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• Disaster TV and Movies Dominate – Contest
  Giveaway
  
  
• Webcast to Focus on Latest Flu Information,
  Preparedness
  
  
• NSA – National Security Agency Could Add 11,000
  Workers
  
  
• Homeland Security, Defense Depts. Plan Domestic
  Operations?
  
  
• Chemical Cloud in Tucson is Result of Hate
  Crime
  
  
• Homegrown Jihadis – Alleged Terrorist Ring Raises
  Questions

Disaster TV and Movies Dominate – Contest Giveaway Posted: 03 Aug 2009 01:10 AM PDT There are a number of new television shows (The Wanted, The Colony, Survival Sundays On NBC ) and movies related to homeland security, emergency preparedness and disaster survival either on the air, or in production. The article below mentions several and we’re aware of at least 3 others not listed. There are probably several more. So, think that you could create the next hit? To enter today’s giveaway just tell us your idea for a new show related to homeland security, emergency preparedness or disaster survival and you could win. Go to our new Facebook Fan page to enter. Today’s giveaway includes a Smith and Wesson 12 LED Galaxy Tactical Flashlight and copies of one of our favorite preparedness books, “It’s A Disaster, Disaster Preparedness, Prevention & Basic First Aid Manual” Facebook Fan Page Click on The Sign-Up Link to get to the contest. From The Road and 2012 to Colony and Day One, Apocalypse Movies and TV Shows Dominate A new crop of Hollywood disaster flicks coming this fall deal not with the fall of civilization but the struggles of post-apocalyptic survivors. A flood of postapocalyptic stories is now headed toward movie theaters and TV screens: Expect to see characters fending off cannibals, picking up day-to-day survival techniques and struggling to maintain their humanity amid the ruins. Previous waves of pop-culture disaster, from the Atomic Age paranoia of “War of the Worlds” to Watergate-era flicks such as “The Towering Inferno,” have depicted calamity in stunning detail. Many of the new projects, however, actually skip the spectacle of doomsday. Instead, they’re more fixed on what goes down in the aftermath. In “The Book of Eli,” a movie scheduled for January, Denzel Washington plays the fierce protector of a book that holds the key to mankind’s redemption in an American wasteland created by a war 30 years earlier. “Day One,” a series coming to NBC in March, follows a handful of neighbors trying to survive and understand a calamity that erased the world’s infrastructure. “The Colony,” now airing on Discovery Channel, is a reality show set in an imagined end-times period in which contestants hunt for food, water and shelter after a presumed disaster. Read Article This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Disaster TV and Movies Dominate – Contest Giveaway

Webcast to Focus on Latest Flu Information, Preparedness Posted: 03 Aug 2009 12:30 AM PDT On Tuesday, August 4, from 3 to 4 p.m. Eastern time, the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Homeland Security (DHS) will hold a webcast entitled “Know What to Do about H1N1 and Seasonal Flu.” The webcast may be accessed by going to www.flu.gov. The webcast will provide the latest information on vaccine development; vaccine planning and preparedness efforts; federal funding support for state efforts and; progress on planning and preparedness for schools, child care centers businesses and communities. To log on to the webcast that will feature HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and Education Secretary Arne Duncan simply go to http://www.flu.gov on Tuesday August 4 at 3:00 p.m. eastern time. Registration is not required but Adobe Flash must be installed on the computer to view the live video stream. Prior to and during the webcast citizens will be able to submit questions to the secretaries about the role of local communities and governments in flu preparedness efforts. Questions can be e-mailed to Flu Questions. Be sure to include name, title, city and state. This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Webcast to Focus on Latest Flu Information, Preparedness

