How Government Agencies Responded to Hurricane Katrina and Japan’s Tsunami Valerie F. Stokes Instructor Dr. Marion Lee PAD 525004016 201103 March 18, 2011 Introduction This research paper will explore the actions of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and whether they acted fairly and responsively in their reaction time to the flooding in New Orleans and the tsunami flooding disaster in Japan. This paper will also try and determine if the United States Army Corps of Engineers neglected
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Foreign Exchange Reserves • ‘Only' the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by central banks and monetary authorities. Literal Definition Generic Definition • Total of a country's gold holdings and convertible foreign currencies held in its banks, plus special drawing rights (SDR) and exchange reserve balances with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Foreign Exchange Reserves Sovereign Bonds Foreign Currency Deposits Gold Deposits Special Drawing Rights IMF Drawing Rights
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Monolithic Domes the Green Wave of the Future Gretta D Wagner John Brown University Applied Research in Management OM 3123 Professor Kimberly Jones May 10, 2011 Abstract In recent years ecological activists have brought to our attention the impact we humans have placed on our planet as a whole. From pollution to global warming some type of environmental effect is brought up in our daily conversations. One major item of discussion is typically “going green”. The Monolithic Dome offers natural
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issues our country faces today. The slow response of FEMA after hurricane Katrina, brought the poor condition of our government’s ability to handle disaster into the public’s eye. Monday, August 29, 2005 at 7:00 a.m. hurricane Katrina makes landfall as a category four storm. The day before the Louisiana National Guard requested 700 buses for the evacuation, FEMA only sent 100. Approximately 30,000 people gather at the Silver dome
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plant purposes 1. Nuclear power plant history B. Emergency preparedness and response 1. Radiation protection 2. Fire protection 3. Natural disasters 4. Hazardous spills II. FEMA A. National Command Structure 1. Office of the Administrator 2. FEMA components, offices, and regions B. Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program 1. Health and safety of citizens 2. Public access to radiological emergency preparedness C. Three Mile Island
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disaster. In the aftermath of a disaster, the government offers programs that help people who have lost their homes and property due to these disasters. A program that the government provides is the Federal Emergency Management Agency, also known as FEMA. This program acts as quickly as possible to disaster areas to provide instant aid to those who are affected by the disaster. Then,
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Free Money for Strangers South University Government assistance programs are supported by tax dollars. This is controversial for hardworking Americans. It seems as though those less fortunate get a pass and receive an income without working for it, while those working, continue to struggle to make what little they do have, stretch. That’s not total freedom in the land of opportunity. So the question that remains is what responsibility is it of ours to help those in need? Many people see
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One thing that they learned from this disaster was the importance of preparedness before the disaster strikes. Many organizations including FEMA took entirely too long to respond to the disaster and many emergency managers feel like the President did not care as much about the disaster as he should have (FIA 22, Mitigation Assessment Team Report). Another important lesson learned would be the
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Pauline Dodd and I’m a single mom. I live in Washington D.C. and I attend Strayer University as a fulltime student, I’m studying for my Bachelor Degree in Business Administration. Prior to starting college I worked for an engineering company that was a FEMA contractor. I never knew I would have a chance to attend college, but here I am. I have goals and ambitions, which I looking forward to exploring once I finish my BA and then my Master Degree. I’m a proud mom of two wonderful kids, a 13 year
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Case in Point Analysis Michelle Vasquez SOC/362 June 12, 2011 What happen in Louisiana, New Orleans long term and subsidence of the land had left a coastline without its natural buffers and city that was below the city sea level. Natural eco system services regulating water flow was replaced with machines levees and pumps that keep the water off the streets. This had lack of regard for natural ecosystems left the city of New Orleans, vulnerable to a catastrophic flooding during this Category
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