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The United States of America has remained as the top destination for immigrants because of the belief that the country can offer a new home, life and freedom they cannot get in their own home countries. Some would migrate to America because of the war, while there are a few seeking asylum from their respective governments or threats. Migrants come from all over the globe, especially in border countries such as the Latin American countries like Mexico. However, as the years progress, illegal immigration of immigrants, especially of Mexicans are increasing rapidly that raises the concern of many regarding the dangers ...

The Visayan Forum Foundation, Inc or VF is working aggressively with other partners in innovating sustainable solutions to end human trafficking and the modern day slavery. VF is offers specialized services to the victims and their families, advocates for lasting changes, and builds social movements to fight human trafficking, exploitation, and domestic servitude.

History

Visayan Forum Foundation, Inc or VF is a Non Government Organization or NGO in the Philippines. It was established in 1991 regarded extensively in the innovation of sustainable solutions to end the modern day slavery totally. The founder and executive director of VF is Maria Cecilia Flores-Oebanda. ...

The idea of reducing crime may be easier said than done. For centuries, governments, government departments, and other concerned authorities have battled their way to fully minimize, and in the case of idealists, fully eradicate crimes and incidences of violence, but to no avail. Crimes, both petty and felony crimes, may be present everywhere. Regardless where one goes, even in the most crime-free of all places, there is no one hundred percent guarantee that one would not be victimized by the committers of petty and or felony crimes in the area.

Compared to crime rates in most highly industrialized ...

1. State Licensure Requirements

Medicare Advantage Plan is described has a type or branch of Medicare health insurance program, which covers healthcare expenses for the disabled, poor or less fortunate individuals, and the older population in the society (Brown et al, 2011) .This health insurance program is specifically provided by private health insurance companies under licensure from the federal government health insurance program or Medicare.

Before an organization is allowed to become a Medicare Advantage plan member, such an organization or institution is required by law to comply with various state licensure requirements and guidelines (Budrys, 2011). These requirements includes capacity to have been in ...

Conducting a plan investment review is an important part of sponsoring any retirement plan. A review can provide your firm with a valuable opportunity to review key areas, and to help ensure that every area is operating efficiently and also you are providing a compelling retirement plan benefitting your plan participants.

Retirment Plans

Q.1. Discuss the types of questions that a plans sponsor should ask during the design, implementation, and monitoring phases of the development of plan investment provisions. Please provide an explanation of why asking the question is important. Bring in supporting references where needed.

A.1 These days people are living their lives attending ...

Life has given me the opportunity to make my best, and I wish to embark upon the journey of betterment with time. I see life as a long road that would provide me with ample opportunities to learn new things, gather new experiences, and become wiser as I grow older with time. I believe what I have done in my past would be of great help in my future goals in life. I have been instilled with the lesson of advancing in life with utmost commitment and effort. In retrospect, the experience that I have gathered from my past jobs ...

Literature Review - bicycle safety issue

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Literature Review – bicycle safety issue

Introduction Safe use of our roads is the responsibility of everyone. Road users are categorized mainly as pedestrians, motor vehicle and bi-cycle users. In 2013, 7 43 cyclists were killed on the road during collisions with motor vehicles. Recent statistics show where there has been a significant decline in both walking and cycling, which is responsible for an alarming increase in diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. Subsequently, increased frequency in heart attacks has led many to a ...

The problem of obesity in children in USA has taken the form of an epidemic. The rising obesity figures in children show consistency and are directly proportional to meals offered in the schools; these meals are being testified now (Menschik, Ahmad and Alexander 33). A lot of research and existing practice evaluations have been carried and practiced by the United States Department of Agriculture; to meet the nutrition standards and enforce compliance with dietary guidelines for children (Joshi, Misako and Feenstra 41). In 2013, USDA adopted a reformatory policy of serving healthier meals (rich in nutrition and low in fats, ...

- Process evaluation is measured differently than the outcome evaluation. In process evaluation, changes in beliefs, attitude and knowledge are discussed and in outcome evaluation, changes in preventive behavior, death and injury related morbidity is analyzed. - Process evaluation focuses on the development and implementation of a program while outcome evaluation focuses on the positive and negative results of a program. - Process evaluation recommends the short-term changes and outcome evaluation recommends the long-term changes. - Process evaluation is less costly than the outcome evaluation, which can be really costly .

