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Global Disaster Information Network in
the Works to Help Remote Crisis-Stricken
Areas Around the World;Preliminary
Findings to Be Presented at World
Conference on Disaster Reduction, Kobe,
Japan, January 18-22, 2005
Global Disaster Information Network in
the Works to Help Remote Crisis-Stricken
Areas Around the World;Preliminary
Findings to Be Presented at World
Conference on Disaster Reduction, Kobe,
Japan, January 18-22, 2005
01/05/2005 03:28 AMIn the aftermath of the tsunamis that devastated Asia in late December
2004, observers pointed out that lack of official, credible
information gave victims and governments in the area little prior
warning of the impending disaster. Although still in the developmental
stages, a partnership of the Global Disaster Information Network
(GDIN) and the Organsation for Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD) is creating an information system that may significantly reduce
the impact of future natural and manmade disasters. Native American
Pueblo and Navajo Nations in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado
are providing pilot sites for the GDIN system. [PRWEB Jan 5, 2005]
Net Disaster
Net Disaster
03/27/2005 03:26 AM
Netdisaster: Utterly pointless,
but very fun to play with.
Recipe for disaster
Recipe for disaster
12/30/2003 06:12 AMAndrea says: .. Spleenville ..
Andrea
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Disaster Relief
Disaster Relief
12/27/2004 04:48 AMGreg Hughes is
right:
"This is the right time to stop what you
normally do, get out of your little digital world that you assume is
all-defining and all-encompassing (it’s not, really) and come
back to reality...Very real people are experiencing very real pain,
and you can do your part to help them recover."
Until
the end of the month, everything I earn from TopStyle and FeedDemon
will be donated to the
International Red
Cross to help those affected by
this disaster.
Disaster Relief, PII
Disaster Relief, PII
12/30/2004 09:41 PMOn Monday
I
announced that 100% of my revenue from FeedDemon and TopStyle this
week will go to
disaster relief,
but I'm far from the only software developer making a contribution.
Here's a list of other developers who are donating from their
earnings:
If I missed anyone, let me know by posting a comment or trackback and
I'll update this list.
Asian disaster: How to help
Asian disaster: How to help
12/29/2004 09:41 AMHow you can help survivors of Sunday's Indian Ocean earthquake
disaster.
Are You Prepared For Disaster?
Are You Prepared For Disaster?
07/06/2004 11:25 PM"the disaster that never happened"
"the disaster that never happened"
01/06/2005 04:03 AMUK.biz ready for disaster, says UK.biz
UK.biz ready for disaster, says UK.biz
03/21/2003 11:26 AMWe the prepared
Google this: disaster
Google this: disaster
08/13/2004 02:08 PMFund manager Tom Taulli says the comedy of errors leading up to
Google's IPO is as much about management hubris as it is bad fortune.
Shuttle disaster down to bad glue
Shuttle disaster down to bad glue
08/14/2004 08:10 AMJust over a year and a half ago, a 'suitcase sized chunk of foam'
broke off and did serious damage to the space shuttle Columbia.
Hitting the shuttle's left wing, its damage would cause the shuttle to
break up on re-entry. The investigation into the disaster has recently
completed its work, and has come to a conclusion on exactly what
happened.
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board concluded that the fault was
not with the foam, but with the way it was applied; by hand and stuck
on with glue guns. The process left many places still exposed,
allowing liquid hydrogen to seep in. As the hydrogen warmed up, it
expanded, causing the pieces of insulating foam above it to pop off,
with seemingly lethal force.
NASA officials commented that “It was not the fault of the guys on the
floor; they were just doing the process we gave them." NASA are
now attempting to get the fuel tanks recertified, and ready for space
flight. The tanks now face tighter regulations. At $40 million per
tank, they represent a massive investment for NASA.
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Read moreRead full story...Aid workers fly to quake disaster
Aid workers fly to quake disaster
12/28/2004 09:35 AMExperts travel to Sri Lanka to join the aid efforts after giant waves
triggered by an earthquake hit the region.
Small.biz unprepared for disaster
Small.biz unprepared for disaster
08/13/2004 10:53 AMPlanning? We've heard of it...
From Heart of Indonesia's Disaster, a
Cry for Help
From Heart of Indonesia's Disaster, a
Cry for Help
01/01/2005 02:12 PMThe president of Indonesia visited the center of the damage for the
first time, flying over a 150-mile strip where all signs of habitation
were obliterated.
