A year ago I wouldn't even think to write about something as depressing and disturbing as disasters and emergencies, but with all the recent events it looks like the right thing to do. Recession (or depression, as many call it already) can bring a lot of things with it - including power outages, interrupted supply of water and gas, shortage in the supply of food and God knows what else.
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“HEY EVERYONE! COME HERE AND LOOK AT MY WEBSITE! ISN’T IT GREAT?”
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When you first introduce your website in community forums for reviews, what are you asking for? You may ask, “Please tell me what do you feel and think of my website” or “Which color do [...]
It’s all work and no play for Britney Spears as she prepares for the release of her new album, Circus.
“I feel like an old person now,” she says in Rolling Stone’s next issue, out Friday. “I do! I go to bed at, like, 9:30 every night, and I don’t go out or anything.”
And when she [...]
¿Pueden notar lo extraño en la foto? Miren cuidadosamente... creo que le falta algo, pero no sé que pueda ser, tal vez su ¿muslo? Sabemos que todas las fotos que vemos en anuncios de revistas y páginas de internet pasan por el famoso Photoshop, ¿y qué pasa cuando los encargados de modificar dichas fotos no hacen bien su trabajo? Cometen "Photoshop Disast
Number 8 - Accidents and Disasters with their death tollSerbian Ammunition Plant explosion - June 8th 1941 - Killed 1500Iraq illegal militiary plant explosion - August 17th 1988 - 750Halifax explosion in canada - April 17th 1917 - Killed 2000Bhopal Disaster India - january 8th 1984 - Killed 20000and many more accidents like Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Challenger disaster, Mecca stampede have the
Here’s another disaster guides for parents like me.
My Kid Is Stuck
When your child isn’t putting playing cards into the DVD player (these usually shake loose pretty easily) or shoving your driver’s license into the fridge’s ventilation grille, he may very well be coming up with ways to get a part of his body [...]
By Quentin JonesNeed a space to stock your yard accessories? Do you love to garden, but dont have room for all the stuff? Then you should add a storage shed to your garden. And yes, you could stash away your gardening provisions in your garage, but a storage shed allows for distinct advantages over your garage. Before you start, you will classify the potentially harmful chemicals, such as
I was browsing the net this morning, when I came across this very informative and interesting article.
It’s an article about some disasters that we might encounter in real lives and how to solve it. I’ll be posting them one by one daily and hopefully we can have the sufficient help or information on caring our children.
I [...]
Here are some of the best and worst(?) celebrity photoshop disasters.
Don't the producers of 90210 know that by "flubbing" at Photoshop they're putting at risk the hard-won sense of realism that makes their inner-city drama so compelling?
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New Bond chick Olga Kurylenko turns up in Russian Vogue.
* "You've got to hand it to her!"
* "She's mostly armless"
* "She really went
"Collected here are history's most important failed dotcom businesses, and Web sites that were massive in their day, but now lie dormant in the graveyard of binary has-beens. We'll see people broadcasting themselves over a decade before YouTube existed, new global currencies that tried to leverage the booming global-local economy, and the best ways to let overexcited entrepreneurs burn through ten
There is nothing like a natural disaster to remind humans how little control we have over the most powerful forces on the planet. Fortunately, too, there is nothing like an environmental catastrophe to bring people together and show the positive power of human collaboration in the face of adversity. Grouped into the four ancient elemental [...]
First and foremost - from the very beginning - BE UP FRONT - Get in writing who pays for what and by what date; and this includes, not only the family but the attendants. This will lessen the chance of confusion, misunderstandings and hard feelings when it gets closer to the wedding date. This will also lessen your task of keeping up with making sure things are paid for on time.Use a "service prov
The number of natural disaster has increased from year to year, although the number of victims has declined. “Indonesia is like the hypermarket of natural disasters,” Rustam S. Pakaya, the Health Department’s head of Crisis Control Center told Tempo last month. These natural disasters include floods, landslides, tornados, and earthquakes.Since 2006, the government has divided nine regions ac
Drainage Crisis of North Bihar & Nepal Remains Unattended
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All talk about seeking review of Kosi agreement that created the rationale for embankments and dams on...
