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1. June Schedule Update: Freakonomics and Sound Medicine
2. Obama’s Afghanistan Address: Wednesday 4:00 PM on KSKA
3. KSKA Holiday Highlights 2011-2012
4. AK Filmmakers Season 2, Episode 1 – Steve Rychetnik
5. Video: United Way’s Walk for Warmth
6. Mitch Seavey Reaches First Ruby in Iditarod
7. Aleut Story, Soundcheck: Pamyua & Object Runway
8. Object Runway
9. Aleut Story
10. Soundcheck: Pamyua
11. Team Zirkle Musher Cam
12. Photo Gallery: ART OUT at PNA
13. Reporter’s Notebook – Ruby – March 8, 2012
14. Aurora Photos From Colin Tyler
15. Murkowski Questions Amount Of Money Spent Defending Stevens Prosecutors
16. Scientists Say Funding Cuts Threaten State’s Tsunami Preparedness
17. Seismic Stations Pick Up Cleveland Blast
18. Mushers Reflect On Past Lessons Learned
19. Wrangell Hospital Ends Doctor’s Contract
20. Conservation Professor Says Bear Spray More Effective Than Guns
21. Ketchikan Man Rescues Bear Cub Stuck In Jar
22. Alaska News Nightly: March 8, 2012
23. Alaska’s Place in the World Economy
24. Night Music: March 3, 2012
25. Screen Grabs from Object Runway Mini Doc
26. Lanier, Herbst Nearing Cripple in Iditarod
27. Lanier Takes Iditarod Lead
28. Il Volo Takes Flight
29. Suspicious Envelopes Sent to Schools in Alaska
30. Diseased Ringed Seal Turn Up In Southeast
31. Aliy Zirkle First Musher Into Takotna
32. Iliamna Volcano Experiences Increased Earthquake Activity
33. MEHS Students Mix Business With Philanthropy
34. ‘Video Visiting’ Helping Families Stay Connected With Inmates
35. Alaska News Nightly: March 7, 2012
36. Reporter’s Notebook – McGrath – March 6, 2012
37. Administration Asks Legislature to Hold Substitute Scholarship Bill
38. Kikkan Randall Wins World Cup Sprint Title
39. UAA Debate: Corporate Personhood
40. Busers Bolt into Iditarod Lead
41. Republicans Declare Romney Winner with Hundreds of Votes Yet to be Counted
42. Zirkle Maintains Lead; Mackey Drops Back
43. Dr. Wayne Dyer: Wishes Fulfilled

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17 Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Mississippi.

Severe weather can include thunderstorms, tornadoes and flooding, affects the state every year and is the leading cause of disasters in Mississippi. Last April, 37 Mississippians lost their lives during a severe weather outbreak.

“We can save lives in Mississippi if we are prepared for severe weather emergencies,” said Bryant. “I urge all residents to have a preparedness plan in place and to maintain a stocked disaster supply kit.”

A severe weather emergency plan includes having a weather radio in your home or business so you can receive warnings if the power goes out or if it’s in the middle of the night. Families are encouraged to have a communication plan in place so you know where you will go and how you will contact each other before and after the storms hit.

Everyone should also have an emergency supply kit stocked with things like flashlights, extra batteries, bottled water and non-perishable food.

“Take time during this week to have a conversation with family and friends about preparing for severe weather,” said Mississippi Emergency Management Director Robert Latham. “We need to be prepared for disasters and severe weather at any time. We know severe weather will hit Mississippi again and the actions that individuals and families take can save lives.”

As part of Severe Weather Preparedness Week, the National Weather Service issued a statewide test tornado warning on NOAA weather radios at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday. Schools, government agencies and businesses throughout the state were encouraged to participate in the annual tornado drill.

“As technology continues to advance we are better able to issue watches and warnings further out during a severe weather event,” said Alan Gerard, meteorologist in charge at the Jackson office of the National Weather Service. “But residents must have a reliable way to receiving those warnings for these advances in technology to be effective.”

