This document discusses different approaches to forecasting, including numbers, descriptive scenarios, and adaptive models. Numbers-based forecasting using precise estimates and models is described as dreadful due to its poor track record. Descriptive scenario-based forecasting involves qualitative discussions without figures to explore what could happen. Adaptive models combine descriptive scenarios with quantitative models to generate expected, best, and worst case projections along with risk commentary. The document advocates starting with descriptive scenarios to incorporate diverse perspectives before developing any models or projections.
This document provides information on various investment and financial planning topics to help families prosper, including:
Stock basics and how to read a stock table. Bonds basics and the differences between taxable and tax-free bonds. Mutual funds allow investors to pool resources for potential rewards. Annuities are contracts with insurers to make periodic payments. Common investment vehicles like 401(k)s, IRAs and pension plans are described. Finally, a 10 step process for good financial housekeeping is provided.
The document provides information about the United States of America, including its flag, map, historical facts, government details, economy, and greatest Americans. The flag of the USA features 13 alternating red and white stripes and 50 white stars in a blue corner representing the original 13 colonies and current 50 states. Some key facts are that Christopher Columbus reached North America in 1492, the US declared independence from Britain on July 4, 1776, and the first president was George Washington.
The document summarizes a report on the top 5 issues affecting businesses in Niagara. It interviewed 50 business owners who identified their top strategies as finding and keeping good employees, business development, customer retention, sustainability, and accountability. Many owners said they face more competition, have to compete on price, struggle with marketing returns, and finding ways to stand out. The report provides actions businesses can take, such as clarifying their vision, setting goals, focusing on customer value, reconnecting with customers, and creating a culture of accountability. It emphasizes the need for businesses to take action now on growth and people.
This document discusses different approaches to forecasting, including numbers, descriptive scenarios, and adaptive models. Numbers-based forecasting using precise estimates and models is described as dreadful due to its poor track record. Descriptive scenario-based forecasting involves qualitative discussions without figures to explore what could happen. Adaptive models combine descriptive scenarios with quantitative models to generate expected, best, and worst case projections along with risk commentary. The document advocates starting with descriptive scenarios to incorporate diverse perspectives before developing any models or projections.
This document provides information on various investment and financial planning topics to help families prosper, including:
Stock basics and how to read a stock table. Bonds basics and the differences between taxable and tax-free bonds. Mutual funds allow investors to pool resources for potential rewards. Annuities are contracts with insurers to make periodic payments. Common investment vehicles like 401(k)s, IRAs and pension plans are described. Finally, a 10 step process for good financial housekeeping is provided.
The document provides information about the United States of America, including its flag, map, historical facts, government details, economy, and greatest Americans. The flag of the USA features 13 alternating red and white stripes and 50 white stars in a blue corner representing the original 13 colonies and current 50 states. Some key facts are that Christopher Columbus reached North America in 1492, the US declared independence from Britain on July 4, 1776, and the first president was George Washington.
The document summarizes a report on the top 5 issues affecting businesses in Niagara. It interviewed 50 business owners who identified their top strategies as finding and keeping good employees, business development, customer retention, sustainability, and accountability. Many owners said they face more competition, have to compete on price, struggle with marketing returns, and finding ways to stand out. The report provides actions businesses can take, such as clarifying their vision, setting goals, focusing on customer value, reconnecting with customers, and creating a culture of accountability. It emphasizes the need for businesses to take action now on growth and people.
Lessons from past hurricane seasons
Hurricanes are dynamic laboratories for learning and catalysts for building capacity for disaster-intelligent & disaster-resilient communites. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
Making money sensetips and ideas to help your family prosper
The average American spends $941 on the holiday season. It is recommended to spend no more than 1.5% of your annual income on holiday spending. The general budgeting process involves setting goals, identifying income and expenses, monitoring spending, and revising the budget. Budgeting should allocate approximately 50% of take-home pay to necessities, 30% to discretionary spending, and 20% to savings. Websites like Mint.com and Wesabe.com can help track spending and budgeting automatically.