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I interned for a small hosting company in the early 00’s. My job was to answer any support questions I could, and forward others to the appropriate support staff. I learned a few things from this job:
1) Not that I disliked the job or company, but it was the most stressful working atmosphere I have ever [...]
Let me start off this post by sending our sympathies and prayers to our friends and clients located in Texas and Louisiana. Living here in NC has given us just a taste of what you are experiencing right now.
Now, lets move on to a purely academic look at what the past two weeks have brought [...]
Firstly, let us take a minute and think about the thousands of people who have lost homes, property, and even their lives in the recent Hurricanes. Our aid, comfort and support should go out to them.
Several people recently, with the two hurricanes, have, asked me about using their camper to ride out natural disasters. [...]
Artist - Sonic SyndicateAlbum - Love And Other DisastersYear - 2008Genre - Melodic Death Metal / MetalcoreWeb - - Falkenberg, SwedenTracklist1. Encaged2. Hellgate: Worcester3. Jack of Diamonds4. My Escape5. Fallout6. Power Shift7. Contradiction8. Damage Control9. Red Eyed Friend10. Affliction11. Ruin [Bonus Track]12. Dead Planet [Bonus Track]Download/Descargar [Part 1]Download/Descargar [Part 2]'
Certainly no one wants to be caught in a disaster, but unfortunately they do happen. No matter where you live there is a potential for a disaster to occur. Let us never forget the residents of New York City who had left their pets while they went to work on September 11th, 2001. [...]
[Sweden][Falkenberg]Album: Love And Other Disasters [Voiceover!!!]Genre: Modern Melodic Death MetalYear: 2008Tracklist: 01. Engaged ( 4:26)02. Hellgate: Worcester ( 3:23)03. Jack Of Diamonds ( 3:41)04. My Escape ( 4:10)05. Fallout ( 3:51)06. Power Shift ( 3:32)07. Contradiction ( 3:32)08. Damage Control ( 3:49)09. Red Eyed Friend ( 4:43)10. Affliction ( 5:11)Lenght: 40:18 Min.Filesize: 63 MBInfo:
From ferocious thunderstorms in Indonesia and tsunamis in Japan to severe heat in Saudi Arabia and terrific monsoons in India, extreme weather is a potential hazard of traveling to exotic and amazing places.
So, it’s worth doing some homework when you are planning to travel.
However, if you do get caught in any natural [...]
We would all like to have a perfect date, and we will do anything to make that moment special. We may even try to impress our dates with our confident look and our signature clothes. As a result of arduous preparation we have developed a plan. But in many cases we are dumbfounded when the moment of truth arrives. The date we were expecting to be perfect became disastrous. So where did things go wr
Genre: DeathMetalLocation: USA01. Engaged02. Hellgate: Worcester03. Jack Of Diamonds04. My Escape05. Fallout06. Power Shift07. Contradiction08. Damage Control09. Red Eyed Friend10. AfflictionDownload here
After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, many children have become aware of natural disasters and are beginning to ask questions about them As a parent, you should become educated about disasters and the safety procedures that need to be followed to ensure that everyone remains unharmed
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Saturday morning here had been unusually cold. We, my siblings and I didn't want to get out of bed. My little sister huddled under the covers and stayed there most of the day. It rained on and off. I told the hubby it is cold and he couldn't imagine, the tropical Philippines to be cold, like shivering cold, but it was, it had been a cold day. Little did we know, the coldness and bleakness of that
The San Francisco Earthquake (Environmental Disasters)旧金山大地震(自然灾难系列)Author:Richard WorthFormat:PDF 2.3MBPublisher: Facts on File Number Of Pages: 100 Publication Date: 2005-04-30 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0816057567 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780816057566 This book is about the tragic San Francisco earthquake of 1906. On April 18, 1906, the quake struck California’s Bay Area, and wi
Written by Sean -Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. Oscar WildeTotal trainwreck Tara Reid and Cosby Show alum Raven-Symone really impre
Watch free, online, full movieLove and Other Disasters 2006Cast: Stephanie Beacham, Brittany Murphy, Matthew Rhys, Catherine TateDirector: Alek KeshishianEmily Jackson lives a fast-paced life. Always on the go, able to talk around the clock, with a sensitive soul she loves playing matchmaker for her friends. It's Emily's gay roommate and frequent companion Peter, who becomes again the subject matc
It’s summer, and if you’re anything like me, you’re planning on spending a lot of time outdoors. It’s sunny, people are happy, and dogs are romping in the fields. But then there are those dangers and annoyances that we all have to work around. Picnic mats flying in your face and annihilating your sandwich. Mosquitoes [...]
