Mitigation includes steps taken to reduce the damage caused by hurricane winds and flooding through improvements to residential and non-residential buildings and their utility systems. Activities include: Assessing building performance after significant hurricanes and coastal storms, Developing d
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08/13/2006
"At least one-fourth of all businesses that close because of a disaster never reopen. Small businesses are especially vulnerable, because few of them have the resources or knowledge to assess disaster risks and develop comprehensive mitigation and recovery plans. That's why the Institute for Busi
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08/13/2006
In New Jersey, especially South Jersey, you will find horse enthusiats and a relatively large number of horse farms of all sizes. The equestrians and their horses are well supported by local tack and supply shops, trainers, instructors, farriers and veteranarians. There are shows and competitions
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08/12/2006
Composed of eight culturally diverse counties - Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean and Salem - Southern New Jersey is home to superb arts centers, museums, symphonies, and theaters. Find out about theaters, museums, galleries, symphonies, presenting organization
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08/11/2006
For those of us that plan to be traveling by plane, in order to help make travel go as smoothly as possible, you need to be aware of the new security measures that the government has put in place:IMPORTANT: Airport security measures have recently been made more stringent. We urge you to be prepar
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08/11/2006
If you are military, governmental or contract support personnnel moving into or out of the New Jersey area, especially McGuire Air Force Base or Fort Dix in South Jersey, we have established support services that are geared to you and your family's special needs. We have the experience working
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08/11/2006
Anyone buying a new home is probably moving from an old one. But no matter how many times you move, it never hurts to go over the basics of planning. Here's a quick guide that's a good place to start.Click here for a Household Packing Guide.If moving day is just around the corner, it's time to de
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08/10/2006
FEMA has a Winds Zone section that maps the Wind Zones in the U.S. in additional to Special Wind and Hurricane-Suseptible regions. There are also links to literature for planning for and prevention for loss due to disasters. Click here for FEMA's Wind ZonesMore resources from FEMA:Effects of high
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08/10/2006
The Farmer's Almanac has been used, since it was first published in 1792, to predict the weather for growing crops, chart the moon phases, sunrises and sunsets, tides, share homespun wisdom and humor, provide recipes, tips, folklore and more. The printed version comes out every year in September.
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08/10/2006
Hoaxes, urban legends, email scams... We've all been tempted or even believed in them or had associates get exited about them and sound the alarm, firing off emails to seemingly everyone in the world. Some hoaxes or scams keep resurfacing over and over again. Before you or someone you know goes t
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08/08/2006