A disaster is a window of oppor-tunity to fix the two weak links in every community’s disaster resilience programme: transfer and mplementation of knowledge. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
The document discusses using Facebook as a marketing tool for 4-H organizations. It provides statistics on social media usage among teens and outlines some risks and considerations to keep in mind, such as privacy, copyright, and terms of service agreements. The document then gives definitions of social networking, individual profiles, fan pages, and ways social networking can be used to extend networks, market programs and products, and communicate with other groups.
Health has gained recognition as a foreign policy concern in recent years. Political leaders increasingly address global health problems within their international relations agendas. The confluence of health and foreign policy has opened these issues to analysis that helps clarify the tenets and determinants of this linkage, offering a new framework for international health policy. Yet as health remains profoundly bound to altruistic values, caution is required before generalizing about the positive outcomes of merging international health and foreign policy principles. In particular, the possible side-effects of this framework deserve further consideration. This paper examines the interaction of health and foreign policy in humanitarian action, where public health and foreign policy are often in direct conflict. Using a case-based approach, this analysis shows that health and foreign policy need not be at odds in this context, although there are situations where altruistic and interest-based values compete. The hierarchy of foreign policy functions must be challenged to avoid misuse of national authority where health interventions do not coincide with national security and domestic interests
The challenges facing the 21st century workforce seem overwhelming. The competition for jobs increases as aging populations remain in the workforce longer, and technology The U.S. is experiencing a disturbing trend in youth losing interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Manufacturing centers locally have suffered from this decline. You might ask yourself, “How do I get youth excited and prepared for the workforce under such bleak conditions?” Heidi Dusek developed/adapted a series of curricula to excite youth about STEM careers while infusing youth leadership qualities that employers are looking for.
In collaboration with many sectors of the community (including school districts, higher-education, and businesses) the Summer STEM academies of 2010 engaged and exposed 42 youth and additional 90 parents and community members. The STEM academies of 2010 included The Magic of Hogwarts, Gateway Academy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigators, and Robotic Rule. Each camp was 2-5 days in length, engaged youth in hands-on opportunities to learn specific career skills and pathways to be successful in the 21st century workforce. All camps included an open house where the youth showcased what they learn through demonstrations and presentations.
The Summer STEM academies proved to be extremely successful by youth, parents, and community partners. Don’t feel like you know enough about STEM? No worries…This session will provide you with tons of resources to utilize in your county including marketing materials, curricula, and evaluation templates. Not to mention we will sample some of the activities so you can be engaged in the process. This is a great opportunity to engage youth and businesses in the same atmosphere for an incredible outcome: a competitive local workforce.
Making (or not making) our world disaster resilient is our legacy. History will decide which legacy we actually leave. The keys to resilience: 1) know the disaster history of your region, 2) be well-prepared 3) have a warning system 4) have an evacuation plan 5) learn from every global experience and start over. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance For Disaster Reduction.
This document provides a strategy compass that assesses different characteristics of a company and its competitive position. It evaluates characteristics related to markets, assets, leadership, and financials. For each characteristic, it provides a comment on what is typically preferred and considerations for investing or building strategy. For example, it indicates the larger the market size and growth rate the better, and higher market share, quality, and innovation are preferred if the company already has a strong strategic position. It evaluates these factors for a case study company and concludes with a summary of the strategy compass.