Well my darlings, what a fun filled week it has been. I flew all week starting on tuesday and with all the weather problems and mechanical delays it has been quite the trip from hell. I won't bore you all with the grizzly details except to say because of all the problems with the delays I went illegal and had to be removed from my trip on thursday and at that point due to scheduling requirements o
I happened to pick up Time’s June 9 print issue. It had a photo of a red fire alarm and a cover story by Amanda Ripley: “How to Survive a Disaster”. Ripley opens with: “Disasters are becoming more frequent and more costly. But there are steps all of us can take — right now — [...]
Baby Name Disasters and How to Avoid Them - A baby name disaster could be just around the corner, if you are currently pondering baby names for your soon to be born baby. Choosing the right baby name for your newborn is extremely important because all of you have to live with it forever! Here are a few tips on avoiding naming disasters. More: continued here Other Review: Nursery Smarts Ameli
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Britney Spears, what can you say? She’s everyone’s favorite Pop Tart. We’ve seen the dark side of her moon, her evil looking hair extensions, and heard about her weird fans sending her sex toys. She’s been a train wreck, a car crash, and the San Francisco earthquake all rolled in to one.
Fashion wise, she has [...]
According to a new report by the British charitable group Oxfam, the number of natural disasters worldwide has increased by more than 400 percent in the last 20 years.Over 400 percent?What in the world is going on?Perhaps this is the beginning of what Jesus was talking about in Luke 21:25-26....."There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexit
Fashion wise, Britney Spears has become a disaster. She's been known to clean up dog poo poo with her clothes, and that may be all they're good for. She needs a new stylist and a new image, but we...
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Services like VisualCV.com will go a long way to help you stand out with a better resume that you can enhance and share in ways an old resume will never do, but you still need to watch out for the pitfalls of a bad resume.
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As part of my job, I give interview advice to candidates applying for travel jobs. When I ask them how it went afterwards, most people don’t come out remembering what went right. They remember the bad things. The joke that fell flat, the awkward silence halfway through, the question that left them scrabbling for an inadequate answer. And while some people just seem to have the knack for doing we
Angelenos are certainly accustomed to seeing swirling vortexes of doom forming over some of our favorite local landmarks—everywhere from the CAA Death Star to the WeHo Pinkberry dispensary—but the towering pillar of smoke that formed over Universal Studios early Sunday morning proved especially ominous—particularly after reports circulated that it wasn’t so much the result of [...]
By Lisa Fary
Modern Marvels: Engineering Disasters makes me never want to get on a plane, get on a boat, get on an oil rig, or get in a car. It also makes me want to avoid living near levees and dams, living near sewers, or living near anything having to do with natural gas (the natural gas generated by an awesome Mexican dinner is, of course, exempt).
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The strongest picture I have seen about the quake, no blood shown, but a very explicit and sad picture of the consequences
Before reading this, please consider showing your solidarity with chinese people by donating to the Red Cross to help the rescuing.
War photographers are a group of people that I’ve always admired, and in my [...]
China’s earthquake is one of the deadliest on record since 1976 when 240,000 people died. Many villages have been completely wiped out, and more than 7,000 schools collapsed and killed thousands of children.
In a country with a one child policy, many parents are left childless and are mourning their loss. Some children are alive but had to be amputated to be saved from the rubble, and many
This month, two terrible tragedies in the form of two major natural disasters have taken place, leading to vast humanitarian crisis.
First, a cyclone which hit Burma or Myanmar on May 3rd. The death toll is expected to be around an estimated 220,000 and has left 1.5 million people homeless.
