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Natural disaster declared in flood-hit NSW ABC Online Natural disaster areas have been declared across flood-hit parts of northern New South Wales, as emergency services prepare for more rain. The declarations by the State Government include the Moree Plains Shire, Inverell Shire and Armidale Dumaresq ... See all stories on this topic »

Volunteers rebuild homes after disasters across the USA USA Today Tybor, 50, an executive for a building materials company, led them on an eight-day home-building blitz on the ravaged coast — the first of what would be numerous trips to disaster-stricken zones. "We thought it would be a one-shot deal," he says. ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Will Winners In Egypt Inherit an Economic Disaster? Fox News By Judith Miller AP Turnout in Egypt was high and largely peaceful on Monday for the launch of the world's most needlessly complicated election system. While voting will continue until next March and the results won't be certain for weeks or even ... See all stories on this topic » Fox News

HUD Announces Disaster Assistance for New Mexico Storm Victims LoanSafe by Alex Ferreras on November 28, 2011 in Latest Financial News WASHINGTON Source: HUD – US Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of New Mexico and provide support ... See all stories on this topic »

10 Disaster Recovery Tips That Could Save a Storage Administrator's Career eWeek This means enterprise disaster-recovery strategy has moved into a more prominent position on the priority list. If key data is lost in an unplanned event, such as a fire, flood, earthquake or other event, fingers will point to the storage administrator ... See all stories on this topic » eWeek

Doyenz Forecasts Top Disaster Recovery Predictions for 2012 Sacramento Bee 28, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Doyenz Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based recovery services for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced its disaster recovery-related predictions for the coming year. Chief revenue officer Eric Webster, ... See all stories on this topic »

Disaster assistance for WA fire-affected Ninemsn West Australians affected by last week's blaze in Margaret River will be eligible for disaster assistance from the federal and WA governments. A total of 32 houses, nine holiday chalets and five sheds were lost in the blaze while 22 houses and a shop ... See all stories on this topic »

Water plan a disaster The Australian Craig Knowles is a Labor fixer from the old school and his appointment as chairman of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority made this disaster inevitable. We now face a cock-eyed plan to supply the river with little more than half the extra freshwater ... See all stories on this topic »

Hwange disaster averted by rains New Zimbabwe.com by Staff Reporter WILDLIFE officials say rainfall over the last week has averted a major disaster at the Hwange National Park where nearly 80 elephants died of thirst between August and October. Hwange, the country's largest game reserve, ... See all stories on this topic » New Zimbabwe.com

Column : Sliding towards financial disaster Financial Express Whilst amusing, the theatre of Greek and Italian politics is irrelevant to the financial disaster that now looms for Europe. An inability to diagnose and deal with the problem means that the European debt problems may have reached a point of no return, ... See all stories on this topic »

In Wake of Fukushima Disaster, Japan's Scientists Ponder How to Regain Public ... Science AAAS by Dennis Normile on 28 November 2011, 2:27 PM | 0 Comments TOKYO—Public confidence in Japan's scientists and engineers took a major hit from the 11 March earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. ... See all stories on this topic »

Weather Disaster + Business Travel: Dangerous, Disruptive and Costly Sacramento Bee By Global Business Travel Association ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the heels of Hurricane Irene and a freakishly early fall snowstorm, and with the impending onslaught of severe winter storms, the Global Business Travel ... See all stories on this topic »

Averting climate talks disaster: What India should do Rediff With fast-rising emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases which heat the atmosphere, Planet Earth is hurtling towards disaster, with rapid melting of ice-caps and glaciers, rising sea levels, changes in rainfall patterns, and frequent extreme ... See all stories on this topic » Rediff

Be Aware of Fraud During Disaster Recovery Process WBGH FEMA reminds everyone that agency representatives NEVER charge money for providing disaster recovery related services or federal financial assistance. Natural disasters can attract opportunists and con artists. Homeowners can follow some simple steps ... See all stories on this topic »

LET'S GET REAL: A Newt Gingrich Nomination Would Be A Disaster For The ... Business Insider But the truth is that a Newt Gingrich nomination would be a disaster for the Republican party: He cannot win. And it would be a major setback to conservative causes, because Newt Gingrich tarnishes the right's ideals with his obvious corruption. ... See all stories on this topic » Business Insider

Host Virtual Adds Self-service Offsite Disaster Recovery to its 11 Worldwide ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Customers looking for an easy way to offset failures that can occur in a specific geographic cloud location can now rest easy with the new self-service disaster recovery option from Host Virtual, Inc. Host Virtual customers can now select to ... See all stories on this topic »

