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August 28, 2008
Week 18
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Houston region facing test on
response to terror tactic
UK tests face-recognition technology

Britain began testing face-recognition technology at Manchester airport as part of an effort to control its borders. Full Story

HOUSTON, Texas — The kind of homemade bombs being used against U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan will likely be the weapon of choice in the event of a terrorist strike in the Houston area, officials with the Department of Homeland Security said.

"They're easy to build (and) they're difficult to defeat" ... Full Story

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First, do no harm, Part 2: First aid for the mind


By Richard Gist, Ph.D., Homeland1 contributor
Practitioners in all areas of crisis response have been hearing more and more about psychological first aid as the next generation of immediate crisis assistance.

The term itself conjures an image of immediate action to do things like stop bleeding, splint fractures, restore breathing and maintain circulation, a very attractive and affirming metaphor for what we've sought to do ... Full Story

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Threat sent to McCain's Colo. office
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FBI investigates hacked FEMA phones
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Steamship stars in Maine disaster drill
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For IDs, a wait to get on board
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