The Jaipur oil depot fire broke out on 29 October 2009 at 7:30 PM (IST) at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) oil depot’s giant tank holding 8‚000 kilolitres (280‚000 cu ft) of oil‚ in Sitapura Industrial Area on the outskirts of Jaipur‚ Rajasthan‚ killing 12 people and injuring over 200. The blaze continued to rage out of control for over a week after it started and during the period half a million people were evacuated from the area. The oil depot is about 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) south of the city
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Differentiate the causes of the Great Depression and 2008 financial crisis In October 2008‚ President Obama said that the United States is suffering the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. As this crisis continues to develop‚ it has led to a global economic recession. At the beginning of the 2008 financial crisis‚ many people wondered: Will the current financial crisis be another Great Depression? Both the Great Depression of the 1930s and the current recession are world-wide‚ and
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treatments Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease. It harms the skin‚ joints‚ kidneys‚ lungs‚ nervous system‚ and the serous membranes (Specchia et al‚ 2014‚ p.1). The symptoms in patients most commonly involve a mixture of skin conditions that affect one’s muscles‚ bones‚ and joints. Furthermore‚ SLE can have blood and blood serum symptoms. Women are more commonly affected than men‚ and the disease is diagnosed in patients aged
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phases of the financial crisis from the August 2007 to early September 2010 which focusing on developments and expansion that triggered a Eurosystem’s response‚ rathen than underlying disproportion that due to developments. It differentiate between four phases: 1) the period of turmoil; 2)the intensificaton of the financial crisis; 3) the period of temporary improvements in financil market conditions; and 4) the sovereign debt crisis. 1) The Period of Financial Turmoil On 9th August 2007 malignant tensity
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune heterogenous disease‚ meaning it is caused by many genes and alleles and variations of those genes. According to the Journal of Rare Diseases‚SLE is characterized by the presence of autoantibodies against nuclear antigens (1). An estimated 1 per 1000 individuals are affected overall‚ qualifying SLE as a rare disease. Females are more affected at a female to male ratio of 10:1. Researchers believe that‚ as many females become susceptible during pregnancy
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company has a wide range of products to appeal and attract different customer needs and to maintain its competitive position. IBM in 2009 was considered as one of the largest and most profitable computer services company in the world with a market capital of about $119 billion and 319‚000 employees speeded in 150 countries around the world. The company in 2009 has made a good cut of the cost structure while at the same time the company was achieving a good increase in the revenues. The company
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An energy crisis is any great bottleneck) (or price rise) in the supply of energy resources to an economy. In popular literature though‚ it often refers to one of the energy sources used at a certain time and place. Causes Market failure is possible when monopoly manipulation of markets occurs. A crisis can develop due to industrial actions like union organized strikes and government embargoes. The cause may be over-consumption‚ aging infrastructure‚ choke point disruption or bottlenecks at
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The Roles of Corporate Governance in Bank Failures during the Recent Financial Crisis Berger‚ Allen N.1 | Imbierowicz‚ Björn2 | Rauch‚ Christian3 July 2012 Abstract This paper analyzes the roles of corporate governance in bank defaults during the recent financial crisis of 2007-2010. Using a data sample of 249 default and 4‚021 no default US commercial banks‚ we investigate the impact of bank ownership and management structures on the probability of default. The results show that defaults
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THE STRATEGY EXECUTION SOURCE Article Reprint No. B0911A Risk Management and the Strategy Execution System By Robert S. Kaplan For a complete list of Harvard Business Publishing newsletters: http://newsletters.harvardbusiness.org For reprint and subscription information for Balanced Scorecard Report : Call 800-988-0866 or 617-783-7500 http://bsr.harvardbusinessonline.org For customized and quantity orders of reprints: Call 617-783-7626 Fax 617-783-7658 For permission
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CRC MoI MoH MPWT HIB Cambodia Road Traffic Accident and Victim Information System Annual Report 2004 Executive summary Photo: Jean Van Wetter @ HIB Developed with the support of: French Cooperation Belgian Cooperation World Health Organization Notice: This report may be freely reviewed‚ abstracted‚ reproduced or translated in part or in whole‚ but not for the purposes of sale. Any reproduction or use of the information in this report should be attributed to Handicap International
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