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    At Any One Moment

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    “At any one moment” uses context to give meaning to the story and and allow the reader to have a clear image of the events in their mind. The story was written in 2005 so the context it was written in was after the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004. Through the readers understanding and experience of this event the author is able to build images in the reader’s mind and allow them to fully understand the gravity of the situation occurring. Had the story been written in a time where a Tsunami had not occurred

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    Recovery of Southern Sri Lankan Small Business in the Face of Inertia Dr. Travis Perera Ph.D (Sri.J.)‚ MBA (Sri.J.) Senior Consultant‚ Postgraduate Institute of Management University of Sri Jayewardenepura Abstract The Tsunami of December 26‚ 2004 killed over 35‚000 in Sri Lanka‚ made 400‚000 people jobless and damaged the economy by 6.5%. The physical damage is around US$1.5billion‚ reconstruction costing $ 2 bn.. At the Sri Lanka Development Forum in May 16‚ 2005 donors committed US$ 2

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    123‚ 143‚ 151‚ 190‚ 192‚ 271‚ 429‚ 501) • This printed source helped me understand the different things that can cause a tsunami 5. Cramer‚ Deborah. Ocean. Smithsonian. Smithsonian Institution. New York‚ New York: Collins Publishing‚ 2008. Print. (P. 62) • This printed source was very helpful‚ because it showed me a tsunami ’s effect on the whole ocean

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    Small Is Beautiful

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    Small is Beautiful The word ‘small’ represents what is minor or of minimum importance but small can also be beautiful. For instance ‘smile’ is a five letter word‚ a small word as you may see it‚ but is of great importance. Smile is a beautiful thing. It brings cheer and happiness in one’s life‚ it helps one to stay fit and healthy not only mentally or emotionally but physically too. Smile brings joy and tenderness in one’s heart amidst various amounts of sorrow‚ tension and turmoil. Not only does

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    The text “Killer Waves: How Tsunamis Changed History” by Becky Oskin is suggesting the tsunami in the 15th century transformed the people’s societies with culture transitions‚ circumstantial increase/decrease in trade/interaction‚ and the migration away from the coast. With food sources destroyed‚ societal changes had to be made in order to survive. The societal changes created a shift in culture‚ resulting in the Maori people to have a larger warrior based culture‚ to protect the remaining resources

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    Effects of Tsunami

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    finds ways to flow through the building bottom (i.e. windows‚ doors‚ garages). Agricultural Damage * Many agricultural zones hit by tsunamis experience significant erosion in a short amount of time. This reshaping of the land or loss of it to the ocean causes two major changes: seawater dumps high levels

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    Resume

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    Jaya Surya Teja Vuyyuru 10ME30050 Education  Year Degree/Certificate B.Tech & M.Tech Dual Degree‚ Mechanical Engineering 2010-2015 2010 Board of Intermediate examination 2008 Board of Secondary Education Institute/School Indian Institute of Technology‚ Kharagpur CGPA / % 8.89/10 (until 5 semesters) Sri Chaitanya Junior College‚ Vijayawada Bashyam Public School‚ Guntur 95.7 % 91 %   Summer Training Sophomore Summer: Organization: JOCIL Limited Department:

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    DISASTER MANAGEMENT’S PROJECT Handling Natural Disasters – Tsunami Made By – {name} What to do BEFORE a Tsunami * Find out if your home‚ school‚ workplace‚ or other frequently visited locations are in tsunami hazard prone areas. * Know the height of your street above sea level and the distance of your street from the coast or other high-risk waters. * Plan evacuation routes from your home‚ school‚ workplace or any other place you could be where tsunamis present a risk. *

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    SUBMITTED TO: PROFESSOR AMITADHANDA DEAN(ACADEMICS) NALSAR UNIVERSITY OF LAW‚ HYDERABAD A large number of people to the extent of 220‚000 people were killed in the tsunami which hit South Asia in 2004. There were disastrous consequences of this natural calamity. Loss of millions of lives and displacement of millions more. All the reports and the media focussed on every possible impact of the disaster which included its impact on the environment

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    Applications Information Center‚ Institute of Behavioral Science‚ University of Colorado‚ 1998 Sri Lanka Navy‚ Naval History Book‚ 2002 U.S. Government‚ 21st Century Complete Guide to FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency by Progressive Management‚ 2004 U.S Web Sites and online documents Basaen‚ I.‚ Contribution to the UN-ISDR’s online discussion on the Draft Framework to Guide and Monitor Disaster Risk Reduction‚ www.unisdr.org‚ 2003. Benouiar‚ D. Contribution to the UN-ISDR’s online discussion on

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