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Dubai: a sign of worse to come
in Sox First, on November 30, 2009
...he chorus coming out of Dubai. The real worry is whether Dubai's woes are a harbinger of even worse disasters in 2010. Dubai's debt of about $80 billion is just a drop in the ocean compared to the tri... ...press. It's hard enough getting Internet access to news sites when you're there, so it's hardly surprising the press there comes out with that line. Don't listen to the chorus coming out of Dubai. Th...
Why it's not easy being green
in Sox First, on November 19, 2009
... called Apocalypse Fatigue where people are so overloaded with warnings of terrible climate-induced disasters ahead that they just switch off. That might explain why people are having such trouble e...
US housing probe and climate change
in Sox First, on October 26, 2009
...not have the means to get insurance or move to other places when they are threatened by natural disasters."... ...imate change treaty seem to ignore the fact that the ones who will suffer the most from bad storms, rising seas and heatwaves will be those living in poor conditions. "Market mechanisms – and unregula...
Post 9/11: What to do when post-traumatic stress doesn't subside?
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 14, 2009
...others, this will help you form an identity with the event.
Join a support group - Many civilian disasters will have groups dedicated to coping with serious events. Otherwise seek a group that deals... ...should have generally decreased, the mental effects of the September 11th attacks are still on the rise. While effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) tend to last a few months and in serio...
Mortgage companies falling down on loan-modification help
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on August 4, 2009
...nd quickly, change a homeowner's financial situation. How many of us could survive any of these disasters and still pay our mortgage bills?
It's time for mortgage companies, which helped caus... ...Mortgage lenders have received their share of grief for the country's housing and financial crises. Many blame the companies for passing out risky mortgage loans to borrowers who never should have...
More stormy weather
in Sox First, on July 15, 2009
...'s way. Wharton's Erwann Michel -Kerjan sums up the problem: "If you consider all disasters that happened somewhere in the world over the past 40 years — that is a long period o...
How can a supply chain react to unexpected events (similar to Michael Jackson's death)?
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
...upply chain we see that there are many events with similar charactaristics (unpredictable): Natural disasters like storm in New Orleans some years ago, the political conflicts in some Latin American c... ...is that, if we look at world of supply chain we see that there are many events with similar charactaristics (unpredictable): Natural disasters like storm in New Orleans some years ago, the political c...
It's getting tougher to get a mortgage-broker license
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 2, 2009
...e 1990s, when unscrupulous loan officers helped sow the seeds for today's mortgage and economic disasters.
I know it's impossible to keep all the bad eggs out of an industry. But back when I ... ...inancial means to make monthly mortgage payments. These same sleazy brokers steered homeowners into risky loans, mortgage products such as interest-only loans and adjustable-rate mortgages with artifi...
Pandemic preparation in the IT department
in The CIO Weblog, on April 28, 2009
...aordinarily reliant on people. How much consideration have you put into disaster plans for human disasters... major disease outbreaks, for instance, which may restrict your staff from on-site presen... ... © The Pug Father
It's too early to say whether or not the swine flu will rise to pandemic proportions; so far, as is their wont, news media seem to be blowing the disease all out of proport...
Japan in recession: the gloom spreads
in Sox First, on November 17, 2008
...2010 and the worst is yet to come. The news comes after the G20 endorsed goals to stave off future disasters but as Forbes reports, it's been a pretty uninspiring effort. Don't expect it to...
Tornado Hits Alternative Investor
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on August 14, 2008
...it seems his building was hit by a tornado;
"Some bad stuff just happened to me. You think of disasters as something that happens to other people, but sometimes they do strike at you. One guy al...
Why U.S. and China have the highest supply chain risk level?
in Supplychainer, on July 1, 2008
...9;t surprise me that much. I think if you compare U.S. to Europe for example, the number of natural disasters, transport accidents and these sort of things are much higher in the U.S. than in Europe. ... ...recent study by AMR Research has found that U.S. and China have the highest level of supply chain risk in global supply chains.
Unfortunately I haven't read the report and just saw the press r...
What if?
in Biz Plan Hacks, on May 30, 2008
...e, or another alternative location?
Every business needs an emergency plan to deal with natural disasters, weather (ice storms, snow storms, hurricanes, tornados , you name it), and man made e...
Help Those Involved in Major Disasters
in The Social Networking Weblog, on May 26, 2008
...nts you earn are turned into cash and donated to the charity of your choice.
Because of the recent disasters around the world, SocialVibe has created a way for its members to donate to help disaster...
The CIO as Mind Reader
in The CIO Weblog, on May 20, 2008
...o describe much of a plan for generally handling such situations. As is common in the wake of such disasters, Nick describes a lot of things which clearly could have been done specifically to avoid th...
