distances of 400 kilometers from the epicenter. It produced record-breaking ground acceleration‚ which left sixty people dead‚ 7‚000 injured‚ 20‚000 homeless‚ and over 40‚000 buildings damaged in Los Angles and surrounding counties. The Earthquake caused the collapse of overpasses along the Santa Monica‚ Antelope Valley‚ Simi Valley‚ as well as the Golden State Freeway. In addition‚ numerous fires broke out due to gas line ruptures causing further damage to the
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10 years‚ two months‚ and two days ago‚ the stock market collapse. Excessive amounts of stock was traded and billions of dollar were lost‚ effectively sending us into a downward economic spiral we call the Great Depression. By 1933‚ half of all American banks had failed and the unemployment rate soared. It is generally agreed upon that excessive and improper use of credit‚ overspeculation in the stock and real estate markets‚ grossly high tariffs (which cut off international trade)‚ and return to
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What caused the Korean War? The Korean War started in 1950 and took place in a time that was very known to war. The war ending in a peace treaty singing between USA and North Korea‚ the South Koreans never actually signed for peace. This is often said by the North Koreans as an excuse to carry on the so called war by having army troops all along the border. This may not be a surprise to many due to North Koreas well known extremism and overall lack of connection the rest of the world. This is an
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PROBLEMS OF URBANIZATION Urbanization‚ or urban drift is the physical growth of urban areas as a result of global change. Urbanization is also defined by the United Nations as movement of people from rural to urban areas with population growth equating to urban migration. The United Nations projected that half of the world’s population would live in urban areas at the end of 2008 Urbanization is closely linked to modernization‚ industrialization‚ and the sociological process of rationalization
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The derived product: earthworm castings‚ is now recognized as a high value material which‚ when blended with soil‚ can restore soil tilth by correcting the imbalances caused by the over-utilization of petrol-chemical based fertilizers; thus enabling crops and plants to naturally combat pests and diseases‚ all resulting in increased crop production and general plant health. Using European technology we began researching production processes and the potential of Vermicomposting over 20 years ago. In
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Essay “What caused the Great Depression?” It was not just one specific factor that caused the Great Depression‚ there were many factors causing the economy to collapse. It is yet still unknown the main cause of the great depression‚ it is a question that will remain standing. Although most think the main cause was the 1929 crash of the stock market‚ still none agreed upon that. The 1929 crash of the stock market was not “the” cause of the great depression; however it was “one” of the causes
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presentation on REAL TIME IMAGE PROCESSING APPLIED TO TRAFFIC – QUEUE DETECTION ALGORITHM [pic] ABSTRACT_____________________ This paper primarily aims at the new technique of video image processing used to solve problems associated with the real-time road traffic control systems. There is a growing demand for road traffic data of all kinds. Increasing congestion problems and problems associated with existing detectors spawned an interest
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although African Americans were free they still suffered in poverty and discrimination. As a result they left the South to find better lives elsewhere. The movement of the African Americans to the North from the South was called the Great Migration‚ it caused the North to be over populated and not enough jobs for everyone. A couple of reasons for African Americans moving to the North. Prejudice‚ discrimination and poor job prospecting in the South obviously provided the strong push factors. (Source
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Revolution was an armed struggle that began in 1910. Although there were many factors to the start of the Revolution‚ it was mainly caused by tensions over land reform‚ wage disparities‚ and political oppression. The revolution was in part caused by unfair land reform policies. One policy that caused outrage among the indigenous peoples was the Ley de Terrenos Baldios‚ which caused 50 million hectares of land to be taken from indigenous farmers. One reaction to this was revolutionary leader Zapata’s Plan
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does it effect the economic development‚ the impact on the standard of living and also focus on population growth as the contemporary concern by highlighting the past and present trends. However other arguments will be presented‚ such as theories that support the fact that population growth has an impact in economic development. According to Weeks‚ J (1999:13) the rapid acceleration in growth after 1950 was due almost entirely to the declines in the death rates that accompanied industrial revolution
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