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    Hurricane Floyd

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    A hurricane is easily the most powerful storm that mother-nature can throw at us. Every year people who live on the coasts fight hurricanes with no dismay. A hurricane is simply too strong. Their winds reach speeds of 75 mph. The winds around the eye wall can reach 130 to 150 mph. They are 200 to 300 miles in diameter. The number of casualties is endless‚ as well as the widespread destruction that takes millions of dollars to repair. Even if the hurricane doesn’t cause a lot of damage‚ the

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    Department Stores

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    Case one Macy’s Department Store Repositioning Jingjing Li BUS 2275 Business Strategy and Simulation–Section 050 Instructor: Anish Bania Due Date: Jan 16‚ 2013 Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Statement of the problem/opportunity/and objectives 2 Analysis of the situation 2 External and internal 2 Porter’s five –forces model 3 1. The threat of new entrants. 3 2. The bargaining power of buyers. 3 3. The bargaining power of suppliers. 4 4. The threat of substitute

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    Hurricane Preparedness

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    Introduction A hurricane is a tropical revolving storm. It is a very large circular area of low pressure‚ driven by evaporation from warm seas. In areas away from the Equator‚ air is drawn into the hurricane to replace the rising air. Owing to the Earth rotation‚ wind in a hurricane spiral inwards in an anti-clock wise direction. Wind speeds can reach 300km/ hour‚ although there is an area at the centre of the hurricane ‚the Eye where conditions are calm. After a hurricane goes through its stages

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    Hurricanes Analysis

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    Hurricane Web Site Analysis Rate the sites from 1-5 based on the criteria below with: 5=superior; 4=good; 3=acceptable; 2=fair; 1=poor Site Ease of Use Information Educational Value Average Rating Hurricanes: Online Meteorology Guide 4 4 5 4.3 How Stuff Works 5 5 5 5 BBC News: Animated Guide: Hurricanes 3 4 4 3.6 National Geographic: Forces of Nature 5 3 2 3.3 Discover Channel: Hurricane Videos 0 0 0 0 Which site do you rate as the number one site?

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    Monologue Of Hurricanes

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    speed. As I pick up my pencil I am a hurricane when I write‚ the words spewing forth onto the paper‚ accelerating with unexpected intensity. But such intensity is impossible to maintain and like an eye wall undergoing replacement‚ the number and speed of ideas grows weaker‚ sometimes wandering off course altogether. But then‚ like a strong gust of wind‚ a new inspiration generates a fresh torrent of ideas that beg to become a part of the story to be told. Hurricanes get their energy from warm moist

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    Hurricane Sandy

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    New York City “the city that never sleeps” definitely hasn’t slept since Sandy a powerful Hurricane knocked our lights out on October 29‚ 2012. New York has worked around the clock in rescue efforts and stabilizing our city that has been severely damaged by this unexpected natural disaster. Sandy is responsible for the death of the very young and the very old‚ the rich and the poor‚ sick and healthy people. It’s responsible for leaving so many people immobile‚ homeless‚ hungry‚ thirsty‚ without

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    Katrina Part 1 Analysis

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    Abe Louise Young‚ a social justice activist and poet writes the article “The Voices of Hurricane Katrina‚ Part 1” to detail her experiences dealing with other poets being unethical when telling the stories of survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Young launched Alive in Truth: The New Orleans Disaster Oral History and Memory Project shortly after the hurricane hit. Her goal was to help victims of the hurricane whose image in the media was tarnished and were portrayed as criminals. Abe Young uses another

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    Hurricane Monologue

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    to be like a hurricane and a tornado‚ we might leave wreckage behind us in the shape of broken hearts. I was worried this might explode‚ prepping myself up for it even‚ as a coping mechanism. I was worried we’ve gotten carried away with an idea. I’ve been hurt before‚ I’ve been scared before‚ I’ve fallen apart before‚ I know how to deal with that. I’ve never fallen in love before. I’ve never been with anyone in the ways I’ve been with you this past week. I have told you before - I’ve never

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    Malaysia My Homeland

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    land of amazement making it’s easy for us to fall and stay in love with it. The amazing history of our warriors and the faces of inspirational youth and the bright future are among the top reason why many Malaysian are very proud to say Malaysia‚ my homeland! Boom! Boom! The eerie sounds of gunshots and bombs blowing up have always become the background of our grandparents’ night and days in the dark years of Tanah Malaya. Life was hard back then‚ my grandfather used to told me that the only food they

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    Departments of Police

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    “Police Departments‚ their Functions and Roles There is no doubt that terrorism is providing an impulsion for the various law enforcement agencies (Terry and Grant‚ 2012). These terrorism activities have made the organization restructure and increase their cross-agency information globally. The police deliver their services to the public using organizations (Walker and Katz‚ 2011). The quality and efficiency of the policing depend on the organization and management of the departments. Various critics

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