Need for disaster management It was October 5‚ 1968. The Kosi river in Bihar played havoc as 9 lakh cusec of water was discharged in one day alone. Forty years later‚ the survivors of flood fury in north-eastern Bihar are returning to their homes without fully knowing how a repeat of such discharge in a day can ruin them altogether. The sudden diversion of the Kosi’s course last fortnight already inundated huge tracks of Supaul‚ Madhepura‚ Araria‚ Purnea and Saharsa districts‚ traditionally non-flooded
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Regulations (FAR) – Cost Sharing Contract -type of cost-reimbursement contract -government pays a pre-negotiated percentage (60/40‚ 50/50) of the allowable costs to the contractor -commercial items not allowable -no fee 16.303 Cost-Sharing Contracts (a) Description. A cost-sharing contract is a cost-reimbursement contract in which the contractor receives no fee and is reimbursed only for an agreed-upon portion of its allowable costs. (b) Application. A cost-sharing contract may be used
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Formalist criticism Formalist critics look closely at the work itself‚ analyzing the various elements of the work as a way of explicating or interpreting a text. Moralist Criticism The moral critical approach examines poetry and art works against standard ethical and civil criteria; humanistic‚ societal impact‚ tolerance‚ equality‚ social justice and sensitivity. This approach adheres to the humanistic and civil element in poems‚ dramas and other art work and evaluates the impact and influence
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Distinction and Differentiation Perception through Communication The Definition of Design Design in any context can be looked upon in a number of different ways. It is seen as a form of communication through visuals. It is dependant on the here and now and the knowledge behind the viewer at any given point. There can be a multitude of meanings to any design coherent with the elements and principles explored and executed within the work. Within the readings from Stroud‚ Bourdieu‚ and Johnson
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Sharing literature with children at a young age is very important to their childhood development. “Sharing books with very young children not only helps them learn to listen but also to be more attentive and relate various stories to their own life” (Children’s Literature‚ 2009). After doing Jumpstart for a year I noticed that children would be more engage based on the strategies you used when reading with them. Something as simple as putting more excitement in your tone and changing your voice with
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information. People can find just about anything on the Internet with the click of just a few buttons. File sharing was introduced in the late 70’s and since then‚ has continued to grow. It boomed in the 90’s with the introduction of mp3 files. There are millions of people who use file sharing in legal ways. However‚ that number is masked by the amount of people who abuse the concept of file sharing and downloaded copyrighted material such as music or movies. This topic is very controversial in today’s
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violation of an agreement. Practicing good ethics means competing fairly and honestly‚ communicating truthfully and not causing harm to others. (Boveé‚ Thill‚ Mescon‚ 2007‚ pg. 65) Sharing overall knowledge gained by experience or education are examples of ethical knowledge that can be shared with a new employer. Sharing specific product information or trade secrets are not ethical to share. Experiences that you gained knowledge from such as workflow that assists with productivity‚ time management
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Work to life conflict of communication technologies Article Summary Over the last twenty years communication technologies have not only become a part of everyday social life‚ they are a third arm to an informal virtual office. In this article (Boswell & Olson-Buchanan‚ 2007) investigate how the use of communication technologies outside of the normal working hours relates to work attitudes and work-to-life conflict. This article looks at the correlation between the type
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ARTICLE 1 EXTENDED COURSE FOR POOR TRAINEES. The article is discussing about poor trainees or in the other means‚ a teacher who does not have skills in teaching students‚ must take extend courses to improve their teaching skills. Deputy of Prime Minister‚ Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that if trainees fail to make the grade after four years of training of the institutes or the people who fail to achieve the minimum qualifying standard in teaching of the English language‚ will have their course
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not favorable to your style of approaching it. I have encountered this type of dilemma a few times in my life and some of those times I still do not have an adequate solution. One time I was in line to see a famous singer in a stadium‚ as I entered through the doors and was trying to communicate with the individual managing the ticket booth however was having a difficult time. This caused a great deal of distress as my show was about to
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