郎朗写给全球琴迷倡议书
in YuleGuan, on 2008-05-18
就在几天以前，中国四川省汶川县发生7.8级强烈地震，波及周围十几个省市，目前可为止可统计死亡人数已达一万四千多人，更多在地震中受到伤害和失去家园的人们无时无刻不牵动着我们的心。
A few days ago, Sichuan province in China experienced a huge earthquake of 7.8 Richter scale, affecting more than 10 others provinces and cities. Up till this moment, over 14,000 people have lost their lives...
Key questions for deciding where to locate the facility
in Supplychainer, on May 15, 2008
...u could combine shipments and facilities?
6) Are the potential areas high risk in terms of natural disasters?
How about you? Do you have more elements to add to the preliminary list of mine?
... ... source of supply).
2) How high is the cost of shipment for products from the supply areas? (With rising fuel prices, this factor becomes more important).
3) Are customers located in a few geogra...
Fair Trade bonanza
in Sox First, on March 14, 2008
...n 2007 and 2012. This trend will continue to grow as global warming keeps bringing on more natural disasters. The increased awareness will lead to more demand. At the moment, beverages account for t... ...
Ethical consumerism is on the rise. A new study by London-based Datamonitor , reported here , has found that Fair -trade sales across Europe, the US, Australia & New Zealand and Japan have...
Photoshop-Disasters
in Megapixelig, on 13.03.08
...Es gibt eine neue Pannenshow im Netz - Photoshop Disasters .
Dieser neue Weblog hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, lustige, peinliche oder einfach nur idiotische Fehler in der Bildbearbeitung zu finde...
Tackling Groupthink: red flags and solutions
in Sox First, on March 11, 2008
...s any questions, and no-one steps out of line. As I said in that blog entry, Groupthink resulted in disasters like the bay of pigs and the invasion of Iraq. But it also happens on company boar... ...nerability where people are too optimistic and upbeat and ignore the problem signs, leading to poor risk management and a failure to plan for contingencies. 5. Rationalization where the group explain...
What is a high performance supply chain?
in Supplychainer, on March 9, 2008
... disruptions smoothly and cost-efficiently. And they recover promptly from shocks such as natural disasters, epidemics, and computer viruses.
• adaptable : They evolve over time as economic progr... ...search on this issue: Hau Lee from Stanford thinks that a successful supply chain has three characteristics:
• Agile: They respond quickly to sudden changes in supply or demand. They handle unexpecte...
Climate change and companies
in Sox First, on March 8, 2008
.... And to be prepared for political instability, strains on food and water supplies and more natural disasters. The the McKinsey Quarterly shows that executives see climate change as both a risk and... ...sses and politicians are struggling to come up up with a way of dealing with climate change and the risk it presents to to society, and business. First, we have the International Herald Tribune tel...
Sponsored Post: Multiple Levels of Spam Blocking Necessary
in I got Spam?!, on March 4, 2008
...etworks with layers of overlapping security tend to be hardened to multifaceted attacks, as well as disasters and outages.
Networks which are large enough, should then not only think of several layer...
Latest Celebrity Fashion Blunders
in The Celebrities Weblog, on February 5, 2008
...#39;t yet cast off the drapery samples that stuck to her.
Check out the latest celebrity fashion disasters from MSN Entertainment.
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Wal-Mart Selects Stratfor as Standard for Supply Chain Risk Ranking
in Supplychainer, on February 1, 2008
...ased on risks from terrorism,insurrection, crime, the political and regulatory environment, natural disasters,as well as several other factors related to supply chain infrastructure to produce a quant... ...largest retailer, has selected Strategic Forecasting, Inc. (Stratfor) to assess and rank security risk for countries in its global supply chain. The Supply Risk Monitoring (SRM) service was introduc...
How to plan an IT disaster
in Sox First, on January 25, 2008
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Where do security leaks and IT disasters come from? Look no further than the IT department. According to a recent study by London-based security company Orthus, IT departments are respons...
The Hawk, Fastest Packard Ever Built
in Classical Drives, on January 18, 2008
...rom this marriage were little more than badge-engineered Studies, loaded with upmarket features but disasters from a styling point-of-view. About all the designers could so was add visual identity in ...
Gobal warming insurance premiums
in Sox First, on December 29, 2007
... Re, the world's second-biggest reinsurance group, announcing that the cost of natural disasters had spiked this year with the most severe events in terms of insured losses occurring in E... ...with the most severe events in terms of insured losses occurring in Europe. According to the comparison table , insured losses this year doubled to $30 billion. And if you think this is not your pr...