Who is responsible for safety program evaluation?

Occupational Safety and Health Administration is responsible for ...

The Environmental Problem: Uranium Mining in the Navajo Nation

The Navajo Nation is a semi-autonomous nation under the jurisdiction and control of the United States’ Federal Government. It lies on the northeastern portion of Arizona; southeastern, South Eastern part of Utah, and northwestern part of New Mexico. Among all semi-autonomous nations under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Federal Government, the Navajo Nation remains to be the largest in terms of land mass and area. Due to the complex landscape of the Navajo Nation, a lot of potential economically relevant sites, both for tourism, mining, and even agricultural purposes have been identified. Natural sights such as the Ship Rock in San ...

A growing number of probation officers, judges, prosecutors as well as other juvenile professionals are advocating for a juvenile justice system which is greatly based on restorative justice. These groups of people have been frustrated by the policy uncertainty between retribution and treatment as well as unrealistic and unclear public expectations. As a primary mission, the balanced approach or policy allows juvenile justice systems together with its agencies to improve in their capacity of protecting the community and ensuring accountability of the system and the offenders. It enables the youths to become productive and competent citizens. This guiding philosophical framework for ...

Introduction

Petroleum is a field of engineering that is deals with activities that are related to hydrocarbon production. The gist of petroleum engineering is the production and the exploration of crude oil; it places a lot of attention on the recoverable volume of the resources to understand the physical behavior of oil, gas and water. The profession of petroleum engineering started in the year 1914 and the first degree in the field was conferred by University of Pittsburgh in 1915. Since its inception, the degree has undergone evolution. The profession has been enhanced probability analysis, application of statistics and the emergence of ...

Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment

Public Health November,2014 Abstract Type II diabetes has negatively influenced millions in the United States. Adverse impact of type II diabetes in children is ever increasing and needs some serious strategic and professional input from nurses deployed at schools. Unfortunately, the sensitivity of diabetic issue is never addressed appropriately. Moreover, the lack of research on the topic has also resulted in a significant increase in childhood type II diabetes. The research indicates that controlling type II diabetes in children is possible. School nurses employing the knowledge of physical exercises, dietary plans and emergency response can readily ...

Wells Fargo between 2004 and 2009

Introduction: Fair lending practices have been in question since 2004 within what has been known as the housing crisis in the United States. Fair lending refers to any persons with qualified credit standings receiving the same mortgage loan rate percentage of interest to be repaid as the next person. Unfortunately, large loan companies such as Wells Fargo have been accused of inequality in their lending practices in that a person of white, non-Hispanic origin is being offered a better mortgage interest rate and/or paying less in fees than someone of Latino or African-American descent. The fact that this sort of ...

Inner-city Food Deserts, Neighborhood Blight, and Shantytowns

Food deserts are localized areas wherein the residents have a limited physical access to fresh fruit, vegetables, and other sources of healthy and affordable nutrition that contributes towards a balanced diet (Beaulac, Kristjansson and Cummins 1). It has been estimated that 46 percent of the world is restricted within such areas (Anna). There are various factors which lead to such regions emerging largely in urban areas racial, socioeconomic and cultural, these factors often intersect to with the net effect being staggering rates of obesity and diabetes and various forms of heart disease (Beaulac, Kristjansson and Cummins 3).. Their history ...

The United States ranks among the wealthiest countries in the world. However, the country still has a number of people who are uninsured, under-insured and without adequate healthcare coverage? According to the Census Bureau, there are about 42.0 million people in the United States who are without basic healthcare coverage. The 2013 Census Bureau yearly report on healthcare coverage advises private healthcare providers cover 64% of the population. The Affordable Care Act for Small Businesses proposes that healthcare be "readily available to everyone in the United States regardless of work status or financial situation (retrieved from, The Affordable Care Act ...

