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Book Engineering Life Cycle Cost Comparison Study of Barrier Fencing Systems

Download or read book Engineering Life Cycle Cost Comparison Study of Barrier Fencing Systems written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) is responsible for the administration and enforcement of U.S. immigration laws. Enforcement mainly involves apprehending illegal immigrants and assisting with the interdiction of illegal drug smugglers and suspected terrorists. The United States has approximately 6,000 miles of land-based international border. By far the largest problem with illegal immigration occurs along the 2,000 miles of border with Mexico. Along this border, nearly 90 percent of the apprehensions occur along 200 miles distributed near nine major U.S. cities and towns such as San Diego, CA, and El Paso, TX. Current fencing, where it exists, is often in a severe state of disrepair. To cost effectively increase deterrence against illegal entry, the INS is considering the widespread application of several different fencing systems for these high traffic areas. Little to no detailed engineering-based comparisons have been made for these fencing options so no basis currently exists with which to make an informed decision based on reliability, effectiveness of deterrence, economics, and ability to withstand attack. This report discusses analyses of several fencing system options that would provide both effective and minimum life-cycle cost service for primary, secondary, and tertiary barrier needs.

Book Threshold

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ieva Jusionyte
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2018-11-09
  • ISBN : 0520969642
  • Pages : 358 pages

Download or read book Threshold written by Ieva Jusionyte and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2018-11-09 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jusionyte explores the sister towns bisected by the border from many angles in this illuminating and poignant exploration of a place and situation that are little discussed yet have significant implications for larger political discourse."—Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review Emergency responders on the US-Mexico border operate at the edges of two states. They rush patients to hospitals across country lines, tend to the broken bones of migrants who jump over the wall, and put out fires that know no national boundaries. Paramedics and firefighters on both sides of the border are tasked with saving lives and preventing disasters in the harsh terrain at the center of divisive national debates. Ieva Jusionyte’s firsthand experience as an emergency responder provides the background for her gripping examination of the politics of injury and rescue in the militarized region surrounding the US-Mexico border. Operating in this area, firefighters and paramedics are torn between their mandate as frontline state actors and their responsibility as professional rescuers, between the limits of law and pull of ethics. From this vantage they witness what unfolds when territorial sovereignty, tactical infrastructure, and the natural environment collide. Jusionyte reveals the binational brotherhood that forms in this crucible to stand in the way of catastrophe. Through beautiful ethnography and a uniquely personal perspective, Threshold provides a new way to understand politicized issues ranging from border security and undocumented migration to public access to healthcare today.

Book Terrorism

Download or read book Terrorism written by Robert A. Friedlander and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An extensive collection of significant documents covering all major and minor issues and events regarding terrorism. Government reports, executive orders, speeches, court proceedings, and position papers are presented in full text reprint." (Oceana Website)

Book Border Security

Download or read book Border Security written by Chad C. Haddal and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: (1) The San Diego Border Primary Fence; Oper. Gatekeeper; Sandia Nat. Lab. Study; (2) Congress. Border Barrier Legis.; Sect. 102 of IIRIRA; Expansion of Waiver Authority under the REAL ID Act; Secure Fence Act; (3) San Diego Sandia Fence; CA Coastal Comm.; San Diego Fence and USBP Apprehensions; (4) Border Barrier Construct.; Steps Prior to Construct.; Environ. Impact Assess.; Land Acquisition; Border Fence Construct. Process and Funding; Types of Fences and Barriers; Landing Mat Fencing; Sandia Secondary Fence; Permanent and Temp. Vehicle Barriers; (5) Issues: Effectiveness; Costs; Fence Design and Location; Land Acquisition; Diplomatic Ramifications; Environ. and Legal Consid.; Unintended Conseq.

Book Terrorism Issues and Developments

Download or read book Terrorism Issues and Developments written by Janine A. Levy and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terrorism seems to have developed as a world-wide virus causing harm and destruction where ever it turns up and turning up at unexpected places as no doubt all viruses are intended to do. The attackers seek weaknesses in the target countries and the target countries seek defences and deterrents against the attackers. This new book highlights some of the anti-terrorist actions underway.

Book Technical Abstract Bulletin

Download or read book Technical Abstract Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis

Download or read book Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Aeronautical Engineering

Download or read book Aeronautical Engineering written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of annotated references to unclassified reports and journal articles that were introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system and announced in Scientific and technical aerospace reports (STAR) and International aerospace abstracts (IAA)

Book Final Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain  Nye County  Nevada  pt  1  Comment response document  Introduction  etc

Download or read book Final Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain Nye County Nevada pt 1 Comment response document Introduction etc written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this environmental impact statement (EIS) is to provide information on potential environmental impacts that could result from a Proposed Action to construct, operate and monitor, and eventually close a geologic repository for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at the Yucca Mountain site in Nye County, Nevada. The EIS also provides information on potential environmental impacts from an alternative referred to as the No-Action Alternative, under which there would be no development of a geologic repository at Yucca Mountain.

Book Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Download or read book Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists written by and published by . This book was released on 1971-09 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the premier public resource on scientific and technological developments that impact global security. Founded by Manhattan Project Scientists, the Bulletin's iconic "Doomsday Clock" stimulates solutions for a safer world.

Book Government Reports Announcements   Index

Download or read book Government Reports Announcements Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Applied Science   Technology Index

Download or read book Applied Science Technology Index written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 1688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Pocket Prescriber Emergency Medicine

Download or read book Pocket Prescriber Emergency Medicine written by Anthony FT Brown and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-08-30 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drug prescribing errors are a common cause of hospital admission, and adverse reactions can have devastating effects, some even fatal. Pocket Prescriber Emergency Medicine is a concise, up-to-date prescribing guide containing all the "must have" information on a vast range of drugs that staff from junior doctors to emergency nurses, nurse prescribers, paramedics and other pre-hospital providers may encounter in the emergency setting. Key features: • A–Z list of over 500 of the most commonly prescribed drugs with each entry containing the key prescribing information • Safety issues, warnings, drug errors and adverse effects • Practical guidance on drug selection, plus protocols and resuscitation guidelines • Advice and reference information for complicated prescriptions • Concise management summaries for common medical and surgical emergencies • Essential advice for pain relief—from acute pain management to procedural sedation • Clinically useful reminders of key facts from basic pharmacology to acute poisoning syndromes Pocket Prescriber Emergency Medicine supplies all your information needs concerning commonly prescribed drugs at a glance, enabling on-the-spot decision-making to provide the highest standard of care whilst mitigating prescribing errors.