TYPHOON VONGFONG: A HUGE STORM. On Oct 7, in just 24 hours, Vongfong intensified from a CAT 2 storm to one with, 155 mph wind speeds, and an estimated central pressure of 908 millibars. The typhoon toppled trees, flooded streets and cut power to more than 60,000 homes. 35 people were reported injured in Okinawa and Kyushu, where 150,000 people were evacuated. Fifteen years ago, more than 10,000 people were killed when a cyclone hit roughly the same area, which lacked significant evacuation capability. CONCLUSION: A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT IN EVACUATION Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
The report examines the steep and historic expansion of U.S. health engagement in Africa, principally through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), in the past decade. This dramatic shift in U.S. foreign assistance—spurred by the “exceptionalism” of HIV/AIDS—has rested on a consensus that substantial U.S. investments in health in Africa do indeed advance U.S. interests. They fulfill American humanitarian values by saving and enhancing lives; they strengthen health security against common and emerging threats; and they promote the stability and long-term development of vulnerable communities in low-income countries. Despite the achievements of U.S. global health programs over the past decade, challenges remain.
In the aftermath of disasters, public health services must address the effects of civil strife, armed conflict, population migration, economic collapse, and famine. In modern conflicts civilians are targeted deliberately, and affected populations may face severe public health consequences, even without displacement from their homes. For displaced people, damage to health, sanitation, water supplies, housing, and agriculture may lead to a rapid increase in malnutrition and communicable diseases. Fortunately, the provision of adequate clean water and sanitation, timely measles immunisation, simple treatment of dehydration from diarrhoea, supplementary feeding for the malnourished, micronutrient supplements, and the establishment of an adequate public health surveillance system greatly reduces the health risks associated with the harsh environments of refugee camps.
We believe a flawed premise. Typhoon disasters, which occur annually, should be enough to make any nation susceptible to typhoons adopt and implement policies that will lead to their typhoon disaster resilience. Fact: it usually takes multiple disasters before a stricken nation will adopt policies to move towards disaster resilient. Creating turning points for typhoon disaster resilience. Integration of scientific and technical solutions with political solutions for policies on preparedness, protection, early warning, emergency response, and recovery. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
Particulate matter is a mixture of very small solids and liquid droplets that float in the air. Some particles come from a specific source (such as a burning candle), while others form as a result of complicated chemical reactions. While much is known about the health effects of exposure to particulate matter outdoors, the effects of indoor exposure are less well-understood. However, indoor exposure to particulate matter is gaining attention as a potential source of adverse health effects.
The document discusses key issues from the Second World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai, Japan in 2015. The conference called for renewed global action to reduce vulnerabilities and accelerate disaster risk reduction through the implementation of best policies and practices. However, disaster risk remains high due to growing populations, climate change, weak infrastructure, and a lack of preparedness. The only way forward is through strengthened disaster risk reduction efforts including adopting best practices, strengthening communities, utilizing new technologies, and innovative strategic planning.
Lessons from past hurricane seasons
Hurricanes are dynamic laboratories for learning and catalysts for building capacity for disaster-intelligent & disaster-resilient communites. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
Making money sensetips and ideas to help your family prosper
The average American spends $941 on the holiday season. It is recommended to spend no more than 1.5% of your annual income on holiday spending. The general budgeting process involves setting goals, identifying income and expenses, monitoring spending, and revising the budget. Budgeting should allocate approximately 50% of take-home pay to necessities, 30% to discretionary spending, and 20% to savings. Websites like Mint.com and Wesabe.com can help track spending and budgeting automatically.
A disaster is a window of oppor-tunity to fix the two weak links in every community’s disaster resilience programme: transfer and mplementation of knowledge. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
The document discusses using Facebook as a marketing tool for 4-H organizations. It provides statistics on social media usage among teens and outlines some risks and considerations to keep in mind, such as privacy, copyright, and terms of service agreements. The document then gives definitions of social networking, individual profiles, fan pages, and ways social networking can be used to extend networks, market programs and products, and communicate with other groups.
