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 Public Law 107 206
Departmental Management For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for emergency expenses resulting from new homeland security activities, $400,000: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Other Defense Activities For an additional amount for ``Other Defense Activities'' for emergency expenses necessary to support energy security and assurance activities, $7,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Of the funds provided under the heading, ``Emergency Response Fund'', in Public Law 107-38 that were not subject to subsequent enactment and not subject to the restrictions of the fifth proviso of that Act, and subsequently transferred to ``Defense Emergency Response Fund'', $224,000,000 of unobligated amounts are hereby rescinded.
www.llpoh.org /Public_Laws_of_the_107th/206.html

  
 ReliefWeb » Document Preview » UNICEF response to the Indian Ocean emergency as of 17 Jan 2005
UNICEF response to the Indian Ocean emergency as of 17 Jan 2005
The death toll is estimated at 60-80, and the longer-term affected population at 10,000 -15,000, of whom 5,000 - 7,000 are directly affected.
Basic sanitation and hygiene messages are being broadcast on local radio and TV to educate the islanders as to the hygiene hazards especially during this emergency.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SZIE-68QRMC?OpenDocument   (4672 words)

  
 LLU Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine
Of the 53,000 patients evaluated 22,000 are children and are seen in the newly expanded pediatric emergency department, completed July 2002.
The emergency department evaluates more than 53,000 high acuity patients a year.
An additional 11,000 low acuity patients are seen in an adjacent urgent care area where residents are not scheduled to work.
www.llu.edu /llumc/emergency   (195 words)

  
 Amateur radio - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch
Amateur radio, commonly called "ham radio", is a hobby enjoyed by many people throughout the world (as of 2004 about 3 million worldwide, 70,000 in Germany, 5,000 in Norway, 57,000 in Canada, and 700,000 in the USA).
The contesting amateur may concentrate on just DX stations, or only on stations powered by emergency generation equipment or running on batteries, which is meant to simulate hurricane or other emergency disaster conditions.
Amateur Radio should not be confused with CB radio, General Mobile Radio Service or Family Radio Service, which are limited to voice operation only, lower power limits, fewer frequency allocations, and are unlicensed in most countries.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /icom.htm   (3295 words)

  
 1993-105 8/4/1993 Kansas Attorney General Opinion
At the request of the federal emergency relief administration, the by-laws of the homestead corporation were amended to reflect that the homestead corporation was an agency of the federal emergency relief administration.
"The majority of the stockholders and directors of this Corporation are members of the Emergency Relief Administration of Kansas or its staff.
State rural rehabilitation corporations were organized in 1934-35 to assist the federal and state governments in the administration of the funds provided by the Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933 (48 Stat.
www.kscourts.org /ksag/opinions/1993/1993-105.htm   (2100 words)

  
 1993-105 8/4/1993 Kansas Attorney General Opinion
At the request of the federal emergency relief administration, the by-laws of the homestead corporation were amended to reflect that the homestead corporation was an agency of the federal emergency relief administration.
John G. Stutz, acting as president of the homestead corporation, balked at transferring the assets of the corporation to the federal emergency relief administration, and sought the assistance of the Kansas Attorney General.
Under the act, the reconstruction finance corporation was authorized to make $500,000,000 available for purposes of the act and not to exceed $250,000,000 of this sum could be granted to the several states.
www.kscourts.org /ksag/opinions/1993/1993-105.htm   (2100 words)

  
 Amateur radio
Amateur radio, commonly called " ham radio ", is a hobby enjoyed by many people throughout the world ; as of 2004 about 3 million worldwide, 70,000 in Germany, 5,000 in Norway, 57,000 in Canada, and 700,000 in the USA.
Amateur radio represents a unique research and development (R&D) environment that cannot be duplicated in the labs or research parks of either industry or the government.
Amateur Radio should not be confused with CB radio, General Mobile Radio Service or Family Radio Service which are limited to voice operation, allowed lower power limits, fewer frequency allocations, and are unlicensed in most countries.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/A/Amateur-radio.htm   (2100 words)