The History and Modernization of Poultry Inspection Systems in the United States and the Food Safety Hazards that are Being Diminished because of Those Systems

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The accessibility, health benefits and low cost have kept the demand for poultry consumption up and poultry slaughter production plants moving forward; however, up until recent years there has been a lack of quality inspection standards leading to an increased amount of food safety issues. The pathogens that contaminate raw poultry products for human consumption are an issue in the United States. There have been new advances in technology which has led to an improvement ...

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A series of four terrorist suicide attacks on September 11, 2001 used the highjacking for airplanes to crash into the Twin towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, and an attempt to impact in Washington, DC. The 9/11 Commission was created on November 27, 2002 at the request of President George W. Bush in direct response to the attack. The 9/11 Commission presented its report on July 22, 2004; it is officially called “the Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. The United States Department of Homeland Security was created in ...

The task herein requires a critical analysis of research by identifying the strengths and weaknesses that are underlying assumptions of a scholarly study on power. The article by Culley and Hughey (2008) argue that as a result of their case findings, community experiences in participating in social disputes so relevant (such as waste hazard issues) align to theoretical views of power. They looked at approximately four years of data collection and were able to ascertain “Results illustrated how participation was limited and how citizen influence could be manipulated via control of resources, barriers to participation, agenda setting, and shaping conceptions about what ...

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The title of the work of philosopher and diplomat Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), De Jure Belli et Pacis (On the Laws of War and Peace) (1625), does not entirely embrace the complete scope of international law; however, the work does engage its primary objects. However, the comprehension in the work is sufficient to evidence the quandary that is perplexing legal experts and scholars as well. The question being posed here is whether international jurisprudence should, one, legitimize the use of war or prohibit its use. Two, should the operation of international law predict or forbid it, and lastly, should ...

Introduction

Many people have no idea of what they expect to achieve after retirement when asked about their retirement plans. The government’s policies about retirement do not cater for the well-being of retirees creating a lot of worry for the life after employment. The increasing number of employees demanding cover by government pension programs and the current decline in the retirement income levels contributes to the change of the American pension landscape (Heiland and Li, 2012). The United States of America developed labor laws during the time when the country’s economy was independent and self-contained. The main aim of ...

Electrical engineering is, in its most simple form, the creation of an electrical system, and “may be the most unrecognized driving force behind modern living” (Jorgensen, 2014, p. 2). Anything that uses electricity – from simple to complex – is created and maintained via electrical engineering (Jorgensen, 2014). Originally responsible for creation and implementation of electrical power systems to homes and businesses, as well as creation and maintenance of transistors after their invention in 1947 (Jorgensen, 2014), it has a much wider range of applications today. Modern electrical engineering is responsible for computers, cell phones, batteries, residential or commercial wiring, light switches, ...

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This paper explores the main macroeconomic indicators and gives the overall assessment of U.S. economy. We have overviewed the U.S. GDP growth, the rate of inflation and unemployment rate. We have identified the U.S. economy’s stage of business cycle. Based on the analyzed data, we have suggested the possible fiscal and monetary decisions that can facilitate economic revival. We have examined the main factors that can improve net trade balance. We have prepared the economic forecast for the following year based on the decisions made in terms of fiscal, monetary and trade policies. Keywords: GDP, macroeconomic, inflation, ...

<Put your name here> <Put the name of your school / University here> Keystone Pipeline is a system of pipeline running from western Canadian Sedimentary basin to the various refineries in the United States. This pipeline conveys synthetic crude oil, diluted bitumen (from oil sands) and also light crude. This pipeline system is already operational with three phases of them working without a hitch and the fourth one on the design table. The fourth phase of the pipeline is referred to as the Keystone XL (eXport Limited). This phase is awaiting clearance from the US government ...

(Professor/Instructor) In 2001, American military forces in Afghanistan arrested American Yaser Hamdi. US military officials charged Hamdi with collaborating with the Taliban and subsequently termed as an “enemy combatant,” and detained to a military detention facility in Virginia. Virginia-based lawyer Frank Dunham filed a motion for habeas corpus for Hamdi in Federal court, initially for his own and then on behalf of Hamdi’s father. In Dunham’s motion to declare Hamdi’s detention unconstitutional, Dunham argued that Hamdi’s “right to due process” as enshrined in the Fifth Amendment by detaining him sine die and not allowing Hamdi ...

