The quake, which measured a preliminary magnitude of 7.0, brought railways across most of the region to a halt, crippled essential utilities and disrupted telephone services. In the city of Fukuoka, Mitsue Itoyama, 75, who was trapped by a collapsing wall later died in a hospital. Two other women, aged 56 and 83, were unconscious and in critical condition. More than 400 people received treatment at hospitals in Fukuoka Prefecture alone, including at least 15 with fractures and other serious injuries. Some 780 people took refuge at facilities in Fukuoka city. Ten people were reported hurt in Saga Prefecture. Some people were struck by toppling cabinets or items falling off shelves. In Okawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, a 56-year-old man suffered broken bones after trying to jump to safety from the second floor of his home. Of the 750 residents of tiny Genkai Island in Fukuoka Prefecture, 450 evacuated collapsed homes and other damaged buildings, and some people were airlifted to hospitals in Kyushu. Sixteen houses there collapsed completely and 157 houses suffered serious damage, officials said. The Ground Self-Defense Force dispatched 160 personnel to Genkai Island at the request of the prefecture to help evacuate the residents and bring in emergency supplies. Gas leaks, burst water pipes, power blackouts, landslides and collapsed houses were reported in the affected areas, according to local authorities. The quake was tough on travelers in Fukuoka a major city for business and tourism as many restaurants closed for the day and food was in short supply in shops. The earthquake, which hit at around 10:53 a.m., registered a maximum intensity of lower 6 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 in the city of Fukuoka and southern Saga Prefecture. The temblor was felt as far away as Kyoto and Gifu prefectures. It was the strongest quake to hit Kyushu since May 1997. The Meteorological Agency warned against aftershocks of up to magnitude 6. The focus of the quake was about 9 km below the seabed in the Sea of Japan about 70 km off Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. A tsunami warning issued by the Meteorological Agency immediately after the quake was lifted at noon. The initial shaking, which lasted as long as 30 seconds, toppled desks and knocked books off shelves and made it difficult to stand, a Fukuoka Prefecture Police spokesman said.
The Fredonia Earthquake that took place in Fredonia, Arizona on July 21st, 1959 was the largest earthquake to ever strike the state and it triggered a rockslide at Mather Point in the Grand Canyon.
The movie portrays a group of teens coming of age and a man encumbered with age in a less privileged part of Atlanta. They face challenges that are hard to overcome due to the disadvantages they were put into. Uncle George is the brother of the deceased sister who is the boys’ mother. He battles with the obligation of raising two nephews and struggles with the idea that he could have success without the duty. Rashad is the eldest brother and takes on the parent role toward his younger brother. He is heir to the family cleaning business and juggles adult responsibility with adolescent fun. Ant is the youngest brother and tries to make an identity in an unpopular role. Each character faces their faults while staying together as a cohesive family.
In the United States in 2015 it had 24.5% of the total grocery retailer’s market share, with its closest competitor having less than half of Wal-Mart’s share. Wal-Mart has a strong brand value and customer loyalty is very high, which is a direct result of successful strategic planning and their business model. Another great strength is Wal-Mart’s global presence, with only 60% of the company’s total revenues being produced in the U.S. Their commitment to diversity and global expansion has strengthened their brand and increased their cash flows and total revenues.
Hazards pose risk to everyone. Our acceptance of the risks associated with hazards dictates where and how we live. As humans, we accept a certain amount of risk when choosing to live our daily lives. From time to time, a hazard becomes an emergent situation. Tornadoes in the Midwest, hurricanes along the Gulf Coast or earthquakes in California are all hazards that residents in those regions accept and live with. This paper will examine one hazard that caused a disaster requiring a response from emergency management personnel. Specifically, the hazard more closely examined here is an earthquake. With the recent twenty year anniversary covered by many media outlets, the January 17, 1994, Northridge, California earthquake to date is the most expensive earthquake in American history.
I. (Gain Attention and Interest): March 11, 2011. 2:45 pm. Operations at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant continued as usual. At 2:46 pm a massive 9.0 earthquake strikes the island of Japan. All nuclear reactors on the island shut down automatically as a response to the earthquake. At Fukushima, emergency procedures are automatically enabled to shut down reactors and cool spent nuclear fuel before it melts-down in a catastrophic explosion. The situation seems under control, emergency diesel generators located in the basement of the plant activate and workers breathe a sigh of relief that the reactors are stabilizing. Then 41 minutes later at 3:27 pm the unthinkable occurs. As workers monitored the situation from within the plant, citizens from the adjacent town ran from the coastline as a 49 foot tsunami approached. The tsunami came swiftly and flooded the coastline situated Fukushima plant. Emergency generators were destroyed and cooling systems failed. Within hours, a chain of events led to an explosion of reactor 1 of the plant. One by one in the subsequent days reactors 2, and 3 suffered similar fates as explosions destroyed containment cases and the structures surrounding the reactors (Fukushima Accident). Intense amount...
