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Wind Chill Advisory issued December 23 at 8:​53​PM EST until December 24 at 10:​00​AM EST by NWS Baltimore/Washington

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 10 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central, northeast, northern and southern Maryland, The District of Columbia and central and northern Virginia. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The highest wind speeds will be through this evening. A

How To Fly For Free - Student Pilot Or Private Pilot

 

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5 Scary Lessons Every Pilot Must Learn

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Use the referral code: MOJOGRIP to get $1000 off You’re excited to become a pilot, Great! During your flight training, your instructor will run you through different safety procedures to prepare you and teach you how to make better decisions as a pilot. Some of these procedures will be very scary, and I’m speaking from experience. Here are some of the scary lessons to look forward to 1. POWER OFF STALL: A power off stall is practiced to teach you on the dangers of stalling the airplane at low speeds, particularly when coming in to land. You are also taught how to recover the aircraft if it stalls. To simulate a power off stall, you put the aircraft in landing configuration, when ready, pull the power back to idle, then pitch the nose of the aircraft up. Hold the nose up until the airplane stalls. To recover, you simply pitch the nose of the aircraft down and add power. 2. POWER ON STALL A power on stall is practiced to teach you that an aircraft can stall at any speeds or at any phase in flight. But more importantly you are taught the dangers of stalling the airplane during take off if you exceeded the angle of attack. To simulate a power on stall, you put the aircraft in takeoff configuration, when ready, push the power up, may be to max power, then pitch the nose of the aircraft up. Hold the nose up until the airplane stalls. During a power on stall practice, you are advised to keep your toes active on the rudders so you can keep the wings balanced and keep the ball centered. There’s a possibility a wing may drop when practicing stalls. To recover, you simply pitch the nose of the aircraft down and add power. 3. UNUSUAL ATTITUDES Unusual attitudes is practiced to teach you on how to use your instrument to fly the airplane. Assuming you’re just a VFR pilot, if you ever find yourself in a situation where outside view is completely gone. You are taught to trust and depend on your instrument to fly and navigate the aircraft. To simulate unusual attitude, you’re asked to where a hood over your eyes during flight. This will obscure you’re outside view, so all you see is what’s in the cockpit (your instrument). 4. TURBULENCE This is not a procedure, but as a student pilot, you must learn to manage your risks and the aircraft when flying in turbulent or rough air. Flying in rough air may be scary on the first experience, but once you get used to flying and being in control, you should be able to handle yourself. The important lesson is to know the maneuvering speed of the aircraft you’re flying and remember to power back to that speed whenever you find yourself in rough air. Maneuvering speed is the max speed which an aircraft can be operated in rough air. 5. SOLO FLIGHT Your solo flight is supposed to be exciting, and truthfully, you will be. But with that excitement will also come some nervousness, maybe some anxiety too. Rightfully so. You will be piloting an entire plane by yourself, that can feel scary. But not to worry. Trust your judgement and know that you’ve trained enough and found sufficient to fly the airplane on your own. Else the instructor wouldn’t sign you off. Manage your aircraft with https://coflyt.com Use the referral code: "MOJOGRIP" to get 60 days free.

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Four Ways to Overcome Corruption in the Race Against Climate Crisis.

  “we are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator.” 

Four Ways to Overcome Corruption in the Race Against Climate Crisis Climate change is the defining issue of our time. In the words of the UN Secretary General at COP27, “we are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator.” Cutting greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050 is crucial when it comes to meeting the 1.5 degrees Celsius target.

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The visionary within kweliTV.

BEMA International seeks the visionary for a BEMA International preparedness channel within the kweliTV network.

Shall you be the visionary to make it a reality.