Introduction

The term HIPAA refers to the privacy rule that provides a federal protection for individuals in terms applying confidentiality rules towards health information held by relevant entities (hhs.gov). The discussion about HIPAA focuses on defining its patient privacy portion including the aspects of security, authorization, and consent. Furthermore, the principles of HIPAA in terms patient of information security will be highlighted through real-life example. This includes the encompassing penalties and applicable legal actions that can be taken as a result of violation. Lastly, responding to violation will encompass the proper reporting procedure, which will be also examined in this discussion. It ...

Introduction

The United States Department of Labor website provides full information about current regulations existing in the labor industry. This website is an important resource for all employees because it avails a host of information that regulate their daily activities. The website shows the employee benefits stipulated by the federal government and also directs employers on how they are supposed to treat and remunerate their employees.

Question 1

This website has several features that can be used in monitoring the benefits of employees. First of all, it provides the guidelines on the standard wages to be paid to employees as set in Fair ...

Was the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States fully? Why (based on what constitutional principle)? The United States Department of Health & Human Services states that the Affordable Care Act was passed by Congress and then signed into law by the President on March 23, 2010 (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services). On June 28, 2012 the Supreme Court of the United States made a ruling on the claim initiated by the National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius (Obama Care Facts). The Affordable Care Act was largely upheld by ...

Law enforcement promote future progress in community safety by means of applying the concept of community policing. Police officers have always worked with members of society from time to time. Collaboration of regular citizens with police, has increased efforts to improve public neighborhood safety. However, the complex nature of today’s crime has forecasted a need to formalize the concept. This paper and discussion peruses the world of community officer policing, and gives an overview of the situation. The task herein involves coverage of three basic areas. The first section defines community officer policing, as well as gives several examples ...

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The project deals with changes in the federal law enforcement since 9/11 attacks. The opening paragraphs induct into the political microclimate of the early 2000s and the rationales behind the 2001 terrorist attacks. Further sections give insight into improvements and changes made by the Department of Justice, one of principal law enforcement agencies, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, its subordinate agency, and police. The paper reflects the opinion of prominent security experts, accomplished writers, and governmental officials. Keywords: security, counterterrorism, attack, law, enforcement, bureau, police, justice Being a big geopolitical player that it is, the USA has its ...

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As the majority of the people are becoming more aware of the adverse effects of petroleum-based products consumption and of the continued diminishing of natural fuel oil reserves all over the world, the search for more environmentally friendly and renewable substitute is becoming the focus of many studies. Such substitute products include the soybean-based adhesives, and soybean-based adhesive bonded wood composites and particle boards. In this study, a “literature review” was conducted in order to identify the many issues associated with the search for a replacement for petroleum-based adhesives. Accordingly, the issues identified are (1) environmental friendliness, such as the biodegradability ...

The United States Department of Labor Website, www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/cobra.htm, focuses on the health plan and benefit options that are available to ex-employees. This website communicates the current regulations and federal involvement in employee benefits. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) is provided to ex-employees who want to continue their health benefits after their employment is terminated. Ex-employees who qualify are able to use COBRA. This allows them to select group health benefits for a period of time after their employments ends. In order to qualify for COBRA the ex-employee must have ended his or her employment for one of the ...

The goal of writing this paper is to be able to give out information in regards to the United States Department of Labor (DOL) website. Also, this Website conveys the most current rules and federal participation concerning everything about the benefits of employees. Additionally, this report gives a description of the features of this whole website and the explains the way each feature is able to be utilized to look at the benefits of the employee. And in detail putting the emphasis on the way the benefits are able to agree with every one of federal laws. What is more ...

Company Background

A company involved in the distribution of Italian frozen foods had recently faced a number of issues. The company was founded in 1960 and inherited archaic practices of conducting a business. As a result, the company started to lose its competitive advantage in the contemporary market conditions. The current report addresses the issues that were raised in the company.

Problem Statement

Presently, the personnel of the company consist of 300 hourly workers and 10 supervisors. The rate of hourly turnover is high because the employees are unhappy to work for the company. One case of injury is recorded each month. The company does not ...

