Tom Clancy. Thomas Leo "Tom" Clancy‚ Jr. was an American author and historian best known for his technically detailed espionage and military science storylines set during and in the aftermath of the Cold War‚ and for video games that bear his name for licensing and promotional purposes. Seventeen of his novels were bestsellers‚ and more than 100 million copies of his books are in print. His name was also a brand for similar movie scripts written by ghost writers and non-fiction books on military
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2011‚ the world was affected when Japan was struck with natural disasters (Earthquake and Tsunami). This sudden disaster sent everyone around the world into frenzy. It affected Japan’s ports‚ shipping and logistics. As a result of the natural disasters‚ ports in the northern area of Japan had to stop operations after the Tsunami washed away port facilities‚ leaving the area in tatters. Ports such as Hachinohe‚ Ishinomaki and Onahama were severely damaged and it would take months before operations can
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anonymous Critique #1- Does disaster bring positive social change? Chapter 14- The environment Word count- 513 In his argument‚ Samuel Henry Prince states that disasters bring about positive social change‚ for eg-rebuilding in New Orleans has tended to benefit the society at large. I think even putting the words “disaster” and “positive” together in the same sentence is unimaginable. I don’t think that an improvement in one’s physical surroundings can account to a better future for a given
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Session M1.1: Disaster Risk Management Terms and Concepts Note: For further detail definitions and concepts clarity‚ please visit United Nation International Strategy (UNISDR) website http://www.unisdr.org/eng/terminology/terminology-2009-eng.html Crisis A crisis is any event that is‚ or is expected to lead to‚ an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual‚ group‚ community‚ or whole society. Management often requires decisions to be made within a short timeframe & often an event
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Chenab River The Chenab River‚ is a major river of Jammu and Kashmir‚ India and the Punjab in Pakistan. It forms in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh‚ India‚ and flows through length: 597 miles (960km) | The River Chenab originates in the Kulu and Kangra districts of the Himachal. Pardesh province of India. The two chief streams of the Chenab The Chandra and the BHAGA THE Chenab has twelve major tributaries namely: Chandra‚ Bhaga‚ Bhat Nal1ah‚ Maru‚ Jammu
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Discussion I - The Mann Gulch Disaster 1. The mental obstacles that constrained the way a problem is defined experienced by the smokejumpers (conceptual blocks) included the following: a. First‚ the jumpers were told that the fire they were going to fight was a 10:00 fire‚ meaning that they were going in prepared to fight a fire that should be contained by the next morning. They seemed to have pre-defined the problem without consideration that they may be dropped of having to fight a different
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Assignment 1 Types of Software:- Software includes all the various forms and roles that digitally stored data may have and play in a computer (or similar system)‚ regardless of whether the data is used as code for a CPU‚ or other interpreter‚ or whether it represents other kinds of information. Practical computer systems divide software systems into three major classes: system software‚ programming software and application software‚ although the distinction is arbitrary‚ and often blurred.
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The role of the public health personnel and the public health RN in a disaster: The major role of the public health personnel in a disaster is to oversee safety in the community. There are many needs of the community during a time of crisis including meeting basic survival needs such as food‚ water and shelter. The public health personnel oversee the crisis from start to finish. Some of the public health personnel included the fire chief‚ emergency response and public works safety officer. The
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The Security Dilemma（Spiral） and its aftermath in Northeast Asia Wang Kai‚ 10210170049 Part 1: Why the security dilemma or spiral in NEA deteriorated after the cold war? 1. Historical legacies A. Memory of the World War II Originating from its brutal occupation of China‚ the natural aversion to Japan has been preserved in part by Japan’s refusal to recognize and apologized for its imperial past. Chinese anti-Japan nationalism explodes recurrently by specific incidents—for instance‚ the revision
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Definition of Disaster: Disaster means a serious disruption to a community caused by the impact of an event that requires a significant coordinated response by the Government and other entities to help the community to recover from the disruption. Disasters are usually associated with severe damage to infrastructure and utilities‚ death‚ injuries and homelessness‚ and can be widespread or contained within a particular sector or sub sector. Definition of Disaster Area: Disaster Area means
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