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Sandy Disaster Aid Votes Set In US House: Peter King Huffington Post WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Friday on a downpayment for federal disaster aid related to Superstorm Sandy to be followed later in the month with a vote on a larger chunk of funding, Representative Peter ... See all stories on this topic »

Needed: A Disaster Relief Bank Slate Magazine (blog) With Long Island Representative Peter King and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie blasting House Republicans today for refusing to pony up Sandy relief money, it's worth saying that the case for general skepticism about disaster relief is actually decent. See all stories on this topic » Slate Magazine (blog)

Fiscal Cliff Deal a Disaster Forbes The fiscal cliff is no more. Its architects, starting with President Obama, are claiming they've built a bipartisan path toward a sounder economy. And, for a day at least, it looks as if the financial markets are buying it. In fact, we're headed for a ... See all stories on this topic »

Boehner Agrees to Votes on Sandy Disaster Relief National Journal Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, reacting to criticism over his decision to adjourn the House without passing a $60 billion Superstorm Sandy aid bill, has agreed to take action on an aid package after all, lawmakers say. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., leaving a ... See all stories on this topic »

County to hold mock school disaster exercise WLFI.com The Frankfort Police Department's involvement in the mock disaster exercise is part of Mayor Chris McBarnes' 200-Day Plan, which has been in place since July 1 – long before the Newtown, Conn., tragedy on Dec. 14. "With continued sensitivity to the ... See all stories on this topic »

Cushing Group Donates Disaster Response Truck To Red Cross News On 6 The Safety Alliance of Cushing has donated a new Disaster Response Trailer to the organization to help volunteers quickly respond to emergencies and disasters across the state. Plains All American Pipeline also donated a 2006 pickup truck. The donation ... See all stories on this topic »

House Fails to Pass Relief for Disaster That Is Congress Comedy Central (blog) The fiscal cliff deal passed by the Senate on New Year's morning became final late Tuesday when the House of Representatives approved the agreement on a 257-167 vote, with almost all Democrats joining 85 Republicans in voting for the measure. See all stories on this topic » Comedy Central (blog)

Markets Rally on Cliff Deal; 'Celebrate Avoiding Economic Disaster' Wall Street Journal (blog) Stocks are soaring, Treasurys are getting whacked, oil is higher and the dollar is lower after Congress reached a last-minute deal to address the fiscal cliff. "Risk-on is in full gear," says Andrew Brenner, global head of international fixed income at ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal (blog)

Politics is key to avoiding global warming disaster Mother Nature Network While it's true there are still uncertainties about how the climate will respond to specific strategies, these uncertainties are nothing compared with potential disaster caused by delay, said study researcher Joeri Rogelj of Switzerland's Institute for ... See all stories on this topic » Mother Nature Network

Dour December Doesn't Mean Retail Disaster This Year CNBC.com (blog) Retail sales reports from a handful of retailers on Thursday will provide another peek at holiday spending and help gauge how consumer spending is shaping up. But the expected dour reports may not foreshadow a poor 2013 for retailers. According to ... See all stories on this topic » CNBC.com (blog)

SBA's Deadline for Physical Damage Disaster Loans for Private Non-Profit ... The Herald | HeraldOnline.com ATLANTA, Jan. 2, 2013 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding eligible private non-profit (PNP) organizations in New Hampshire of the Jan. 28 deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused ... See all stories on this topic »

Legarda brings disaster preparedness to 8 regions Inquirer.net (blog) These were done in partnership with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, United Nations Development Program, Australian Agency for International Development, Local Government Academy and Agencia Española de ... See all stories on this topic »

Deadline for FSA disaster loan applications Farm Talk Parsons, Kansas — The expiration date for filing applications for Emergency Disaster (EM) loans by farmers and ranchers in Butler, Cowley and Sedgwick Counties is January 24, 2013, according to Gary Nuss, Farm Loan manager, for the Farm Service ... See all stories on this topic »

Deadline to apply for FEMA disaster funds extended to Jan. 28 Minuteman News Center Residents of Fairfield, Middlesex, New Haven and New London counties, and the Mashantucket Pequot and the Mohegan Tribal Nations located within New London County who had damage from Hurricane Sandy, may be eligible for federal disaster ... See all stories on this topic »

'The Impossible' is certainly no disaster of a film Quad City Times If you're familiar with the true story on which "The Impossible" is based, you'll know a little about the finale. In case you don't, I'm not going to spoil this real-life disaster movie about the effects of the 2004 Pacific tsunami on a family of five ... See all stories on this topic »

Samoa's National Disaster Council to close shelters following Evan Radio New Zealand International Samoa's National Disaster Council says it will close all temporary shelters this week and start moving people displaced by tropical cyclone Evan back to their homes. The Council says the decision to close the shelters comes after consultations ... See all stories on this topic » Radio New Zealand International

