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October 19, 2000, James Madison University Oct 2000

October 19, 2000, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2000-2009

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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Ddasaccident310, Hd-Aid Oct 2000

Ddasaccident310, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

The victim was a Section Leader who had been conducting his duties for three hours when, at 08:45 a deminer informed the victim “that there was a strange object in his excavation lane”. The Section Leader tried to excavate the object but had some difficulty “seeing it clearly because his visor was dirty and scratched. So he raised his visor halfway to see better, than grasped the object with the thumb and forefingers of his left hand and tried to pull and pry the object from the earth with the trowel”. The object detonated.

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Implementing Landmine Awareness Programs, Eric Filippino Oct 2000

Implementing Landmine Awareness Programs, Eric Filippino

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Among the wider mine action community, recognition is steadily growing of the need to incorporate socio-economic data and analysis into the planning, prioritization and evaluation of mine action. Shifting the focus away from the achievement of straightforward targets of land cleared or numbers of mines removed onto improving the lives of communities threatened by landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) represents a major change in mine action thinking. Mine awareness, which also seeks to integrate socio-economic analysis into its work can play an important role in rounding out this concept.

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Ddasaccident329, Hd-Aid Sep 2000

Ddasaccident329, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

As he was going down the row to mark the end of the row, he stood on two PMA-1 mines on top of each other. At the time of the accident, the [Demining group] reconnaissance team was conducting a Level 2 Survey without proper communication, medical support and without wearing PPE. This activity was being carried out despite an earlier decision to suspend clearance operations because of poor weather conditions.

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Ddasaccident327, Hd-Aid Sep 2000

Ddasaccident327, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

The [Demining group] base informed [demining group Programme Manager] that Morina #2 clearance have started. Uncontrolled explosion occurs in Morina 2 minefield, 1 deminer injured.

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September 14, 2000, James Madison University Sep 2000

September 14, 2000, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2000-2009

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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Ddasaccident341, Hd-Aid Aug 2000

Ddasaccident341, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

[The Victim] was the first one to work in the critical working lane, while supported by deminer No 2. At 08.30 explosion was heard and all the works stopped within all three teams.

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Ddasaccident342, Hd-Aid Aug 2000

Ddasaccident342, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

Deminer in the working lane was searching the area using his prodder. When he finalised his search and finished the working lane, he started to collect the mine tape from the left side of the lane, walking the ”cleared” working lane. That is where he activated with his left foot PMA-3 mine by stepping on it. PMA-3 mine was buried.

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Ddasaccident343, Hd-Aid Aug 2000

Ddasaccident343, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

Their movements were such that one walked the middle of the tunnel in front of the other who lightened the way, while one was moving closer to the left side wall into the direction of movement – leaving out. At about 22.5 metre from the entrance [a fisherman] activated a mine (most probably a PROM-1) whose explosive blast threw him badly so that his head was found 2 metres from the crater from where the mine detonated, with his legs in the direction of the exit.

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Ddasaccident344, Hd-Aid Jun 2000

Ddasaccident344, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

[Victim No.2] and [Victim No.1] marked the place with a red-top picket 1.2m high (to be found later in the vicinity of the accident spot) and asked [the Local witness] to help them identify the mine. [The Local witness] refused and went to [RS MAC Ops Officer No.2], who handled VALLON, trying to locate where other mines are. 2-3 minutes after he left the site of located mine, there was an explosion at the crossing of trenches.

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Ddasaccident308, Hd-Aid Jun 2000

Ddasaccident308, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

The victim was clearing away dirt from two detector readings. At about 10:05, during the transfer of spoil from the excavations to a bucket behind him, the victim dropped soil from the trowel. The soil landed in a non-cleared area and detonated a Type-72 anti-personnel blast mine.

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April 17, 2000, James Madison University Apr 2000

April 17, 2000, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2000-2009

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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Ddasaccident345, Hd-Aid Mar 2000

Ddasaccident345, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

Both of the handlers were going over the area they were supposed to check with their EDDs, since it was one of the rare 'soil covered' areas within the cleared part of the site. The Victim] was following the first dog handler and activated the mine by pressure.

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Ddasaccident346, Hd-Aid Mar 2000

Ddasaccident346, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

13:00 Start of work in the minefield. Team leader issued a task for marking the borders between the cleared and suspect areas with a mine tape. A minute before the explosion did happen he spoke to the injured deminer, tasking him with a particular piece of border to mark. The moment he went up to the top of the riverbank explosion happened.

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Conferences: Who Needs Them?, Dennis Barlow Feb 2000

Conferences: Who Needs Them?, Dennis Barlow

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The global mine action process seems to spawn conferences. During the past three years there have been at least 13 major gatherings which contained in their agendas major activities dedicated to improving demining operations. What have the three years of meetings, issue development, and projects produced? Have the conferences and attempts to frame operators' needs been a wasted effort, characterized by travel boondoggles of innumerable representatives to venues far and wide? Or have they driven real development and positive achievement?

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Georgia On My Mind, Joe Lokey Feb 2000

Georgia On My Mind, Joe Lokey

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

This issue of the Journal of Mine Action focuses on one of the world's most interesting regions as it examines landmines and unexploded ordnance in Europe and the Caucasus as well as highlighting organizations from that region engaged in humanitarian mine action. Whether we are discussing landmines, post-conflict reconstruction, geo-politics, resources or regional security, you can't seem to have a comprehensive discussion of the region without, in some way, viewing Georgia as a key to the future of the Caucasus.

