Sentences with phrase «as national disasters»

In addition, Mui reported on major international stories, including the Greek financial crisis and Brexit, as well as national disasters such as the BP oil spill and Hurricane Katrina.

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the abduction of schoolgirls from the Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe, as a national disaster and apologised to Nigerians over the incident.

Not exact matches

SBP exists to shrink the time between disaster and recovery, and just as SBP has done in eight other disaster impacted communities around the country, we have committed to staying to rebuild long after national attention fades.

Direct Relief is coordinating its response in Puerto Rico with the Asociación de Salud Primaria de Puerto Rico, National Association of Community Health Centers, National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics, National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters, as well as local public health officials.

Does it take fear of a refugee crisis for Mr. Trump to make the disaster as much of a front burner issue as a perceived lack of patriotism by some of the 1,700 or so players in the National Football League?

But, as a 2015 investigation by Pro Publica and National Public Radio and subsequent Congressional inquiries have confirmed, the Red Cross has screwed up billions of dollars in major disaster situations of recent vintage.

He previously worked at Google as a Public Alerts and Crisis Response engineer, integrating emergency information into Google search results and providing crucial data to area affected by national disasters.

In the past, a major disaster, such as flood or famine, might be met by a National Day of Prayer.

More than 8,000 disaster victims have been assisted through more than $ 400,000 in donations to the American Red Cross and its National Disaster Relief, which offers shelter as well as food and emotional support to victims of ddisaster victims have been assisted through more than $ 400,000 in donations to the American Red Cross and its National Disaster Relief, which offers shelter as well as food and emotional support to victims of dDisaster Relief, which offers shelter as well as food and emotional support to victims of disasterdisaster.

The long - term faces of the national team — Tim Howard, Michael Bradley, Clint Dempsey, etc. — have been sidelined as the USA tries to recover from last fall's World Cup qualifying disaster.

While the National Football League is at the forefront of the numerous disasters threatening to bring down pro sports as we know it, the problems persist in most sports leagues and competitions.

Efford Chabala, who died in the air disaster that blighted the Zambia national team in 1993, started his career as a striker and only went in goal after his team's regular keeper failed to show up for a game.

Phil Neville named as the new manager for the England Women's National team, and it's a disaster.

It's also 100 % voluntary rather than compulsory, and the most common duties are acting as additional emergency services during natural disasters (The Federal Military can not act as a police force, though I think the National Guard can in the event of unrest such as was observed during the 1992 Los Angeles Riots or the 2015 Baltimore Riots).

Videos released by the National Disaster Mitigation Agency showed a mudflow of volcanic debris and water known as a lahar moving down the volcano's slopes.

The May 9 Foundation, a philanthropic organization that champions the memory and welfare of national disaster victims as well as...

Bossert, who was a former deputy national security adviser to former President George W. Bush, had overseen the Trump administration's response to the Hurricane Maria disaster in Puerto Rico, as well as cyber security policy.

A former National Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation and an officer of the Ghana Armed Forces, Major General Francis Vib - Sanziri has been appointed as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF).

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu has described President Goodluck Jonathan's government as a catastrophic disaster peddling voodoo statistics of...

Counterterrorism experts, vendors and emergency responders around the country look at the annual event as a way to plug in to the latest national security threats, public financing for safety and to catch up with others those whose job is connected to public safety and disaster preparedness.

With growing risks to the nation's electrical grid from natural disasters and as a potential target for malicious attacks, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should work closely with utility operators and other stakeholders to improve cyber and physical security and resilience, says a new congressionally mandated report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

In June the U.S. Department of Agriculture designated 213 Texas counties as natural disaster areas; nearly all of the state is currently classified as drought level D4 (exceptional drought), the highest such listing on the National Drought Mitigation Center's U.S. Drought Monitor.

While voter turnout on the East Coast could be reduced as a result of the superstorm, the president may get a national bump for responding quickly to the disaster, experts say.

The rogue wave study was done for the National Transportation Safety Board as part of its investigation into the disaster.

She identified development of national flood building and disaster resiliency standards as two examples that could «drive locals to make better decisions,» and noted the president just announced that all international development programs will have to undertake a climate risk assessment going forward to qualify for federal funds.

Eventually, NIST hopes that the repository will serve as a national archival database where other organizations can store the research, findings and outcomes of their disaster and failure studies.

«We want to see a more structured and strategic response to national disasters,» says a spokesperson for Senator Christine Milne, the Australian Greens Party leader who pushed for the study, known as an inquiry.

Through a Memorandum of Understanding between the International Ocean Institute (IOI), and The Foundation Council of National Disaster Warning (FNDWC), in addition to many activities as outlined in the MoU, IOI - Thailand collaborates with the Thai Government and relevant organisations to carry out training programmes in ocean governance and fisheries and aquaculture governance in the Asia - Pacific region.

The Ukrainian National Chernobyl Museum features information on the disaster as well as exhibits relating to the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl site.

Join Billy Crystal, Whoopi, Robin Williams and the rest of the world class comedians as they throw their best stuff at a national disaster.

