...all-hazards response in the five preparedness mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and disaster recovery. NIMS * When would a Deputy Incident Commander (Deputy IC) be necessary? Give examples. * In The missing piece of NIMS: Teaching incident commanders how to function in the edge of Chaos, the author notes that first responders have to deal with a disaster situation already unfolding, and not “all the pieces fit together nicely.” The author writes about the Five Tenets of Working in Chaos. Please paraphrase each one using your own words. The National Incident Management System (NIMS) provides a master plan for departments and agencies of all levels of government, nongovernment and private sector agencies to work together to handle an event, natural disaster or man-made terrorist attack regardless of scope, reason, or location.3 The NIMS is the heart of the National Preparedness System (NPS) which is a collection of frameworks created to make the handling of disasters uniform. Emergency management personnel trained in NIMS will handle a terrorist attack in Washington, D.C. the same way that an Incident Commander is handling a massive hurricane on the Gulf Coast. Any disaster has an inherent level of chaos from the very beginning. Having a framework to follow prevents the first responders from adding to the confusion. If NIMS is considered the big picture, the playbook is the National Response Framework. The NRF is scalable, flexible and adaptable...
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...12 simple and easy-to-use tips to make even faster progress and be fluent in no time ! easy-to-use tips to make even faster progress and be fluent in no time ! 12and simple 1 Whatever method you choose, stick to it and follow it to the letter In many cases this makes all the difference. A well-designed course adheres to a strict teaching method and rhythm. In developing and adjusting the method, the course designers have closely studied the results obtained by many of our learners, and have taken into account their relevant comments and criticisms, so make the most of the experience of those who have gone before you and follow the recommendations closely! Of course, it’s not easy to judge a method before you’ve tried it, it makes sense to choose one that offers a money back guarantee. 2 Make a point of studying every day Language learning is rooted in the idea of constant repetition. For example, if you learn 10 expressions and then interrupt your studies, this is what happens: the next day you will have forgotten one of them, the following day two, the day after that 3, and so on. But if you study regularly, everything becomes easier and the "wastag" extremely limited. 3 It is absolutely essential to pronounce the French text out loud Get rid of the idea once and for all that you can learn to speak "in your mind". Repeat out loud. Nobody’s spying on you! When you learn a language you gain the respect and admiration of others. A French person who makes...
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...History of Computer Games Origins Computer Games originated in the late 1940’s using only the technology people had at hand at that time, such as primitive interactive electronic devices along with various display formats. The first Computer game device was created in 1947 by Thomas Goldsmith and Estle Ray Mann and patented in 1948; they called the device the “Cathode Ray Tube Amusement device”. Goldsmith and Mann’s design was based on the standard military radar display units, their machine allowed the user to control a vector drawn dot on the screen via an analogue device which simulated missiles being fired at different targets which were simply drawings stuck on to the screen. Another early example of a computer game was called the Nimrod. The Nimrod was the world’s first digital computer constructed specifically to play a computer game; this specially designed computer played the game Nim. The device was designed and built by the company Ferranti, a major UK electrical engineering and equipment firm, known primarily for defence electronics and power grid systems. The Nimrod was first seen during the 1951 Festival of Britain when it was displayed at the exhibition of science, the festivals purpose was to promote better quality design in the rebuilding of Britain following the aftermath of the Second World War. Shortly after the Nimrod was displayed at the 1951 Festival of Britain, in 1952 Dr Alexander Douglas released the noughts and crosses computer game OXO designed...
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...Danelski Engl 102-20 November 16, 2012 The Metamorphosis of the Video Game Part I – What I Want to Know and Why I have played video games since I was seven years-old and I have watched it evolve over the years. My father started me off with my first video game system, which was the Super Nintendo. Although the system played off video game cartridges, which were inserted through the top of it, it was very advanced for its time. My siblings and I would play the game Mario Kart for hours on end – with my father joining us every so often. I noticed as months and years went by, that newer systems with better games and better graphics started to come out. The Gameboy Color, which came out in 1998, was the first handheld gaming device that I had the liberty to enjoy playing. Since GameBoy Colors were one of the first handheld videogame systems, making them very expensive, it was rare for kids to have them, so I was one of the lucky few who owned a GameBoy Color. As we moved toward the beginning of the 21st century, newer and sleeker versions of almost every videogame system slowly came out. Sony started out with the PlayStation, which turned into the PlayStation 2. The PlayStation 2 later evolved into the PlayStation 3, which had the technological advancements of an updated hard drive, wireless internet, Bluetooth capabilities, blue ray, Wi-Fi, and wireless motion detected controllers. Microsoft designed its own video game system that would later rival the PlayStation. The company came...
