Disaster Management in Pakistan On 26th October this year‚ thirty six trapped Chilean mine workers were rescued by drilling a deep hole into the mine. A month later‚ twenty nine mine workers in Newzeland died after remaining trapped for days in a mine. Poor disaster management cost precious lives. In Pakistan‚ too‚ Disaster management is not up to the mark. Be it the devastating earthquake‚ the catastrophic floods‚ the outbreak of fires or the aftermath of bomb blasts‚ the management was
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1986‚ the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded during launch‚ taking the lives of six astronauts and one teacher. Questions arose about what factors led to this disaster. I will discuss these factors in terms of general engineering disasters. In an article “Explaining Disasters” (Harris 1995)‚ three factors are discussed which cause disasters: bad management‚ engineering faults and bad ethics. Success for any company depends on good management. A communication gap between management and the employees
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Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 & American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan of 2009 TJ Wicker PP 301 Professor Tracy Sanders 5/28/2012 Outline of 2008 and 2009 Political Environments I. Overview - The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (commonly called The Bailout Bill and The American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan of 2009 (commonly called The Stimulus Bill) involved massive amounts of taxpayer dollars into the faltering U.S. economy. However the level of bi-partisan
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Assess the benefits to performance of recovery strategies for a 1500m track athlete Recovery is a very important element of fitness‚ due to the high physiological and phycological demands that arise from many different high intensity sports‚ such as 1500m track. Through studying many different types of recovery strategies‚ it is evident that the effectiveness of each strategy varies‚ however all play a positive role in decreasing fatigue‚ illness‚ injury and underperformance; all of which athletes
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PM-DTPA/PTX was developed to passively target solid tumors‚ however‚ instability of micellar carriers in an aqueous medium are often reported problems. Thus lyophilization is a potential alternative to prevent instability in these cases[23‚24‚30]. Given that freeze-dried kits for radiodiagnosis are reported as an easy‚ fast‚ safe and reproducible way to obtain radiopharmaceuticals‚ it has been seen as a safe and effective alternative to prepare the PM-DTPA/PTX formulation[22‚31‚32]. However‚ considering
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Information Technology and Its Role in Modern Business Organization Information technology (IT) is the use of computers and telecommunications equipment to store‚ retrieve‚ transmit and manipulate data. The term is commonly used as a synonym for computers and computer networks‚ but it also encompasses other information distribution technologies such as television and telephones. Humans have been storing‚ retrieving‚ manipulating and communicating information since the Sumerians in Mesopotamia
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Premarital sex From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Premarital sex is sexual activity practiced by persons who are unmarried. Historically it has been considered taboo in some cultures and religions. In some cultures‚ the significance of premarital sex has traditionally been related to the concept of virginity. However‚ unlike virginity‚ premarital sex can refer to more than one occasion of sexual activity or more than one sex partner. There are cultural differences as to whether and in which
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PM598 The Award Phase - You Decide Unfortunately the catering business did not generate the expected profits therefore you are in the process of dissolving the business. You have no use for the high quality cooking equipment that was leased for the catering business. You assume the chefs will continue in the cooking business and can use the equipment. It would be all right with you if they took over the lease. You understand there is no charge to remove your names from the lease agreement. However
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In my opinion‚ recovery signifies to live and to be alive. In short‚ it is the key component that I need to have in my life to ensure that I am alive in the flesh‚ as well as alive in the mind. In other words‚ recovery is the bridge that connects the gap between living a mediocre life and living a life of complete fulfillment. It allows me to strive to be the best human being that I can possibly be while I exist on planet earth. For example‚ I know from my personal experience that if I did not have
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Course Case Study # 02 Worksheet NATURAL DISASTERS AND THE DECISIONS THAT FOLLOW Version 1.0: 21 Jun 2013 Presented by: Hossam Bashir I. Problem Definition: * Natural disasters such as hurricane‚ winter snowstorms and summer thunderstorms have many effects on countries’ different industries such as Insurance and Airlines companies. Also‚ how the organizations manage these disasters and the decisions that may follow these disasters have serious effects on customers and so finanacial
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