legislation Monday to create an earthquake-warning system that could give California residents up to 60 seconds advance notice when a temblor strikes. The initial cost estimate of $80 million would help pay for ground sensors and relays that could provide text and mobile alerts in the event of a quake on the San Andreas Fault‚ according to Caltech scientists in Pasadena and state Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Van Nuys). "California is going to have an earthquake early warning system‚" Padilla said at a news conference
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but we can use early warning systems and community preparedness to minimize the effects and destruction. In response to the 2004 disaster‚ the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) along with the United Nations Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission began to cooperate and established Tsunami Warning Systems (TWS) in the areas of the world where the tsunami occurred‚ while the NOAA ’s Pacific Tsunami Center and the Japan Meteorological Agency provided warnings to countries all over
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MAXIMUM RIDE: THE FINAL WARNING “They can save themselves‚ but can they save the planet?” BY: JAMES PATTERSON The novel that I’ve read—Maximum ride: The Final Warning‚ by James Patterson is the fourth book in the series of Maximum Ride. The story is very detailed‚ and also very thrilling with an amazing climax. There are several main characters in this story: Iggy‚ Angel‚ Fang‚ Maximum—or Max‚ Nudge‚ Gasman—or as he preferred—Gazzy‚ and finally their dog—Total. Now these aren’t
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The Impact of National Early Warning Systems (N.E.W.S.) of WANEP on Peace and Security in Nigeria and Ghana By Ifeanyi Okechukwu C. 161669 A Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Peace and Conflict‚ Institute of African Studies‚ University of Ibadan‚ Ibadan in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of Degree of Master of Arts (M.A.) in Peace and Conflict Studies Supervisor: Dr. Nathaniel Danjibo September 2012 1 CERTIFICATION I certify that this research work
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Period B 15 March 2013 Gattaca and the Illusion of Limitation A dystopia is a society in which an illusion of perfection is maintained through oppressive control. Mediums of said control include corporate empire‚ bureaucracy‚ technology‚ and morality. In the film Gattaca (directed by Andrew Niccol)‚ an imaginary dystopian world shows the potential of genetics and technology to control and forever change society. Eugenics is the primary means of discrimination in Gattaca – thus a fundamental device
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Gattaca is directed by Andrew Niccol and the film is set out in the "not too distant future." Andrew Niccol’s perspective of the future isn’t what most people expect but once thought about thoroughly it surely seems quite possible. This movie presents us with a new method in which society strives for perfection and it also makes the audience wonder if genetic engineering is morally correct. The social hierarchy system in Gattaca is based on your genetic makeup and the way you were born. People born
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In Gattaca‚ Director Andrew Niccol explores the potential horrors of genetic engineering. Set in an unspecified near future‚ genetic engineering has altered the course of society by instituting a surveillance society where people’s opportunities rely on their genetic pedigree. In the movie‚ genetic engineering is used to remove all major “defects” when conceiving‚ and depending on their parent’s choice of using genetic engineering‚ one is given an identity of “valid” or “in-valid.” Areas that
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The movie Gattaca starts with the birth of Vincent Anton Freeman whose genetics show him to be prone to many disorders. He is given an estimated life span of just above thirty years to live. Vincent’s parents then decide to use genetic selection to give birth to another child whom they name Anton. As boys‚ Anton and Vincent play “chicken.” They swim until one of them gives up and loses. Vincent never wins. His dream is to go up in space‚ but as an in-valid (not genetically selected) he does not stand
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How does “Gattaca” show that assumptions are often false? INTRO: In the sterile‚ genetically enhanced society of Gattaca‚ by Andrew Niccol‚ exists unfair assumptions that are often false. One genetic makeup is valued significantly above all else‚ in a world where “discrimination is down to a science.” BODY 1: genetics determines success‚ crimes are more likely to be committed by in-valids‚ invalids cant do what valids can - Vincent even though he didn’t kill the mission director gave up trying
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Irene’s Diary Entry Dear Diary 12/05/2068 These past couple of weeks at Gattaca have been pretty intense with the Murder of the director and the FBI searching the place and testing all employees for some kind of result. They found an eyelash in the south wing which gave them a suspect by the name of Vincent Freeman‚ whom is an in-valid‚ they say he used
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