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    Conscious Impact Living

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    principles for people who enjoy the outdoors, such as wilderness areas, city parks, and any recreational places. Each principle of Leave no Trace would be explained in detail and an example will be provided for each of them. Conscious Impact Living is a program that is a program that can be used on day – to - day basis for people who are conscious of the environment. It is different from Leave no Trace because…

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    Fixed Effect Model

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    Furthermore, university enrolment rate, government expenditure on R&D, high-tech market, patent and scientific journal published are statistically significant in the fixed effect model. The coefficients of these variables as a measure of national innovation system are positive and statistically significant at the 1% and 5% levels of significance which implies that national innovation system as a whole has a positive effect on economic growth in BRICS economies and in consequence spurs their…

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    Implementing these channels and procedures can be difficult for their civilian counterparts. Efforts to improve collaboration include the development of the Crisis Information Management Systems (CIMS) to increase the interoperability of these cooperative agencies (Markus et al., n.d.). However, difficulty in generational technology upgrades can be a disconnect, as oftentimes the government relies on older technology, whereas private agencies can upgrade at a much faster rate. Criticism of the…

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    There are three classes of incidents; bronze, silver and gold. From the above initial information on the extent of the incident, the incident can be classed as silver (tactical) as it required the setting up and operation from a control point within the vicinity of the incident. This will allow senior officers of each agency to address issues such as setting up an outer cordon control point and the location of key facilities such as assembly point, casualty clearance station and media liaison…

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    Hurricane Katrina and Government Response National strategy for homeland security requires collaborative efforts by both the National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) and National Response Framework (NRF) to prepare for and provide a unified national response to disasters. Effective incident management of catastrophic events requires coordination of relevant stakeholders. Both the NIMS and NRP, the Federal and State agencies have responsibility for addressing any disaster and emergencies…

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    It IS-100b course taught by Fema offers its participants a general knowledge about the Incident Command System (ICS) and how is the preparation and coordination of a response to a disaster with the interaction of the government and private sector. The courses provide knowledge about the structure of incident Command System (ICS), allowing see to the student as it is the structure and what is the field of operation of incident Command System (ICS) The Incident Command System (ICS)…

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    The documents that have the most application in technical aspects are The National Incident Management System (NIMS) and National Response Framework (NRF). The documents posses a magnitude of information in regards to incidents and incident management(U.S. Department of Homeland Security And National Institute of Standards and Technology,2011). The NIMS provides a systematic approach to guide all involved organizations through the entire life cycle of preventing, protecting against,…

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    The need to utilize operable and interoperable communications for response and recovery operations in the event of any type of disasters result in National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) to provide information and guidance in order to assist in planning and coordination to allow responders such as: police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians to effectively communicate and share information in all situation. One of the organizations named in the plan is the Office for…

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    The Planning Cycle

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    FEMA has developed the National Prevention Framework (NPF) that outlines the whole community approach to a disaster discovery of intelligence or information regarding an imminent threat to homeland and security. Although, communities have participated in some form of evacuation planning as part of emergency management, not many have been able to conduct a full-scale test that would give them an accurate idea of how it would function in a real-life situation. However, while it has been difficult…

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    References 1. Avon SL. Forensic odontology: the roles & responsibilities of the dentist. J Can Dent Assoc. 2004 Jul-Aug;70(7):453-8. 2. Forbes E. Paul Revere & the world he lived in. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1943. 3. Ring ME. Paul Revere—dentist, & our country’s symbol of freedom. NY State Dent J. 1976 Dec; 42(10):598-601. 4. Senn DR, Stimson PG. Forensic odentology. Boca Raton. CRC Press. 2010. 5. Dilnot G. The trial of Professor John White Webster. 1928. 6. Marco BB. A system to…

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