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AWS investment in South Africa results in economic ripple effect

AWS Public Sector Blog

This origin story traces back to the founding of the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud ( Amazon EC2 ) service in 2004, which is now regarded as one of the fundamental pieces of cloud computing technology. This includes local vendors in construction, engineering, energy consulting, plumbing, maintenance, and security.

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CIVIL RIGHTS/CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Pitt Bull Owners’ § 1983 Action May Proceed

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

In May 2021, the Eight h Circuit affirmed the denial of the City of Minneapolis’s and a police officer’s motion to dismiss dog owners’ unlawful search and seizure claim under 42 U.S.C. Officers Michael Mays and Daniel Ledman responded to conduct a residence security check. Trish Sifka —Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group.

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How AWS supports the 10th anniversary of National Voter Registration Day with digital tools for civic engagement

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2021, Democracy Works continued to make an impact and sent 23.3 Since 2004 HeadCount has supported the registration of over one million voters. Since 2012, over 12 million voters have signed up for TurboVote, through partnerships with more than 300 institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and companies.

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A Proposed Strategy to Advocate for Improved Civil Protection in the United Kingdom

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Hence there is potential for floods that equal or exceed those generated in 2008, storms that may be more disruptive than Arwen was in 2021, heatwaves greater than that of July 2022, and so on. In addition, more than 60 universities teach and research on topics (hazards, risks, disasters, safety, security, etc.)