Stars Chris Pine and Denzel Washington play off each other brilliantly, as two guys separated by economics, attitude and experience, who are drawn together by the possibility of a national disaster.

Hobbs» letter and exasperated attitude suggest the trip was a disaster of National Lampoon's Vacation proportions, but as we'll see that's something of an oversimplification.

As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning ¹ s inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.

National media once dubbed the Cleveland, Ohio metro area as the epicenter of the foreclosure disaster.

Dr. Jemison is a member of the National Academy of Sciences» Institute of Medicine and is: on the Board of Directors of Kimberly - Clark Corp., Scholastic, Inc. and Valspar Corp.; a Trustee of Morehouse College; Board of Texas Medical Center; and served as Chair, Texas State Product Development and Small Business Incubator Board; Chair, Greater Houston Partnership Disaster Planning and Recovery Task Force; a member Board of National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.

As in the rest of the nation, many of those unemployed have been out of work for years, exhausting benefits and hope, falling from the middle class in a national disaster that you'd think would be front - and - center in the current presidential race.

They also provide assistance, as needed, with national disasters and help to raise funds for other local non-profit organizations.

She worked as a news reporter and feature writer on local and national papers in London and Glasgow, and also taught a course in handling media attention for residents of Lockerbie as they prepared for the first anniversary of the Lockerbie disaster.

Winner of national and local awards for coverage of one of the nation's deadliest airline disasters, more than 2,000 bylines as a staff reporter and freelancer for the L.A. Times, San Diego Union - Tribune, Sport Magazine, Elysian Fields Quarterly, San Diego Magazine, San Diego Tribune, Associated Press, and others.

If you've ever watched «National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation,» you probably laughed as one disaster after another wreaked havoc on the Griswold family's holiday.

Municipal issuers have a key role to play in terms of: • Low - carbon technologies • Pollution control • Climate adaptation, such as disaster prevention and recovery We will seek to avoid purchasing the relatively few government - issued bonds that are explicitly issued to finance the development of projects, such as nuclear power plants or casinos, which are fundamentally misaligned with our investment objectives Sovereign Debt National governments around the world issue bonds (debt) to finance a wide variety of public goods including education, infrastructure, national defense, the judiciary and social National governments around the world issue bonds (debt) to finance a wide variety of public goods including education, infrastructure, national defense, the judiciary and social national defense, the judiciary and social welfare.

