Social Media and Disasters: Current Uses‚ Future Options‚ and Policy Considerations Bruce R. Lindsay Analyst in American National Goverment September 6‚ 2011 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R41987 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Social Media and Disasters: Current Uses‚ Future Options‚ and Policy Considerations Summary The development of new technologies that have emerged since the mid-1990s has led to Internetbased applications
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Current Issues IPL: Boon or Bane? IPL was started with much fanfare in 2008. It was regarded as the next big thing in cricket. Under the able guidance of Lalit Modi‚ it started off really well. It was inspired by the highly popular EPL (English Premier League). Since its inception‚ it has caught the eyes of players and viewers alike. It brought Bollywood and corporates under one roof. It resulted in a huge amount of money being poured into the game. Presence of Bollywood stars during matches raised
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Regulatory and Conceptual Framework I am going to analyse and evaluate the conceptual and regulatory framework of financial reporting. In order to do this I will look at the objective of financial statements‚ identify the users of financial statements‚ explain the conceptual framework for financial reporting‚ look at the regulatory framework for financial accounting and finally look at the three ways of achieving accounting comparability. According to IAS Plus website‚ 2011‚ the objective of financial
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REGIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE - WALL DEVELOPMENT OF A GEOSPATIAL FRAMEWORK TO IMPLEMENT A REGIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE (RSDI) IN CARICOM (Ninth United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for the Americas‚ United Nations‚ New York‚ August‚ 2009). August‚ 2009 Harold Wall IDB/UNFPA Project Coordinator Regional Statistics CARICOM Secretariat 1 REGIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE - WALL Abstract Almost all human activities take place on land. In fact‚ human
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CURRENT STRATEGY SUMMARY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS SUPPORT SERVICES (IOSS) JOINT BASE POWELL‚ CA This document was compiled by the IOSS project office and summarizes how many of the Joint Base Powell Infrastructure‚ Operations‚ and Support Services (IOSS) requirements listed in the draft PWS were acquired in the past. Each service area is briefly covered by providing information about any current initiatives/contracts‚ current performance problems‚ and stakeholder comments about any
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Describe four factors that influence ocean currents. There are many factors that influence ocean currents‚ four of the factors would be planet rotation‚ wind‚ density of water‚ and gravitation. Planet rotation causes the currents to move clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counter clockwise in the southern hemisphere. Wind blows on the surface of the ocean therefore pushing the water in the direction of the wind. Different densities in the water can cause currents to form and move. Gravitation
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APPENDIX 4 TO CHAPTER 4 Supply and Demand in the Market for Money: The Liquidity Preference Framework Whereas the loanable funds framework determines the equilibrium interest rate using the supply of and demand for bonds‚ an alternative model developed by John Maynard Keynes‚ known as the liquidity preference framework‚ determines the equilibrium interest rate in terms of the supply of and demand for money. Although the two frameworks look different‚ the liquidity preference analysis
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Early Years Reflection Biddick Hall Infant School Ryhope Infant School Biddick Hall Infants is an averaged size community school‚ with 251 pupils on the school roll. There is a significantly above proportion of pupils supported by school action‚ school action plus or a statement of special educational needs. The early years provision consists of; a nursery opening for morning and afternoon sessions‚ with 39 pupils in attendance to each session who are supported by five members of qualified staff
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In order to support the idea of nurture influences on early human development‚ psychologists have done some researches on several factors of early human development. One of these factors is motor development. All children go through the same stages which begin with rolling over and end by walking. However‚ it seems that motor behaviours can be improved by practice or encouragement. This belief is supported by Zelazo and Kolb (1972) who did an experiment where infants‚ who were given stepping practice
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PESTEL FRAMEWORK The framework provides a comprehensive list of influences on the possible success or failure of particular strategies. Important to do PESTEL analysis whilst developing a strategy! PESTEL is an acronym which stands for; Political This highlights the role of governments. Firms will be directly affected by the actions of government and other political events. These might be major events affecting the whole of the business community or they may be actions affecting just one part of
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