Introduction

Labor relations law is State and Federal laws that are applied in representing employees. The law represents employees in matters pertaining collective bargaining and also employer-union practices. The labor relations laws, the National Labour Relations Act in combination with the federal and state labor laws are responsible for making the legal counsel necessary. The structure of the workplace, the responsibility of both employees and employer and conflict resolution at workplace is outlined in the labor and employment laws. At times, labor laws are contained in the federal regulations where provide the necessary direction to employers and employees on ...

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Carbon Capture Technologies

Introduction Aside from oil, coal is regarded as one of the most important fossil fuel resources being utilized in the global energy mix. However, the use of coal in power generation has resulted in serious air pollution around the world. The use of coal has resulted in the release of almost 14 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, with a majority of these pollutants emanating from power generation activities. Carbon dioxide sequestration technologies seek to address the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that add to the growing problem of ...

Basics of the Law

The Affordable Care Act is putting the consumers back in control of their health care. Based on this law, there would be a new Patient’s Bill of Rights, which will provide the American people the flexibility and stability they need so they can make informed options about their health. Some of the coverage of this law includes the ending of exclusion of the pre-existing condition for children. This will stop health plans to deny or limit benefits to children below nineteen years old because of their pre-existing health condition. It also keeps young adults under twenty six to be ...

Introduction

Same sex marriage has become a polarizing issue in both state and national politics as well as religious platforms. In the United States alone, fourteen states including California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Washington among others, states have legalized same sex marriages either through court decisions, state legislations or through popular votes. However, some other states such as Alabama, Arizona, Alaska, Kentucky, and Missouri among several others have banned same sex marriages by constitutional amendments and state laws, or constitutional amendments or state laws only. The polarizing views on gay marriages can also be witnessed on religious groups with some ...

The scenario as given is a true representation of the typical day to day encounters of crimes by the detectives. The scenario depicts the crime of Burglary (House Breaking) which can generally be defined as the breaking and entering a house or dwelling or building or residence with the intent to commit a crime. However, the different Criminal Codes of the States of the United States of America have various variations of the definition of Burglary and/or Housebreaking. Sneaky Peat broke into Alison Collins’ house and left with a laptop, iPod and other things which perfectly fall within the definition of burglary or ...

Statistics show that despite the federal government’s spending close to one billion dollars a year to stem crime in the United States of America and the criminal justice system’s best of efforts to arrest it, gun violence still takes approximately 30,000 lives a year and injures another 75,000 if the reports from the Census Bureau and the Federal Bureau of Investigations are anything to go by. It does not help that the same is a regularly debated and dicey political issue that is ironically most common in poor urban areas frequently associated with gang violence, on most occasions ...

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The submission introduces the topic it intends to cover by defining what a crime scene is and the importance of crime scenes in the criminal justice system. It then outlines the categories of crime scenes then gives the types of crime scenes under each category while briefly describing how each type of crime scene is and stating some of the aspects to appreciate under each type of crime scene. The submission then goes to discuss the law relating to admissibility of illegally collected materials and in doing that the locus classicus in the subject matter and other cases are subsequently ...

The State Judicial Selection Process

Judicial Selection Process Of Florida In the state of Florida, the judiciary is composed of four different areas (McClellan, 1991). These are: the county courts, the circuit courts, the district court of appeals and the supreme court. The judicial selection process is not a very complicated one. The appellate judges are chosen through merit. This process involves retention and they can become trial judges if they are chosen during nonpartisan elections. The vacancies in these trial courts are usually filled after the governor chooses candidates who are recommended. These are done through what are called judicial nominating commissions. ...

Introduction

In the instant aftermath of September 11 terrorist attacks, boarder security concept took on an unfamiliar and new meaning for Canada. The Canadians were for a long time used to the notion of a demilitarized and undefended boarder. Simultaneously, the need for a monitored and protected boarder has for a long time been obvious when it comes to issues like illegal immigration, gun trafficking, transnational crime and even mundanities of generation of revenue through Canada Customs. For that reason, this paper centers on Canadian Border Policy and more particularly on the concept of Fortress North America, or the Perimeter Security where it attempts ...

