Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-16

• RT @ntarc Suspicious White Powder Sent to 3 U.N. Missions : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2j8TIr #
• House Passes Terrorist-Proof Chemicals Legislation : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/1OeWo8 #
• Homeland Security May Expand Preparedness In Virtual World : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/DqniE #
• DHS Urged To Explore FM Alert System For Cell Phones : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/31wa1F #
• Thx @alonis- Possible Hostage Situation in Jefferson City : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2vSnxt #
• Just curious… Are any of our followers at #pubcon ? #
• @GirlLuvzSciFi They are if the read our site regularly. in reply to GirlLuvzSciFi #
• John Allen Muhammad, Beltway Sniper Executed : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2NtjP0 #
• Please RT Man Charged With Terrorist Threats In Mall Incident : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3VZMOM #
• India Warns of Possible Terror Attacks In 5 Cities : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/1Zbebg #
• Safe Banking Systems ID’s Terror Suspects : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/7i7AF #
• Man Arrested At B.C. Border With Terrorist Resources : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/Gumyg #
• Please RT Live – World Response Conference on Global Outbreak #h1n1 http://bit.ly/XNMgC #
• Homeland Security To Investigate Sewer Smuggling : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/rchUP #
• Authorities To Seize Properties Of Group With Alleged Iran Ties : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2iqUMq #
• L.A. Port Launches Surprise Inspections http://bit.ly/3YJgeC #
• Five Sept. 11 Suspects to Face Trial in New York : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/1oENCV #
• Man Runs Down Pedestrians In Rochester : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2BV4SV #
• How To Survive A Dirty Bomb Attack – Tonight On National Geographic Channel : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/4zfnaK #
• How To Survive A Dirty Bomb Attack – Tonight On National Geographic Channel : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/4zfnaK #
• Is American The Missing Link In Mumbai Terror Attack? : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/zvo2W #
• How To Survive A Pandemic or Chemical Attack – Surviving Disaster : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/15qisv #
• Terror In Mumbai Documentary To Premiere On HBO : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/W1gBh #

Homeland Security May Expand Preparedness In Virtual World

Last month we featured an article that detailed Catastrophic Planning and Management Institute’s innovative disaster awareness project, “The Disaster Zone’. The Disaster Zone assists in planning and preparing for real disasters with virtual worlds via a Second Life simulation. Now it appears they won’t be alone in cyberspace disaster planning and preparedness. Pixels and Policy reports that the Department of Homeland Security may also be planning a virtual world of it’s own.

Pixels and Policy takes a look at the proposed program below.

The next major threat to American homeland security could come in the form of a virtual simulation if the Department of Homeland Security follows through on a recently announced plan.

DHS, the government department responsible for protecting Americans from terrorism and major disasters at home, has expressed a deep interest in using virtual worlds to train first responders and disaster management officials.

DHS Moves Quickly to Find a Policy Role for Virtual Worlds

The Department of Homeland Security made its interest in virtual worlds known in an August 25th request for information on the recently updated Federal Business Opportunities website. The announcement requested information that would lead to a “better understanding of virtual worlds,” with a deadline of October 2.

Less than 20 days after the closure of the request, the Department sent a high-level director to London to discuss the vital necessity of defending virtual worlds as part of an overarching national cybersecurity initiative. On very public fronts, the Department of Homeland Security is seeking to bolster its cybersecurity initiatives by increasing its knowledge of virtual worlds.

There’s a reason for this sudden government eye on virtual worlds. Cybersecurity remains a hot topic on Capitol Hill this year, with hearings in the Senate committees on Homeland Security, Commerce and Science, Small Business, and Armed Services. Government agencies from NASA to DHS are looking into the use of virtual worlds for a variety of public and internal services.

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DHS is tilling the soil in preparation for a large-scale move into virtual worlds as a training grounds for potential terrorist attacks on the American homeland. The techies at Visual Purple recently secured a DHS award for virtual education technology, and may find themselves among those partners called on to develop this large-scale project.

