After the atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima‚ about 70‚000 people died in the initial blast. At the end of 1945‚ casualties reached over 100‚000 because of radiation sickness. Five years later‚ casualties totaled to about 200‚000 because of cancer and other diseases caused by the radiation from the blast (U.S. Department of Energy). Not only were the Japanese citizens in Hiroshima dying from the blast of the bomb‚ but also they were dying from radiation emitted from the bomb. The Japanese did
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end of Piper Alpha. What went wrong? The fishbone diagram identifies some possible cause and effect. METHOD/PROCEDURE ENVIRONMENT MATERIAL MANPOWER MACHINE Poor leadership Poor maintenance PTW risk assessment use incorrect Absence of blast wall Inadequate maintenance/safety procedure Poor practice /audit complacency Lack of communication between crew shift Lack of training Deluge fire system turnoff Primary condensate pump failed No quality checking on production line Poor
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Exhibit Advertisement Stephanie Ruiz HUM 205 January 22‚ 2012 Craig McCelland Exhibit Advertisement Blast from the Past…. Please join the Rhode Island School of Design in exploring a blast from the past! Our annual art exhibit will be celebrated January 22‚ 2012 in RISD’s auditorium. This year will showcase art work from the Early Chinese and Early Japanese Civilizations. During this free exhibit your entire family will be able to explore the very fascinating masterpieces from ancient
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lead to the creation of two other atomic bombs that would be used in World War 2. On August 6‚ 1945 a bomber airplane realeased the first atomic bomb. The bomb "Little boy" exploded in Hiroshima ‚Japan. The blast was very deadly and resulted in the death of 66‚000 plus people.The whole blast was at least 1 mile in diameter. Three days later after "Little Boy" was dropped a second bomb " Fat Man" was dropped on the town of Nagasaki. This bomb weaight about 10‚000 pound and destoryed almost half of
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It was completely wrong. The hedges did not move‚ there was no sphinx‚ acromantula‚ or Blast-Ended Screwts. There weren’t any Blast-Ended Screwts in the movie at all‚ for that matter. The opponents had to navigate through a maze to get to the Triwizard Cup to win the tournament. This is shown quickly in the movie and the only consistent danger appears to be
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making it double acting‚ which allowed higher furnace temperatures. The puddling process produced a structural grade iron at a lower cost than the previous processes.[22] The rolling mill was fifteen times faster than hammering wrought iron.[22] Hot blast (1829) greatly increased fuel efficiency in iron production in the following
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up immediately‚ if efforts to lock them up fails‚ there should be a rapid and random whistle blasts to alert other staff within and outside the prison for assistance‚ for reasons like these‚ prison barracks are built closely around the prison yard‚ sometimes good civilian citizen around the prison premises too turn out to assist in situations like these‚ especially with the help of the unusual whistle blast. While in the prison yard and a riot is noticed to have been planned‚ which in most cases
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regular crime scenes for investigators? 2. What is the blast effect? 3. What are the two types of high explosives? 4. What is a substrate control? Why is it done? 5. How is the evidence from a fire scene collected? What should be avoided? 1. Fire scenes will deteriorate at a faster pace than normal crime scenes and will have to be cleaned up for health reasons. Investigators have limited time to gather up as much evidence as possible. 2. The blast effect is the outward rush of gas from the bomb’s origin
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World War II was a very gruesome battle between the Allies and the Axis. Millions of people were killed because of this war. It was also one of the most destructive wars because it destroyed many cities in the process. During this war people started working on ways to kill the enemy faster. They found sufficient ways to drop many bombs on targets‚ But the standard bomb was not good enough for the U.S. The U.S. worked hard and developed the most deadly and destructive weapon ever made. They created
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Blast Report The case study I received was about a family of four that was experiencing symptoms of fever‚ abdominal cramping‚ and diarrhea. The children were affected more severely than the adults. It seems that the family consumed spoiled food considering that their fridge broke early in the day and they ate the food that was in there later on. My blast came up with a 99.6% match with Salmonella typhimurium. This seems to be an accurate match considering the symptoms related with a Salmonella
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