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Place Your Bets
Place Your Bets
I spent a few days recently in Las Vegas, primarily to attend an industry conference, but I also took a few moments to partake in one of Vegas’ main attractions.
Guaranteed Success - Sign me up!
I’m guessing many reading this blog have played roulette at some point, but for those who have not, it’s a fairly simple game. Similar to other games of chance, one is able to place bets on colors (red or black) or numbers in the hope that your number, color, etc. will be realized and you will get a payout. As you can probably guess, in the world of “chance” one has greater probability for success by placing multiple bets. If you place chips on red, black and all numbers, you are guaranteed to win. Sounds great, huh? Guaranteed success – sign me up! The...
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Superman to the Rescue...
Superman to the Rescue...
The #1 train, going downtown, departed 42nd Street Station. The train, which I was on, had just entered the darkness of the tunnel when a “first” happened for me. The train stopped on a dime with no warning. The people standing (luckily I had a seat) flew forward in a synchronized motion. Those holding onto poles, straps, etc. were no longer able to maintain their grips, and any concept of maintaining personal space abated as people fell on the floor in a blob.
From the window behind me, I saw a light racing toward us. Another train passed within feet of the front car of our train, transitioning off a parallel track onto our track. Within moments the conductor made an announcement, “Ladies and Gentlemen the emergency braking system has been...
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SMBs – Time to Incorporate Pandemics into your Business Continuity Planning
These days when teams get together to discuss risk scenarios, the focus tends to be on facilities (ie What if disaster strikes?) and suppliers (ie What if we cannot get the materials we need to produce our product or service?). Epidemics or pandemics rarely enter the thought process. The recent outbreak of H1N1, commonly known as the swine flu, is forcing business managers to consider risks to their primary resource – their employees.
SMBs are especially susceptible to the negative economic impacts of a flu pandemic. Considering that many are fighting to stay afloat as it is, H1N1 combined with the recession, has the potential to create a perfect storm.
So what type of risks does H1N1 present to your business?
Productivity: On the low end of the scale in...
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The wedding photo album
3 years ago a good friend of mine from Atlanta and his family drove back home. When they reached their subdivision they noticed their cul-de-sac was blocked by fire tracks, to their horror they saw that their house was in flames. The fire investigator concluded that the fire was caused by a power surge resulting from lighting that struck the house. The house was burned completely with everything that was inside, luckily there was nobody home.
The next morning while walking through the remains of his house my friend found very few things that were not consumed by the fire. One of them was his wedding photo album. You can guess the affect of this finding on his wife… Since they got married long before the digital age all they had was those photo prints.
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60 Minutes Segment on Cyber Terrorism
60 Minutes ran a highly informative story on cyber terrorism yesterday (11/8/09). If you ever wondered how severe cyber threats are to national security, be sure to watch.