There are multiple natural disasters that occur around the world every year. Hurricanes/typhoons, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and floods devastate thousands of people and communities. They are all feared by the citizens they threaten in the regions in which they reign supreme. They're specific territories may sometimes interweave, but with the exception of one, they mainly just terrorize their own domains. When one of these miraculous terrors unleashes its power on sometimes unsuspecting citizens, there are people there that will help you and make sure that the thing and people you care about the most are protected and taken care of.
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) is in place to help with these disasters and to make sure that things do not get too chaotic.The American Red Cross provides places to live, warm meals, water and a place for you to register so if someone is trying to find you all they have to do is go to the website, type in your name and they can make sure you're safe and find a way they'll get a hold you.
In order for these two companies to work thoroughly and efficiently however, there needs to be proper lines of communication. Sometimes, this isn't the case and mass chaos is unavoidable.
Such was the case when Hurricane Katrina struck the southern coast of the United States of America in August of 2005. It is said to have been the most destructive hurricane every to strike the coast of the USA. More than 1,800 people lost their lives to that storm and more than $81 worth of damages were accumulated. The reason those numbers are so high is because the levies broke which released all of the water that was being contained behind them. They did not suspect the storm had that kind of power or capabilities and therefore they did not communicate any back-up plans or make any preperations for if something major did happen. The city also did not evacuate people soon enough so not as many members of the city were able to evacuate as should've been able to. They could've saved many lives and many homes and businesses if they had planned for the worst instead of just hoping for the best.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
So, I'm watching the Twins 3rd game of the new season (which started on Monday) against the Seattle Mariners and it got me thinking. How much do professional athletic leagues and associations spend on PR for their players and teams a year? Whether it's promoting their games and their teams or "covering up" scandals and screw-ups stirred up and made by players.
I found an article in The Herald by Cornerstone University. The title intrigued me. "Pro-athletes Are Poor Examples When It Comes To Laws." That's EXACTLY what I was looking for! It starts out immediately by questioning why pro-athletes always seem to receive a "get-out-of-jail-free-card" when, if a "regular person" commits the infractions they commit, we either: go to jail, pay an outlandish fine and go to jail, just pay a fine, or get an extreme amount of community service. Now, does that seem fair? It's always been something that gets on my nerves when it's in the news seemingly all the time. They receive a slap on the wrist, maybe pay a small fine, and are back playing their given sport within a week or two. They drive drunk, they assault people, they carry around illegal weapons, they take steroids and illegal drugs, they abuse animal, they steal, they've been called on domestic violence, and a few have even been involved in or committed murder. Many pro-athletes admit that they carry concealed weapons while in public. They claim that they are at more of a risk of an attack than the average person. I personally think that's just a mouthful because every person is at risk at all times of being attacked. Whether it's a mugging, a kidnapping, a rape, an assault, whatever it may be, we're all always at risk. We all have a right to be protected but that doesn't mean that every Average Joe should walk around with a concealed weapon. Do you have any idea how many more deaths would come from conflicts if guns were involved in every one?
Here are the top 10 pro-athlete arrests of all time.
1. Eddie Belfour, goalie, Dallas Stars, 3-21-2000
2. Eugene Robinson, safety, Atlanta Falcons, 1-30-1999
3. Dick Williams, former Oakland A's and Seattle Mariners manager, 1-17-2000
4. Pedro Guerrero, former St. Louis Cardinals first baseman, 6-7-2000
5. Michael Irvin, wide receiver, Dallas Cowboys, 8-8-2000
6. Kevin Mitchell, former Major League outfielder, 8-31-1999
7. Mark Ingram, wide receiver, Miami Dolphins, 1-23-2001
8. Ruben Patterson, forward, Seattle Supersonics, 9-20-2000
9. Rasheed Wallace and Damon Stoudamire, co-captains, Portland Trail Blazers, 11-22-02
10. Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, former LA Lakers center, 7-18-2000
I found an article in The Herald by Cornerstone University. The title intrigued me. "Pro-athletes Are Poor Examples When It Comes To Laws." That's EXACTLY what I was looking for! It starts out immediately by questioning why pro-athletes always seem to receive a "get-out-of-jail-free-card" when, if a "regular person" commits the infractions they commit, we either: go to jail, pay an outlandish fine and go to jail, just pay a fine, or get an extreme amount of community service. Now, does that seem fair? It's always been something that gets on my nerves when it's in the news seemingly all the time. They receive a slap on the wrist, maybe pay a small fine, and are back playing their given sport within a week or two. They drive drunk, they assault people, they carry around illegal weapons, they take steroids and illegal drugs, they abuse animal, they steal, they've been called on domestic violence, and a few have even been involved in or committed murder. Many pro-athletes admit that they carry concealed weapons while in public. They claim that they are at more of a risk of an attack than the average person. I personally think that's just a mouthful because every person is at risk at all times of being attacked. Whether it's a mugging, a kidnapping, a rape, an assault, whatever it may be, we're all always at risk. We all have a right to be protected but that doesn't mean that every Average Joe should walk around with a concealed weapon. Do you have any idea how many more deaths would come from conflicts if guns were involved in every one?
