...The country is one of the worst sufferers of all cyclonic casualties in the world. Its geographic location is the biggest contributing factor for the proneness to disasters. Due to the funnel shaped coast, Bangladesh often becomes the landing ground and breeding place of catastrophic cyclones formed in the Bay of Bengal. The high number of casualties is due to the fact that cyclones are always associated with storm surges. The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Cyclone Preparedness Program (CPP) is being a joint venture with the Government of Bangladesh, The CPP is an organic component of the nation’s institutional early warning system as clearly defined in the “Standing Order on Disasters”. The BDRCS CPP program is the most successful and an effective model program of its kind in the South-East Asian region. CPP is an effective, grass-root oriented, disciplined and tightly knits organization which is dedicated to the task of protecting the population along with community capacity build up activities. This programme based on the voluntary service of community people and their technical skills and commitment to ensure sufficient warning dissemination, shelter management, search & rescue and first aid services enabling them to cope with the approaching cyclone. This study has been Vol. 2 No. 2 December 2009 u 15 carried out to find the communities perspective about the volunteers performance in time of disaster event. Keywords: Preparedness, warning dissemination, rescue, first...
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...Name: ________________________________________ Date:___________ Pd:_________ Lunar Phase Simulator Directions: Use the Lunar Phase Simulator to answer the questions that follow. The URL for the simulator is below. http://astro.unl.edu/naap/lps/animations/lps.swf 1. The following sketches of the moon’s appearance were made over about four weeks. Identify the phases and put them in the correct numerical order. One is labeled for you. Not all the phases of the moon are shown. 3 Waning cresent 2 Third quarter 1 6 Waxing gibbous 4 New 5 Waxing cresent 2. From the perspective of an observer, the moon moves clockwise / counter-clockwise (circle one) in its orbit around the Earth. The diagram below shows the sun's light coming in from the left. The moon's location is marked at several points in its orbit. These are the points the moon was at when the sketches above were drawn. Identify each position with the letter of the corresponding sketch. Use the letters from the diagram in question number 1 above. D A B C E F F 3. Is there a dark side of the moon? If so, why? Yes, because the sunlight never shines on one-half of the moon. 4. How long, in days, does it take the moon to complete one cycle of phases? 29 days (19 hours) 5. If the moon is full today what phase do you expect it to be at in a week? 3rd Quarter 6. If the moon is full today what phase do you expect it to be in one month? Full 7. When the moon crosses the western side of the horizon plane it is rising / setting...
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...located on the south part, they share border at 8th street. University of Saskatchewan land is located on the north side, they share border on the 14th street and on the east side is the college park, they share border at circle drive. • There are tarred accessible roads to the major streets that pass through Greystone Height which is the main street. There are many crescents located on both side of Main Street within the community which have tarred roads as well. These roads include Kirk Crescent, Rutter Crescent, Moxon Crescent, Bateman Crescent, Oliver Crescent, Fraser Crescent and Hardy Crescent .There are a number of drives and avenues too like Quance Avenue, extension of Arlington Avenue, Oliver Drive and Lindsay Drive. • There are 5 spacious parks located in Greystone. They are : Morton Park (0.2 acres), St. Patrick Park (1.4 acres) Holland Park (1.7 acres) Albert Milne Park (1.9 acres) and Greystone Heights (10.9 acres).These parks are strategically located across the community. Holland Park is located by Kirk Crescent, Moton Park is located besides Rutter Cresent, St Patrick Park is located behind Bateman Crescent, Greystone Height is located just right by the elementary school, and Albert Milner Park is located by the Ling street. There are two plains, Morton Plain and Lindsay Plain. There are no industrial spaces in this community neither is there any agricultural...