Health has gained recognition as a foreign policy concern in recent years. Political leaders increasingly address global health problems within their international relations agendas. The confluence of health and foreign policy has opened these issues to analysis that helps clarify the tenets and determinants of this linkage, offering a new framework for international health policy. Yet as health remains profoundly bound to altruistic values, caution is required before generalizing about the positive outcomes of merging international health and foreign policy principles. In particular, the possible side-effects of this framework deserve further consideration. This paper examines the interaction of health and foreign policy in humanitarian action, where public health and foreign policy are often in direct conflict. Using a case-based approach, this analysis shows that health and foreign policy need not be at odds in this context, although there are situations where altruistic and interest-based values compete. The hierarchy of foreign policy functions must be challenged to avoid misuse of national authority where health interventions do not coincide with national security and domestic interests
The challenges facing the 21st century workforce seem overwhelming. The competition for jobs increases as aging populations remain in the workforce longer, and technology The U.S. is experiencing a disturbing trend in youth losing interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Manufacturing centers locally have suffered from this decline. You might ask yourself, “How do I get youth excited and prepared for the workforce under such bleak conditions?” Heidi Dusek developed/adapted a series of curricula to excite youth about STEM careers while infusing youth leadership qualities that employers are looking for.
In collaboration with many sectors of the community (including school districts, higher-education, and businesses) the Summer STEM academies of 2010 engaged and exposed 42 youth and additional 90 parents and community members. The STEM academies of 2010 included The Magic of Hogwarts, Gateway Academy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigators, and Robotic Rule. Each camp was 2-5 days in length, engaged youth in hands-on opportunities to learn specific career skills and pathways to be successful in the 21st century workforce. All camps included an open house where the youth showcased what they learn through demonstrations and presentations.
The Summer STEM academies proved to be extremely successful by youth, parents, and community partners. Don’t feel like you know enough about STEM? No worries…This session will provide you with tons of resources to utilize in your county including marketing materials, curricula, and evaluation templates. Not to mention we will sample some of the activities so you can be engaged in the process. This is a great opportunity to engage youth and businesses in the same atmosphere for an incredible outcome: a competitive local workforce.
Making (or not making) our world disaster resilient is our legacy. History will decide which legacy we actually leave. The keys to resilience: 1) know the disaster history of your region, 2) be well-prepared 3) have a warning system 4) have an evacuation plan 5) learn from every global experience and start over. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance For Disaster Reduction.
This document provides a strategy compass that assesses different characteristics of a company and its competitive position. It evaluates characteristics related to markets, assets, leadership, and financials. For each characteristic, it provides a comment on what is typically preferred and considerations for investing or building strategy. For example, it indicates the larger the market size and growth rate the better, and higher market share, quality, and innovation are preferred if the company already has a strong strategic position. It evaluates these factors for a case study company and concludes with a summary of the strategy compass.
TYPHOON VONGFONG: A HUGE STORM. On Oct 7, in just 24 hours, Vongfong intensified from a CAT 2 storm to one with, 155 mph wind speeds, and an estimated central pressure of 908 millibars. The typhoon toppled trees, flooded streets and cut power to more than 60,000 homes. 35 people were reported injured in Okinawa and Kyushu, where 150,000 people were evacuated. Fifteen years ago, more than 10,000 people were killed when a cyclone hit roughly the same area, which lacked significant evacuation capability. CONCLUSION: A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT IN EVACUATION Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
The report examines the steep and historic expansion of U.S. health engagement in Africa, principally through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), in the past decade. This dramatic shift in U.S. foreign assistance—spurred by the “exceptionalism” of HIV/AIDS—has rested on a consensus that substantial U.S. investments in health in Africa do indeed advance U.S. interests. They fulfill American humanitarian values by saving and enhancing lives; they strengthen health security against common and emerging threats; and they promote the stability and long-term development of vulnerable communities in low-income countries. Despite the achievements of U.S. global health programs over the past decade, challenges remain.
