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Piper Alpha Oil Platform Catastrophe of 1988

some of the fire walls and soon the stored oil was burning. In addition, the automatic deluge system which was supposed to spray w...

Examination of Enron

for the scandal that ultimately occurred. "The contributions dwarfed what was at stake for Enron. In its energy trading in Calif...

Are Vaccinations Safe?

condition that they do not pursue lawsuits against the companies involved. Considering the sobering fact that a vaccination can ca...

Hormone Replacement Therapy's Risks and Rewards

hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, has its own risks associated with it (Hormone Replacement Therapy, 2002). Therefore, it is i...

Women and Obesity

to join a health club or try to fit some other structured activity into her already-full schedule, at least not on a long-term bas...

Safety and Health

also places emphasis on the role of ongoing training and self improvement. Even if we look at commercial models for the way an org...

Overview of Microsporidiosis

AIDS sufferers, with an incidence rate of between 7% - 50% (Lores et al, 2002). However, it is not isolated to this group, the fir...

Examination of Cardiovascular Disease

the current trend toward the modified food pyramid; once top-heavy with animal flesh, the new version touts the combined physical ...

Nursing Practice and Atherosclerosis

1997). It is generally believed that atherosclerosis results from a combination of factors, which include: hemodynamic stress (hyp...

Literature Review on Sexual Orientation and Risk of Suicide

may also contribute to the high suicide rate (Riddle, 1996). While this may be considered a landmark study, other studies have sho...

Preoperative Fasting Management

some cases (Harrow et al, 2001, Strunin, 1993). This has even been extended to nil by mouth for up to twelve hours, despite the ev...

CPM and PERT Management Tools of Project Planning

be introducing a new project, reengineering a department, installing a new network, establishing better communication in a multin...

Information on Investment

- they expect that the value of these instruments will increase over time (Motleyfool.com (b), 2002). Therefore, the basic premise...

7 Risk Management Questions

even this single company can define the risks that it faces until it defines parameters of operation. Q2. Objectives or criteria u...

Organizations and Currency Risk Management

of the world. It found a foothold during the early 1980s, however, and its record-breaking rise during that period resulted in an...

Investment Period and the Value of Investment Risk Measurement

Both of these questions gauge an investors reaction to a fluctuating market. If his immediate response to an increase in an inves...

Emerging Market Investment Modes and Multinational Corporations

shortcomings when it comes to diversification and competition. 1. Factor Conditions : The nations position in factors of producti...

Taking Risks in Tomasi di Lampedusa's Il Gattopardo

in some ways regrettable displacement of the aristocracy from their traditional position" (Horton). In this relatively simple desc...

Protection and Data Risk

exploitation of any potential vulnerabilities that have been discovered in stage 1, the actual hacking, either to gain the inform...

Risks and Uncertainties of Med Tunnel

costs while being low enough to attract passengers. To better understand the risks and uncertainties surrounding such a pr...

Heart Disease Prevention and Exercise

information about breast cancer in women has increased and women generally seem worried about the risk and chance of breast cancer...

India's Internet Services Industry

cyber cafes, the number of users then approaches two million (Budelman, 2001). While two million people might seem impressive, com...

Business Considerations for the Establishment of an Internet Website

mail order, digital television and even fax (OFT, 2003). The main elements of the act is that consumers need to be given informa...

Thai Baht Evaluation Failure Evaluation

appointing bank directors. Clearly, the well-known power struggle within the Asian system can be blamed for at least part of the ...

Securities Portfolios in Russian Banks/A Research Proposal

in order to learn from the strings and avoid any perceived weaknesses or errors. Dependent on the type and length of the project t...

An Esperanto Inc. Export Analysis

and services to another country, even as one as "anglo" as Canada, one doesnt just slap a few products on a freight truck up and s...

Full Spectrum Long Term Care Business Plan

Hamilton View proposes to provide a full range of options for seniors, beginning with independent living, moving into assisted liv...

Formation of Security Management Policy and Risk Management Effects

in any given situation. It varies between businesses within a single industry, it varies greatly between industries. As example,...

Student Supplied Case Study on Nucor

to this discussion. The company has developed a competive advantage in the way that it employs and manages its staff, with lower t...

General Information on Cochlear Implant

hearing loss and is successful in children as young as eighteen months. This is true despite some controversy not only due to cul...