And in the event of a financial emergency a currency board has less freedom than a central bank to act as lender of last resort, because the board cannot boost the money supply to aid troubled banks.
In case of a national emergency, Americans are most trusting in local law enforcement in case of a shooting (58%), the FBI in case of a terrorist attack (53%), the Centers for Disease Control in case of a pandemic (49%), and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration in case of a natural disaster (45%).
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It also declared a drought emergency in a third of the country.
The city would benefit from a siren system, said Larry Meyerhofer, emergency manager at the L.A. Emergency Management Department, but the cost is high.
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The HMO said it wasn't a real emergency, a decision that angered Mark Burns as he tried to convince the managed care provider to help cover the cost.
At the height of the storm, the National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency for a number of areas in and around Oklahoma's capital city, with tornadoes reported outside Moore, near the suburb of Bethany, north of Union City and outside Tinker Air Force Base.
At first, it was a tent, providing emergency services in a city without any emergency rooms.
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The two chambers overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan-supported measure authorising Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania's governor, to declare a fiscal emergency and appoint a receiver.
France is eager to hand the lead to the Africans as soon as possible, although the country's UN Ambassador Gerard Araud has acknowledged there are "questions" about how the shift from a French emergency operation to a UN mandate will take place.
Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date.
Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date.
Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within the 90-day period prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date.
Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within the 90 day period prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date.
That is surely quite different: a painful emergency measure, not a brilliant wheeze for running an economy in more normal times.
In a cybersecurity emergency, such as a terrorist attack or a major natural disaster, our country must be prepared to respond without delay.
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But they have not ruled out the possibility that the farmer could have collapsed from a medical emergency, such as a heart attack.
Mr. Perez suffered a medical emergency while being held at a detention center in Florida.
The law does not rule out abortions when a medical emergency threatens the life of a woman.
Dr Mogi's job was to advise the prime minister on whether or not to declare a national emergency in the hours before a major earthquake was due to hit Tokyo, something he felt he could not possibly do.
"If we get the amount of snow that is forecast, the recovery will be slow and people should prepare for that, " Mr. Patrick said at a televised briefing midday Friday from a state emergency bunker in Framingham, a Boston suburb.
The World Health Organization calls the situation a "public health emergency of international concern, " and the United States has declared a "public health emergency, " likened by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to preparations for a potential hurricane.
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It is more than simply having a flush emergency fund, though that is a factor.
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The most intolerable boredom associated with terror is sitting in a hospital emergency room awaiting the disposition of a loved one.
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In the second episode, Roach's brother, a former boxer named Pepper, suffers a medical emergency not long after sparring with a young pupil.
If it had universal coverage, the theory goes, uninsured folks would get care sooner--not wait till they have a medical emergency--saving the system a ton of money.
So, say the good people at HelloWallet, if a huge chunk of men and women are using their retirement savings vehicles as an ad-hoc emergency savings account why not have employers first help their employees set up a real emergency savings account before addressing retirement savings?
Private Health is designed to backfill these gaps whenever one of its patients has a medical emergency or complex condition, say, a traumatic brain injury or newly diagnosed cancer.
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The lying charge stems from what Lohan told a police officer at a hospital emergency room after her Porsche crashed in to a dump truck on the Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica.
Supt Dave Forrest urged people to delay making non-emergency calls where possible and only dial 999 in a real emergency.
Huerta also explained why the FAA allowed the aircraft to fly on January 11 after a battery caught fire on a plane in Boston -- but grounded it following a 787 emergency landing in Japan four days later prompted by a battery alarm and a report of a burning smell.
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