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How State and Local IT Agencies Can Best Prepare for Natural Disasters

State Tech Magazine

The National Centers for Environmental Information recently released the final update to its 2022 Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters report. Last year tied 2017 and 2011 for the third-highest number of billion-dollar disasters in the U.S., with the cost of 18 weather events totaling more than $175 billion.

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Flyer, Park City (Utah) Community Events for September 2022

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Lately I've been thinking about more formal community information kiosks in public buildings, definitely libraries and city hall, and wrt schools, in the foyers of schools, or outside. It could be modeled on the transit information kiosks that Arlington County does, but I'm thinking a multi-sided kiosk.

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Why World Backup Day is relevant everyday

Open Access Government - Technology News

It started as a post on Reddit in 2011 and has grown to see up to half a million people visiting the official website each March 31st. Among the findings, 75% of Americans were worried about having their personal or financial information stolen by hackers, compared to 40% who feared being robbed in person. of all consumer attacks.

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The economic impact of AWS’s investment in Japan

AWS Public Sector Blog

I’m humbled to share that since 2011, AWS has invested ¥1.35 In 2022, we invested ¥348 billion in capital and operational investments in our data centers in Japan. During 2011-2022, the investment in our AWS Regions in Japan resulted in ¥1.31 During 2011-2022, the investment in our AWS Regions in Japan resulted in ¥1.31

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CFP: Book About Teaching with Digital Storytelling

A Library Writer's Blog

This new book will be published in fall 2023 for the Innovations in Information Literacy series edited by Trudi E. It will provide educators with innovative case studies for teaching digital storytelling to inspire learners as confident and creative producers of digital information. Jacobson for Rowman & Littlefield.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

One-time investments in CLT properties can keep those properties affordable as long as the CLT exists, ensuring affordability for far longer (Institute for Community Economics 1982, Jacobus and Brown 2010, White 2011). It’s important to be strategic to promote relationship synergy and maximize benefits for both parties (White 2011).

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How to Keep the Local Grocery Store Open: A Challenge for NC CED Professionals

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs [link] accessed via [link] Accessed July 18, 2023. In 2011, Camden County, in far eastern North Carolina, had only one grocery. Main Street, Mebane, N.C. Source: Library of Congress – U.S. By 2016, it had lost that store.

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