...in a matter of hours by a large convective storm. Many automobile related deaths in a flash flood are in 2 feet of water due to the buoyant lift and current of the water. In 1997, in Antelope Canyon a flash flood took 12 hikers, tumbling them down the canyon as helpless on lookers could only watch. A wall of water builds due to steep topography, channeling the water and striking a particular area in a thunderstorm. In Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado in 1976, a thunderstorm remained stationary in the canyon for four hours. The topography fed the flash floods and carried many hikers and tourist down the canyon to their death. Many survived by fleeing their cars and climbing to safety, seeking shelter along the canyon walls. Those who chose to stay with their cars were swept away in the flood and died. The weight and proximity of the vehicle couldn’t allow them to achieve the safety they required. Regional Flood; different from flash floods, regional floods inundate an area with rainfall over several weeks, causing fewer deaths and often more damage. Occurring in areas of large river valleys and low topography, these heavy rains often result due to cyclonic systems. Their can be many contributing factors as to why a particular river may flood; geological age, riverbed (shape & depth), damming (ice or natural materials), as well as the surrounding landscape. The Hubbard Brook experiment[1] in 1963, illustrates clearing surrounding vegetation of a river valley, doesn’t allow for...
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... Through Plaster Face Mask MSJ 11211(Sec-2) Spring 2014 Submitted To Marium Akhter Senior Lecturer Dept. Of Media Studies & Journalism Submitted By Asifur Rahaman Chowdhury. ID No: 131012078 Dept. MSJ Section: 2 Submission date: 24/04/2014 Governance In Financial Sector * Introduction: mass communication the study of communicating with the masses? Well, yes. But there’s more to it than that. Mass communication is about storytelling with strategy and purpose. The study of mass communication is centered around how messages persuade and affect the behavior and opinion of the person or people receiving the content. Mass communication has become a vital and seamless part of everyday human life. Today’s society is dependent on mass communication —from morning television news to social media feeds and blog posts from personalized advertising messages to branded content sponsored by a specific company. Messages sent by mass communicators help inform the public and often help set agendas and public opinion. Mass communicators help people develop an understanding of social problems and make informed decisions. The general public is dependent on mass communication for information about goods and services available for purchase or use. * Finance is a...
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...Hot Fire: Service Your Best Parts Terry Walsh is a research chemist who decided to develop his own top-of-the-line fuel injector cleaner. After two years in the laboratory, Terry formulated Hot Fire, a cleaner for both foreign and domestic automobiles. Now, Walsh needs a plan to advertise and sell his product in a market where he will be competing with other independent producers, backyard mechanics, and major brand companies such as STP, Gumout, and Dupont. According to Evans and Wherry (2011), “Trade promotion programs are pivotal to driving sales, building brand equity with consumers and strengthening channel partnerships” (p. 1). A well-executed trade promotions program will be instrumental in moving Hot Fire into national prominence. Hot Fire Objectives * The first step in creating a trade promotions program is to establish objectives in order to guide subsequent marketing efforts and sales. The main trade promotions objectives for Hot Fire Fuel Injector Cleaner begin with the overall goal to drive consumer demand, increase sales, and build a reputable corporate image. In order to boost demand, a business must increase its product visibility and brand awareness. According to Clow and Baack (2014), “A strong brand image causes retailers to stock the product even when fewer trade deals are offered, because a strong brand by itself can help pull customers into retail stores” (p. 346). Establishing a brand marks a pivotal benchmark for Hot Fire where proper marketing strategies...
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...ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Environmental management system (EMS) refers to the management of an organization's environmental programs in a comprehensive, systematic, planned and documented manner. It includes the organizational structure, planning and resources for developing, implementing and maintaining policy for environmental protection. BASIC EMS An EMS helps an organization address its regulatory demands in a systematic and cost-effective manner. This proactive approach can help reduce the risk of non-compliance and improve health and safety practices for employees and the public. An EMS can also help address non-regulated issues, such as energy conservation, and can promote stronger operational control and employee stewardship. Basic Elements of an EMS include the following: * Reviewing the organization's environmental goals * Analyzing its environmental impacts and legal requirements * Setting environmental objectives and targets to reduce environmental impacts and comply with legal requirements * Establishing programs to meet these objectives and targets * Monitoring and measuring progress in achieving the objectives * Ensuring employees' environmental awareness and competence * Reviewing progress of the EMS and making improvement Therefore, the organization’s management framework should set out clear principles on how authority and accountability are delegated, including clear expectations on assessing risks, taking action to...
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...I am currently a Sr. Systems Engineer with Motorola Solutions, Inc. My primary responsibilities are to design network architecture for wireless communications for government and private organizations that use mission critical communication. My clients are local city and county agencies like 911 centers, police departments, fire departments, medical departments, and utility agencies. I oversee the entire equipment design aspect of the wireless systems which include routers, switches, base radio equipment, microwave dishes, antennas, towers, modems, and connectors and cabling along with a long list of miscellaneous equipment. Because I work with mission critical agencies, it is critical to ensure all communication information is kept secure from hackers. Also, since we contract companies to build 300’ to 1000’ towers we have to make sure we get proper airspace clearance. I work with several professional agencies to ensure we have the correct rights to build towers and transmit frequencies. Some of those agencies are the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International (APCO), the National Communications System (NCS), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Department of Defense (DoD) among others. These agencies help to ensure that there is a high level of standards for communication for the servicemen...
