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A drunk Serbian man reportedly has become a hero in Egypt

I saw this Tweet today from the New York Post:  New York Post :  Drunk Serbian man reportedly has become a hero in Egypt -- by accidentally killing a shark with his butt  http://t.co/ztqqx9S I bought it hook line and sinker (hee). I mean what a story! A Serbian man reportedly has become a hero in Egypt -- by accidentally killing a shark with his butt while drunk. The article says that one " Dragan Stevic" was soused to the gills (not my fish reference) while partying at the Red Sea resort Sharm El Sheikh when he  he inadvertently felled the beast that had been terrorizing tourists for weeks. Stevic reportedly cannonballed into the water from a high-diving board, according to a Macedonian news outlet. Instead of making a splash, he reportedly came down right on the shark's head, killing the toothed terror instantly.  The story goes on to say that " The fun-loving party boy was immediately touted as a local hero who saved tourist season, which ha...

3rd Annual Regional State Border Coordination Workshop

All Hazards Consortium  -  3rd Annual Regional State Border Coordination Workshop On January 24-25, 2011, the states and urban areas of the All Hazards Consortium (AHC) will hold the 3rd Annual Regional State Border Coordination Workshop . The AHC will further develop the findings and discussions that came out of the 2nd Annual State Border Coordination Workshop regarding existing catastrophic evacuation planning efforts within the states of NC, VA, DC, MD, WV, PA, DE, NJ & NY including challenges and opportunities to achieve the long-term vision of a coordinated plan and support of integrated planning.  Breakout sessions cover: credentialing, mass care, transportation, resource management and situational awareness. I will be attending the workshop again this year as a facilitator. We have helped with the facilitation of this event each year and have found it to be a worthwhile and positive effort.  Last year. over 190 people from various states, federal and...