National disaster in Swaziland
National disaster in Swaziland
02/19/2004 11:31 AMThe government appeals for international help as a result of ravaging
drought and the spread of HIV/Aids.
NTT DoCoMo averts disaster
NTT DoCoMo averts disaster
01/09/2004 11:23 PMinfoSync Jan 9 2004 6:21AM ET
Wikipedia and the Tsunami Disaster
Wikipedia and the Tsunami Disaster
12/28/2004 03:06 PM2004
Indian Ocean earthquake: If you haven't looked yet, Wikipedia is
— once again — doing an insane job keeping track of
developments in the Southeast Asia tsunami disaster.
Currently on the page is scads of information about what caused the
tsunami, what a tsunami is, what the currect effects are, what every
country is going to help, and what phone numbers and URLs you need if
you want to assist. It's an amazing level of detail and it should be
your first stop for information, rather than any of the news
outlets.
We've previously raved about Wikipedia's abilities in this respect
with Hurricane Ivan, the Madrid Bombings, and the 2004 Olympics.
U.S. rides alone on disaster relief
U.S. rides alone on disaster relief
12/30/2004 07:38 PMThose looking for cooperation between the U.S. and the U.N. in aiding
victims of the Asian tsunami disaster shouldn't hold their breath. The
Washington Post
reports today that the Bush administration
is organizing a disaster relief effort entirely separate from that of
the U.N.:
Web logs aid disaster recovery
Web logs aid disaster recovery
12/30/2004 02:13 PMOnline journals or weblogs are helping people share information about
the tsunami disaster.
Asian Disaster May Be Costliest Ever
(AP)
Asian Disaster May Be Costliest Ever
(AP)
12/27/2004 03:50 PMAP - The earthquake and tidal wave that raced from southeast Asia to
east Africa this weekend, killing tens of thousands of people, may be
the costliest disaster in history, reaching billions of dollars, the
U.N. emergency relief coordinator said Monday.
Recovery after the first 24 hours of a
disaster
Recovery after the first 24 hours of a
disaster
06/24/2005 03:22 PMZDNet Jun 24 2005 12:57PM GMT
Reporters' log: Asian disaster
Reporters' log: Asian disaster
12/26/2004 08:32 AMThe BBC's correspondents report on the devastation caused by tidal
waves across the Indian Ocean.
Backyard disaster bunker
Backyard disaster bunker
12/29/2004 04:24 PM
Mark Frauenfelder:
Jim Leftwich writes about US Bunkers, which
manufactures a nice little pod to cozy up in when the peak oil
crisis-induced food, water, and energy riots commence. Load it up with
plenty of guns, ammos, water, food, and antibiotics and ride out the
catastrophe. Don't open the door until the population drops by 90
percent.
Link
Your experiences of Asian disaster
Your experiences of Asian disaster
12/26/2004 05:29 AMReaders report their experiences of the earthquakes and huge waves
that have devastated parts of Asia.
Tsunami disaster relief...
Tsunami disaster relief...
12/29/2004 06:41 PMEveryone:
As is probably the case with most of you, I'm struggling to come to
grips with the loss of life and destruction from the devastating
Indian Ocean tsunami. The pictures of the dead and injured, especially
the childr...
Reporters' log: Asia disaster
Reporters' log: Asia disaster
12/28/2004 07:01 AMThe BBC's correspondents report on the devastation caused by tidal
waves across the Indian Ocean.
Blowing off the Iraq disaster
Blowing off the Iraq disaster
09/22/2004 05:05 PMEven as a grim collage of mounting insurgent attacks, civilian
beheadings by terrorists, and the general spread of chaos continues to
darken the long shadow that's fallen over Iraq, the Bush campaign is
launching a new TV ad focused on some other really, really important
stuff. It seems they have a problem with their opponent's choice of
leisure sport, and what it might say about his integrity. In the new
spot, titled
"Windsurfing", BC
'04 cleverly flogs its Kerry flip-flopper theme, this time by showing
Kerry tacking back and forth across the water, and announcing "John
Kerry: whichever way the wind blows."
Vodkapundit - Master Of Disaster
Vodkapundit - Master Of Disaster
07/21/2004 04:46 PMjust rattled off a set of rather nasty talking points with a
Joker-worthy fixed grin [and] looked absolutely terrified ..