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As the year draws to a close, I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting. During my mediation and prayer today, I was reminded where I was 10 years ago to the day. I had moved back in with my parents in Memphis—living in my childhood bedroom—to help my mom during my dad’s cancer battle. I was terrified because two years prior, my husband and I were full-time caregivers to my mother-in-law who eventually died of cancer. At the time, I was working on a fledgling online magazine trying to figure out my pivot.   Earlier that year while scrolling through a bunch of cable channels, the idea for a Black-owned streaming service came to me. Weeks later, I learned about a business competition for women journalists, and I decided to pitch kweliTV instead of my online magazine. I became one of the 10 finalists, but I didn’t win any of the top 5 prizes. The judges said they weren’t “sure about the future of streaming.” So, I decided to abandon the idea after life happened. A month after losing the prize, I lost my newborn nephew, a month later my aunt died and then two months after that is when my dad was diagnosed with cancer—a week before Thanksgiving. That was a tough year. And when the new year hit, it didn’t get any easier. My dad ended up spending about six months in the hospital. On top of that, I got sick. I lost my full-time consulting job, and my dog became paralyzed. Ten years ago, everything seemed so uncertain. kweliTV was the furthest thing on my mind.   It wasn’t until a few years later, when the dust settled, that I thought about kweliTV again when I saw another business competition posted on Twitter for journalists of color. The deadline was in two days. It included a video pitch. I was hesitant to apply. I hate rejection. But I put my ego aside and spent the next 48 hours working on the long application. I became a finalist again and this time I won!   I’m going down memory lane because it is so easy to focus on the goals we didn’t meet, the "Ls" we took or the things that didn’t work out at the end of year instead looking back on how far we’ve come. Even with the progress of kweliTV, things still feel uncertain. I could write a book about startup challenges as a Black woman. But as the old folks say in church, “I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I’m not where I used to be.”   Have an amazing holiday and new year!   P.S. My dad is 9 years cancer free!   shine on ✨

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CALL FOR PAPERS Climate Change and Sustainability in Emergency Management. Deadlines: Manuscript submissions will be accepted through the end of Q4-2022

 

CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY

CALL FOR PAPERS
Climate Change and Sustainability
 in Emergency Management

 

    The Journal of Emergency Management (JEM) Editorial Review Board invites the submission of original research, papers, and case studies supporting a special issue titled: Emergency Management, Climate Change and Sustainability – Integrating New Research to Mitigate Disasters and Protect the Planet.

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     The special issue will focus on the intersection of Emergency Management and Climate Change as well as the trend toward integrating new, leading edge, sustainability research and practice into pre-disaster planning and mitigation and post-disaster reconstruction.

     The special issue will be led by guest editor, Professor Attila J. Hertelendy, PhD, MHA, MS, who has extensive experience as an emergency management and disaster medicine practitioner and an academic researcher with the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health. Dr. Hertelendy is joined by current Editor-in-Chief, Dr. William L. Waugh, Jr., who will team up with a special group of peer reviewers focused on reviewing research and content as quickly as possible to disseminate real time information to the field. We will have a series of guest editors who will share their thoughts on the changing role of emergency managers.

Background

     We present this call for papers with a statement. Climate change is real and ongoing. This special issue will not debate the cause of climate change. The focus is on the future integration of emergency management and sustainability research to manage the effects of climate change through risk mitigation and loss prevention at the emergency management level.

     This special issue will present the latest research and practice as emergency managers integrate with sustainability committees across the globe to mitigate the trend towards rising frequency and intensity of major weather events across the US and the world. This special issue will be a must-read for those in emergency management, government, sustainability, and public health professions.  The goal is to create a reference work that can be utilized by those in the field including actionable research, case studies, and practical applications. This special issue will be available as a print issue and a “living issue” will be updated continuously online as new manuscripts are received. All manuscripts will be processed through the standard JEM double-blinded peer-review process.

