The French security alert follows a plan, codenamed Vigipirate, which was first introduced in 1995 following a series of bombings in Paris that were blamed on Algerian guerrillas of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA).
Fortier, who knew of the bombing plan but did not alert authorities, testified against McVeigh.
The government's Emergency Alert System has had just such a plan in the works for a while now, and Sprint Nextel is becoming the first national carrier to trial a system capable of sending targeted, location based alerts when bad stuff goes down.
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Anguilla established a 24-hour emergency operations center, developed multiple ways to receive tsunami warnings and alert the public, developed a formal tsunami hazard plan, conducted emergency exercises and promoted public readiness through community education.
Many of these conflicted plans (where the employer or an affiliate is managing the money) do not meet the high fiduciary standards imposed by ERISA. Plan participants should always be vigilant and alert and question any actions which may be beneficial to the employer and detrimental to the employees and take action to right any improper actions that affect their benefits.
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In Washington, local officials said the city has a robust plan in place and has been on heightened alert since September 1.
The SFL also plan an early-warning system with HMRC to alert them to any more clubs facing financial difficulties.
These include central station alarms to alert police when a break-in is occurring, a plan to remove valuables to a nearby fine-art storage facility or a specially constructed safe room in one's home during a hurricane or tornado, and climate controls that ensure levels of heat, cooling and humidity appropriate to works of art.
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But I should mention that some states and localities say they do not perceive any great risk to them, and they do not plan any additional security steps despite the step-up in the threat alert level.
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Earlier this month Plymouth's Derriford Hospital was on "black" alert, meaning it was under extreme pressure and the Royal Cornwall Hospital's major incident plan was put into action.
The psychologist talked to patients about their treatment and their goals for care, and the team came up with a treatment plan that was e-mailed to the patient's doctor or posted in an alert in the patient's medical record.
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