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This page is a collection of resources for dealing with disasters (of the non-computer kind) from the small scale to the national level	Some links are shown in multiple categories for your convenience.
Emergency Services Agency Links	Medical Links Online medical databases, bulling, psychological references, the AIDS quilt, and more.
Earthquake Information Links	For medical emergency information websites go directly to the Medical Resources site.
General Resource Links For current date & time, Local News networks, Public Utilities, Transportation, etc.	For drug references see Prescription Drugs Reference Page.
Weather Information Links	General Household Links page For information on household emergencies, repairs, and related links.

Recent studies from the El Cerrito Golf Course trench show that the last major quake on
the Bay Area's Hayward fault occurred between 1640-1776.
The statistics show a 1 in 4 chance of a Kobe, Japan type quake in the next 30 years.
Check out the earthquake damage maps and emergency service links below.
For maps to other locations and cartography links see Library  
Pet emergency links are under Paws & Claws.

Web Basics

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS) designed to help those who are new to the web or infrequent users who need a little prompting. Web FAQS

For links to reference books and book sources see the Plum Card Catalog in the Library

			General Resources
		Today Date and Time DisInformation Verizon Wireless FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency: AT&T Home Page Cellular One: Home Page California Electronic Government Information Motorola World-Wide-Web Server California Data Exchange Center United States Postal Service Home Page California Department of Motor Vehicles FedEx Airbill Tracking Government Access Channel UPS Package Tracking Symantec AntiVirus Research Center Phone-Man's Home Page Securing your E-mail Doing your own telephone wiring Bay Area Yellow Pages Locator - Zip2 Home Page

	Detail from Shaking Intensity, published by the Association of Bay Area Governments. Damage to the East Bay from the farthest away of the East Bay faults - 7.1 quake on the Concord / Green Valley Fault. Black indicates "Extreme Damage" Dark Red indicates "Heavy Damage" Red indicates "Moderate Structural Damage" Green indicates "Objects Fall" Yellow indicates "Non-structural Damage" Blue indicates "Pictures Move"

	Detail from Shaking Intensity, published by the Association of Bay Area Governments. Same area, damage from the closest fault - 7.1 on the Upper Hayward Fault. Black indicates "Extreme Damage" Dark Red indicates "Heavy Damage" Red indicates "Moderate Structural Damage"

Medical

The Wellness Place	U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)	National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Those who can, do. Those who can't, bully. Tim Field's Bully OnLine is the world's leading web site on workplace bullying and related issues which validates the experience of bullying and provides confirmation, reassurance and re-empowerment How do you know if you're being bullied? Bullying differs from harassment and assault in that the latter can result from a single incident or small number of incidents - which everybody recognises as harassment or assault - whereas bullying tends to be an accumulation of many small incidents over a long period of time. Each incident tends to be trivial, and on its own and out of context does not constitute an offence or grounds for disciplinary or grievance action. So, ... What is bullying? Recovery and Re-empowerment after Bullying and Abusive Life Events (eg harassment, stalking, bullying from school days, burnout, bankruptcy, breakdown, trauma, redundancy, domestic violence, divorce, conflict, abuse or any significant emotional shock) A full day public seminar for everyone in which Tim Field offers practical advice and strategies for healing and recovery Author, Tim Field receiving his honorary doctorates from Mellen University (left, London, March 1999) and Southampton Institute (right, Southampton, November 2000) The Field Foundation	Harassment and discrimination including sexual harassment, sex discrimination, racial harassment, racial discrimination What is harassment? Harassment is any form of unwanted and unwelcome behaviour which may range from mildly unpleasant remarks to physical violence. Harassment is termed sexual harassment if the unwanted behaviours are linked to your gender or sexual orientation. The EU definition of sexual harassment is "unwanted conduct of a sexual nature or other conduct based on sex affecting the dignity of men and women at work". Racial harassment is when the behaviours are linked to your skin colour, race, cultural background, etc. In countries with sectarian tradition (eg as in Ireland) the term sectarian harassment is often used if the behaviours are linked to your religious beliefs or perceived religious origin or inclination. If the harassment is physical, the criminal law of assault may be appropriate. If the harassment comprises regular following, watching, repeated unsolicited contact or gifts, etc, the term stalking may be appropriate. Discrimination is when you are treated differently (eg less favourably) because of your gender, race or disability. The differences between harassment and bullying are summarised on the page on bullying. Briefly, harassment tends to have a strong physical component and is usually linked to gender, race, disability or physical violence; bullying tends to be a large number of incidents (individually trivial) over a long period comprising constant unjustified and unsubstantiated criticism....	Why me? There are many reasons how and why bullies target others, but the reasons are surprisingly consistent between cases. There are many myths and stereotypes such as "victims are weak" which I deconstruct on my myths page. 1) How do bullies select their targets? Rebuffing the myths, misperceptions and stereotypes which sustain bullying One of the reasons that progress on dealing with bullying is held back is because of the myriad of myths and misperceptions surrounding the subject. A number of studies published in the media over the last few years have propagated false stereotypes. Such studies are based exclusively on notoriously unreliable self-reporting tick-sheet surveys with poorly-defined questions. Despite claims of being evidence-based, the originators of the studies often have no experience of case work or  involvement with cases. What some people call "bullying" is really tough dynamic management The purpose of bullying is to hide inadequacy. Good managers manage, bad managers bully. Bullies bully to hide their weakness and inadequacy, and to divert attention away from their incompetence. Many employers don't want to calculate the cost of low morale, poor productivity, poor customer service, high sickness absence, high staff turnover and frequent grievance and legal action that are a consequence of "tough dynamic management".....
AIDS Memorial Quilt The Mission of the NAMES Project Foundation:	To preserve, care for, and use the AIDS Memorial Quilt to foster healing, heighten awareness, and inspire action in the struggle against HIV and AIDS.	The NAMES Project Foundation AIDS Memorial Quilt 101 Krog Street, Atlanta, GA 30307 Phone: (404)688-5500 - Fax: (404)688-5552 - General email: info@aidsquilt.org
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