The idea itself is brilliant – in virtual environments, a building or stadium can be destroyed a thousand times at no expense. No one except those authorized will even be able to see it, lending a cloak of privacy to the emergency response techniques DHS wants to optimize.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-09

• Soldier Arrested After C4 Military Explosives Found At Home : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/21e1gd #
• Drive-by Shooting Apparently Targeted Seattle Police : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3hUtYQ #
• Seaports Still At Risk of Biological and Chemical Threats : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2el9eN #
• Report Suggests U.S. Needs Hit Squads : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2vgJ5k #
• Fort Hood Shooting Several Dead And Injured : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3bDQnz #
• Thx! @alonis – Fort Hood Shooting Several Dead Suspect Identified http://tinyurl.com/ybpvwgw #
• Malik Nadal Hasan Fort Hood Shooter Still Alive : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/FNScV #
• Legions Place Office Shooting 2 Dead, 8 Injured – Orlando : Homeland Security News http://cli.gs/jQRyM #
• Suspect In Seattle Officer Slaying Lone Domestic Terrorist : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/28wKkc #
• Mexican mayor announces rival's death hours before body is found http://j.mp/3FkB38 #
• @ntarc Israel Planning Cell Phone Rocket Alerts : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/1XGT8w #
• Lieberman Suggests Army Shooter Was Home-Grown Terrorist : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/qEuJC #
• Are Pakistans Nuclear Weapons Safe? : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/42PXbL #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-02

• Second Life Raises Awareness With Disaster Zone Project : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/1ApCtw #
• 2 Chicago Men Charged in Terror Plot Over Muhammad Cartoons : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3iaFb1 #
• Beltway Sniper John Allen Muhammad Scheduled for Execution : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/1nX9zf #
• Security Checks Friday for MARC Commuter Train Stations : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/436Ln0 #
• FBI Lacks Translators For Terror Intelligence : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/1xYgOk #
• TSA Viper Training Exercise Held at CBBT : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/coLmM #
• Queens Man Is One of Two Accused of Trying to Supply Hezbollah : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/28KJRE #
• Growing Up Bin Laden, Osama’s Son Omar Speaks : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/4wlb9K #
• Detroit Imam Killed During FBI Raid : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/4ANmn5 #
• Alleged Assault of News Photographer Outside Detroit Mosque : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/IDcAv #
• Is Osama Bin Laden Accidentally In New Al Qaeda Video? See pics and you decide… http://bit.ly/3QjaRl #
• PhoneSnoop – DHS Warns Blackbnerry Users About App http://tinyurl.com/yl5hl6t #
• Passport of al Qaeda 9/11 Plotter Said Bahaji Found http://tinyurl.com/yjppm62 #
• Terrorists Using Blogs To Engage Counter-terrorist Experts Online : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/46C6PS #
• Modern Warfare 2 Terrorism Footage Stirs Controversy : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/1VA2VF #
• 6 Passengers Faint on British Airways Flight : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/1goASu #
• Small Scale Terrorism Plots Pose New Threat : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2qJR6F #
• Deadline Looming – How Will Airline Cargo Get Screened : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/4oRHyv #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-26

• Men Abandon Car At Border, Flee To US – Bomb Squad Called : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3l9CL8 #
• U.S. Space Researcher Arrested on Spy Charges : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/vxuXQ #
• U.S. Intelligence Investing In Social Media Monitoring : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/lbBS5 #
• Terror Threats Closes Pakistan Schools : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/4aHYr4 #
• Hezbollah May Be Planning Attacks On U.S. and Israeli Targets : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/27vI51 #
• Federal Agents Seize Property Nuclear Critic : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2pAP8p #
• FBI Raids Slaughterhouse In Ongoing Investigation : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/4ocotK #
• Senator Calls For Tighter Restrictions on Peroxide : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2Hfhu6 #
• Terror-Related Arrest Began in Las Vegas : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2mRWx9 #
• Shopping Mall Terror Plot Alleged In Boston Area Arrest : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3nbzB2 #
• Security Guard Allegedly Threatened President Obama : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/1T8P1u #
• Surviving Disaster – How To Survive A Nuclear Attack : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/24QuX4 #
• DHS Urged to Implement Ammonium Nitrate Regulations : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3fwzLe #
• TSA Hopes To Keep Terrorists Off-Guard With Security Checks : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3e0fE3 #
• Brother Defends Alleged Terror Suspect On Facebook : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2zq7Uv #
• Facebook, Twitter To Message Disaster Warnings in Australia : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/1KFqMp #
• Terror Attack Warnings Issued in Pakistan : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3ZFemE #
• Puerto Rico – Feds Launch Probe Into Massive Fuel Depot Fire : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/1hhcCH #
• iWatchLA – PSA And Training Video Available Online : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2bB3oh #
• Coffee Poisoning Struck 6 at Harvard : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/1emFIM #
• NEFA Report – The New York, Denver Terror Plot Arrests : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3X1vhd #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-19

