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		<title>Supply chain leaders: You are invited, the courtesy of a response is requested.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week a former client &#8212; I had not heard from him in over three years &#8212; called me in a (typically) titanic rage. With expletives deleted, he said something similar to: &#8220;@$%&#38; can they be serious about supply chain security without involving me?  And @##$%! is this about increased redundancy, do they have any [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hlswatch.com/2012/02/10/supply-chain-leaders-you-are-invited-the-courtesy-of-a-response-is-requested/</link>
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		<title>The fragility of the electrical grid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend, the Boston Globe ran a great article by Neil Swidey that begins with a narrative about the late fall snowstorm that caused massive power outages in the Northeast and pivots into an investigative piece examining the fragility of the entire electrical grid. First, however, comes the personalization: While most of that northwest-of-Boston [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hlswatch.com/2012/02/08/the-fragility-of-the-electrical-grid/</link>
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		<title>Real-time coverage of Syrian situation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Map is reposted from BBC Emboldened by Saturday&#8217;s non-decision by the United Nation&#8217;s Security Council some perceive the Syrian government is ready to do &#8220;whatever it takes&#8221; to shut-down further protests, especially in the hot-house of Homs. The question now being asked in many world capitals is whether intervention is prudent or even possible if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hlswatch.com/2012/02/08/just-in-case-real-time-coverage-of-syrian-situation/</link>
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		<title>Supply chain testimony</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday several DHS officials and others were on the Hill giving testimony related to the new National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security.  Please see: http://homeland.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-balancing-maritime-security-and-trade-facilitation-protecting-our-ports Three quick impressions: 1. Constructive example of &#8220;stovepipes&#8221; being brought together around a supposedly stovepipe-busting strategy. 2. The tension between security and resilience is real, persistent, and difficult to effectively [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hlswatch.com/2012/02/08/supply-chain-testimony/</link>
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		<title>One day in February: Natural, accidental, and intentional threats</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On February 7, 1812 President Madison wrote to Thomas Jefferson: “The re-iterations of the Earthquakes continue to be reported from various quarters. They have slightly reached the State of N. Y. and been severely felt W. &#38; S. Westwardly. There was one here [Washington, D. C.] this morning at 5 or 6 minutes after 4 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hlswatch.com/2012/02/07/one-day-in-february/</link>
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		<title>Disaster Tourism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Boston Globe recently ran a very interesting, if short, editorial on the benefits of disaster tourism: The residents of Joplin, Missouri suffered unspeakable tragedy when the May, 2011, tornado left the small city in ruins and 161 people dead. Today, Joplin is in the midst of a new crisis as city leaders, under fire, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hlswatch.com/2012/02/06/disaster-tourism/</link>
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		<title>Oh dear&#8230;Iranian Female Ninjas!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As if a potential nuclear capability, ballistic missile development, and threats to close the Strait of Hormuz weren&#8217;t enough&#8230;now this. I almost wish I was kidding about what Wired&#8217;s Danger Room blog ominously warns &#8220;It’s official — the Iranian government is in cahoots with COBRA from G.I. Joe:&#8221; (apologies for the link to YouTube; I&#8217;m still [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hlswatch.com/2012/02/06/oh-dear-iranian-female-ninjas/</link>
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		<title>Evil is as evil does</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The photo was taken southwest of Homs, the center of Syrian anti-government protests, by Alessio Romenzi for AFP/Getty. We are told at least 200 &#8212; and perhaps more than 300 &#8212; have been killed in Syria this weekend.   According to the United Nations, more than 5000 have been killed since protests began last March. Saturday [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hlswatch.com/2012/02/05/evil-is-as-evil-does/</link>
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		<title>Risk is often in the eye of the beholder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although we can say with near certainty that new outbreaks of disease and catastrophic natural disasters will occur during the next several years, we cannot predict their timing, locations, causes, or severity.  We assess the international community needs to improve surveillance, early warning, and response capabilities for these events, and, by doing so, will enhance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hlswatch.com/2012/02/03/18984/</link>
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		<title>St. George, a damsel, and the dragon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Between Capitol Hill events I sometimes escape to the National Gallery of Art.    The alabaster sculpture shown above is surrounded by much more dramatic Virgins of the late Medieval-early Renaissance.  But this week  St. George caught my attention. His lance has already pierced the dragon&#8217;s breast.  Angry jaws and claws are tearing just above [...]]]></description>
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