Our business was impacted in several ways by Hurricane Sandy that we never could have anticipated. Fortunately, things are crawling back towards normal and we are blessed that the impact we felt was secondary. We have those whose lives, families…
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Duracell Steps Up The Voltage For Hurricane Victims
Duracell has brought its fleet of “Power Forward” portable power center to the New York City area to provide charging stations, batteries and flashlights to residents who are still without power after hurricane Sandy. In addition to charging stations, the…
Hurricane Sandy Requires Re-Examination of Rechargeable Battery Use
There is has been a slow but steady migration towards the use of devices utilizing rechargaeable batteries for emergency services personnel. The combination of more reliability and longer life have led to cost savings and reduces the amount of batteries…
Concert Weather Safety Advocates Fail To Account For Hail Storm of Folding Chairs
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Leaders in the outdoor events safety movement have made great advances in the last year in promoting safety in outdoor events when weather becomes an issue. A recent event in Buffalo, NY made it clear that there was one atmospheric…
Geckskin Advances The Reusable Tape Idea
Scientists at The University of Massachusetts Amherst campus have take the dream of re-usable tape another step in the continued development of an adhesive that uses the concept that lets the gecko hold on to vertical surfaces. This is not…
Are You Paying To Support “Orphans” That You Haven’t Seen In Years?
In checking over our monthly American Express statement (I really should do this more often) I noticed a charge from Google Adwords for $20.83. I dug back a little further and found that this charge had been repeating itself on…
Why Did This Take So Long
Long before digital audio came to live sound mixing consoles, lighting control was being done in the digital domain. Using the standard dmx512 protocol, along with some others, up to 512 discrete sets of information could be transmitted from console…
Outdoor Show Safety Standards Gain Traction
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The Event Safety Alliance, an organization headed by Jim Digby, the tour manager for Linkin Park, has adopted the slogan “Life Safety First” as a way to move concert safety issues into the forefront in the minds of event planners…
Duracell Rapid Responder Brings Relief To Victims of Isaac
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Duracell’s Rapid Responder, is now on site in the New Orleans area, assisting in relief efforts for last week’s hurricane victims. The Rapid Responder is part of Proctor and Gamble’s Mobile Relief Center, a response team that provides mobile showers,…
Major Retailers Get Dose of Their Own “Social” Medicine
Major retailers have all rushed to social networking, with major initiatives in Twitter, Facebook, and lots of other social media outlets. Their ads are everywhere and they continue to attempt to engage potential customers on a one-to-one basis. The New…
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