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Former FEMA Administrator Calls for Reform

Recovery Diva

Author is Brock Long. Some excerpts: “As FEMA administrator beginning in 2017, I witnessed the agency stretched thin by one crisis after another — a pattern that has only intensified since I left office five years ago. From The Hill: Why America Needs Disaster Reform Now.

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Academic Publishing and Malpractice

Emergency Planning

Graff described malpractice among academic journal editors and called for a bill of rights to protect authors against such excesses. During that time I have encountered all sorts of behaviour, good and bad, by authors, reviewers and editors. Herein I am going to concentrate on malpractice by authors. Plagiarism.

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A brief critique of UK emergency arrangements in the light of the Covid-19 crisis

Emergency Planning

In 2017, the responses to the Manchester Arena bombings and the Grenfell Tower fire were substantially criticised. Creating a system that is solidly based on the local authority (and properly funded at that level), coordinated regionally and harmonised and supported nationally is now a vital British imperative.

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SIA New Member Profile: Turing AI

Security Industry Association

Turing AI was founded in 2017 in the heart of Silicon Valley with a mission to reimagine the safety and security industry with AI. The views and opinions expressed in guest posts and/or profiles are those of the authors or sources and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Security Industry Association.

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Changes to Kitchen Island and Peninsula Receptacle Outlet Requirements for the Past Three NEC Editions

National Fire Protection Association

Perhaps no changes to these requirements represented a larger swing of the pendulum than those we have seen over the past three cycles: the 2017, 2020, and 2023 NEC. 2017 NEC Requirements The following are the relevant sections and requirements for island and peninsula receptacle outlets based on the 2017 NEC. Revised 210.52(C)(3)

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SIA New Member Profile: Infinite Electronics

Security Industry Association

In May 2017, Infinite Electronics, a supplier of engineering-grade wired and wireless connectivity products, acquired Transtector, adding the company’s strong engineering capabilities, world-class manufacturing operations and diversified set of products to its family of brands.

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Financial Industry Hit By Surging Numbers of Cyber-Incidents

Behavior Group

Financial services companies in the UK were hit by 819 cyber-incidents, which were reported to the Financial Conduct Authority in 2018. According to a freedom of information (FOI) request made by accountancy firm RSM, the data showed that there had been a huge rise from the previous year, with 69 reported in 2017.