  
 National Park Service: Expansion of the NPS in the 1930s (Chapter 3)
Of this sum, $5,000,000 was to be used for the acquisition of land to be developed for recreational uses under the direction of the National Park Service.
During fiscal year 1934 FERA supplied an allotment of $25,000,000 for the submarginal land acquisition program.
After Civil Works Administration funding of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) was terminated in April 1934, the architectural program was continued with FERA funds until December 1935.
www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/unrau-williss/adhi3b.htm   (152 words)

  
 Malayan Emergency 1955-60
At the peak of the Emergency, several years before the BCFESR commitment, there were some 8,000 CT and an estimated 50,000 sympathisers within the Malayan population.
Australian Army losses in the Emergency, from approximately 7,000 who served in theatre, were 13 killed in action (KIA) and 24 wounded (WIA), with 21 non-operational deaths and 111 cases of non-operational other casualties.
The Emergency was declared officially ended on 31 July 1960.
www.defence.gov.au /Army/AHU/HISTORY/malayan_emergency.htm   (149 words)

  
 eunits
The station wagon already with 130,000 miles was equipped and stenciled as the first Kent County Emergency Unit.
An emergency unit officer and a private service ambulance paramedic work in all kinds of environments.  Then in late1982, the future of the Emergency Unit Program began to look bleak for several reasons:
Frank Evans who at the time was comptroller for the county projected an annual cost of  350,000 to $400,000.00 a year.
www.daviddsemsheadquarters.com /eunits.html   (788 words)

  
 Toronto Police Service :: To Serve and Protect
Also at the centre of the main block is a 2000 square foot exercise room in which each member of the force trains for one hour on each day of duty.
The 35,000 square foot complex was completed in December of 1989 at a ready-for-use cost of approximately $5,000,000.
The Emergency Task Force was created in 1965.
www.torontopolice.on.ca /etf   (172 words)

  
 Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Emergency Force
The present report is submitted in pursuance of Security Council resolution 340 (1973) of 25 October 1973 in which the Council, among other things, decided to set up immediately a United Nations Emergency Force under its authority and requested the Secretary-General to report within 24 hours on the steps taken to this effect.
The best possible preliminary estimate based upon past experience and practice is approximately 30,000,000 dollars for a Force of 7,000 all ranks for a period of six months.
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Emergency Force
www.usisrael.com /jsource/UN/UNEF73.html   (172 words)

  
 Commonwealth of Dominica, International Marittime Registry, Regional Office - Greece
Vessels 25,000 NRT or greater than have a fee structure of $1,500.00 plus $.20/NRT.
All vessels greater than 25,000 NRT have a reduced Annual Service Fee of $1,500 plus $.20/NRT, exclusive of the IMO Participation Fee and Marine Casualty Investigation Fee.
Vessels Less than <25,000 NRT have a fee structure of $1,500.00 plus $.40/NRT.
dominica-registry-greece.com /fees.htm   (172 words)

  
 guide.txt
The frequencies in use are: 296.800 MHz: Air-to-ground, or Orbiter to suit 259.700 MHz: Air-to-ground, or suit to Orbiter 279.000 MHz: Suit-to-Orbiter, or suit-to-suit 243.000 MHz: Standard military aircraft emergency frequency The S-Band system is one of the primary Orbiter downlink bands.
The frequencies are: 2287.500 MHz- Primary digital downlink 2250.000 MHz- Wideband FM with either main engine analog telemetry during launch, or TV during orbit operations.
These frequencies are used for launch and landing operations, EVA operations, and as an additional voice downlink when other channels are in use for the current ground station has no S-Band capability.
www.sworld.com.au /steven/space/shuttle/guide.txt   (7321 words)

  
 BUPA helps disaster relief campaign
International health and care group BUPA has given £100,000 to the Disasters Emergency Committee and launched an internal fundraising campaign to support the relief of the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.
Chief executive Val Gooding said that the fundraising campaign would involve the company's 40,000 staff worldwide.
BUPA donates £100,000 and launches staff fundraising campaign for tsunami disaster
www.bupadoc.com /about/html/pr/311204_tsunami.html   (7321 words)

