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Google Alert - Disaster 49 (Apr.20)

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BP Oil Disaster: One Year Later
TheStreet.com
By Daniel Dicker, Senior Contributor 04/20/11 - 06:00 AM EDT NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- On the one-year anniversary of the BP(BP) blowout disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, it's natural to ask ask how far we have come in our understanding of deepwater ...
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Obama declares North Carolina disaster area
Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday issued a federal disaster declaration for North Carolina, which has been battered by storms, tornadoes and flooding. At least 45 people were killed across the southern United States in three days of ...
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Idaho governor declares wolves a "disaster emergency"
Reuters
By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Idaho Governor Butch Otter signed a bill on Tuesday declaring the gray wolf a "disaster emergency" in his state, days after Congress voted to strip the animal of federal protections there and in Montana. ...
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Obama declares parts of North Carolina a disaster
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Beverly Perdue on Tuesday requested a federal disaster declaration for 18 counties, which would open up federal aid. MANDATORY CREDIT Photo: The News & Observer, Chris Seward / AP Martin Evans surveys the damge to his roof-less house on in northeast ...
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Local Red Cross Faces Funding Crisis
Williamsburg Yorktown Daily
By Desiree Parker Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Since 1917, the local chapter of the Red Cross has been providing disaster relief and other services to local residents. Unless they receive more local support right away, they're in imminent danger of ...
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Barring disaster, NFL's 2011 sked has a lot to love
CBSSports.com
There should be a 2011 NFL season -- barring a disaster. So to help prepare you, or maybe tease you even more, here's a list of the 10 can't-miss games from the 2011 season. Let's just hope the two stubborn sides in this labor dispute are smart enough ...
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CBSSports.com
Escaping disaster: what to do when a holiday goes wrong
Sydney Morning Herald
What's more, it's not just large-scale disasters. On-the-road illness and accidents also throw travel plans into chaos. Travel agents, predictably, say such events justify their contention that it pays to deal with a savvy agent rather than try to do ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Car carrying 11 a 'recipe for disaster'
The Australian
Nine other people were injured in the night-time crash in the Kimberley and police said the overloading of the vehicle and the failure to use seatbelts was a "recipe for disaster". The four-wheel drive Toyota Landcruiser carrying four adults and seven ...
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Malahat disaster makes train a no-brainer
Canada.com
This weekend's disaster on the Malahat, which saw the highway closed after a tanker truck overturned and spilled fuel across the highway and into the sensitive ecosystem of Goldstream Park, really highlighted the limitations of depending too heavily on ...
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Offshore industry ready if another disaster strikes
Houston Chronicle
By JOHN WEUST We somberly observe the anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon and mourn the loss of 11 lives that occurred as a result of this terrible tragedy. Since April 20, 2010, we who live on the Gulf Coast and work in the energy industry have not ...
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Outlook good for disaster declaration
San Angelo Standard Times
Rick Perry has a good chance to win a major disaster declaration from the White House for wildfires scourging Texas, a disaster research expert said. Perry, with the support of West Texas lawmakers, seeks a major disaster declaration to help pick up an ...
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Brewers get win after 'Nationals' disaster: A fan's take
Yahoo! Sports
This article was produced by a member of the Yahoo! Contributor Network, where users like you are published on Yahoo! It must have felt good to get back in the win column especially against a good team like the Phillies on April 18 in Philadelphia. ...
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Japan's exports to Kuwait see biggest drop in 20 months after disaster
Zawya
(With Photo) TOKYO, April 20 (KUNA) -- Japan's exports to Kuwait nosedived 53.6 percent from a year earlier to JPY 8.46 billion (USD 102.7 million) in March, as production was disrupted by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, especially vehicles and ...
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President Obama Signs North Carolina Disaster Declaration
WCTI12.com
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of North Carolina and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding on April 16, 2011. ...
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Disaster aid - not just a pet project
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Animal rescue is being more widely mandated and better coordinated as part of disaster relief. When Ken Goldman watches news of Japan's recovery efforts or Minnesota's spring flooding, his mind flashes not only to the people affected, ...
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30 seconds to disaster…but glory instead
ESPN F1
I was sat watching the television screens in the Team Lotus garage as everyone else cleared out to the grid. The cameras hovered around the No. 3 McLaren; Martin Whitmarsh looking pensive, Phil Prew with his hand on the radio button, constantly giving ...
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ESPN F1
Japanese Nuclear Disaster Touches Princeton-Based NRG Energy
NJ Spotlight
By Tom Johnson, April 20 in Energy & Environment | NRG Energy yesterday announced it will incur a nearly half billion writedown of its proposal to build two new nuclear units at its South Texas nuclear site, recognizing the diminished prospects as a ...
