Bomb sniffing dogs to protect Super Bowl By WINK News, AP Story Created: Feb 2, 2010 at 2:32 PM EST Story Updated: Feb 2, 2010 at 2:32 PM EST MIAMI – Several dozen bomb-sniffing dogs, robots that defuse explosives safely and police bomb squads are being deployed to protect the Super Bowl. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives showed reporters Tuesday how the dogs can detect even minute amounts of bomb compounds. Four dogs easily found a small amount of residue hidden in a closed car trunk. Miami ATF chief Hugo Barrera says the dogs can smell 19,000 different bomb components. The ATF puts them through a 16-week training course before they’re ready for duty. Some of the ATF dogs deployed for the Super Bowl are veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Dogs are also on duty for Sunday’s game from the Miami-Dade Police Department and Broward Sheriff’s Office Next article Local man helping to re-build Haiti
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Local man helping to re-build Haiti Owns a concrete business By WINK News Story Created: Feb 2, 2010 at 1:51 PM EST Story Updated: Feb 2, 2010 at 1:51 PM EST A local man is talking to WINK News about what it will take to rebuild Haiti and how he’s playing a part. Michael Gay, 62, owns GDG, a concrete business headquartered in Haiti. He built the two most prominent buildings that survived the earthquake – the American Embassy and the Digicel building. Gay, a Haitian-American, says he located his business in Haiti a few years ago after retiring early in the U.S. He hopes his experience will help the Haitians. “I came back here mostly to help to try to see what I could do as far as helping this country develop as far as using the knowledge and the resources that I had acquired and invest them in Haiti,” he said. Gay has been meeting with international officials to help coordinate the massive rebuilding effort in Haiti. He says the priority right now is restoring power. Previous article Bomb sniffing dogs to protect Super Bowl Next article Escaped teens caught in Glades County
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