Local weather information and alerts for central Mississippi counties are available on the Internet at www.srh.noaa.gov/jan

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Thursday, February 23, 2012 Regional
by Rick Stow    

An Emergency Measures Ontario exercise will study the impact of a Natural Disaster on the Bruce Power facility at Tiverton.

“Huron Challenge” is the title of a three-county Emergency Measures Ontario exercise slated for October 12th.

Goderich Mayor Deb Shewfelt says the exercise arises out of the Bruce’s experiences helping out Goderich last August.

Shewfelt says his municipality’s team has visited Bruce Power to share its lessons from the tornado.

Shewfelt says Bruce Power was among the first responders to offer help in wake of the August 21st tornado.

He says the firm has taken its observations to heart, and is updating its Emergency Plan in the context of the Goderich experience.

The Mayor says the nuclear provider has run computer projections to simulate the impact a tornado might have on the plant.

Shewfelt says Emergency Measures Ontario will co-ordinate a three-county  preparedness exercise focusing on a natural disaster impacting Bruce Power.

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The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) staged a successful earthquake and tsunami evacuation exercise today (February in the fishing community of Old Harbour Bay in St. Catherine.

The exercise, which encompassed the campuses of the Old Harbour Primary and High schools (Feb. 8), tested the local warning, mobilisation, and evacuation procedures.

Senior Director for Emergency Preparedness and Operations at ODPEM, Horace Glaze, told JIS News that he was pleased with the outcome of the drill, its execution, and the participation of the residents.

“I think we really got out of it what we wanted. We saw the mobilisation of the community,” he said, informing that the community response teams were observed going around with their bull horns and warning residents of the danger, and students queuing for an orderly, but swift evacuation.

Mr. Glaze said the exercise was also instructive in identifying areas that need to be addressed chief among them is the communication system.

“I saw where it took some time from when the heads of agencies got the message to when it was sent out to the community level, as well as the instruments used (the bell and siren). They were effective but their reach goes only so far, so what we need to do now is adopt more technology to get it out to a wider reach in the community,” he stated.           He said that the process needs to be improved, as in the event of a tsunami, persons would have only about 20 minutes to evacuate before the waves came to shore.

Mr. Glaze said there is also need to identify an area, where residents once evacuated, can be accommodated. “We now need to identify an area outside of the town of Old Harbour that is safe and clear of the reach of a tsunami, where we can move people to in the event of an actual tsunami, a high ground.  So that is one of the things we’ll have to discuss at the de-briefing workshop,” he said.

The debriefing will be held on Thursday (Feb. 9) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, where ODPEM and its stakeholders will examine the outcomes of the exercise and iron out strategies to be adopted in making the process smoother.

Among the agencies that participated in today’s drill were Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Jamaica Fire Brigade, Ministry of Education, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), and Jamaica Public Service (JPS).

By O. Rodger Hutchinson, JIS PRO

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February 17th 3:11 pm | Jim Paulin    

Unalaska tested its mettle last week in a series of emergency preparedness drills in anticipation for the real thing. Alaska Shield 2012 drills were held statewide while locally, volunteers and professionals responded to an accident with widespread consequences and a shipboard assault with multiple victims.

An 18-wheeler truck lost control and crashed into the city powerhouse, killing the driver and knocking out electric power for two days community wide. This didn’t really happen. But it could.

Public information officer Elizabeth Masoni said the truck accident knocked out two custom-made power switches and replacements wouldn’t be available for three weeks from Minnesota. A stopgap measure involving temporary cables took 48 hours to complete.

An emergency shelter was set up in the community center for people whose homes were too cold after heating systems failed because of the electricity outage.

Shelter manager Ben Bolock said 44 volunteers spent Friday night in the PCR gym, sleeping on cots. Soap and toothpaste were provided in comfort kits, and breakfast was served.

