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September 2011 Newsletter

Our September 2011 Newsletter is available either to view in your browser or to download in PDF format. Your options will depend upon your browser settings. For most browsers, click here to view the PDF file in a new browser window, or right-click here then choose Save As, Save Link As, or Save Target

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Smartphones target leftover land mines

Land mines remain among the most destructive remnants of 20th century warfare, continuing to slow resettlement and hinder recovery in many former war zones. While mine-clearing protocols have improved substantially since World War II, the technology used to locate buried landmines has changed little: De-miners use metal detectors to find

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First female deminer to neutralise an M14 mine

Here is a story about the lady who found an M14 landmine. Her name is Buasone. She is 35 years old. has 6 children and 5 of whom are girls. The oldest is 20 years old, and the youngest is a boy 10 years old now. She and her husband

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February 2011 Newsletter

Our February 2011 Newsletter is available either to view in your browser or to download in PDF format. Your options will depend upon your browser settings. For most browsers, click here to view the PDF file in a new browser window, or right-click here then choose Save As, Save Link As, or Save Target

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August 2010 Newsletter

Our August 2010 Newsletter is available either to view in your browser or to download in PDF format. Your options will depend upon your browser settings. For most browsers, click here to view the PDF file (360 kb) in a new browser window, or right-click here then choose Save As, Save Link As,

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Welcome to the new site

MiVAC members are welcome to the new site although there are still many changes needed. Members are invited to add comments and suggest any improvements they recommend.  For the time being blogs have to be initiated by the site administrators. In the future, members will be able to initiate blogs

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February 2010 Newsletter

April 2010: Our February 2010 Newsletter is available either to view in your browser or to download in PDF format. Your options will depend upon your browser settings. For most browsers, click here to view the PDF file (360 kb) in a new browser window, or right-click here then choose

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December 2008 Newsletter

7 December 2008: Our December 2008 Newsletter is available either to view in your browser or to download in PDF format. Your options will depend upon your browser settings. For most browsers, click here to view the PDF file (360 kb) in a new browser window, or right-click here then

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June 2008 Newsletter

7 July 2008: Our June 2008 Newsletter is available either to view in your browser or to download in PDF format. Your options will depend upon your browser settings. For most browsers, click here to view the PDF file (360 kb) in a new browser window, or right-click here then

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