News: Americas»
Prince Edward Island: Enhanced 911 service for cell phone users available (0)
Charlottetown PEI–Enhanced 911 services, launched Canada-wide this week, can now provide the approximate location of a person placing an emergency 911 call on a cell phone, says Doug Currie, Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Public Safety.
Throughout the past six months, testing has been carried out across Prince Edward Island on technologies and systems which [...]
News: Asia»
Vietnam: Life-threatening landmine scavenging on the increase (0)
Dong Ha–Nguyen Luong Quy was planting a tree on a coffee plantation on the outskirts of Buon Ma Thout, the largest city in Vietnam’s Central Highlands in 2000, when his shovel hit a hard metal object.
“There was a big explosion and I must have been knocked unconscious,” the 37-year-old farmer told IRIN. “I woke up [...]
News: Education»
Maine: Training Announcement: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program toolkit training (0)
Brewer ME–Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Toolkit Training Course – February 26, 2010
The Maine Emergency Management Agency will be conducting a toolkit training on the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP).
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
* Enter exercises into HSEEP’s Design and Development System.
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News: Europe»
England: National Pandemic Flu Service to close (0)
London–The National Pandemic Flu Service will close on 11 February 2010. If you think you have swine flu symptoms after this date you should call your GP.
The National Pandemic Flu Service was launched in England, in July last year, to provide assessment and treatment for people suffering from swine flu.
With the number of swine flu [...]
News: Oceania»
New Zealand: Tramper found after SAR ops in Eastern Bay of Plenty (0)
Wairata NZ–A search and rescue operation in the Urewera National Park came to a successful conclusion today when searchers found an overdue tramper in the area.
The 68 year old man had been walking from Maungapohatu to Wairata, and was due to meet up with his family at Wairata on Tuesday. They notified Police yesterday and [...]
News: Research»
Research: Nearly half of Americans believe H1N1 outbreak is over (0)
Boston MA–The latest poll from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) shows that almost half of Americans believe the H1N1 flu outbreak is over (44%), and levels of concern about getting sick with the virus continue to decline. Few (18%) think it is “very likely” there will be another widespread outbreak of [...]
Views: Tribal Elders»
Wajsman: They ploughed the earth out from under us (0)
Montreal QC–In 1918, a young Andre Malraux was approached by a joyous friend of his father’s who invited him to come and celebrate the Armistice that ended the First World War. Malraux, the man who would pen the immortal ‘Man’s Fate’ and ‘The Human Condition’, went with the family friend to the celebration. He wrote [...]
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