About half the overnighters were from the Nikolaevsk High School boys and girls basketball teams, while the rest were local residents from about six families, he said. Visiting sports teams usually stay in classrooms, so this housing arrangement wasn’t much different. Representatives were on hand from various agencies including the Iliuliuk Clinic, Unalaskans Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence, and the Red Cross.

During the drill, the community center was closed to the public from 3 p.m. Friday to 3 p.m. Saturday. An emergency operations center was set up in the public library conference room to coordinate the response and keep the public informed.

Early Saturday morning, police and medics responded to a mock knife assault on a boat anchored off the city dock. A man went berserk and stabbed four people on the state trooper patrol vessel Stimson.

The local responders from the Unalaska Department of Public Safety rode the city ports department’s small boat Tide Breaker to the Stimson, detained the assailant, and treated the victims’ wounds.

Public safety director Jamie Sunderland said the Tide Breaker was crowded but economical. In a real-life situation, he said he would have hired a larger private tug boat. Sunderland said the exercise provided good opportunity to assess strengths and weaknesses of the local ability to respond.

The exercise was completed by transporting the pretend victims to the Iliuliuk Clinic.

“The clinic thought it went really well,” said executive director Eileen Scott.

Contact us about this article at editor@thedutchharborfisherman.com

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CARY, NC – How does a company differentiate itself from numerous competitors in the online world? Bring something new to the table. Affiliate relationships make money for both merchants and those funneling people to their online stores, but controlling a brand can be a problem and so can fraud. Cary-based LinkConnector addresses both problems directly.

Ernie St. Gelais, co-president & CTO, speaking at Affiliate Summit East.

Founded in 2004 by Choots Humphries and Ernie St. Gelais, the now co-presidents initially funded the venture with money from the sale of a previous company, IRS.com. LinkConnector has since raised a total of about million and expects to close a new round of equity of about million soon.

The two had used other networks such as Commission Junction and Link Share with IRS.com, but felt they could improve upon their limitations. So they built LinkConnector to do just that. It’s one of the surest methods we know of building a successful new company: solve problems you encounter yourself.

LinkConnector has been successful, too, says Jackie Bates, director of marketing for the company. “The company increased its revenue by 90 percent over the last five years,” she says. It has 15 of the top Internet retailer Fortune 500 companies among its customers and is one of the fastest growing affiliate networks, especially with larger players.

More Fortune 500 retailers

“We have more of them than most other networks,” says Bates.

She says one of the differences between LinkConnector and its competitors is its “naked link” technology that allows direct linking of affiliates to merchant partners without long, convoluted tracking urls. The short, clean urls used by LinkConnector allow the merchants to gain inbound link credit from their partner referrals, boosting their search engine optimization efforts.

The company’s technology also makes an affiliate site look “more editorial,” another aid to SEO.

It works via a snippet of code on the merchant site that checks to make sure the user comes from a valid affiliate partner, then writes a cookie.

Tara McCommons, director of sales, left, and Jackie Bates, director of marketing at a trade show

A different approach to fraud

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A popular sporting event like the Super Bowl is an attractive target to terrorists, and not just the fodder of Hollywood movies like “Black Sunday” or “The Sum of All Fears.”

Pre 9/11 stadiums are designed to get people in efficiently, but not always to get them out. What can security planners do to prepare for the aftermath of an attack in a stadium?

The Sport Evac program trains teams for those “what if” scenarios, by creating virtual 3D stadiums drawn from actual blueprints and packing them with up to 70,000 animated human avatars designed to respond to threats as unpredictably as their human counterparts.

It’s advanced technology fans won’t see on game day — but tech that behind the scenes makes watching the big game safer.

Evacuation in the event of an emergency is a critical challenge, and rehearsing the how to move around tens of thousands of people isn’t realistic. So sports security planners turn to computers to make sure it all goes smoothly. 

And that means tracking not just sports fans: To simulate all scenarios, from the most likely to the improbable, Sport Evac tracks first responders, police cars, fire trucks, fans’ cars, stadium employees and security.