• Napolitano Says Al-Qaeda-Style Terrorists Are in U.S. : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3OmAdw #
• Surviving Disaster – Shopping Mall Active Shooter : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/s4ev0 #
• Surge In Number of Chinese Arrested At Arizona Border : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/eokD8 #
• Milan Terrorist Had Accomplices, More Explosives : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/bPv5F #
• Listening to @bcuban talk about digital terrorism at conference. #
• Man On Terror Watchlist Stopped Outside Las Vegas, Then Let Go http://bit.ly/2zo4P7 #
• Getting some much needed rest after a busy day at #bwe09 . #
• Revolutionary Guard Commanders Killed In Suicide Bombing : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/p5DMP #
• Militants Pose A Serious Threat To Pakistans Future : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/nXOjm #
• Weapons Cache Found Under Church Construction Site : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2aIvMU #
• Oath Keepers Group Detailed In LVJ Article : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/meLoT #
• New Features At National Terror Alert – Poll : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3t5Mik #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-12

• RT @ntarc FBI Investigates Car Filled With Explosives in New Haven : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/ABxBd #
• Recognizing 8 Signs of Terrorism Video Unveiled By DHS : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/1buuVA #
• Emergency Preparedness Drill at McCarran Today – Las Vegas : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/Bmawp #
• FBI Warns of Three Hoax E-mails : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/IKpTK #
• Man Injured Handling Explosive Device, Possibly TATP : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/11z7IZ #
• Terror In Mumbai Documentary To Premiere On HBO : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/W1gBh #
• 2 More Questioned in Alleged New York Terror Plot : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/4lhQRH #
• 2 Dead, Other’s Hospitalized at Sweat Lodge in Sedona Arizona : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2KL1bM #
• Nuclear Engineer From Cern Lab Arrested for al-Qaeda Links : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/4jg6Vd #
• Taxi Driver Ordered To Drive Bomb To Courthouse – UK : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3vZ8LS #
• Explosion Leads To Evacuation of Islamic School in Syracuse : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/ivOho #
• Concern Grows Over Threatened Terror Attack on Germany : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/pHQgQ #
• Taliban Gunmen Take Hostages at Pakistan’s Military HQ : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/tOaEE #
• Blasts and gunfire heard from inside Pakistan army HQ where militants are holding hostages. #
• BBC Reports – Pakistani security forces have launched an operation to free hostages #
• Suspected Pan Am Flight 281 Hijacker Arrested After 40 Years : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/1gnoym #
• Could Wii Balance Board Prevent Terror Attack? : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/AHQ7f #
• Possible Explosives Discovered Near OKC Railroad Tracks : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/4wrB2B #
• North Korea fires two short-range missiles: report http://tinyurl.com/yh28uqk #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-05

• Homeland Security Launches Final Phase of National Dialogue, Last chance to get involved. #QHSR #news http://bit.ly/EcAla #
• DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano's speaking on national preparedness in 20 mins. Stream at http://www.dhs.gov #
• @qhsrdialogue Thanks! Very informative call. Great questions. #qhsr in reply to qhsrdialogue #
• Plane Stolen from Idaho Airport, May Be Related To Canada Theft #news http://bit.ly/piYz2 #
• Surviving Disaster – How To Survive A Home Invasion : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3j67v #
• Al Qaeda Wars Facebook App Pushes The Envelope : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3ssTZB #
• al Qaeda Recruiting a Growing Number of Americans : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/rkPjX #
• New Terror Plot Details Reveal Attempt To Rent Trucks : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/7Z93V #
• Home Invasions – A Growing Epidemic In U.S. : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/12HjkY #
• Something light for the weekend. Gas Mask Bra Wins Public Health Prize http://bit.ly/1yg06 #
• NY, NJ and Connecticut Push For Dirty Bomb Alarms : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/HFKk7 #
• al Shabaab – Terror Group Linked To al Qaeda May Target U.S. : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/FTP5b #
• Clock is ticking. Only a few hours left 2 provide feedback 2 Homeland Security #qhsr http://tinyurl.com/yencw5p #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-28