Here are the top 10 pro-athlete arrests of all time.
1. Eddie Belfour, goalie, Dallas Stars, 3-21-2000
2. Eugene Robinson, safety, Atlanta Falcons, 1-30-1999
3. Dick Williams, former Oakland A's and Seattle Mariners manager, 1-17-2000
4. Pedro Guerrero, former St. Louis Cardinals first baseman, 6-7-2000
5. Michael Irvin, wide receiver, Dallas Cowboys, 8-8-2000
6. Kevin Mitchell, former Major League outfielder, 8-31-1999
7. Mark Ingram, wide receiver, Miami Dolphins, 1-23-2001
8. Ruben Patterson, forward, Seattle Supersonics, 9-20-2000
9. Rasheed Wallace and Damon Stoudamire, co-captains, Portland Trail Blazers, 11-22-02
10. Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, former LA Lakers center, 7-18-2000
Thursday, April 2, 2009
News From The White House
I wasn't quite sure what to write about for my blog this week so I was just looking through random articles online when I came across an post from The White House Blog. I was intrigued and decided that that would become my topic for the week: a press release from The White House.
The particular article I found covered the topic of "A Turning Point" (the article's title) in the global economy crisis. The article was released on Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 after the President held a press conference in which he discussed the results of the intense meetings of the recent G-20 Summit that was held in London, England. At the conference global leaders "agreed on a series of unprecedented steps to restore growth and prevent a crisis like this from happening again." The President also stated that the nations that had attended would be creating a strong united front that would help stimulate job creation and the global economy. It would also help those growing economies stay above water and encourage international trade that would prove beneficial to all parties involved. After this, he went on to discuss the main topic of the G-20 Summit meeting: the reform of the worlds' financial regulatory systems.
This reform is both fundamental and must be coordinated to a T if it is going to be successful. The reform that they decided upon was clearly outlined with the President's following quote. He said, "To prevent future crises, we agreed to increase transparency and capital protections for financial institutions. We're extending supervision to all systematically important institutions, markets and products, including hedge funds. We'll identify jurisdictions that fail to cooperate, including tax havens, and take action to defend our financial system. We will reestablish the Financial Stability Forum with a stronger mandate. And we will reform and expand the IMF and World Bank so they are more efficient, effective and representative."
I believe that they hit the major problem points with this reform plan and I have every confidence in today's global and economic leaders to make this plan effective.
The particular article I found covered the topic of "A Turning Point" (the article's title) in the global economy crisis. The article was released on Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 after the President held a press conference in which he discussed the results of the intense meetings of the recent G-20 Summit that was held in London, England. At the conference global leaders "agreed on a series of unprecedented steps to restore growth and prevent a crisis like this from happening again." The President also stated that the nations that had attended would be creating a strong united front that would help stimulate job creation and the global economy. It would also help those growing economies stay above water and encourage international trade that would prove beneficial to all parties involved. After this, he went on to discuss the main topic of the G-20 Summit meeting: the reform of the worlds' financial regulatory systems.
This reform is both fundamental and must be coordinated to a T if it is going to be successful. The reform that they decided upon was clearly outlined with the President's following quote. He said, "To prevent future crises, we agreed to increase transparency and capital protections for financial institutions. We're extending supervision to all systematically important institutions, markets and products, including hedge funds. We'll identify jurisdictions that fail to cooperate, including tax havens, and take action to defend our financial system. We will reestablish the Financial Stability Forum with a stronger mandate. And we will reform and expand the IMF and World Bank so they are more efficient, effective and representative."
I believe that they hit the major problem points with this reform plan and I have every confidence in today's global and economic leaders to make this plan effective.
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