  
 Housing for Storm's Evacuees Lagging Far Behind U.S. Goals - New York Times
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 - After Hurricane Katrina left hundreds of thousands of people homeless, the Federal Emergency Management Agency signed contracts for more than $2 billion in temporary housing, including more than 120,000 trailers and mobile homes.
Almost 48,000 people remain in shelters in Louisiana, according to the governor's office, and about 30,000 Louisiana citizens are in shelters in other states.
FEMA officials say that understates occupancy, because not all guests are on the ships at any given time.
www.nytimes.com /2005/09/30/national/nationalspecial/30housing.html?ex=1285732800&en=68913f707a66601b&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss   (1006 words)

  
 National Park Service: Expansion of the NPS in the 1930s (Endnotes)
On November 8, 1933, the CWA was established as an emergency unemployment relief program for the purpose of putting 4,000,000 jobless persons to work on federal, state, and local make-work projects.
The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act signalized the withdrawal of the federal government from the arena of direct relief, which was left to state and local governmental bodies.
The Civilian Conservation Corps Reforestation Act, passed by Congress on March 31, 1933, as an unemployment relief measure, established the Civilian Conservation Corps, which was authorized to provide work for 250,000 jobless male citizens between the ages of 18 and 25.
www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/unrau-williss/adhie.htm   (15718 words)

  
 Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act "EMTALA"
EMTALA is intended to address the failure of a hospital to recognize an emergency condition due to inadequate screening procedures, and, if an emergency condition exists, the failure to properly stabilize, transfer or treat the patient in accordance with the hospital's capabilities.
EMTALA prohibits the hospital from taking any adverse action against or penalizing any qualified medical person or physician because they refuse to authorize the transfer of an individual with an emergency medical condition that has not been stabilized.
A participating hospital that is found to negligently violate a requirement of EMTALA is subject to a civil money penalty of up to $50,000 ($25,000 for a hospital with less than 100 beds) for each violation of the statute.
library.findlaw.com /2001/Jan/1/126650.html   (2044 words)

  
 Cook County Hospital - Department of Emergency Medicine
The new emergency department is twice the square footage of the previous emergency department.
Dr. Jeffrey Schaider is the Emergency Medicine Department Chairman at Stroger Cook County Hospital; while Dr. Robert Simon serves as the Executive Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stroger Cook County Hospital and Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Rush Medical College.
The Stroger Cook County Hospital Emergency Department is one of the world's largest and busiest emergency departments.
www.ccbh.org   (310 words)

  
 2003 Review
An emergency shelter was set up Jan. 29 for the residents.
For this year, the hamlet budgeted $146,000 to operate the shelter, which is already $64,000 in the red.
Rankin Inlet was without an ambulance for more than two weeks after the emergency vehicle was stolen from the fire hall and taken for a joy ride.
www.nnsl.com /yir/yir03/yirnun03.html   (310 words)

  
 Emergency service -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Many countries have special emergency numbers, such as (Click link for more info and facts about 911) 911 in North America, (Click link for more info and facts about 999) 999 in Britain or (Click link for more info and facts about 000) 000 in Australia.
Emergency responders are persons who respond to a (Click link for more info and facts about call for help) call for help to an (Click link for more info and facts about emergency telephone number) emergency telephone number.
Emergency services are services that deal with (Click link for more info and facts about emergencies) emergencies and other aspects of (Click link for more info and facts about Public Safety) Public Safety.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/em/emergency_service.htm   (679 words)

  
 Emergency Medicine News
Overcrowding in accident and emergency departments will continue until capacity in hospitals is increased by 2,000 to 3,000 beds to produce an occupancy rate of less than 85%, the Irish Association for...
Family physicians who are asked to obtain certification in emergency medicine in order to staff emergency rooms may liken that requirement to a "keep out" sign hanging above the ER door.
Chip implants making waves for the future Dr. Virginia Stevens has been practicing medicine for the past 23 years with 15 of those years in the field of critical care and emergency medicine.
www.topix.net /med/emergency-medicine   (658 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Strong earthquake hits northern Japan
Over 46,000 people remain in emergency shelters in Niigata on Wednesday because their homes were completely or partially destroyed in the quake.
The man, who had been living at an emergency shelter, suffered a stroke from the stress of the jolt and its numerous aftershocks, the police said.
Separately, Niigata police attributed Wednesday's death of a 71-year-old man to last month's earthquake, bringing the toll to 39, while the injury count remained more than 2,000.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/2004-11-04-japan-quake_x.htm   (658 words)

