Abstract
This paper examines and describes St. Lucie County's local mitigation strategy which was developed in 1998 following the devastation from hurricanes Jeanne and Frances. According to the paper, the local mitigation strategy is comprised of three municipalities within the County, the local business community, and non-profit organizations. These entities work together to address issues that adversely affect the citizenry of the area and provide methods that ensure that the least amount of impact is realized following a manmade or natural hazard.

From the Paper
"St. Lucie County developed a local mitogation strategy in 1998 after the devastation to the area from hurricanes Jeanne and Frances ("Local", n.d., para. 1). The local mitigation strategy is comprised of "three municipalities within the County, the local business community, and non-profit organizations" ("Local", n.d., para. 1). These entities work together to address issues that adversely affect the citizenry of the area and provide methods that ensure that the least amount of "impact" is realized following a "manmade or natural hazard..."

Tags:business, communication, plan

Abstract
This paper describes the local mitigation strategy set up in St. Lucie County 1998 after the devastation to the area from hurricanes Jeanne and Frances. The paper discusses the three entities that work together to address issues that adversely affect the citizens of the area and provide methods that ensure that the least amount of "impact" is realized following a "man-made or natural hazard". The author concludes that the communication plans for public policy programs follow one specific format in general, the creation of a central authority that oversees the program and that considers the needs of all stakeholders.

Outline:
Local Mitigation Strategy for St. Lucie County
Wage Labor Policy
Minority, Women, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Head Start in Nevada
Evaluate the Roles of Elected and Appointed Officials
Evaluate How Competing Interests Were Balanced and Tradeoffs Made
Conclusion

From the Paper
"St. Lucie County developed a local mitigation strategy in 1998 after the devastation to the area from hurricanes Jeanne and Frances ("Local", n.d., para. 1). The local mitigation strategy is comprised of "three municipalities within the County, the local business community, and non-profit organizations" ("Local", n.d., para. 1). These entities work together to address issues that adversely affect the citizenry of the area and provide methods that ensure that the least amount of "impact" is realized following a "manmade or natural hazard" ("Local", n.d., para. 2).
"The local mitigation strategy calls for a steering committee that works to alleviate concerns that have previously been felt by the community in other situations. The committee develops a list of issues that have priority for the community and that are the first to receive federal funding, should a hazard occur. The communications between the three primary groups that oversee the needs of the community stakeholders are then addressed through the existence of the steering committee, which acts on their behalf in situations related to community concern."

Tags:hurricanes, community, communication

Abstract
In this article, the writer describes the effects of global warming and suggests a mitigation strategy to control emissions. The writer explains that the mitigation strategy is composed of four components: Action Items, Order of Action Items, Action Steps, and Timeline.

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"At a conference of twenty nations assembled in London Gordon Brown Britain's Finance Minister addressed the audience regarding the seriousness of the effects of global warming saying 'We have sufficient evidence that human-made climate change is the most far-reaching and almost certainly the most threatening of all the environmental changes facing us'. The economic changes predicted by experts such as Mr Brown as well as changes to weather patterns human property human life and the environment ..."

Tags:global warming, climate change, mitigation

Abstract
The paper describes how in 585 a group of Irish missionary monks, lead by Saint Columban, left Ireland and arrived in Gaul (north France). The paper relates that they were among several missionary groups that left Ireland and Britain for Continental Europe during sixth and seventh centuries and these groups had a major influence on the development of monastic libraries on the Continent (Thompson 45). The paper discusses how St. Columban and his companions arrived at Brigantia, an Old Roman town (now in Switzerland), on the eastern side of Lake Constance some time in 610. The paper relates that in 613 St. Columban continued to move south to Italy with the majority of the group, however, St. Gall stayed behind and in 613, in Steinach valley not far away from the lake, started a small hermitage with the help of the local community.

From the Paper
"In 585 a group of Irish missionary monks, lead by Saint Columban, left Ireland and arrived in Gaul (north France). They were among several missionary groups that left Ireland and Britain for Continental Europe during sixth and seventh centuries. These groups had a major influence on the development of monastic libraries on the Continent (Thompson 45). St. Columban and his companions arrived at Brigantia, an Old Roman town (now in Switzerland), on the eastern side of Lake Constance some time in 610. In 613 St. Columban continued to move south to Italy with the majority of..."

Tags:library, medieval, st gail

Abstract
This paper considers many strategies, techniques, philosophies for winning local elections given a three-month election cycle, and how these strategies provide insights into how they may be adapted to other locations. It looks at the use of radio, television and the Internet and the Democratic process in theory and practice.

