FEMA & consumer Protection Act When a business enterprise imports goods from other countries‚ exports its products to them or makes investments abroad‚ it deals in foreign exchange. In the light of economic reforms and the liberalized scenario‚ FERA was replaced by a new Act called the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)‚ 1999.The Act applies to all branches‚ offices and agencies outside India‚ owned or controlled by a person resident in India. FEMA emerged as an investor friendly legislation
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of 1803 was passed. FEMA comes to the rescue when natural disasters such as earthquakes‚ hurricanes‚ floods and tornadoes. During the 1960’s – 1970’s‚ these natural disasters needed to be aided somehow and came to be the major focus of FEMA. Over the course of passing several acts‚ they provide insurance for homeowners as well. 2. Wherever a natural disaster has the option of occurring or threatens to occur‚ anyone can benefit. Citizens benefit from the insurance that FEMA provides if such an
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency‚ or FEMA‚ was created to solve a dire need in America. Disasters‚ unfortunately‚ happen all the time‚ and we as a country need to be prepared to handle them and have a system in place to provide relief after the fact. Throughout the 1960s and 70s‚ a series of disasters struck the nation and those in charge realized that America was poorly suited to help. In 1964‚ the second most powerful earthquake ever recorded hit Alaska‚ killing 139 (Taylor). The Midwest
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Film Critique of “The Hurricane” David Hickox ENG 225 Jared Kline August 20‚ 2012 Film Critique of “The Hurricane” The movie‚ “The Hurricane” premiered in 1999 starring Denzel Washington and was directed by Jason Jewison. This film is based on a true story of Ruben “Hurricane” Carter. This film is based on a biography titled “Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter” that was written by James S. Hirsch (Jones‚ 2000). The story starts in the mid 60’s when racial prejudice was still
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Hurricanes and earthquakes are two of the most dangerous natural disasters in the United States. They can be very disastrous and deadly. In the United States‚ there have been 73 hurricanes since 1954. Earthquakes are harder to detect because they have to have at least a magnitude of 5 ("Earthquakes per year‚" 2009). The amount of earthquakes detected in the United States was 1656 in the past 10 years ("Earthquakes per year‚" 2009). The World Meteorological Organization is the organization that can
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Question 1 of 10 10.0/ 10.0 Points The Incident Command System (ICS) is a tool for: A.Command‚ control‚ and coordination at an incident B.Interagency responses only C.Multi-jurisdictional responses only D.Responses involving first-response personnel only Answer Key: A Question 2 of 10 10.0/ 10.0 Points ICS can be used to manage all types of incidents. A. True B. False Answer Key: True Question 3 of 10 10.0/ 10.0 Points Federal law requires that ICS be used for all natural disasters
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perspectives do you find most persuasive? Least persuasive? Setting aside the philosophical and legal issues this case raises‚ what are the management or efficiency arguments for and against a more centralized response to large national disasters like Hurricane Katrina? Why would we not want to have a federal fire department? If the federal government tells the states and cities they will receive no assistance in the event of a disaster‚ what do you think will happen? personal
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Overview of Peter Lalor Lalor married Alicia Dunne on 10 July 1855 in Geelong. Their daughter‚ Anne‚ was born in Prahran in 1856; their son Joseph was born at Sandridge (now called Port Melbourne) on the 18 of may 1857. Anne Lalor married Thomas Lempriere in 1882‚ but died three years later of lung phthisis. Joseph Lalor became a medical doctor‚ marrying Agnes McCormick of Dublin‚ Ireland and leaving young. Lalor was a good speaker and a natural leader. He urged the miners to use violence
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Katie Dugan Final Paper Conley 12/3/13 The Politics of Katrina and Sandy Devastation. Loss. Starvation. Desperation. The victims of natural disasters all over the world know what it is like to feel completely and utterly hopeless. The rest of us are lucky‚ we have never experienced the pain of losing next to everything from a real-life nightmare. Most of us cannot imagine something like that ever happening. But it did. And when it happened‚ there was panic‚ and no time for messing around with
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A hero is defined as someone who overcomes adversity. The Movie “The Hurricane”‚ directed by Norman Jewison is based on a true story about Rubin “Hurricane” Carter who was wrongly imprisoned for murder but eventually becomes a hero. Hurricane’s heroism in the film is revealed through techniques such as camera direction‚ lighting and particularly the script. Rubin Carter was an African-American man who rose above his troubled youth to become a top contender for the middle-weight boxing title. However
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