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NEARLY everyone needs more space for storage, but there's an alternative to renting a truck and carting the excess to a rented unit: the storage space can come to you. Portable On-Demand Storage, a nationwide storage service based in Tampa, Fla., will deliver a storage container to the home, where the customer loads and locks it before the company returns it to its warehouse. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

LATE last month, nearly three million Floridians were without electricity after a cascade of power failures, caused by equipment problems, swept across the state. While the shutdown lasted just a few hours, it underscored not only the delicate balance and complexity of power grids serving large metropolitan areas, but the need for emergency preparedness. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Focuses on the decisions of insurance companies in Florida to limit the insurance policies for houses in the coastal areas due to the effects of hurricanes in the area. Total combined value of insured coastal properties in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut; Concerns of homeowners on the decline in the insurance coverage.