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    In the Strike in Space case‚ there are two primary problems. One major problem is the misuse of authority of the ground control in the way it manages the astronauts. This abuse of power is evident in several sub-issues such as: micromanagement‚ procedural injustice‚ and the disregard for employee input. Another major problem is lack of motivation caused by unrealistic expectations‚ poorly defined goals‚ and the absence of an incentive policy. Micromanagement (Taylorism/Scientific Management)

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    Free sample essay on Indian Space Programme. Indian mythology is full of stories of interplanetary travels and flights. From the very beginning of civilisation‚ space­flights have fired the human imagination. The modern space- age can be said to have begun with the launching of the Sputniks by Russia. Since then research and efforts in .space travel have assumed many dimensions. The landing of man on the moon‚ the launch of space shuttles‚ and stations etc. and the spectacular success of such

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    Natural Disasters We have all seen the awful effects of a flood or an earthquake - if we’re lucky only on the news. About 75 percent of the world’s population live in areas affected at least once by earthquake‚ tropical cyclone‚ flood or drought between 1980 and 2000 (Reducing Disaster Risk UNDP report‚ 2005). What causes natural disasters? First we need to get a bit technical. Natural hazards and natural disasters may sound like the same thing but there is a small but vital

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    Aaron McNamara Mr. Kerner 04/17/13 Space Exploration The space age began as a race for security and prestige between two superpowers. The opportunities were boundless‚ and the decades that followed have seen a radical transformation in the way we live our daily lives‚ in large part due to our use of space. Space systems have taken us to other celestial bodies and extended humankind’s horizons back in time to the very first moments of the universe and out to the galaxies at its far reaches

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    HMS Challenger Journal Day 1 – December 22nd 1872 The ship set sail from Portsmouth‚ England early yesterday morning and we have been sailing for almost a whole 24 hours; I’m assuming we’re about 40 degrees north of the equator. It’s a perfect day out for sailing‚ the water is crystal blue‚ my hair is softly blowing though the wind‚ and there’s not a cloud in sight. Today my job was to use a dredge. A dredge takes samples along the surface of the seafloor while being dragged across the bottom.

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    HMS Challenger Journal Day 1 – December 22nd 1872 The ship set sail from Portsmouth‚ England early yesterday morning and we have been sailing for nearly a whole 24 hours; I’m supposing we’re about 40 degrees north of the equator. It’s a great day for sailing‚ the water is crystal blue‚ my hair is gently blowing though the wind‚ and there’s not a cloud in sight. Today my job was to use the scientific tool‚ the dredge. A dredge takes samples along the surface of the seafloor while being dragged across

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    Space Exploration: Women in Space Space exploration is the ongoing discovery and exploration of celestial structures in outer space by means of continuously evolving and growing space technology. The whole subject of space exploration is so vast‚ from the V2 Missile to the most recent launches of today. So‚ to narrow it down‚ this essay will cover some space exploration involving women. 536 people have gone to space. 58 of those were women. Eight of those flew in the Soviet/Russian Space program

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    Natural Disaster

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    Natural Disasters With the tropical climate and unstable landforms‚ coupled with high population density‚ poverty‚ illiteracy and lack of adequate infrastructure‚ India is one of the most vulnerable developing countries to suffer very often from various Natural Disasters‚ viz. flood‚ cyclone‚ earthquake‚forest fire‚ drought‚ etc. Asia tops the list of casualties due to natural disasters. Space technology plays a crucial role in efficient mitigation of disasters. Communication satellite provides

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    Hubble Space Telescope

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    The Hubble Space Telescope is a space telescope that was carried into orbit by a Space Shuttle in 1990 and remains in operation. A aperture telescope in low Earth orbit‚ Hubble’s four main instruments observe in the near ultraviolet‚ visible‚ and near infrared. The telescope is named after the astronomer Edwin Hubble. Hubble’s orbit outside the distortion of Earth’s atmosphere allows it to take extremely high-resolution images with almost no background light. Hubble’s Deep Field has recorded some

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    Disaster and Children

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    A disaster is a sudden‚ calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human‚ material‚ and economic or environmental losses that exceed the community’s or society’s ability to cope using its own resources. Though often caused by nature‚ disasters can have human origins. There can be two kinds of disasters Natural Disaster –naturally occurring physical phenomena caused either by onset events which can be geophysical (earthquakes‚ landslides‚ tsunamis

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