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Report: Disasters Are Getting Worse – But More Lives Have Been Saved

DRI Drive

Over the past 50 years, natural disasters have increased by a factor of five, according to the latest data from the World Meteorological Organization – causing over 2 million deaths and $3.64 trillion in losses. The most recent WMO Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970-2019) keeps track of […]. The post Report: Disasters Are Getting Worse – But More Lives Have Been Saved appeared first on DRI Drive.

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What Are Smart Showers?

Constellation

If you’re thinking of upgrading your bathroom, you might have heard about digital and smart showers. But what is a smart shower and its benefits? The post What Are Smart Showers? appeared first on. (This is a content summary only. Click on the blog title to continue reading this post.).

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Moscow Hesitated in Poland—Will It in Belarus?

The Rand Blog

Forty years ago, Russia used a major military exercise in part to scare Poland's communist leaders into cracking down on protesters. A similar Russian exercise now could be aimed in part at pressuring Belarus. If so, the West could respond in several ways.

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Get the latest previews of Citrix Workspace app for Windows today!

Citrix

We created Citrix Workspace with a vision to empower people to work where, when, and how they want. Our most important input to marching toward this vision has been user feedback. We believe that getting user feedback early and often … The post Get the latest previews of Citrix Workspace app for Windows today! first appeared on Citrix Blogs. Related Stories Recapping Citrix Launchpad: Cloud Citrix innovations to power your hybrid-cloud migration Teleportation in Citrix Workspace with Group

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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The Guilt I Carry Over 9/11 Drives Me to Help Others

The Rand Blog

RAND policy researcher and U.S. military veteran Jonathan Wong reflects on how the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks have influenced how he has lived his life since that day.

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Hurricane Ida Is Part of a Cycle of Disasters—Mitigating Their Impact Means Building Back Better

The Rand Blog

Building back better means focusing on recovery that not only restores damage from a disaster but also reduces future risk. To meet that goal today, we need to look at the ways our disaster preparedness and response systems actually create risk themselves, by reinforcing things like wealth inequality, systemic discrimination, or access to crucial services.

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FPRF webinar recording on “Traditional and Particulate-Blocking Firefighter Hoods: Pros, Cons, and Trade-Offs” is now available

National Fire Protection Association

The recording of the “Traditional and Particulate-Blocking Firefighter Hoods” webinar hosted by the Fire Protection Research Foundation, the research affiliate of NFPA, is now available for viewing online. The webinar centered around research conducted by North Carolina State University’s Textile Protection and Comfort Center (TPACC) and focused on developing a system-level methodology for. [[ This is a content summary only.

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Leiden University Medical Center Innovates Healthcare with Pure

Pure Storage

LUMC. In its strategic policy plan, “Grensverleggend beter worden” (“Getting better by breaking new ground”), the Board of Directors of the LUMC set out its vision for the development of the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) for the coming years. In this plan, which is a decision-making framework for the next few years, innovation plays an essential role.

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10 questions teams should be asking for faster incident response by Hannah Culver

PagerDuty

2019 and 2020 were worlds apart. Our entire ways of working, living, socializing, and learning were changed almost overnight. Over the last 18 months, technical teams have had to double down on all their digital efforts to help their customers adapt to the new normal. At the same time, teams were responsible for more unplanned work than ever as incidents steadily rose.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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Outsourced Network Administrator In South Florida

LAN Infotech

5 Benefits Of An Outsourced Network Administrator In South Florida. As computer systems and networks have become critical attributes of modern organizations and institutions, continuous monitoring and updating are necessary to ensure they run efficiently and remain secure and effective. But for many businesses in South Florida, managing the business’s network can quickly become more than they can handle effectively.

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Preparation for Protest

Plan B Consulting

In this week’s bulletin, Charlie discusses how to prepare your company against protesters. Taking into consideration the safety of your staff, protesters and your company’s reputation. With the Extinction Rebellion in London last week and the COP26 (Conference of the Parties) happening in Glasgow, in 6 weeks. I thought it might be a good time to think about how we can prepare for being caught up in protests, or how you should respond if your organisation is targeted.

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Preparation for Protest

Plan B Consulting

In this week’s bulletin, Charlie discusses how to prepare your company against protesters. Taking into consideration the safety of your staff, protesters and your company’s reputation. With the Extinction Rebellion in London last week and the COP26 (Conference of the Parties) happening in Glasgow, in 6 weeks. I thought it might be a good time to think about how we can prepare for being caught up in protests, or how you should respond if your organisation is targeted.

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Preparation for Protest

Plan B Consulting

In this week’s bulletin, Charlie discusses how to prepare your company against protesters. Taking into consideration the safety of your staff, protesters and your company’s reputation. With the Extinction Rebellion in London last week and the COP26 (Conference of the Parties) happening in Glasgow, in 6 weeks. I thought it might be a good time to think about how we can prepare for being caught up in protests, or how you should respond if your organisation is targeted.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.