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...function has gone from the traditional hire and fire role to a strategic partner at the table with finance, operations and other business centers that are not centers of profit for the organization. The job of HR, as is the job of all such departments, is to ensure that the business gets the most out of its employees. Another way to put this is that the human resource management needs to provide a high return on the business's investment in its people. This makes it a highly complex function - because it deals with not just management issues but human ones as well”(2008). The human resource manager, (HR) is responsible for many facets in the organization. The role of the HR has traditionally been to hire and/ or fire employees, implement employee training, handle employee benefits, and help to develop and establish strategies within the organization. “In this way, HR professionals are consultants, not workers in an isolated business function; they advise managers on many issues related to employees and how they help the organization achieve its goals”(Bianca,2015). The human resource manager plays a part in several areas within the different levels of the organization. The HR manager collaborates, builds relationships, helps to build a commitment to the organization, and also helps to develop the organization’s capacity to grow. These are just a few of the roles and responsibilities that the HR manages performs in an organization. How effectively the HR managers execute these roles...
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...MS3302: Dynamic Games Environments CW2: Individual project 2012/13 Semester A Module Leader: David Dorrington Student No: 1013088 Level Title: Capsule Man: The Escape Deadline: 4pm Monday 7th Jan 2013 UEL Computer Games www.uelgames.org Contents Introduction 3 Initial Concept 3 Project Constraints 4 Dynamic Events Plan 5 Overview 5 Level Goals & Events 5 Level flow chart 7 Dynamic Event Planning 9 Level Map 18 Animation Plans 18 Gameplay Testing, Problems & Solutions 19 Appendices 25 Appendix A Files on the .rar package 25 Appendix B Level Walkthrough 25 Appendix C Some Early Idea Sketches 25 Introduction This report covers design of side scroller/platformer game “Capsule Man: The Escape”. Initial concept introduces reader to the game idea that was pitched at the beginning of year dynamic elements used and what has changed since the development has started. Project constrains is listing all constrains of the project that might not be implemented in to the game time it would take and whether it would be possible to use it. Dynamic events plan will include the design of the dynamic game events, level map, level goals and flow charts will help to reflect the decisions made. Initial Concept The game that has been developed is completely different from an initial proposal idea. Some of the dynamic elements proposed to be used were not even dynamic elements. Some aspects have been taken from an initial concept...
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...South Canyon Fire Disaster (DRAFT) Introduction The South Canyon, or sometimes referred to as the Storm King Mountain Fire, that occurred in July 1994 is an intriguing disaster to study. What makes the disaster so intriguing is that another fire which occurred in 1949 called the Mann Gulch Fire, killed 13 firefighters and yet forty-four years later the same mistakes were made at the South Canyon Fire leading to the death of fourteen more firefighters. When compared to each other, both fires have almost the exact same topographical features, weather phenomena, and sequence of events. Both fires were located inside box canyons, or “small ravine or canyon with steep walls on three sides allowing access or egress only through the mouth of the canyon” (Wikipedia) and located on a major river. Gusting winds up the mouth of the canyon contributed to the fire blowing up and increase in size in just a matter of moments. On both fires, the practice of downhill fire line construction was used down steep mountain sides which hampered the fire crews in escaping uphill when the fire began to overrun them. In this paper, I plan on examining the organizational, executive, and regulatory failures that led to the demise of the fourteen firefighters on the South Canyon Fire and to address the major question, “Are wildfire fighting fatalities inevitable ‘normal accidents’?” South Canyon Fire Event In 1994, Colorado experienced a year of extreme drought and in the summer months, long periods...
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...Lord of the Flies, a story of boys stranded on an island whom establish systems of organization to survive. A boy named Ralph is selected as chief, and immediately a power struggle begins between him and another boy named Jack. As time goes by, powerful connections to the culture of the old world that they came from...
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...CONSTRUCTION In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking. Normally, the job is managed by a project manager, and supervised by a construction manager, design engineer, construction engineer or project architect. For the successful execution of a project, effective planning is essential. Involved with the design and execution of the infrastructure in question must consider the environmental impact of the job, the successful scheduling, budgeting, construction site safety, availability ofbuilding materials, logistics, inconvenience to the public caused by construction delays and bidding, etc. Types of construction projects In general, there are four types of construction: 1. Residential Building construction 2. Industrial construction 3. Commercial Building construction 4. Heavy Civil construction Each type of construction project requires a unique team to plan, design, construct and maintain the project. Building construction Building construction is the process of adding structure to real property. The vast majority of building construction jobs are small renovations, such as addition of a room, or renovation of a bathroom. Often, the owner of the property acts as laborer, paymaster, and design team for the entire project. However, all building construction projects include some...
