Earthquake‚ shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by rapid movement of the Earth’s rocky outer layer. Earthquakes occur when energy stored within the Earth‚ usually in the form of strain in rocks‚ suddenly releases. This energy is transmitted to the surface of the Earth by earthquake waves. The destruction an earthquake causes depends on its magnitude and duration‚ or the amount of shaking that occurs. A structure’s design and the materials used in its construction also affect the amount of damage
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NO. 4 (JULY–AUGUST 2004)‚ 319–334 Dialogic spaces: adult education projects and social engagement PETER RULE University of KwaZulu-Natal‚ South Africa rulep@nu.ac.za PeterRule 0 400000July–August 23 2004 & Francis Original Article 0260-1370 Francis Ltd International Journal2004 10.1080/0260137042000233476 tled23401.sgm Ltdof Lifelong Education Taylor and (print)/1464-519X (online) This paper develops the notions of dialogue and dialogic space in relation to adult education projects with emancipatory
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Engineering Disaster Civil Engineers build significant structures that can last more than a century‚ some of these structures such as Burj Khalifa‚ pyramids and evil towers in France can be considered as landmarks‚ because of its history and its beauty of design. Civil Engineers study the four factors of building structures to determine which tools and materials they will use in order to build permanent structures. Although engineers studying the factors and take the determination‚ there is some
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Jonathan Chen Space Exploration There are many reasons on why space exploration has become a necessity for us‚ as the amount of money being invest on space exploration‚ has increased drastically. From 1950’s the amount of money spend was 89 million which was a large sum of money back then. While we move up in the years the amount of money on space exploration increases‚ for instance in the year 2010 it was the most amount of money spent on space exploration than any other year. A total of 18‚724
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Space science – study of everything in outer space.[1] This has sometimes been called astronomy‚ but recently astronomy has come to be regarded as a division of broader space science‚ which has grown to include other related fields‚[2] such as studying issues related to space travel and space exploration (including space medicine)‚[3] and science performed in outer space (see space research). ContentsPlanetary and Space Science‚ published 15 times per year‚ is a peer-reviewed scientific journal
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Introduction "Common natural disasters area a leading cause of data loss " says Bud Stoddard‚ AmeriVault President and CEO. Events such as the 8.3 earthquake that struck Hokkaido Japan September 25‚ 2003‚ and the firestorm in San Diego just weeks ago are just two examples of how natural disasters are devastating millions of unprepared businesses around the world. These are not the only events that must be considered‚ however. The terrorist attacks against the US on 9/11/01 and the biggest blackout
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Exploring space is a waste of money? Space exploration has been a huge part of our history; from Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin winning the “space race” withRussia‚ to the Mars Rovers. There are many different takes on the matter of space exploration and a lot of people feel that the disavantages far out weigh the benefits. Yet‚ many others believe that space exploration should be continued at all costs and that it has proven to be very beneficial in the past and will continue . To start off
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In India‚ the space program was formerly launched in 1972 with the setting up of the Space Commission and the Department of Space. Advancement in areas of communication‚ meteorology‚ resources survey & management‚ develop satellites‚ launch vehicles & associated ground systems were the initial objectives. Since then‚ India has made impressive progress in this field. Space technology has not only enhanced India’s communication capabilities‚ but has also contributed in meteorological forecasting
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Urban Spaces Living within a unicultural community is quite the norm for many reasons. It serves a plethora of benefits to be surrounded by individuals who share the same lifestyle as you. The corner grocer may stock ethnic foods particular to your own culture that could not be found in major chain stores. Your neighbors may speak your native tongue if you’re not from that particular part of the world thus eliminating language barriers. All these small conveniences associated with living in unicultural
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INTRODUCTION 3 2. Importance of Space tourism 3 3. DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE TOURISM 4 4. Market for Space tourism 6 5. CHALLENGES OF SPACE TOURISM 7 6. CONCLUSION 7 7. BIBLIOGRAPHY 8 8. APPENDIX 9 1. INTRODUCTION The history of space tourism is closely linked to that of aviation; which started at the end of 1903 when the Wright Brothers flew in their Kitty Hawk machine hence starting efforts of mankind to leave earth and venture farther to reach space (Webber‚ 2013). In the beginning
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