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Post Disaster Project: Prepare a Project Plan

Project description A disaster is natural or man-made occurrence, that causes immense damage to human life, animal life or properties, on a large scale. It creates the need for external human assistance to alleviate the sufferings of the victims, minimize their loss and return them back to a state where they can manage the situation independently. Sometimes, the damage associated with a disaster is irreversible and assistance can only help victims to adapt. A proper disaster management project can help foresee disasters and minimize loss. Preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation are the different stages involved in the management of ...

Abstract

Greening Company is instituting a mandatory policy for all employees. Three products including paper, plastics, and glass will begin Greening Company’s policy, with simple instructions for employees on how to recycle these products.

Recycling Policy at Greening Company

Greening Company understands that all we do has an impact on the environment, at every level of our business. Our values here at Greening Company include the highest level of commitment to being a responsible and sustainable company. We have developed this policy to minimize waste production so we can reuse and recycle materials as much as is practical. Simple procedures and systems are now available to ...

The United States is a multi ethnic, multi racial society. It is majorly comprised of the Hispanic, African-American, Native American and Asian people. Since the country was founded, racism has been a major issue. An insidious problem it is because there is a battle about which race is more superior of inferior than the other. Racism has been primarily steered by the Whites majority directing it against the other ethnic and racial minorities. According to history, the white have always shown disparities that are of racial nature when it comes to employment housing, and criminal justice. Racial disparity refers to is ...

Agriculture Secretary

Dear Sir, Ref: SCHOOL LUNCH ISSUES I take this moment to appreciate you and the ministry for the desire to ensure that our children in school are not only fed but also given healthy foods. However, it is with deep regret that what you actually meant is not being practiced and hence making the entire program more of a curse than a blessing. I understand that the program was to ensure that all children, irrespective of their economic background access food in school and above that, to minimize the rate of child obesity in United States. The issue of ...

Dawes act was created to regulate the land use among the Native Americans. Initially, the land in United States was owned by clans. These people that formed clans had a strong leadership system that was feared by the government. The first reason that necessitated the act was the need to divide this land so that personal ownership of land was possible. This means that people would cultivate their own land. The aim of doing this was to enable people participate in agricultural activities effectively. By this, it would be possible to increase agricultural output. Before the act was made, many ...

The individuals of the same sex vividly use the term homosocial to implore an assortment of situations and the relationships mutual. This although virtually is used to in the various instances to exclusively refer to the relationship between men which has the sexual inference in an angle that depicts the contrast of the term homoerotic. The contrast that is derived in the two terms helps vividly to explore the and explain the cloud of contrast that is being derived in the connotations that the various scholars try to link the two terms together. The term, which on the ...

In recent years, Hispanic actors have risen in prominence more and more, to the point where Latino and Latina actors and performers have become a vital and important part of pop culture and the entertainment industry. Of particular note is Penelope Cruz, who in just over a decade has become one of the most well-known and critically acclaimed actresses in Hollywood. Her career in the entertainment industry has been eventful and long, and she holds herself up as a role model for other Spanish-speaking actors and actresses, due to her substantial success and acclaim in both small, independent films and big blockbusters. ...

This report is intended to explain the water distribution systems used by my home community: New York City in this case. It solely expounds on the main water sources and the methods and channels used to distribute the water to the citizenry. It explains the ways in which water is supplied and used by the New York community: water harvesting, treatment and distribution to the city.

The history of New York City’s water service and the community it serves.

Ney York’s water service dates back to the late 1670’s when the veteran Manhattan white settlers relied on shallow wells for supply of water for their domestic use. The wells were ...

Innocence, Live! (a live concert event for the benefit of Save the Children Foundation)

Scope

Innocence Live will be held on the 1st of October 2012 at RNA Showgrounds (outdoor) in Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills, Brisbane. It is a concert event featuring international and local musical acts from all music genres. TV viewers can participate by calling the hot line numbers flashed on their TV screens to donate, while web viewers can submit their donations and pledges through the website live feed providers. MTV Australia will broadcast the live telecast of the concert at 8:00 PM Western Standard Time (WST), while Youtube Live, tenbreakfast.com.au and au.tv.yahoo will provide the live webcast. There would be ...

Question 1

What is the difference between counterterrorism and antiterrorism? Which agency is responsible for each area? Do you know why that is?

Answer:

Counter-Terrorism - Offensive measures taken to prevent, deter, and respond to an attack or terrorism. Anti-Terrorism - Defensive measures taken to reduce likelihood of an attack by making the target difficult to attack, and also reduces the vulnerability to terrorist acts. Anti-Terrorism - Department of Justice/FBI and the Department of State are the lead agencies responsible for Anti-Terrorism. With this being said, I believe all agencies also have a supporting role to prevent these types of acts. ...

Executive Summary

The President, Board Members, CEO and CFO of the Centro Group were sued in 2008 by the Class Action specialist legal firms Maurice Blackburn ( backed by IMF1 Australia) and Slater & Gordon. The case was slapped on the grounds of release of false and misleading financial information to the investors and ASIC2. Centro had overlooked certain interest bearing short-term debts, and had shown them as long-term debts. The report said nothing about the fact that the company may not be able to refinance this total liability of $2,700 million. The company was thus alleged to have issued misleading and ...

Background

Waterlife Marina & Boatyard was founded in 1987 as a boat repair shop. The firm has since then grown to become the largest marina & boatyard facility in the state of Florida. Today, Waterlife is not only a marine retailer but also a renter of small boats, yachts, sailboats, and houseboats. In addition to providing marine services, waterlife has a restaurant in the property that is popular most for the organically produced foods that it serves. Water life also practices small-scale commercial fish farming. Overtime, the firm has been recognized for its impeccable environmental record. However, the expansion of the business has bestowed ...