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...A video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster display device, but it now implies any type of display device that can produce two- or three-dimensional images. The electronic systems used to play video games are known as platforms; examples of these are personal computers and video game consoles. These platforms range from large mainframe computers to small handheld devices. Specialized video games such as arcade games, while previously common, have gradually declined in use. Video games have gone on to become an art form and industry. The input device primarily used to manipulate video games is called a game controller, and varies across platforms. For example, a controller might consist of only a button and a joystick, while another may feature a dozen buttons and one or more joysticks. Early personal computer games often needed a keyboard for gameplay, or more commonly, required the user to buy a separate joystick with at least one button. Many modern computer games allow or require the player to use a keyboard and a mouse simultaneously. A few of the most common game controllers are gamepads, mouses, keyboards, and joysticks. In recent years, additional methods of input have emerged such as camera-based player observation for video game consoles and touch-sensitive screens on mobile devices. Video games typically use...
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...addiction to these games and 285 thousand children and 165 thousand adults were failure to consider the result of video games through the computer screen (Staff, 2000). So this study shows that game addiction is an important problem that face people in the world and especially in UAE. Key words: Games addiction, Internet gaming, computer gaming, PlayStation gamin, video games, gaming, addiction. Mind map:...
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...a pout. "So what're ya gals here for?" "Black onyx," Jade said without hesitation. "We're giving our weapons a personal touch," Summer explained. "What? You're just gonna grab and go? That ain't any fun!" the man whined. Summer looked around the kingdom. There was a variety of attractions there like the ferris wheel the young man had mentioned, but there was also the merry-go-round and the rollercoaster that seems to span across the kingdom itself. Her eyes seemed to sparkle with excitement. "It wouldn't hurt to have some fun here," Jade said after seeing the look in Summer's eyes. "Shweet!" the young man said with a big grin on his face. "What d'ya gals wanna start with first? The merry-go-round? The games?" "How about your name?" Jade said curtly. "What? Ya don't know of Spades Kingdoms' Guardians?" Jade just stared at the young man, he certainly bared a great resemblance to the one that gave the local news. "It's Letto, right?" Summer asked, wondering if the young man had a guise when giving the news. The young...
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...LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR TUGAS 2 “ FACING THE GIANTS “ ENDAH RAHMAWATI NIM. 1306356444 MAGISTER MANAJEMEN UNIVERSITAS INDONESIA 2 0 1 3 FACING THE GIANTS SINOPSIS Film ini menceritakan tentang Grand Taylor, seorang pelatih American Football pada Shiloh Christian Academy. Diawali dengan gambaran kegagalan-kegagalan yang dialami beliau baik dari sisi propesionalism perkerjaan maupun kehidupan pribadinya yang kemudian memaksanya untuk merenungkan kembali arti semua itu. Hingga pada akhirnya beliau menemukan kembali jalan pencerahan dan mulai menata semua dengan cara yang lebih baik. Hal terpenting dalam film ini adalah gambaran dari sisi leadershipnya dimana seorang leader ditempa untuk berusaha memberikan yang terbaik bagi timnya dengan berbagai cara dan memotivasi mereka untuk meraih tujuan yang diinginkan hingga akhirnya membawa tim ini dari tim underdog menjadi juara pada pertandingan nasional. Sebuah film motivasi yang inspirational, Facing the Giants menghadirkan suguhanyand dapat memberikan inspirasi membangun dalam sebuah tim atau organisasi melalui leadership transfomational dan dengan menempatkan kepercayaan pada kuasa Tuhan. LESSON LEARN Grand melakukan effektif leadership. Mendorong anggota timnya untuk bergerak maju melebih batas yang kita tidak sadari. Dengan bekerjasama, semua yang sepertinya tidak mungkin dapat dipatahkan dan setiap tugas dapat diselesaikan dikarenakan adanya keinginan melakukan yang terbaik. Leadership yang dilakukan Grand : ...