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...allows carbon monoxide to bind to oxygen binding sites in the blood more tightly than oxygen itself (Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs). The longer a person inhales carbon monoxide, the fewer bindings sites that are available to carry oxygen throughout the body. Carbon monoxide is produced by the incomplete burning of various fuels including coal, wood, charcoal, oil, kerosene, propane and natural gas. Products and equipment powered by internal combustion engines such as portable generators, cars, lawn mowers, and power washers also produce CO (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Many people die every year from CO produced by non-automotive consumer products. These products include malfunctioning fuel-burning appliances such as furnaces, ranges, water heaters and room heaters; engine-powered equipment such as portable generators; fireplaces; and charcoal that is burned in homes and other enclosed areas (Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs). Causes of Carbon monoxide poisoning: * Cars, trucks, or other engines are left running in enclosed spaces, such as garages. Carbon monoxide can build up in a garage and leak back into the house. Even sitting in an idling car in an open garage or swimming behind an idling boat can be dangerous. * Fuel-burning appliances are not installed or used properly. Dangerous levels of carbon monoxide can build up inside...
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...differences between balloon framing and platform framing? Platform: a) Studs in platform framing extend only from the top of one level of framing to the bottom of the next. b) In platform framing the studs and sole plates rest on the top of the floor platforms. Balloon: a) Studs in balloon framing extend unbroken from the foundation to the roof. b) Firestops are required in balloon framing to close the cavities in the wall against the passage of fire. c) Floor joists in balloon framing rest on a wood ribbon (also called ribband) recessed into the studs. d) Studs n balloon framing rest on the sill. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Platform: Advantages: Platform framing is much easier to erect. Size of lumber is standardized and easier to manufacture. Almost no additional fireblocking is required. The walls bear upon the platform rather than directly upon the walls of the story below. House can be one or three stories instead of just two. The platforms are convenient working surfaces for the carpenters who build the frame. Disadvantages: Platform frame settles considerably as the wood dries and shrinks. Balloon: Advantages: 40% cheaper than mortise and tenon frame. Two men could attain the same results in a day that required twenty men using the old-fashioned method. Disadvantages: Lumber lengths are much greater, needing to span from the foundation to the attic. Fireblocking has to be added between floors. Floors rest on ribbands around the perimeter...
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...compromised, or not? You can’t get a straight answer. Your emergency management plans provided one-stop solutions that weren't applicable, scalable, or adaptable to more complex situations, like the ones you are now facing. And eventually, the people are going to blame this lack of preparedness and proper response on you, putting an end to a fine career of public service. But it doesn't have to be this way. In fact, you can save your city and your career by supporting and implementing an Incident Management System – you might even be able to swing some extra federal funding your way in the form of emergency preparedness grants! Although we do our best here in our fair city to prevent crises from occurring, when incidents do occur we need a go-to template that can be tailored into an adaptable, scalable solution. Think of an incident such as the attack at the Pentagon on 9/11. In Howitt and Leonard, we learned this event wasn't just an explosion. Nor was it solely a fire, a building collapse or a national security breach. It was all of...
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...Assessment 1 Assume there is an industrial site within your locality. For this assessment assume that you are dealing with a commercial building in your area. a. You are required to complete ruled sketches of elevations through the building of the following construction methods: * Tilt-up wall construction * Concrete block construction * Structural steel frame b. You are also required to research and report on the following requirements (this means identifying the essential elements you would expect to be included in the construction methods in part (a) of this question and using dot points on these in your report). The construction methods utilized in Question (a) above are associated primarily with commercial use; factories, warehouses and the like. The following discussion explores the authorities (as identified) and provides a brief outline of the types of applications, consents and requirements that may be encountered. * Development Approval authority Development approval authorities range from Council Planning Departments, State Government bodies including VCAT and land developers such as Lend Lease, Stockland and the like who place restrictions on the land within their estates by virtue of covenants, Section 173 Agreements and Memoranda of Common Provisions. The restrictions applied by developers are such that approval from the developer/representative of the estate is first required before a building permit can be issued. By virtue of...
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...a completely new market in this sector. The Ipad had an amazing success and Apple achieved to sell 1 million units in only 28 days (74 days and 360 days for the Iphone and the Ipod). All the other big electronic companies, like Samsung, Sony or Motorola, decided to immediately follow the wave launched by Apple by creating their own tablets. But among the entire followers one is completely different considering its strategy and its core business: Amazon.com. The biggest Internet retailer, which already decided to enter into the market of technological devices by launching an e-reader named “the kindle” in 2007, created in 2011 its own tablet named “the Kindle Fire”. In 2012, while Apple still holds more than the half of the market share in the tablet sector, Amazon.com decided to launch its second generation of Kindle Fire a few weeks before the launch of the third generation of Ipad. And even if amazon.com does not seemed to be, at first sight, a really serious competitor for Apple, like Samsung could be, its innovative strategy could make it the most disruptive concurrent of the Californian Company. That is why we decided to make a study about the strategy used by Amazon to sell its Kindles. The first part will be focused on the history and the culture of Amazon. Then we will move to the study of the global market of tablets in order to identify the key aspects of this new market. And finally our last part will be completely focused on the Amazon.com strategy compared to the...
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