We saw a need that we knew we could meet, as we built up our rather eclectic (not to say quirky) team, attracting some incredible talent and experience from diverse backgrounds in technology start-ups, NGOs, urban design, political risk consulting, the Peace Corps, aid agencies, policing, rule of law, and the Special Forces.
There's always the risk that design work will turn off potential buyers, particularly those looking to put their own stamp on the home.
With Fukushima, it looks like there was a serious failure in the risk analysis, design, and approval process.
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Now such "distributed processing" is beginning to solve thorny business problems, from complex graphics to risk analysis to design.
"The design of the proposed flood risk management scheme is, on balance, considered to be acceptable, with regard to the impact upon the conservation area and the setting of adjacent listed buildings, " the council said.
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Coordinate and provide substantive support to Member States and other key stakeholders in the form of policy advice and guidance, strategy development, capacity-building and programme design in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction and Education, through the medium of formal, non-formal and informal education and public awareness-raising.
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In a report on the incident issued by BP on September 8, the company admitted that "weaknesses in cement design and testing, quality assurance and risk assessment" contributed to the explosion, but put the blame fully on Halliburton.
"It's a very big risk to move to a new design, " says Eric Fedewa, director of global powertrain forecasting for consulting company IHS Inc.
Mr. Mann, who is known for his dramatic looks that tend toward contemporary and eclectic, said he doesn't think the fanciful design of One57's model represents a risk.
The so-called advances in organizational design theory have been so grossly over-weighted toward risk management, organizations are now built to prevent failure rather than encourage success.
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But you do have to design your search strategy to fit the hyper, pressurized, risk-taking culture.
Other countries blame the U.S. for destroying the global economy through its poorly regulated finance sector, and now the U.S. wants to run a registry of its design to impose its idea of a solution to reduce systemic risk.
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The interior-design profession is regulated because the designers provide services that carry substantial risk of harm if performed by unqualified people.
The new round is designed to be equally accurate, but its design mean that even if someone is shot in the head the risk to them is minimised.
Many key electronic component factories and design centers serving the memory and digital storage industry are located near high risk area for earthquakes and other natural disasters.
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The design of the tools reduces the number of parts to be sterilized, reducing risk of cross-contamination and cost.
Whitmarsh said the MP4-19 was an evolutionary step forward from the MP4-18's design, but had a new engine and incorporated a lower degree of technical risk.
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The British team lodged a protest against the diffuser design used by Toyota, Williams and Brawn GP yet do not want to risk falling behind rivals.
Boeing and Airbus increasingly rely on global supply chains and risk-sharing partners, some of which are involved from the design stage to produce not just components, but entire sections of planes.
"It is our position that it is possible to design legislation that facilitates the plaintiff in a way that does not present any risk to the involuntary death of others, " he said.
Mr Bathmaker said the new design was much simpler, with half the number of foundations, which reduced the flood risk, and a swing section for river traffic.
Obviously, an unblinded trial design (also known as an open-label trial) represents a particularly high-risk approach when the outcome involves a subjective assessment by either the patient or the physician.
Some satellite developers are beginning to design spacecraft so that sensitive instruments are located towards the back of the satellite to minimise any risk of impact damage, and the side facing away from earth is shielded to protect it from meteoroids.
There was a lack of controls for risk: "The risk function was a cardinal area of weakness, " and this was "a matter of design, not accident".
While no one wants to see a new design grounded, we can be confident that the well-being of passengers and crew members is not at risk and that the Dreamliner will soon be airborne.
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