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    Asare 1 Charles Asare English II Mr. Phillips 29 October‚ 2013 The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in a ball of fire less than two minutes of launching resulting from a gas tank leakage. The disaster was broadcast live on broad day light news stations across the nation. The Challenger‚ as it is popularly known among all other space shuttles was the first to explode. America was terrified by the horrible incident as it was the first time US astronauts

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    Jason Mann‚ an engineer‚ was given a break from his work. The date was March 15‚ 2017. He was going home in Hawkinsville‚ a small community isolated by woods‚ when one of his friends‚ Mack Taint‚ was beside his broken-down car. Jason questioned‚ "Do you need a ride? I have plenty of extra seats. I have three days off." "Nah‚" Mack responded‚ "I’m fine. I’ll just call up Colin." Jason replied. "You don’t need to Mack‚ it’s fine. I was about to go camping. Wanna come?" "You are? If

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    ITU Southern and East Africa Workshop on the use of Telecommunications/ICT for Disaster Management: Savings Lives Lusaka‚ Zambia‚ 17-18 July 2008 Role of Telecommunications and ICTs in Disaster Management Jacob Munodawafa Executive Secretary July 2008 Copyright 2008 © SATA Secretariat‚ All Rights Reserved 1 Overview of Association of Telecom Operators & ICTs Players in the SADC (Southern African Development Community‚ which is an economic grouping of 14 Member States)

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    OF NATURAL DISASTERS ABSTRACT: Disasters of both natural and technological origin have a considerable impact on communities. The effects of disasters in India are significantly reduced by well established counter disaster arrangements at all three levels of government. These arrangements comprise comprehensive plans of prevention‚ preparedness‚ response and recovery and in more recent times‚ of mitigation. The economic effects of disasters can be devastating and widespread. When disasters strike houses

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    of the student‚ in my opinion‚ is AWARENESS of what to do during and after disasters. This would lessen panicking‚ paranoid and uncontrollable people running around. Also‚ knowing what to do when disaster strikes will also lessen the death toll. Knowing what to do after disaster‚ and at least basic first aid‚ will enable students help the authorities in saving lives. If students are well trained then if there is a disaster they are able to protect themselves and they can also help others.Student branch

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    Running Head: NUCLEAR DISASTERS Nuclear Disasters: The Prevention and Aftermath Katey Thomas NMT‚ English 111-04 December 7‚ 2012 Abstract This paper discusses nuclear disasters and their permanent scar on society. The paper starts by describing the transition society is making to nuclear power in order to meet stated goals for cutting carbon emissions. Also‚ the possibility of a nuclear accident occurring is explained. Next‚ the paper explains the events of the three most well-known

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    Course Case Study # 02 Worksheet NATURAL DISASTERS AND THE DECISIONS THAT FOLLOW Version 1.0: 21 Jun 2013 Presented by: Hossam Bashir I. Problem Definition: * Natural disasters such as hurricane‚ winter snowstorms and summer thunderstorms have many effects on countries’ different industries such as Insurance and Airlines companies. Also‚ how the organizations manage these disasters and the decisions that may follow these disasters have serious effects on customers and so finanacial

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    Pike River Mining Disaster – A Case Study On the 19th of September 2010‚ what was to become known as the Pike River Mining Disaster began in the close proximity to the town of Greymouth. At an occupied mine of 31 miners and contractors‚ an initial explosion occurred in the West Coast Region of New Zealand’s South Island at approximately 3:44pm. Two were fortunate enough to walk away from the scene and were treated for moderate injuries at hospital‚ then later released the next day. It was believed

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    IT’S A BIRD‚ IT’S A PLANE…….. IT’S THE HINDENBURG THAT HAD A DISASTER IN 1937! The Hindenburg was a zeppelin (a type of flying machine that looks like a blimp) that was made during a time where Germany was ruled as Nazi Germany. The Hindenburg was launched in March‚ 1936‚ and was invented in 1936. When the Hindenburg was launched‚ the idea was to cross the Atlantic Ocean to U.S. with passengers traveling there. The Hindenburg ran on helium and was a commercial transportation and had passengers

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    As Tropical Storm Harvey continues to drench southeast Texas and flood the Houston area‚ people aren’t the only ones seeking higher ground. The wild animals are‚ too. Reports and images of swimming snakes and lurking alligators are making the rounds on social media‚ and some are not current or real. Some alligator photos were from 2016. A fake photo shows a shark that was definitely not swimming down a flooded city freeway. But the Houston area is home to thousands of American alligators that reside

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