Indian soil from Columbo. Before the storm‚ there was a train service up to Dhanushkodi called Boat Mail from Madras Egmore Now Chennai Egmore and the train linked to a steamer for ferrying travellers to Ceylon. During the 1964 storm a huge wave of about 20 ft came crashing on the town from Palk Bay/Strait east of the town and destroyed the whole town‚ a passenger train‚ and the Pamban Rail Bridge -tragically all happening at the dead of the night. The storm was unique in many ways. It all started
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Decentralisation of the planning process has acquired considerable significance with the passage of the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts. Decentralisation through the involvement of local level representative institutions in the formulation of plans for development as well as their implementation is being advocated in the interest of efficient utilisation of resources and for ensuring more equitable sharing of benefit from development. Decentralisation of the planning process is basically an
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Behind the Iowa Wave‚ written by David Chung‚ tells of his inspiring‚ yet terrifying experience with Childhood Cancer. Chung was not diagnosed with the disease‚ but his daughter-in-law Phoebe was. She was booked at the University’s Stead Family Children’s Hospital‚ where 70‚000 fans turn and wave to every Iowa home football game. David acknowledges that he never really thought about this hospital as more than just a building. That was until he had first-hand experience with the staff‚ and their ability
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Online Learning Environment Tool for Batangas State University Malvar Campus A Capstone Study Presented to the Faculty of College of Engineering and Computing Sciences Batangas State University Malvar Campus Malvar‚ Batangas In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Rochelle May C. Reyes Gemma M. Cacao Zaida U. Pornea March 2013 APPROVAL SHEET This research
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RUNNING HEAD: DIFFERENCE IN COMPETENCIES The Difference in Competencies Between Associate and Baccalaureate Degree Nurses Grand Canyon University NRS-430V Rhonda Johnston January 21‚ 2013 Difference in Competencies Between Associate and Baccalaureate Degree Nurses There is much controversy surrounding the issue of the difference in competencies between nurses educated at the Associate (ADN) and Baccalaureate (BSN) level. This paper will discuss those differences
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Curtis Lee Mr.Barcus English 101 11/22/13 Problem on Campus Parking on campus As a student driver myself the mere mention of the issue ignites controversy among resident students‚ commuter students‚ campus security and local police departments. As ISU expand their student body and begin to run short on space‚ parking availability is usually one of the first things to be sacrificed. They often issue many more parking permits than available
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state of Iowa ranks above the national average at 28.4%‚ leaving the responsibility of changing this epidemic to local communities. According to the Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource August 2010 issue‚ “the soda demand is so great there is enough to supply [everyone] with more than 52 gallons of soda a year.” The rate of soda and junk food consumption has greatly increased throughout the United States; the Iowa State Campus is not an exception. Purpose and Scope As students as Iowa State‚ we
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hypothetical causes‚ which may be influencing Allison’s practice‚ then the mentorship process will address learning‚ teaching and assessment of competence and we can provide a respectable level of support for Allison. The development of an action plan‚ a fair assessment and good mentorship will be crucial to Allison’s success. Following on from this‚ in the event should Allison not
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Parking on Campus is a Pain New students entering Western Michigan University are allowed to have a car on campus. With every new freshmen class entering each year‚ parking poses a problem. WMU is already limited in its parking on campus and since freshmen are allowed to have cars‚ the students are faced with the dilemma of having nowhere to park or parking quite far from their destination. There are parking problems all over the campus‚ creating backups in residence hall and other lots‚ resulting
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A disaster is a sudden‚ calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human‚ material‚ and economic or environmental losses that exceed the community’s or society’s ability to cope using its own resources. Though often caused by nature‚ disasters can have human origins. There can be two kinds of disasters Natural Disaster –naturally occurring physical phenomena caused either by onset events which can be geophysical (earthquakes‚ landslides‚ tsunamis
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