Sentences with phrase «in the disaster zone for»

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For Feldstein, a night in Cleveland had turned into a weeks - long business trip to a disaster zone more than 2,500 kilometres from home.

For example, simplified acquisitions, which involve contracts below $ 750,000 (in disaster zones), don't require a clause allowing the government to audit costs and review records to evaluate the company's performance.

The Department of Agriculture blamed excessive heat and the historic drought for putting half of all U.S. counties in «disaster zones» that have now spread beyond the Corn Belt and...

For organizations that work in disaster zones and emergency situations, these tools can also be used to coordinate activities, help raise funds and disseminate timely news that can help in relief efforts.

Other new social media platforms, such as programs that allow volunteers to produce more detailed maps of disaster zones using donated satellite imagery or to match photos of lost pets to older images provided by their owners, also provide opportunities for people to help without putting themselves in harm's way, she says.

«Today, not only are more people in harm's way than there were 50 years ago, but building in flood plains, earthquake zones and other high - risk areas has increased the likelihood that a routine natural hazard will become a major catastrophe,» warns a 2015 report from the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), which maintains an international disaster database.

The robot has potential for use in disaster zones, said MIT engineer Sampriti Bhattacharyya, where rubble littering the ground can make it difficult for rescue robots to walk.

Annihilation Rated R for violence, bloody images, language and some sexuality Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86 % In Theaters This heavy sci - fi piece from Ex Machina writer / director Alex Garland stars Natalie Portman as an ex-military scientist who leads an all - female mission into an environmental disaster zone in order to try to uncover what happened to the all male team that preceded theIn Theaters This heavy sci - fi piece from Ex Machina writer / director Alex Garland stars Natalie Portman as an ex-military scientist who leads an all - female mission into an environmental disaster zone in order to try to uncover what happened to the all male team that preceded thein order to try to uncover what happened to the all male team that preceded them.

If you are in a FEMA - declared disaster zone, then you will be eligible for three months of administrative forbearance, whether your student loans are private or federal.

Whether or not you are in FEMA - declared disaster zone, you may be eligible for student loan deferment.

You can not expect them to fend for themselves in a disaster zone.

This facility, where rescued dogs will learn to be rescuers, will be the first - of - its - kind in America and will provide a training ground for search and rescue teams throughout the nation to work with their canines in an environment that simulates real disaster conditions such as a train wreck, an earthquake zone and a rubble pile.

The long recovery is just beginning for Texas, and these donations are helping, with over $ 70,000 in cash and supplies already donated to shelters in the disaster zone including Harris County Animal Services, the Humane Society of Southeast Texas, the Humane Society of Aransas County and Brazoria County SPCA.

The courses — which covered topics such as temporary animal sheltering in disaster zones and safe animal handling techniques in crisis situations — were a wonderful educational experience for all who attended.

During Hurricane Katrina, OHS team members spent several weeks in the disaster zone rescuing pets, and brought more than 100 abandoned animals to OHS for adoption.

Organizations working in Texas are in need of supplies to rescue and care for animals in the disaster zone.

The national disaster mitigation agency has installed six warning sirens that will be heard for two kilometres in the event of an eruption, and warning signs at 54 points across the danger zone telling people not to enter.

Some of those who have fled in recent days are not in the evacuation zone, but they have left out of caution and uncertainty about what areas are at risk, the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management said.

When a tsunami is detected by the Center for Disaster Mitigation (Pusdalops) in Denpasar, the sirens will sound a three - minute wail, giving residents and tourists about fifteen to twenty minutes to leave the red zones.

In his new series of work for the Video section, multidisciplinary American artist Jacolby Satterwhite explores blockbuster movie tropes, disaster films and queer eroticism in a futuristic suite of films En Plein Air Abstraction (2016), featuring floating mechanics glidi ng over sci - fi inspired global disaster zoneIn his new series of work for the Video section, multidisciplinary American artist Jacolby Satterwhite explores blockbuster movie tropes, disaster films and queer eroticism in a futuristic suite of films En Plein Air Abstraction (2016), featuring floating mechanics glidi ng over sci - fi inspired global disaster zonein a futuristic suite of films En Plein Air Abstraction (2016), featuring floating mechanics glidi ng over sci - fi inspired global disaster zones.

This situation speaks of the opportunity this disaster has created for governments and citizens, from the level of local zoning to that of federal flood insurance, to reexamine norms in light of both the implicit threat posed by extreme weather and the amplified risks coming with a warming climate and rising seas.

[Oct. 24, 5:17 p.m. Updated The head of the office of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, a United Nations body, has said that the collapse of almost 1,000 buildings «underlines the importance of providing the right incentives and information to builders and [property] owners in the world's most dangerous earthquake zones.»]

The combination of dense populations and poverty seen in Haiti's capital is replicated in dozens of earthquake zones worldwide, from the Philippines and Indonesia to the foothills of the Himalayas to Tehran and Istanbul, so many seismologists warn that this century is primed for many more such disasters.

Though these were created to provide a pleasant solution to a disaster zone, Cusato received wider interest in her design from developers of resorts, for example.