  
 Government's Emergency Phone Number
Serious as it sounds, July 16 was more or less a routine day in the life of the NRC, which will receive more than 130,000 calls during 2004 and file reports on as many as 36,000 events — about 100 per day.
In some cases, the NRC initiates a national emergency response by assembling a National Response Team or NRT.
When a call arrives in the NRC call center open 24 hours a day, one of 17 trained staff members interviews the caller and determines what federal and state agencies, if any, must be notified.
govtsecurity.com /mag/governments_emergency_phone/index.html   (700 words)

  
 Indian Point Energy Center
Now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved Indian Point's emergency plan, Entergy is anxious to continue working with federal officials, the four surrounding counties and New York State to enhance the plan and make it a model of emergency preparedness for the entire nation.
Emergency room patients at Hudson Valley can now expect immediate triage and treatment in the new "no-wait" department.
Entergy Nuclear Northeast, the owner of the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, contributed a $500,000 matching grant for the project, which cost $980,000 and took about two months to complete.
www.safesecurevital.org   (601 words)

  
 Lane Cove Traders - Emergency Services
Calling 000 from a fixed telephone (your normal home, business or public telephone) automatically provides the emergency communications centre with the billing address of the telephone so emergency services can be responded to even if the caller cannot give accurate location details.
Dialling 000 gives you access to emergency services anywhere in Australia.
lanecove.findatrader.com.au /emergency.php   (601 words)

  
 News
Governor Blanco requested $9,000,000 and a federal state of emergency declared Saturday.
A State of Emergency has been issued for the State in order to support the evacuations of the coastal areas in accordance with our State Evacuation Plan and the remainder of the state to support the State Special Needs and Sheltering Plan.
In response to the situation I have taken appropriate action under State law and directed the execution of the State Emergency Plan on August 26, 2005 in accordance with Section 501 (a) of the Stafford Act.
www.newschannel6.tv /news/?mode=shownews&id=8601   (588 words)

  
 El Paso Times - Local news
And the state will build a $50,000 fence around the Columbus Stockyards, a favorite path for illegal immigration where a number of cows have been stolen.
"If the federal government is dropping the ball, there is no reason for the states not to do it (declare a state of emergency).
COLUMBUS, N.M. -- Gov. Bill Richardson on Friday declared a state of emergency for the New Mexico border, saying that the federal government has failed to act while people smugglers and drug runners terrorize the area.
www.borderlandnews.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050813/NEWS/508130329/1001   (717 words)

  
 Welcome to Whitfield Emergency Medical Services
WEMS is designated by the State of Georgia as an Advanced Cardiac Life Support service which serves approximately 84,000 residents of Whitfield County and the many others that commute through the area handling approximatley 12,000 calls for service per year.
Whitfield Emergency Medical Service is part of the Hamilton Health Care System.
Whitfield Emergency Medical Services is committed to making our community a safer place.
www.whitfieldems.com   (278 words)

  
 Second UN Emergency Force (UNEF)
This force is often called the Second United Nations Emergency Force (or UNEF II) because a force of the same name was deployed in the wake of the Sinai Campaign in 1956.
In response to UN Security Council Resolution 340, adopted October 25, 1973, UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim moved immediately to implement it by deploying the United Nations Emergency Force called for in the resolution.
Initially authorized at 7,000 troops, after several countries withdrew their units in late 1974, the UNEF force stabilized at 4,000 troops from states that were nonpermanent members of the UN Security Council (Sweden, Indonesia, Ghana, Senegal, and Finland).
www.palestinefacts.org /pf_1967to1991_unef.php   (444 words)

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