natural disasters on account of its unique geo-climatic conditions. Floods‚ droughts‚ cyclones‚ earthquakes and landslides have been a recurrent phenomenon. About 60% of the landmass is prone to earthquakes of various intensities; over 40 million hectares is prone to floods; about 8% of the total area is prone to cyclones and 68% of the area is susceptible to drought. In the decade 1990-2000‚ an average of about 4344 people lost their lives and about 30 million people were affected by disasters every
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Part I: Pulse Rate Take your pulse at the wrist‚ as described on the Work Out tab of 4.02‚ and record it below. Your count for 30 seconds ___ x 2 = ___ bpmDay 1 _____Day 2 _____Day 3 _____Total _____ divide by 3 = _____ This is your Resting Heart RateObtain your Maximum Heart Rate (MHR) by subtracting your age from 220. Example 220 – 21 = 199 1. Subtract your resting heart rate (RHR) that you calculated in Part II above from the maximum heart rate (MHR) that you just determined in Step
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announced that economic recovery in the United States “Will be measured in years‚ not months” (Spillius). Three days later the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed in Denver‚ Colorado signaling the largest economic undertaking in US history. Whether aid comes in the form of tax cuts or governmental spending programs‚ the urgency of the situation is now more evident than ever because of the recession and its effects on Americans. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
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simple fact about overcoming drug addiction. When you’re struggling with drug addiction‚ sobriety can seem like an impossible goal. The road to recovery doesn’t have an Atlas to follow. What works for one person‚ may not be feasible for another. I’d like to think of my process as being unique‚ meaning that it was tailored just for me. Ultimately‚ recovery is never out of reach‚ no matter how hopeless your situation seems. I know‚ I was that hopeless situation. I was so hopeless‚ the concept
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Recovery is a concept that patients‚ family members’ and health professionals aim as an ultimate outcome measure when a patient is presented to a care environment. Even though all parties join forces to achieve recovery‚ perspectives of recovery vary among different disciplines (Huiting‚ 2013). Recovery in the mental health setting refers to the “process of changing one’s attitudes‚ values‚ feelings‚ goals‚ and skills in order to live a satisfying life within the limitations caused by illness” (Anthony
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MANAGEMENTS OF DISASTER TOURISM. INTRODUCTION Nowadays‚ more and more people have traveled around the world or even their own country. To make a person’s travel fantastic and stunning‚ tourism plays great roles. However‚ tourism is vulnerable and susceptible to unpredictable disaster and crisis. Many tourists have experienced such catastrophic things and even died during their trip. In order to prevent those from having effects on tourism as possible as we can‚ we need effective and efficient
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1. INTRODUCTION An engine is a device which transforms one form of energy into another form. Most of the engines convert thermal engine to mechanical work and therefore they are called heat engine. Heat engine can be broadly classified into two types. i. Internal combustion engine ii. External combustion engine 1.1 CLASSIFICATION OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE:- This type of engine is again classified into two types. i. Rotary ii. Reciprocating The reciprocating engine is a highly complex
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Hope is something we all want when it comes to getting your favorite food or hanging out with your friends. Maddie is not your average girl and wants to get out of rehab and stop her drug and alcohol addictions. “Recovery Road” has a very clear theme wich is there is always hope. Maddie goes through alot in the book but she never truly gives up. When she got to highschool after her time in rehab she thought she would never get into a collage or stop her drug and alcohol problems. Maddie thought
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Natural disasters and human emergencies are recurring phenomenon’s that leave disastrous effects in their wake. On 12th January 2010‚ a major earthquake of a 7.0 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Haiti. The catastrophic quake centred about 15 miles South West of Port-au-Prince left considerable damage to a majority of towns in the country including the capital city. According to UN reports‚ of the total 9 million people in the country‚ the earthquake has affected half of the population. About 222
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CASE 4: Pauli’s Restaurant and Microbrewery Draft a response to this customer. Analyze the responses of your classmates. What makes a good “service recovery” response. Develop some general guidelines. A. Response Letter: Dear Sir/Ma’am‚ I am writing in response to your letter in which you described your disappointment in our service. I apologize for the treatment you and your family received and want to assure you that it does not reflect the quality of service we strive to maintain. I have
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