With the current upsurge in terrorism and terrorist threats, aviation security has become one of the most significantly considered a security issue. After the famous 9/11 attack on the United States soil, security concerns in airports underwent a mega transformation. Security agencies and governments all over the world perform regular updates to their security screening techniques to keep ahead of terrorists. The core objective is to prevent subsequent attacks that terror groups may plan to launch using passenger jets. In addition, the security personnel have the determination to curtail travelling of terrorists from one part of the world to another with ...

Habitat and occurrence

Asimina obovata (Willd.) Nash is also called as the big flower pawpaw. Its nativity status is L48, describing its native jurisdiction code as lower 48 states and N, referring to it being a native plant. It is endemic to Florida, found specifically in few counties such as Glades, St. Lucie, Manatee, Polk, Indian River, Hillsborough, Pasco, Levy, Flagler and few surrounding areas of central Florida (USDA).

Work Cited

United States Department of Agriculture and the Natural Resources Conservation Service: The PLANTS database. Asimina obovata (Willdenow) Nash. 2013. Web. 30 Sep 2013. < http://plants.usda.gov> Phenology A. obovata (Willd.) Nash belongs to ...

Compensation benefits

Mandatory benefits Employees earning less than $23,600 an year are guaranteed overtime protection for work hours exceeding 40 hours per week at pay of at least half of their regular pay. Unemployment compensation is a temporary and partial wage replacement for employees who lose jobs involuntary; it is paid within the terms and conditions of relevant federal and/or state laws. Hazard pay is a mandatory pay benefit to pay employees higher than their normal wage when they work on a work duty that causes extreme stress and/or physical discomfort. However, terms and condition of the pay structure is subject to ...

The United States and Colombia entered into a free trade agreement known as the U.S - Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, which was signed on November 22, 2006, went into effect on May 5, 2012. The trade agreement eliminated tariffs removed tariffs on more than 80 percent of U.S. exports of industrial and consumer exports to Colombia (Blaha & Anglin 2012). There are plans in place to remove the remaining tariffs in a period of 10 years. The main aim of the agreement is to ensure order in trade and other economic activities. This resulted into elimination of trade barriers that existed between ...

Country Report: China

- Introduction Since the time of the early civilizations, China has remained to be permanent actor in the development of practices, traditions, and history throughout the globe. From being traders from the East, the Chinese had been able to keep up with development and be one of the world’s leading actors in politics and economy today. However, while the nation is known for its steady economic development and growing political power, China is also known for its still communist roots and the potential impact it has over its neighboring countries. The international community, especially the United States, ...

Introduction

The government of the United States (US) regards the civil rights of each of its citizens with utmost importance, regardless of race, gender, or affiliation. The recognition of the importance of protecting the civil rights of every citizen renders the US government as the single largest protector. Yet, in cases where the US government requires the waiving of such duty, it has to provide compelling reasons subject to the strict scrutiny test of the US Supreme Court (SC). The case of Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu v. United States (Korematsu v. US), decided in 1944, served as the first instance where ...

ABSTRACT

PTSD is a relative new diagnostic term for an old problem. Soldiers returning from home from military service need time and help to readjust to civilian life. This is especially true for soldiars who served in a war zone and for the 23% of women soldiers who may not have seen combat, but were subject to sexual abuse and rape in the military. Some of these women are diagnosed with Military Sexual Trauma or MST. They may recover from this or they may go on to develop full PTSD. Some people are more susceptible to PTSD than others are. Of course ...

I. Executive Summary The present memorandum details an analysis and suggested response strategy to the recently disclosed American military activities within the Abu Ghraib detention center in Iraq. In forming the analysis, I provide a discussion of the major causative factors of the situation and an overview of the authorizing environment in place. The recommended response strategy details a five-step program to address the crisis in a way that acknowledges the issues and provides concrete actions to remedy the damage. Finally, this memorandum closes with a review of the lessons to be taken forward from this situation with the ultimate goal of ...