In China, Sichuan’s earthquake near Chengdu in Central China which took place on May 12th is expec
Deep down, we all love Photoshop. But, sometimes, things can go a bit awry. With photography that generally means that we have ended up in the trap of oversaturation or poor contrast. In the field of graphic design things can get worse......much worse!How much worse and how often? Turns out quite frequently. And not only work by amateurs....as you will see many of these bloopers are in ads pu
In the wake of natural disasters, travel companies often play the God card — technically, the Act of God clause, a legal term for, “circumstances beyond our control” — which basically says your airline, cruise line or hotel owes you nothing. After all, the tragedy wasn’t their fault.
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Stupidity Of Bushtard
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Giving Us The Finger, He
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Intelligence, Like
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To Boot, Bushtard Quit Golf Just
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" ... But, what about the prediction of unnatural disasters? Is there a way to predict the occurrence of these events? Well, there might be.I am advancing a new hypothesis relating to the observation of animals for the prediction of unnatural disasters, particularly terrorist attacks. But, these predictions will be based on the observation of two-legged animals, namely humans. The fact
There are two disasters in this week in two different countries. One is Myanmar and other is China.The two different disasters…….. Myanmar - suffered with Nargis cyclone.China - suffered with major earth quake. Both are from Natural disasters.We can not change Nature and its usual activities but it will change entire human lives and world fate. We are not giving respect to her and destroyin
I would argue it is our fault since avoiding expedient, cheap, poor construction and planning in addition to halfhearted environmental and urban policy would avoid many deaths from natural disasters. Certainly, family planning and adequate emergency action plans are needed too.Natural disasters will continue to become worse as governments and people ignorantly change the environment, do not becom
The military junta is being blamed for poorly managing the response effort after Cyclone Nargis. Junta refers to Burma's government by a board of military leaders. Junta is a word that is not exclusive to Burma and has been applied to other governments in other countries. Laura Bush condemned the junta’s response after Cyclone Nargis had passed as being “inept.” Her husband, President George W. Bush’s response was clumsy and showed no skill or leadership after Hurricane Katrina therefore President George W. Bush’s response could be called inept too.
Cyclone Nargis made landfall on Burma or Myanmar on 2 May 2008 and proved to be deadly for the Irrawaddy delta region of Burma (Myanmar) due to a sea surge that "swept inland.” According to the Associated Press, "of the 22,000 dead so far, as many as 21,793 were from the Irrawaddy delta [and] another 40,695 of the 41,000 missing also came from the region." The United Nations World Food Program has begun to deliver aid in to Burma. Certainly, the death toll will rise after the flooding because of disease and sanitation issues. Some reputable agencies that are seeking donations and assisting Burma include Direct Relief International and the U.S. Campaign for Burma. Charity Navigator has a list of U.S. based charities participating in the relief effort. The satellite images show befor
Corporate advertising types love to talk about viral marketing these days and it seems they’ll stoop to whatever they have to do to make their stuff “go viral”. But what happens when the web takes the message out of the advertisers’ hands? Well sometimes the results are terrifically bad.read more | digg story
Home improvement disasters are affecting more than just a DIYer’s own property, a new study shows. In research carried out by Halifax Home Insurance, it was revealed that more than 590,000 homes were damaged over the course of last year following on from a neighbour’s mishap while in the midst of renovation [...]
It’s every bride’s worst fear, the one thing that keeps her up at night worrying. Will something go wrong at the wedding ceremony, and is there anything that she can do to keep everything from happening? Here are some of the worst fears brides face and how to avoid them. And here they are, in [...]
Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA is in charge of helping people before and after a disaster. FEMA is called in to help when the President declares a disaster. Disasters are "declared" after hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes or other similar events strike a community. The Governor of the state must ask for help from the President before FEMA can respond.FEMA workers help disaster victims find a place to stay if their homes were damaged or destroyed. FEMA also helps repair homes and works with city officials to fix public buildings that have been damaged.FEMA helps people BEFORE a disaster so they will be ready. FEMA teaches people how to prepare for a disaster and how to make their homes as safe as possible. FEMA works with communities to help them build safer, stronger bui
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This is the second time I’ve been pregnant, and the second time I’ve had a really, really terrible haircut.
I can’t fault my stylist - she’s doing the best she can with what she’s got. I mean, I’m the moron who decided that blunt bangs just above my eyebrows was a really awesome idea.
Next time I’m [...]
