...Nature Disasters; Earthquake, Volcano and Flood Name: Titania Proctor Institution: Park University Date: 07/10/2015 Nature Disasters Abstract A nature disaster is any catastrophic event that is caused by the natural processes of the earth. The severity of a disaster is measured in lives lost, economic loss, and the ability of the population to rebuild. All natural disasters cause loss in some way. Depending on the severity, lives can be lost in any number of disasters. Some disasters cause more loss of life than others, and population density affects the death count as well. Prediction of earthquake Long term forecasting founded on the knowledge of place where the earthquakes have taken place previously. In order to study the occurrence of earthquake, the knowledge of the current tectonic setting, geological records and the history records are analyzed critically to establish locations and occurrence intervals of earthquake. Pale seismology and seismic gaps are the most crucial aspect when carrying out analysis. Paleoseismology is the study of the earthquakes that have occurred before. Through the analysis of the offset in layers of sediment near the fault zones, it becomes very easy to predict the occurrence intervals of earthquakes. If it is established that earthquakes have interval recurrence of a hundred years, and there is no available records of earthquakes in the last 100 years, then a long- term forecast is done. Through the effect, effort can be undertaken...
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...count the number of deaths caused by last year’s devastating Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. The latest estimate: roughly 4,600, many of them from delayed medical care. Residents of Puerto Rico died at a significantly higher rate during the three months following the hurricane than they did in the previous year, according to the results of a new study by a group of independent researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and other institutions. The researchers say their estimate, published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, remains imprecise, with more definitive studies still to come. But the findings, which used methods that have not been previously...
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...Disaster hit when Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on September 20, leaving Puerto Ricans struggling extensively to get back on their feet. Maria has inflicted massive destruction on the island of Puerto Rico and has caused an immense level of disorganization and ruin. Puerto Ricans are still attempting to clean up their homes so they have a decent place to live. However, it is hard to clean up anything when you have no access to electricity, clean water, money or food supplies. Obviously, in these conditions, the recovery process has been slow and painful. Hurricane Maria was nearly a category 5 hurricane when it made a direct hit on Puerto Rico on September 20. The hurricane lashed the island with wind and rain for longer than 30 hours. Puerto Rico hasn’t had a hurricane with winds of 155 miles per hour, a category 4 hurricane like Maria, hit the island since 1932. The damage that it caused was astronomical. The death toll has risen to 45 and counting while 113 people still remain unaccounted for. Furthermore, it has left the whole island in ruins....
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...a new global market. During this time the team developed a business strategy to promote DCC and bring its product line to Puerto Rico. Early on DCC had to conduct a regional analysis, country analysis, and an organization and product or service analysis. Regional Analysis Regional Alliances and Economic Integration Puerto Rico is just one of many Caribbean countries, which make up the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM). This regional integration between Caribbean countries, formed in 1973. According to the United States Trade International Commission (2008), “The purpose of regional integration is to achieve economic gains through free trade flow and investments between neighboring countries often by lowering or eliminating tariffs against imports from fellow member countries. These actions increase duty free trade, tourism, movement of labor, and the flow of capital across national borders, reducing the possibility of conflict. Regional integration promotes global business in that it removes, in stages or altogether, previous barriers to foreign investments and other business ventures” (Trade policy for Development). Duty free access and tax incentives encourage the United States firms to invest heavily in Puerto Rico to assist in promoting Puerto Rico's prosperous trade. “Puerto Rico’s industries include pharmaceuticals, electronics, textiles, petrochemicals, processed foods, clothing and...
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...The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, initially created by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 and implemented by two Executive Orders on April 1, 1979.[1][4] The agency's primary purpose is to coordinate the response to a disaster that has occurred in the United States and that overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities. The governor of the state in which the disaster occurs must declare a state of emergency and formally request from the president that FEMA and the federal government respond to the disaster. FEMA also provides these services for territories of the United States, such as Puerto Rico. The only exception to the state's gubernatorial declaration requirement occurs when an emergency and/or disaster takes place on federal property or to a federal asset, for example, the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, or the Space Shuttle Columbia in the 2003 return-flight disaster. While on-the-ground support of disaster recovery efforts is a major part of FEMA's charter, the agency provides state and local governments with experts in specialized fields and funding for rebuilding efforts and relief funds for infrastructure by directing individuals to access low interest loans, in conjunction with the Small Business Administration. In addition to this, FEMA provides funds for training of response personnel throughout the United States...
