http://www.foreignpolicy.com/the_food_issue
Welcome to FP's first-ever food issue in which we travel across this hungry planet of ours at a time when skyrocketing prices are dictating politics from the Middle East to Madagascar. The special section, which travels from the yuppies who've appropriated the miracle food of the Incas to a darkened kitchen in Baghdad where women battered by war came together to celebrate life, explores the food wars of the 21st century, debunks the conventional wisdom about hunger and poverty, shows us 10 ways we really are what we eat, and asks leading experts to predict the future of food.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
National Journal. Earthquake
EARTHQUAKE
As Hurricane Approaches, Quake Raises Emergency Preparedness Questions
Updated: August 24, 2011 | 7:40 p.m.
August 24, 2011 | 1:58 p.m.
NY, PA, NJ, CT Regional Integration Center (RIC). Intern Opportunity
The Regional Integration Center (RIC) is the operational arm of the RCPT, managing and executing the planning goals for the NY/NJ Area. The RIC is located near the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan and acts as a regional hub for the program. The core staff is composed of planners and project managers from multiple disciplines, with additional support and input coming from key emergency management personnel from around the region.
Essential RIC personnel and support:
Essential RIC personnel and support:
- RCP Team Members — Key Emergency Management figures throughout the region who provide knowledge and support and assist in the promotion of planning efforts
- Program Managers — Oversee managerial functions of the RIC and coordinate key deliverables
- Plan Advisors — Use their breadth of experience and planning knowledge to provide content to the planners
- Plan Leads — Use their knowledge and experience to provide guidance to the planners
- Plan Managers — Core personnel who aggregate and distill knowledge into cogent planning documents
Red Cross Safe & Well program
Safe and Well
After a disaster, letting your family and friends know that you are safe and well can bring your loved ones great peace of mind. This website is designed to help make that communication easier.Register Yourself as “Safe and Well”
Click on the “List Myself as Safe and Well” button to register yourself on the site.
Search for Loved Ones
Concerned family and friends can search the list of those who have registered themselves as “safe and well” by clicking on the “Search Registrants” button. The results of a successful search will display a loved one’s first name, last name and a brief message.
Concerned family and friends can search the list of those who have registered themselves as “safe and well” by clicking on the “Search Registrants” button. The results of a successful search will display a loved one’s first name, last name and a brief message.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
9/11 Drill Down for SAFETY Campaign
As part of the 9/11 Drill Down for SAFETY Campaign, Safe America Foundation is focusing on the use of wireless devices as “safety tools”. The campaign is called “Test First, Talk Second”. We all know land lines work exceptionally well; however with most of the population out and about on a daily basis and cell, text and internet are common modes of communicating.
So on the anniversary please join me in a call down drill with your family. Whether a disturbance at school, mall, airport or a weather event, stay connected with FOUR simple letters ----I M O K -texting IMOK takes less than 2 seconds, faster than a call, it is a fraction of the bandwidth so 800 additional people can send out the same message in comparison to just one phone call.
So please take some time at dinner and discuss with the family, if there was an event and you needed someone to know you are okay –then text –I M O K.
Stay Safe !