Sometimes I find Stuart Woods thought provoking. Others times I find his books merely entertaining. I guess realistically sometimes it is good to find a book that provides you with entertainment and doesn't really make you think. I spend a lot of time thinking so auto pilot isn't all bad. Delano, Georgia gets mentioned once again by a character. That small, quaint Georgia town would have to be several hundred thousand to encompass every character who originated there. Stone Barrington is always amusing, amazingly attractive to every member of the opposite sex and always lands on his feet. He is never faint of heart when it comes to challenges. I like Stuart Woods' books and recommend this one as well. Amazon link to body of work of Stuart Woods Link to Stuart Woods Home page
Hoje sugiro-vos a leitura do livro "Environmental Health in Emergencies and Disasters: A Pratical Guide" (Saúde Ambiental em Emergências e Catástrofes: Um Guia Prático) de Ben Wisner e John Adams.
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Saúde Ambiental. Salud Ambiental. Environmental Health. Santé Environnementale.
Global warming is thought to be partially to blame for causing sea levels to rise and making coastal cities like, Jakarta, Indonesia, vulnerable to flooding and monsoon storms. Experiments show as water temperature rises a few degrees from room temperature, the space the water takes up expands.The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that from 1993-2003, the global sea level rose about 3mm/year. It is estimated that half that amount is due to global warming.An oceanographer with the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration said that 1/2 inch of vertical sea level rise translates to about 3 feet of land lost on a sandy open coast, because of erosion and more pronounced tides in deltas and estuaries. Some organizations believe that the floods that only happen every 100 ye
I’m going to meet my mum and treat her to a few drinks and a meal this afternoon, we haven’t seen each other for a good few weeks now, and I was away in Ilfacombe on Mother’s Day. I have a little teddy for her and the liquorice allsorts she requested from Ilfracombe. =) Most [...]
Ich kann ja auch nicht richtig mit Photoshop umgehen.Aber im Gegensatz zu manchen Menschen LASS ich`s dann einfach.
Wenn man aber meint, man könnte es, dann kann das dabei heraus kommen.
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Mehr davon gibt es bei Photoshop Disasters.
Und wirklich viel zu lachen!
Kommentare22.03.08., Peggy schreibt: HIHI.....der hat sicher gedacht, das merkt eh keiner.22.03.08., Michaela schreibt: Bei dem Bild stimmt ja mehr nicht. Die Größenverhältnisse zum Beispiel.
Die Leute näher an der Kamera sind viel kleiner als die, die weiter entfernt sind....22.03.08., Webdesigner schreibt: Scheint wohl n Kreisligaspiel gewesen zu sein ;-)23.03.08., prinzzess schreibt: LOOOL, das ist ja nur ein beispiel, zugegeben, ein wirklich schlechtes. aber auf dem blog gibt`s noch
We keep hearing stories of how, shall we say, 'interesting' it is owning a goat. The bravest, and stupidest act I've ever seen involved goats. A near disaster, indeed.
During the summers while I was in high school I worked on a construction crew. We were building a goat barn for a young couple who had a small herd of milk goats. Things were not progressing well, to say the least. The building site was difficult for vehicles to access, being across a small creek and soggy pasture. The ground at the site itself, however, was anything but soft, and we had to pick-ax our way into the earth for the foundation.
The goats were a constant problem, they were quite curious, and good at getting in the way. Ever have a goat climb on top of the pile of dirt in your wheelbarrow? It's not g
י'א באדר ב' תשס"חRaven 12I dreamt all night last night of tragedies, both personal and global, that never happened. At one point in the night, before I realized that these were things that could have but didn't happen, I woke up crying, tossing and turning before finally falling back asleep to dream more.I came to realize that these were things that never happened, and thus were not going to happen, because, of the personal things I was shown, all except one was of real events in my life over several decades ago that could have, but didn't result in the tragedy I saw. The only other personal event I was shown revolved around a current concern of mine - I was shown the tragic outcome. Consequently, as all the other tragic outcomes didn't happen, neither will this situation that I
Divagando pela web, encontrei um blog que, taí, gostei. Acredito que não só designers, quem trabalha com Photoshop, mas qualquer pessoa, deve gostar do conteúdo. É o Photoshop Disasters. O cara sai à caça de fotos e montagens tratadas no Photoshop com falhas e encontra muita coisa bacana. Inclusive em posters de filmes. Tem bastante [...]
