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    Where were state and local officials during the aftermath of Katrina? Why was this a problem? They were just telling people to help each other 6. What were the critics pointing out as trouble with the governor of Louisiana? The governor was completely ineffective for at least 72 to 96 hours after the disaster 7. According to then-FEMA director Michael Brown, when does FEMA take over for state and local governments? FEMA doesn’t really take over for the state and local government 8. What were…

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    Coastal Vulnerability

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    A number of stakeholders is considered to be affected by the Cockburn Sound Coastal Vulnerability & Flexible Adaptation Pathways Project. First, the four local government which are City of Rockingham, Town of Kwinana, City of Freemantle and City of Cockburn. The four local jurisdictions are considered to get the direct impacts of the climate change associated to the potential risks and hazards caused by coastal erosion and inundation. They are also responsible for the extensive coastal…

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    9/11 Core Competencies

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    Thesis: The 9/11 Commission (2004) discovered flaws with the Intelligence Community concerning information sharing, integrating intelligence, and following through on potential intelligence leads. This led to organizational changes with the establishment of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). The Intelligence Community consists of 16 organizations, led by the DNI. Each organization works…

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    positive or negative to the individual and or the community. Wiki.com states, “Community: a group sharing a common understanding and often the same language, manners, and traditions.” The community is often the catalyst, where the cause that is, forced segregation has a direct effect on the decisions made by its victims, whether direct or indirect. For Americans when speaking…

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    not only tears through the forests, but also burns down residential homes and businesses that displace the local communities for an extended amount of time. Wildfires can have an extremely high cost that impacts the local population, other taxpayers across the United States, and force the government to divert funds towards the wildfire cost than to other programs. The local communities can suffer economically in many ways. Timber stands that were planted for harvest…

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    Nebraska for onward delivery to Cussing, Oklahoma and the Texas Gulf Coast region. The Canadian company TransCanada initially proposed the pipeline in 2005 and applied to the State Department for a construction permit in 2008. However, TransCanada, the company behind the project is still waiting for the State Department to approve it. Keystone XL pipeline is one of the most controversial projects in American politics due to the proponents and the opponents of the pipeline. Some Americans,…

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    Militarization of US Police Force America, the country of the free, but is it actually free when the police are packing heat like never before? Recently the local police departments has been seen using excessive force and equipment necessary. Over the past few decades, the government have offered local police departments around five billion dollars’ worth of military-grade weapons and equipment intended for fighting major crimes, terrorism and response to disasters (Snowiss). Why would police…

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    Homeland Security Thesis

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    BIBLIOGRAPHY Proposed Topic: I will be researching and discussing the Department of Homeland Security, and what it means to law enforcement and the American public. Proposed Thesis Statement: According to IC21 (1996), public and private information that is collected by the intelligence community and law enforcement differs, in that law enforcement collects specific information, whereas the intelligence community collects more nonspecific information in mass quantities.…

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    Should Police Wear Body Cameras? Every country in the world that has a Government, there is a police department in it. The police department plays a significant role in the implementation of the constitution. Police officers protect the lives and the properties of the citizens. The police department is responsible for enforcing laws, rulings, and regulations meant to protect the citizens, maintain order and deal with lawbreakers. Police related professionals include guards, fire marshals,…

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    Title A Proposed Integrated Community Hospital: Redevelopment of San Marcelino District Hospital in Zambales Reshaping Provincial Hospitals and its Caring-Curing Effect through Therapeutic and Adaptive Environment CHAPTER 1.1 Background of the Study/Overview Hospitals are very significant establishments for economic and social well-being of the Philippine society. Their medical and therapeutical functions enable to restore persons to being a productive unit of the society and for those…

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