NSA – National Security Agency Could Add 11,000 Workers Posted: 03 Aug 2009 12:15 AM PDT The National Security Agency is planning to double the size of its headquarters at Fort George G. Meade in an expansion slated to bring more than 11,000 workers to the Anne Arundel County military base. Its plans are large enough to rival National Business Park, a 285-acre private development built by Corporate Office Properties Trust in Annapolis Junction. And for Fort Meade, it will generate nearly twice as many jobs as the Pentagon’s much-publicized Base Realignment and Closure plan, slated to bring an estimated 5,700 workers to the base. The NSA wants to expand onto about 236 acres of land adjacent to its headquarters at Fort Meade — a plan that would comprise three phases and span 20 years. The agency now has about 2.6 million square feet at Fort Meade. Its first phase of construction is slated to include 1.8 million square feet for up to 6,500 government workers. The secretive spy agency, which employs about 36,000 people and has a classified budget said to be in the billions of dollars, is being asked to take on an increasing amount of duties under the Obama administration. via National Security Agency growth could add 11,000 workers at Fort Meade – Baltimore Business Journal:. This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. NSA – National Security Agency Could Add 11,000 Workers

Homeland Security, Defense Depts. Plan Domestic Operations? Posted: 03 Aug 2009 12:11 AM PDT The Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security recently notified law enforcement agencies and associations, such as the National Association of Chiefs of Police, about the Obama Administration’s interest in using the military during “emergencies.” Government officials reported that the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator W. Craig Fugate met with the Commander of the US Northern Command, General Gene Renuart, to discuss “pre-disaster planning, response and recovery in support of the federal response to the 2009 hurricane season as well as wild fires, floods and other potential disasters.” The meeting reinforced the important relationship between the two organizations and focused on the operational role of US Northern Command and what resources and skills they bring to any major Federal effort related to all-hazards preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation. It was also an opportunity to meet operational leaders who would fill key positions in those support efforts. “NORTHCOM plays a vital role in disaster response in support of state and local officials,” Fugate said. “I am impressed by their commitment to teamwork and interoperability. They are leaning forward and are solutions-oriented partners among the nation’s emergency response team.” “We are committed to teaming with and supporting our civilian partners,” added Renuart. “If our federal partners, state and local officials are successful in responding to contingency operations, then ultimately we a Read Full Article This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Homeland Security, Defense Depts. Plan Domestic Operations?

Chemical Cloud in Tucson is Result of Hate Crime Posted: 02 Aug 2009 10:24 PM PDT The Sheriff’s Department in Pima County Arizona say’s a chemical cloud that was released over the northwest of Tucson was the result of a hate crime. Police found several dead animals near the front door of a home in addition to the garage and front door being sealed with a spray foam. One incendiary device was found at front door garage area, and another “chemical dispersal device” was locatecd near the back. The gas cloud had spread over the area early Sunday and officials warned people to stay indoors. The incident is being investigated by the Pima County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI. Read More This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Chemical Cloud in Tucson is Result of Hate Crime

Homegrown Jihadis – Alleged Terrorist Ring Raises Questions Posted: 02 Aug 2009 03:18 PM PDT Whatever the alleged terrorists arrested last week were up to, it wasn’t meant to take place in North Carolina or anywhere else on American soil. Federal indictments say the men conspired to “advance violent jihad, including supporting and participating in terrorist activities in specific locations outside the United States. …” That’s one bit of good news, although it’s frightening enough if they were at work building a network in North Carolina, stockpiling weapons and training for action. They allegedly had plenty of firepower. Defendant Daniel Patrick Boyd purchased a dozen or more firearms, the indictment states, including military-style assault rifles. Some of the weapons allegedly were used for training exercises in Caswell County this summer. The other good news is that members of this group apparently failed to achieve their goals, despite making trips to Israel, Gaza, Jordan, Pakistan and Kosovo. So, were they really committed to violent objectives or just playing terrorist? What were their actual capabilities? Those aren’t the only unanswered questions. Though the Justice Department announced that seven individuals were charged, and the indictment names seven men, there was an eighth defendant who wasn’t named and who apparently is being sought in Pakistan. Read Full Article This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Homegrown Jihadis – Alleged Terrorist Ring Raises Questions

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