Gutterball Chris Lehane
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Anatomy of an IT disaster: How the FBI
blew it
Anatomy of an IT disaster: How the FBI
blew it
03/25/2005 01:20 AMTechWorld Mar 25 2005 5:21AM GMT
Computer disaster Stories!
Computer disaster Stories!
02/05/2005 10:16 PMRobert Scoble dropped his Tablet from about 4 feet up onto a
concrete pad and it survived. He has called out for Computer disaster
stories.
This reminds me of a little story. I was traveling with a bunch of
co-workers and we all got stuck in this awful dormitory situation.
Imagine 5 grown men in a small room with 2 bunk beds and a cot and one
bathroom, no Internet and a TV that received 2 English channels. It
was terrible but considering we could have been in a tent we kept our
mouths shut.
One of the guys with us loved to sleep. I sleep about 4-5 hours a
day maximum and needed to turn on the lites once in a while and never
did out of respect that this guy get his beauty sleep. On non work
days he was sleeping like 20 hours a day. I was getting pretty sick of
it and one night as I had just got to sleep about 2am he gets up turns
on all the lights and gets in the shower.
I went from mad to really mad and told my bunk mate who was
sleeping on the bottom bunk to rip his sheets of his bed and we would
take his mattress outside. So the co-worker jumps up and yanks the
sheets of this guys bed. Little did we know his laptop was up by his
pillow. And it came flying off at about Mach 2
Ever have one of those moments when things move real slow. Well
this thing slammed into the floor and probably put about a 10g stress
on this thing. I said a few choice comments and the guy comes out of
the shower while we are standing there with our mouths wide open. I am
thinking well I just bought a laptop.
In some sort of divine miracle it survived, the lid was jacked a
little but it worked. No more stripping beds for us. But hey it's
funny now. It was a Dell so I am not sure how it kept from blowing the
screen or cracking something vital.. Bit it was fun to remember it
spinning on the way down. Side note I would have paid for it and in
the end it would have been worth it. Don't sleep to long around me. :)
How about you do you have a computer disaster story. [Scobeliz
er]
Iraq PM: U.S. Departure Would Be
Disaster (AP)
Iraq PM: U.S. Departure Would Be
Disaster (AP)
06/04/2004 08:25 PMAP - Iraq's new prime minister made his first address to the nation
Friday, saying a rapid U.S. withdrawal from the country would be a
"major disaster" because Iraqis are not ready to handle their own
security.
Disaster Relief News
Disaster Relief News
01/06/2005 09:25 AMI just heard on the news another reason to give as much as you can to
the tsunami relief effort. Congress is well on its way to approving
legislation to allow all money donated to a recognized charity by
January 31st to be 100% deductible from LAST YEAR’S tax bill.
It’s not the reason to donate, but since it may not end up
costing you anything out of your pocket, it could well be
easier…
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03/27/2005 04:40 AMSurvive self-inflicted disaster
Survive self-inflicted disaster
07/22/2002 10:48 PMCNET Jul 22 2002 10:20PM ET
Disaster may have killed ancients
Disaster may have killed ancients
05/19/2004 04:29 AMThe remains of 28 early humans found buried at the bottom of a cave
shaft in Spain may belong to a group that died together in a
"catastrophe".
BBC postpones disaster drama
BBC postpones disaster drama
01/05/2005 11:19 AMA £3m BBC docu-drama about a volcano erupting in the US is postponed
in the wake of the tsunami disaster.
Y2K: Hoax, Or Averted Disaster?
Y2K: Hoax, Or Averted Disaster?
01/05/2005 08:43 AMDisaster-play at home
Disaster-play at home
05/13/2004 10:57 AMFormer guest blogger Todd Lappin points us to a professional
moulage kit, perfect for simulating your own brutal wounds and
accident scenarios in the privacy of your own home. For $549, you get
a convenient carrying case filled with such essentials as:
* 1 foreign body protrusion
* 1 eyeball
* 1 eviscerated intestines
* 2 crushed feet
* 1 plexiglass pk for simulated "glass in wound"
* 1 roll tape
* and lots more!
What a great gift! Link
The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
04/19/2005 09:47 AMThe Rise of Disaster
Capitalism
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