Back to the classics: What is a triple A supply chain?
in Supplychainer, on December 24, 2007
...isruptions smoothly and cost-efficiently. And they recover promptly from shocks such as natural disasters , epidemics, and computer viruses.
• Adaptable: They evolve over time as economic pr...
RFID to unite families in case of natural disasters
in The RFID Weblog, on December 5, 2007
... natural disasters can bring a lot of trouble along because in the mayhem caused you might lose touch with your loved ones and you may have to spend a lot of anxious moments searching for their ... ...ep track of citizens in event of any evacuation. Here the evacuees will be issued a bar coded RFID wristband which would be scanned and the information would be added to the bus boarding log. The info...
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in Wangtam, on 2007-11-22
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In-House SEO Disasters On the Rise
in The Search Engine Weblog, on November 21, 2007
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Are you aware that in-house SEO disasters are on the rise? Nah? Kevin Ryan of Search Engine Watch enumerated some:
Megalomaniac Entitlement Syndrome (MES)
The MES (pronounced "mess&quo... ...
Are you aware that in-house SEO disasters are on the rise? Nah? Kevin Ryan of Search Engine Watch enumerated some:
Megalomaniac Entitlement Syndrome (MES)
The MES (pronounced "mess&quo...
Disaster Planning 101
in On Storage, on October 30, 2007
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It takes large-scale disasters, natural or otherwise, for us to rethink our data storage. Such is the case for nearly every business in southern California. An article by Rob Ederle at e-Commerce... ...a place far out of harm's way, you're spinning your proverbial hard drive for naught.
As a risk management geek for years (as a writer and a risk manager wanna-be), I've long preached the...
No brakes! Rolls-Royce rolls on top of Peugeot
in carzz.org, on October 22, 2007
...when the system's ready.
This delightfully quirky design has resulted in some rather un-pretty disasters with high "oh-#$@!" factors for the uninformed or forgetful. Consider this recen... ...Where's the Rolls Royce dear? ... It's on top of the Peugeot
11 October 2007
By Carmel Harrison
A ROLLS Royce is not for rolling - just ask blushing David Bull.
He sat in his 23-year-old S...
Jewelry & Fashion Blogosphere 09/23/07
in The Jewelry Weblog, on September 23, 2007
...nt novel by Karen Yampolsky
Dissed & Dismissed: Second City Style catches celebrity style disasters .
To have and to hold: StyleBakery.com hunts for the hottest fall handbags for every ... ...ring 2008 New York Fashion Week .
Exclusive! GlamChic gets intimate with Elle Macpherson .
Kristopher's sure the only way you should box your life in is with this Devi Kroell box clutch ....
IT's New Corporate Role
in Networking for Pros, on September 13, 2007
...to minimize, discourage or eliminate threats from hackers, disgruntled employees, and environmental disasters like hardware failures, water and electrical damage.
As IT develops, however IT is beginn... ...
Traditionally, "risk management" as it applied to IT, focused on security strategies designed to minimize, discourage or eliminate threats from hackers, disgruntled employees, and enviro...
Angelina Jolie Visits Iraq
in The Celebrities Weblog, on August 29, 2007
...ly in Africa, in an effort to attract attention to the plight of those victimized by war, natural disasters , and disease, in an effort to secure international aid.
Here's the latest on An...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 25
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on August 22, 2007
...rs' compensation claims.
Here's what we do know:
1. The probability of such mind-boggling disasters, though likely very low at present, is not zero.
2. The probabilities are increasing, in ... ...in which few people got rich and most of us had our worldviews permanently changed by the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
For the first time in this series, Berkshire Hathaway's book value dropped:
Berk...
What have you done to make your supply chain secure and under control?
in Supplychainer, on August 16, 2007
... the more important ones are:
- Develop contingency plans based on the historical data related to disasters and accidents.
- Using the Risk management features of the supply chain softwares. ... ...ng that the rate of disruptive events will stay low, the companies usually don't try to develop risk plans or necessary investments to cope with such issues and at the end of the day face huge amo...
Battling In-House SEO Disasters
in The Search Engine Weblog, on August 12, 2007
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Have you encountered in-house SEO disasters? Well, that's a heck of problem to deal with. Kevin Ryan of The ClickZ Network has a detailed article about circumventing them all:
The Megaloman...
Mass Notification Systems Move To Networking Forefront
in Networking for Pros, on July 28, 2007
...vely.
municipalities are also deploying mass notification systems to warn people of natural disasters, weather phenomena, fires, and other hazards. The State of California announced plans in M...