• Mass Transit Warned To Be On Alert For Terrorism : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/5OaEJ #
• Self-Storage Facilities Eye Sensors to Detect Terrorist Threats : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/16GT0i #
• How To Spot Suspicious Activity : National Terror Alert – Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2NaQ9 #
• Storage Sites Searched for Bomb Materials In Terror Probe : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3zCqiY #
• Chemical Purchases Investigated In New York Terror Probe : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/gjtCs #
• DoD, Homeland Security Negotiate Pact to Help Keep Country Safe : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3JVeY #
• Biological Attack More Likely Than Nuclear – Congressional Panel : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/Om2og #
• Officials Worried NY Terror Plot “Still Alive” : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/4gfpCE #
• Up to 24 Under Surveillance In New York Terror Probe : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/vIySN #
• Census worker hanged with 'fed' scrawled on body. Disturbing story. http://tinyurl.com/mb56or #breaking news #news #tcot #
• NY Alleged Terror Suspect Zazi Indicted For Conspiring To Detonate WMD : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/1aAps0 #
• @denverpost Terrorists are here, and are waiting – The Denver Post http://bit.ly/BULKJ #
• Bomb-making supplies purchased at beauty supply stores.Suspect sought urgent help to make explosives. http://tinyurl.com/ye23hfc #
• Poll – Flu Pandemic Preparedness or Survive A Hotel Terror Attack : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2FB4M #
• FBI Arrests Man In Plot to Bomb Springfield Illinois Courthouse – Press Release : http://bit.ly/4ttYYE #
• FBI Arrests Man Trying To Bomb Fountain Place Skyscraper Downtown – Dallas Texas #breakingnews #news http://bit.ly/qDPMK #
• @Alonis Thx! I just re-read headline and corrected it. in reply to Alonis #
• UPDATED: FBI Man Arrests Trying To Place Bomb Near Fountain Place Skyscraper http://tinyurl.com/y9ylllm #
• FBI Arrests Man Trying To Place Bomb Near Fountain Place Skyscraper http://tinyurl.com/y9ylllm #
• @michellemalkin 3 major, separate terror plot arrests in a week. A little alarming. in reply to michellemalkin #
• @Alonis There was a security email that said many of the links go to a malware download site. There's a couple of those scams right now. in reply to Alonis #
• Quantico Marine Base Targeted By Alleged Terror Suspects : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/YY83X #
• Man Indicted, Allegedly Conspired To Murder of U.S. Citizens Abroad http://bit.ly/yZ1vj #
• Police Investigate Men Taking Pictures Along SEPTA Route http://bit.ly/3zDUDm #
• Does Iran Have A Second Uranium Enrichment Plant? : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/Xaej3 #
• Flu Pandemic Preparedness or Survive A Hotel Terror Attack : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2FB4M #
• New Bin Laden Audio Tape May Indicate Upcoming Attack http://bit.ly/gULy3 #
• F.B.I. Investigates Suspicious White Powder Incidents – Florida : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/16KARn #
• Contrasting Portrait of Texas Bomb Plot Suspect Emerges : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/oRZpf #
• Shahab 3 Long Range Missile Test-fired By Iran : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3AdcQ1 #
• Data-Mining Project Could Strengthen Fight Against Terror : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/gWuw3 #
• Iran Tests Shahab 3 Long Range Missile : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/3uCMGj #
• LAX – Flight Aborts Takeoff Due To Suspicious Behavior – 2 In Custody : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/UlBKT #

New ‘Code Red’ System Alerts Local Residents of Emergency

Great story and example of how some areas are taking the lead in community readiness and preparedness. Instead of calling 911 for an emergency, what if 911 called you? While it may sound weird, it’s based in reality. In Lawrence County, there’s a new program to alert citizens to an emergency. Called “Code Red,” it’s a program that is urging people to sign up so they’re not left out.

[...]

Code Red will notify residents through an alert by phone, through texting, or e-mail, about the need to evacuate, shelter in place, or give them instructions to find shelter or food in case of a problem.

“The Code Red System will be able to highlight certain areas of the county, or the county as a whole,” Slone said. “This is going to truly be a step, a big step in the direction of being prepared.”