In the aftermath of disasters, public health services must address the effects of civil strife, armed conflict, population migration, economic collapse, and famine. In modern conflicts civilians are targeted deliberately, and affected populations may face severe public health consequences, even without displacement from their homes. For displaced people, damage to health, sanitation, water supplies, housing, and agriculture may lead to a rapid increase in malnutrition and communicable diseases. Fortunately, the provision of adequate clean water and sanitation, timely measles immunisation, simple treatment of dehydration from diarrhoea, supplementary feeding for the malnourished, micronutrient supplements, and the establishment of an adequate public health surveillance system greatly reduces the health risks associated with the harsh environments of refugee camps.
We believe a flawed premise. Typhoon disasters, which occur annually, should be enough to make any nation susceptible to typhoons adopt and implement policies that will lead to their typhoon disaster resilience. Fact: it usually takes multiple disasters before a stricken nation will adopt policies to move towards disaster resilient. Creating turning points for typhoon disaster resilience. Integration of scientific and technical solutions with political solutions for policies on preparedness, protection, early warning, emergency response, and recovery. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
Particulate matter is a mixture of very small solids and liquid droplets that float in the air. Some particles come from a specific source (such as a burning candle), while others form as a result of complicated chemical reactions. While much is known about the health effects of exposure to particulate matter outdoors, the effects of indoor exposure are less well-understood. However, indoor exposure to particulate matter is gaining attention as a potential source of adverse health effects.
The document discusses key issues from the Second World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai, Japan in 2015. The conference called for renewed global action to reduce vulnerabilities and accelerate disaster risk reduction through the implementation of best policies and practices. However, disaster risk remains high due to growing populations, climate change, weak infrastructure, and a lack of preparedness. The only way forward is through strengthened disaster risk reduction efforts including adopting best practices, strengthening communities, utilizing new technologies, and innovative strategic planning.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the seismic hazard at the northwestern Egypt using the probabilistic seismic hazard assessment approach. The Probabilistic approach was carried out based on a recent data set to take into account the historic seismicity and updated instrumental seismicity. A homogenous earthquake catalogue was compiled and a proposed seismic sources model was presented. The doubly-truncated exponential model was adopted for calculations of the recurrence parameters. Ground-motion prediction equations that recently recommended by experts and developed based upon..
A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked parts of South Asia on 26 October 2015. It was centred near Jurm in northeast Afghanistan, 250 kilometres (160 miles) from the capital Kabul and at a depth of 213.5 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said. (AFP, 26 Oct 2015) Pakistan's confirmed death toll so far stands at 272, with more than 1,900 people injured and nearly 14,000 homes damaged, though the spokesman said the NDMA was still in the process of estimating a final toll. (AFP, 28 Oct 2015) In Afghanistan, Assessment reports indicate 117 deaths, 544 people injured, 12,794 homes damaged and 7,384 houses destroyed. Furthermore, 136,967 people are still in need of humanitarian assistance, of which 131,345 people have received some form of assistance so far date. More than 51,000 people were affected in Badakhshan alone, where property damage was most extensive. The earthquake claimed the most lives and caused the most casualties in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces. Access remains the most significant challenge in providing assistance to people in need and is an issue reaching at least 194 villages affected by the earthquake.
A torrential rain event during the first full week of March 2016 featuring over two feet of record March rain in the South unleashed major river flooding, rising to historic levels in some areas. Add flooding along the Gulf Coast, and the disaster became a triple assault. In all, 400 homes flooded in Mississippi. Three people were killed in Louisiana, the governor said. In one case, a driver died when floodwater swept his vehicle off a road in Bienville Parish, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness said. The two others died in Ouachita Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
The 2016 Ecuador earthquake occurred on April 16 at 18:58:37 ECT with a moment magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The very large thrust earthquake was centered approximately 27 km (17 mi) from the towns of Muisne and Pedernales in a sparsely populated part of the country, and 170 km (110 mi) from the capital Quito, where it was felt strongly. Regions of Manta, Pedernales and Portoviejo accounted for over 75 percent of total casualties.[6] Manta's central commercial shopping district Tarqui, was completely destroyed. Widespread damage was caused across Manabi province, with structures hundreds of kilometres from the epicenter collapsing. At least 659 people were killed and 27,732 people injured. President Rafael Correa declared a state of emergency; 13,500 military personnel and police officers were dispatched for recovery operations.
