Fwd: Ebola – your questions, our answers

Click here if you are having trouble viewing this message. Dear Friends, Thank you for your support of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), especially during this unprecedented and trying time.  We are hearing many kind words of encouragement from our supporters, as well as some questions and concerns. I would like to address these concerns, and also update you on our safety protocols and our current work to contain Ebola in West Africa. As you likely know, Dr. Craig Spencer, a physician from New York who spent over a month treating patients in our Ebola project in Guekedou, Guinea, was diagnosed with Ebola on Thursday. He is currently receiving care at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.  Although MSF is not in charge of his medical treatment, we are monitoring his progress, and hoping for his full recovery. Prior to developing Ebola, Dr. Spencer used public transportation in New York City and visited several locations. This activity has been treated by some media and viewed by many people as irresponsible. Both MSF and Dr. Spencer have been criticized for putting New Yorkers at risk. For the thirty years we have been managing Ebola outbreaks, we have found our protocols effective at preventing the spread of the disease back to the homelands of our volunteers. In Dr. Spencer's case, he followed MSF's strict safety protocols and was placed in isolation before he was  contagious. Dr. Spencer is a highly experienced medical professional who knows Ebola well. He would not put others at risk for a disease that he had just watched ravage his patients. Ebola is frightening, but much more help is needed on the ground to stop this outbreak. Unnecessarily punishing healthy aid workers with mandatory quarantine upon their return home does not serve the public interest, but does make the commitment to go to West Africa more difficult for those who are willing and able to help. Combatting the disease at its source is the only way to curb this outbreak and prevent from spreading worldwide. MSF protocols governing returned health workers are driven by science and based upon the guidelines of international health agencies, notably the World Health Organization (WHO), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Diligent health monitoring of returnees from Ebola-affected countries is preferable to coercive isolation of asymptomatic individuals, as happened recently to one of our returning staff, Kaci Hickox. The medical facts about how the Ebola virus is transmitted are validated by our own experience in the field and Ebola scientists around the world.  Before an infected person is symptomatic, their viral load is too low for them to pass on the disease.  Of the more than 700 international staff members who have worked in our Ebola projects during this outbreak, Dr. Spencer is the first, and thus far the only one who has shown symptoms after returning home.  As of October 23, MSF is operating six Ebola case management centers across Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, and providing some 600 beds in isolation, more than any other organization is today.  Since the beginning of the outbreak in March 2014, MSF has admitted more than 4,900 patients to its treatment centers. Around 3,200 were confirmed as having Ebola and 1,140 Ebola patients have survived. We ask you to stand by us as we call for a rational approach to handling the return home of medical staff from all organizations who volunteer to fight Ebola. Please read our Q&A to answer some of your questions about how we respond to Ebola outbreaks and the current situation in West Africa. Also, please join us on Thursday, November 13 at 8:00PM EST for a webcast about the Ebola crisis and our response, featuring MSF leadership and field workers recently returned from West Africa. You will have the opportunity to ask your questions directly to our staff and panelists via an interactive chat feature. You can register here: https://ebolacrisiswebcast.eventbrite.com Thank you again, sincerely, for your support.  Sophie Delaunay, Executive Director, MSF-USA This email was sent from the U.S. section of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care.     333 7th Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001 | Phone: 212-679-6800 Copyright Statement | Privacy Policy

Fwd: Notify NYC - Notification

Notification issued 10/27/14 at 3:00 PM. As part of a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training class, a controlled fire and disaster drill will be conducted at West 181st Street and University Avenue in The Bronx at 6:30 PM tomorrow, 10/28/14. Expect to see FDNY and NYPD personnel in action. To learn more about CERT, visit http://www.NYC.gov/CERT.

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Fwd: Notify NYC - Notification

Notification issued 10/27/14 at 12:00 PM. On Tuesday, October 28th and Wednesday, October 29th (with a possible rain date of Wednesday, November 5th), West Point will conduct parachute demonstrations out of a helicopter over Yankee Stadium (twice daily). These are practice jumps for the actual event, which will take place on Saturday, November 8th. The helicopter will travel from West Point, land on the Intrepid to pick up the four (4) parachute jumpers, and then travel to Yankee Stadium, where the jumpers will begin their demonstration.

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Fwd: Bulb Planting Jubilee, Kids Geology Workshop, Dyckman Valley Tour with Sid Horenstein, Autumn Bloom Guide and More

