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International Conference on Rebuilding Sustainable Communities with the Elderly and Disabled People after Disasters

Call for Papers: http://www.rebuilding.umb.edu/rscepdpapers


Deadline for submission of abstracts (300 words) is January 30, 2010
Deadline for submission of full papers (6,000) words is May 1, 2010

Student Competition paper: http://www.rebuilding.umb.edu/rscepdcompe… Continue

A shooting rampage broke out on Texas' Fort Hood military base at approx. 1:30pm Central. Fort Hood is the largest military base in the world. At least one man has been confirmed as a shooter who is an officer in the US Army and who was reported to have "an Arabic sounding name." Two other suspects are reported to be in custody, both of whom are also American military personnel.

Some five hundred military personnel are said to be sweeping the base in order to secure/defend the base.

At last re… Continue

Earthquake occurred at 3:30pm (Pacific) near Vanuatu in the South Pacific. An Expanded Regional Tsunami Warning is issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.