Fixed-price contracts and cost-reimbursement contracts are two types of agreements that can be drawn up between a service or goods provider and their customer. A fixed-price contract, as its name implies, is a contract with a set price for the work. Normally, no adjustments to the price are allowed unless highly specific provisions provided for within the agreement are met. A primary benefit to a fixed-price contract to a small business is that there is a comparatively minimal administrative burden in execution of such a contract and budgeting is concrete, although there may be significant upfront time required to prepare the bid. Additionally, agreeing to such a ...

Introduction

The United States government pays a special attention to service-disabled veteran businesses when it comes to federal contracting opportunities. Businesses owned by Service-Disabled veterans stand higher chances of being rewarded contracting opportunities especially in the United States Department of Defense. Service Disabled veterans are ex-servicemen, who have incurred disabilities while in the line of duty serving the military, navy or the Air force. For a business to be considered to be in this class, at least fifty-one percent of its ownership must be by a service-disabled veteran. The United States government offers the outstanding recognition of such business in what it considers ...

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Visually Impaired

A visual impaired individual is one who looses the function of vision, which occurs when a part of the eye or the brain that processes images becomes diseased or damaged. Visual impairment is a situation where a person has sight problem that cannot be rectified by the use of glasses or contact lenses. The human eye has an iris that regulates the amount of light passing through the pupil. It also has a cornea that focuses light, and a retina that changes the light signals into nerve signals that form an image when sent to the brain. When the retina or the optic nerve ...

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There was a time when one would have to visit a health food store to buy organic food. However, they are now freely available in general food stores and supermarkets. Organic foods have become the rave among the health conscious who believe that not only are such foods safer than conventional foods but taste better too. At the same time, there is a majority of people around the globe that continues to consume food produced using conventional methods. For any food to be marketed as ‘organic’, it has to attain certifications from the government. Different from private gardening, government regulation pertaining to ...

The main lessons learned from the development of an integrated public health information system for Missouri includes “the importance of executive sponsorship, tension between efficiency and program accountability, importance of confidentiality, and difficulties of funding an integrated system” (Land, Stokes, Hoffman et al., 1995, p. 48). First, it should be realized that for an information system to successfully be implemented, it isn’t enough to just implement the technical and technology aspects of a project; rather, it will also require a change in organizational culture and this is where executive support is necessary. More particularly, the successful implementation of an ...

Question 1. The agricultural marketing agreement act commonly referred to as ‘AMAA’, is the law that allows the government to issue ‘marketing orders’ for agricultural products. Question 2. This law was adopted in 1937; however the current marketing order for raisins was adopted in August.18 1949. Question 3.The marketing orders are formally issued by the united states department of agriculture(USDA) secretary, after it is issued, the agricultural marketing services is the federal body (“AMS”) that administers the order. The “AMS” itself is an agency within the USDA. The committee that determines how the order will be applied ...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a severe anxiety disorder that can develop in anyone after exposure to an event that results in psychological trauma. Although there has been much focus in recent years on PTSD experienced by soldiers returning home from war, the disorder is not limited to that group of people. In fact, PTSD can occur in a variety of situations and to just about anyone, including abused children, sexual assault and rape victims, people who have experienced natural disasters, people who have experienced a car crash, and many other traumatic situations. In order for people with PTSD to receive ...

People's Moujahedin Organization of Iran v. United States Department of State, 613 F.3d 220, (D.C. Cir. 2010)

The petitioners are The People’s Moujahedin Organization of Iran, hereinafter PMOI. They are an organization based in Iran that were declared a Foreign Terrorism Organization, hereinafter FTO under the provisions of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act hereinafter AEDPA. The respondent to the petition is the United States Department of State who are charged by AEDPA with the duty of designating an organisation has an FTO and later on reviewing the designation in the application of the provisions as to revocation ...

Business ethics and social responsibilities of the business are critical for the organizations that perform extremely well in terms of impetus and obligation towards the employees. Evidence suggests that responsibility may be an important aspect for attracting the best employees possible, and for becoming an admired company, admired not for the profit the company is generating, but for the quality of products, production, service and public involvement (Gossling, 2012). The shortcomings for the companies that do not follow the guidelines for being socially responsible would be loss of trust from the employees that may result in the best employees ...