center; there are a total of seven buildings. Several people and the newer generations do not understand how bad it affected our country‚ and how it really made people feel. How did you feel on that day‚ and what do you remember? In order
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CHAPTER I DEFINITIONS A. The following terms used in these Rules and Regulations are hereby defined as follows: 1. ACT – Republic Act No. 7227 otherwise known as the Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992. 2. ARTICLES – when used with reference to importation and exportation‚ the term refers to any raw materials‚ supplies‚ equipment‚ machinery‚ packaging materials‚ goods‚ wares‚ merchandise‚ consumer items and‚ in general‚ anything that may; under the Tariff and Customs Code‚ the Tax
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