is threatened by landslides that can cause hazards to the public’s safety‚ their natural resources‚ and infrastructure. The most hazardous areas are in the mountain terrains. Landslides are a common occurrence in Western Oregon. They can be very devastating to homes and businesses and each year millions of dollars are spent repairing the damage caused by landslides (Hofmeister‚ 2002). Landslides are not individual events‚ they occur in conjunction with other factors. Landslides occur when a hill
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violent shaking of the ground because of released energy‚ and sometimes it causes great destruction and casualties. When it happens‚ everything that it crosses is destroyed. Therefore‚ there are three effects of earthquakes : tsunamis‚ volcanoes‚ and landslides. The first effect is tsunamis that are very dangerous. According to James‚ when an earthquake happens‚ the crustal motion can directly cause a tsunami. Also‚ tsunamis can move enormous distances at 300-600 mph with a little bit of energy
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In her poem “One Perfect Rose‚” Dorothy Parker misleads the reader throughout the first and second stanzas into believing this poem is a romantic tribute to a tender moment from her past through her word choice and style of writing. However‚ the tone of the entire poem dramatically changes upon reading the third and final stanza when Parker allows the reader to understand her true intention of the poem‚ which is a cynical and perhaps bewildered view of the memory. And‚ with this shift in the tone
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Managerial Decision Modeling w/ Spreadsheets‚ 3e (Balakrishnan/Render/Stair) Chapter 8 Decision Analysis 8.1 Chapter Questions 1) Determining the best payoff for each alternative and choosing the alternative with the "best of the best" is the approach called: A) maximax B) maximin C) Laplace D) minimax regret E) expected monetary value Answer: A Page Ref: 323 Topic: Decision Making Under Uncertainty Difficulty: Moderate 2) Determining the worst payoff for each alternative and choosing
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Title: Solving complain and walk away guest Characters: • Ms An‚ the guest. She just gets off the plane‚ she is tired. • Miss Eva‚ the assistant manager of front office. She worked in the hotel for 5 years. She is kind and willing to solve problems and complains. • Miss Diane‚ the receptionist. She is kind and has enthusiasms towards the work‚ but don’t have much experience in hospitality industry. Problem: Ms An comes to the hotel reception in the afternoon‚ she has guaranteed reservation
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did not take long until they spot a couple of girls by the roadside and stopped next to them to persuade to get in the car. However‚ it did not go according to plan and all of them got into an argument. The situation escalated until it appeared a limousine with exaggerated proportions crashing into the couple’s car and continued driving until it comes to a halt next to the
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The passage starts with a description of the city‚ as F. Scott Fitzgerald makes it seem overly beautiful. Nick says‚ “white heaps and sugar lumps‚” which makes the reader think of wealth and other luxuries (68). However‚ the fact that it was “built with a wish out of non-olfactory money‚” suggests that maybe the people didn’t live as rich a life as we thought‚ aside from the city looking so beautiful (68). Then Nick explains how the city “is always seen for the first time‚” that every time Nick sees
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Traci Goldman FROM: DATE: Subject: Employment Laws Regarding your request‚ I am to formulate an employment law compliance plan for a Mr. Bradley Stonefield. It is my understanding that Mr. Stonefield is planning to open a limousine service in Austin‚ Texas. The limousine service will be made up of 25 employees within the first year. This memo will examine employment laws as well as how these laws are applied. I will also examine the penalties of noncompliance of the different laws. There are
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When it comes to sports in America‚ The National Football League dominates all others in popularity. For the past 30 consecutive years surveys by the Harris Poll have determined that the NFL is the favorite among fans . 23.6 million fans tune in to watch football every Sunday night on average . However there is a dark side to the NFL’s popularity: Its large amount of criminals. A whopping 55.4% of athletes in the NFL have criminal records . This number is slightly below the national average of arrests
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naturally the had 4‚000 armed men protected the route even though the damage was done to one the others shouldn’t become a target as well. It is a miracle that no incident occurred. The drive to Arlington took over an hour. The long line of snazzy limousines moved slowly behind the
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