The moderate-magnitude quake struck at 9:26 p.M. Thursday night at a depth of 11 kilometers (7 miles) in southern Japan near Kumamoto city on the island of Kyushu. The epicenter was 120 kilometers (74 miles) northeast of Kyushu Electric Power Company's Sendai nuclear plant, the only one operating in the country; no adverse consequences were reported.
Lesson: the knowledge and timing of anticipatory actions is vital
The Kathmandu Valley is densely populated with nearly 2.5 million people, and the quality of building construction is often poor. The epicenter of today's disaster was 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of the city, and had a depth of only 11 kilometers (7 miles), which is considered shallow in geological terms. This earthquake, the worst quake to hit Nepal (a poor South Asian nation) since 1934, collapsed buildings and houses, leveled centuries-old temples and triggered avalanches in the Himalayas. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
The Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction was held from 14 to 18 March 2015 in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Several thousand participants attended, including at related events linked to the World Conference under the umbrella of building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters. The United Nations General Assembly Resolution for 2013 on International Strategy for Disaster Reduction states that the World Conference will result in a concise, focused, forward-looking, and action-oriented outcome document and will have the following objectives:
* To complete assessment and review of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action;
* To consider the experience gained through the regional and national strategies/institutions and plans for disaster risk reduction and their recommendations as well as relevant regional agreements within the implementation of the Hyogo Framework of Action;
* To adopt a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction;
* To identify modalities of cooperation based on commitments to implement a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction;
* To determine modalities to periodically review the implementation of a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction.
Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
March 15, 2015: The second world conference on disaster risk reduction convened in Sendai, Japan will re-invigorate the historic global endeavor started in 1990 by the United Nations. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
Two volcanoes in Mexico, Popocatepetl and Colima, have shown increased activity and are threatening to erupt. While current eruptions are not considered dangerous, Popocatepetl poses a threat to Mexico City if its eruptions become more powerful. There are over 1,500 active volcanoes worldwide that could erupt at any time, and eruptions of 11 highly active volcanoes including Katla in Iceland, Pinatubo in the Philippines, and Nyamuragira in the Democratic Republic of Congo would be especially devastating due to their proximity to populated areas.
1) India faces recurring natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, and cyclones due to its location and geology. The 2001 Gujarat earthquake killed over 100,000 people and caused $5 billion in damages.
2) To improve disaster resilience, India must integrate lessons from past disasters, build expertise through education, and make policy decisions to shift from reactive responses to proactive risk reduction.
3) A 3-step process is proposed: 1) document knowledge gained from experiences, 2) develop technical capacity through education, and 3) implement science-based policies to minimize future impacts through preparedness and resilient infrastructure.
Disaster resilience, which is the capacity of a country to rebound quickly after the socioeconomic impacts of a disaster, requires decision-making for a national paradigm shift from the status quo. Disaster resilience has become an urgent global goal in the 21st century as many Nations are experiencing disasters after a natural hazard strikes, and learning that their communities, institutions, and people do NOT yet have the capacity to be disaster resilient. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
On January 29, 2015, a routine delivery of gas to a maternity hospital in Mexico City leads to a deadly explosion killing 4 and injuring dozens. The explosion occurred when a gas tanker was making a routine, early morning delivery of gas to the hospital kitchen, and gas started to leak. The tanker workers worked for 15 to 20 minutes to repair the leak while a large cloud of gas was forming, then exploded. Technologies for monitoring, forecasting, and warning are vital for becoming resilient. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
Disasters are caused by single- or multiple-event natural hazards that, (for various reasons), cause extreme levels of mortality, morbidity, homelessness, joblessness, economic losses, or environmental impacts. The keys to resilience: 1) know the history of past disasters 2) be prepared 3) have a warning system 4) evacuate 5) learn from the experience
As we begin the year 2015, we must unfortunately recognize that it is well past the time to speed up the long-term recovery process for earthquakes (and tsunamis). The main insights from global earthquakes have consistently shown that being prepared includes pre-earthquake planning for post-earthquake recovery ("PEPPER"). Only about 110 of the 10 million earthquakes of all sizes that occur somewhere in the world each year are large enough and close enough to a community to cause a disaster, which creates a multitude of local and regional dilemmas about what to do, both before and after the quake, to shorten the recovery process. THE SOLUTION: PRE-EARTHQUAKE PLANNING FOR POST-EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY(PEPPER). “THE END GAME” FOR JAPAN AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Identification of the physical, social and economic consequences of a major earthquake in Tokai, Japan or Southern California will enable end users to identify what they can change now before the earthquake—to shorten recovery from the catastrophic impacts after the inevitable “big ones” occur, probably in the near future.