Hyper-V Replica for Disaster Recovery Windows IT Pro Living in Texas at the bowling pin end of Tornado Alley, I've always been conscious of what would happen to my data should a disaster drop down from the sky. Before cloud-based backups, I did my own offsite backups by copying my Windows Home Server ... See all stories on this topic » Windows IT Pro

Telecom mobile fault a 'disaster' Marlborough Express People in Marlborough are among Telecom customers throughout the South Island having trouble making and receiving calls on mobile phones. Telecom communications spokeswoman Kate Woodruffe said the company had escalated the urgency of finding ... See all stories on this topic »

Courting Disaster Florida Times-Union (blog) Good legal counsel reviews your circumstances--personally, financially, legally--and guides you toward an optimal outcome. Dealing with a disaster in court--whether it is foreclosure, bankruptcy, divorce, or a criminal charge--gives you legal options ... See all stories on this topic »

AMERICORPS WORKER RECALLS SANDY DISASTER U-T San Diego She got that chance after joining AmeriCorps in the fall of 2011, when she became a leader of a 12-member crew and spent most of this past November and part of December helping out with Superstorm Sandy disaster relief in New Jersey. "I was speechless ... See all stories on this topic »

Red Cross in Pittsburg to offer disaster classes, other training to public Joplin Globe "Client Casework," a class teaching Red Cross methods of working with clients in times of disaster, will be offered in February at McPherson Hall at PSU, but no date has been announced yet. A "Disaster Assessment" class will be held the Sunday after ... See all stories on this topic »

America avoids fiscal cliff disaster - but for how long? Channel 4 News America avoids fiscal cliff disaster - but for how long? Tweet. Months of brinkmanship, weeks of infighting, and the spectre of economic disaster. A deal to avoid the US falling off the fiscal cliff has finally been agreed. But the battle certainly isn ... See all stories on this topic » Channel 4 News

World juniors: Russia averts disaster with shootout win over Swiss Toronto Star UFA, RUSSIA—Team Russia — and organizers of the world junior hockey tournament — dodged a bullet thanks to a 4-3 shootout victory over Switzerland on Wednesday in quarter-final action. The sold-out Ufa Arena — about 7,200 fans — whistled their ... See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

Myki: disaster from touch on to touch off The Age Myki: disaster from touch on to touch off. Date: January 3, 2013; Category: Opinion. 63 reading now; Read later. Russell Marks. Myki demands an enormous amount of trust from its users, and delivers the poorest ticketing system we've ever had, writes ... See all stories on this topic »

Japan emperor expresses sympathy for disaster victims FRANCE 24 Japan's Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko wave to well-wishers at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on January 2, 2013. He reiterated his sympathy for victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster during his traditional New Year address. See all stories on this topic » FRANCE 24

Wishes for a Happy (or at Least Disaster-free) New Year phillyBurbs.com (blog) Happy New Year! I hope that all of you enjoyed the holidays. Mine was lovely in spite of not receiving the World Peace I've been asking for since I was sixteen. I mean, what the hell, Santa? Anyhoo, 2013 is off to a great start so far: the kids are ... See all stories on this topic »

USDA Announces Disaster Assistance Sign-up for 2011 Crop Losses The Roundup North Dakota USDA Farm Service Agency State Executive Director Aaron Krauter recently announced that producers can enroll in the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program for 2011 crop year losses beginning Oct. 22, 2012. See all stories on this topic »

Outsourcing Helps Small Firms Pack Big Punch CFO.com Magazine When Superstorm Sandy slammed into the East Coast last October, we saw both how well and how poorly our disaster recovery systems and processes worked. In New York, for example, as much of the local infrastructure (roads, subways, tunnels) flooded, ... See all stories on this topic »

NBC Sports Network ratings are a disaster Awful Announcing Ratings for the NBC Sports Network have tanked without the NHL. Over the last month, the top-rated programs on the network have consistently been outdoors shows, with hunting and fishing features taking up 14 of the top 20 highest rated timeslots this ... See all stories on this topic »

Fiscal Cliff Deal Averts Disaster… But Now What? The Market Oracle Keith Fitz-Gerald writes: [Singapore] - It's late Tuesday evening and I'm about to go on air with CNBC Asia in Singapore regarding the impact of the Fiscal Cliff bill which passed minutes ago after Republican leaders decided not to try and tack on ... See all stories on this topic »

Charles Green to hold Ibrox disaster tribute ahead of clash with Annan Scottish Daily Record RANGERS owner Charles Green will lead a memorial ceremony for the victims of the Ibrox disaster before heading to Annan for today's game. It's the 41st anniversary of the day 66 fans lost their lives on stairway 13 at the end of an Old Firm derby. See all stories on this topic »

FFC trains community in industrial disaster management The News International Karachi: Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) is the largest urea manufacturer in Pakistan, operating three world scale urea plants with an aggregate capacity of over two million metric tons per annum. Along with financial progress, FFC Corporate ... See all stories on this topic »