Real Life Weddings
in White Lace Wedding, on June 15, 2007
...g parties (by huge, we mean HUGE - bus load huge), inspiring love stories , real life wedding disasters and how the couple's dealt with them, wild and original theme weddings, and much more!...
Now there is a greater need for simulation than ever
in Supplychainer, on June 14, 2007
...ower. Scenario simulation is a key to disaster response and opportunity leverage that may come from disasters.
I agree with Eric. In an environment which is uncertain, the winners are the ones who c... ...chain engineers prior to an implementation.
Today, with long supply chains, and increased security risks, I think some more military style simulations that test the "what if" factor should ...
Six rules to avoid PR disasters
in Sox First, on May 24, 2007
...how Johnson & Johnson's response to the 1982 Tylenol poisonings is the gold standard for crisis management. James Burke, then CEO of the company, could have gone down the direction of plaus...
Clarabella Grand Opening in NY
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 20, 2007
... Annie Choi reads from her book Happy Birthday or Whatever: Track Suits, Kim Chee, and Other Family Disasters - part of her wildly successful ';Monsters of Memoirs' tour. Drinks and snacks wil...
Problogger.net Top 5 Group Writing Project - The Rest of List
in Latina Viva, on May 16, 2007
Ooops! It seems The MT has eaten a big chunk of my Problogger.net Top 5 Group Writing Project list of participants! I apologize to those who ended up being left out; it wasn't intentional. But don't worry; here's the rest of the list. If it gets eaten again, I'll republish it...
Home Business Planning Basics
in Home Based Business, on May 15, 2007
... business continuity planning , is the type of business planning that centers on dealing with disasters. A business contingency plan is a planned implementation plan to deal with some new event ...
10 steps to an IT governance disaster
in Sox First, on May 3, 2007
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IT governance disasters are everywhere. IT projects run off the rails, a bank's ATMs might be taken out of service because of early release software obtained from a very pushy vendor, benefit ...
Google aims to Knit Back the Web of Nature
in The Search Engine Weblog, on April 23, 2007
...response organizations to provide earlier detection and coordinated response to pandemics and other disasters.
Signs of catastrophe abound. The nonnative tiger mosquito, a vector for diseases includi...
An end to annual reports?
in Sox First, on April 11, 2007
... communications that move markets are the earnings press releases and the announcement of deals and disasters, not the annual report. As PwC partner David phillips told Jopson: "Perhaps o...
Civilization 4 : Beyond the Sword announced
in PCGamers Blog, on March 30, 2007
... game also features additions such as corporations, an expanded espionage feature, random natural disasters , and enhanced AI. Furthermore, the crew at Firaxis worked hard to respond to fan requ...
No Ugly and no Beautiful?
in Are you a beauty?, on March 26, 2007
...n my world there are chubby girls, stick-thin ones, big-nosed, large-bottomed, small-breasted, hair-disasters and all sorts of women, who care enough about themselves to wear suitable, fitting and fla... ...nse, you still have your smarts'. Brains are becoming a consolation prize, and the stereotype arises once more: ugly girls are smart. Pretty ones aren't.
Don't get me wrong, I love the...
Do Your Homework for the Safety of Your Home Business
in Home Based Business, on March 5, 2007
... you are operating a home or online business, you need to know what problems you will face and what disasters you can encounter before you can think of solving them. Sit down and list all the possible...
Tips to Disaster-Proof Your Home or Online Business (Infrastructure Insurance)
in Home Based Business, on February 28, 2007
...ness is prone to destruction, and all money and fame have nowhere to go but down. The cause of such disasters can range from simple miscalculations of funding, to extreme forces of nature that can dev... ...they come, and have all your contingency plans ready. If you are reactive, you can be caught by surprise in the event of disaster, and find your business slipping away from you through situations that...
Storm Cancellations
in The Flyaway Weblog, on January 20, 2007
...h Europe and Malaysia experienced floods. Apart from deaths and damage in property, these natural disasters have also caused chaos in the lives of travelers due to delays and cancellations whic...
What are top supply chain opportunities in 2007?
in Supplychainer, on December 28, 2006
...risk of disruption due to political and economic risk, physical supply chain risk (weather, natural disasters, security and health epidemics) is critical to good decision-making.
3. RFID: RFID is ... ...tegic sourcing study.
Strategic sourcing studies look beyond typical unit cost or landed cost comparisons. Analyzing the impacts of potential sources to working capital, time to market (profit), and ...
Protect Your Biz Data
in Home Based Business, on December 20, 2006
...y reduced, if not completely eradicated.
However, with the power disruption incidences from recent disasters in the country like the 9-11 terror attack and the series of catastrophic hurricanes, espe... ...strophic hurricanes, especially in the Gulf Coast , businesses have uncovered major problems arising from lost data within their computer systems.
