According to Kate Cummings, an Ushahidi consultant in Monrovia, Liberia, Humanity United is funding an effort to set up an early warning system in advance of the late-2011 Liberian elections, that would spread the word about potential political violence before it erupts.
Indeed, by warning the markets in advance, he ensured that by the time he actually acted, most of the hard work was already done.
"If you have an earthquake, or if you have a flood, you don't have much in the way of advance warning -- a little with a flood, none with an earthquake -- so you have to respond as quickly as you can, " he said.
Although Cameroon's security forces have stepped up security in the region, a source told French radio that the government in Yaounde had been given no advance warning of the Nigerian campaign.
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News organizations are supposed to get advance warning so that they can fight the subpoena in court, unless the notification could compromise an investigation.
With advance warning, of course, the stocks tend to trade down in anticipation of big patent expirations.
Not for the first time on this three-month-long mission, the Northumberland has found itself in the same region as an act of piracy but without the advance warning to stop it.
Al-Shabab said it had advance warning of the attack and Mr Allex - a codename for the French intelligence agent - was not in Bulo Marer at the time.
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Perhaps, in frustration at his failure to advance the peace process, he wanted to put down a marker, warning Mr Netanyahu that he would not tolerate his continuing refusal to give ground on a whole range of issues.
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