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...Anefiok Akpan No. 30, Zone 7, Phase II, Dutse, Abuja. 07061369840 anefiok.akpan@yahoo.com 22 March 2012 Good day Sir. How often do you feel the necessary initiative, enthusiasm and creativity are not fully brought to bear on assignments? How often you do feel this has contributed to lost business and slowed progress? And you need someone with the understanding of communications, the talent to innovate solutions, the smile to enhance customer service or the ability to converge ideals for effective deployment. I can be of help. I just returned from an instructive broadcasting experience in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, where I served at the State Broadcasting Service for my NYSC scheme. I researched, produced and presented for both Radio and TV. I am highly affianced with Media Relations, from Copy/Content writing- its transformative effect on brand perception, to information management and data sourcing. But most importantly, I am a creative media analyst, a writer and Customer Relation enthusiast. My enclosed resume highlights my training and elaborates my career evolvement. I could readily contribute in Researching, Press-Releases, Advertising Concept Development, Information and Communication Management, Customer Relations, Brainstorming and Editorship. I am consummate, well read and a team player. Now, I would like to bring these skills to work with you. In is a role that requires tact, leadership and effectiveness. I am ready to provide that, with...
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...Bad Behavior cannot be Blamed on Video Games Fred Smith University of Tennessee Abstract For years, concerned citizens, policy makers and parents have thought that violence in the media and now violent video games are one of the main contributing factors to aggressive and violent behavior in some of our society’s teenagers. Past studies have indicated a link between these video games and aggressive behavior. Yet, as video games sales sore to new heights, violent crime committed by our youth is decreasing. Empirical evidence along with some recent studies shows that there is not a link between the two. It is more likely that aggressive teenagers are drawn to violent video games than violent video games are causing teenagers to be aggressive. Bad Behavior cannot be Blamed on Video Games How times have changed. Imagine coming home from work on a Friday evening after a very long week to the sounds of boys wrestling in your living room. They are screaming and yelling at the top of their lungs, all at the same time. You hear things like “hit him”, “watch out”, “get over here”, “jump on him” and “get him”. You quickly make your way to the living room to see five nearly motionless teenagers wearing headsets and microphones. Two of them are sitting on the couch with their laptops on the coffee table. One is in the far corner in a rocking chair using a TV tray. The last two are set up of the card table...
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...Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: "True enough, this compass does not point north." "...Where does it point?" "It points to the thing you want most in this world.” “If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is thinking.” Saskatchewan as a Player in the Global Resources Market in 2014 Jean-Pierre Colin Capital Markets Strategies JPColin@Sympatico.Ca Mobile: 416-573-4300 2 Synopsis Jean-Pierre Colin draws from his 34 years of experience and wisdom as an investment banker and mining executive to outline criteria for success for mining companies. He also discusses how junior mining company executives in Saskatchewan must “think differently” because: seemingly small decisions by management can affect corporate survival in these times of crisis in the financial markets the new sources of capital that have emerged in the last decade impose important changes in corporate strategy the mining industry in Saskatchewan as a group must promote innovative initiatives to enhance it’s continued importance in the provincial economy. IF EVERYONE IS THINKING ALIKE, THEN NO ONE IS THINKING 3 Survival of an Industry Charles Darwin: “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” Is this a down cycle or a fundamental and permanent shift in capital markets? For how long? What will make it revert? Who will survive? IF EVERYONE IS THINKING ALIKE...
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...ASSET-LIABILITY MANAGEMENT IN THE INDIAN BANKS: ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS Abstract The development of the banking system is always associated with the contemporary changes in the economy. The Indian banking industry has undergone a metamorphosis in the last two decades due to changes in the political, economic, financial, social, legal and technological environments. The mind boggling advances in technology and deregulation of financial markets across the countries created new opportunities, tempting banks to enter every business that had been thrown open. The banks are now moving towards universal banking concepts, while adding new channels and a series of innovative product offerings catering to various segments at an attractive price. This makes it imperative for the banks to adopt sophisticated risk management techniques and to establish a link between risk exposures and capital. Effective management of risk has always been the focus area for banks owing to the increasing sophistication in the product range and services and the complex channels that deliver them. The challenge for the banks is to put in place a risk control system that minimizes the volatility in profit and engenders risk consciousness across the rank and file of the organization. Sound risk management will ensure a healthy bottom line for the bank as risk taken by the bank will be commensurate with return and will be within an approved risk management policy. As all transactions of the banks revolve around...