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Curio 2000 Spring, James Madison University. College Of Arts And Letters Jan 2000

Curio 2000 Spring, James Madison University. College Of Arts And Letters

Curio Magazine

Curio, a magazine highlighting Harrisonburg, Virginia, and its surrounding communities, is published by students in the Media Arts & Design program at James Madison University. Curio is a nonprofit organization supported by the College of Arts and Letters and the School of Media Arts & Design. Subscriptions are not available.

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November 22, 1999, James Madison University Nov 1999

November 22, 1999, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1990-1999

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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November 11, 1999, James Madison University Nov 1999

November 11, 1999, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1990-1999

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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November 4, 1999, James Madison University Nov 1999

November 4, 1999, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1990-1999

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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What You Should Know About Landmine Victims, Margaret S. Busé Oct 1999

What You Should Know About Landmine Victims, Margaret S. Busé

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

One million people have been killed and maimed by anti-personnel mines. Twenty-six thousand people a year become victims, 70 people a day, or around one person every 15 minutes. Three hundred thousand children and counting are severely disabled because of landmines. Half the people who step on an anti-personnel mine die from their injuries before they are found or taken to hospital. An even higher percentage of children die because, being smaller, their vital organs are closer to the blast. After the end of hostilities, decades afterwards, anyone who strays into a mine field is at risk. Everyone is vulnerable: …

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Ddasaccident347, Hd-Aid Aug 1999

Ddasaccident347, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

Deminer worked in a minefield with a metal detector on a metal contaminated ground. While lifting the detector’s head from the surface towards the turf, the detector must have been slanted so it could have easily activated the PROM’s detonator if it was to be at the edge of the turf.

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Ddasaccident351, Hd-Aid Jul 1999

Ddasaccident351, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

A failure to find the PROM-1 mine before the break proved fatal for both deminers, as the new No 1, who had been No 2 prior to the break, more than likely stepped on the mine unknowingly, in the presumed ‘cleared’ area, while both deminers were probably about to don their PPE before start of work.

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Ddasaccident350, Hd-Aid Jul 1999

Ddasaccident350, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

The accident occurred due to the activation of a grenade fuze by indentation of the percussion cap. The fuze was disturbed or activated by the deminer. The fuze is comparatively new. The accident site had been interfered with and evidence that may removed or destroyed.

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Ddasaccident349, Hd-Aid Jul 1999

Ddasaccident349, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

The accident occurred at a distance of 18.2m from the road – datum line, in the “cleared” area where the vegetation was very thoroughly removed by vertical cutting – using an axe. Accident happened when the sign for the break was given, while the deminers were leaving the minefield towards the Control point. The cause of the accident is the PROM –1 mine activated with pressure.

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Montpelier: James Madison University Magazine, James Madison University Jul 1999

Montpelier: James Madison University Magazine, James Madison University

Montpelier Magazine- 1990-1999

Montpelier is an official publication of James Madison University and is produced quarterly for alumni, parents of JMU students, faculty, staff and friends of the university. The publication is named for the home of James and Dolley Madison. Montpelier is produced by the Division of University Advancement. Editorial and advertising offices are located at Nicholas House, MSC 6901, 871 South Main St., James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807.

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Ddasaccident207, Hd-Aid Jun 1999

Ddasaccident207, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

The primary cause of this accident is listed as a "Management/control inadequacy" because the system of sending out Level 1 survey teams without protection is inherently and obviously dangerous. To expect the surveyors to always be able to correctly assess an area prior to entering it implies a lack of knowledge and/or thought on the part of those who devised the system. The parameters of survey seem to have been confused, with inadequate SOPs and the surveyors having no clear idea of the limitations of their work. With the work ill defined, the training cannot have been appropriate, so the …

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Ddasaccident208, Hd-Aid Apr 1999

Ddasaccident208, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

At 16:10 the victim changed roles with his partner and began work. His partner withdrew 30 metres. His partner saw him work with the Schiebel An 19/2 detector, put it down and kneel to prod. Then he put the prodder aside. About 30 seconds later, at 16:20 [ten minutes before work was to stop at 16:30], the victim initiated a PROM-1 mine which "appears to have exploded directly next to his head and chest". He had not told his partner that he had found a mine.

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Does The Relationship Between Motivation And Performance Differ With Ability?, Christine E. Demars Apr 1999

Does The Relationship Between Motivation And Performance Differ With Ability?, Christine E. Demars

Department of Graduate Psychology - Faculty Scholarship

In this study of college students taking a science test or a social science test under non-consequential conditions, performance was positively correlated with self-reported motivation. The association, though, was smaller for students of lower ability (as measured by the SAT).

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The Devastating Effects Of Landmines: The Landmine Problem In The Sudan, Dennis Barlow Feb 1999

The Devastating Effects Of Landmines: The Landmine Problem In The Sudan, Dennis Barlow

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Sudan truly illustrates the broad array of horrors that can be visited on a society as a result of landmine-related problems. While we are often haunted by the image of a small child who has experienced the agony of a landmine injury, the cumulative problems caused by landmines typically do not end with the personal, physical, or even mental trauma of an individual. Invariably the net effect of multiple and frequent accidents is to inflict societal trauma, via infrastructure and economic damage, on the country at large. These burdens, shouldered by a country already struggling for survival, can eventually spell …

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