Bergen County Disaster Relief Employment Program Patch.com In conjunction with the Bergen County One-Stop Career Center, the Disaster Relief Employment Program is responsible for coordinating the hiring of unemployed individuals and matching them with municipalities in need of additional assistance to "clean ... See all stories on this topic »

Acronis and Vertical Communications Deliver Integrated Disaster Recovery ... MarketWatch (press release) When disaster strikes, Wave Live Image powered by Acronis(R), will cost-effectively enable Wave users to quickly restore their system, allowing communications to be up and running again, reducing disruptions to service. ... See all stories on this topic »

Centre hopes to be regional role model in disaster management Gulf Times By Ayman Adly/Staff Reporter The need to maintain comprehensive disaster management studies and establish unified specialised facilities to sustain the capabilities of the active members in the field was stressed at the 'HOPEFOR' conference yesterday . ... See all stories on this topic »

Japan's triple disaster discussion Western Herald By Jake Adams The world's most costly natural disaster ever recorded was Japan's Triple Disaster, as Japan's media refers to it. This was the earthquake, tsunami and radiation scare that occurred March 11 of this year affecting all of Japan, ... See all stories on this topic »

Project and program management can strengthen disaster relief efforts The Hill (blog) A number of lessons can be learned from this disaster and subsequent relief efforts, but among the most important are ensuring that future disaster recovery efforts happen as efficiently and effectively as possible. Research and experience show that ... See all stories on this topic »

The Salvation Army is there when disaster strikes The Times of Trenton - NJ.com (blog) By The Times For more than a century, The Salvation Army has answered the call when disaster strikes. Salvation Army staff and volunteers are often the first on the scene and the last to depart providing immediate aid, psychological support and ... See all stories on this topic »

ND disaster loan apps available starting Thursday; Bank of ND administering ... The Republic AP BISMARCK, ND — Bank of North Dakota President Eric Hardmeyer says flood-ravaged homeowners will be able to begin applying for disaster loans on Thursday. BISMARCK, ND — Bank of North Dakota President Eric Hardmeyer says flood-ravaged homeowners ... See all stories on this topic »

No Action Plan In Place Times of India For the last three years, a report on the Comprehensive Disaster Management Plan on Mullaperiyar has been gathering dust in the revenue department. Disaster management is not in place in any form either at the state government level or at the district ... See all stories on this topic »

Disaster looming - Dead ship at Prampram to dump waste in sea Myjoyonline.com Pieces of asbestos were found littering the shore. Ship parts are seen elsewhere stuck in the ocean floor and may never be cleared as they are too heavy to be lifted. Disaster looming - Dead ship at Prampram to dump waste in sea. See all stories on this topic » Myjoyonline.com

Bhopal Disaster Survivors Call on India to Boycott Olympic Games Sponsored By ... Democracy Now A leading advocate for the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal disaster is calling on India to boycott the 2012 Olympic Games in London because Dow Chemical is an official sponsor of the event. On December 3, 1984, around 40 metric tons of toxic gases leaked ... See all stories on this topic »

One Year After the Carmel Disaster: Jerusalem Post Because of the extensive damage, the fire was declared a national disaster. Over the year that has passed since then, KKL JNF, with the assistance of its friends worldwide, has been helping nature regenerate itself, working on forest fire prevention ... See all stories on this topic »

Disaster Report Eater PDX Promising news from N. Mississippi: The Oregonian reports this afternoon that Interurban, which suffered a two-alarm fire over the weekend, could open in a limited capacity as early as the end of the week. According to the O's Michael Russell, ... See all stories on this topic » Eater PDX

Water shortage is national disaster: church Zim Online by Own Corespondent HARARE - The Roman Catholic church's human rights arm on Sunday urged Zimbabwean authorities to declare chronic water shortages in the country a national disaster, amid rising cases of typhoid in the capital Harare. ... See all stories on this topic »

Why are we following the US into a schools policy disaster? The Guardian Surely we have learned by now not to blindly follow the US into unproven and expensive policy disasters? • School Wars: the Battle for Britain's Education, by Melissa Benn, is published by Verso Books US President Barack Obama ( C ) looks at c. See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

America's Debt Problem Reaching Disaster Level? Christian Broadcasting Network By Paul Strand WASHINGTON -- All eyes are on Europe's financial problems, but with America's federal debt growing so large, so fast -- the US could soon be in its own disaster. What the United States government now owes the world is about the same size ... See all stories on this topic »