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...Lisa Eichholz Dr. Hilary Harris English 096-10 November 10, 2011 Beyond Borders Recently there has been a dramatic increase of refugees, estimating 11 million today which is up from the 3 million that was recorded in the mid-1970s (UNHCR.com). Founded in 1919, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is now the largest humanitarian organization. In 1965 the IFRC proclaimed the Seven Fundamental Principles of Humanitarianism. The principle of humanity, the principle of impartiality, the principle of neutrality, the principle of independence , the principle of voluntary, the principle of Unity, and lastly the principle of Universality. The film Beyond Borders follows Sarah Bauford (Angelina Jolie), Nick Callahan (Clive Owen), and a small group of aid relief volunteers working throughout a few of the world’s most volatile areas. This films greatest lesson is showing the existing needs of many people and how there are few who are there to help and trying to make a difference. This film exemplifies the most important of the principles of humanitarianism in a very complex way. In the film many of the characters exemplify the principle of humanity in both positive and negative ways. The principle states that the movements goal is to “prevent and alleviate human suffering” by promoting “understanding, friendship, cooperation, and lasting peace.” At the beginning of the film Nick Callahan storms into the aid relief international’s black...
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...management strategy aimed at changing the way institutions operate, by improving performance, programmatic focus and delivery. It reflects the way an organization applies processes and resources to undertake interventions to achieve desired results. UNESCO (1997) Result Based Management (RBM) is an approach to project/programme management based on clearly defined results, and the methodologies and tools to measure and achieve them (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva, 2011). Result Based Management (RBM) supports better performance and greater accountability by applying a clear, logical framework to plan, manage and measure an intervention with a focus on the result you want to achieve. By identifying in Advance the intended result of a project/programme and how we can measure their progress, Monitoring is the routine collection and analysis of information to track progress against set plans and check Compliance to established standards (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva, 2011). The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (2002a:27) defines monitoring as a continuous function that uses the systematic collection of data on specified indicators to provide management and the main stakeholders of an ongoing development intervention with indications of the extent of progress and achievement of objectives and progress in the use of allocated funds. Monitoring is an important task in...
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...The American Red Cross Outline – Starbucks Meeting 11/19/2012 * Remember, we are telling a story, timeline style * Text Ad gimmick * Print donation cards * 1/3 vs. 2/3 breakdown Matt’s # and my # * Start with a history and background facts of the ARC * Clara Barton Founded ARC in 1881, inspired by work of the IRC while on trip to Europe during Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. Brought model back to US and led org through first dom and int relief missions, assisting US military during Spanish-American War in 1898. * Chartered by US govt, receiving first federal charter in 1900. * Member of International Federal of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, ARC joins more than 175 other national societies in bringing aid to victims of disasters throughout the world. * The ARC provides community services, support for military members and their families, blood donation services, health and safety education, and international relief programs. * 500k volunteers, 35k employees, board of governors oversees the org and its management * Board comprised of 12-20 members, including a chair, who is appointed and approved by the President of the US * Board appoints the president and CEO to manage the business activities of the ARC * More than 700 local chapters across the country, all receive funding from national Red Cross. Representatives of local chapters...
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...to play a stronger role in finding the solutions to addressing these, areas such as HIV and AIDS, migration and youth violence. Youth in the Red Cross add value to the development of humanitarian action at the community level with regard to prevention, education and care of vulnerable groups. They represent a huge untapped resource. Red Cross in the Caribbean is currently undergoing a process of strengthening youth volunteering in the region by developing a better understanding of the emerging roles of young people in Caribbean National Societies and Overseas Branches to help support NSs/OSBs to meet the following Inter-American Objectives and the Framework for Action as it relates to youth: Objective 9: Promote leaders with clear strategic vision, encouraging and leading the internal changes and innovations needed to implement the Global Agenda. Objective 13: Promote active Red Cross youth and initiatives in favour of young people, ensuring effective participation in the institutional life of the National Societies. In their multiple role as contributors- and acknowledging their skills as innovators, inter-cultural ambassadors and peer-to-peer facilitators - young people are educated, enabled and empowered to be active in leading and participating in voluntary activities and in the governance, management and services of the Red Cross societies. While there are programmes which cater specifically to youth development, it is recognised that young people bring much needed...
