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| Travelers Swings To $364 Mln Loss On Disaster Costs Wall Street Journal Travelers, one of the largest property-casualty insurers in the US, said massive tornado outbreaks in April and May, combined with other disasters, cost $1.09 billion in the quarter after taxes. That marks the three months ending June 30 as the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available in Southeast Georgia Following ... MarketWatch (press release) ATLANTA, Jul 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The US Small Business Administration announced today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Businesses Invited To Disaster Recovery Workshop In Bentonville KHBS-KHOG Northwest Arkansas LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- After a disaster hits, businesses need help too, either with recovery or with preparations to better withstand the next disaster. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is bringing together a team of federal and state ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Monetary union, always unworkable, has set in train a European disaster The Guardian ... reminding you that we correctly predicted this exact sequence of events ten years ago, before the euro ever came into existence, and continued to warn the EU and its supporters as it became blindingly obvious that it would end in fiscal disaster. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| AARP predicts disaster to state, nation if SS, Medicare cut Charleston Gazette By Paul J. Nyden CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid would devastate the lives of hundreds of thousands of West Virginians and tens of millions of Americans, AARP argued Thursday. Gaylene Miller, AARP's state director, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Disaster Declaration To Help Eastern Oregon Farmers OPB News Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack has designated Umatilla County as a primary natural disaster area following a February freeze. It damaged apple and cherry crops. As a result, farmers in Umatilla County and its four neighboring counties of Grant, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Southbridge, Sturbridge eligible FEMA for tornado aid Worcester Telegram By Craig S. Semon TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF BOSTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Major Disaster Declaration for Massachusetts has been amended to include Southbridge and Sturbridge for public assistance. On June 15, President Barack Obama ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Somalia gripped by famine disaster Sydney Morning Herald AP Somali soldiers beat back desperate families with gun butts as they fought for food supplies in front of a weeping diplomat, a day after the UN declared parts of the country were suffering from the worst famine in a generation. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Health disaster looms in greater Accra GhanaWeb By Adu Koranteng There is a looming disaster in Danfa and its nearby towns due to the reluctance of the Ghana Health service to equip the only health centre there to handle medical cases. The health centre which was established and commissioned in 1970 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| $700000 grant for flood relief programme The News International The grant is part of a broader PepsiCo Foundation commitment to disaster-relief in Pakistan that has so far totalled $1 million. PepsiCo Foundation's grant has supported and enabled the APF to work with non-government organisations in Pakistan to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fireman's Fund Introduces Text Messaging During Disasters Insurance News Net (press release) --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fireman's Fund Insurance Company is announcing the launch of a text messaging service that sends updates and alerts to policyholders during disasters. Hurricane Arleen kicked off the 2011 hurricane season while wildfires, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| California car sales slowed by Japan disaster Sacramento Bee By Dale Kasler New car sales in California rose 4.9 percent in the second quarter, but business was slowed considerably by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, industry officials said today. The California New Car Dealers Association said the 4.9 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New mayor takes part in training for managing emergencies Las Vegas Sun Government and business leaders from southern Nevada spent last week holed up on a college campus in Maryland running over various disaster scenarios, taking notes on how to improve their emergency management response. Seventy-two people representing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| USDA Designates Reservation in Arizona as Disaster Area Indian Country Today Media Network.com "President Obama and I realize that during this time of disaster, federal assistance will be needed until conditions improve as farmers strive to recover their losses." Farmers and ranchers in Apache, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Navajo, and Pinal counties ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US Debt Is Path to Disaster: Opinion TheStreet.com By Peter Morici, Senior Contributor 07/21/11 - 09:30 AM EDT The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| First Responders Honored For Averting Potential Disaster WPBF West Palm Beach County Commissioner Steven Abrams and local business owners honored first responders from Fire Rescue, the Sheriff's Office and the Building Department for their efforts in helping avert a potential disaster after a gas leak on June 5. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Victims of Tsunami Helped by Local Company Patch.com By Amanda Lindner The ability to see a doctor or dentist is often taken for granted, until disaster strikes. When a mega earthquake and tsunami shook Japan this March, victims were left with few options for medical care. Henry Schein, in Melville, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| How Corporate America Is Preparing for a Debt Ceiling Disaster CNBC.com As it happens, I moderated a panel discussion at the US Chamber of Commerce this week that featured three prominent corporate treasurers. We were there to talk about the one year anniversary of Dodd-Frank, but the debt ceiling debate was clearly ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| What Could Truly End the Space Program: A Nuclear Disaster Overhead OpEdNews There was a near-miss involving a nuclear disaster and a space shuttle. The ill-fated Challenger's next mission in 1986 was to loft a plutonium-powered space probe. The NASA Environmental Impact Statement includes comments from people and organizations ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 21/07/2011More spending needed on disaster prevention: report Expatica Switzerland Governments and private donors should spend more on preventing humanitarian disasters instead of focusing on mitigating their effects, a research organization which tracks aid flows said Thursday. "For every $100 we spend on major humanitarian ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Governor requests Presidential Disaster Declaration Little Chicago Review Cheyenne – Following dozens of landslides, record snowpack and extraordinary river flows, Governor Matt Mead has asked President Obama for a Presidential Disaster Declaration. If granted, such a declaration triggers federal assistance for damage to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tax Tip: How to prepare before disaster strikes South Jersey Local News By Gregg Semanick A home disaster can be stressful enough without reconstructing important records and accounting for belongings. The Internal Revenue Service encourages taxpayers to safeguard their financial and tax records before disaster strikes. