During the premier of the new television programme Homeland Security USA on ABC this week, border officers flung open doors, responded to radiation alerts, drew their weapons, questioned suspects, tracked illegal immigrants through the desert, confiscated various illicit drugs and narcotics, and on and on and on.
Reflecting the degree of concern about hostile workplace behaviours, The Joint Commission responsible for accrediting health care organizations in the US released a Sentinel Event Alert drawing attention to the dangers of intimidation and disruptive behaviours in undermining a culture of safety [ 14].
The alerts are drawn from Public Safety Canada and Environment Canada, two government-run organizations that meteorological data and keep an eye out for major storm systems passing through the area.
A12 Tsunami Alert Draws Inquiry State and federal officials are reviewing errors and technical breakdowns that delayed issuing a tsunami warning to millions of people in the San Francisco Bay Area.
At the matinee, Erica Takakjian's alert torso drew the eye, as did the unself-conscious authority of Sokvannara Sar.
From James Patterson, Vincent had learned to make every scene its own chapter, and she likes to end every chapter on a "cliffhanger or danger alert," to draw the reader on to the next.
These dancers, who look minor compared to the high caliber of technique and style we are used to seeing in New York, are peculiarly alert: they draw us into their world.
In the US, the systems work by sounding an alert that draws the driver's attention to the night vision display, where the animal is highlighted in yellow or red depending on the seriousness of the potential for collision.
"Using these small and discrete devices allows our users to send an alert without necessarily drawing attention to the fact that they have done so.