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-21

• Cyanide Suspected In Sickening 7 L.A. Firefighters : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/F1Ez2 #
• Top Terror Suspect Freed Over Secrets Fear – UK #news #tcot http://tinyurl.com/kqgkf6 #
• Airline Preparedness – Always Mindful of the Nearest Exit : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/bVdAH #
• Swine Flu Preparedness – Meet the Flu Fighters : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/ow6FK #news #breakingnews #
• Agro-terrorism Threat Is A Real One : Homeland Security News #news #tcot http://bit.ly/T4Mqw #
• British Court Convicts Three in Plot to Blow Up Airliners : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/73toH #
• QHSR – 2nd Homeland Security Review Extended : Homeland Security News #news #breakingnews #qhsr http://bit.ly/gLP0X #
• TSA To Boost Screening For Powder Explosives : Homeland Security #news http://bit.ly/LxONt #
• FCC Releases Report On Emergency Preparedness : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2IZM7b #
• Terrorists Shifting Focus to Soft Targets : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/rRsfQ #
• Laptops, Cell Phones Fair Game in Customs Search : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/Mzxn4 #
• Ready.gov Unveils New PSA – World Upside Down : Homeland Security News Watch video #news http://bit.ly/4ruAUT #
• EMP A Weapon That Could Create A New Dark Age : Homeland Security News #news http://bit.ly/y1ocB #
• A Former CIA Agent’s Hunt For bin Laden in Pakistan : Homeland Security News #news http://bit.ly/153dZ1 #
• There's only a few hours left to participate in the 2nd Homeland Security Dialogue. #QHSR Rank DHS priorities: http://is.gd/34EQn #
• Cancun – Mexican Plane Reportedly Hijacked Flown To Mexico City : Homeland Security News #news #breakingnews http://bit.ly/knXoc #
• Mexico Hijacking – Live Video Stream http://tinyurl.com/m8exml #
• Aeromexico Flight 576: Mexican security forces have boarded the hijacked plane. #
• Photos of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed at Guantánamo Appear Online #news #hhrs #tcot http://tinyurl.com/l4t6ah #
• The Third Jihad Available for Free Online Streaming #news #tcot – http://tinyurl.com/l9lktj #
• Canada To Stage Mock Afghan IED Attack in Washington : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/NL3dJ #
• Tanker Truck Stolen In Conway Arkansas – #news #breakingnews,#tcot http://tinyurl.com/oa7284 #
• DHS Seeks Veteran Owned Business To Assist With Cyber Wiki – http://tinyurl.com/nwvlko #
• Man With Gun Arrested During Obama Address – http://tinyurl.com/q65mry #
• 9/11 Video – Remembering What We Saw :Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/SAfxY Please Retweet #
• Support the victims of the September 11 terrorist attack. Add a 9/11 tag to your twitter avatar, http://www.wearredon911.com #
• 911 Phone Calls Released To the Public – Many not heard before. #911 http://tinyurl.com/n72crg #
• 9/11 Video – Remembering What We Saw :Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/SAfxY Please Retweet #
• Anti-abortion Activist Shot, Killed In Front of High School – #news #tcot http://tinyurl.com/mrorb8 #
• Coast Guard’s Statement on Reports of Potomac Gunfire – http://tinyurl.com/leu25f #
• Leader of al Qaeda’s post-9/11 plans for a nuclear attack may be on the move. We'll have the complete story later today. #
• Post 9/11 al Qaeda Plotter Adnan Shukrijumah,”Jaffar The Pilot” Is On The Move #news #breakingnews #tcot http://bit.ly/10PU60 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-21

