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    at an altitude of 580 meters above a hospital close to the present A-bomb Dome. (Brown‚ p.38) The mushroom cloud resulting from the explosion reached an estimated altitude of five hundred and twenty meters over Central Hiroshima. The atomic bomb blast obliterated three-fifths of the city within seconds. The atomic bomb gave off uranium-235 and was equivalent in power to approximately 15 kilotons of TNT gunpowder. (www.enviroweb.org) The fireball resulting from the explosion emitted an intense thermal

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    and it causes the uranium or plutonium to react through fission‚ which in turn causes the hydrogen to fuse. Once again‚ the result is a colossal explosion meant for mass destruction. The three main effects that would follow a nuclear explosion are blast‚ thermal radiation or heat‚ and radiation. The very first thing to happen is the formation of a fireball. The fireball gives off the thermal radiation that cremates anything within a quarter mile and ignites any and all flammable materials within ten

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    Historical/Background Information on Musician Hearing Loss Over the years‚ hearing loss in musicians has increased due to the extensive hours spent in practice without hearing protection. An average amount of practice that a performance based musician does every day is about 5-6 hours of solo practice and another 2-3 hours with the band or orchestra. The location of the musician in the band can also cause unbalanced hearing loss‚ an example for this would be if a trombone player was sitting on the

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    this force give to m1 and m2 if the two masses are fastened together. [3.0 m/s2] 6. A fully loaded Saturn V rocket has a mass of 2.92 x 106 kg. Its engines have a thrust of 3.34 x 107 N. a. What is the downward force of gravity on the rocket at blast-off? [2.86 x 107 N] b. What is the unbalanced force on the rocket at

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    I choose sonic and McDonald’s because they are better than burger king and Wendy’s. I think that sonic is better than McDonald’s because sonic has better food to choose from than McDonald’s does. I also think that sonic is better for you than McDonald’s. I also think that sonic cost less than McDonald’s does. The meat from sonic are better than the meat from McDonald’s. The sides from sonic are better than the sides from McDonald’s. Sonic has more drinks and more ice cream to choose from than McDonald’s

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    Petroleum‚ now known as simply BP‚ is a multinational oil and gas company that is headquartered in London‚ England. On March 23‚ 2005‚ a series of massive explosions devastated one of the largest British Petroleum refineries located in Texas City. The blast rattled windows in downtown Galveston‚ 20 miles away and was even felt in Houston‚ 35 miles distant. Reports indicated that 15 people had been killed and well over 150 were injured‚ many of those seriously burned. A BP spokesperson addressed the media

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    platform management should provide good training and well prepared their workers in emergency procedures when emergency situations. Besides‚ the two improvements and preventions‚ the offshore platform management should upgraded their fire walls to blast walls‚ to prevent the fire walls from disintegrated on the gas explosion‚ penetrating oil and gas pipe lines that can lead to fire. 1. Introduction 2.1 Background of Piper Alpha The Piper Alpha Oil Production platform was located

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    The Safety of Our Military Vehicles in Combat The Safety of Our Military Vehicles in Combat What does the word safety mean? Does it mean protecting yourself from harm? Safety should convey a feeling that you are secure in your current position‚ whether that is physical‚ emotional or psychological? Safety means different things to daifferent people. Safety is “the state of being safe; freedom from the risk of injury‚ danger‚ or loss” (Merriam-Webster dictionary online‚

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    He must wear a Ruby Quartz visor to prevent them escaping. Ruby Quartz is the only thing that can hold his uncontrollable optic blast. People have grow to fear and hate him without knowing him. From what we have read so far‚ we know he tries to save mutants not only that but also helps humans when they are in need. People hate him some even try and scheme to destroy his race and

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    Executive Summary: A hypothetical fast food outlet set up by 3 entrepreneurs. As the name suggests‚ the joint will cater to the ‘quick bite’ / fast-food needs of today’s consumers – predominantly wraps/rolls. Strategically located on BEL road in Bangalore‚ the company plans to open at least 10 more outlets in the city over the next 2 years through the franchise route. The restaurant is currently in operations from a year and getting a very good response mainly from the youth of surrounding area

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