Contents Advice for care home managers and staff 2 What are the risks? The effects of heat on health 3 Further information 5 2 Supporting vulnerable people before and during a heatwave – Advice for care home managers and staff Advice for care home managers and staff Severe heat is dangerous to everyone‚ ESPECIALLY OLDER and DISABLED PEOPLE‚ AND THOSE LIVING IN CARE HOMES. During a heatwave‚ when temperatures remain abnormally high for longer than a couple of days‚ it can prove fatal
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it were not for a man named Henry Morton Stanley. Stanley was the first European explorer to lead a successful journey into Congo‚ overcoming the unbelievable probability of failure to open up the heart of tropical Africa to European imperialism. However‚ his journey was neither smooth nor pleasant. In fact‚ the tactics that Stanley used to achieve this astounding feat were not only unorthodox albeit extremely effective‚ but also inhumane and cruel. Henry Morton Stanley greatly furthered imperialistic
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Men and women alike throughout the world are asking the same plaguing question “Where’s Ray”. Nearly a month after the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the US‚ people are still wondering why they can’t find the main heroine of the movie on shelves. In the Article “‘#wheresrey’? Disney says more ‘Star Wars’ heroine toys on way” by Ryan Nakashima‚ the author grapples with this controversial dilemma pervading the mind of many customers. A better restatement of this popular question however
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& 18 Waves‚ Light & EM Spectrum Name___________________________ Study Your Notes‚ textbook‚ worksheets‚ workbook pages & labs to fill in this information: Chapter 17: Mechanical Waves: a disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another Transverse Waves: a wave that causes the medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels. Surface waves: a wave that travels along a surface separating two media Longitudinal waves: a wave tin
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Heywood‚ Leslie‚ and Jennifer Drake. Third Wave Agenda: Being Feminist‚ Doing Feminism. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press‚ 1997. Print. The edited volume Third Wave Agenda: Being Feminist‚ Doing Feminism aims to answer the question‚ “What is the third wave?” in order to establish a theoretical framework to define third wave feminism (13). The editors Leslie Heywood and Jennifer Drake collected works from writers‚ who work as cultural critics‚ activists‚ and teachers‚ that combine research
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2024 Rogue Waves and Tsunamis What is the difference between Rogue waves and Tsunamis? Rogue waves are dangerous massive waves that come unpredictably‚ but tsunamis are more clear and cause destruction with multiple big waves. Rogue waves and tsunamis have some similarities‚ but also have many differences. Rogue waves are powerful and unsystematically disastrous big waves seen far out in deep waters. Based on what the text says‚ “The surrounding sea can appear calm when suddenly a wave as high as
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Gigantic waves are merciless demons of the sea. Rogue waves and tsunamis are natural disasters that can destroy and wreck the world around you. However‚ they can be prepared in advance‚ but they are still very deadly. Rogue waves and tsunamis seem very alike‚ but when diving deep into the information about them‚ one can see just how different they are. Rogue waves have a distinct look and happen in different ways. First‚ huge freak waves‚ such as rogue waves‚ are waves that can suddenly appear out
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people of the country. Recently there has been a new addition to the list of regular natural disasters of Bangladesh‚ named Cold Wave. This extreme natural event is termed as disaster when it adversely affects the whole environment‚ including human beings‚ their shelters‚ or the resources essential for their livelihoods. Bangladesh is currently experiencing severe cold waves in the winter for last few years. Northern and southwest parts of the country experienced a rapid fall in temperature on 1 January
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Snyder in her essay‚ "What is third wave feminism?" Begins her description of third wave feminism by pointing out the theoretical problems in second wave feminism. Third wave feminism does this by firstly‚ "providing a foreground for personal narratives that showcase intersection and multiple perspectives. Secondly‚ third wave feminism focuses on multivocality and action. Lastly‚ the ideology of third wave feminism tries to embody inclusion" (Snyder‚ 2008). Third wave feminism has been considered hard
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radio stations broadcast. A radio wave (radiating electric field) propagates out from the source‚ traveling at the speed of light. The source‚ for example an antenna‚ creates oscillating electric(E)/ magnetic(B) fields. These fields are perpendicular not only to each other but to the direction of the traveling wave‚ and travel away from the antenna. The electromagnetic wave is‚ therefore‚ a transverse wave. The electric/ magnetic fields store the energy of the wave. Basically‚ the oscillating current
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