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Homeland Security: Engaging The Frontlines - Symposium Proceedings, George H. Baker, Cheryl J. Elliott

George H Baker

The rise of the American homeland security endeavor under the leadership of the new Department of Homeland Security has been heralded by several major national strategy documents. These documents have served to organize efforts at top levels within the government and industry. However, the national strategy guidance is not getting to many organizations and people at the grass-roots level who can make the most difference in preventing attacks, protecting systems, and recovering from catastrophic events, viz. the general citizenry, private infrastructure owners, and local governments. To better understand grass-roots issues and solutions, James Madison University, in cooperation with the Federal …

Gero-Sys, Plan For A New Adult Day Care Center, Vikas Singh, Katherine Goodnight, Chris Ellis, Stacy Schriver

Vikas Singh

Executive Summary

The environment in Tucson, Arizona is the ideal location for Gero-Sys to put its new Adult Day Care Center. Over the last decade, large numbers of elderly people have settled in the area for retirement, causing the median age to jump by 11%. The population has a high incidence of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, cardiovascular disease, and other conditions affecting the elderly, as well as, a high rate of disability with over 46% of the 65+ population having some form of disability. With the area growing at twice the national average, the economy in the area is very attractive …

Taking Ad-Vantage Of Consumers: Advertising Light Cigarettes: Reassuring And Distracting Concerned Smokers, Richard W. Pollay

Richard W. Pollay

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