flood fury in uttarakhand A scientific analysis of the reasons for the disaster that struck Uttarakhand‚ particularly the temple town. THE primary trigger for the Uttarakhand disaster following the very heavy rain during June 16-18 was the extremely unusual behaviour of the monsoon this year over north India. The incessant‚ heavy rainfall over three days‚ perhaps accompanied by a few cloudburst-type events (which cannot be confirmed)‚ resulted in flash floods and associated landslides. The devastation
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„Strategy as Simple Rules“ by Kathleen Eisenhardt and Donald Sull A) Article Summary Basically the article describes how and why companies like Yahoo‚ AOL or Enron use simple rules in rapidly moving markets. In the past companies were able to apply complex strategies due to a simple business landscape and stable markets‚ but nowadays most markets are not stable any more. Markets are fast moving and so complex themselves that companies are forced to react and to simplify their strategies.
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Summary While speaking during a Gleaner Editors’ Forum at the newspaper’s North Street‚ central Kingston office January 29‚ 2013‚ at which the Caribbean Policy Research Institute’s recent findings on Education in Jamaica’ were examined; Mr. Everton Hannam president of the National Parent-Teacher Association pointed out that nothing new has been found from the study‚ which had highlighted nine critical dimensions of education in Jamaica. He however‚ commended the study. Mr. Hannam was resolute
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Kristina Player ENG 102 B5Z3 Caitlin Chester January 22‚ 2013 Article Summary In “The World Food Crisis: An Overview of the Causes and Consequences‚” the UN examines the problem of the world’s food crisis. The world food crisis has been an issue for many centuries. In order for world leaders to make sure that the world has enough food‚ the problems must first be identified. Globally food prices have greatly increased to the point that they are reducing the world to a state of hunger and
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Dr. Suderman ENC1101 September 27‚ 2013 Wall Street Journal Article Summary It is becoming more and more evident to Major companies that sleep is a necessity that often gets swept under the rug. They are noticing more and more that lack of sleep is a major hamper on your performance in the workplace. Getting a good nights’ sleep is more beneficial than finding ways to work better on less sleep. Companies have to send their employees home early to help them sleep more to keep up with their productivity
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Organizational Behavior BADM 234-04 Dr. Bell Chen Jiaxin Jan 30th‚ 2014 Starbucks Sees China Growth Despite Tea-Drinking Culture Article Summary of Chapter Three I find an article related to organizational culture and socialization. In my mind‚ the main concept of chapter three is the organizational culture‚ socialization‚ and mentoring‚ which indicating that appropriate culture will benefit a lot to organizations. Starbucks credits its growth in China to the 500 new stores that were
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On April 15‚ 2013 I remember hearing from Mr. Ham that the Boston marathon had been bombed at the finish line. The only knowledge I had of this incident before I read about it— was that it was a terrorist attack. After reading this article explaining about the convictions of the two terrorists Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev‚ there isn’t any sort of bias that I can see going on in this topic. Although the author doesn’t have her own argument about the situation‚ she talks about the dispute between
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Summary and opinion Gisela Lizette Carrillo Lopez This article is about the defeat of the S. Korean fencer. When South Korea’s Shin Lam had just advanced to the gold medal the officials had to reset the clock from zero to one second‚ making that moment the turning point‚ because Germany’s Britta Heinemann took that moment as a second chance‚ ending as the winner of the match. Loosing was both embarrassing and agonizing for Shin‚ in that moment she became the loneliest athlete in the Olympics
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I‚ Pencil Summary: This was an article written from the aspect of a wooden pencil. The pencil first starts out talking about how no one knows how to make him/her. It states that it is a mystery even more so than a tree or a sunset. It goes on to talk about even though it might look like a simple object‚ it is much more complex with creation. Referencing each piece used to create the pencil‚ then tracing its genealogy to those who made objects used for transportation‚ manufacturing‚ texturing
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Journal Article Review Krystle Gonzales College of Nursing NR 305 Health Assessment Professor Sherer Summer II 2014 .. Journal Article Review Introduction “A guide to taking a patient’s history” is an article published in Nursing Standard in the December‚ 2007 issue‚ written by Hilary Lloyd and Stephen Craig. In this article‚ Lloyd and Craig outline the process of taking a complete health history from a patient. The reasoning for gathering a comprehensive history is also described. There
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