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Tool up with technology to battle future disasters: inquiry
Brisbane Times
The Queensland government needs to develop social media strategies across the full range of agencies involved in disaster response, including support for local government involvement, the council's submission said. It said the state government could ...
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Japan disaster overshadows car show
RTHK
Reports say Japan's earthquake and tsunami disasters are casting a pall over the Shanghai car show, where industry heavyweights are fretting over just how long resulting auto-supply disruptions will last. Car experts say output from Japanese ...
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The Limits of Disaster Diplomacy
China Digital Times
In the event of a disaster, the host country decides which foreign contributions it will accept. According to Japan's Asahi Shimbun, the Japanese government ranked the contributions of other countries in order of priority as determined by the Japanese ...
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PBIA disaster drill
WPTV
A disaster drill included a mock commercial plane that was split in half to simulate a crash. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue joined the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and FBI in the drill, which according to supervisors went smoothly. ...
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WPTV
Federal officials say Illinois nonprofits have until next month to apply for ...
The Republic
The US Small Business Administration says the non-profit groups have until May 16 to submit applications for disaster loans. The money can be used for physical damage that was caused by the severe weather. Non-profit groups in dozens of counties ...
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Tribute to Tay Bridge disaster train driver
BBC News
The train driver who died in the Tay Bridge disaster is to be commemorated more than 130 years after the tragedy. An inscribed headstone will be placed on the previously unmarked grave of David Mitchell at Leslie Cemetery in Fife. ...
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BBC News
City applies for disaster assistance
StarPhoenix
The City of Saskatoon has applied to the province for the disaster assistance program for homeowners who have experienced flooding this spring. The program covers uninsurable damage from natural disasters and the city says the spring snow melt and ...
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Will you be ready when disaster hits?
Oregon City News
Below, members of a CERT team learn how to put out fires. submitted photo The recent events in Japan have many people asking what would happen if a natural disaster occurred locally. Mary Weick and Linda Hedges, both Milwaukie residents, ...
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Oregon City News
Regions review disaster prevention
The Japan Times
Regional governments have been rethinking their disaster plans in the wake of the extensive devastation in Tohoku caused by the March 11 mega-quake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear crisis. Grim task: Police officers wearing antiradiation suits search for ...
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The Japan Times
Honeywell T-Hawk Aids Fukushima Daiichi Disaster Recovery
PR Newswire (press release)
"The T-Hawk reminds us that innovative technologies initially created for defense purposes can find crucial roles in humanitarian and disaster recovery efforts," Mahoney said. Weighing just 17 pounds, the T-Hawk is a ducted-fan vertical takeoff and ...
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Donors Pledge Millions For Chornobyl On 25th Anniversary Of Nuclear Disaster
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
The pledges came at an international donor conference in Kyiv days before the 25th anniversary of the disaster. The funds fall short of the 740 million euros ($1 billion) that is the estimated cost of building a reliable shelter over the destroyed ...
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RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Jackson County declares local disaster emergency
The Republic
By Brian Sanders jsanders@therepublic.com BROWNSTOWN, Ind. — Jackson County highway crews are working to repair washed out and flood-damaged roadways as the county braces for the possibility of more heavy rain. County commissioners issued a local ...
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Bentley asks Pres. Obama for disaster declaration
WSFA
Governor Robert Bentley Tuesday sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking for a federal major disaster declaration for two Alabama counties: Marengo and Sumter. Several Alabama counties have suffered serious damage to property, as well as injuries ...
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One year later, oil disaster a mess of contradictions that Panhandle wants to ...
Palm Beach Post
He's banking that this tourist season will be his comeback year, the same as he was doing last spring -- when, one year ago Wednesday, the nation's worst oil disaster in history dashed his hopes and those of his fellow business owners on Pensacola ...
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Palm Beach Post
Group in Raleigh County Aims at Planning Ahead of Disasters
WVNS
The Southern West Virginia Preparedness Partnership meets once a month to discuss how they can be better prepared for disasters on a local level. By Kellen Boyle BECKLEY -- When disaster strikes, panic is the natural reaction, but a group in Raleigh ...
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Policing Disaster
WCTI12.com
By Carly Swain / Reporter ONSLOW COUNTY -- Rumors swirled in a disaster zone of people taking what little victims have left after tornadoes tore through. The Piney Green area of Onslow County is full of debris, victims, and volunteers ready to help as ...
