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I -. Internet Civil Defense. Published Lancet, 2001. Anthrax. 1 Epidemiologist for 150,000 people and 2000 sq. miles. Epidemiologist eyes. Epidemiologist eyes. Need for Homeland Defense. Sept. 11, 02.
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I- Internet Civil Defense Published Lancet, 2001
Anthrax 1 Epidemiologist for 150,000 people and 2000 sq. miles
Need for Homeland Defense Sept. 11, 02 “They attacked without warning, with no concern over their own lives. The attacks were sporadic, almost random events, but often with considerable planning. The weapons were primitive, but highly affective. Newspapers reported about the attacks all over the world. The attacks were attacks against Americans, all Americans. Many in the US wanted to kill them all.”
Neighborhood Watch Civil Defense Block Parent 50,000,000 Participants Crime Reduction of 25-75%
Globalization 4931 Faculty 3500 Universities 118 Countries
Marriage of 2 ProvenTechnologies • Civil Defense/Neighborhood watch of the 60’s • Internet of this century
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Deaths World Wide, 2001 Deaths: Anthrax (terrorism) = 7 Psycho & Birds = 5 Deaths: Kangaroos = 20 Lightening= 1000
“There is no terror in the bang, Only in the anticipation of it”
Educational Deterence Fear always springs from ignorance. Emerson, 1837
Supercourse: Global sharing of PowerPoint Lectures Growth of Lectures
Tampa, Jan 6, 2002 Just in Time Lecture, Jan 9th Tom Songer, Author
Training a New Culture “Anthrax also challenged health officials and law enforcement agencies to work together. And each group had something to learn…It is a different mindset of using epidemiology to reconstruct the circumstances of the exposure that resulted in the disease” NYTimes, 1/6/2002 Pg. A14
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Mar. 14 Rules of Engagement Changed • Existing approaches cost much, effect is little • Bioterrorism is not an Emerging disease • Terrorism kills to make a statement • A Neighborhood watch with 20 million eyes can prevent • Fear must be dissipated with knowledge
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.FDR, 1937 Fears are educated into us & can, if we wish, be educated out. — Karl A. Menninger