Disaster assistance for Margaret River fires Farm Weekly Attorney-General Robert McClelland has announced natural disaster assistance for Western Australia following catastrophic bushfires which commenced on 23 November 2011. Mr McClelland said that assistance will be provided to the Western Australian ... See all stories on this topic »

Western Australia's bushfire declared natural disaster Xinhua 28 (Xinhua) -- The Government of Western Australia (WA) on Monday formally declared the bushfire in the state's Margaret River region a natural disaster. WA Premier Colin Barnett said the impact of the fires on the community met the criteria to be ... See all stories on this topic »

'Preparedness at the local level crucial to disaster management' MorungExpress (Morung Photo) DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 28 (MExN): A three-day sensitizing programme for disaster management personnel began Monday, November 28 in Dimapur. Organised by Nagaland Fire & Emergency Services at Rhododendron Hall, NAPTC in collaboration with ... See all stories on this topic »

The High Cost of Clean Water in Disaster Relief Earth911.com And this concept is never more readily apparent than after a natural disaster. Gaylon White, director of design programs for Eastman Chemical Co., explained to the audience at the 2011 Opportunity Green conference, that most deaths from a natural ... See all stories on this topic » Earth911.com

The Cloud: A Security Solution for Small Business Consumer Electronics Net Fortunately, cloud solutions make it easier than ever before to have a disaster recovery (DR) plan to minimize your downtime should something happen. "Small firms are very much aware of the need to back up regularly, but it's kind of like flossing; ... See all stories on this topic »

Flood relief for disaster chief Hong Kong Standard Pracha emerged as one of the most visible faces of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's fledgling government, which faced criticism for its slow response and confusion about the natural disaster that killed more than 600. The opposition claim Pracha's ... See all stories on this topic »

DOT Reimburses States $215 Million for Disaster Repair The Journal of Commerce Online Thirty-four states and three territories will receive $215 million in federal reimbursement for repairs to roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Monday. "Communities suffering from disasters have been ... See all stories on this topic »

10 Ways To Avoid Disaster at Your Office Holiday Party! NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) A sales woman brought her dog to her manager's holiday party being held at his home. The dog proceeded to do his business on the dining room rug! A young man got drunk at his company party, cursed out his boss and was fired on the spot. ... See all stories on this topic »

Da Vinci Disaster in London CheapOair (blog) by Will McDowell The National Gallery has taken firm action in an attempt to avert a potential da Vinci disaster in London. The landmark exhibition at one of London's biggest galleries has been victim of ticket re-sale on a large scale. ... See all stories on this topic »

Prescribed burns to continue over summer despite disaster Sydney Morning Herald The Department of Environment and Conversation says prescribed burning will continue through summer, despite last week's disaster in the South-West. More prescribed burning will be carried out in the state's South-West over the coming months despite ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Church of the Holy Spirit gets ready WMC-TV During 16 hours of disaster preparedness training, the students learned survival techniques such as how to extinguish a small fire, rescue a victim under rubble, splint a broken bone, treat for shock, avoid hazardous materials, protect themselves from ... See all stories on this topic »

Renaissance Festival goes from verge of disaster to record closing Your Houston News When RenFest closed its gates Sunday for the 2011 season, organizers were hoping final-day attendance would push the 17-day total past half-a-million for the first time. Attendance already surpassed the previous mark of 483000, RenFest spokeswoman Gina ... See all stories on this topic »

Healthcare Providers Can Control Explosive Data Growth, Curb Costs, and ... MarketWatch (press release) Healthcare organizations are challenged to control data growth and manage large content repositories, cut storage costs, improve disaster recovery, and eliminate the barriers between accessing and sharing clinical and patient data and medical images to ... See all stories on this topic »

Kris Humphries Can't Wait to Get Back to Work and Forget "Wedding Disaster" Wetpaint ... more than ready to focus away from his divorce drama with his soon-to-be-ex Kim Kardashian. The source says, "He feels with the NBA returning, he can get back to his normal routine and away from the madness that has been the whole wedding disaster. ... See all stories on this topic »

BP faces more penalties over Gulf disaster Bayoubuzz Containment vessels at the site of BP's Macondo well in June 2010. The Helix Q4000 is the platform at the bottom left. (BP Photo) The federal government is set to issue new citations against BP, Transocean and Halliburton for alleged safety and ... See all stories on this topic »

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