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...TONISHA M. ADAMSON 7 Adler Place Brooklyn, NY 11208 Home: 718-277-4466, Cell: 646-465-2272 tadamson5@ymail.com ASSISTANT EDITOR I aspire to work in a dynamic environment where my proven record of timely submission of articles and research using all documents in national and local archives will be exercised to their fullest.PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS * Possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written * Goal-oriented and ability to handle multiple tasks * Ability to type 80 words per minute accurately * Possess excellent phone etiquette and interpersonal skills * Possess strong analytical skills and performs tasks in given time TECHNICAL SKILLS: * Knowledge of basic operating systems such as Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office * Familiar with software operating systems such as Vista and Windows XP EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Enterprise, Business and Technology Diploma in Business and Technology, June 2002; G.P.A 3.9 Keller Graduate School of Management MA Business Administration, 2009; G.P.A 3.0 Anticipated completion date, June 2011 Hunter College, City University of New York BS English, 2008; G.P.A 2.5 Concentration, English PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE EXAMINER, NEW YORK (January 2011-Present) * Write various articles for the Examiner website. NEW YORK BOARD OF ELECTIONS, New York, NY (November, 2010) * Oversaw registration for new voters and directed them to the polls. CONGRESSMAN EDOLPHUS TOWNS...
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...Correa was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, to Jose Rodriguez Correa and Francisca Rodriguez de Valez Colon. He was in charge of a small militia whose job was to protect the city of Arecibo from any attack which the city may be subject to, either by pirates or foreign forces. His claim to fame came as a result of his defense of the city from an attack and possible invasion by the British on August 5, 1702.[1] [edit] Defense of Arecibo During the early part of the 18th century the United Kingdom was at war with Spain, and Great Britain ordered an attack on the Spanish possessions in the New World. On August 5, 1702, two British warships approached the coastal town of Arecibo. Two smaller boats with a company of British soldiers landed on Arecibo's beach. The Puerto Rican militia - headed by Correa - had only thirty men, armed with just spears and machetes, who fought the British, who were better armed with muskets and swords. At the end of the battle there were twenty-two British dead on land and 8 at sea, including the captain in charge of the troops that landed, who had died in the hands of Correa. Correa himself was wounded but the British left and the city of Arecibo was saved - as a result Correa was declared a national hero.[1] [edit] Honors and later years Arecibo Coat of Arms Correa was awarded "La Medalla de Oro de la Real Efigie" (The Gold Medal of the Royal Image), by King Philip V of Spain and given the title of "Captain of Infantry" on September...
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...Introducción Esta ponencia representa un análisis crítico del Dr. Edwin Irizarry Mora y el Lcdo. Carlos A. Frontera Santana en cuanto a lo que constituye la reforma contributiva actual. Este informa y se adelanta a la implementación del nuevo sistema tributario de nuestro país. Se compara el proceso de recaudación contributiva de las grandes empresas en Puerto Rico Vs. los sistemas de algunas de las principales economías del mundo. Constituye la visión particular y sugerencias de posibles opciones para mejorar la situación actual sin necesariamente la consumación del impuesto de ventas. Nos permite conocer más a fondo las realidades de los procesos de tributación de nuestro país. El envolvimiento y el conocimiento que todos podamos adquirir será fundamental para poder discernir entre los mitos político partidistas y las realidad como país ante la competencia económica global. Ponencia ante la Comisión de Hacienda y Asuntos Financieros Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico P. de la C. 2193 (Nuevo sistema tributario para P.R.) 30 de marzo de 2006 Lcdo. Carlos A. Frontera Santana1 Dr. Edwin Irizarry Mora2 Esta ponencia representa un análisis crítico del Dr. Edwin Irizarry Mora y el Lcdo. Carlos A. Frontera Santana en cuanto a lo constituye la reforma contributiva actual. Este informa y se adelanta a la implementación del nuevo sistema tributario de nuestro país, además, constituye la visión particular y sugerencias de posibles...
