“…Maybe you were on the beach in Thailand during a tsunami, or in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Or maybe, you are among the millions who have suffered a debilitating disease, lost a loved one or lost your job. …”

“…From the troubling media representations of black looters after Hurricane Katrina and rhetoric in news coverage about the Columbine and Virginia Tech massacres to cinematic representations of race in Crash, Blood Diamond, and Quentin Tarantino’s films, these essays reveal complex intersections and constructions of racialized bodies and discourses, critiquing race in innovative and exciting ways. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…From parents and teachers striving to overcome gang violence in South Central Los Angeles, to a Latino priest north of the Rio Grande who brings his parish into a citizens' organization, to the New Orleans residents who get out the vote by taking a jazz band through streets devastated by Hurricane Katrina, Stout describes how these ordinary people conceive of citizenship, how they acquire and exercise power, and how religious ideas and institutions contribute to their successes." …”

“…The years 2005-2006 can be characterised by acute energy policy challenges, including volatile energy markets, a pro-longed activation of IEA's coordinated stock draw after Hurricane Katrina well into 2006, and continued geopolitical tensions in a number of producing…”

“…Although there has been tremendous progress since 2005 and Hurricane Katrina, there is still a long way to go to ensure the health security of the Country. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Work Accomplished, FYs 2000-2007; Effects of Readiness and Deployments on Workload Production; Decline in the Number and Availability of Air Force Medical Service Surgeons; Effects of Converting Inpatient Facilities to Stand-Alone Clinics; Effects of TRICARE for Life; Keesler AFB Hospital and Hurricane Katrina; Replacements for Deployed Medical Personnel; Summary; CHAPTER SIX Options Available for Recapturing and Expanding Workloads; Maintaining Clinical Currency of Providers…”

“…Disasters such as hurricane Katrina, terrorist attacks both in this country and around the world, and various school shootings have greatly increased school crisis research and policy development. …”

“…Powerful Earthquake Triggers Tsunami in Pacific. Hurricane Katrina Makes Landfall in the Gulf Coast. Avalanche Buries Highway in Denver. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Chapter 2 - Past Natech Events -- 2.1 - Characteristics of Natech events -- 2.2 - Kocaeli Earthquake, 1999, Turkey -- 2.2.1 - Fires at a Refinery in Izmit Bay -- 2.2.1.1 - Accident Sequence and Emergency Response -- 2.2.1.2 - Consequences -- 2.2.1.3 - Lessons Learned -- 2.2.2 - Hazardous-Materials Releases at an Acrylic Fiber Plant -- 2.2.2.1 - Accident Sequence and Emergency Response -- 2.2.2.2 - Consequences -- 2.2.2.3 - Lessons Learned -- 2.3 - Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, 2011, Japan -- 2.3.1 - Fires and Explosions at an LPG Storage Tank Farm in ­Tokyo Bay -- 2.3.1.1 - Accident Sequence and Emergency Response -- 2.3.1.2 - Consequences -- 2.3.1.3 - Lessons Learned -- 2.3.2 - Fires at a Refinery in the Sendai Port Area -- 2.3.2.1 - Accident Sequence and Emergency Response -- 2.3.2.2 - Consequences -- 2.3.2.3 - Lessons Learned -- 2.4 - San Jacinto River Flood, 1994, United States -- 2.4.1 - Accident Sequence and Emergency Response -- 2.4.2 - Consequences -- 2.4.3 - Lessons Learned -- 2.5 - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, 2005, United States -- 2.5.1 - Accident Sequence and Emergency Response -- 2.5.2 - Consequences -- 2.5.3 - Lessons Learned -- 2.6 - Milford Haven Thunderstorm, 1994, United Kingdom -- 2.6.1 - Accident Sequence and Emergency Response -- 2.6.2 - Consequences -- 2.6.3 - Lessons Learned -- References -- Chapter 3 - Lessons Learned From Natech Events -- 3.1 - Data sources and quality -- 3.2 - General Lessons Learned -- 3.3 - Earthquakes -- 3.4 - Tsunami -- 3.5 - Floods -- 3.6 - Storms -- 3.7 - Lightning -- 3.8 - Others -- 3.8.1 - Extreme Temperatures -- 3.8.2 - Volcanoes -- References -- Chapter 4 - Status of Natech Risk Management -- 4.1 - Regulatory Frameworks -- 4.1.1 - European Union…”

“…Reilly solves such puzzles as why peace is so elusive in the Middle East; why the Arab world stands near the bottom of every measure of human development; why scientific inquiry is nearly moribund in the Islamic world; why Spain translates more books in a single year than the entire Arab world has in the past thousand years; why some people in Saudi Arabia still refuse to believe man has been to the moon; and why some Muslim media present natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina as God's direct retribution. Delving deeper than previous polemics and simplistic analyses, "The Closing of the Muslim Mind" provides the answers the West has so desperately needed in confronting the Islamist crisis…”
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“…Diermeier provides case studies of Shell's confrontation with Greenpeace, Mercedes's recovery from the Moose crisis, AIG's executive bonus fallout, Wal-Mart's reputation-building response to Hurricane Katrina, and numerous other scenarios illustrating what works and what doesn't when it comes to reputation management. …”

“…Economic recession, a gridlocked American political system, unexpected weather extremes including Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, and global economic instability precipitated by uncertainty over the future of the Euro and top leadership change in China have fueled an extraordinarily tough business environment. …”