DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN PAKISTAN Introduction 1. Due to diverse geo-climatic conditions prevalent in different parts of the globe‚ different types of natural disasters like floods‚ droughts‚ earthquakes‚ cyclones‚ landslides‚ and volcanoes etc may strike according to the vulnerability of the area. 2. Pakistan‚ due to its diverse range of terrain‚ is susceptible to wide ranging hazards from droughts to floods and earthquakes to cyclones. Pakistan suffered a major drought from 1995-2000. Pakistan almost
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A disaster recovery plan is an HIPPA security standard and its objectives are to establish policies and procedures for responding to an emergency (vandalism‚ system failure‚ and natural disaster) that may damage or interrupt systems that contain PHI. In brief‚ the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act‚ commonly known as HIPAA‚ was enacted on August 21‚ 1996‚ by the United States Congress and signed President Bill Clinton. HIPPA regulates national standards to protect individuals’ health
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Natural Capitalism by Amory Lovins (www.natcap.org) Capital - It’s the accumulated wealth in the form of investments‚ factories‚ and equipment. An economy requires four types of capitalism to function: 1. Human capital – labour & intelligence‚ culture and organization 2. Financial capital – cash investments‚ and monetary instruments 3. Manufactured capital – infrastructure‚ machines‚ tools and factories 4. Natural capital – resources‚ living systems & ecosystem services
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Chenab River The Chenab River‚ is a major river of Jammu and Kashmir‚ India and the Punjab in Pakistan. It forms in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh‚ India‚ and flows through length: 597 miles (960km) | The River Chenab originates in the Kulu and Kangra districts of the Himachal. Pardesh province of India. The two chief streams of the Chenab The Chandra and the BHAGA THE Chenab has twelve major tributaries namely: Chandra‚ Bhaga‚ Bhat Nal1ah‚ Maru‚ Jammu
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just adjust to a gluten free diet at the drop of a hat. There are many challenges that come your way when you shift your diet abruptly. It doesn’t just end there‚ you end up missing out on some of your favorite foods‚ especially candies. As almost all candies contain gluten‚ this does not leave a good taste on you right. But thankfully there are stores‚ especially online candy stores in USA that are coming up catering gluten free candies to people who are on a gluten free diet. What a savior isn’t
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port plays an important role in maritime transportation for both exports and imports. In March 2011‚ the world was affected when Japan was struck with natural disasters (Earthquake and Tsunami). This sudden disaster sent everyone around the world into frenzy. It affected Japan’s ports‚ shipping and logistics. As a result of the natural disasters‚ ports in the northern area of Japan had to stop operations after the Tsunami washed away port facilities‚ leaving the area in tatters. Ports such as Hachinohe
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The word “free” is something everyone likes to hear because it means they can receive what they want without having to pay to obtain it therefore profiting. However‚ nothing is truly free because if one individual doesn’t pay then another will have to in his place. It’s how our world works‚ as well as the economy! The same goes for college‚ everyone one would agree that free college sounds amazing! With free college all those loans could be avoided leading to a happier‚ debt free life‚ right? While
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Prof. Timothy Kirk Philosophy 103 Essay Assigment- Americanah by Chimmanda Ngozi Adichie When immigrants from foreign countries come to the United States they are classified into many categories such as race‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ etc. They leave their own country miles apart and discover themselves into a very different person‚ whom they never thought of they would become. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s newest noble‚ “Americanah‚” has introduced us with a story of a girl named Ifemulu who came to
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In our modern society‚ many people believe in many different ideas. On the one side‚ some people believe that God created the world. Science however uses different ideas to support the idea that Darwin is famous for called Natural Selection‚ which is basically evolution. Every society has a different idea of where man came from. It is important to understand where man came from because that is one of the goals of science and anthropology. If we all understand that we all evolved the same‚ and
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College is FREE! What? Would it be grand if college was free to all citizens in the United States. "A college education is not a luxury‚ it is an necessity” -Andrew Cuomo (Friedman‚ Z.). College should be free or reduced to all who want to go. Educated people tend to make smart decisions and this world could use a few. If the current costs of college were reduced or provided at no charge‚ as it is done in other countries‚ then more Americans could receive more training‚ people could graduate debt
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