6.4 Man-m ade Disasters 6.4.1 Introduction Even if it is true that our libraries are overflowing with books‚ never before in the history of mankind has there been a century as destructive to books as the twentieth. Two world wars and numerous armed conflicts have exacted their toll‚ many totalitarian regimes have purged libraries of publications and what is left is often damage d by water o r fire. Man h as been m ore destruc tive to the cultural h eritage than na ture. Mo st of this damage
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encryption‚ scrambling data‚ public and private key encryption methods‚ fire walls‚ secure network access‚ security monitors‚ virus defenses‚ security codes‚ backup files‚ biometrics controls‚ computer failure controls‚ fault tolerant systems‚ and disaster recovery planning. 2. What potential security problems do you see in the increasing use of intranets and extranets in business? What might be done to solve such problems? Give several examples. Students’ answers will vary. However‚ with
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causes drop in market demand for Sevin – safety and maintenance lax - 6 minor accidents involving MIC between 1981 and 1984 - Plant conformed to much laxer standards than sister plant US The Disaster (3rd Dec 1984) 6 safety systems failed! http://www.bhopal.org/whathappened.html The Disaster 3800 people killed within days 20‚000 died slowly 120‚000 still suffering (15-20 die each month) 1000 animals killed and 7000 injured http://www.bhopal.org/whathappened.html Aftermath Immediate
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swath of Europe‚ irradiating many countries and endangering the overall food supply of the entire continent. Examining both short-term hazards‚ and long-term effects‚ many in the scientific community have proclaimed Chernobyl the worst environmental disaster ever (Read 66-73). It is the purpose of this paper to fully investigate every aspect of this colossal crisis. How bad was the accident? What caused it and how was it fixed? Finally‚ and most importantly‚ can humanity learn from its mistakes and prevent
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and BCP information jerome Moore CMGT/244 August 20‚ 2010 What is the difference between a DRP and a BCP? Often disaster recover plan (DRP) and business continuity plan (BCP) aren’t the plan but some time both terms are used in place of each other. There are distinct differences in the two‚ disaster recover plan incorporates information assets and services after disasters such as floods‚ fires or any other catastrophic events as well as hardware failure. On the other hand business continuity
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1. Introduction: In the morning of December 3‚ 1984 a tragic event occurred in the city of Bhopal‚ the state of Madhya Pradesh‚ India. It has been known as the world ’s worst industrial disaster. A Union Carbide India‚ Limited (UCIL) ’s plant released 40 tonnes of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas which instantly killed over 3‚000 people and carrying on causing the death of more than 20‚000. This tragic event involved not only the technical‚ safety issues at the time‚ but also ethical issues on the responsibility
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Available from: http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-power1.htm accessed 2012 September 29. [2] Oi M. Japan panel: Fukushima nuclear disaster ’man-made ’. BBC News [online] 2012. Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18718057 Accessed 2012 September 29. [3] Fukushima fault. RT News [online] 2012. Available from: http://rt.com/news/fukushima-nuclear-disaster-report-459/ Accessed 2012 October 2. [4] Diet ’s Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission. France 24 [online]
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In 1950‚ the first commercial nuclear power plants were constructed. The public was promised a non-polluting and resourceful type of energy‚ but how safe was‚ and is‚ nuclear energy? Although there are less than 500 licensed nuclear power plants in the world‚ many nuclear accidents have already been endangering civilian lives. More serious accidents are not just likely‚ but inevitable (Fairchild 29). Nuclear energy may appear to be the ideal source of energy for the future: however‚ there
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WHITEPAPER Why Not All Disaster Recovery Appliances Are the Same Beware of “Fake” Appliances http://www.quorum.net/ © 2013 QuorumLabs‚ Inc. All Rights Reserved. Introduction Many disaster recovery solutions‚ including those from Axcient‚ Datto‚ Zenith and Unitrends‚ often categorize themselves as turnkey “appliances‚” touting ease of use and fully automated capabilities. Yet‚ not all of these solutions fit the true definition of an appliance and are apt to cause frustration when
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P7 - Report on three examples of current affairs that affect public services and citizens. M4 - Analyse the effects on citizens and public services of the way that three current affairs examples have been reported by the media. Three current affairs in the UK that affect the Public Services and the citizens of society could be the change of government or government policies‚ war and terrorism and the cutbacks of the funding of the Public Services. All of these three concerns have an effect on society
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