Sport Evac critically extends beyond the stadium itself and encompasses the parking lot as well. Anyone who has ever tailgated knows that the jam-packed parking lot and roads leading out could be a problem in an emergency.

The virtual stadium allows them to simulate how fans will respond in those first few critical minutes after an attack. Stadium and team security can use the virtual stadium to practice moving players and fans to safety and to run exercises with local first responders.

The simulation and training software was in part funded by the DHS’s Science and Technology Directorate and developed by the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety & Security

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Rebel leader released on bail

AN ALLEGED leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) was freed from prison Tuesday after he posted P100,000 bail.

Negros Occidental Police Provincial Director Allan Guisihan confirmed that Romeo Nanta, alleged commander of the NPA Regional Operations Command in Negros, posted bail for the…

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Group urges rehab of Hinigaran River

A CONCERNED sector aired the need to rehabilitate the Hinigaran River amid threats not only to the seafood industry but to life and property that may be destroyed by flash floods if the river overflows.

Mary Ann Colmenares, convenor of the Save Hinigaran Environmental Resources…

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Whirlwind hurts 1, affects 21 families

ABOUT 21 families were affected and one person was injured when a whirlwind hit seven puroks of Bantayan village, Kabankalan City, last Monday.

A resident was injured when a piece of lumber accidentally hit his feet. It was only a minor injury, which barangay health workers quickly…

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Foundation pushes law to ensure poverty reduction

THE Foundation for a Sustainable Society Inc. (FSSI) is pushing for the filing of a House Bill ordaining the promotion and development of social enterprises in order to ensure poverty reduction.

FSSI Advocacy and Communication Specialist Heidi Fernandez, FSSI Project Officer for Visayas…

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Groups ask space for land transportation office

PRESIDENTS of the Federation of Bacolod City Drivers Association (Febacda) and Action Inc. appealed to the Bacolod City Government to provide an office space for the land transportation at the City Hall or in any property the city could provide.

This came after the City Government’s plan…

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MidSEA Express to fly Boracay-Bacolod in April

BACOLOD tourists who like to go to Boracay in a 15-minute flight via MidSEA Express will soon enjoy this starting April this year, said MidSEA consultant Glenn Lamela.

As the world’s second best beach, Boracay is getting the interest of many people in the country, according to Lamela….

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Robber nabbed after victimizing Korean

A ROBBERY suspect was nabbed after he snatched the wallet of a Korean national at corner Burgos-Lacson Street, Barangay 9, Bacolod City Monday afternoon.

Police Station 1 commander Adonis Rosales identified the suspect as Drinaldo Espillo of Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod.

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‘Bolt cutter’ gang strikes anew

ANOTHER business establishment along Bacolod City’s downtown area was ransacked by suspects who gained entry by destroying the locks with ‘bolt cutters’.

Riza Custodio, representative of Jazz Parts Enterprises, reported to Station 1 that around 8:20 a.m., she discovered that the building…

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Guv to bring Capitol-Ayala deal to Aquino’s attention

NEGROS Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. said he will he will bring up to President Benigno Aquino III the delay regarding the Commission on Audit (COA)’s action on the land deal between the Capitol and Ayala Land Inc. (ALI).

The governor is scheduled to meet with the President…

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Distrito: Alejandrino’s dismissal vindicates me

BACOLOD City Councilor Caesar Distrito said the decision made by Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson dismissing council secretary Nilo Alejandrino from service vindicated him.

The disciplining officer of the City Council found Alejandrino liable to the charges filed against him by Distrito…

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P28M Mambukal resort upgrade nears completion

THE P28-million worth of improvements infused by the Provincial Government at the Mambukal resort is now near completion.

Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. said the four cottages, which were already completed, are set to be turned over to the Provincial Government next week.

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Driver in P2M rob-slay named

POLICE released the mugshot of one of the two suspects in the robbery-slay in Kabankalan City last Wednesday where they ran-off with about P2 million and killed a bodyguard.

