mercredi 18 mai 2011

Shaw capital Management Korea Latest News>> Better quake warning system

The recent earthquake and tsunami dealt a severe blow to the Japanese community and shook the world. The impact is huge in terms of loss of lives, devastation, and its spillover across the globe.
It highlights the wrath of nature, when Mother Nature is suffering from changes due to its inhabitants ? humans at large. Climate change, environmental degradation, and depletion of natural wealth is creating turmoil everywhere, leading to a “Crisis of Civilization.”
I am deeply moved. The article I wrote on June 2010 in The Korea Times has practical implications for the tectonic shifts and its repercussions. Earthquake and tsunami are intricately linked due to geo-morphological changes in the Earth’s surface. Debabrata Das’s article, referred to in my article and published in Science and Culture, has deep implications by unearthing this complicated relationship.
Earthquakes occurred in the Philippines, and northern India during March 21 and 22, 2011. One could have an “early warning system” developed by knowing the chances of earthquake and then taking care of the resultant tsunami effect, if precautions are taken beforehand.
Because of two vital factors, as mentioned by Debabarata Das, it might happen: (1) March 19 is full moon day and (2) the moon is in perigee position, i.e., nearest to the Earth. So, a high alert warning could save many lives.
Dr. Gouranga Das
Associate economic professor
Hanyang University, Erica Campus
Ansan, Gyeonggi Province
dasgouranga@yahoo.com

Shaw Capital Management World Financial News:There’s no money left! Minister Hunt issues warning to BOA over financial disagreement

As it stands, the BOA would be entitled to a cut of any surplus after 2012, but with Paralympic losses expected to cancel out any Olympic gains, this would likely be a negligible figure.
Instead, the BOA want to take a share before the Paralympic results are taken into account and, despite the IOC ruling against them, are taking their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Should they be successful, it would require either LOCOG somehow to generate more money, or for the cash to be shifted from the wider sport budget, affecting other projects.
Hunt, the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, is also worried the conflict could cause the bodies to take their eyes off the ball in other areas.
The clock is ticking: The London Olympics kick-off in just over a year The clock is ticking: The London Olympics kick-off in just over a year
He told BBC Radio 5 Live’s Sportsweek: ‘It’s an extraordinary thing just over a year before the games that we’re getting into this sort of dispute which, frankly, isn’t going to benefit anyone. It’s just going to line the pockets of lawyers.
‘The BOA is fantastically important to the success of 2012. ‘They have got to look after 550 athletes, it’s a massive logistical operation to run that village…and they’ve got to run the holding camp. ‘Everyone in that organisation needs to be focused on that logistical challenge.
‘The second thing is I can’t really see how anyone’s going to be a winner from this because there is no more money. ‘Sport got a very good settlement in the comprehensive spending review.
Eyes on the prize: London's 2012 chief Lord Sebastian Coe (right)Eyes on the prize: London’s 2012 chief Lord Sebastian Coe (right)
‘No-one’s going to be able to go back to the Treasury and ask for more money so even if the BOA win, the money’s going to have to come out of another part of the sports budget or the Olympics budget. ‘So I really hope everyone involved will settle this as quickly as possible and focus on what the country wants, which is 2012.’
The situation has led to speculation over the future of BOA chairman Lord Moynihan, whose position many feel would be untenable should his organisation lose. He and his chief executive, Andy Hunt, have already been excluded from LOCOG board meetings.
Asked to comment on Moynihan’s position, Jeremy Hunt said: ‘The BOA rightly operates at arm’s length from the Government so who they have is up to them.
‘But what I would say as the Culture Secretary is this is not the right argument for us to be having so close to having the Olympics in our country and we need to sort it out very quickly.’