Japan was hit by an enormous earthquake on March 11‚ 2011‚ that triggered a deadly 23-foot tsunami in the country’s north. The giant waves deluged cities and rural areas alike‚ sweeping away cars‚ homes‚ buildings‚ a train‚ and boats‚ leaving a path of death and devastation in its wake. Video footage showed cars racing away from surging waves. The United States Geological Survey reported the earthquake and on Monday revised its magnitude from 8.9 to 9.0‚ which is the largest in Japan’s history. The
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Inheritance Law in Indonesia‚ Retrieved from http://www.shvoong.com/law-and-politics/family-law/2036772-customary-inheritancelaw-indonesia/ International Developmental Law Organization (IDLO)‚ The Role of a Mediator in Dispute Resolution under Adat in Aceh John Bamba‚ Kalimantan: Unity or Diversity?‚ Kobus Foundation‚ Retrieved from http://www.borneowildlife.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Ite mid=36 John R.Bowen (2003)‚ Islam‚ Law and Equality in Indonesia : An Anthropology of Public
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THE TAO OF TIMBUK2 CASE 1. Consider the two categories of products that Timbuk2 makes and sells. For the custom messenger bag‚ what are the key competitive dimensions that are driving sale? Are their competitive priorities different for the new laptop bags sourced in China? In today’s global market not only is there a trend mounting toward shopping online but also product customization to meet and satisfy individual requirements. Timbuk2 has done just that‚ that in the bag market. In the year
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successful mediation process. Identify and discuss what you consider to be the two most important fundamentals. Refer to one or more of the following mediation case studies to illustrate why your chosen fundamentals are more important that the others; Aceh‚ the Israel-Palestinian conflict and Syria. Introduction The international community‚ under chapter VI of the UN Charter‚ has adopted and integrated mediation into a formal institutionalized practice‚ and regards it as one of the most effective
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Visiting Research Fellow Monograph Series This series aim at disseminating the results of research done by Visiting Research Fellows at the Institute of Developing Economies. However‚ no part of this paper may be quoted without the permission of the author‚ since some of the results may be preliminary. Further‚ the findings‚ interpretations and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the author(s). Paper does not imply endorsement by the Institute of Developing Economies of any
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Tsunami [pic] INTRODUCTION The term tsunami comes from the Japanese language meaning harbour ("tsu") and wave ("nami"). Although in Japanese tsunami is used for both the singular and plural‚ in English tsunamis is well-established as the plural. The term was created by fishermen who returned to port to find the
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SurfAid is a non-profit humanitarian organization whose aim is to improve the health‚ wellbeing and self-reliance of people living in isolated regions connected to us through surfing. SurfAid views its mission to improve health and wellbeing as an invaluable investment in the future of the Mentawai and Nias people. Key stakeholders are our communities and individuals‚ regional government and partner non-governmental organisations. Our programs represent an integrated approach to improving health
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Discuss the view that the impact of earthquake hazards depends primarily on human factors (40 marks) Earthquakes are an example of seismic activity caused by the build-up of tension at the three types of plate boundaries: destructive‚ constructive and conservative. The pressure is suddenly released as the plates jerk past each other‚ sending out seismic waves from the focus that travel through different parts of the earth. The movement of convection currents within the Earth’s mantle causing the
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8th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance Islamic Corporate Social Responsibility in Islamic Banking; Towards Poverty Alleviation Muhammad Yasir Yusuf 1 Zakaria bin Bahari 2 One of the goals of Islamic banking operations is to increase the economic growth towards a better and just society. This study aims to examine the criteria and Islamic instrument of corporate social responsibility towards the creation of a sustainable economic development. Specifically‚ the study analyses
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across the ocean” (BBC News). The geographic location of the Earthquake in absolute location is 3.316˚North‚ 95.854˚East; and the relative location of the quake was off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra‚ which was 155 miles South Southeast of Banda Aceh‚ Sumatra Indonesia‚ and 185 miles West of Medan‚ Sumatra‚ Indonesia (USGS). The earthquake that shook the West of Northern Sumatra‚ Indonesia‚ as well as many other neighboring countries‚ was of a great 9.0 magnitude on the Richter scale. “At the source
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