Mitigation defined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the cost-effective action taken to prevent or reduce the threat of future damage to a facility. Many residence may receive funds to raise their house to protect against future floods. Continue reading

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Angelina Jolie, actress and wife to Brad Pitt, has been receiving criticism over her feature directorial debut she had been filming in Bosnia. A group has been pressuring officials to pull her filming permit. Rumors have surfaced that the film portrays a relationship between a rapist and one of his victims. This instantly sparked protests. Angelina Jolie was called “ignorant” by the Women Victims of War, a group of women who had been victims of sexual violence during the Bosnian War of the 90’s. Angelina Jolie is a goodwill ambassador to the United Nations refugee agency however, in a letter... Continue reading

A possible new disaster lingers in the foreground as artillery shells rained down on a South Korean island. The island of Yeonpyeong was pounded by the barrage of shells for 90 minutes from the communist regime of North Korea; leaving behind a wake of destruction. Read Further Here Continue reading

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has been all over the news lately. In his latest interview he made a statement that has perk up many ears from the American public. The Governor wants members of Congress to stay home more often. He feels by giving them term limits, making them part-time, and not allowing them to become lobbyist would generate more common sense from Washington D.C. The idea of a part-time Congress is discussed in the new book by Bobby Jindal, “Leadership and Crisis.” He talks about how serving Congress used to be a part-time job. Now the members become so... Continue reading

The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization that gives aid and comfort to victims of disasters. According to their website, volunteers at the American Red Cross respond to more than 66,000 disasters each year. Congress formally gave authority in 1900 for the organization to provide relief to disaster victims and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. Continue reading