• Past President and current member of the Connecticut Animal Control Association • Member of the National Coalition developing response plans for FEMA in the event of national disasters (she does not work for FEMA) • Consultant on the Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control Committee (she is the only lay person on the panel) • Evaluator for Animal Control Departments throughout the United States, ensuring compliance with National Standards • Board of Directors of the New England Animal Control / Humane Academy in New Hampshire currently serving as Assistant Director & Instructor • National Task Force for Animal Hoarding • New England and State of Connecticut Task Force for Animal Fighting • Member of the New England Stock Dog Association • Member of Curriculum Advisory Committee, University of New Hampshire, Thompson School of Applied Science Teaching Experience: • Cruelty Investigation Instructor for Police Officers and Animal Control Officers • Certified as an Instructor to teach at the FBI and Police Academy • Teaches Cruelty Investigation, Criminal Law and First Aid to Police, Animal Control and Humane Officers at the University of New Hampshire • National and Connecticut Animal Control Association • Numerous Kennel Clubs and Schools Author — National Animal Control Association Training Guide — Disaster Planning American Kennel Club • Certified Canine Good Citizen (CGC) evaluator • Completed Obedience requirements for becoming an AKC ObediencNational Coalition developing response plans for FEMA in the event of national disasters (she does not work for FEMA) • Consultant on the Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control Committee (she is the only lay person on the panel) • Evaluator for Animal Control Departments throughout the United States, ensuring compliance with National Standards • Board of Directors of the New England Animal Control / Humane Academy in New Hampshire currently serving as Assistant Director & Instructor • National Task Force for Animal Hoarding • New England and State of Connecticut Task Force for Animal Fighting • Member of the New England Stock Dog Association • Member of Curriculum Advisory Committee, University of New Hampshire, Thompson School of Applied Science Teaching Experience: • Cruelty Investigation Instructor for Police Officers and Animal Control Officers • Certified as an Instructor to teach at the FBI and Police Academy • Teaches Cruelty Investigation, Criminal Law and First Aid to Police, Animal Control and Humane Officers at the University of New Hampshire • National and Connecticut Animal Control Association • Numerous Kennel Clubs and Schools Author — National Animal Control Association Training Guide — Disaster Planning American Kennel Club • Certified Canine Good Citizen (CGC) evaluator • Completed Obedience requirements for becoming an AKC Obediencnational disasters (she does not work for FEMA) • Consultant on the Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control Committee (she is the only lay person on the panel) • Evaluator for Animal Control Departments throughout the United States, ensuring compliance with National Standards • Board of Directors of the New England Animal Control / Humane Academy in New Hampshire currently serving as Assistant Director & Instructor • National Task Force for Animal Hoarding • New England and State of Connecticut Task Force for Animal Fighting • Member of the New England Stock Dog Association • Member of Curriculum Advisory Committee, University of New Hampshire, Thompson School of Applied Science Teaching Experience: • Cruelty Investigation Instructor for Police Officers and Animal Control Officers • Certified as an Instructor to teach at the FBI and Police Academy • Teaches Cruelty Investigation, Criminal Law and First Aid to Police, Animal Control and Humane Officers at the University of New Hampshire • National and Connecticut Animal Control Association • Numerous Kennel Clubs and Schools Author — National Animal Control Association Training Guide — Disaster Planning American Kennel Club • Certified Canine Good Citizen (CGC) evaluator • Completed Obedience requirements for becoming an AKC ObediencNational Standards • Board of Directors of the New England Animal Control / Humane Academy in New Hampshire currently serving as Assistant Director & Instructor • National Task Force for Animal Hoarding • New England and State of Connecticut Task Force for Animal Fighting • Member of the New England Stock Dog Association • Member of Curriculum Advisory Committee, University of New Hampshire, Thompson School of Applied Science Teaching Experience: • Cruelty Investigation Instructor for Police Officers and Animal Control Officers • Certified as an Instructor to teach at the FBI and Police Academy • Teaches Cruelty Investigation, Criminal Law and First Aid to Police, Animal Control and Humane Officers at the University of New Hampshire • National and Connecticut Animal Control Association • Numerous Kennel Clubs and Schools Author — National Animal Control Association Training Guide — Disaster Planning American Kennel Club • Certified Canine Good Citizen (CGC) evaluator • Completed Obedience requirements for becoming an AKC ObediencNational Task Force for Animal Hoarding • New England and State of Connecticut Task Force for Animal Fighting • Member of the New England Stock Dog Association • Member of Curriculum Advisory Committee, University of New Hampshire, Thompson School of Applied Science Teaching Experience: • Cruelty Investigation Instructor for Police Officers and Animal Control Officers • Certified as an Instructor to teach at the FBI and Police Academy • Teaches Cruelty Investigation, Criminal Law and First Aid to Police, Animal Control and Humane Officers at the University of New Hampshire • National and Connecticut Animal Control Association • Numerous Kennel Clubs and Schools Author — National Animal Control Association Training Guide — Disaster Planning American Kennel Club • Certified Canine Good Citizen (CGC) evaluator • Completed Obedience requirements for becoming an AKC ObediencNational and Connecticut Animal Control Association • Numerous Kennel Clubs and Schools Author — National Animal Control Association Training Guide — Disaster Planning American Kennel Club • Certified Canine Good Citizen (CGC) evaluator • Completed Obedience requirements for becoming an AKC ObediencNational Animal Control Association Training Guide — Disaster Planning American Kennel Club • Certified Canine Good Citizen (CGC) evaluator • Completed Obedience requirements for becoming an AKC Obedience Judge.

She has taught in the US, Canada, Belgium, Holland, Italy, Japan, Australia and New Zealand for groups as varied as Wolf Park, NADOI, Association of Pet Dog Trainers, FEMA (Northeast Region Disaster Dog Teams), Alaskan Dog Musher Association, Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society, AKC Obedience judges, many national specialties, and numerous obedience, agility, breed, rescue, shelter and SAR groups.

Thanks to the generosity of several national and local organizations, as well as local businesses and community pet owners and animal lovers, we now have an AKC Pet Disaster Relief Trailer based here in Casper.

During his tenure there, he guided the organization into becoming a national resource for disaster and puppy mill rescues as well as leading a large, urban, homeless animal rehabilitation and adoption center through a period of unprecedented growth.

AKC Reunite is North America's largest not for profit pet ID and recovery service, providing microchipping and ID services as well as a national recovery database to safely return dogs home should they get lost and, through AKC Pet Disaster Relief, helping local Emergency Management to provide animal care services immediately following disasters.

Donna has served for ten years on VMAT2 as part of the National Disaster Medical System.

We are committed to pursuing the points we raised in our petition as a national standard for animal welfare agencies during and after a disaster response.

September is National Disaster Preparedness month and VRCC and Antech Diagnostics saw this as a perfect opportunity to bring the Colorado veterinary community together, engage in team building activities and have a ton of fun, all while helping give back to a great organization, PetAid Colorado Disaster Services, who plays a key role in animal evacuation and pet care needs during natural disasters as well as education in disaster preparedness for Coloradans and theDisaster Preparedness month and VRCC and Antech Diagnostics saw this as a perfect opportunity to bring the Colorado veterinary community together, engage in team building activities and have a ton of fun, all while helping give back to a great organization, PetAid Colorado Disaster Services, who plays a key role in animal evacuation and pet care needs during natural disasters as well as education in disaster preparedness for Coloradans and theDisaster Services, who plays a key role in animal evacuation and pet care needs during natural disasters as well as education in disaster preparedness for Coloradans and thedisaster preparedness for Coloradans and their pets.

As a small nonprofit with a team of nine employees, we do not have the staffing, resources, or funds required to respond to national disasters.