Case Summary The case discusses about one of the worst disasters to strike the city of Chicago in the form of a heat wave that swept across the Great Plains and the Mid West in July 1995. It represented the affect of the disaster and also the problems faced by the healthcare and public protection authorities in coping up with the situation during and after the disaster. The number of lives lost was estimated to be 522 and 733‚ count given by two sources. The heat wave struck Chicago on 11 July and
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Final Project: Race and your Community HEATHER KYZER ETH 125- Cultural Diversity June Sunday 19‚ 2011 LaToria Brent Final Project: Race and your Community I am from a small Bible belt town called Reform. Reform was named after a preacher refused to return until the townspeople reformed their ways (Ashcraft‚ 2011). I lived in this town from the time my mom brought me home from the hospital until I graduated high school and went to college. Reform is a town that history forgot about. Reform
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Aldo Leopold Aldo Leopold wrote in a way that inspired and promoted the conservation of natural ecosystems on this earth. Take the following excerpt for example: We reached the old wolf in time to watch a fierce green fire dying in her eyes. I realized then‚ and have known ever since‚ that there was something new to me in those eyes - something known only to her and to the mountain. I was young then‚ and full of trigger-itch; I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer‚ that
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Executive Summary Loudoun Lawn and Landscape‚ LLC is a company created to satisfy needs of consumers in the Loudoun County area. We seek to use our knowledge and experience in the green industry to quickly gain esteem and currency in our respected market place. Our lasting impression on each client will be our customer service. Through follow-up visits‚ punctuality‚ fair pricing‚ and all-around politeness we will earn the trust and respect of the community. Our company provides residential
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My Journey to Georgia College On a bright Sunday morning‚ in a West African country called Nigeria‚ my phone rang. Who was on the phone? It was my father who resides In the United States. He called to inform me of his intention of bringing me over to the U.S. to complete my higher education. As young as I was then‚ I graduated from high school at the age of sixteen years old. I have always lived with my grandparents ever since I was forty days old. I objected to my father’s intention; I said‚ “No
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Tri-County Educational Service Center will again implement the Wayne County Department of Job & Family Services as the commissioners approved a $432‚400 contract Wednesday. With work force development programs changing at the federal and state levels‚ local JFS Director Rich Owens said this will be the last year Wayne County receives a specific allocation for the summer youth program. Jeff Styer of Tri-County ESC has been overseeing the program‚ working to connect youth with employers to gain work
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Green without the Greenpeace Fairfield County Business Journal‚ Nov 9‚ 2009 by Liyakasa‚ Kelly * 1 * 2 * Next Funkoos doesn ’t want to be known as that tree-hugging organic company." Organic is great‚ but it ’s not the end-all-‚ be-all‚ according to Stefanie Brychcy‚ head of corporate communications for the organic baby apparel startup. Price and ease-of-use are just as important‚ shesays. Although the "organic message" is growing‚ Director of Operations Sitwat Shah said people
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FILLMORE‚ Millard‚ thirteenth president of the United States‚ born in the township of Locke (now Summerhill)‚ Cayuga County‚ New York‚ 7 February 1800; died in Buffalo‚ New York‚ 7 March 1874. The name of Fillmore is of English origin‚ and at different periods has been variously written. Including the son of the ex-president‚ the family can be traced through six generations‚ and‚ as has been said of that of Washington‚ its history gives proof "of the lineal and enduring worth of race." The first
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found on the northern coast of San Diego County within the Torrey Pines State Park. This narrow strip of land is approximately 635 acres and has been designated a Natural Preserve by the California Division of Parks and Recreation in order to preserve the natural ecosystem that has been in existence for approximately 10‚000 years (Hubbs‚ 2010). One among a series of natural lagoons that can be found on the Pacific Coast from San Diego to Los Angeles Counties‚ this particular lagoon supports six distinctive
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s RODEO DRIVE-IN Port Orchard‚ Washington Aberdeen (Grays Harbor) Washington Harbor Drive-in: GONE formerly located at 5515 Olympic Highway; (Fashion Update: it’s now a Mobile Home lot). photo: Steve Swanson Auburn (King County) Washington Valley 6 Drive-in: 253-854-1250 located at 401 49th Street / Auburn Ave. Washington’s largest Drive-in movie theatre (with six screens and parking for up to 3‚000 cars spread-out across more than a couple dozen acres)‚ is perched right on
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