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...quieren ir a un sintió donde se sienta inseguros. Este lugar es más profesional y de un ambiente tranquilo por el costo de los productos. Ya que las personas tienen que tener una fuente de ingreso buena para poder disfrutar del lugar. Por esta razón tome la clase media alto y alto. A enfocarme en personas profesionales con estudios pues resalta que son personas que trabajan y que buscan un lugar donde puedan sentirse seguro y con su misma clase social. Por otra parte no nos limitamos solo a este segmento, ya que toda persona que esté en Puerto Rico puede visitar el restaurante. Por otro lado a estar localizado en un área cerca del aeropuerto esperamos que exista una gran parte de participación por parte de los turistas. También los niños pueden ir al establecimiento y disfrutar de la comida siempre y cuando estén acompañado por un adulto. No tan solo los turistas del aeropuerto sino también los de los cruceros ya que la distancia del puerto de los cruceros al restaurante no es tan lejos para poder disfrutar de la comida y la música en el restaurante. 2. Estime el costo del proyecto indique que cantidad tendría que ser aportada por los empresarios y cuanto dinero tomarían prestado. Presente los cómputos. Olé - oh lala | Costo del proyecto | | | | | | Descripción | | |...
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...Mary Autry Mr. Vinson .W. Jaye English 101-603 Literacy Narrative 13, September 2012 Pure Bred Puerto Rican to Backwoods Southern Belle My literacy narrative is a little different. It’s not exactly how I first learned to read or write but, how I became literate in a different sense. My birthplace, San Juan, Puerto Rico, I remember only certain things. The things I remember are things you would only see on television. Nothing you would want to really imagine for yourself, loved ones or anybody else you know. For example, I remember the heat being constantly unbearable. Nothing like what we are used to here in Alabama. We are used to the season changing and look forward to summer, winter, fall, and spring. Here we deal with weather conditions for a few months and things change up again. But not in Puerto Rico: things don’t change much. Heat is Heat. Sure it gets humid, it rains, it’s sunny, but the heat is always there. I remember some horrible thing I rarely discuss with anybody because I don’t want to have to have people imagining them. I remember fusses and fights between my mother and my grandparents. It wasn’t a happy home. At age 4 I was adopted to a new family- people that couldn’t have children of their on. Adoption was the only was the only way for them to have a family. They were in the military and were stationed at a military base in Puerto Rico when unexpectedly; they got a call about me. Being 4, this was a bigger transformation for me than you would think...
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...Part A Otherness is the process when a group of people single out another person or a group of people based on their perceived differences from them. The singled out group or person (the “others”) could be different because of their sex, skin color, religion or anything else that is different from the people who are doing the “othering.” However, being different doesn’t necessarily mean you are being othered. Othering occurs when you are teased, belittled, or otherwise rejected from general society because of your differences. Part C - Analysis of “The White House” by Claude McKay Claude McKay’s “The White House” introduces us to how the author experienced othering based on his skin color. He clearly states in lines 13 and 14, “Oh, I must keep my heart inviolate against the potent poison of your hate” (McKay, n.d., line 13 and 14) how he feels the hate coming from the people around him. One could determine from this that he feels as if the world is against him. McKay shows that he will preserve against the othering that he feels by stating “But I possess the courage and the grace to bear my anger proudly and unbent.” (McKay, n.d., line 3 and 4.) This, despite, clearly feeling like an outsider after having described a door shutting in his face (McKay, n.d., Line 1). The group of people responsible for the othering in this work are the white people, who believed that African Americans should be treated differently because of their skin color. An example of this...
