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October 9, 2008
Week 24
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High-tech ID cards rolling out at
New England ports
Biologists and engineers create
fast-acting pathogen sensor

A new biosensor uses jellyfish DNA to identify harmful bacteria and viruses in the air — in less than two minutes. (ClipSyndicate)
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BOSTON — New England's ports will become the first in the nation to phase in high-tech identification cards for port workers, adding another layer of security to areas once considered this country's most vulnerable to terrorism.

"The concept itself provides a great level of assurance that the people who have unescorted access to our ports have met federal standards," said a TSA security director ... Full Story


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Edmonton, the Pope and 9/11


By Joe Scanlon, Homeland1 Contributor
In 1984, Pope John Paul II made a 12-day visit to Canada. One stop was Edmonton, Alberta, where he celebrated an outdoor mass.

Because each papal mass attracted large crowds, the various emergency agencies got together to prepare. The result was that they got to know each other very well. They understood each other's roles in emergencies and came to grasp each other’s strengths and weaknesses ... Full Story

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Calif. city establishes policy for emergency alerts
[Ventura County, CA]
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Univ. Iowa awarded majority of FEMA funds
[Iowa City, IA]
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$81 million in FEMA disaster grants coming to Eastern Iowa

W.Va. wants rural wireless
[Charleston, WV]

BizTech expo promises latest in innovations
[El Paso, TX]

Wash. flood-insurance program threatens salmon, orcas
[Seattle, WA]

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