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    Japan Tohoku Disaster

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    plays an important role in maritime transportation for both exports and imports. In March 2011‚ the world was affected when Japan was struck with natural disasters (Earthquake and Tsunami). This sudden disaster sent everyone around the world into frenzy. It affected Japan’s ports‚ shipping and logistics. As a result of the natural disasters‚ ports in the northern area of Japan had to stop operations after the Tsunami washed away port facilities‚ leaving the area in tatters. Ports such as Hachinohe

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    Acid Rain Experiment.

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    Investigating the effects of acid rain in the growth of cress seedlings IntroductionAcid rain is rain or any other form of precipitation‚ which is unusually acidic. It has harmful effects on plants‚ animals and buildings. Acid rain is mostly caused by human emissions of sulphur and nitrogen compounds which react in the atmosphere to produce acids. Acid rain can slow the growth of vulnerable forests and cause leaves and needles to turn brown and fall off. In addition‚ it depletes minerals from the

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    Disaster Recovery Plan

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    Responsibilities:     Determine and announce crisis situations (Declares the emergency/crisis state of affairs) Activate the DRP Supervise response and recovery efforts Confirm restoration of normal business operation and finalize the disaster recovery processes Role: Legal (Counsel can be both internal and external) Responsibilities:     Address legal and regulatory issues Ensure regulation compliance for mitigation efforts Ensure laws and regulations are followed during

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    Cat in the Rain Analysis

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    They were traveling to the hotel which was surrounding by the public garden‚ war monument and the gravel path. They stayed in their room while it was raining. The American wife looked out the window and saw a cat trying to compact itself from the rain. She wanted that cat and said to his husband she would go to get it. Her husband didn’t stop her. When she went down and met the hotel owner‚ she liked him easily. She said she liked the way he received any complaints. She liked his dignity and she

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    Rain Short Story

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    Rain. An unusual occurrence for San Diego‚ somewhat of a “glitch in the system.” The weather may have been warm‚ but the sky told a different story. It spoke with a dreary‚ gray tone‚ swallowing up the sunshine that regularly enlightened the sky each day. The rain pelting to the ground was more foreign than the absence of the sun. I had never encountered rain during my past commutes‚ so this weather brought with it‚ an important learning experience. The heavens opened up and poured out its tears

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    Jenna Zeringo Singin’ in the Rain In 1952 Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen directed MGM’s musical comedy “Singin’ in the Rain”. Fifty five years later in 2007 it ranked number five on the American Film Institute list of “List of Greatest Films”. It’s evocative to Americans and is generally considered the best Hollywood musical film; it was not a Broadway production until several years later. Gene Kelly not only directed the classic but he also choreographed and starred in it as Don Lockwood.

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    Natural Disaster and decision that follows Natural disaster risk can be defined as follows: The exposure or the chance of loss (of lives‚ persons injured‚ property damaged and economic activity disrupted) due to a particular hazard for a given area and reference period. In case of a disaster event‚ there are several effects‚ such as humanitarian effects‚ including the loss of lives and persons injured; ecological effects among other damage to ecosystems; and economic effects‚ comprising different

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    There Will Come Soft Rains

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    Science-fiction texts often use vivid storytelling so as to allow the reader to grasp an overall idea and gain an insight into a world that is often filled with chaos and disorder. There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury is a story that takes place in the future but takes its name from a 19th century writer. It is a story that takes a science-fiction plot and embroils it with real life moral and philosophical concerns. Bradbury’s protagonist is a house standing alone in a world destroyed by nuclear

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    Acid Rain Summary

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    What it is: • the deposition of acidic components in rain‚ snow‚ dew‚ or dry particles. • more accurate term is "acid precipitation." • defined as any type of precipitation with a pH that is unusually low The Causes: • occurs when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are emitted into the atmosphere‚ undergo chemical transformations and are absorbed by water droplets in clouds • then fall to earth as rain‚ snow‚ mist‚ dry dust‚ hail‚ or sleet. • Dissolved carbon dioxide dissociates to form weak

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    Singin’ In the Rain Review Singin’ In the Rain (1952) Genre: Comedy‚ Musical‚ Romance Cast Don Lockwood: Gene Kelly Cosmo Brown: Donald O’Connor Kathy Seldon: Debbie eynolds Lina Lamont: Jean Hagen R.F. Simpson: Millard Mitchell Zelda Zanders: Rita Moreno Roscoe Dexter: Douglas Fowley Singin’ in the Rain is one of the most-loved and celebrated film musicals of all time from MGM‚ before a mass exodus to filmed adaptations of Broadway plays emerged as a standard pattern. It was made

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