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A Disaster Plan May Help Protect Property, Facilities, Animals, and People

Jan 15, 2014

By Lindsay Chichester, UNL Extension Educator Many ranches and farms spend a lot of time working on business plans, mission statements, employee training, goals, and financial management, but how many spend time discussing a disaster ...

Tags: disaster plan, ranches, farms, catastrophic events

U.S. Disaster Funding Distribution Is Deeply Inefficient

Jan 9, 2014

U.S. disaster funding distribution is deeply inefficient, with huge cash infusions disbursed after a disaster, only to fall abruptly later, researchers say. Dr. Jesse Pines, director of the Office of Clinical Practice Innovation at the ...

Tags: Health, Medicine, Disaster Preparedness

PROPPER INTERNATIONAL Announces The Stl Shirt

Mar 4, 2013

PROPPER INTERNATIONAL announces the STL Shirt, the first tactical shirt on the market made entirely with technical stretch fabric. Part of the LS1 collection, the STL Shirt combines tactical functionality with premium details to offer ...

Tags: PROPPER, STL Shirt, tactical shirt

2013 PERG Council Is Announced by PLASA

Feb 6, 2013

PLASA has announced the members of the 2013 PERG Council who are responsible for overseeing the activities of the Production Equipment Rental Group which serves the needs of the film and digital community within PLASA. The PERG Council is ...

Tags: PLASA, 2013, PERG Council

Will Your Organization Be Prepared for The Next Disaster?

Dec 31, 2012

CIO - Hurricane Sandy left devastation in its wake, first pounding the Caribbean and then pummeling the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the U.S. People and businesses are now struggling to get back on their feet. As a CIO or IT ...

Tags: Hurricane Sandy, public transit system, Disaster Recovery, Communication

Indian Providers Have Had to Deal with These Contingencies

Dec 24, 2012

"Indian providers have had to deal with these contingencies-international telecom cables being sliced, large union strikes that impact workers-so they are generally more prepared to deal with [them]," says Steve Hall, partner with ...

Tags: Indian, telecom cables, outsourcing consultancy, ISG

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Recent Storm-Related Outage

Dec 21, 2012

Amazon Web Services (AWS) recent storm-related outage, which left Web sites including Netflix, Pinterest, and Instagram inaccessible, is just the latest in a string of costly cloud failures. Since 2007, a total of 568 hours of downtime at ...

Tags: AWS, Disaster Preparedness Questions, Cloud Services Provider, IWGCR