A. Pursuant to Florida Chapter 742, who may lawfully establish paternity to a child through legal action? Identify your legal authority and fully explain your response.

Pursuant to Florida Chapter 742, the individual who can establish paternity to a child lawfully is not dependent upon the fact that he is the biological father. Thus, paternity in this case is not related to the biology or genetics of the man and the child in question. Legally, Jack is the presumptive father of child that Mary had during their separation. This is because they were not legally divorced thus Jack still has the ...

The function of human resource in companies supersedes the superficial knowledge normally accorded to the function of the department. The HR department manages most companies. This includes the duties of policy design, management of human capital, and fluency in operation of the company. This paper is developed from an interview conducted on the HR manager of the Coca Cola Company in the Chicago plant, USA. The paper adopts an analytic view of the various management options that are reminiscent of the plant, the organization design, staffing, performance management and appraisals, training and general organizational development. There is also a theoretical ...

Partnership is defined as the relationship of two or more people who come together jointly to carry out a business. This form of indulgence has its advantages and disadvantages;

Advantages of partnership

First of all, it makes it possible to raise enough funds tin initiate a business since there is more that one person to combine forces. In addition to that this form of business attracts many employees especially due to the fact that they are offered the incentive of becoming a partner to the business. Subsequently, there is a wide scope of knowledge within this combination since members of the partnership may have different skill ...

1.0 Introduction Medicare fraud refers to obtaining money from the Medicare system under false pretense. Many Americans cannot afford to pay for health services. As a result, the Social Security Act in 1965 gave rise to Medicare in order to finance diverse forms of medical care for the vast number of Americans who cannot afford medical insurance. Different forms of Medicare fraud have evolved in the recent past but the bottom line for all of the forms is to illegitimately collect money from the Medicare system. Medicare fraud is just a fragment of the much bigger and intricate web of ...

The 9/11 terrorist attacks proved that coordination between federal and local law enforcement agencies and emergency service providers was woefully inadequate. Subsequent funding and legislative actions have served to shore up this relationship, yet efficient and effective coordination remains problematic. Surveys have shown that local law enforcement personnel, who are predominantly the ones responsible for protecting citizens, are not adequately trained in anti-terrorism response techniques and policies. There is a new awareness of the importance of utilizing all available emergency service and protection services in the planning process. The events of the past 10 years have proven that local communities ...

Mary Rowlandson recounted her journey through a narrative when she was held captive by the Native Indians. She referred to the parts of journey as “removes”, as indicated in here narrative. This paper would look into the evidences in her writing that proves how she changed her opinions about the Native American Indians that held her captive. There were a lot of moments all throughout Rowlandson’s journey that she suffered and witnessed how the other English people suffered as well. Yet, there were instances in her journey that showed compassion coming from the Native American Indians to someone like her. ...

Abstract

Public or private transportation is a big issue in trying to cut and maintain low CO2 emissions. This issue has become controversial in some circles so this paper uses math to determine which choice is better for me. Data from the Australian Greenhouse Office, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the United States Energy Department is used. These government offices have reported transport emissions as compared to the emissions of other public sectors. Also different modes of transportation and their fuel types are reported upon as compared to passenger activity and energy use. According to the calculations the use of ...

Introduction

This paper elaborates in detail the situations that we as individuals encounter in order to have the type of life that we encounter in our daily life. The chart shows that we ought to work for us to earn money and one is able to have money in order to have friends in their life. These encounters insinuates to us as part of the event s that usually take place in our life (Munoz & International Monetary Fund. African Dept, 2009). Moreover, the paper shows that family members have principles that contribute towards a well respected relation if there are rules ...

Q1. Stanner's assessment of the Dreaming is the aboriginal idea of a communal afterlife, which is eternal and ongoing. Human beings have 'souls,' as do every other living creature; these lifeforms help to create a complicated system that leads back to the Totemic Spirit Beings that exist within the Dreaming, forming the Creation. I believe that it can most certainly be described as a dualism, due to the fact that the Dreaming exists both before and after the individual life; it inhabits both flesh and spirit, and blends the physical and spiritual worlds together. Peterson, N. 1976. ‘The Natural and ...

Introduction

Risk management can be described as the ongoing process of risk identification and plan implementation to address the same. There are many assets in many cases that need to be secured, therefore, outweighing the resources available for protection. The meager resources that are available should, therefore, be applied in a manner as to capitalize the security nature at a cost effective and efficient manner (Texas, Dept. of Information Resources, 1993)

Policy framework, therefore, lays the framework for establishment of responsibility amongst the relevant stakeholders. The purpose of the policy is to ensure that risks to the company infrastructure are identified in ...

Recent Prior Learning

Recent Prior Learning (RPL) is the process by which institutions of higher learning, especially colleges and universities, evaluate learning that has been acquired outside the conventional classroom when assigning academic credit to their students [ CITATION Wer10 \p 34 \l 1033 ]. The learning could have been acquired from military training, work experience, corporate training, independent study or civic activity. It aims at recognizing skills and knowledge acquired through informal or non-formal learning. There are various methods used to evaluate prior learning. These include; regular exams, portfolio assessment, campus challenge exams and evaluation of training programs [ CITATION Eva00 \p 167 \l 1033 ]. ...

Employment at the US Treasury Department

The Treasury Department, one of the fundamental departments of the United States, is served with the functions that entail regulation of domestic monetary services under the authorship of Timothy F. Geithner (the current secretary). For instance, the Treasury is involved in collections and disbursement of payments to the general public and managing federal funds. Most importantly, the treasury is served with the function of producing paper currency and coins done by The Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint respectively (Misiroglu, 2003). Worth noting is the fact that duties if the US Treasury Department goes beyond ...