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    that are prepared to provide protecting 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Technical counter surveillance measures are applied for a variety of reasons and occasions to include public corporate events, a company’s new office location, and corporate board meetings. The de-bugging process can be performed no matter the venue, whether it is a single office or an entire building, multiple sites, and throughout the United States and abroad when jurisdiction…

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    I-35w Mississippi Bridge

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    busiest bridge in Minnesota. Construction repair and renew work was scheduled to be carried on the bridge again in 2020 or so. However, on August 1st, 2007, it collapsed all of a sudden, thereby killing 13 people and injuring 145. The National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) said that a flaw present in the design of the structures caused this huge catastrophe. The gusset plate turned out to be too thin, and hence it ripped out along a rivet line. The NTSB also stated that excessive…

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    Fitness” named Jack Lalanne. Lalanne motivated many Americans through his television show and at his local gyms, Bally Gyms, to be involved in daily exercise as preventative medicine. Eighty years later personal training became very popular. The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) did not create the first certification until 1996. “The value of fitness and having a fitness leader to drive you toward your goals is an important part of leading a healthy…

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    Public Sector Unions

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    to dislike. Unions have brought about changes in the organizations we would see as unethical and morally corrupt. Nevertheless, corporations were engaging with the best practices of that particular time. Unions increased wages, benefits, workplace safety, child labor rights; reduced work hours, and diversity in a complex manner. Collective bargaining brought the political process into…

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    In the novel Little Brother by Cory Doctorow, a bridge is bombed in San Francisco. Marcus is taken in for questioning because he is a suspect of the terrorism. Many steps were taken after this event to make sure the city is as safe as possible. The terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 was one of the worst terrorist attacks that have occurred in the United States. It is referred to as 9/11. Four airplanes were hijacked, two of them were taken into the Twin Towers in New York City, another one…

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    neighborhoods that needs a little help. They realized the importance of decent, affordable housing and are aware of the problem in Pinellas. They know that with ownership it would help families regain their dignity, improve health, and physical safety Furthermore, it helps improve the community and generates taxes for Pinellas County (Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas, n.d.). The one problem with this program is the fact that they can only help the population that has a decent job with a…

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    knowledge so that they will be able to help provide their client with the right information and make a better life for them. (University of New England) Benefits for People who are Sick or have a Disability Provided by the Citizens Information Board 2015 When people are sick or disabled they must be seen by a doctor. The doctor must certify them as sick or disabled. When they have been certified they then can receive social welfare payments, which those payments are made by either the…

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    cycle. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the early start times of schools are preventing many adolescents from getting the recommended 8 to 10 hours of sleep. Getting enough sleep is crucial to adolescents’ health, safety, and academic performance. It seems that many high school students today are struggling with sleep deprivation, this may be in relation to 1 in 5 high schools starting earlier than 8:30am. Schools’ demands to start so early seem to cause…

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    but rather a mechanical routine with few people realizing its genuine connotation. Food safety is further secured after undergoing disinfection. When we walk into supermarket and convenient stores, there are aisles of canned and frozen foods. Bags of carrots and veggie collections are ready to eat with variety of salad dressings. Moreover, industrialization results in easier food production and transportation. Anti-season vegetables and fruits can be obtained easily since they will be frozen or…

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    buildings. The homeless refers to a group of people without a common dwelling and without the ability to maintain a safe residence. This term includes people who sleep in a public or private place not designed to accommodate humans, such as a card board box. Shelters are available to those living without a home. These are funded and maintained by city and state government bodies. This was established in 1981 after a class action suit in New York City was brought against them by a lawyer two…

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