helping to donate over $200 million to homelessness and poverty. Jay makes note of how powerful and influential Cowell and the show’s creator, Sam Fuller, have become. He even mentions how American Idol as a show helped aid New Orleans after the Hurricane Katrina disaster. These points are all accurate, and indeed important. However, the only thing Jay says regarding the music industry is that its reputation is boosted when its celebrities do charitable things. He neglects to include how the music scene
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I selected General Electric (GE), because I work in medical capital equipment field where I compete against GE in their Healthcare sector. GE is consistently ranked as one of the world’s leading corporations. GE provides capital, expertise and infrastructure for a global economy. GE Capital provided billions in financing, so businesses could build and grow their operations and consumers could build their financial futures. GE build appliances, lighting, power systems and other products that help
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The initial Contraflow Plan was first tested during Hurricane Ivan in 2004; at the time, however, the system was largely considered to be a failure of communication and control (Kiefer and Montjoy 2006). Following that evacuation process, the Governor of Louisiana, Kathleen Blanco, ordered the DOTD to form
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the intersection of chemical, physical and biological sciences to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, clean energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in 2008 caused temporary outages at several of Dow Chemical Company’s production facilities, resulting in $181 million in operating costs. * Honda suffered a loss of over $250 million when heavy floods in Thailand inundated
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natural disasters. The document explains the common discipline and structures that have been implemented and developed at the local, tribal, State, and national levels over time. It explains strategic lessons gained from natural disasters such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, concentrating particularly on how the Federal Government is organized to aid local communities and States in devastating incidents. First and foremost, it contributes to the National Incident Management System (NIMS), which offers
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skimpy outfits that make them look unprofessional and only out to seduce the doctors or even patients at that matter. However during disaster times, nurses are portrayed as the volunteers helping disaster victims as during Haiti earthquake, Hurricane Katrina and even of recent the Ebola outbreak in Liberia West Africa. We see the news on tv where nurses are risking their lives to save fellow human beings. The first avenue to educate the general public on the role and scope of nursing will be via
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Creole and Cajun cuisine has been around since the mid 1800’s.[] The best place to trace its origin is New Orleans, Louisiana. The Cajun and Creole recipes are influenced by: French, Spanish, German, African and Italian contributions.[] New Orleans is a place where people live to eat and the living is easy going. Dinning is part of New Orleans culture and you are sure to find a place to find food love. In present day, New Orleans’ menus vary from corner to corner. There is so much to choose from
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Three Quiz Directions: Select the correct answer for each question. 1. The term client refers to all of the following EXCEPT a. individuals, family, neighborhood b. working poor, AIDS patients, underclass c. Hurricane Katrina victims, Oklahoma City bombing victims, Mississippi River flood victims d. Students, teachers, coworkers 2. Two components of a problem are e. a description and a course of action f. a situation and a difficulty
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Memorial Medical Center during Hurricane Katrina were ethical. The scope will focus on Dr. Anna Pou’s triage system and its impact on Emmett Everett, a patient at Memorial who lost his life during the events that unfolded between August 29, 2005 and September 1, 2005. Organizational Description Memorial Medical Center was built in the French Quarter of New Orleans in 1926. Due to its location, it served a diverse clientele and traditionally served as a shelter when hurricanes threatened the city. The
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Inventory analysis: what products do we need to make the product? How much energy do we need to transport it? How to reduce emissions? Look at the life-cycle assessment process. Eutrophication: when the fertilizers uses to make plants grow fasters go into the waters and go into the rivers and lake, then make the algae bigger which provokes a lack of oxygen and the death of many species. Energy options: when having wind turbine, it’s going to have a energy consumption to build the infrastructure
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