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...How did guns germs and steel impact civilizations? What impacted the development of civilizations the most? Why did some civilizations develop faster than others? Is there a simple answer? There is a very simple answer. That answer is guns, germs, and steel. So how exactly did guns, germs, and steel affect the course of history? Guns had a major part in our history and are part of the reason why some civilizations were superior to others. "You know, the flintlock rifle, it was, you know, I shouldn’t really say this but it was nearly like as important as a cellphone is today. You can’t go without your cellphone; in those days you couldn’t go without your flintlock rifle.” (ggs) This passage shows how important guns were and how much it was necessary to have one to survive. “They would shoot, hand the gun over, take the next gun, fire, hand the gun over. So every five or six seconds you could fire a shot. See that, that was the important thing.” (ggs) This shows how easy it was to kill somebody and how effective it was because it takes longer to kill somebody with a sword or arrow and you are more guaranteed to kill your enemy with a gun. ”This is a Maxim gun. What made this weapon such a great weapon, as opposed to the old single-shot weapons that had been used in years before, is this gun could fire continuously for up to 500 rounds a minute. It had the equivalent firepower of probably 100 men in a company with single shot weapons.”(ggs) This passagfe is more proof as...
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...Themes in U.S. & World History Task 1 A – D A. Mesopotamia is an area that lies between Euphrates and Tigris rivers, northwest of the bottleneck at Baghdad, which is modern Iraq. Mesopotamia is a region, not a country. According to Fagan (2001), people of this region were able to flourish due to the successful agriculture. The fertile soil and excellent irrigation lead to a surplus of food sources. In reading The History World International, 2007, I found the Mesopotamian people were able to store and redistribute their supplies. This made them very valuable to neighboring societies and drew people in, which lead to the growth of the Mesopotamian society. B. Horses have been documented far back in history. In the Old Assyrian period between 1900 and 1750 BC. Anatolian people, however, were the first to use horses as a regular military feature from 1500 onward. The people needed a means to carry themselves and other weaponry for war and the chariot fit the bill. A chariot maker had to become an expert in every aspect of the building process. Right down to the horse’s bridles and bits had to be redesigned to aid in the proper fit for the chariot. The charioteers themselves rose to a new status class in their urban life. The use of chariots was either directly or indirectly responsible for weaponry being updates. New armor became necessary as well such as swords, spears and spikes. Everything was bumped up a notch in performance. Even the terrain for battles had to have...
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...1. The Fertile Crescent got its name because it is located in an upland region provided an ideal environment for a variety of animals like sheep, goats, cattle and pigs. Also, in some areas it grew wild wheat and barley. 2. Because human needed barley to produce beer so they grew a lot of grains like barley to meet the demand. 3. The ability to store cereal grain meant that people would be able to stand in one place. 4. The Sumerian and Egyptians used beer for ceremonies, agricultural fertility rites, and funerals. 5. Farming paved the way for the emergence of the civilization by creating the need to produce food and enabling them to specialize in particular activities and crafts. Wine 6. The Greeks drank wine to celebrate Dionysus (the god...
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...AFRICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY TOWN CAMPUS NAME: NJIHIA MARK ADM NO: 12S03ABT003 DEPARTMENT: UNIVERSITY COMMON COURSES COURSE: UCC 105 OLD TESTAMENT LECTURER: Dr. THUO TASK: DESCRIBE THE HISTORY IN THE OLD TESTAMENT DUE DATE: 28th January, 2013 Introduction The Old Testament was written over a wide historical period, it describes the relationship of God and the people of Israel before the coming of Jesus. To make it easy to explain the history in the Old Testament, I have seen it best to look at it under the following periods: 1. Primeval History Primeval history refers to the earliest history in the Bible. Genesis chapters 1 to 11 are considered the primeval history portion of the Bible. This is the Biblical time period from creation to the flood. The final section of the primeval history of the Bible tells the story of the flood or deluge. Noah and his family were righteous and followed God's instructions, and were therefore spared from death during the deluge. 2. Patriarchal Period (1900BC-1800BC) Though the beginning of Israel’s history as a nation is usually placed at the time of her departure from Egypt, an account of her history must start with Abraham and the patriarchs. Only after Israel had moved across Egypt’s border did she have size and identity with which other nations would have to reckon with, but she already had a history that stretched back through the years to her fathers, Jacob and Abraham. To Jacob the twelve heads of the respective...
