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The US Fed FOMC meeting is Wednesday and Thursday of this week with many participants expecting the Fed to act now to try to jump start the economy and.... Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:58:00 +0200 ibtimes-au en ibtimes-au-17f16773f2143b3d7cd6b4bfa3f7e4ae ECB EnterpriseEurope2 NaturalDisasters ImportsExports 20120911165800 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/383024/20120911/oil-prices-trading-side-unchanged.htm This week is setting up much like last week in that stimulus or quantitative easing is by far the main item of focus by both traders and investors. The US Fed FOMC meeting is Wednesday and Thursday of this week with many participants expecting the Fed to act now to try to jump start the economy and.... Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:29:00 +0200 ibtimes-uk en ibtimes-uk-82259e5c24c24bf186e3c740a9644254 ECB EnterpriseEurope2 NaturalDisasters ImportsExports 20120911162900 http://news.ptv.com.pk/world.asp More than 100 people have also died elsewhere they said including five killed by a bomb in Damascus. The new international envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has said his mission to stop the fighting is nearly impossible. Mr Brahimi who takes over from Kofi Annan is expected to hold talks in Syria with President Bashar alAssad. Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:41:00 +0200 ptvworldnews en ptvworldnews-bd2bf5bc05034795fcc3517b0ab367de Security NaturalDisasters TerroristAttack Conflict 33.4548482172826 37.0233262877459 36.215549 37.159279 20120904094100 http://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/philippine-floods-why-are-we-responding-and-others-are-not Source: Save the Children Country: Philippines (the) Written by Edwin Philip Horca, Senior Manager, Luzon Visayas Program and Emergency Response Team Leader, Save the Children, Philippines Reflections from the frontline As I did my monitoring rounds in the affected areas in Laguna, Philippines, I.... Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:12:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-21dcdca9d7e26e22b4bb3b55fb303e51 Echo NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120831041200 http://www.marinelink.com/news/ready-worst-the347887.aspx Taking Emergency Plans for a Dry Run Most every company knows it should have a plan to deal with catastrophe. That’s especially true for shipyards and vessel Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:17:00 +0200 marinelink en marinelink-7adbdcccf35db0d4920bc82fe987ba88 NaturalDisasters Echo ManMadeDisasters 20120924171700 http://www.marinelink.com/news/ready-worst-the347887.aspx Taking Emergency Plans for a Dry Run Most every company knows it should have a plan to deal with catastrophe. That’s especially true for shipyards and vessel Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:58:00 +0200 maritimereporter en maritimereporter-7adbdcccf35db0d4920bc82fe987ba88 NaturalDisasters Echo ManMadeDisasters 20120924165800 http://theanguillian.com/2012/09/a-guinep-tree-in-the-road-by-patvin-adams/ Life lessons exist to inform us, mold us and supposedly shave off our rough edges. Tough times such as now are said to be challenges that help us to... Read more » Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:11:00 +0200 anguillian en anguillian-7e0a8cf7e21ff8312312425eb7dc2e42 NaturalDisasters Conflict 20120914151100 http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20120911-hurricane-isaac-tests-loyola-universitys-emergency-response-plans 9/10/12 Disasters In the days following Hurricane Isaac’s slow march across south Louisiana, Loyola University New Orleans administrators have been reviewing their response with a critical eye to ensure emergency preparations continue to evolve and meet the demands of each situation; beginning.... Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:27:00 +0200 homelandsecuritynewswire en homelandsecuritynewswire-41a94f870b80902ce90dd64446b97c8d Echo NaturalDisasters 29.9564 -90.0987 20120911092700 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/381471/20120906/oil-prices-firm-ahead-draghi-comments.htm Today will be mostly abut the outcome of the ECB policy meeting and Draghi's comments about the bond buying program as well as how large the draws will be in US oil inventories. The API repot last night showed a smaller than expected draw in refined products and a larger than expected draw in crude oil versus the consensus expectations. Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:02:00 +0200 ibtimes-in en ibtimes-in-68de72b064c8e966803b3063483176da ECB NaturalDisasters 20120906200200 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/381471/20120906/oil-prices-firm-ahead-draghi-comments.htm Today will be mostly abut the outcome of the ECB policy meeting and Draghi's comments about the bond buying program as well as how large the draws will be in US oil inventories. The API repot last night showed a smaller than expected draw in refined products and a larger than expected draw in crude oil versus the consensus expectations. Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:44:00 +0200 ibtimes-uk en ibtimes-uk-1b7258b917dedca763be43457da2eb56 ECB NaturalDisasters 20120906194400 http://www.thedailyherald.com/islands/1-islands-news/31140-first-marines-arrive-in-st-maarten-early-2013-.html THE HAGUE--The first six Dutch marines will arrive in St. Maarten early 2013 for the practical preparations to set up a marine base on the island. The Dutch Ministry of Defence on Friday confirmed earlier media reports that it will be permanently stationing a contingent of 26 marines of The Netherlands in St. Sat, 01 Sep 2012 06:35:00 +0200 thedailyherald en thedailyherald-fb467ba022bc99f61e201e3ec089450e NaturalDisasters Society 52.373 4.89483 20120901063500 http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/31/us/weather-isaac/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular A weakened Isaac moved over Arkansas on Friday, leaving weary residents in Southern states digging out of its muddy mess and hundreds of thousands without power. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:26:00 +0200 cnn en cnn-be1b9102d2bd57e95977197d1e36f70d NaturalDisasters 34.8997055103389 -92.4392867331127 20120831192600 http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/31/us/weather-isaac/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular A weakened Isaac moved over Arkansas on Friday, leaving weary residents in Southern states digging out of its muddy mess and hundreds of thousands without power. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:19:00 +0200 cnn en cnn-bb8c9796170f756b559e65b3a62b5769 NaturalDisasters 34.8997055103389 -92.4392867331127 20120831151900 http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/31/us/weather-isaac/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular A weakened Isaac moved over Arkansas on Friday, leaving weary residents in Southern states digging out of its muddy mess and hundreds of thousands without power. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:39:00 +0200 cnn en cnn-87909b299951bc8dc21136a6a1df4226 NaturalDisasters 34.8997055103389 -92.4392867331127 20120831143900 http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/31/us/weather-isaac/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular A weakened Isaac moved over Arkansas on Friday, leaving weary residents in Southern states digging out of its muddy mess and hundreds of thousands without power. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:26:00 +0200 cnn en cnn-a84fd114813c25bcc7e16122a469dbe3 NaturalDisasters 34.8997055103389 -92.4392867331127 20120831132600 http://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/when-aid-does-not-help Source: SOS Children's Villages International Country: Haiti 23/08/2012 - Villas for company managers, tents for the victims of earthquakes: support often misses the mark because those affected by disasters are not consulted. This comment, made by Dr. Wilfried Vyslozil, managing director of the.... Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:13:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-0995ed9983172c2a0ba18d037ce5c50b UNbodies ManMadeDisasters HumanitarianAid Echo GenderEquality NaturalDisasters 18.54299 -72.343102 20120831081300