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02.03.2010 / CDC travel tips

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer tips for travelers this winter to help curb the flu season. You can help in the fight to control the flu’s spread by remembering to “Stop, Wash and Go.” — Listen

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Four Phase Lens

02.09.10 / Easy does it

PHUKET, Thailand — Flight-deck crewmen carry a simulated casualty away from a helicopter during an emergency landing drill Feb. 2 aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom. (Ed Early/DVIDS)

The four phases of emergency management are preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation. Through this lens, we view a different phase each day.

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Joseph F. Bruno is the commissioner of New York City Office of Emergency Management. An attorney and former judge, Bruno is the fourth head of the agency since it was established in 1996. Bruno successfully oversaw New York City’s adoption and implementation of the Citywide Incident Management System (CIMS), as well as the advancement in technology and the exponential growth of Ready New York, the city’s preparedness campaign. He began his public service career in 1971 at the City Law Department and, in 1987, became fire commissioner of New York City. He graduated with a degree in economics in 1966 and earned his law degree in 1968.

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02.08.10 / The Klaxon’s daily intelligence briefing

1. Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the Munich Security Conference stated the Afghan military and government forces will begin to take responsibility for his nation’s security over a period of five years. His plans include beefing up the Afghan army to about 300,000. — More

02.07.10 / The Klaxon’s daily intelligence briefing

1. The shadow war comes to Pakistan: Unmanned U.S. drone strikes inside of Pakistan are up three-fold from last year. However, the biggest clue of the expanding involvement came when three American soldiers were killed in Pakistan on Wednesday. Read more here. — More

02.06.10 / Snowstorm, winter weather tips

The following agencies and organizations offer tips in combating winter weather, snowstorms and the severe cold. — More

Flashpoint: Mechanical

Former Army specialist hacks ‘T-Spot,’ shows U.S. not ready for cyber attack

By Chuck Frank / chuck@theklaxon.com / 02.09.2010

Former U.S. Army computer-security specialist Christopher Tarnovsky stood up in front of the audience at the Black Hat Technical Security Conference and demonstrated how to do the impossible. — More

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Flashpoint: Terrorism

Iran’s solution to U.S. health care is easy: It’s called extinction

By Joshua Wilwohl / josh@theklaxon.com / 02.09.2010

Cardow, The Ottawa Citizen/caglecartoons.com

Iran announced Monday through the International Atomic Energy Agency that it will begin enriching uranium Tuesday.

This is a major cause for alarm as the Middle Eastern country is considered one of the largest supporters of terror in the world. — More

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Analysis: Recovery

Coping with mental health problems following disaster, emergency situations

By Chuck Frank / chuck@theklaxon.com / 02.08.2010

In an effort to help individuals’ mental health post disasters, The Klaxon spoke with Dr. Gerald Cohen, director of clinical affairs for the Division of Mental Hygiene at New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Cohen offered the following tips for individuals experiencing psychological problems after an emergency. (Audio excerpts) — More

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Flashpoint: Terrorism

Shadow war comes to Pakistan as U.S. battles Taliban, al-Qaeda

By Joseph L. Giacalone / joe@theklaxon.com / 02.07.2010

Paresh Nath, The Khaleej Times, UAE/caglecartoons.com

The fight against the Taliban and al-Qaeda has spread to Pakistan with or without the country’s approval. It is apparent that U.S. forces are targeting locations inside of Pakistan for suspected Taliban and al-Qaeda hideouts. It’s ironic though, that U.S. President Barack Obama banned the term “War on Terror,” took three months to make a decision about sending more troops to Afghanistan and then turns around and starts a shadow war in Pakistan. — More

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