The bicycle allows users to filter water through pedaling, enabling access to clean water for those in remote villages and disaster zones.

In the case of the recent disaster in Japan, for example, a smartphone can help travelers connect with others, get information about the situation, and book flights out of a danger zonIn the case of the recent disaster in Japan, for example, a smartphone can help travelers connect with others, get information about the situation, and book flights out of a danger zonin Japan, for example, a smartphone can help travelers connect with others, get information about the situation, and book flights out of a danger zone.

General Electric (Stamford, CT) 2007 — 2008 Corporate Consultant — Infrastructure Systems & Network • Designed, developed, and engineered GE Treasury system's development, QA, Production, and DR environment • Hardware: Sun Fire V220, V480, V880, V1290, V6140, V6800, V6920; Sun Enterprise T2000, T5120 (Solaris 10: LDOMS, ZFS, RAID, Zoans, Containers), E10K, E15K, E25, M4000, M8000, M9000; HP ProLiant with Linux 5.0 (EMC and 3 PAR SAN) • Built servers from racking, cabling (Ethernet / fiber), connecting to network, setting serial connection to Avocent ports, and setting up server to the network through DNS • Performed massive installation of Solaris servers using both Jumpstart and Blade Logic and Red Hat using both PXE boot and BladeLogic servers to global distributed network of more than 6000 servers • Installed and configured Solaris 10 OS, recommended patches, hardening software, LDOMS, ZFS, and Container on Sun server • Installed and configured Emulex LPFC, EMC Power path, Navisphere, Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas Cluster Server, Veritas Volume Replicator, and Veritas Net Backup in heterogeneous environment • Partitioned and mirrored disks using Solaris LVM, disk suites, Veritas VxVM, mirrored root file system and set up alternate boot device and dump device • Installed application software for ITG, IDM, and Tibco etc. • Created and adjusted Oracle projects on oracle 9i and 10g • Configured operating systems, LDOMS, ZFS, RAID, network Multi Pathing, Cisco Switch 6309, Brocade Switch, EMC DS41000 fiber switch, EMC, 3 PAR and HITACHI SAN, DNS, NIS, NIS plus, LDAP • Created LUNs for EMC, 3 PAR, HITACHI SAN and set up RAIDS • Created zoning of Cisco 6309 switch • Provided connectivity of Ethernet ports and fiber channel by patching Ethernet ports from server panel to switch, and by patching fiber from server to Brocade switch then to EMC DS41000 switch through Cisco switch6300, 6309, Big IP • Performed alternate boot testing, crush dump testing and cluster testing • Vendor liaison for Cisco, HP, IBM, EMC, Symantec, Oracle Sun, and Red hat Linux resolving hardware and software issues • Scheduled changes and upgrades communicating with business owners and support team • Architected Disaster Recovery System conducted testing and resetting the systems as needed • Performed zoning and provisioning configured EMC / Power path LUNs on UNIX servers upon client's request • Resolved issues with NIS, NIS +, DNS, VxVM and VCS among other SA tasks • Created network topology of the internet and intranet security environment using Visio 7.5

• Installed, configured, and managed multiple web sites supporting global e-commerce and e-business credit in technical environments comprised of Solaris 8 - 10 (LDOMS, ZFS, RAID, ZONES, CONTAINERS), Aix 6.1 - 7.1, Linux 4.0 - 5.5, Web Sphere MQ, Apache, Jboss, ATG, DB2, Oracle, MySQL and VMware • Optimized data security through close cooperation between Network Administration, Unix System Administration, NT Administration, DBA, and Backup and Recovery Administration teams • Installed Emulex LPFc, EMC Power path, Navisphere, Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas cluster server, Veritas File system, Veritas Net Backup etc. and archived original configuration • Utilized expertise in managing and performance tuning major RDBMS Oracle / Sybase / SQL / Informix / DB2 / ATG / SAP • Built and configured IBM, HP and Sun servers, EMC, TSM and Sun SAN • Architected Disaster Recovery System, conducted testing, observed fail errors, and reset the systems • Compiled opensource applications and packages as necessary for the source of both Solaris and RPM packages • Installed and configured Nagios, Cacti and MRTG graphing tool to monitor and visualize servers and network devices • Managed Send Mail, SFTP, FTP, HTTP, SSL, SSH, DHCP, DNS, NIS, NIS +, DHCP, LDAP, Apache, Tomcat, Web Sphere, BMC Patrol, HP Open View, and Nagios • Coordinated efforts among Development, QA, Production, DR, Systems, DBA, Production, Support, Network Administration, and Applications groups for project completion ahead of schedule and under budget • Planned and developed projects, performed user acceptance tests, and applied patches to fix bugs • Served as liaison with vendors multiple vendors including Cisco, EMC, HP, IBM, Red Hat Linux, Oracle, Sun, and Symantec resolving hardware and software issues in a timely and professional manner

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have enacted relief policies for homeowners in California in federally - declared disaster zones impacted by wildfires.

I keep wanting to do something like this but with construction going on (um, at a snails pace) for the basement our garage is more of a disaster zone, not ahhhh welcome and come on in.