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Fargo, ND resident selected as Corps disaster responder of the year
DVIDS
The US Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters announced early April that US Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District employee and Fargo, ND, resident Tim Bertschi was selected as the 2009 Corps of Engineers Disaster Responder of the Year. ...
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1040 e-file disaster averted: How to meet the filing deadline when your tax ...
Accountingweb.com
Procrastinators beware! Just because you e-filed your tax return before Midnight on April 18, that doesn't mean your tax return is timely filed. The IRS can take up to two days to formally accept the electronically filed tax return once the return is ...
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Some Wayne County Residents Hoping for Severe Weather Disaster Declaration
WSAZ-TV
CRUM, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Brandon Beckett, his wife and child have a home, but on Tuesday night, they're worried they'll have no place to sleep." "She's scared," Beckett says. "The next hard rain and the mountainside could come down and toss our home into ...
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Earthquake Cost Japanese Gaming Industry $89 Million
VGChartz
by Joseph Jackmovich 7 hours ago, 785 views With a disaster the scale of the March 11 Sendai earthquake, it goes without saying that the Japanese economy suffered in a number of ways from the earthquake and its immediate aftermath. ...
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Tomblin Unveils Website Informing Citizens in Event of Disaster
WVNS-TV
Earl Ray Tomblin stopped by the Raleigh County Commission on Aging center to unveil a new website that will help inform people in the event of a disaster. By Kellen Boyle BECKLEY -- Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin stopped by the Raleigh County Commission ...
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WVNS-TV
Hotel Demand Outlook after a (Natural) Disaster | By Daniel J Voellm
Hospitality Net
Some observations from other disaster zones might give clues as to the future hotel demand for the Japanese hotel industry. First, we will classify the three types of disasters Japan and certain areas within Japan are facing: earthquake, ...
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Natural Disasters Highlight Necessity of Disaster Preparedness in the Workplace
American Banking News (press release)
Comprehensive guide for disaster preparation, management, and prevention in the workplace developed for business professionals by leading industry human resource experts. Suddenly the highway outside the window at work begins to flap like a towel ...
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"Stories from the Gulf" Lets Victims of Oil Disaster Speak for Themselves
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
NRDC's new movie about the BP oil disaster, "Stories from the Gulf", presented by Robert Redford, premieres this Saturday, April 23rd on Discovery Planet Green at 2:30 pm Eastern. It's a powerful film about people hit hard by the largest oil spill in ...
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County begins disaster plan update process
The Western News
Lincoln County is planning for its next disaster event and it wants to hear from the public. The county Disaster and Emergency Services department is holding two public meetings as it begins the process of updating its Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan. ...
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SNAP (Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare) training provides framework for ...
Westseattleherald.com
By Ty Swenson Debbie Goetz from the City of Seattle Office of Emergency Management ran the interactive training that focused on organizing one's neighborhood or office ahead of time to be fully prepared if a disaster, most likely an earthquake, ...
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Texas Instruments slips in premarket trading as Japan disaster cuts into 1Q ...
CanadianBusiness.com
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Texas Instruments Inc. edged slightly lower Tuesday after the chip maker said production setbacks due to the disaster in Japan hurt its first-quarter results and will also weaken second-quarter growth. ...
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Where in the world is Tony Hayward?
KOLD-TV
"BP will be a changed company as a result of (the disaster), and it is right that it should embark on its next phase under new leadership," Hayward said. Hayward officially ended his tenure as CEO on Oct. 1, 2010 after months of controversy and ...
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Federal disaster
Daily Triplicate
The Daily Triplicate/Rick Postal Del Norte County will receive federal disaster funds to help rebuild the Crescent City harbor, thanks to a declaration signed Monday by President Barack Obama. Gov. Jerry Brown requested federal assistance after a ...
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Sesamoid injury can mean disaster
Thoroughbred Times
ON JUNE 5, 1999, the world was focused on Belmont Park for the Belmont Stakes (G1). Charismatic, winner of that year's Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1), was favored to be the first horse in 21 years to win the Triple Crown. ...
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Residents quiz nuclear regulators on Oconee plant's safety
Anderson Independent Mail
Jonathan Bartley, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's branch chief for this region, said he suspects interest was heightened this year because of the recent nuclear disaster in Japan. A March 11 earthquake and tsunami on the Sendai Coast there led to a ...
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Palazzo Updates Greene County Disaster Assistance Efforts
Yall Politics
Gulfport, MS – Representative Steven Palazzo (MS-04) had this to say regarding Friday's tornadoes that hit Greene County. "My staff has been boots on the ground in Greene County assisting with local and state response efforts. ...
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