of the earthquake (human and geographical)‚ followed by the preparation and recovery of the disaster. Furthermore we look at how we could vastly improve the countries preparedness and ability to cope with this cataclysm. Nature of the natural hazard: On Tuesday‚ 12th January 2010‚ a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck southern Haiti. An estimated 3 million people were affected by the quake‚ approximately 222‚570 people were killed‚ and more than 300‚000 people were injured from the disaster
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its north-northwestern part. 1.2- Mines in Study Area The northern part of Bangladesh has some natural advantage. Natural resources are one of them. Coal‚ hard rock‚ white clay‚ stone etc are found here. These natural resources are directly contributes in our national economy. Among various natural resource‚ only two natural resources and their management status was observed. Hard rock- Maddhyapara Hard Rock Mining Company Limited (MHMCL)‚ Dinajpur. Coal- Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited
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Nursery Hazard - A danger or risk Danger - The possibility of suffering harm or injury: "his life was in danger". A person or thing that is likely to cause harm or injury: "drought is a danger". Risk - A situation involving exposure to danger: "flouting the law was too much of a risk". Potential Hazards in a nursery could be: • Plugs that are not covered‚ Wires i.e. from a computer‚ radio‚ etc… This is a hazard because if the wire is exposed the child could touch it and be electrocuted. • Cleaning
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How do morticians and funeral directors handle the stigma associated with their work? Hanslin states the focus of Thompson’s article as: Who are these "death specialists" who handle dead bodies‚ and how do they handle the stigma that comes from handling the dead? II. THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES A. Symbolic Interactionism is found in the article on pg 225 when the author discusses that people that work in funeral homes use various symbolic measures to rename or change the outward image of the work
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transfer genetic material through sex pili from a donor to a transformation ‚ prokaryote picks up from the environment free pieces of DNA secreted by live bacteria or released by dead bacteria then incorporates the genes into its own genetic makeup. In transduction‚ a virus serves as a vector in transporting genes from one organism to another. The size of prokaryotic cells range from about 0.2 to 10 micrometers in diameter (0.0001) to 0.003 millimeters). General Characteristics 1-10 µm long and
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Intrinsic value is the value that an entity has in itself‚ for what it is‚ or as an end Intrinsic Values of Biodiversity * All life has inherent worth – Every species has a value and role in nature. It has a right to exist‚ whether or not it is known to be useful to humans. All life is sacred and must be protected. Humans are no more important than other species. They all have a good of their own and both deserve to be valued.Thus everything has an equal right to exist simply because it already
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Four Characteristic of Good Customer Service By Good customer service is what every company strives for when you talk about customer service. But what is really good customer service in general‚ honestly speaking. Today I would like to share with you‚ what I think is good customer service that I have come across in my everyday life. Now you’re probably wondering what I’m talking about‚ in simple terms; its taking care of the customer through empathy. When I work on
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to maintain balance and stability of the body while the athlete is in mid air. The upper extremities are then used to make initial contact with the ball‚ ultimately sending it over the net onto the other side of the court. There are approximately four phases to a volleyball spike: The run up/attack phase‚ the take off phase‚ the airborne phase‚ and the follow through/landing phase. The airborne phase is broken down into three separate phases of it’s own: the backswing phase‚ the forward swing phase
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Assigned Task 9 - Hazards and risks Briefly describe a situation in your care work when you have recently been involved in an activity with a child that involved either: moving and handling (such as a wheelchair) hazardous and non-hazardous equipment and materials (such as a craft session‚ cookery group‚ assisting someone with hygiene needs or administering medication). Any setting or activity carries a level of risk. By identifying and reducing risks in advance‚ full use can be made of the setting
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Explain 6 potential hazards in a health and social care In this report I will be explaining 6 potential hazards that I saw in my health and social care setting. The health and social care I had my work experience in was a Nursing home. For My work experience I worked in a nursing home. The residents living in nursing home does not have many abilities to do thing for them; they are dependent on the carer’s. The residents living in nursing home are aged between 80 to 105 years old. Wheelchairs
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