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Lax Regulation Doesn’t Fully Explain Unsafe Buildings in African Cities: A View from Ghana

The City Fix

One study counted 54 building collapse deaths and 122 injuries in Kampala, Uganda, between 2004 and 2008. Another identified 112 cases in Lagos, Nigeria, from 1978 to 2008. Incidents of building collapse are worryingly common in large African cities. Cities in Ghana and Kenya, Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Q&A: West Chester Expands Its Cybersecurity Initiatives

State Tech Magazine

In 2008, the city made… MANN: I began with the West Chester Police Department, where I worked as a dispatcher. By 1996, I was promoted to IT manager there. I brought the first computer into the building myself. My job was later extended to the entire town.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

11 This core flaw of GSE design was described by then-Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson when F&F were placed into conservatorship in 2008. ” The Pre-2008 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac F&F were relatively small prior to the Savings & Loan (S&L) Crisis of 1989, having only a single-digit market share of funding U.S.

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Mortgage Crisis Job Training Program

The Whistle Post

Apply Here There is an Answer to Your Personal Mortgage Crisis The MCJTP has helped Connecticut residents stay in their homes since 2008 by enhancing job skills to improve earning potential and the ability to sustain a mortgage with affordable monthly payments.

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Would you trust AI to predict your future life events?

Open Access Government - Technology News

Based on labour market data and health records from 2008 to 2020, the study provides a glimpse into the future of AI applications in predicting and understanding the complexities of individual lives. The post Would you trust AI to predict your future life events?

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What @sog_ced is reading online: April 2023

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

office vacancy rate is 12.9%, higher than during the 2008 recession, and expected to worsen. .” [link] Federal Reserve Bank describes “benefits cliffs” (when a raise might make an employee worse off) and a tool to help employers understand them. 41kaSvZ U.S.

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In Iloilo City, Philippines, an Inclusive Housing Program Protects Vulnerable Communities from Flood Risks

The City Fix

Aileen Monsale, a resident of Iloilo City, Philippines, lost her home in 2008 after devastating floods hit the low-lying city following Typhoon Fengshen – which many called a “storm of the century.” Like thousands of people in Iloilo City, her.

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