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Captive Tamil women were sexually abused in Lankan refugee camps
Thaindian News —
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London, Dec. 20 (ANI): A British medic, who was held for months in a “concentration camp” along with nearly 300,000 Tamil refugees, has revealed that Sri Lankan military guards sexually abused women prisoners frequently in the camp.Vany Kumar, 25, who was locked up behind barbed wire in the Menik Farm refugee camp ...5 hours ago -
Nicolas Cage sued by ex-girlfriend Christina Fulton for $13 million
Thaindian News —
Authority: 728
Los Angeles, Dec 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Nicolas Cage is in a soup. His manger duped him, against whom he even filed a suit and his ex-girlfriend is also following suit. His ex-girlfriend Christina Fulton is suing him for $13 million. She says that the actor dragged her down with him and has landed her [...]23 hours ago -
Disaster Area Declared in South Africa’s Drought-hit Western Cape Province
Net News Publisher —
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Parts of South Africa’s Western Cape Province have been classified as local disaster areas due to drought, the provincial local government, environmental affairs and development planning department said on Thursday. “The Eden District is still gripped by a serious drought,” provincial minister for the ...2 days ago -
Over 300,000 Sri Lankans displaced in flash floods
Thaindian News —
Authority: 728
Colombo, Dec 16 (IANS) At least three people were killed and more than 300,000 were displaced in flash floods in eastern Sri Lanka, the government said Wednesday.Pradeep Kodippily, assistant director of the Disaster Management Centre, told reporters that 302,835 people were displaced and more than 83,000 families were ...3 days ago -
The Travelling Circus on video: Looking at war and IDPs through theatre
groundviews —
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Obligingly recorded by Young Asia Television at the request of Groundviews , we are pleased to present a full-length video recording of The Travelling Circus , a play produced by Mind Adventures and directed by Tracy Holsinger, recently staged in Colombo. An in-depth review of the production is published on ...1 week ago -
Do you think it’s time to support a humanitarian wiki?
Appropedia Blog —
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Its funny how a contentious question for one person seems like a no-brainer for another. It doesnt tell you whos right or wrong (its rarely black and white) but it can reveal the different assumptions we operate by. When Paul Currion asked Do you think it’s time for a humanitarian wiki? my own thought was "What ...1 week ago -
Boeing and the Higgs Effect
The Beacon —
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In their calls for greatly expanding the Federal Reserve System’s and Treasury Department’s roles in the economy, Chairman Bernanke, Secretaries Paulson and Geithner, and their academic enablers have repeatedly emphasized the temporary nature of these “emergency” measures. “History is full of examples in ...1 week ago -
A tale of 2 PR firms: Letterman vs. Tiger Woods
heartharmony.com.au —
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Unless you have been living under a rock this year, you would have heard about two icons and their “indiscretions” – David Letterman and Tiger Woods. What has been fascinating from those on the outside is how their respective PR agencies have handled the same issue, and the results they have generated. ...1 week ago -
Officials step up efforts to tackle natural disasters
Lao Voices —
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Appropriate measures to mitigate losses caused by natural disasters are needed and under discussion by key sectors after more frequent and damaging incidents in recent years.Officials from the relevant government sectors and representatives from some non-government organisations met on Friday in Vientiane to discuss ...1 week ago -
Heavy Rains Prompt “orange Alert” in Mozambique
Net News Publisher —
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Mozambique’s Institute of National Disaster Management (INGC) has declared an “orange alert” due to the heavy rains that have fallen in recent days in the basins of the Limpopo, Incomati and Umbeluzi rivers in the south of the country, the official Mozambique News Agency reported on Sunday. It quotes the ...1 week ago -
Govt imparts flood rescue training to youth
Jai Bihar —
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PATNA — Bihar Government is imparting training to youth in flood rescue operations, as the floods in the State claim several lives year after year. 28 out of 38 districts of Bihar are affected by floods every year. The flood claims lives due to the lack of divers and rescue workers. Keeping this in mind, Bihar ...2 weeks ago -
Automatic Identification and The 72 Hour World of Hurricane Emergency Preparedness
Gomestic —
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Introduction: The Legacy of Katrina One of the most overused management axioms in all organizations is that “people are our most important asset.” However, over the course of the past few years, this statement has been put to the absolute test for state and local government officials throughout the Gulf Coast ...2 weeks ago -
Flood rescue training imparted to youth in Bihar
Thaindian News —
Authority: 728
Patna, Dec 5 (ANI): Bihar Government is imparting training to youth in flood rescue operations, as the floods in the State claim several lives year after year. 28 out of 38 districts of Bihar are affected by floods every year. The flood claims lives due to the lack of divers and rescue workers.Keeping this in [...]2 weeks ago -
FEMA-US Marshals MOU for Criminal Data
Survival News Network —
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Source/Full Story: CryptomeRelated ItemsJuly 8, 2009 — US FEMA Winter Storm Disaster Community Relations Field Reports (0)Check it out at Wikileaks During the Febuary 2009, FEMA (the US Federal Emergency Management Authority, a subdivision of the Department of H…June 24, 2009 — 9/11 FEMA videographer at ...2 weeks ago -
Kaiga nuke leak, a malevolent act: Kakodkar
Thaindian News —
Authority: 728
Mallapur (Karnataka), Nov.29 (ANI): Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar on Sunday said the leakage at the Kaiga nuclear plant here, which left 55 persons sick with radioactive poisoning, appears to have been a malevolent act of a disgruntled employee.Kakodkar said the reactor was now functioning normally ...3 weeks ago -
Kaiga nuke leak, a malevolent act: Kakodkar
Thaindian News —
Authority: 728
Mallapur (Karnataka), Nov.29 (ANI): Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar on Sunday said the leakage at the Kaiga nuclear plant here, which left 55 persons sick with radioactive poisoning, appears to have been a malevolent act of a disgruntled employee.Kakodkar said the reactor was now functioning normally ...3 weeks ago -
Radiation leak at Kaiga nuke plant leaves 55 sick
Thaindian News —
Authority: 728
Mallapur (Karnataka), Nov 29 (ANI): A radiation leak at the Kaiga Nuclear Plant in Karnataka’s north Kannada district has left 55 employees in the maintenance unit falling sick in the suspected radiation poisoning.The sick employees are being treated for increased level of tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen ...3 weeks ago -
A library flooding experience
Connecting Librarian —
Authority: 99
It could have been a lot worse, but with so many people expressing their empathy, I thought I would take the time to blog the story of my library being flooded. I will blog later about the implications further down the track. Yesterday in Melbourne (Thursday 26th November), a severe thunderstorm came through, ...3 weeks ago -
Disaster Risk Reduction: Is Europe different?
LIRNEasia —
Authority: 433
Brussels, Nov 25-26 – Third Civil Protection Forum organized by the European Commission . It rains heavily, but fortunately no floods as in Ireland . Ideal environment to discuss disaster risks. I speak at Seminar F titled ‘Innovative Technology for Disaster Management’. I am one of the two speakers from Asia ...3 weeks ago -
Emergency 2.0 Australia
Net Traveller —
Authority: 139
Emergency 2.0 Australia, is part of the Australian Government 2.0 Taskforce looking at how Social Media can assist in Emergency Management. In my view Social Networking, the Internet and web, have a useful role in emergency communications. However, disaster management using IT needs to be carefully planned and ...3 weeks ago