Kabankalan Police chief Calixto Mabug-at named one of the suspects as Richard Gonzales, alyas “Pangga”, 33, and a…

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RPA-ABB to help arrest murder suspect

THE commander of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB) said Monday the group will help police arrest a former RPA-ABB member who shot and killed two persons and injured eight others during a benefit dance at Hda. Kapitan Ramon, Silay City last Saturday.

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NPA ‘supporter’ involved in 2011 robbery nabbed in Manila

ONE of the supporters of the New People’s Army (NPA) who was involved in a robbery of a fishpond in northern Negros last year was arrested in Metro Manila Thursday.

Colonel Oscar Lactao, 303rd Infantry Battalion commander, identified the suspect as Gerlo Dalogdog of Barangay Cervantes,…

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US envoy cites US-Negros ties

US AMBASSADOR to the Philippines Harry Thomas said Negros Occidental is closely intertwined with the United States because of the province’s sugar industry.

Sugar accounts for almost 80 percent of Negros Occidental’s gross domestic product.

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2 killed in Silay shootout

TWO persons were killed while eight others were injured in a shootout between an alleged member of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army (RPA) and a civilian in a hacienda benefit dance, midnight of Saturday in Hda. Lapuz, Barangay Kapitan Ramon, Silay City.

The fatalities were identified as…

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Raps up vs 2 rob-slay suspects

CHARGED of robbery with homicide will be filed this week against two suspects who held up a secretary of a sugar trader and shot to death the bodyguard Wednesday last week.

The suspects also took away P2 million in cash.

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Guv to ask transportation department to improve airport

NEGROS Occidental governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. said he will ask the endorsement of the Regional Development Council (RDC) in Western Visayas on his request to Transportation and Communications Secretary Mar Roxas to expand the Bacolod-Silay Airport and its runway to 500 meters.

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Vice mayor terminates secretary

THE Office of the Vice Mayor imposed the penalty of dismissal from service with the cancellation of eligibility, forfeiture of retirement benefits, and perpetual disqualification for reemployment in the government service against City Council secretary lawyer Nilo Alejandrino.

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Construction worker killed, 2 injured in electrocution

A CONSTRUCTION worker died while two of his companions were injured Saturday afternoon after they were electrocuted when they accidentally tapped the wire of Ceneco at corner Cuadra-Gatuslao Streets, Bacolod City.

Station 1 commander Police Chief Inspector Adonis Rosales identified the…

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Abducted Fil-Am minor rescued

A 13-YEAR-OLD female Filipino-American was rescued by La Carlota police Thursday evening after she was reportedly abducted by her alleged boyfriend last January 29, 2012 in Bacolod City.

Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) spokesperson Police Superintendent Santiago Rapiz said Sunday the…

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St. Scholastica’s Bacolod stages fun run

ST. Scholastica’s Bacolod Alumnae Foundation Inc. (SSBAFI) staged a Run and Save a Life project Sunday in Bacolod City.

They were able to gather more than a thousand participants in the fun run which had various categories, namely 1k, 3k, 5k and 10k run.

The fun run started from…

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Capitol monitors volcano cracks

THE Provincial Disaster Management Team (PDMT) is closely monitoring cracks that were found in some portions of Kanlaon Volcano.

Portions of the volcano were found to have cracks due to the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the Visayas last February 6. The cracks might threaten the…

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Suspects in P2M rob-slay identified

THE two suspects who robbed a sugar trader’s secretary P2 million and killed the latter’s bodyguard in Kabankalan City last Wednesday were already identified.

The city police, however, refused to divulge the suspects’ names pending completion of follow-up operations.

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New investigation bureau chief to assume office Monday

THE newly-designated head of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Negros Occidental will be formally installed in a turn-over ceremony on Monday.

Lawyer Ferdinand Lavin takes over the post of Lawyer Jose Hermie Monsanto as the new NBI-Bacolod chief.

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