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...[pic][pic] Fundamentals of Emergency Management Independent Study 230.a January 14, 2010 FEMA COURSE OVERVIEW Unit 1: Course Introduction Introduction How to Complete This Course Unit 1 Objectives Course Objectives Case Study: Tornado in Barneveld, Wisconsin Your Place in the Emergency Management System Case Study: Hazardous Chemical Release Activity: Where Do I Fit? Unit 2: Overview of the Principles of Emergency Management and the Integrated Emergency Management System Introduction and Unit Overview FEMA Mission and Purpose Response Authorities History Principles of Emergency Management Recent Changes to Emergency Planning Requirements Why an Integrated Emergency Management System? Emergency Management Concepts and Terms Partners in the Coordination Network Activity: Partners in the Coordination Network Emergency Management in Local Government Activity: Where Is Emergency Management in My Community? Unit 3: Incident Management Actions Introduction and Unit Overview Introduction to the Spectrum of Incident Management Actions Prevention Preparedness Response Activity: Response Operations Recovery Mitigation Unit 4: Roles of Key Participants Introduction and Unit Overview The Role of the Local Emergency Program Manager State Emergency Management Role How the Private Sector and Voluntary Organizations Assist Emergency Managers Federal Emergency Management Role The National Response Framework Activity:...
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...Hanukkah lights should burn for at least one half hour after it gets dark. The custom of the Vilna Gaon observed by many residents of Jerusalem as the custom of the city, is to light at sundown, although most Hassidim light later, even in Jerusalem. Many Hasidic Rebbes light much later, because they fulfill the obligation of publicizing the miracle by the presence of their Hasidim when they kindle the lights. Inexpensive small wax candles sold for Hanukkah burn for approximately half an hour, so on most days this requirement can be met by lighting the candles when it is dark outside. Friday night presents a problem, however. Since candles may not be lit on the Shabbat itself, the candles must be lit before sunset. However, they must remain lit until the regular time—thirty minutes after nightfall—and inexpensive Hanukkah candles do not burn long enough to meet the requirement. A simple solution is to use longer candles, or the traditional oil lamps. In keeping with the above-stated prohibition, the Hanukkah menorah is lit first, followed by the Shabbat candles which signify its onset.[original research?] [edit] Blessings over the candles Typically three blessings (Brachot singular Brachah) are recited during this eight-day festival. On the first night of Hanukkah, Jews recite all three blessings; on all subsequent nights, they recite only the first two.[37] The blessings are said before or after the candles are lit depending on tradition. On the first night of Hanukkah...
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...Name of the Book: Asian Juggernaut Subtitle: The rise of China, India and Japan Author: Brahma Chellaney Publication: HapperCollins Publishers India Year of publication: 2006 Library ID: 915 CHE NIM LIBRARY The book Asian Juggernaut, The rise of China, India and Japan is a piece of work by Brahma Chellaney, who has been a Member of the Policy Advisory Group headed by the External Affairs Minister of India and is now a Professor of Strategic Studies at the New Delhi-based Centre for Policy Research. The author has very well tried to state and relate various perspectives that have helped China, India and Japan in emerging as the most powerful nations of Asia. The book since was published in 2006 miss some of the most significant economic incidents that have happened in the last four years but nevertheless it very well justifies the conditions and relationships that were prevailing in and before 2006 among nations in Asia as well as the rest of the world. Author has discretely tried to classify and cover different concepts in five different chapters as The Asian Renaissance; Why Asia is Dissimilar to Europe, Asian Geopolitics of Energy, Equations in the Strategic Triangle and Averting Strategic Conflict in Asia. The author starts the book describing the revival of the three nations and Asia altogether in the last quarter of the twentieth century. The centre of gravity of the world affairs is slowly moving towards Asia. Asia has the world’s fastest growing, fragmented and...
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