Tuesday, September 11, 2012
BlogTalkRadio. Wealthy Sistas interview of Millicent West on 9/11
Interview of Ms. Millicent West, President of West and Associates on BlogTalkRadio.com's Wealthy Sistas program September 10, 2012 at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wealthysistas/2012/09/10/wealthy-sistas-homeland-security-expert-millicent-d-west, as she discusses remembrances of September 11, 2001,
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Training Opportunity: Functional needs individuals. Autistic Individuals Fire Safety
ATTENTION: Non-members of
BEMA:
The following information is so vital for the
protection of children with functional needs that I am compelled to forward this
information to individuals and organizations as an unsolicited email. Sorry for
any interruption or sending unsolicited.
Thanks to
David Ofwono for the contact and resource information from my initial
inquiry.
Here is the
URL directly to the site: http://www.woodsidefire.org/when-words-are-not-enough/
Please pass
this information on to parents, and for those that need it in education, and
first responder (Fire\EMS, Law Enforcement) circles. All children are our
future and need our protection.
BEMA is
your association for networking and other opportunities.
Charles D.
Sharp
Chief Executive
Black Emergency Managers Association
bEMA
"I Care...."
-----Original Message-----
From: David Ofwono [mailto:dofwono@firstoncompliance.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 10:44 AM
To: BEMA@BlackEmergManagersAssociation.org
Subject: RE: Assistance.....Functional needs individuals. Autistic Individuals Fire Safety.
From: David Ofwono [mailto:dofwono@firstoncompliance.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 10:44 AM
To: BEMA@BlackEmergManagersAssociation.org
Subject: RE: Assistance.....Functional needs individuals. Autistic Individuals Fire Safety.
Hi
Charles,
I hope you are enjoying the
weekend and not working like me. I have been pursuing this request because the
subject matter is of interest to me. I realize that this request may be long
resolved BUT just in case or for future reference this is what I have so
far.
Hi Dave...Selena and I would be happy to help you in any way
we can. I am a retired Occupational Therapist (married to a retired fire chief)
and Selena is the Pub. Ed person for Woodside Fire Protection District.
Woodside has a good website that has our program in it. The program is called,
When Words Are Not Enough and consists of a video, manual, poster and other
materials. There is also a good website that had an excellent Feb. newsletter
with lots of experts on the topic of help for kids on the Autism Spectrum with
regards to emergency situations. It is called OAR (organization for Autism
Research). You can google it then get into their back issues of newsletters and
see all the great ideas and programs existing. Selena and I have one article in
that issue that is part of the list. Please contact either Selena or me if we
can help you further. Hope this is helpful. Glenda Fuge
Regards,
Dave
Ofwono
From: BEMA
[mailto:bema@blackemergmanagersassociation.org]
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 4:10 PM
To: BEMA
Subject: Assistance.....Functional needs individuals. Autistic Individuals Fire Safety.
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 4:10 PM
To: BEMA
Subject: Assistance.....Functional needs individuals. Autistic Individuals Fire Safety.
BEMA Network members (All):
Request to BEMA members before I send an inquiry outside of
our network to the DHS\FEMA National Preparedness Forum.
One of our members in the Washington, D.C. area would like
information or assistance as to whether the following is
available:
Subject: Functional Needs Individuals. Autistic
children
Need: Fire Safety instructional material,
drills, exercises, etc
Audience:
1. Autistic children to
be instructed by parent in what to do if there is a fire
2. Parents, teachers,
adult supervision.
-Methods of teaching fire
safety procedures to autistic children
-Use of drill, exercises,
etc.
Type of Instruction:
1. Games
2. Drills
3.
Exercise
4. Individual
instruction
5. Group
instruction
Thanks.
Charles
Charles D.
Sharp
Chief
Executive
Black Emergency
Managers Association
bEMA
"I
Care...."
ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Sept. 7, 2012
ICE's top
5 news stories for the week ending Sept. 7, 2012
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Sept. 6, 2012 — Man arrested for transporting teen girl for prostitution
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents arrested a Guatemalan who transported and prostituted a teen girl from Maryland. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. Full Story
Sept. 6, 2012 — Mexican national pleads guilty to illegally re-entering the US
A Mexican national, who had been deported from the United States three times, pleaded guilty to one count of illegally re-entering the United States after deportation. ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) is investigating this case. Full Story
Sept. 5, 2012 — 21 individuals charged in "Operation Knot So Fast 2012"
Multiple indictments charging 21 individuals with conspiracy and/or immigration benefit fraud (marriage fraud) were unsealed Wednesday. If convicted the maximum penalty for each violation is five years in federal prison. Full Story
Sept. 5, 2012 — ICE's national search for 'Jane Doe' child pornographer nets 2 in Oregon
HSI's nationwide search for a "Jane Doe" suspected child pornographer ended Tuesday with the arrest of two Salem, Ore., residents. The pair is accused of producing child pornography videos featuring them engaging in sexual contact with two child victims. Full Story
Sept. 5, 2012 — Los Angeles manufacturing company, its owner criminally charged for hiring violations
Following an HSI probe, federal criminal charges were filed against a Van Nuys manufacturing company and one of its owners for hiring unauthorized alien workers and repeatedly taking steps to cover up the illegal activity. Full Story
September 2012. DC's 2nd Annual Forum on Emergency Planning for Access & Functional Needs Populations
Register Today for Serve DC's 2nd Annual Forum
on Emergency Planning for Access & Functional Needs Populations
On Monday, September 24th, Serve DC hosts its 2nd
annual Access & Functional Needs Emergency Preparedness Forum. This
free event convenes access-and-functional-needs experts and advocates and emergency-management
professionals for a discussion on how to ensure all District residents' needs
are understood and accommodated in times of crisis.
Speakers and panelists include local and
national experts from the access-and-functional-needs, disability, and
emergency-management communities, including Marcy
Roth, FEMA's Senior Advisor on Disability Issues, and Richard
Devylder, U.S. Department of
Transportation's Senior Advisor for Accessible Transportation. Registration
is free, and breakfast and lunch are included. Register online or contact
Jason Williamson for more information.
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Friday, September 7, 2012
YES Magazine. Make the Connections: Poverty, Obesity, and Diabetes
How to fight diabetes with better policy—and cut your own diabetes risk by 93 percent.
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by Doug Pibel
posted Sep 04, 2012
How to fight diabetes with better policy:
Combat poverty
People who make $15,000 or less are three times more likely to have diabetes than people who make $50,000 or more, regardless of race.End junk food subsidies
Between 1985 and 2010 the price of beverages sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup dropped 24%, while the price of fresh fruits and vegetables rose 39%.
Do 4 things to cut your risk of diabetes by 93%:
Eat healthy
The lowest rates of Type 2 diabetes in the world occur in populations consuming a whole foods, plant-based diet.Lose weight
Exercise
Overweight people walking 150 minutes a week can reduce the risk of developing diabetes by nearly 60%.Stop smoking
Click here for more articles from It's Your Body, the Fall 2012 issue of YES! Magazine.
- The Good Food Cure
What happens when the Motor City transforms itself into the capital of grow-your-own food? - Your Body, of Water
A storyteller asks what you'd do if you knew your body was part of the water web. - Why Your Health Is Bigger Than Your Body
The new science that explains how politics, economics, and ecology can help or hurt our bodies, and how we can fix an unhealthy world.
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