Is any work better than no work? Not for unemployment benefits New York – Roberta Hanson of North Haven‚ Conn.‚ had been searching for work for 22 months when she landed a part-time job weekend afternoons and nights for a nearby municipal parks and recreation department. But now Ms. Hanson rues the day she took that work. Why? The Connecticut Department of Labor used her negligible earnings in her part-time job as the new baseline for Hanson’s unemployment benefits. She went from receiving $483
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Disaster in Franklin County Jennifer Wadsworth Western Governors University Disaster in Franklin County Role of Major Public Health Personnel The roles of major public health personnel must be delegated properly in a disaster situation in order to facilitate effective action. In the incident presented‚ a chain of command was established and assignments given to the appropriate personnel based on their skills and experience. As a whole‚ this group reports to the Incident Commander‚ an individual
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The psychological and psychiatric impact of great natural disasters are beginning to be understood leading to new methods of prevention‚ intervention and mitigation. There is limited data from the Asian continent‚ however‚ which has been the location of some of the greatest disasters of recent times. In this paper‚ we outline the psychosocial intervention efforts from nine Asian nations when confronted with large-scale natural catastrophic events. These include reports from situations where local
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PRELIMINARY THESIS PROPOSAL ABSTRACT NAME: Abla‚ Krister Kim S. DESIGN 8 ADVISER: Arch. Aurello Somera PROJECT TITLE: Philippine Red Cross Disaster Rehabilitation Complex Headquarter of Philippine Red Cross; a Recovery Facility for the Victims of Calamity and Disaster RESEARCH FOCUS: Bamboo Hybrid Building Construction Material Foldable emergency houses through Bamboo Hybrid Building Construction Material. A revolutionary way of construction where the bamboos are being combined
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Three post-Hurricane Katrina disaster planning lessons learned: have a prepared evacuation plan for the city‚ do not delay aid‚ and a lack of resources imposes greater difficulties of rebuilding. The mandatory evacuation call was late and not fully supported—many people did not have a way to leave the city‚ as many people were dependent on public transportation. Could have neighboring buses come in earlier and brought people to safety? I think the Mayor later got criticized for not using school buses
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February 18‚ 2012 ENGL 216-B03 Jonathan Swift was an author during the eighteenth century also known as the “Age of Enlightenment”. Swift is well known for his use of satire and irony in his literary works. His essay “A Modest Proposal” has became known as one of the greatest satirical works in literature. In this essay‚ Swift proposes that the Irish begin using cannibalism as a means to overcome their poverty and deplorable living conditions. Although Swift’s recommendation of pursuing cannibalism
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University INTRODUCTION Work-based learning at higher education level has long been a feature of UK higher education; for example‚ in the 1950s‚ the National Council for Technological Awards advocated that undergraduate programmes in engineering and technology should incorporate planned periods of industrial placement. The emphasis on vocationalism in the Robbins Report (Robbins‚ 1963) led to the development of polytechnics in the 1960s and in subsequent years work-based placements have been introduced
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occurrences were becoming disaster‚ together with being documented in various ways providing a warning for the future generation. However in 1920‚ there was a published study referred to as the catastrophe and social change by Henry Samuel Prince. This was the Halifax Disaster documented account and the occurrence of the social change. The first person to deliver evidence based study was Prince‚ by use of theory founding a paradigm which paved way for the management of disaster to be studied (Sperling
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Earthquake‚ shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by rapid movement of the Earth’s rocky outer layer. Earthquakes occur when energy stored within the Earth‚ usually in the form of strain in rocks‚ suddenly releases. This energy is transmitted to the surface of the Earth by earthquake waves. The destruction an earthquake causes depends on its magnitude and duration‚ or the amount of shaking that occurs. A structure’s design and the materials used in its construction also affect the amount of damage
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In this paper‚ I will be explaining my perception of my community placement in the context of community as partner by reflecting on my interactions with a target group of the population which include pre and post natal mothers who are in vulnerable situations in the community. I will also describe this group of population using various sources and share some experiences which helped me gain an insight into their lived experiences and the health issues and concerns within this group with the intention
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