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#440 – FLORIDA’S UNDER WATER RISKS – CAPERS JONES

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Readers are urged to do their own research on sea level changes.   The Google Bard tool said that many coastal Florida locations would be under water by 2050.  The next set of pictures hopefully will not occur.  However, the Google Bard artificial intelligence tool answered my question of “when will parts of Florida be underwater due to global warming?” with the year 2050, so I am including the next illustrations of sinking Florida cities: Continue reading →

#439 – 3 WAYS AI CAN HELP FARMERS – JOE HOLLIS

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For all the attention on flashy new artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, the challenges of regulating AI, and doomsday scenarios of superintelligent machines, AI is a useful tool in many fields. In fact, it has enormous potential to benefit humanity.

In agriculture, farmers are increasingly using AI-powered tools to tackle challenges that threaten human health, the environment and food security. Researchers forecast the market for these tools to reach US$12 billion by 2032. Continue reading →

#437 – JUMPING TO CONFUSION: WIN-WIN SITUATION – MALCOLM PEART

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There’s a difficult job, a real problem, the metaphorical hot potato which, once touched, spells doom.  But, somebody somewhere at some time has to do something.  In the ensuing crisis, and just as one person’s problem is another’s opportunity, we have an opportunist.  As Machiavelli wrote “never let a crisis go to waste”, every cloud can have a silver lining for some, and opportunity rarely knocks twice. Continue reading →

#437 – COMMUNITY DISASTER RESILIENCE ZONE ACT – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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This is the second of two articles submitted to CERM Insights at about the same time. This one deals with the Community Disaster Resilience Zone Act passed by the United States Congress on December 22, 2022. The other deals with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Cyber Security Framework 2.0.  Together they form a mosaic of the Biden Administration’s Risk Management push. Continue reading →

#437 – DESIGNING A BETTER YOU – GREG HUTCHINS PE CERM

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Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
Steve Jobs – Apple Co-Founder

The objective of any self improvement book  is to take charge and design a better,stronger, and more resilient you. Better can be whatever you dream or want of yourself.

Intentional Self-Management means working on yourself continually. It can be 1% improvement daily. It can be lifelong upskilling. It can be daily meditation or mindfulness. As an engineer, we like the metaphor that you are designing and developing your Intentional Self-Management and Brand You Pivot practices. Continue reading →