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...LA VEJEZ Contenido Pagina Página de Presentación ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Contenido ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Introducción ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Definición de Vejez ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Características de la Vejez ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 - 6 Factores que afectan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 - 7 Teorías sobre la Vejez ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Significado de Geriatría ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 - 8 Leyes para los envejecientes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 - 10 Reglas de oro para la tercera edad ------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - 11 Estadísticas Censo 2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 - 12 Pensamiento ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Conclusión -...
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...knowledge of Puerto Rican history. The four islands were conquered by the Spanish in 1493 and became not only a major military base but also a slave port. The Spanish, African and native Taino’s created a hybrid race which became Puerto Ricans. By the late 1800s Puerto Rico, along with Cuba, was on its way to becoming an independent country, but was side-tract by the Spanish-American War. Through the Treaty of Paris, the islands were given to the U.S. which invaded Puerto Rico in 1898, and enforced a military rule until 1900. The government was then ruled by American civilians until the islands officially became a colony in 1917. With the new colony rule, American citizenship was imposed on the islanders along with the draft. The creation of the American colony allowed the U.S. to legally break apart the islands’ economy which it did successfully. By the 1940s the U.S. government implemented Operation Bootstrap, which promoted the illegal sterilization and guinea pig like usage of the Puerto Rican women and the attempt to Americanize the colony. “La Operacion” or the operation also included planned migrations from island to the continental U.S., especially into areas that required factory laborers, restaurant, hotel and other service jobs. In 1952 in order to keep peace within the U.N., the international community and Puerto Rico, the U.S. renamed the relationship from colony to commonwealth or “Estado Libre Asociado” (literally translated to Free Associated State). Puerto Rico...
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...Ray Ashby Dr. Roger Blomquist American Civilization 1700 Baseballs Great Experiment, Jules Tygiel 11/1/13 The book Baseballs Great Experiment shows how people under the right circumstances can change history in the making. Tygiel starts out the story by telling how baseball started out segregated which allowed the reader to see through the eyes of Jackie Robinson and experience his life and how he and Rickey Branch changed the game of baseball. Tygiel’s thesis in this book is that Jackie Robinson was the best example on how to produce a change in a society that has unfair prejudice by maintaining class and composure, never giving up in the face of racism and even harm to himself. Tygiel also refers to Robinson impact on the other African American baseball players who wanted to join the major league and African Americans as a whole to change the Jim Crow league. One of the strengths in Tygiel’s book is his attention to detail. The detail he put into this book had to have taken hours and hours of research to compile all the data he used. Tygiel tells the story the African American baseball leagues as well as Jackie Robinsons and even feeds information on how the leagues were formed and how the desegregation affected the players. One of the weaknesses of the book can be the long list of statistics. For a baseball fanatic who understands the game, the statistics may be a strength considering that the stats make sense for the book to go along. But for the average readers...
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...MERCHANT MARINE ACT OF 1920 (THE JONES ACT) Source: Cornell University Law School, Legal Information Institute, United States Code: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode46a/usc_sec_46a_00000883----000-.html OVERVIEW: U.S. CODE 46 TITLE 46, APPENDIX App. > CHAPTER 24 CHAPTER 24—MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1920 * § 861. Purpose and policy of United States * § 864a. Purchase allowance in sale of vessels for cost of putting vessels in class * § 864b. Elements considered in sale of vessels in determination of selling price * § 865. Sale to aliens * § 865a. Sale of inactive passenger vessels to foreigners; conditions; requisition in emergency; surety bond * § 866. Establishment and operation of steamship lines between ports of United States * § 867. Investigation of port, terminal, and warehouse facilities * § 868. Vessels sold under deferred payment plan; insurance * § 869. Creation of fund for insurance of interests of United States * § 871. Repair and operation of vessels until sale * § 872. Sale of property other than vessels * § 875. Possession and control of terminal equipment and facilities * § 876. Power of Secretary and Commission to make rules and regulations * § 877. Coastwise laws extended to island Territories and possessions * § 883. Transportation of merchandise between points in United States in other than domestic built or rebuilt and documented vessels; incineration of hazardous waste at sea ...
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