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		<title>Tropical Storm Emily</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/08/05/tropical-storm-emily/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FEMA is asking residents of Florida and the East Coast to be aware of the progress of Tropical Storm Emily.  See the FEMA update:  http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=57048.]]></description>
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		<title>A Busy Season for the American Red Cross</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/06/23/a-busy-season-for-the-american-red-cross/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emergency Response]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since late March of this year, the American Red Cross (http://www.redcross.org/) has responded to 42 disasters in the U.S., from fires to floods and tornadoes.  They&#8217;ve opened 270 shelters, and handed out over 3 million meals.  Take a look at the map linked here  http://www.redcross.org/www-files/Documents/pdf/donation/HowWeAreHelping.pdf  to see the distribution by state of their activities as of June 15, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flooding in the Midwest</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/05/06/flooding-in-the-midwest-2/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/05/06/flooding-in-the-midwest-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 19:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Flooding]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NASA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NASA has provided us with a couple of images that speak volumes about the extent of the flooding in the midwest, particularly where the Mississippi River joins the Ohio.  Take a look here:  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=50475&#38;src=eorss-iotd on their Earth Observatory site.  The article that follows the pictures is also interesting, and helps shed light on what has happened [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Closing Tweets</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/01/27/closing-tweets/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/01/27/closing-tweets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Service Continuity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toolkit Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[library service continuity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PReP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A quick review of the &#8220;NEPR Times&#8221; Twitter feed (see left side bar, &#8220;Library Closings &#38; Related Tweets&#8221;), provides an interesting study of the kinds of events that can cause library closings.  Over the past ten days (January 18-January 27), here&#8217;s the distribution: Inclement weather (8) Flooding (5) Air quality Staff illness Network upgrade Power outage Threat (bomb?) Interior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Libraries Vital in Emergencies</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/01/11/libraries-vital-in-emergencies/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/01/11/libraries-vital-in-emergencies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emergency Response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The American Library Association provided a press release yesterday, noting that Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) has succeeded in his efforts to have FEMA designate libraries as temporary relocation sites for their communities following an emergency or disaster.  See the details here:  http://connect.ala.org/node/127510.  Many thanks to Cheryl Rowan at NN/LM&#8217;s South Central Region for the heads up, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Worst Summers</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2010/09/23/top-5-worst-summer/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2010/09/23/top-5-worst-summer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Seems like most of the nation has experienced an abnormal summer. Here in Charlottesville, it was a hot, but dry, so thunderstorms were rare. Our main event was the microburst in June that caused a lot of destruction around town and resulted our library being closed for a day-and-a-half. The Weather Channel compiled a list [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hospital Shooting in Baltimore</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2010/09/17/hospital-shooting-in-baltimore/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2010/09/17/hospital-shooting-in-baltimore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Violent Incident]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[See this article, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39213800/ns/health-health_care/, entitled &#8220;Hospital Violence is on the Rise, Health Agency Warns,&#8221; by JoNel Aleccia, Health Writer for MSNBC.  Yesterday&#8217;s incident at Johns Hopkins is an unfortunate reminder that everyone who works in a health care setting could possibly be at risk for violence, even though, as the Joint Commission report noted, hospitals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disaster Aid via Smartphones</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2010/07/28/disaster-aid-via-smartphones/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2010/07/28/disaster-aid-via-smartphones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disaster aid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that survivors of disaster can now apply for federal assistance via smart phone.   See the full press release for details.  According to the release, this new tool is one aspect of FEMA&#8217;s initiative to make its service more readily available to all Americans, as well as to make use of technology [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tracking Tsunamis</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2010/03/01/tracking-tsunamis/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2010/03/01/tracking-tsunamis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tsunamis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chile earthquake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hawaii]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOAA Tsunami Warning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some interesting data about the tsunami that was generated by the recent earthquake off the coast of Chile, visit the NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning web site that details the sequence of advisories and warnings.  Even though Hawaii was fortunately spared the kind of devasting tsunami that came ashore in Indonesia a few years ago, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flash Mob at Old Dominion University Library</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/12/14/flash-mob-at-old-dominion-university-library/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/12/14/flash-mob-at-old-dominion-university-library/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What would you do if hundreds of students suddenly swarmed your library?  Take a look at this news video from December 10th.]]></description>
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