Redemption as a theme in the bible is one that seems to go through a transitional phase. The idea in this case is a representation of freedom, setting free from bondage or exchange of something that one has in their possession for another that is in another person’s possession. The concept in this case can best be defined as a sort of ransoming or trade off. Both the writers in the Old Testament as well as those in the New Testament differently interpret and expound on this theme. The concepts adopted by both sides remain the same to date; however, the events that surround the interpretation from both sides bring out two very different interpretations of the same concept.
Wal-Mart has taken their mind and cash over the last 20 years to become the world’s largest retailer. Wal-Mart had a base of 2,200 stores in the 80’s, closing out of the 90’s with a bang of 3,600 stores and $4.4 billion in net income. Spurred by NAFTA, Wal-Mart took advantage foreseeing potential growth in the foreign markets. Currently they have stories in the following countries: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Canada...
Walmart is the largest retailer in the world operating in various formats worldwide (including; discounts stores, supercentres, neighbourhood markets and Sam’s Club), with 3,615 stores today. Leading to consumer awareness and customer loyalties.
Walmart is one of the largest supermarket chains in America. They have mastered the technique of how to get customers to buy their products once in their store. Walmart has an abundance of products ranging from groceries to gardening to automotive. Walmart’s easy flow and strategic placement of an abundance of products entices customers to buy more than the customer anticipated.
For many years, children growing up in a single parent family have been viewed as different. Being raised by only one parent seems impossible to many yet over the decades it has become more prevalent. In today’s society many children have grown up to become emotionally stable and successful whether they had one or two parents to show them the rocky path that life bestows upon all human beings. The problem lies in the difference of children raised by single parents versus children raised by both a mother and a father. Does a child need both parents? Does a young boy need a father figure around? Does the government provide help for single parents? What role do step-parents and step-siblings play? With much speculation, this topic has become a very intriguing argument. What people must understand is that properly raising a child does not rely on the structure of a family but should be more focused on the process
While the early warning saved thousands of people, the Japan’s Meteorological Agency underestimated this earthquake as the subduction zone of Japan should not produce the magnitude 9.0 quake (Oskin, 2013a). The Tohoku Earthquake and its tsunami approximately killed 16 thousand people, injured 6 thousand people and around 3 thousand people were missing. Most people died from drowning. Around 300 thousand buildings, 4000 roads, 78 bridges, and many more were affected by the earthquake, tsunami, and fires from leaking oils and gas. Electricity, telecommunication, and railways were severely damaged. The debris of 25 million tons was generated and carried out to the sea by water (BBC News, 2012). The country’s authorities estimated more than 309 billion US dollars of damages. Landslides occurred in Miyagi and liquefaction in Chiba, Tokyo, Odaiba, and Urayasu (USGS, 2013). Furthermore, the tsunami destroyed protective tsunami seawalls. Approximately 217 square miles of Japan covered in water (Oskin,
Children growing up in one parent families (OPFs) were rarely seen in the 60s and the 70s. One parent families have now become a common occurrence. The percentage of single parent homes has almost doubled since 1961, whereas it used to be 8.4 percent of the population of census families, the current percentage is 16.3 percent. This leads to more children living in single parent homes than ever before. Single parenthood is a breakdown of the traditional family structure in which there are two parents working together to raise children. Children do not necessarily need the support of both parents but, a one parent family does not get enough support from society. For it to be a way to raise children without putting tons of strain on parents and
Online retail and shopping sales has been growing consistently every year, not just in the US but worldwide. Not only does online shopping give customers more convenience, more variety, and more discreetness but it also gives customers better prices. While it is quite true that Wal-Mart has product variety and cheap prices – things customers want – the physical stores do not really give the convenience and discreteness that online retail and shopping does.
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...Public transportation, including subways and trains, was shut down. Roads were destroyed by the quake and impassible, therefore it was almost impossible to travel. Also, cell phone services were unavailable. As one can see, the disaster in Japan had various effects on people.