A research commissioned by the University of T...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 13
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on November 13, 2006
... in the past it would have stayed away from, because the price was now right:
But because the 1989 disasters left many insurers either actually or possibly bare, and also left most CAT writers lickin... ...and honest people running them. The same managers employed in a business with good economic characteristics would have achieved fine records. But they were never going to make any progress while runni...
Marriages and Mergers
in Sox First, on September 19, 2006
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Most mergers end up as disasters. Studies shows that as many as 75 per cent fail to deliver value for shareholders. So why are so many mergers like groundhog Day? Why the same mistakes ove... ...merge or acquire. Transaction? Isn't it more like a marriage when you combine two companies comprised of different individuals with different cultures and capabilities? "Think about the '...
China and 'combustible ice'
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on September 9, 2006
...accelerating global warming. Scientists also warn that undersea exploration could induce geological disasters such as tsunamis and coastal landslides, wreaking havoc on neighboring areas.
In other p... ... .
*From South Africa : Sustainability, Global Warming, Environment, et al.
*Africa Said Most at Risk to Ill-Regulated Toxics .
*Katrina dwarfed by regional climate impact say top aid and envir...
Stress - Its Good Until Its Bad
in Bizinformer, on August 22, 2006
...ting dynamic that human beings are very good at managing extreme stress. People in prison camps and disasters consistently cope and are usually moved to action to respond to the crisis at hand. Howeve... ...It is an interesting dynamic that human beings are very good at managing extreme stress. People in prison camps and disasters consistently cope and are usually moved to action to respond to the crisis...
"LEADERSHIP"
in Bizinformer, on August 15, 2006
... assets such as public opinion, legislative power, unique talents, opportunistic accidents (for ex: disasters that can be turned into some useful end), geographic advantages and personal contacts.
Th... ...as a constellation of personal traits ("She's a natural born leader") or as a characteristic of the environment (" The reason nothing ever happens around here is we don't have a...
Stanford research results: Companies that invest in supply chain security measures can expect substantial benefits that far outweigh the costs
in Supplychainer, on August 2, 2006
... benefits from their investments such as reduced vulnerability to global acts of terrorism, natural disasters and energy shortages, but they also documented for the first time significant "collat... ...ected security benefits from their investments such as reduced vulnerability to global acts of terrorism, natural disasters and energy shortages, but they also documented for the first time significan...
Citibank's Japan problems
in Sox First, on July 17, 2006
Is the world's biggest bank too big? That seems to be the question as we watch Citigroup lurching from one governance problem to the next. Certainly was the view expressed to me last night over dinner with an ex-Citigroup executive as we discussed the latest instalment on Citibank Japan'...
The End of John Doe?
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 12, 2006
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One of the biggest problems that arise in the aftermath of huge natural disasters is the slow process of sorting through the wreckage and figuring out how to prove who owns what and how much they ... ...
One of the biggest problems that arise in the aftermath of huge natural disasters is the slow process of sorting through the wreckage and figuring out how to prove who owns what and how much they ...
SEC and The Jargon Maze
in Sox First, on May 18, 2006
... The significance of the bad grammar is not that it's sloppy. It's more that it can create disasters because it encourages people to do anything they want. When words become meaningless, ther... ...es. Philippa Maister looks at the SEC's New Role: Grammar Police . She quotes SEC chairman Christopher Cox giving his explanation for the war on vague words: "That's the only way that...
Romario Makes US Debut
in The Soccer Weblog, on May 8, 2006
...iami isn't one of those short lived, ill-advised, 'Gazza goes to China' career twilight disasters. If Romario does a full season at Miami F.C., notches a few goals and draws in a few curio...
"Live at the Witch Trials"
in Digital Music - The Future, on April 20, 2006
...ing cases very quietly against unsuspecting victims, rather than suffer further public relations disasters in high-profile cases. Last November, defense attorney Ray Beckerman started documenting thes...
"Live at the Witch Trials"
in P2P File Sharing, on April 20, 2006
...ing cases very quietly against unsuspecting victims, rather than suffer further public relations disasters in high-profile cases. Last November, defense attorney Ray Beckerman started documenting thes...
Homes for Soccer Maniacs
in Cool Picking, on April 4, 2006
...es to security and environmental disaster?
You are scared of flooding, earth quake and all possible disasters which are out there?
Or are you a soccer maniac? Your whole world is all about the leathe... ... feel amazed about (sorry Soccer fans) but the unique features like the homes are resistant to terrorist attack, natural calamities and the like.
They are claimed to be:
1) floating on the water ...