1) The document describes the major floods of 2008 in the Midwestern United States and along the Mississippi River in June-July 2008.
2) It details the extensive damage caused by flooding including dozens of flooded towns and cities, inundated homes and businesses, lost crops and farmland, and disruption of infrastructure.
3) Secondary impacts of the floods included health issues, pollution, and the enlargement of a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico lacking in oxygen.
The document discusses the 2010 earthquake in Haiti that killed over 200,000 people and severely damaged Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas. It summarizes the immediate impacts including widespread building collapses, damage to infrastructure, and a massive humanitarian crisis. International response efforts are described that provided search and rescue, medical care, and other aid in the days and weeks after the quake. The document concludes with a discussion of ongoing recovery and reconstruction efforts five years later, and goals to build a more disaster-resilient Haiti through improved infrastructure, education, and economic development.
This document summarizes knowledge gained from the 1995 Kobe earthquake in Japan. The Mw 6.9 earthquake caused over 6,000 deaths and $200 billion in damage. It revealed vulnerabilities in buildings, infrastructure systems, and emergency response. Japan and the US formed a committee to improve earthquake risk reduction policy. Kobe rebuilt strongly with updated building codes. In 2005, Japan hosted the first World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Kobe to highlight lessons from the earthquake.
The document summarizes information about the 1994 Northridge earthquake and subsequent efforts to improve earthquake preparedness and resilience in Southern California. It describes the impacts of the 6.8 magnitude Northridge earthquake, including 57 deaths and over $50 billion in damage. It then outlines recommendations from the Governor's Seismic Safety Commission following the earthquake to improve hazard mapping, building codes, and infrastructure safety. It concludes by discussing ongoing efforts to develop earthquake scenarios to advance preparedness, including the ShakeOut scenario modeling a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on the San Andreas Fault causing 1,800 deaths and $213 billion in losses. The overarching goal is to integrate learnings into risk models that enhance disaster resilience.
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This is part 1 of my Java Learning Journey. This Contains Custom methods, classes, constructors, packages, multithreading , try- catch block, finally block and more.
This presentation was provided by Steph Pollock of The American Psychological Association’s Journals Program, and Damita Snow, of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), for the initial session of NISO's 2024 Training Series "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape." Session One: 'Setting Expectations: a DEIA Primer,' was held June 6, 2024.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
How to Manage Your Lost Opportunities in Odoo 17 CRMCeline George
Odoo 17 CRM allows us to track why we lose sales opportunities with "Lost Reasons." This helps analyze our sales process and identify areas for improvement. Here's how to configure lost reasons in Odoo 17 CRM
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
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Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
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How to Build a Module in Odoo 17 Using the Scaffold MethodCeline George
Odoo provides an option for creating a module by using a single line command. By using this command the user can make a whole structure of a module. It is very easy for a beginner to make a module. There is no need to make each file manually. This slide will show how to create a module using the scaffold method.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202