• The article states an opinion that civilians had become accustomed to strict government regulations because of limitations forced by World War I. Because civilians had learned this discipline they were more prepared to accept health regulations that affected their behavior and activities.• The article argues in favor of maintaining calm during the crisis, while appreciating the seriousness of the illness and applying government-recommended precautions. The cooperation of citizens is vital to preventing an epidemic. ; Newspaper article ; 6
C. F. Mason, commercial superintendent of the Southern California Telephone Company, askscitizens to limit phone use to emergencies only as 300 telephone operators are sick with the flu. While the phonecompany is trying to handle business, government, and medical calls, they are handicapped 'by unnecessaryuse of telephones in the residence districts, where lengthy and unessential conversations often are carried on.' ; Newspaper article ; 4
The article states that the introduction of the modern information technologies in the sphere of life (cultural, social, economic, political) has significantly increased the dependence of the society and each individual on the reliability of the functioning of the information infrastructure, the reliability of the information used, its protection from the unauthorized modification, as well as illegal access to it. The following definition of the concept of information security is formulated - it is a state of the information environment that provides satisfaction of the information needs of the subjects of the information relations, security of information and protection of the subjects from negative information influence. In this definition, the subjects of the information relations can be: the state, the society, organizations, people. The following types of information security are characterized: information security of the state, information security of the society and information security of the individual. It is stated that the information security, based on the twofold essence of information, should be aimed at protecting both its objective and subjective component. In the first case it acts in the form of security of the information, in the second - in the form of information Thus, the protection of information involves a system of measures aimed at preventing the unauthorized access to information, unauthorized modification, loss, destruction, violation of integrity, etc. However, the problem of protecting the citizens from negative information is much more complicated than the problem of protecting information in general, because information risks are extremely diverse and their impact is not always obvious. In the conditions of turbulence the solution of the problem of protection of the society in the information sphere must be complex-systemic in nature and implemented at different levels: normative, institutional, personal. У статті зазначено, що впровадження сучасних інформаційних технологій у ...
• "Twenty-Two Is Record in District for Last 24-Hour Period."• "Predict Steady Decline"• 484 cases; an increase in case reported is partially explained by physicians having time catch up on their reporting • More automobiles are needed by Lieut. Fisk for transporting doctors and nurses; the bureau of aircraft production has given him 15 cars to use nights and Sundays. They are driven by enlisted men after their regular duties are finished• 260 patients at the emergency influenza hospital; 326 patients total since it opened• The Treasury system of caring for its employees who are ill has been so successful, it may be expanded to care for the sick in all government departments ; Newspaper article ; 7
• Miss Lillian White, director of the nursing bureau of the Pacific division Red Cross, advises women that the community was "absolutely up against a stone wall" regarding available nurses, who had mostly been sent to fulfill California military needs. Tells women to use the usual remedies of breaking up a bad cold: drinking water, use judgment. Tells women to please help care for families in which all members are afflicted. ; Newspaper article ; 8
Mayor John L. Davie enjoins everyone to wear masks for the safety of the public, and reminds them of Hutchinson's studies, showing extremely low infection rates in military camps using the masks ; Newspaper article ; 9
• Ruhland's request for authority and $10,000 has been recommended to the common council finance committee and will be considered at once, with another special meeting to be called in a few days• Ruhland: "There is another type of person who is a source of danger to the community. He is the one who is 'not afraid,' and who therefore fails to take ordinary precautions, which while they may not always result in illness, may make him a carrier of infection to others."• Ruhland will go to Madison on Thursday to appear before legislative committees on behalf of various health bills affecting Milwaukee; one entails giving health officials full power to establish quarantines and take other actions to prevent contagion without needing to obtain authority from the common council ; Newspaper article ; 6
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• "Red Cross Makes Urgent Plea to Women of St. Louis."• Each chapter of the Red Cross has been ordered to mobilize its nursing resources to help fight influenza which includes nurses in training• The workshops in St. Louis are currently working on making gauze masks for military camp use as protection against influenza ; Newspaper article ; 11
• Gov. Goodrich issued a proclamation, quoted in full by the Star, urging compliance with all health officials and health measures and promising the full support of the state government in fighting influenza; he orders that commissions or committees to oversee the influenza efforts be set up in every county and larger city; he suggests that the commissions consist of health authorities, the mayor, the chapter chairman of the Red Cross, a representative businessman, the school superintendent, the sheriff, a representative of women's clubs, and other citizens that are deemed advisable; the executive of such committees, when named, is to be reported to the state authorities, along with daily reports of the commissions activities [Note: There is some question as to whether this includes Marion County and Indianapolis; earlier reports implied it likely would not]• County figures, excluding Marion, are provided ; Newspaper article ; 6
• The chamber of commerce urges the health department to take immediate action• Policy: a resolution has been passed from two committees of the chamber of commerce, which read, "Resolved, That is the sense of this meeting of the health and sanitation committee of the chamber of commerce that should any cases of Spanish influenza develop in this city the health department take immediate action to control and prevent an epidemic such as occurring in eastern cities by enforcing all the regulations prescribed by the government health authorities and such other measures as the department deems necessary and that all the citizens of Spokane be requested to cheerfully cooperate with all health authorities." ; Newspaper article
Does new media matter at sites of social injustice? Can information architecture expand the public sphere, reveal human rights abuses, represent marginalized communities, enable new political subjects and expose social injustice at critical "sites" of public interest and responsibility? Can new media effectively provide the public of the "first" world with an immersive experience of the "third" world within it – our "secret publics"? This paper describes two new media documentary projects, Public Secrets [http://publicsecret.net] and Blood Sugar [http://bloodandsugar.net] that attempt to catalyze political action and influence the development of just and sustainable public policy.
Deaths in state total 5160 as result of the disease, not including those in the military camps or other government reservations. 20392 stricken in the city. 87 districts have not provided data yet, so record is incomplete. In the county the reported number of cases was 26714 and 1746 deaths, with 87 districts not having reported their data. The data shows the death rate to be much higher in the city than in the counties. In the city yesterday there were 21 new cases and 24 deaths. The new cases in the State totaled 661. According to the Health Department, 'the number of cases of pneumonia reported is entirely out of proportion to the number of deaths, and it is apparent that not more than one-quarter or one-fifth of the total number of cases of influenza and pneumonia were reported', probably due to how busy doctors were. The Health Department emphasizes the importance of preventive measures such as personal contact with persons who may have contracted the disease as well as 'guarding against coughing, sneezing and talking in the face of others'. ; Newspaper article ; 9
