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    12 7.0 Conclusion 13 8.0 Reference 14 The effect of earthquake on buildings in Japan 1.0 Abstract The country of Japan is an island. The population in Japan is considered quite high‚ about 127‚817‚277 people in this small country. Therefore‚ this has made Japan became one of the most tightly populated country in the world‚ ranking the 36th placing. Earthquakes are very common in Japan. In fact‚ Japan had suffered more earthquakes compared to other. Therefore‚ engineers have put in a lot of

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    his written work Mein Kampf his significance within the German politics rose as he attacked the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles and promised a Lebensraum for all the Germans. The Nazi party had anti-Semitic ideas‚ blaming the state of the country at the time on the Jews‚ with Hitler orating those thoughts to the public who wanted to have someone to blame for all the problems in Germany. Hitler had such a "charisma that people believed whatever he said" (Emil Klein‚ Nazi supporter‚ 1920s‚ BBC

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    possibly one of his most famous quotes: "My fellow Americans‚ ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what can you do for your country." This was followed up by‚ "My fellow citizens of the world‚ ask not what America will do for you‚ but what together we can do for the freedom of man." Exactly 44 years after Kennedy’s Inaugural address‚ it might be worthwhile to revisit the implications of this statement. Can it be said that it is quite the liberal glorification that we are often led to

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    what is the rationale for development planning in developing countries? by Vincent Siwawa on Thursday‚ April 5‚ 2012 at 6:48pm · Among the various purposes oor reasons for developmemt planning in developing countries include‚ market failures‚ foriegn aid‚ resource mobilisationand allocation‚ attittudianl or psychological impact‚ the need to get direction‚ to measure progress‚ nation building through public participation‚ to avoid conflicts and prevent resource from being wasted

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    resources are managed in a selected organisation that you know well. The first stage of training is at the welcome meeting. This is followed by a structured development programme that provide in all of business. All new employees have an initial training period. They will also attend classroom based training sessions where they will complete workbooks for quality‚ service and cleanliness. After the initial period all employees receive ongoing training. Training and development is given in the

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    others‚ but no matter the severity‚ there is usually a loss‚ and a cry for help. The first one I want to talk about is the earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010. By January 24th‚ at least 52 aftershocks (a smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake)‚ measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimate of three million people were affected by the earthquake. Death toll estimates ranged from 100‚000 to 160‚000. 316 total had been affected overall. Estimated 250‚000 residences and

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    The introduction of managed care in the US health care delivery system has impacted both patients‚ physicians and providers from an economic stand point. This health care system has undergone changes while continuing to evolve because providers set criteria to monitor the type and quality of care patients receive. From a patients perspective‚ managed care helps control costs when a client contracts a particular provider at a reduced rate. According to a Michigan Family Review by Conklin (2002)‚ “debate

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    “Leadership is one of those things which is almost impossible to pin down in words but which everyone recognises when they see it.” D.A.S Plastow Group Managing Director Rolls-Royce Motors Limited. When we hear the word leadership or leader‚ the first thing some people imagine is a great military commander or king standing in front of his people and issuing orders. If we think about it more closely‚ we will realize that leadership is not only a creation of ancient history but we deal with it

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    Christchurch Earthquake 2011 Case Study (New Zealand) On Tuesday 22 February 2011 at 12:51 p.m. Christchurch struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquakewhich killed 185 people and injured several thousand. The quake was centred 10km south-east of the city at a depth of 5km.  In the ten minutes after it hit‚ there were 10 aftershocks of magnitude 4 or more. Also there was just a recent earthquakewhich took place in September 2010. It was just as strong as the Haiti earthquake‚ at 7

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    Earthquakes Enquiry The aim of the enquiry is to find out what the factors were‚ which led to more people dying in the Gujarat earthquake in 2001‚ then the San Francisco earthquake in 1989. The Gujarat earthquake started at 8:46 am on Friday 26th January 2001. The earthquake struck the heavily populated (LEDC) state of Gujarat in western India. The earthquake measured 7.9 on the Richter scale and sent tremors thousands of kilometres across the continent. It was so large that it was felt as far

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