Odysseus‚ relieved Ithaca’s normalcy returned‚ was furious upon discovery that Polyphemus‚ the wretched Cyclops who kept Odysseus and his men prisoner in his cave‚ was attacking Ithaca. Twenty years after having returned from his journey‚ Odysseus had managed to rebuild Ithaca and return it to its former glory. Until that day‚ when he heard rumors of a mammoth beast attacking a village near the coast. When Odysseus first glimpsed Polyphemus‚ the monster exclaimed‚ in a terrifying voice‚ “Odysseus
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7. Discussed the existed business‚ c orporate and functional strategy. • Banyan Tree Holdings Limited is a leading manager and developer of premi um resorts‚ hotels and spas in the Asia Pacific. After a successful IPO in Jun e 2006‚ Banyan Tree Holdings Limited planned to use parts of the IPO proc eeds to finance an ambitious expansion plan. At the core of this business d evelopment plan was an ambitious proposal to open 21 new resorts over f our years which would span non-Asian territories from
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earthquake in San Andreas Fault‚ California and also determined the waiting time. Similarly‚ I did a MatLab programming project that modelled an environmental process that was the Tsunami. I successfully programmed the shoaling effect and also solved the shallow water wave equation numerically and modelled the tsunami in 1D and also 2D. I did a number of presentations throughout the degree and I also managed to learn the French language at the
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With reference of one or more examples of earthquakes‚ assess the extent to which attempts at prediction and mitigation may have influenced the impact of the hazard. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquake is a major threat to the human and natural environments‚ in which people died‚ buildings collapsed and cities destroyed. Prediction and mitigation are usually conducted in order to reduce the impact of an earthquake
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A form of wave interference in which two waves come together in phase‚ to produce a greater displacement from the still-water line than that produced by either of the waves alone OCE 1001 Chapter 8 (Sections 8.5-8.7) Quiz Questions 1. Why do tsunami waves always behave as shallow water waves? a. Their wavelengths are long enough that anywhere in the ocean the water depth is less than L/20 2. What causes
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loved ones leaves a void in your heart that can never be filled. Also mental health is a major aspect of social life. Natural disasters like earthquakes‚ floods‚ etc can cause immense upheaval in one’s life. My family friends were subjected to the tsunami that hit Sri Lanka in 2004. They had been there for over a month and were going to head back to Kolkata when the tragedy took place. My ‘aunt’ (we call everyone we know “auntie” in our culture) was unable to carry out normal daily functions for over
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exploded. Killing innocent civilians instantly‚ or severely injuring them. Many of those who went out to see the sight were left blind‚ or dead. Although‚ even though the worst had seemed over there was more yet to come. Following the explosion was a tsunami created by the aftermath of it. Leaving the city of Halifax
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World’s Natural Disasters 2010-2013 April 16‚ 2013: Mega earthquake in Iran-Pakistan border Mega earthquake in Iran-Pakistan border region -Magnitude 7.8 mega earthquake hits Iran-Pakistan Border region. -It is the biggest earthquake in Iran in 40 years. -Tremor was felt in United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)‚ Kuwait‚ India‚ Oman‚ Iran‚ Pakistan‚ Kuwait‚ Bahrain‚ Afghanistan‚ Saudi Arabia. Death toll has risen to 36. More than 3‚000 houses are reported to be destroyed in Mashkeel area of Pakistan
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3.4.4 Reactions in the Case of Occurrence of Security or Safety Threats To get a little more specific information on particular security and safety issues‚ respondents were asked to indicate their likeliness to visit a destination in the occurrence of particular threats. For the next set of questions‚ the respondents were asked how likely they would visit a destination if a particular security or safety incident occurred in their holiday destination shortly before their departure. This was measured
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How do the leaders of the Japan businesses and who you have met engage innovative business models in a stagnant economic environment? What might you learn from this? GRA and Strawberry Farming in Yamamoto-cho With the vision of “10‚000 people‚ 100 companies‚ in 10 years”‚ Hiroki Iwasa established General Reconstruction Association (GRA) to revive the town of Yamamoto-cho. Yamamoto-cho‚ a small town lying on the coast of East Japan‚ is one of the areas heavily affected by the aging population. Before
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