Man Made Disaster The affects of over population on natural environment are vivid. As of November‚ 2008‚ the world’s population is estimated to be about 6.7 billion. It is expected to reach nearly nine billion by the year 2042. This issue of increasing population should be at the forefront of our attention. The rising population has resulted in high fuel consumption and reduction of natural resources. Due to such major growth in population‚ human needs also grow‚ in time; there will not be enough
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Active listening in 4 steps: The best managers make the best listeners Managers spend a good part of their workday listening to other people. But bear in mind‚ there’s a big difference between “passive” and “active” listening. Effective listening includes a four-step process to ensure understanding: 1. Listen to the total message. 2. Prove your understanding by using nonverbal signals. 3. Use open-ended probes. 4. Paraphrase what you hear. Motivating employees through realistic deadlines:
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Radioactive Isotopes Radioactive Isotopes Medical isotopes are used in medicine in three distinct ways: 1. Radioactive isotopes can be injected into a patient‚ and their emitted energy can then be captured on film. The resulting image is an important diagnostic tool. 2. Gamma rays emitted from a radioactive source can be directed onto a tumour‚ destroying the cancerous cells. 3. Radioactive isotopes can be manufactured into drugs. Once injected into a patient‚ the drug will
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Chapter 11 The Triumphs and Travails of the Jefferson Republic Federalist and Republican Mudslingers pg.211-213 New taxes were the effect of the war preparations which increased the public debt. Terms Explanation Alien/Sedition Acts (1798) Aroused critics from the Jeffersonians and other enemies. War with France War preparations had raised the public debt and led to new taxes. John Adams “the father of the American Navy” made unnecessary military preparations. Jefferson Was
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Alpha Piper Disaster Introduction The accident‚ which occurred on board of the seaward platform Piper Alpha in July 1988‚ took lives of 167 people and cost billions of dollars damage of property. The Piper Alpha is placed in the North Sea‚ around 193 km northeast of Aberdeen. The field was discovered in January 1973 and the same year construction of platform took place. The depth of it was up to 140 m‚ and at the time the development and installation of the Piper Alpha platform give tongue to
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Fukushima disaster Japan is one of the most affected countries by natural disasters because of it’s geographical placement on the tectonic plates. In 2011 Japan was impacted by a monumental earthquake that caused a tsunami. This provoked the nuclear plant Fukushima Daiichi to leak radioactive material into the farm lands of Japan. Fukushima was overheating due to equipment failure‚ and loss of coolant agent. This was the result of a nuclear meltdown. It was rapidly shut down to prevent any further
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success of the government of any country cannot be under played‚ ranging from economic turn over to influence in policies making and implementation and more relevant to this topic its role in coming to the aid of the government in times of crisis and disasters. The Bali Roundtable on developing countries in 2002 recognized the business sector as a primary driver of economic development and the World Summit for Sustainability identified business involvement as critical in alleviating poverty and achieving
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Opportunities —Fuel Efficiency focus need to keep innovating here‚ and they have been where they are going to be Rolling out a hydrogen fuel cell car in 2015. They are a leader in this technology as they have been with the plug in electric/gas vehicles. —Continue adapting to customer’s new needs scion – going for our generation of the generation Y‚ sporty but cheaper models of cars. While the Toyota is known as a family car‚ the scion is seen as the kids car. Going further‚ the lexus is
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Communication is a collaborative means of transferring information between two or more people. It is very important for healthcare providers to communicate effectively and efficiently with their clients and also possess an active listening skill because “To relate therapeutically with a patient‚ it is necessary for the nurse to understand his or her role and its relationship to the patient’s illness” (Diefenbeck‚ 2012). Knowing this helps to decrease anxiety of the patient and also will help the
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plates are either converging or diverging. A stretching or thinning of the Earth’s crust‚ can also lead to the formation of volcanoes. They are often classified into three types‚ on the basis of their frequency of eruptions‚ i.e. active‚ dormant and extinct. The active volcanoes are characterized by regular eruptions‚ while the dormant volcanoes are those that erupted in the past‚ but are silent now. On the other hand‚ an extinct volcano is the one that erupted in the remote past and is unlikely
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