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    Tidal

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    becomes several clenching catastrophes. The variation of a wave train catching people by surprise‚ a powerful water wall delivers about a hundred thousand tons of water. The creation of a tsunami is wondrous how it grows so quick. But where are the warning signs? Buried underneath water an earthquake upon the ocean floor where plates are constantly moving building friction and causing stress as they collide then suddenly they snap sending out vibrations. The energy can flow as a shockwave through

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    the pilots leading to CFIT. CFIT mishaps take place when a pilot is in control of the aircraft but unaware of the aircraft altitude‚ surrounding terrain elevation‚ or the aircraft position in terms of longitude and latitude. Without adequate warning of a problem‚ a pilot would be unaware that anything is wrong until it is too late. In past situations such as this‚ the ensuing crash is usually fatal. In a study done by Captain Dave Carbaugh of the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group titled "Avoiding-Controlled-Flight-Into-Terrain"

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    2010 Chile earthquake From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other earthquakes in and about Chile during 2010‚ see List of earthquakes in Chile occurring in 2010. 2010 Chile earthquake Epicenter of the 2010 Chile earthquake Date 27 February 2010[1] Origin time 03:34 CST (UTC-03:00) Magnitude 8.8 Mw Depth 35 kilometres (22 mi)[2] or 30.1 kilometres (19 mi)[1] Epicenter 35.909°S 72.733°WCoordinates: 35.909°S 72.733°W[2] or 36.290°S 73.239°W[1] Countries or regions Chile Max. intensity

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    DESIGN OF AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF TSUNAMI A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF Bachelor of Technology In Electronics and Communication Engineering By Sidharth Das Roll No: 108EC014 & BiramBaburayBaskey Roll No: 108EC017 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering National Institute of Technology‚ Rourkela May‚ 2012 1|P ag e DESIGN OF AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF TSUNAMI A THESIS SUBMITTED

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    Introduction Natural disasters are extreme‚ sudden events caused by environmental factors. They can happen at any time‚ often with little or no warning and they can cause serious injury to people and property. Earthquakes‚ tornadoes‚ wind storms‚ floods‚ tsunamis‚ wild fires‚ hurricanes‚ and heat waves often strike with little or no warning. People who are prepared for such an event have a better chance of survival. Preparation ensures that if disaster occurs people are ready to get through

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    4038600-137160How Are Tsunami’s Made -Initiation The sea floor rises and drops suddenly creating large columns of water -Split ddsddsThe initial tsunami then splits into two‚ one heads further into sea another heads towards shore -Amplification As the wave appdsroaches shore‚ the height of the wave is amplified as the wave gathers energy as approaches shore -Run Up The leading wave is steepened‚ the wave does not break at this point‚ instead it acts like a wall of water smashing everything

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    ROAD LANE DETECTION SYSTEM Sai Chakradhar Dogiparthi Abstract - Traffic accidents have become one of the most serious problems in today ’s world. Due to day by day increase in population‚ there are number of vehicles increasing on the roads. As a result‚ number of accidents is growing day by day. Lane detection is an essential component of Advanced Driver Assistance System. The cognition on the roads is increasing day by day due to increase in the four wheelers on the road. The ignorance towards

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    to the story.’ Discuss. The film text ’Gattaca’‚ directed by Andrew Niccol can be seen as a piece that draws many parallels to the world that we live in today. One such parallel is the fact that often in society‚ the ones who are at a disadvantage are the ones who display the greatest strength of character. Niccol uses Vincent as the vehicle through which he demonstrates how strength of character can neutralise and overcome disadvantages faced. Gattaca portrays a society that no longer takes into

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    Pre-Birth Child Screening I think that Pre-Birth child screening would be a great tool to use for adults who are planning to have children. To Know with what traits your child are going to have is a great thing‚ because you can see its strengths and its weaknesses‚ and you can grow on their strengths. An Example would be to have a child who was born with great muscles in their arms; you could as a child put them into sports such as swimming or tennis‚ sports that require good arm muscles.

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    Andrew Niccol’s 1997 film Gattaca supports the belief that nature‚ despite its defects‚ is preferable to a flawless genetically engineered existence. This idea is explored through the character of Vincent who exhibits desire‚ resilience and determination‚ natural ‘human’ elements that cannot be manufactured and are seemingly not present in the ‘faultless’ future that is presented in Gattaca. These characteristics appear to be contrasted by the other characters in the film‚ such as Anton and the conforming

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