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This is the 3rd installment of my life. Let us live forever in poems.

Young Nathan MacLeod has been arrested as a follower of William Augustus Bowles: revolutionary, sworn enemy of the Spanish Crown, and conspirator with the Florida Indians. Imprisoned in the notorious El Morro Castle in Havana, prospects look grim, that is until news of Nathan's capture reaches Arabelle O'Shea, an orphan who lives in a hermitage in the eastern Georgia wilderness. From there, events take on a life of their own. In this, the sequ...

Authority: 33 U.S.C. �21, �03, 46 U.S.C. �01, and 33 CFR 151.25. Purpose: The Coast Guard will use this information to inspect ships and enforce compliance with MARPOL 73/78 and 33 CFR 151 Subpart A. Routine Uses: The information will be used by and disclosed to authorized Coast Guard personnel to determine that evidence of compliance is on board, the condition of the ship and its equipment corresponds substantially with the vessel誷 particular...

One of the most critical aspects of transforming the nationÕs public safety answering points (PSAPs) from todayÕs legacy 911 technology to Next Generation 911 (NG911) is adherence to a common set of standards. Development and adoption of international standards is key to achieving 911 interoperability across multiple local, regional, state, and national public safety jurisdictions, and beyond into the global emergency communications environmen...

The link between courts and the public is the written word. With rare exceptions, it is through judicial opinions that courts communicate with litigants, lawyers, other courts, and the community. Whatever the courtÕs statutory and constitutional status, the written word, in the end, is the source and the measure of the courtÕs authority. It is therefore not enough that a decision be correctÑit must also be fair and reasonable and readily under...

This book gives leaders the tools to navigate the harsh realities of speaking to the public, media, partners and stakeholders during an intense public-safety emergency, including terrorism. In a crisis, the right message at the right time is a Òresource multiplierÓÑit helps response officials get their job done. Many of the predictable harmful individual and community behaviors can be mitigated with effective crisis and emergency risk communic...

There are three sovereign entities in the United States 1 Ð federal, state, and tribal. Tribal governments are unique among the three, as they possess a separate sovereignty that has never been formally incorporated into the American constitutional framework. This means that there are laws Òdealing specifically with Indian tribes and Indian peopleÓ2 that are outside the mainstream ideas of the Constitution. This body of law, Indian law, is thu...

The 2019 edition includes materials for basic training, advanced training, and for field use. The Legal Training Reference Book is a companion to the Handbook. The Additional Resources section in it contains numerous pieces of legal information helpful in your day-to-day activities as a law enforcement officer. It is our hope in the Office of Chief Counsel that the Legal Training Handbook and Reference Book can serve law enforcement students a...

The Legal Division Handbook relies essentially on the Supreme Court cases that have developed Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendment law. Crucial principles of the law are embedded in the Handbook text with frequent cites to the pertinent cases. This Reference Book provides an opportunity to gain further insight, clarity and understanding of the law by setting out the facts, issues, holding, and rationales of those significant decisions. The cases ...

This is a fictional book that follows the story of a young girl as she copes with the coronavirus outbreak. It explores the emotions experienced as the virus spreads and looks at three possible scenarios that could come to pass.Find out how she copes with the unfolding drama.

If available, emergency services personnel are the best trained and equipped to handle emergencies. Following a catastrophic disaster, however, you and your community may be isolated for an extended period for a myriad of reasons, including the size of the area affected, inoperable communications systems, or unpassable roads. CERT Basic Training prepares you to help yourself and help others in the event of a catastrophic disaster. Because emer...

FEMA is responsible for coordinating the delivery of federal support to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments under Presidential emergency or major disaster declarations or to other federal agencies under the concept of federal-to-federal support. Such coordination generally involves multiple departments, agencies, jurisdictions, and non-federal partners employing a broad range of assets and resources. A solid understanding of inci...

The FEMA Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2009-2013 reflects the AgencyÕs commitment to the strategic integration of EHP considerations into the implementation of its programs, policies and overall mission. The EHP Strategic Plan presents the goals, objectives and strategies that will guide and inform the evolution of FEMAÕs EHP operations. This document is the culmination of an extensive p...

The rapid visual screening (RVS) procedure has been developed to identify, inventory, and screen buildings that are potentially seismically hazardous. Once identified as potentially hazardous, such buildings should be further evaluated by a design professional experienced in seismic design to determine if, in fact, they are seismically hazardous. The RVS procedure uses a methodology based on a sidewalk survey of a building and a Data Collectio...

The National Response Framework (NRF) provides foundational emergency management doctrine for how the Nation responds to all types of incidents. The NRF is built on scalable, flexible, and adaptable concepts identified in the National Incident Management System (NIMS) to align key roles and responsibilities across the Nation. The structures, roles, and responsibilities described in this Framework can be partially or fully implemented in the co...

The NFIP is a Federal program created by Congress to mitigate future flood losses nationwide through sound, community-enforced building and zoning ordinances and to provide access to affordable, federally backed flood insurance protection for property owners. The NFIP is designed to provide an insurance alternative to disaster assistance to meet the escalating costs of repairing damage to buildings and their contents caused by floods. Particip...

The position of an emergency medical services (EMS) agency medical director allows the opportunity for a physician to become engaged in the unique and ever-evolving realm of out-of-hospital care, a clinical practice offering a distinct set of challenges, and rewarding impacts in improving a communityÕs emergency medical care abilities. For most, the driving force behind the desire to become an EMS agency medical director stems from a deep pass...

This report on the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, One Meridian Plaza fire documents one of the most significant highrise fires in United StatesÕ history. The fire claimed the lives of three Philadelphia firefighters and gutted eight floors of a 38-story fire-resistive building causing an estimated $100 million in direct property loss and an equal or greater loss through business interruption. Litigation resulting from the fire amounts to an estim...

The Internal Revenue Service offers this quick reference guide of federal tax law and procedures for churches and religious organizations to help them voluntarily comply with tax rules. The contents of this publication reflect the IRS interpretation of tax laws enacted by Congress, Treasury regulations and court decisions. The information given is not comprehensive, however, and doesnÕt cover every situation. Thus, it isnÕt intended to replace...

After the passage of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 (CJRA), and the judiciaryÕs implementation of the requirements of that Act, the Judicial Conference stated that Ò[t]he federal judiciary is committed to, and believes in, sound case management to reduce unnecessary cost and delay in civil litigation, and thus ensure the Ôjust, speedy, and inexpensiveÕ determination of civil actions called for in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.Ó It...