Government and Politics

Refine Search

Where is the San Joaquin County Jail?

The San Joaquin County Jail is divided into three separate departments: The Honor Farm, South Jail and Jail Core. To avoid confusion, the directions on the San Joaquin County Sheriff website explain further to take the Matthews Road exit off of Interstate 5 to reach the jail. After driving westbound for a mile on Matthews Road, turn right on Canlis Blvd. for "Intake and Jail Visiting." To visit The Honor Farm, stay on Matthews Road past Canliss Blvd. to Wolfe Road, entering at the public gate.

Continue Reading

What is a voice response translator used for?

The Navy and Coast Guard are two examples of military branches that use voice response translators, according to the National Institute of Justice. The Coast Guard often deals with boarding speakers of foreign languages at sea, and voice response translators help ease communication. In the Iraq war, the Navy used translators to steer foreign ships away from oil rigs in the Persian Gulf. In law enforcement, voice response translators generally help with patrolling tasks such as checking driver's licenses and other pullovers.

Continue Reading

How do you identify a parcel?

With the metes and bounds system, the property description begins with a monument, either natural or man-made, and then describes each segment of the boundary using a direction and distance. Monuments might include trees, streams, roads, piles of rocks or stakes a surveyor sets. The beginning point could be an actual monument and the description might begin at a designated distance and direction from the monument. When professionals survey properties, they often set stakes at each turn of the property description.\nThe United States adopted the government survey system in 1875. It divides the ..

Continue Reading

How are Social Security widow benefits determined?

A widow who is of full retirement age or older receives 100 percent of the deceased's benefit amount. If the widow is age 60 to the age of full retirement, she receives 71 1/2 to 99 percent of the deceased's basic amount. If the widow is age 50 to 59 and disabled, she receives 71 1/2 percent, and a widow at any age that is caring for a child under age 16 receives 75 percent of the deceased's benefit amount.\nThere is a limit to how much the widow can receive each month. The limit varies, but it is usually equal to 150 to 180 percent of the deceased's basic benefit rate. If..

Continue Reading

What federal regulations apply to saltwater fishing?

Federal regulations apply to saltwater fishing only in certain regions. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's federal laws only apply to three nautical miles off the Florida coast. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council applies its federal laws nine nautical miles off the coast. All management councils report directly to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association fisheries service, which controls and regulates all federal fishing laws, states the NOAA.\nFederal regulations that apply to saltwater fishing also vary depending on the type of fishing. Commercial fishing..

Continue Reading

What is the effect of examination malpractice in our society?

Students involved in examination malpractice may be underprepared for higher education, workplace tasks and job skills because exam scores that may lead to promotion or hiring do not match the students' actual skill levels. They may lack the education necessary to succeed in academic courses or work-related projects, according to The Educational Foundation's report "Examination Malpractices, Causes, Effects and Solutions." Low morale and questionable ethics in academia and later in life are also a potential result of examination malpractice. For example, students may not value the si..

Continue Reading

Where can I find free medical power of attorney forms?

The medical power of attorney form from ExpertLaw designates a person to "make any and all health care decisions" for the person who signs the document in front of witnesses. The form is also notarized. Medical power of attorney forms take effect as soon as the form is properly signed.\nNolo explains that a supplementary form is often used with medical power of attorney documents. A "health care directive" or "living will" explains what kinds of specific life-saving treatments the patient does or does not want in the event of incapacitation. States often combine a living will and medical power..

Continue Reading

How do you rescind a power of attorney?

There are no restrictions on the time frame for rescinding power of attorney, which means that it can happen the day after granting that power or years after the fact. Because power of attorney automatically rescinds upon a party's death, there is no need to worry about rescinding it in the case of a person in dwindling health. When a person becomes incompetent, any power of attorney filings that person has established are automatically revoked, unless that person has specifically stated in the filing that it continues after that person becomes incompetent. In that case, it is not possibl..

Continue Reading

What is Agenda 21 about?

Agenda 21 was first introduced at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. At that event, 178 countries voluntarily signed to indicate their intent to adopt the program, including the United States.\n\nThe plan is 300 pages long and is divided into four main sections. The first section covers methods of combating poverty, especially in developing countries. The second section covers environmental topics such as forest preservation and pollution control. The third section makes suggestions for strengthening the roles of diverse and typically underrepresented g..

Continue Reading

Why are fire engines red?

Others believe fire trucks were first painted red because of early cars. When the automobile was first made by Henry Ford, they were all black because it was an inexpensive color. With so many black automobiles on the road, the fire brigades wanted the trucks to stand out, so they painted them red.

Continue Reading
Showing 7421 to 7430 of 10000 (1000 Pages)