State urges everyone to have disaster emergency plan WEAU-TV 13 State urges everyone to have disaster emergency plan. (WEAU) - If a disaster happened in your area, would you be ready? The Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs says your New Year's resolution should include a plan to keep you and your family safe. See all stories on this topic »

Collie flood declared a natural disaster WA today The rains and flooding which deluged Western Australia's southern region before Christmas have officially been declared a natural disaster, making communities eligible for federal and state money to help fix the damage. Dozens of homes and business ... See all stories on this topic »

Fiscal Cliff: Obama victory, US avoid disaster ANSAmed (By Ugo Caltagirone) (ANSAmed) - New York, January 2 - US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he had fulfilled a campaign pledge to make the tax system fairer by increasing taxes on the wealthy while maintaining tax cuts for most Americans with a ... See all stories on this topic »

Orphan Drug Designation Granted for Treatment after Radiological Disaster Monthly Prescribing Reference Orphan Drug Designation Granted for Treatment after Radiological Disaster. Soligenix announced that the FDA has granted Orphan Drug Designation to OrbeShield (oral beclomethasone 17,21-dipropionate or oral BDP) for the prevention of death following a ... See all stories on this topic »

Two Months After The Storm, FEMA Establishes Disaster Recovery Center In ... Sheepshead Bites More than two months after Sandy devastated the Sheepshead Bay waterfront, FEMA has finally established a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) on Emmons Avenue, providing a one-stop shop for recovery services within walking distance for many hard-hit ... See all stories on this topic » Sheepshead Bites

Sandy disaster aid WPRI.com Sandy disaster aid. WPRI·30,010 videos. Subscribe Subscribed Unsubscribe 2,027. 1 view. Like 0 Dislike 0. Like. Sign in to YouTube. Sign in with your YouTube Account (YouTube, Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to like WPRI's video. Sign in ... See all stories on this topic »

Philippines: Typhoon 'Quinta' highlighted importance of disaster preparedness PreventionWeb (press release) National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Executive Director and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Usec. Benito Ramos told media practitioners here that the typhoon should teach us to be always prepared and it is a ... See all stories on this topic »

SPOTTED: Mariah Carey In Sydney After Disaster Gold Coast Performance Take 40 SPOTTED: Mariah Carey In Sydney After Disaster Gold Coast Performance. SPOTTED: Mariah Carey In Sydney After Disaster Gold Coast Performance. 03 January 2013. Mariah Carey has arrived with her husband and children in Sydney, after having a less ... See all stories on this topic » Take 40

The fudge disaster and the genesis of a new cooking column Braymer Bee The fudge disaster and the genesis of a new cooking column. Story. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. Posted: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 9:16 am. The fudge disaster and the genesis of a new cooking ... See all stories on this topic »

More residents refuse nuclear benefits after Fukushima disaster Asahi Shimbun The number of households declining benefits for living near nuclear plants has nearly doubled since the Fukushima disaster, reflecting growing opposition to a system long criticized as paying off citizens to promote nuclear power. In fiscal 2011, 14 ... See all stories on this topic »

US political storm trumps natural disaster CNN (blog) The U.S. Congress narrowly averted going over the fiscal cliff, all the while ignoring the dire needs of a natural disaster. Just a little over two months ago Superstorm Sandy devastated Northeastern United States and President Barack Obama along with ... See all stories on this topic »

Disaster thwarted! GOP balks but fiscal cliff bill passes House Beaumont Enterprise (blog) Tea Party Republicans, led by Majority Leader Eric Cantor, balked about the lack of spending cuts, but couldn't come to an agreement on that either. Tax cut stickler Grover Norquist, called it a victory saying the Democrats voted to make ""most of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Farm Bill Deal A Disaster Corn and Soybean Digest In the waning hours of 2012, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Vice President Joe Biden negotiated a nine-month extension of the Farm Bill that the Center for Rural Affairs criticized heavily. "The farm bill extension measure attached ... See all stories on this topic »

MU Center for Agroforestry to host weather disaster symposium Columbia Missourian COLUMBIA — The MU Center for Agroforestry will focus on understanding and adapting to extreme weather events during its Fourth Annual Agroforestry Symposium. The symposium, "Floods and Droughts: Agriculture, Agroforestry and Natural Resources in ... See all stories on this topic »

Rangers remember the victims of the 1971 Ibrox Disaster Scottish Daily Record Jim Hannah, Walter Smith, Ally McCoist, Malcolm Murray, Charles Green and Andrew Dickson remembered the victims of the 1971 Ibrox Disaster. A SERVICE was held at Ibrox this morning to remember the victims of the 1971 Ibrox disaster. Today is the 42nd ... See all stories on this topic »

Disaster relief company claims it was not paid for work Southeast Texas Record Albert "Bud" Isakson and Global Disaster Services filed a lawsuit Dec. 17 in Jefferson County District Court against Byrd Brothers Emergency Services, Byrd Brothers, Claude R. Richy Byrd, James Kevin Byrd, James Frederick "Rick" Byrd and Kim L. Isakson. See all stories on this topic » Southeast Texas Record

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