• Cyanide Suspected In Sickening 7 L.A. Firefighters : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/F1Ez2 #
• Top Terror Suspect Freed Over Secrets Fear – UK #news #tcot http://tinyurl.com/kqgkf6 #
• Airline Preparedness – Always Mindful of the Nearest Exit : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/bVdAH #
• Swine Flu Preparedness – Meet the Flu Fighters : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/ow6FK #news #breakingnews #
• Agro-terrorism Threat Is A Real One : Homeland Security News #news #tcot http://bit.ly/T4Mqw #
• British Court Convicts Three in Plot to Blow Up Airliners : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/73toH #
• QHSR – 2nd Homeland Security Review Extended : Homeland Security News #news #breakingnews #qhsr http://bit.ly/gLP0X #
• TSA To Boost Screening For Powder Explosives : Homeland Security #news http://bit.ly/LxONt #
• FCC Releases Report On Emergency Preparedness : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2IZM7b #
• Terrorists Shifting Focus to Soft Targets : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/rRsfQ #
• Laptops, Cell Phones Fair Game in Customs Search : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/Mzxn4 #
• Ready.gov Unveils New PSA – World Upside Down : Homeland Security News Watch video #news http://bit.ly/4ruAUT #
• EMP A Weapon That Could Create A New Dark Age : Homeland Security News #news http://bit.ly/y1ocB #
• A Former CIA Agent’s Hunt For bin Laden in Pakistan : Homeland Security News #news http://bit.ly/153dZ1 #
• There's only a few hours left to participate in the 2nd Homeland Security Dialogue. #QHSR Rank DHS priorities: http://is.gd/34EQn #
• Cancun – Mexican Plane Reportedly Hijacked Flown To Mexico City : Homeland Security News #news #breakingnews http://bit.ly/knXoc #
• Mexico Hijacking – Live Video Stream http://tinyurl.com/m8exml #
• Aeromexico Flight 576: Mexican security forces have boarded the hijacked plane. #
• Photos of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed at Guantánamo Appear Online #news #hhrs #tcot http://tinyurl.com/l4t6ah #
• The Third Jihad Available for Free Online Streaming #news #tcot – http://tinyurl.com/l9lktj #
• Canada To Stage Mock Afghan IED Attack in Washington : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/NL3dJ #
• Tanker Truck Stolen In Conway Arkansas – #news #breakingnews,#tcot http://tinyurl.com/oa7284 #
• DHS Seeks Veteran Owned Business To Assist With Cyber Wiki – http://tinyurl.com/nwvlko #
• Man With Gun Arrested During Obama Address – http://tinyurl.com/q65mry #
• 9/11 Video – Remembering What We Saw :Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/SAfxY Please Retweet #
• Support the victims of the September 11 terrorist attack. Add a 9/11 tag to your twitter avatar, http://www.wearredon911.com #
• 911 Phone Calls Released To the Public – Many not heard before. #911 http://tinyurl.com/n72crg #
• 9/11 Video – Remembering What We Saw :Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/SAfxY Please Retweet #
• Anti-abortion Activist Shot, Killed In Front of High School – #news #tcot http://tinyurl.com/mrorb8 #
• Coast Guard’s Statement on Reports of Potomac Gunfire – http://tinyurl.com/leu25f #
• Leader of al Qaeda’s post-9/11 plans for a nuclear attack may be on the move. We'll have the complete story later today. #
• Post 9/11 al Qaeda Plotter Adnan Shukrijumah,”Jaffar The Pilot” Is On The Move #news #breakingnews #tcot http://bit.ly/10PU60 #

Ready.gov Unveils New PSA – World Upside Down

September is National Preparedness Month. To urge all Americans to be prepared for unexpected emergencies, Cramer-Krasselt/Chicago, in conjunction with its network shops in New York, Milwaukee and Phoenix, has just unveiled a new public service TV commercial called “World Upside Down” that makes its point with pointed ad copy and visuals that are both artful and quite gripping.

The voiceover copy in the 60-second version of the spot asks viewers to imagine what their world would be like if a disaster struck without warning, and their lives were suddenly turned upside down.

The public service announcement depicts a family and its furnishings suddenly being chaotically upended.

As the ad copy asks us to contemplate such a turn of events, the commercial shows a family and the furnishings in their home suddenly being chaotically upended. The chilling effect is intensified by C-K’s decision to visualize the moment in ultra slow-motion, which turns the potential horror of it all into something almost like poetry in motion.

Still, the important and sobering message is not lost. Viewers of “World Upside Down” will surely come away from it with a good reason to visit the Web site www.ready.gov, where there is factual information about preparing oneself and/or one’s family for an emergency.

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FCC Releases Report On Emergency Preparedness

The FCC has released a report on its ability to respond in natural disasters, terrorist attacks, public health emergencies, and other events. The report, “FCC’s Preparedness for a Major Public Emergency,” was put together by the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau in response to a 30-day review launched by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski.

“The FCC has an important role to play in ensuring that our nation’s communications infrastructure serves our public safety needs,” Genachowski said. “The Public Safety Bureau’s thorough review concluded that the agency is ready to respond to emergencies, but there is more work to do to maximize the agency’s readiness. The public safety challenges we face are ongoing, dynamic, and growing. Today’s report outlines concrete steps the FCC can and will take to better support public safety communications and protect our nation.”

The report, while concluding that the FCC is prepared to keep essential communications open in an emergency, found that the commission could improve its planning and response in the areas of education and training, outreach and collaborations, emergency operations and alerts, and network analysis.

Recommendations include a plan for improving the Continuity of Operations and Pandemic plans, and reviews and revisions as needed for emergency procedures in the FCC’s 24/7 operations center. The EAS system is also being reviewed with other agencies to account for “next-generation technologies.”

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