What would you do if your company was suddenly and unexpectedly devastated by a disaster? Can your company recover quickly from a winter storm, hurricane, or a key employee illness? Prepare a written recovery plan now to help you survive later.
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A study has shown that the diabetes epidemic in the U.S. costs $174 billion a year. That's about as much as the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and the global war on terrorism combined, and is more than the $150 billion in damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.
There are now 1 million new cases of diabetes a year as more Americans become overweight or obese. The cost of diabetes has increased by 32 percent since 2002.
Diabetes killed more than 284,000 Americans in 2007.
ID Cards and Managing Disasters
The Galapagos Islands on the Pacific Ocean are well-known for the distinctive and self-supporting habitat that contains thousands of species of plants and animals indigenous to the area, thanks to being
If you're looking to add more potential mishaps to your imaginary list of things that could go wrong in a presentation, check out this list of real-life presentation disasters.Some pretty hilarious stuff. It makes you realize that no disaster is so bad you can't recover from it!This from ScottGu's blog, where he also shares a story that's pretty funny.Anyone have a good story to share that you can laugh about now?
Good Day , after Thanksgiving. Here is a quick way to discover if your horse is at risk of lameness due to having pigeon toes. There is a missconception as to exactly what pigeon toes actually are. Your horse can have feet that point straight ahead which is considered textbook perfect conformation yet still be pigeon toed. Here's how to find out the truth. 1. Stand directly in front of your horse. 2. Look at your horses knees - take careful consideration of where the knees point. Do they point straight ahead or do they point out to the side. There's a 98% chance the knees point outward. 3. slide your glance down the leg to the feet, pay close attention to where the feet are pointing - not look back up to the knees , then back down to the feet, do this several times until you find out the relationship between where the knee points to where the feet point. 4. The chance is 98% or greater your horses feet point inward while the knees point outward. You have established undeniably the ho
Some years ago, when I was a teenager, I was into CB radios -- just like the rest of the country. My license was KAFU0074, and my 'handle' was "Magic Fingers". Don't ask. Anyway, I wanted to raise an antenna. I lived on the hill above Whitworth College, in north Spokane. There was a cliff face behind me, but I had an unobstructed view to the north, east, and south.
There was an old unused flagpole in the yard -- it was perfect for my plans. The flagpole was a large pipe, and threaded into a connector near the bottom. I soaked the threads in penetrating oil for a few days, then got some friends over to help. Those of you who know me know that I'm a big guy -- someone who could easily lift and move a 20' flagpole by himself. As a matter of fact I have done just that, recently. However, back then I was, literally, half the man I am now.
I was just as tall, but so skinny... My friends were both shorter than me, and also not body builders by any means. Somehow we manage
When I first heard about the Red Cross’ dismissal of its president Mark Everson, I thought, ‘Here we go again.’ Five presidents in six years isn’t a good track record for any organization and doesn’t inspire confidence, internally or externally.
Upon further reflection, however, I’ve come to more fully appreciate the courage and leadership of the Red Cross–an organization that’s been heavily criticized over the past few years (think 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina).Yet despite this litany of highly public criticism combined with their revolving door presidency, the Red Cross Board decided to run to the crisis. How bold of them to rip off the proverbial Band-Aid and suffer the shorter-term sting rather than to set their organization up for longer-lasting suffering.
The Red Cross’ board made several good strategic decisions:
They got it over with: Board members understood that by asking for Mark Everson’s resignation, they were cr
While conducting a search on disaster management in India, I came across this government site on the subject. It includes a lot of information for architects and the ordinary citizen on how to survive an earthquake but I wonder whether the department in question has done much to publicize its work. They have colouring books for students on how to face disasters, but are they carrying out drills to show students what to do in the event of an earthquake or a fire? I remember, when I was a hostel resident in the UK two years ago, how fire drills and alarms were a regular part of our life. Fire alarms were always checked on Wednesdays, not just in the hostel but also in the university. People knew where to go in case there was a disaster. Are Delhi residents similarly well-informed? What about