Journal of Emergency Management invites academics and professionals in private and public organizations to submit papers for this special issue and suggests the following partial list of topics for submission:

■ Exploring the Intersection of Climate Change, Emergency Management, and Public Health
■ Legislative and Public Policy Changes to Improve Pre- and Post-Disaster Sustainability and Resilience
■ Emergency Managers and Their Integration with Community Sustainability Committees
■ Cost Effective Mitigation Techniques that Enhance Local Community Sustainability and Resilience
■ Educating Politicians on the Importance of Integrating Sustainability into Pre-Disaster Mitigation Efforts
■ Integrating Established and New Practices to Mitigate Disaster Losses in At-Risk Populations and Underserved Communities
■ Improving Resilience Utilizing State-of-the-Art Sustainability Practices at the Local, State, and Federal Level
■ Health Resiliency and Climate Change Policy
■ Public Private Partnerships in Climate Change and Health Education
■ Catastrophic Planning and Response through the Sustainabilty and Resilience Lens

Review Process: We will conduct a quick initial review of submissions to assure a fit with the type of articles published in this special issue. A full double-blinded peer-review will follow.  If you want to be considered for the pool of reviewers for this special issue, please send an email of interest and your CV or short resume to jem@pnpco.com.  

Manuscript Submission and Information: Author information and manuscript submission is available on the Journal of Emergency Management Manuscript Submissions page located here: https://www.wmpllc.org/ojs/index.php/jem/pages/view/Manuscript

Deadlines: Manuscript submissions will be accepted through the end of Q4-2022 and will be placed in the special issue of JEM.

Article Types: We will review articles across the spectrum including original papers, research, best practices, creative solutions, brief communications, short reviews of existing programs, as well as creative solutions. Additional documented modalities for managing the topics above will be reviewed with the goal of sharing useful cutting edge tools to improve and/or address emergency management and sustainability research to manage the effects of climate change through risk mitigation and loss prevention.

Article Length: Our traditional article length limit is 3,500-5,000 words. We will address length limitations on a per article basis.

Additional Media Formats: We will accept non-paper based submissions (video, powerpoint, etc) as long as they include the standard JEM abstract format, all citation details, and all rights are cleared and assignable. Please contact our office for more details.

Help: Questions may be directed to the email above or to our offices at 781-899-2702 Ext. 114 or 108, Monday - Friday, 9am-4pm EST.

$75,000 prize and more if Annual Budget in excess of $500,00 operating in the U.S. for visionary women/.

Visionary Women, Hostetler/Wrigley Foundation invite nominations for 2023 Visionary Prize for Women’s Economic Empowerment

Posted: December 21, 2022
Deadline: January 25, 2023
The prize will recognize three visionary women leading nonprofits that advance women's economic empowerment in the United States.... 

Requirements for Qualification:

Qualifying applicants for the Visionary Prize ($75,000 award) must have been in operation at least 4 years, be able to provide data on prior outcomes/impact, have an annual budget in excess of $500,000, and be operating in the U.S.

Qualifying applicants for the Rising Visionary Award ($15,000 award) must have been in operation at least 12 months and less than 4 years, be able to provide data on prior outcomes/impact, have an annual budget under $500,000 and be operating in the U.S.

If you would like to nominate your own organization, please complete the application below.

If you would like to nominate another organization for consideration, please send an email to info@VisionaryWomen.com with the names of the visionary woman leader and the organization, and an email address for the organization.

Learn about our past winners here

$25,000 to support organizations for projects to empower women and girls in New Jersey

 Jewish Women’s Foundation of New Jersey invites LOIs for spring grant cycle

Posted: December 21, 2022
Deadline: January 27, 2023 (Letters of Intent)
Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to support organizations for projects to empower women and girls in New Jersey....

 

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Philanthropy in Crises. Proactive rather than a Reactive philanthropic approach

 

Crises happen. Get ready. Explore the role of philanthropy in crises

The December issue of Alliance magazine explores the role of philanthropy in crises and suggests that a proactive rather than a reactive philanthropic approach is the way ahead. The issue was guest-edited by CDP President and CEO Patty McIlreavy and Vice President Regine A. Webster.    The magazine features two articles written by Patty and Regine. Patty discussed the current state of disaster philanthropy and how existing narratives in the practice of philanthropy in the wake of crises undermine the effectiveness and the credibility of the sector. Regine sat down with Google's Alex Díaz to discuss lessons learned in disaster response, including medium- and long-term funding strategies.

Read the full issue here