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    Disaster Plan

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    in the southern part of the United States in an area that receives heavy rain. During the weekend‚ a major water pipe broke and flooded the first floor. The water caused extensive damage to the servers‚ which were also on the first floor. Create a disaster plan to prevent this sort of problem from happening in the future. Proposed solution: The way in which XYZ Computers has their IST Department set up currently is susceptible to many threats. The lack of a firewall is an open invitation for data to

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    Disaster Recovery Planning

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    Introduction "Common natural disasters area a leading cause of data loss…" says Bud Stoddard‚ AmeriVault President and CEO. Events such as the 8.3 earthquake that struck Hokkaido Japan September 25‚ 2003‚ and the firestorm in San Diego just weeks ago are just two examples of how natural disasters are devastating millions of unprepared businesses around the world. These are not the only events that must be considered‚ however. The terrorist attacks against the US on 9/11/01 and the biggest blackout

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    Aberfan Disaster

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    Aberfan Disaster At least 85 children have been confirmed dead A generation of children has been wiped out” Minister of State for Wales At 0915‚ just as the pupils of Pantglas Junior School were about to embark on their first lessons. Only 25 children survived the catastrophe One of the first acts of the Labour Government when it was elected in 1997 was to pay the £150‚000 back; figure should have been nearer £1.5m £500 was paid to those involved‚ and £1‚000 to those who had lost one or more

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    Natural Disasters

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    NS103 FORMAL REPORT: NATURAL DISASTERS GROUP MEMBERS: BASE‚ Aron Christoper V. CASTILLO‚ Jonathan Nelson E. GUEVARA‚ Steven Kristian L. 4ISB FEBRUARY 11‚ 2014 Avalanches While avalanches are sudden‚ the warning signs are almost always numerous before they let loose. Yet in 90 percent of avalanche incidents‚ the victim or someone in the victim’s party triggers the snow slides. Avalanches kill more than 150 people worldwide each year. Most are snowmobilers‚ skiers

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    A New Form of Segregation In the article “Still Separate‚ Still Unequal” written by Jonathan Kozol‚ Kozol expose and expresses his concern of unequal treatment in the schools according to whether they are in an urban or suburban area. Using a series of reasoning and logic techniques‚ he then proves his argument that because of the segregation in schools‚ minorities are not receiving the same education and opportunities as predominantly white schools. Kozol uses statistic‚ one on one interviews

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    THE UNITED NATIONS & The League of Nations Introduction: The United Nations is an international organization of independent states to promote international peace and security. Its stated aims are furthering cooperation in many international things using many different departments. On the other hand the league of Nations was an inter governmental organization in 1920. It was a cause from the Treaty of Versailles. Its main aims were the rights of man‚ women different colored‚ soldiers and avoiding

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    The Enron Disaster

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    1. What did Arthur Andersen contribute to the Enron disaster? Arthur Andersen (AA) contributed to the Enron disaster when AA consulting became its own separate entity‚ named Accenture. Revenues from consulting services surpassed revenue from auditing services. A natural competitiveness grew between the two rivals and this is where the problems began to start. Management held maximinizing revenues as their primary focus of success and promotions/bonuses were based on this factor. The CEO of AA‚ Joe

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    Bhopal Disaster

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    References: 1) Lapierre‚ Dominique.‚ Moro‚ Javier (2009) Five Past Midnight in Bhopal: The Epic Story of the World’s Deadliest Industrial Disaster ‚ Hacthcett Digital‚ Inc. 2) Weir‚ David (1987) The Bhopal Syndrome. San Francisco: Sierra Clubs Books‚ pg. xii 3) Fortun‚ Kim (2001) Advocacy After Bhopal ‚ Chicago: University of Chicago Press 4) The Lancet (2000) Has the World Forgotten Bhopal

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    What Makes A Nation‚ A Nation? No nation can exist forever. So what makes a nation‚ a nation? Milan Kundera’s essay‚ “A Nation Which Cannot Take Itself for Granted” examines this significant question. Published in June 1967‚ Kundera‚ a reformed Czechoslovakian communist writer‚ explores the sphere of culture and optimism of the Czech nation during the period of de-Stalinization in Eastern Europe. “The existence of the Czech nation has never been a matter to be taken for granted and

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    Natural Disaster

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    Earthquake‚ shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by rapid movement of the Earth’s rocky outer layer. Earthquakes occur when energy stored within the Earth‚ usually in the form of strain in rocks‚ suddenly releases. This energy is transmitted to the surface of the Earth by earthquake waves. The destruction an earthquake causes depends on its magnitude and duration‚ or the amount of shaking that occurs. A structure’s design and the materials used in its construction also affect the amount of damage

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