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    Italy Earthquake Recently‚ Italy had a devastating earthquake‚ many cities were destroyed and jobs were lost. From above‚ cities looked like piles of rocks. The earthquake on August 24‚ at 3:36 AM. It struck in the Apennine Mountains and the northern coast of Italy. There have been roughly around 292 deaths and 365 injured. Cultural buildings have been destroyed and many camps have been set up to account for the homes lost. Search crews have been set out and are working hard to try to find signs

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    positive outlook on life amid the devastation. One of these rare cases includes the life of Helly Florian‚ a young survivor of the infamous earthquake of Haiti back in 2010. She has not forgotten‚ and will never forget‚ her interaction with a rather deadly and calamitous adversary of nature. One of the most devastating natural disasters known to man‚ the “earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck Haiti‚ killing more than 160‚000 and displacing close to 1.5 million people” (Laurent). These are statistics

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    The San Francisco Earthquake In 1906 the world’s most deadly earthquake that ever happened‚ happened in San Francisco‚ Northern California on April 18th at 5: 12 am. The San Francisco earthquake caused problems for many of the people in the community; it caused lots of devastations throughout the whole city. The earthquake happened by a temblor that had a 7.7-7‚ 9 magnitude‚ which had lasted for about a minute and was the result of breaking the northernmost 296 miles of the 800-mile San Andreas

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    On January 12th‚ 2010 at approximately 4:53pm local time a terrifying earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hits Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti causing a huge number of damages and casualties. As if the large-scale earthquake wasn’t horrid enough there were 33 aftershocks ranging between 4.2 and 5.9 magnitudes. The tragedy has caused roughly 230‚000 deaths and nearly 300‚000 people were injured. The Inter-American Development Bank has stated that they are approving nearly a $200‚000 grant for emergency aid.

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    com/news/nation/articles/2005/02/27/san_francisco_revises_death_toll_for_1906_earthquake/ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/1906/18april/casualties.php http://mceer.buffalo.edu/1906_Earthquake/social_turmoil/city-reeling.asp http://www.nps.gov/prsf/historyculture/1906-earthquake-relief-efforts-living-accommodations.htm http://1906earthquake.com/damage-effects/ http://www.sfmuseum.org/1906/06.html http://www.sfmuseum.org/perished/who17.html It was a rather cold morning while I was preparing

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    when analyzing data from earthquake reconnaissance. Though there are significant differences between the uses of concrete in structures‚ it is certain that the properties of the concrete should match the task they are meant to perform. For instance‚ concrete which is intended to perform well in seismic regions should ideally be designed differently from typical concrete. This is a practice which is already in place in newer structures in seismic zones. During earthquake reconnaissance‚ I feel it

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    San Disaster Plan and of Emergency Services FamilyDiego County Office Personal Survival Guide Family Disaster Plan and Personal Survival Guide Family Disaster Plan and Personal Survival Guide I. PREPARATION Family Meetings At least once a year‚ have a meeting with your family to discuss and update your disaster plan. Determine what additional training‚ equipment‚ and supplies are needed to meet your family’s needs. Don’t forget to practice! Occasional drills can improve reaction time

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    If and when a zombie apocalypse occurs it is essential to be prepared. You will need to out smart the rest of society in order to survive. Before I explain a survival plan it is important to understand what you’re dealing with. The walking dead‚ which are also known as zombies‚ feed on living human flesh. According to The Zombie Survival Guide written by Max Brooks‚ a zombies origin stems from a virus known as Solanum. Solanum works by traveling through the bloodstream‚ from the initial point of

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    ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SURVIVAL ANALYSIS MICHELLE PFLUEGER Petroleum Engineer‚ Chevron Corp. & Masters Degree Candidate Advisor Dr. Jianhua Huang With help from PHD Candidate Sophia Chen Department of Statistics‚ Texas A&M‚ College Station MARCH 2011 ABSTRACT A common metric in Petroleum Engineering is “Mean Time Between Failures” or “Average Run Life”. It is used to characterize wells and artificial lift types‚ as a metric to compare production conditions‚ as well as a measure

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    our society than earthquakes? Many people may argue that volcanoes are much more dangerous than earthquakes due to the devastating impact it has on people lives and the area it takes place in; however‚ others may solidify that earthquakes are infinitely more catastrophic than volcanoes considering the amount of destruction that it causes. There are two types of plates‚ oceanic and continental. Various types of movement occur along the different types of plate boundaries. Earthquakes measuring a magnitude

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