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According To Riverview Software Solutions, Broadcasters And Emergency Services Need To Be Prepared For The Next Natural Disaster

Disaster Resource Navigator

Guntersville, Alabama (PRWEB) July 13, 2011

Riverview Software Solutions released a new software application named “Disaster Resource Navigator” to assist during disaster recovery efforts.

Rather than having piles of notes to sort through or lose, the Disaster Resource Navigator software application provides an organized method of keeping track of important information and provides quick navigation of local resources offering critical services and supplies such as shelters, food, water, ice, generators and fuel. With the Disaster Resource Navigator, this information is just a mouse click away saving valuable time for the broadcast staff, listeners and viewers.

The Disaster Resource Navigator client interface is intuitive for users of all levels of experience. Minimal typing is required with only 3 data fields. All data is automatically saved – no buttons to click, just enter the data “on the fly” and it will be saved automatically.

The Disaster Resource Navigator screen provides a simple and intuitive interface for the user. Users can click on a category and the Resource List is instantly populated with all resources providing that particular service. Hot buttons are provided for immediate access to the most critical information.

The application includes a U.S. state, county and city database which can be setup for specific defaults and favorites – minimizing the number of items on the drop-down selection lists. Built in category lists are provided and new categories can be added as needed. The software also includes an activity logger to easily comply with FCC reporting requirements. All user forms are designed to be intuitive and easy to use.

The software design is based on a “Real Life” scenario. In April 2011, tornadoes devastated many areas in Alabama with a record breaking 53 in one day throughout the state. Riverview Software Solutions is located in the northeastern section of the state where nine of the 53 caused severe damage.

A local FM station operated under FCC emergency broadcast rules for many days and fielded numerous phone calls from the general public, local businesses and other local service agencies. The FM station became a crucial communications hub that helped citizens find much needed supplies and provided the location of resources throughout the area.

Riverview Software Solution’s design team monitored this activity and discovered that after days of taking notes and relaying information, the station staff had so many notes and occasionally, finding the desired information for callers was starting to take a considerable amount of time. There had to be a better way so the Riverview team set out to develop this software application.

Riverview Software Solutions offers a free 15 minute online software demonstration. Simply fill out the Information Request Form on the Website.

Should a natural disaster strike a community in the future, having the Disaster Resource Navigator will be an essential tool for quickly providing information to the public.

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Refinancing is usually done to capitalize on lower interest rates. Lower interest rates translate into lower mortgage loan rates and by refinancing at the time when prevailing interest rates are lower, you can substantially lower your monthly payments. Refinancing loans offer an excellent opportunity to pay off existing debts and reduce periodic payment obligations. You may even liquidate equity that has accumulated in real property over the period of tenure by refinancing.

Extending the tenure of a refinancing loan is another effective way of lowering monthly payments. This is a widely accepted tactic of saving, and using the saved amount to pay off the principal of the loan. Therefore, extending a loan works as a two-way process, it lowers your monthly payment and reduces the payment burden since you use the amount saved to payback the principal amount.

Cash refinancing is another important technique to save. Using cash refinancing, you can capitalize on the equity that has been accumulated in your house over the years, and use the ready cash to utilize on projects that are more important.

You can even lessen out your risks by opting for refinance loans. However, this is applicable only in case of adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs)…in markets characterized by fluctuating interest rates. You can even refinance to convert an existing ARM into fixed rate.

People across America are increasingly using a refinancing loan to pay off high-interest debts such as credit card debts, with lower-interest debts such as that of a fixed-rate home mortgage and other debts down the line. You can also save substantially on taxes by refinancing. Interestingly, non-tax deductible debts such as credit card debts can be easily transformed into tax-deductible debts such as home mortgage debts. This substantially lowers tax liability, and helps in putting the owner into a lower tax bracket.