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Disaster Plan Seminar Held For Businesses WOWK The session provided employers with information on what they can do to prepare for natural and man-made disasters. HUNTINGTON -- Do you know what to do to protect yourself and your business in the wake of a disaster? And, that was the motivation behind ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Government to come out with disaster preparedness plan Ahmedabad Mirror PTI New Delhi: Observing that man-made disasters can happen even in well maintained nuclear reactors, the Centre said on Thursday that it is working on a "disaster preparedness plan" to deal with such eventuality. Though the plan is not finalised yet, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Caraga to hold speech contest on disaster preparedness Philippine Information Agency by Jennifer P. Gaitano BUTUAN CITY, July 21 (PIA) –- In line with the observance of the National Disaster Consciousness Month (NDCM) with this year's theme: "Makialam. Makiisa. Sa Pagsugpo ng Panganib, may Maitulong Ka," the Caraga Regional Disaster ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Plans for a European Coastguard service a 'disaster' Bournemouth Echo By Steven Smith » THE MP who fought to save Portland Coastguard station has branded the idea of a European Coastguard service a "disaster". Conservative South Dorset MP Richard Drax has been battling to keep the station open amid government proposals ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Weather Becomes the News: An Interview With Earth Policy Institute Founder ... Huffington Post Entering the Metro convention center in Toronto Canada for the World Conference on Disaster Management last month I was struck by two incongruous sights. First of all the entrance was all but blocked with a crowd of smokers. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| China improves rural disaster readiness China Daily By Wang Qian (China Daily) BEIJING - China will strengthen the system it uses to mitigate the harm caused by rural disasters and to issue early warnings about impending danger. A senior officials said those changes are coming because places in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Westporter's T-shirt sales to aid Midwest disaster victims Westport-News Their group plans to sell the shirts downtown each Saturday to raise money for Midwest disaster relief. Photo: Contributed Photo / Westport News A local businessman has launched a drive to raise money for victims of disasters in Missouri and North ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Chernobyl disaster fallout still affecting Cumbria's fish - claim News & Star By Anika Bourley Parliamentary Correspondent Cumbrian fish are still showing signs of contamination from the Chernobyl disaster, it has been claimed. An anti-nuclear MP used the claim to back up his belief that nuclear power was "phenomenally ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SunGard Availability Services Outlines How Recovery in the Cloud Can Boost ... PR Newswire (press release) WAYNE, Pa., July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hurricane season brings into focus the need for companies to reexamine disaster recovery plans. SunGard Availability Services advises organizations to approach hurricane preparedness not as a reactive disaster ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| AmeriCares Urgently Responding to East Africa Famine PR Newswire (press release) AmeriCares also has established an Africa Disaster Relief Fund to help direct critical resources to this impoverished region. The United Nations this week officially declared two parts of Somalia, Bakool and Lower Shabelle, to be in famine. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FEMA to close 2 Vt disaster recovery centers NECN NEWPORT, Vt. (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is closing its disaster recovery centers in Franklin and Orleans counties but says people affected by the extreme spring rain and flooding can still get help. The center in Newport will close ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| INFORMS: CARE positions disaster relief with promising discipline of ... PhysOrg.com (press release) Operations research models developed by a team at the Georgia Institute of Technology helped CARE International pick three locations worldwide to supply relief quickly to victims of earthquakes, floods, and other natural disasters, according to a paper ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Disaster Warning on 'Gang of Six' OpEdNews By Bernie Sanders (about the author) Disaster Warning: 'Gang of Six' deal sacrifices Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid to GOP madness. The latest idea to emerge in negotiations over a deficit-reduction package came from a group of senators that calls ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Burlington Coat Factory and Its Customers Raise Over Half A Million for ... PR Newswire (press release) BURLINGTON, NJ, July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 11 the American Red Cross announced that it has donated nearly $245 million to its Japan Disaster Response and distributed almost 90 percent of those funds to Japan, including money raised by ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Federal government declares storm disaster in 6 Tenn. counties, aid for local ... Greenfield Daily Reporter Federal disaster aid has been approved for state government and local governments in a half-dozen counties following severe weather in June. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced money was available to repair or replace public facilities ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Disaster recovery group prepares residents for clean-up KTIV Disaster response organization NECHAMA met with residents at Dakota Valley High School. The focus of their meeting was evaluating the damage; knowing what you can handle on your own and when a professional crew needs to take over. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lake County residents asked to report storm damage Chicago Daily Herald "State and local officials are doing everything we can to ensure Lake County receives all the disaster relief assistance we can obtain." The storm packing winds of up to 70 mph knocked down trees and knocked out power to nearly 900000 ComEd customers ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Disaster averted for Oak Park theater group TribLocal By Jim Jaworski TribLocal reporter Yesterday at 5:00 am Of all the things that could have silenced Henry V, a single ash tree wouldn't be very high on the list. After a scare last week from a fallen ash tree, the Oak Park Festival Theatre was able to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| N.O. man pleads guilty to fraudulently getting $100K disaster loan after Katrina Greenfield Daily Reporter AP NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to fraudulently receiving a disaster loan worth more than $100000 after Hurricane Katrina. Federal prosecutors say 46-year-old Torrance Green submitted false documentation to the Small Business ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Toyota Keeps the Red Cross Moving: Two Vehicles Donated to the LA Region ... Benzinga The Red Cross LA Region will begin updating its aging fleet of disaster response vehicles, thanks to a generous donation of two vehicles —a Prius and a Tundra— presented to Red Cross representatives on July 14 at Toyota's Torrance-based headquarters. ... See all stories on this topic » |
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