METHODIST UNIVERSITY Holy Fukushima: Statement of the Problem March 11th‚ 2011 - Töhoku Earthquake & Tsunami wreaked havoc upon Japan‚ resulting in the largest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant experienced crippling structural damage‚ as well as subsequent meltdowns of several nuclear reactors and steady leakage of Iodine-131‚ Cesium-137‚ Cesium134‚ Tellurium‚ Uranium‚ and Strontium into the Pacific Ocean. Research
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reported at two other nuclear facilities. By Tuesday‚ two more explosions and a fire had officials and workers at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station struggling to regain control of four reactors. The fire‚ which happened at reactor No. 4‚ released radioactivity directly into the atmosphere. The Japanese government told people living within 20 miles of the Daiichi plant to stay indoors‚ not use air conditioning‚ and keep their windows closed. More than 100‚000 people are in the area. On Wednesday
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acquisitions in the year 2006 are: 1. Videocon Industries buying Daewoo Electronics - $731 Million 2. Dr Reddy Labs acquires Betapharm Arzneimittel - $572 Million 3. Ballarpur Industries buys Sabah Forest Industries - $261 Million 4. Ranbaxy Labs acquisition of Terapia - $324 Million 5. Suzlon Energy buys Hansen Transmission - $565 Million In total‚ Indian firms spent $15.72 billion in 192 overseas acquisitions. While this number may not be significant when compared on a global
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 COMPANY PROFILE 4 KNOWLEDGE PROCESS 5 PROCESS COMPARISON 6 PFIZER DRUG DEVELOPMENT PROCESS 7 RANBAXY DRUG DEVELOPMENT PROCESS 7 CONCLUSION 8 INTRODUCTION Knowledge management is systematic management of intellectual capital and organizational knowledge as well as the associated processes of creating‚ gathering‚ organizing‚ retrieving‚ leveraging‚ and using intellectual capital for the purposes of improving organizations and the people in them
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Whether you loved Steve Jobs or hated him‚ whether you are a Mac or a PC user‚ whether you are an iPhone or an Android owner‚ there is one thing that there’s little doubt about: Steve Jobs was an amazing leader who expected and got the most out of those who worked for him. With his recent passing and the release of his biography‚ other leaders have gotten a chance to take a closer look at how Steve Jobs lived‚ thought‚ and ran his company. It’s an interesting opportunity to look at the inner workings
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Jane is suing Paul in Federal court for patent infringement of her water filter product. Jane has requested a Federal judge issue a preliminary injunction to prevent further damages of sales of her product in the market. Paul claims his product is different from Jane’s and therefor noninfringing. What rule of law‚ standards and guidelines will a judge need to determine whether to grant Jane’s request for a preliminary injunction? Under 35 U.S.C. S. § 283‚ the rule states “several courts having jurisdiction
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were 439 nuclear power reactors in operation in the world‚ operating in 31 countries. Also‚ more than 150 naval vessels using nuclear propulsion have been built. But Nuclear power plant accidents include the Chernobyl disaster (1986)‚ Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (2011)‚ and the Three Mile Island accident (1979). There have also been some nuclear-powered submarine mishaps. However‚ the safety record of nuclear power is good when compared with many other energy technologies. Research into safety
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of our environment‚ the federal government must lead by example.” The use of nuclear power is a polarizing topic among many Americans. Due to historical catastrophes such as the disasters at Chernobyl in the Ukraine in 1986‚ and the Fukushima Daiichi reactor in Japan in 2011‚ many people are strongly against the United States pursuing nuclear energy due to the perceived risks and
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The Globalisation of Indian Companies “In each and every case‚ (the companies studied in the survey) the emerging multinationals had leaders who drove them relentlessly up the value curve. These leaders shared two characteristics. First‚ their commitment to global entrepreneurialism was rooted in an unshakable belief that their company would succeed internationally. Second‚ as their operations expanded‚ they all exhibited a remarkable openness to new ideas that would facilitate internationalism–even
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