From the Paper
"Democracy begins at the local level although it is often most associated with national elections. Local officials however, including mayors have a direct impact on the daily lives of the citizens in their region. In ..."

Tags:elections, local, campaigns, campaign strategy, radio, Internet, television

Abstract
This paper discusses St. Augustine's sin of stealing the pears and what made him do so. It details the commentary on this, what was going through St. Augustine's head, and what were the consequences of his act. It describes how St. Augustine became one of the greatest doctors of the Catholic Church and details his great achievements despite this incident.

From the Paper
"St. Augustine's account of his stealing the pears is a starkly honest confrontation of his "and man's" wretchedness without God. He freely admits that stealing is against God's law, which is inherently etched in the heart of man, a law which not even sin can erase. Nonetheless, man steals -- and Augustine stole those pears, not out of want for something to eat or any other need for them, nor for the desire to own the fruits because of their exceptional quality, such as color or taste. Augustine writes that he stole simply because he "lusted to thieve" (p 4 par 4). He revealed that the act came out of being habituated to sin, "a pamperedness of iniquity." (p 4 par 4), which inclined him to no other pattern of acts but the wrong ones. He said it exactly and clearly but in repentance, that it was out of a joy for the evil that he sinned by stealing: "It was foul, and I loved it." (p 5 par 1). It was doing something wrong for the preference and enjoyment of evil."

Tags:St., Augustine, God, stealing, law, lust, evil, Catholic, Church, doctor, sin

Abstract
The writer presents a general overview of St. John's Wort. The writer looks at the effectiveness of the use of this herbal supplement. The paper studies the dosage and side effects of using St. John's Wort. In this article, the writer discusses the use of herbal supplements. The writer points to research indicating that the use of St. John's Wort in order to fight depression has not been validated.

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"One of every three American adults regularly uses herbal supplements including both St. John's Wort and saw palmetto, the two most popular supplements in use today. St. John's Wort, just a few short years ago, was little more than an obscure weed growing wild in North America. Today, as Schardt has commented, St. John's Wort is one of the most common and popular 'feel-good' herbal supplements. Millions of people take it as a natural way of fighting depression. However as this brief ... "

Tags:medicine, St. John's Wort, depression

Abstract
This paper examines St. Augustine's criticism of his study of classical learning. The author points out st. Augustine's disdain of classical studies because they fed his vanity, pride and ambition.

From the Paper
"In Book I of the "Confessions", St. Augustine sharply criticizes his experience with what is today called classical learning. He confesses that he is not overfond of Homer but that he did enjoy Virgil. He is also fully conversant with the Roman playwrights citing ..."

Tags:St., Augustine, St., Ambrose, Manichaeanism, Classical, studies

Abstract
This paper posits that knowing Augustine as a church leader and a saint, it would be almost impossible to believe that St. Augustine began his life as a pagan without having read his Confessions. According to the paper, Augustine was a strong and wise man who, for all his strength and wisdom, was frequently consumed by doubts in his search for perfection. The paper suggests that perhaps this quest for perfection came because he perceived his fall to be so low, that the only way to redeem himself would be to seek impossible heights. The paper asserts that even today, St. Augustine is a thinker like few others in the church, and with good reason, his works have endured for centuries after his death.

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"To the student of history, the early life of Saint Augustine provides a close look at life in the fourth and fifth century A.D. To the student of Christianity, it is a dramatic tale of a life brought to God from paganism. By any account, The Confessions of Saint Augustine is a complex study of a single man's life. Although it does not cover the majority of his life, describing events only until St. Augustine is in his forties, it offers the reader an in-depth view at his early and middle life. The single publication that forms "The Confessions of Saint Augustine", with which we are familiar was not written in that form. Rather, it was..."

Tags:st. augustine, catholic, philosophy

Abstract
This paper examines the vita of St. Boniface as it relates to the evangelization of Germany and the frontier. The text by Willibald is evaluated, other historians in the hagiography are quoted, and the paper ends by explaining how Boniface represents civilization. The paper also show how St. Boniface's life represents an encounter between societies.

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"The Christianization of Germanic peoples and the settling of the frontier in ... B.C. were the work primarily of St Boniface who has been called one of the founders of Christian Europe in the Middle Ages. St Boniface, the English Benedictine monk known as the Apostle of Germany, was tasked by Pope Gregory II to bring Christianity to the Saxons living on the eastern fringe of the Frankish kingdom, a task he undertook willingly as one who had been preparing for just such an opportunity..."

Tags:St. Boniface, Catholic, Church, Christianity, frontier, pagan, evangelism, Christianization, Willibald, Leoba, Oak of Jupiter, pagan worship, hagiography, vita