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Thursday, May 31, 2018
New Orleans Mayor Cantrell to Hold Hurricane Preparedness Press Conference. June 1, 2018 at 11:15 a.m.
Puerto Rico Building Code Enforcement. Past, Current, future. 11 Staff Members?
11 Building Code Enforcement Staff for the entire island?
Hmmmmmmmm.
To read about Building
Safety Month https://www.iccsafe.org/about-icc/building-safety-month/2018-building-safety-month/
Hmmmmmmmm.
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
May 29, 2018. ‘People just give up’: Low-income hurricane victims slam federal relief programs. POLITICO
As the 2018 Hurricane season begins this is a MUST READ for everyone in low income, Black, Brown, and disenfranchised communities with the U.S. and globally.
CDS. CEO BEMA International
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/29/houston-hurricane-harvey-fema-597912
CDS. CEO BEMA International
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/29/houston-hurricane-harvey-fema-597912
POLITICS ARTICLE
‘People just give up’: Low-income hurricane victims slam federal relief programs
...bureaucratic disaster-response system built up over decades that experts nearly universally agree is failing to provide critical support to low-income, minority communities when catastrophe strikes. “People just give up,” said Keith Downey, president of a local organization called Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood, which has been helping local residents recover. A POLITICO investigation found that...
Ph.D. Scholarship opportunities on urban resilience. May 2018
Ph.D. Scholarship
opportunities on urban resilience
Any inquiry, please contact directly to Prof. David Sanderson david.sanderson@unsw.edu.au
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Pacific
Island countries are fast-urbanisation, with unplanned, informal low-income
settlements rapidly growing in size. Such growth increases the risk of disaster
from natural hazards, which is worsened by climate change. To combat this,
resilience has been widely adopted across the world, not least in Sustainable
Development Goal 11 (‘the urban SDG’).
This
PhD concerns the practical application of resilience, including its policy
implications, in low-income settlements in the Pacific. The work will link with
current activities at UNSW. Key to the PhD will be employing multi-disciplinary
approaches, such as social enterprise, urban design, social science and
development.
The ideal candidate will possess a combination
of research and practical experience. They will need experience of qualitative
data collection and analysis and of conducting research in different cultural
contexts to enable the collection of data in a culturally sensitive and respectful
manner. A good first degree in a relevant subject is needed. Ideally, they will
also have had some practical experience of working in urban low-income
settlements in the Pacific region.
UNSW Sydney NSW 2052 Australia
Telephone +61 2 9385 1000 | Email unsw2025@unsw.edu.au
Monday, May 28, 2018
Next Generation Leaders. STE(A)M: Electrical Engineering. Explain 4 Major Components of this device. May 2018
Next Generation Leaders (Middle or High School, College\University Level):
1. Describe and tell the function of four (4) major components of from
the photos of the attached device?
2. Resiliency and Environmental points
a. Step-up or Step-down transformer?
b. How would you properly dispose of this device?
c. Can any components be recycled back into a production\manufacturing system for reuse?
d. Of the four (4) major components from Question 1 above, on average what elements are
these components comprised of, and from where (location, Nation, etc.) on average are
are they mined from?
Points:
Question 1.................50 points
Question 2.................50 points
(a) ...10
(b) ....10
(c) ....15
(d) ....15
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Total............100 points
BEMA International
1. Describe and tell the function of four (4) major components of from
the photos of the attached device?
2. Resiliency and Environmental points
a. Step-up or Step-down transformer?
b. How would you properly dispose of this device?
c. Can any components be recycled back into a production\manufacturing system for reuse?
d. Of the four (4) major components from Question 1 above, on average what elements are
these components comprised of, and from where (location, Nation, etc.) on average are
are they mined from?
Points:
Question 1.................50 points
Question 2.................50 points
(a) ...10
(b) ....10
(c) ....15
(d) ....15
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Total............100 points
BEMA International