University of British Columbia Econ 451 Assignment 1 Instructor: Alfred Kong Due date: 29th September 2011 The assignment is due at the beginning of the class. Late assignment will not be accepted. You may work in a group of up to 5 people. Question 1 A new health minister proposes to distribute an apple a day for free to every citizen. To be effective the legislation states that the free apples may not be traded or sold. Explain why this “no trade” policy would be inefficient.
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Man Made Disaster The affects of over population on natural environment are vivid. As of November‚ 2008‚ the world’s population is estimated to be about 6.7 billion. It is expected to reach nearly nine billion by the year 2042. This issue of increasing population should be at the forefront of our attention. The rising population has resulted in high fuel consumption and reduction of natural resources. Due to such major growth in population‚ human needs also grow‚ in time; there will not be enough
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The Hubble Space Telescope was launched after a two-year delay on April 24th‚ 1990 from the space shuttle Discovery. This telescope has a length of 13.2 meters and a weight at launch that was 11‚110 kg. It is a space-based optical reflective telescope that observes distant and faint objects. (NASA) One of the most important discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope has to be that it has revealed the age of the universe to be 13 to 14 billion years old‚ this was a huge improvement from the earth based
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with the launch of Chandrayan for its moon mission. India started its space programme with the launch of first space satellite ‘Aryabhatta’ on April 19‚ 1975. This space satellite was named after the great Indian astronomer and mathematician of the 5th century‚ Aryabhatta. It was launched from a soviet cosmodrome with the help of a Soviet rocket. It marked India’s giant leap and made her the eleventh country to join the space club. The second satellite ‘Bhaskara’ was launched on June 7‚ 1979. It
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NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT A Supplementary Textbook in Geography for Class XI on UNIT 11 : Natural Hazards and Disasters CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION PREET VIHAR‚ DELHI - 110092 FIRST EDITION 2006 © CBSE‚ DELHI Price: Published By: The Secretary‚ Central Board of Secondary Education‚ 2‚ Community Centre‚ Preet Vihar‚ Delhi-110092 Design‚ Layout and Illustration By: Chandu Press‚ D-97‚ Shakarpur‚ Delhi-110092 Printed By: Chandu Press‚ D-97‚ Shakarpur‚ Delhi-110092
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The International Space Station (ISS) The International Space Station (ISS) is a research facility which is being assembled in Low Earth Orbit. Construction of the station began in 1998‚ and is scheduled to be complete by 2011. Operations will continue until 2015. At present‚ the ISS is the largest artificial satellite in Earth orbit. It is bigger than any previous space station. The ISS program is a joint effort by the space agencies of the United States (NASA)‚ Russia‚ Japan‚ Canada and ten European
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Space Constructors Inc. Hanchen Li Jianyang Zhang St. Thomas University BUS 670 Advanced Operations Management Dr. Paul D. Maxwell Jan 29‚ 2014 1. Reduce total project duration as much as possible without unnecessary additional cost. Indicate the new critical path or paths. Show how much slack or float remain in the noncritical paths. Below is the path without unnecessary additional cost. Path Original times(weeks) reduce total duration as much as possible with
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Disaster Recovery Planning Disaster recovery planning can best be defined as an organization’s procedures for continuing operations in the event of the destruction of program and data files‚ as well as processing capability. In the case of any disaster or incident that causes a stop in the continuing work‚ businesses must be prepared with a business continuity plan‚ or a way to resume the activities required to keep your organization running during a period of displacement or interruption
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The Four Fundamental Theories of Disasters The Four Fundamental Theories of Disasters Over the course of human history mankind has viewed natural disasters with a wide range of theories as to their causes and meanings. As we have come to learn more about our world through science and observation‚ we have changed our perspective as well as our methods for coping with and avoiding disasters. Over time‚ researchers have identified four fundamental theories of disasters that humans have held‚ or still
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natural disasters on account of its unique geo-climatic conditions. Floods‚ droughts‚ cyclones‚ earthquakes and landslides have been a recurrent phenomenon. About 60% of the landmass is prone to earthquakes of various intensities; over 40 million hectares is prone to floods; about 8% of the total area is prone to cyclones and 68% of the area is susceptible to drought. In the decade 1990-2000‚ an average of about 4344 people lost their lives and about 30 million people were affected by disasters every
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