Check out castlemortgagegroup.com for to know about refinancing loans in Georgia, and Florida. We are a leading supplier of refinancing mortgages and do offer a variety of refinance loans in Florida, Georgia and other types of home mortgages for these two states.

The buyer pays the premium at the time of closing. Title insurance protects against loss arising from problems connected to the title to your property. Before you purchased the house it may have gone through several ownership changes, and the land on which it stands might have gone through many more. There may be a weak link at any point in that chain that could pop up to cause trouble. For example, someone along the way may have forged a signature in transferring title. Or there may be unpaid real estate taxes or other liens. Title insurance covers the insured party for any claims and legal fees that arise out of such problems.

Title insurance protects against losses arising from events that occurred prior to the date of the policy. Coverage ends on the day the policy is issued and extends backward in time for an indefinite period. (This is in stark contrast to property or life insurance, which protect against losses resulting from events that occur after the policy is issued, for a specified period into the future.)

The title insurance required protects the lender up to the amount of the mortgage, but it doesn’t protect your equity in the property. For that you need an owner’s title policy for the full value of the home. In many areas, sellers pay for owner policies as part of their obligation to deliver good title to the buyer. In other areas, borrowers must buy it as an add-on to the lender policy. I recommend doing this because the additional cost, above the cost of the lender policy you have to get, is relatively small.

Protection under an owner’s policy lasts as long as the owner or any heirs have an interest in or any obligation with regard to the property. When they sell, however, the lender will require the purchaser to obtain a new policy. That protects the lender against any liens or other claims against the property that may have arisen since the date of the previous policy – in other words, against something you may have done.

For example, if the contractor you failed to pay for remodeling your kitchen places a lien on your home, you are not protected by your title policy: the lien was placed after the date of the policy. You will probably be required to get the lien removed before you can sell the property. But in the event the lien hasn’t been removed and a search has failed to uncover it, the new lender will be protected by a new policy.

You can shop around for title insurance. Unlike mortgage insurance, where the carrier is always selected by the lender, borrowers can select the title insurance carrier. Few do, however. Most leave it up to one of the professionals with whom they’re dealing: the real estate agent, the lender, or their attorney. This means that competition among title insurers is largely directed toward these professionals who can direct business rather than toward borrowers.

And it can pay to shop around. It’s difficult to generalize because market conditions vary state by state, and sometimes within states. I would certainly shop in states that do not regulate title insurance rates: Alabama, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and West Virginia.

You would be wasting your time shopping in Texas and New Mexico, because these state set the prices for all carriers. Florida also sets title insurance premiums but not other title-related charges, which can vary.

In the remaining states it may or may not pay to shop. Insurance premiums are the same for all carriers in “rating bureau states”: Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, and Delaware. These states authorize title insurers to file for approval of a single rate schedule for all carriers through a cooperative entity. Yet in some there may be flexibility in title-related charges. More promising are “file and use” states — all those not mentioned above — that permit premiums to vary between insurers.

It’s a good idea to ask an informed but disinterested person whether it pays to shop in the area where the property is located. Just keep in mind that those likely to be the best informed are also likely to have an interest in directing your business in the direction that’s to their advantage.

Title insurance protects against losses that might occur due to another party claiming ownership of the property.

Title insurance covers:

* Issues missed by the title examiner

* Issues missed when a deed or other public document is determined to be invalid or forged

* Liens from unpaid taxes or from a former owner.

Title insurance will pay your legal fees if you have to go to court to defend the deed, and if you lose the property, the title insurance will cover your loss up to the amount of the policy.

Keep in mind that if you’ve owned the property for a few years and it has risen in value, the title insurance policy you purchased at closing will only reimburse you for the original amount, not for the new value of the property.

You may be thinking, “Wait a minute… if I pay an attorney to perform a title search, why do I need title insurance? Isn’t it his or her job to make sure the title is clear?” Yes, it is… but unexpected problems can pop up – title insurance is a cheap way to avoid the cost of major problems that could pop up.

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