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Mon, 2012-01-23 17:40 — admin

submitted by Kathy (katmax)

In March of 1973, E. B. White* received a letter from a Mr. Nadeau,
who sought his opinion on what he saw as a bleak future for the human
race. White responded with the following, beautifully written letter.

   North Brooklin, Maine
   30 March 1973

   Dear Mr. Nadeau:

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Pathfinder - Geospatial Intelligence Supports Community and National Resilience

Sun, 2012-01-22 20:06 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Karen Walker

In the past two years, NGA has responded to a series of natural disasters at home and abroad. Whether providing support to emergency response teams working the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, the tsunami in Japan or tornadoes and floods in the United States, NGA employees worldwide have demonstrated the critical role of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in answering the call for help.

Our humanitarian assistance/disaster response work, among all the roles and responsibilities that come with managing the nation’s GEOINT capabilities, brings us closest to the people and communities in need during times of crisis. Our GEOINT tools and analyses save lives by helping our mission partners determine where help is needed most, by enabling the right people to be at the right place at the right time, and by anticipating what might happen next.

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2012 Communities Collaborating Institute: Innovating Together

Sun, 2012-01-22 16:53 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Why not invest in yourself in 2012?  Tamarack is pleased to announce a number of outstanding learning opportunities we have planned, designed to grow your capacity as an innovative community leader. 

2012 Communities Collaborating Institute:  Innovating Together

Plan now to join us for this signature week-long leadership institute to be held October 1 - 5, 2012 in Kitchener, Waterloo.  We are pleased to be joined by a stellar line up of thought leaders including Margaret (Meg) Wheatley, Tim Brodhead, Al Etmanski and Michael Jones.  Read more about the 2012 Communities Collaborating Institute here.  Be one of the first to register for the 2012 Communities Collaborating Institute.   

Tamarack's Tele-Learning Series – Interviews you won't want to miss!

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Close Call for Doc PJ in Sudan

Thu, 2012-01-19 22:01 — Kathy Gilbeaux

By Dr. C. Louis Perrinjaquet - summitdaily.com - January 16, 2012

             

Dr. Craig Perrinjaquet of Breckenridge examines a gun-toting Honduran villager in 2007. In his most recent international medical aid trip to Sudan, Doc PJ had his camera and other belonging confiscated by rebels.  Special to the Daily

Breckenridge doctor returns from war-torn nation

I am a medical doctor based in Breckenridge. I recently returned from a medical mission in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. I spent the month of October volunteering at the Mother of Mercy Hospital in Gidel near the village of Kauda in South Kordofan, Sudan.

I am about the only U.S. citizen to have been in this area in the past six months and can testify to the fact that the aerial bombings of civilians are real. We cared for many men, women and children who were the victims of these senseless attacks. I feel an obligation to share what I saw and urge everyone in the strongest way possible to use whatever means are available through the U.S. government to pressure the rulers of Sudan to stop terrorizing and killing their own people.

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Slow Response to East Africa Famine 'Cost 'Lives'

Wed, 2012-01-18 13:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

BBC News - January 18, 2012

       

The US government says 29,000 children under five years old died between May and July 2011

Thousands of needless deaths occurred from famine in East Africa last year because the international community failed to heed early warnings, say two leading British aid organisations.

Oxfam and Save the Children say it took more than six months for aid agencies to act on warnings of imminent famine.

Between 50,000 and 100,000 people have died in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.

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Counting the Cost of Calamities

Wed, 2012-01-18 00:19 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Toan Phan

       

economist.com - January 14, 2012 - ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS AND WASHINGTON, DC

Death rates from natural disasters are falling; and fears that they have become more common are misplaced. But their economic cost is rising relentlessly

THE world’s industrial supply chains were only just recovering from Japan’s earthquake and tsunami in March when a natural disaster severed them again in October. An unusually heavy monsoon season swelled rivers and overwhelmed reservoirs in northern Thailand. The floodwaters eventually reached Bangkok, causing a political crisis as residents fought over whose neighbourhoods would flood.

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Scottish Anthrax Outbreak 'Worst in UK in 50 Years'

Tue, 2012-01-17 23:44 — Kathy Gilbeaux

The anthrax outbreak claimed 14 lives in Scotland

BBC News - January 5, 2012

An outbreak of anthrax among drug users in Scotland between 2009 and 2010 was the largest in the UK for 50 years, according to an official report.

Health Protection Scotland (HPS) said there were 119 cases of anthrax and a total of 14 deaths during the outbreak.

Its report also recorded it as "the first documented outbreak associated with heroin use anywhere in the world".

HPS warned that as long as there was an illegal drug trade there was a risk of a similar outbreak.

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CTPL Course - Global Health Policy: The Role of Diplomacy

Tue, 2012-01-17 21:44 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Albert Gomez

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Centre for Trade Policy and Law, Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive, Dunton Tower

Ottawa, ON

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BANGLADESH: Trying to Stay Polio-Free

Thu, 2012-01-12 21:42 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Stuart Leiderman

      

A six month old child receives his Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) on the 17th NID against polio  Photo: Contributor/IRIN

BANGKOK, 11 January 2012 (IRIN) - Mobile health teams in Bangladesh are conducting “child-to-child” searches to reach the remaining half million children not vaccinated during a nationwide polio immunization campaign launched on 7 January.

The campaign’s goal was to vaccinate 22 million children under five. Only 560,791 children short of reaching it, mobile teams have been conducting house visits, concluding on 11 January, to vaccinate the remainder, Arun Bhadra Thapa, World Health Organization’s country representative, told IRIN.

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A six month old child receives his Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) on the 17th NID against polio
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With Work Scarce in Athens, Greeks Go Back to the Land

Tue, 2012-01-10 22:43 — Kathy Gilbeaux

by Rachel Donadio - The New York Times - January 8, 2012

       

Vassilis Ballas and his wife, Roula Boura, extracted the gum from a mastic tree on their 400-tree farm in Chios, Greece.  Eirini Vourloumis for The New York Times

CHIOS, Greece — Nikos Gavalas and Alexandra Tricha, both 31 and trained as agriculturalists, were frustrated working on poorly paying, short-term contracts in Athens, where jobs are scarce and the cost of living is high. So last year, they decided to start a new project: growing edible snails for export.

As Greece’s blighted economy plunges further into the abyss, the couple are joining with an exodus of Greeks who are fleeing to the countryside and looking to the nation’s rich rural past as a guide to the future.

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