[TITLE PAGE] INTRODUCTION General Motors Co is an American multinational automotive corporation and among the world’s big automakers by vehicle sales (GALLIGIAN‚ 2012)‚ in dong business more than 150 countries. General Motors is like divided into five businesses in segments: GM Europe‚ GM International Operations‚ GM North America‚ GM South America and GM Financial (GM Report‚ 2012). In (2009)‚ General Motors had several brands and merged from government backed in
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Have you ever thought how tornados and hurricanes are different? That question will be answered today. You will learn about the appearances‚ the cost and damage‚ and more. A tornado has a cone shaped spiral almost like a traffic cone. A hurricanes heavy winds can bring some damage with them. Tornados are mostly spotted in the Northern Hemisphere and can reach up to 300 miles per hour. Hurricanes originate from the equator and pack a punch on anything in its path. Tornados and hurricane both rotate
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Tornado forecasting can date back to 1948 where the first forecast was made by Capt. Robert C. Miller and Maj. Ernest J. Fawbush (Coleman‚ 567). This forecast was significant because of the Tinker Air Force Base tornadoes. Over a 5-day period in March of 1948‚ two tornadoes hit the base directly. They were the most destructive tornadoes to hit Oklahoma at that time. These two officers were able to pick up on the meteorological patterns and generate a forecast using a prognostic chart and weather
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A Comparison Between Hurricanes and Tornados Throughout history‚ people have been amazed and intrigued by the various forces of nature‚ particularly those associated with weather. In a similar way‚ hurricanes and tornados are some of the most violent natural occurring catastrophes experienced by people. While there are many differences between the two‚ the absolute similarities are tragic. Hurricanes are centered on rough wind swirling around a center area‚ and they are one of the deadliest
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DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS BSc Honours in Operations Research and Applied Statistics SMO 1101 Introduction to Operations Research TUTORIAL QUESTIONS 1. List and discuss the six major steps in the quantitative modeling process. 2. What is the difference between a i. descriptive and a normative model? ii. discrete and a continuous variable? 3. Show that the set ℜ n is a convex set. 4. Is the linearity assumption‚ in LP models‚ realistic in applications? 5. Print-Rite assembles printers for personal
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Thomas Kang History and Globalization Final Paper Sample: Introduction As globalization affects every corner of the modern world‚ those who fail to adopt the free market‚ liberalized‚ and interconnected system simply cannot compete on the global market. The war against communism lead by the United States allowed for the spread of capitalist ideas that would allow this global market to flourish. In simple economic terms‚ a global capitalist system allows for countries to use their comparative
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Manufacture of Perfume Scent from Rosa Berberifolia Background of Research Why is it that women love perfumes as much as men love cars? According to (Smith and Wade‚ 2008) “There are studies that most of women’s reason for loving perfume is because of the pheromones their bodies produce. Often these scents or perfumes trigger the increase of how much pheromone a woman’s body will produce” (p.12) In studies carried out‚ nearly 80% of all women will make a perfume purchase at least each year. Not
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Jacksonville‚ Florida. The first disasters I witnessed were the tornados. The first one evolved in a pond in the back yard of the first house I lived in. I was only an eight year old child at the time‚ and I was staring out of my sliding glass door overlooking my back yard and pond when the tornado began to shape itself. I looked in amazement as a funnel shaped entity made of wind and water arose from the pond. Luckily‚ the tornado evaporated before it could make its way to land and cause any damage
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According to NOAA‚ the Tornado of 1925 was classified as one of the destructive and deadly storms. The following information about the storm is based upon the National Weather Service account. The tornado moved across southeast Missouri‚ southern Illinois‚ and southwest Indiana‚ it remained on the ground for over 3 hours with winds over 300 MPH. The storm left 695 people dead‚ 2‚000 injured and 15‚000 homes destroyed. The Tornado of 1925 still maintains storm records even to this day‚ the longest
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Hurricanes vs Tornados Which is worse Hurricanes or Tornados? Which one is larger‚ Which one has stronger wind speeds? Which one has a longer lifespan? These and more interesting facts will be included‚ so sit back and relax. You will find out which is worse‚ what tornado has caused the most damage and which hurricane has killed the most people. To begin‚ the average amount of tornados that affect the US in one year is 1300. However‚ according to source 4‚"5 hurricanes make landfall in
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