Cumbria Floods 2009 Between Wednesday 18 November and Friday 20 November 2009‚ up to 372mm of rain fell on Cumbria. In the 24 hours ending 00:45 on Friday the 20th‚ 314mm of rain fell on Seathwaite. This is a record daily rainfall for the UK. The rainfall earlier in the week ensured that the ground was saturated in many areas. Flooding occurred in five out of the six Boroughs‚ the only one escaping being Barrow. The effect on properties was concentrated in Allerdale and South Lakeland with the most
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SWOT Analysis: SWOT analysis is used to strategically plan and identify a company?s internal strengths and weaknesses and the external environment that creates opportunities and threats. Company?s use their external opportunities to reinforce internal strengths and improve internal weaknesses in an attempt to achieve organization goals. The internal factors of strengths and weaknesses are measured by its impact on the goals and objectives of the organization. A company’s strengths are its resources
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The contagious viral infection that emerged in 2009 was unexpected and sent shockwaves across the globe as it came many years after the worldwide flu pandemics occurring in 1918‚ 1957‚ and 1986. This new pandemic spiraled out of control unexpectedly causing the World Health Organization (WHO) to call it the first pandemic of the 21st century‚ due to many outbreaks across the globe (Bartolotti‚ R. 2012). The objective of this paper is to focus on the information and to clearly establish all measures
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is inspired to design a wireless battery charger. This wireless battery charger is expected to eliminate all the hassles with today’s battery technology. Wireless power is the transmission of electrical energy from a power source to an electrical load without a conductive physical connection. Wireless transmission is useful in cases where interconnecting wires are inconvenient‚ hazardous‚ or impossible. The problem of wireless battery charger differs from that of wireless telecommunications‚ such
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Meal replacement shakes provide an effective method to lose weight as well as keep it off. Studies have shown that men and women who use shakes for weight loss have been able to keep their weight off for over a year than those who use other methods. Therefore‚ it is important to select the best meal replacement shakes if you want to lose weight and then keep it off. Choosing the right kind of meal replacement shakes can boost your chances of shedding pounds. If you select a meal replacement drink
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While life in the city was easier for the most part than rural life‚ there was still hunger and separation of class. After collectivization began‚ the rural meat industry crumbled and meat shortages grew more common over time. In July 1930‚ only about 9% (14 million) of urban citizens were given meat in their rations‚ and different amounts of meat were given out on a different number of days depending on one’s occupation (Osokina‚ 2001‚ pg. 47). The shops within cities also discriminated based
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Wireless Local Area Network Background The first wireless computer communication network ALOHAnet (operational in 1971) was developed by Norman Abramson‚ a professor at the University of Hawaii. At first‚ the wireless LAN was so costly that it was just used as an alternative to the places where the cabling was difficult or impossible. Recent developments included industry specific solutions and proprietary protocols‚ but were replaced by various versions of IEEE 802.11. In 2009‚ 802.11
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through a very long experience in the technological industry with a very strong brand name. The company has a wide range of products to appeal and attract different customer needs and to maintain its competitive position. IBM in 2009 was considered as one of the largest and most profitable computer services company in the world with a market capital of about $119 billion and 319‚000 employees speeded in 150 countries around the world. The company in 2009 has made a good cut of the cost structure while
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Android is an open-source platform developed under the Open Handset Alliance to enable faster development of mobile applications and provision of services to the user. Google is the leading company to develop and promote Android‚ however there are other companies as well who are involved in the development of Android. Some of these include T-Mobile‚ HTC‚ Qualcomm and others. Android literally means a robot with human qualities and it seems it is just what the developers of this amazing mobile platform
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Buko Pandan is a popular Filipino Dessert; this is made using young coconut and Screwpine leaves (locally known as “Pandan”). At first glance‚ this sumptuous dessert can be mistaken for Buko Salad because of the similarity in texture and dairy ingredients used. However‚ the green gelatin which contains the aroma and flavor of the Pandan gives the distinction. This is traditionally prepared by boiling several Pandan leaves until all the juices are released. The leaves are then removed from the
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