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...Gilgamesh and Enkidu learn all too well that the gods are dangerous for mortals. Gods live by their own laws and frequently behave as emotionally and irrationally as children. Piety is important to the gods, and they expect obedience and flattery whenever possible. They can often be helpful, but angering them is sheer madness—and a character’s reverence for the gods is no guarantee of safety. Thus, the world of The Epic of Gilgamesh differs markedly from that of the Judeo-Christian tradition, in which God is both a partner in a covenant and a stern but loving parent to his people. The covenant promises that people will receive an earthly or heavenly inheritance if they behave well. The Judeo-Christian God represents not just what is most powerful but what is morally best—humans should aspire to imitate him. These differences are noteworthy because Gilgamesh also shares certain common elements with the Judeo-Christian Bible. Both Gilgamesh and parts of the Bible are written in similar languages: Hebrew is related to Akkadian, the Babylonian language that the author used in composing the late versions of Gilgamesh. The Bible comes from the same region as Gilgamesh and shares some of its motifs and stories, such as the serpent as the enemy who deprives humans of eternal life and, most important, the flood. In both the Bible and Gilgamesh, disobedience to a god or gods brings dire consequences. Although we never learn exactly why the gods unleashed the great flood in Gilgamesh...
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...History 101 Chapter 2 Sumerians- Began developing their civilization by forming alternative ways of irrigation. They built reservoirs, dig canals in order to irrigate fields of barley, wheat and peas. This artificial irrigation led to increases food supplies which supported the rapid increase of their population. Around 4000 B.C.E Sumerians built the world’s first cities. Sumerians were the centers of political and military authority and their jurisdiction extended into surrounding regions. Also their market places drew in buyers and sellers from near and far which turned the cities into economic centers as well. Sargon's empire- Represented a historical experiment. Sargon seized control of trade routes and supplies of natural resources such as silver, tin, cedar wood. By controlling and taxing trade Sargon obtained financial resources to maintain his military juggernaut and transform his capital of Akkad into the wealthiest and most powerful city in the world. Hammurabi empire- Developed a more efficient and predictable government then his predecessor and also spread its cost more evenly over the populations. Hammurabi also maintained his empire by creating a code of law which established high standards of behavior and stern, punishment for violators. They prescribed death penalties for murder, theft, fraud, false accusation, sheltering of runaway slave failure to obey royal orders and incest civil laws regulated prices, wages, and commercial dealing marital relationships...
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...information and ideas you should be looking for as you watch Episode 2. Record your answers to each question by providing as many facts, details, and examples as possible to answer each question. Be prepared to discuss your answers with the class. 1. At the time that the Spanish conquistador’s invaded the Inca Empire, they were armed with state of the art weaponry. Describe this weaponry. Answers will vary but should include: horses that made them appear like god-like half man, half beast warriors, body armor, guns, and steel swords. 2. What is Jared Diamond’s explanation for why the Spanish had advanced to steel swords while Inca’s were still making tools and weapons from bronze? Answer: Because Europe was geographically close to the Fertile Crescent, they inherited the 7,000 years of metal technology that had been developed there. Because they had a diversified society that allowed for specialization, the Spanish devoted time and effort to producing the longest, strongest, sharpest swords possible. 3. How did the battle tactics used by the Spanish conquistadors help the small army defeat the Inca army that outnumbered it by the thousands? Answer: The Spaniards begin by surprising the Incas, firing their guns and coming out of hiding on horseback. As they rode, the conquistadors used their swords to hack, cut, and stab the Incas who were panicking and fleeing rather than standing firm. Had the Incas known more about this style of fighting, they could have been victorious by sheer numbers...
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...Assyria was known to be very fertile and healthy. A lot of people moved there so that they could grow crops. With so much food being produced, people stayed there, the population kept multiplying, and towns and cities were created to sustain that many people. The Fertile Crescent includes many modern day places, such as Iraq, Syria, and Palestine. Ancient Assyria was located in what is now southern Iraq. It was between two rivers that were named the Tigris and Euphrates. In the North part of Assyria, there are rivers and streams that come from the direction of the mountains. While the southern area is very hot and dry, especially compared to the northern region, the two large rivers allow irrigation between them. The land that was right in...
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