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'Measuring Mitigation' - Methodologies for Assessing Natural Hazard Risks and the Net Benefits of Mitigation - A Scoping Study: As the human and financial costs of disasters rise, there are increasing demands for evidence that mitigation 'pays'. Until this proof exists, however, many aid agencies remain reluctant to pursue risk reduction as a key objective, or even to protect their own projects against potential hazards. Underlying the generation of...; Tags: Red Cross, Mitigation, Benefits, Human Resources; White papers 2004-12-01
The Role of Microcredit in Conflict and Displacement Mitigation: A Case Study in Cameroon: The research project presented in this paper explored current and future trends in displacement in a conflict-prone region of northwest Cameroon. More specifically, research focused on the impact of the Caisse Villagoise d'Epargne et Credit CVEC, a savings and credit union located in the village of Foyet, on the mitigation...; Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, mitigation, alchemy; White papers 2004-01-01
Integrating Mitigation With Risk-Transfer Instruments: This paper is motivated by this question: what are the financial benefits to national governments by encouraging or requiring property owners to invest in cost-effective mitigation measures? Financial benefits mean the reduction in expenditures incurred by the government to protect itself against the catastrophic losses following a future natural disaster....; Tags: Vertical industries, mitigation, disaster planning, government, financial; White papers 2003-11-12
Designing Incentives For Earthquake Hazard Mitigation: A comprehensive package of incentive needs to be developed that will effectively encourage mitigation. Mitigation should not just occur for the sake of mitigating. Mitigation needs to make financial sense and should be implemented on a case by case basis. Incentives that distort the cost-benefit relationship for mitigation need to...; Tags: Sales force management, mitigation, incentive, financial; White papers 2003-01-01
Recovering From Flood Damage: The very recent horrific flooding situations throughout the United States and the rest of the world exemplify how disastrous extreme water damage can be. Along with the tragic loss of life came almost irreparable physical property damage. The article mentions ways of recovery from water damage. Through preparedness, training and...; Tags: training; White papers 2003-01-01

Road-Testing Baselines for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Projects in the Electric Power Sector: Emission baselines are crucial for determining the emission reductions resulting from a greenhouse gas GHG mitigation project and calculating the associated emission credits. Kartha et al. (2002) recommended a "combined margin" methodology for grid-connected electricity generating projects. This paper tests the combined margin methodology for Brazil, Chile, and South Africa,...; Tags: greenhouse gas, baseline; White papers 2002-10-01
Risk Assessment and Management in Local Government Emergency Planning: This paper describes Mitigation which is the first of the four phases identified under Comprehensive Emergency Management CEM - the others being preparedness, response and recovery. Mitigation is the process by which the impact of potential emergencies may be reduced, deflected or avoided altogether. It is one of the most...; Tags: risk assessment; White papers 2001-11-12

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Tripwire Granted Patent for Integrity Based Fail Over: The U.S. Patent Office has granted Tripwireits third patent. Customers have applauded Tripwire's leadership inconfiguration control and change auditing since the company's founding in1997 -- and analysts recognize Tripwire as the go-to product for ensuringthe continuous integrity of IT configurations, helping ensure regulatorycompliance, mitigating security risk and improving IT availability....; Articles 2008-07-16
Missouri Supreme Court rules no disbarment for lawyer with bipolar: In a disciplinary case involving Clayton attorney Mark Belz, the Missouri Supreme Court took great pains to detail the seriousness of Belz's offense: taking money from clients for personal use. But the court also stressed the importance of considering serious mitigating factors, such as mental illness,...; Articles 2008-07-16
Cargotecture finds home in Northeast Portland: Rather than spend a good deal of time and money on a home addition, Jenn and Dugan Gauer opted to have a shipping cargo container installed in their backyard. The Gauers, who live on Northeast Fremont Street, recently took shipment of a cargo container workshop for their...; Articles 2008-07-16
No disbarment for lawyer with bipolar disorder, rules Missouri: In a disciplinary case involving Clayton attorney Mark Belz, the Missouri Supreme Court took great pains to detail the seriousness of Belz's offense: taking money from clients for personal use. But the court also stressed the importance of considering serious mitigating factors, such as mental illness,...; Articles 2008-07-16
Free Cash For Your Green Building, According To SourceCorp: FORT WORTH, Texas -- High energy costs, an unprecedented level of government mandates for green building, heightened demand for green construction, and improvements and better pricing for environmentally sustainable materials have many building owners, architects, and facility managers considering significant updates to save cash. Sec. 179D of the...; Articles 2008-07-16
Interventional Spine Trains Its 400th Physician on Its Percutaneous Technology for Back Pain Treatment: IRVINE, Calif. -- Interventional Spine, Inc. today announced that it has surpassed the 400-physician milestone in delivering training on its PERCUTANEOUS spine therapy technologies since introducing its product line less than two years ago. Of this group, 150 physicians have completed such training in the past six months, illustrating the...; Articles 2008-07-16
Tideway and Concorde Partner to Drive Software Asset Management and Compliance in the Data Center: Automated Solution Removes Cost and Risk, Speeds Time to Value LONDON & NEW YORK -- Tideway, one of the fastest growing providers of IT automation software, today announced a strategic partnership with Concorde, experts in software asset management. The joint solution will help customers ensure effective software asset...; Articles 2008-07-15
While HMO Premiums Remain High, Rate of Increase to Decline in 2009, According to Hewitt Associates: To Combat Continued High Premium Rates, Companies Implementing More Aggressive Strategies to Mitigate Health Care Costs LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. -- Preliminary information from Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company, shows that HMO premium rates will increase by approximately 11.8 percent in 2009--lower than last year's...; Articles 2008-07-15
Statement by the Press Secretary: WASHINGTON -- The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Vermont and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding during the period of June 14-17, 2008. Federal funding is available to State...; Articles 2008-07-15
Lee Technologies Announces International Expansion: Opening of Dublin, Ireland office and new joint venture address growing global demand for mission-critical infrastructure expertise FAIRFAX, Va. -- Lee Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of mission-critical infrastructure solutions that enable commercial enterprises and government agencies to avoid disaster and mitigate risk to their technology facilities, today...; Articles 2008-07-14
Virage Logic Expands Memory Interface Product Portfolio With New DDR3 Solution That Supports Speeds Up to 1.6 Gb/s: Intelli[TM] DDR3 Delivers High-Performance System Aware IP[TM] Memory Interface Solution FREMONT, Calif. -- Virage Logic Corporation (NASDAQ:VIRL), the semiconductor industry's trusted IP partner and pioneer in Silicon Aware IP[TM], today announced the broadening of its Intelli[TM] DDR memory interface product portfolio with the introduction of Intelli DDR3, a...; Articles 2008-07-14
DNS and Security Gurus Shed Light on Recent CERT Advisory and Other Threats to DNS Infrastructure: Infoblox Inc. today announced that it willhost a webinar to explain the potential impacts of the new DNS securityflaw recently publicized by the Computer Emergency Readiness Team CERT, ajoint government-private sector security partnership. Attendees will learnhow to mitigate the impacts of the exploitation of this vulnerability [CERTVU#800113 (CVE-2008-1447)], as...; Articles 2008-07-14
Barrick Proposes Innovative Transaction to Mitigate Energy Cost Pressures: Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX) (TSX: ABX) - All amounts expressed in Cdn. dollars unless otherwise indicated Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX) (TSX: ABX) announced today that it has proposed to make an all cash offer of $6.00 per share to acquire Cadence Energy Inc. ("Cadence") for a total cost...; Articles 2008-07-14

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