**Travel Back in Time in the Dyckman Valley, Celebrate the Columnade  and Kids Rock N' Roll Geoloy Program**    It's My Park Day: Bulb Planting With the Friends Committee    Sunday, October 26    10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.    Meet at Margaret Corbin Circle    Join the Friends Committee of the Fort Tryon Park Trust to beautify  the Fort Washington slope of Fort Tryon Park. Plant bulbs, clear  invasives, paint, and more. Wear long pants and sturdy shoes.    Improvements in Fort Tryon Abound    NYC Park's contractors are making Progress on the $900,000 capital  project at the park's southwest corner, adjacent to the Billings  Arcade. Next summer, this construction area will be reopened and its  phenomenal views and historic pathways enjoyed.    Over the summer, NYC Parks Arts & Antiquities and the FortTryon Park  Trust partnered on the restoration of the Columnade sculpture, the  park's permanent art-installation created by Colombian artist  Eduardo-Ramirez Villamizar in 1973. To visit the Columnade, take a  stroll past the New Leaf Restaurant and down the staircase towards Sir  William's Dog Run or walk up the park pathways from Broadway/Ellwood  past the Gazebo.    Sid Horenstein's Dyckman Valley Walking Tour    Sunday, October 26    10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.    Meet in front of the Payson Center at Dyckman Street and Payson Avenue    Join Sidney Horenstein, geologist and Educator Emeritus, American  Museum of Natural History, as he leads his geology and natural history  walk along Dyckman Street, a valley along a fault line in Manhattan.     This program is generously sponsored by the Greenacre Foundation and  the Fort Tryon Park Trust.    Kids Rock n' Roll on Uptown's Geology with Dr. A    Saturday, November 1    3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.    Payson Center at Dyckman Street and Payson Avenue    Attention budding scientists and young geniuses at large: Join Dr.  Leonisa Ardizzone of Storefront Science to explore Uptown's geology.  Have you ever wondered how the Palisade Cliffs were formed, why Inwood  Hill Park has rock shelters or why we have a glacial pothole in Fort  Tryon Park? Come learn more from Dr. A!    Appropriate for Ages 6-11. Children must be accompanied by an adult.    Autumn is a great time to visit Fort Tryon with our abundance of  diverse foliage along the park's 8 miles of pathways or in the Heather  Garden. Get your October Heather Garden bloom list here  <http://forttryonparktrust.org/pdf/bloom-guide-oct-2014.pdf>  .    For more information about upcoming free events and programs in Fort  Tryon Park, visit our website  <http://forttryonparktrust.org/events/events_calendar.php>   and "like" us on Facebook  <https://www.facebook.com/FortTryonParkTrust>  . To subscribe to our e-newsletter, email us here  <mailto:info@FortTryonParkTrust.org?subject=Subscription%20to%20Fort%20Tryon%20Park%20Trust%20Newsletter>  .        Powered by PHPlist, www.phplist.com --          

Fwd: Upcoming at BCA: Professional Development Workshops; BRIO Applications Available Week of November 3rd

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c October 30th & December 4th Two-Part Intellectual Property Workshop for Artists, Arts Organizations and Small Businesses ccc Bronx Council on the Arts Unveils “Seeing It Through” A Free Professional Development Workshops in November ccc 2015 BRIO Applications Available Week of November 3rd cc Support BCA with the Amazon Smile Program ccc BCA’s Arts Fund 2015 Applications & Guidelines are Available BCA and the Legal Aid Society present A Two-Part Intellectual Property Workshop for Artists, Arts Organizations and Small Businesses ccc ccc A Two-Part Intellectual Property Workshop for Artists, Arts Organizations and Small Businesses ccc Admission is free and all are welcome! ccc The Bronx Council on the Arts and the Legal Aid Society present a two-part Intellectual Property Workshop for artists, arts organizations and small businesses to be held at Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, at 6:30pm, Thursday, October 30th and Thursday, December 4th in the Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, located on the campus of Hostos Community College at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. ccc These workshops will feature attorneys from Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper and Scinto and the Community Development Project of the Legal Aid Society. ccc Doors will open at 6:00pm Workshop will begin promptly at 6:30pm. Light refreshments will be provided. ccc Information: 718-931-9500 x24 or ellen@bronxarts.org. ccc Workshop Descriptions are as follows: Part 1: You Made It Now Protect It: Trademarks and Copyright for Artists, Nonprofit Organizations and Small Businesses Thursday| October 30 | 6:30pm Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street Bronx, NY 10451 ccc For artists and arts organizations, creating or commissioning a work of fine or practical art is just the beginning. To protect the ownership of the finished work, it is essential to learn about trademarks, copyrights, design patents, and work-for-hire agreements. An expert panel of intellectual property attorneys will explain these concepts using examples that will be familiar to artists and arts organizations. The concepts learned in this workshop will also be useful to nonprofits and small businesses that are not arts-related. ccc Register Here ccc Part 2: The Website Audit: Best Legal Practices on the Internet for Artists, Nonprofits & Small Businesses Thursday | December 4 | 6:30pm Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street Bronx, NY 10451 This workshop is for any individual, organization or small business that has a website or is thinking about starting one. Learn the essentials of website management, including: Protecting your trademarks and copyrights, terms of use, implementing a privacy policy, linking, and ownership of the website. Register Here Space is limited. Please register at the appropriate links above. Directions to Hostos: 450 Grand Concourse is at 149th Street and is easily accessible by the #2, #4, and #5 IRT Trains. By bus: take the Bx1 or cross-town Bx19 to 149th Street and the Grand Concourse. Meter Parking available. The gallery is wheelchair accessible. These workshops are made possible with funding fromthe NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NYS Council on the Arts, the Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Councilmember James Vacca and the Bronx Delegation of the City Council. Bronx Council on the Arts Unveils “Seeing It Through” A Free Professional Development Workshops in November Bronx Council on the Arts launches its “Seeing It Through” professional development series on November 6th, 2014 at BCA’s future headquarters in Westchester Square. The series’ inaugural workshop will feature with a special appearance by bookseller Aurora Anaya-Cerda of La Caza Azul Bookstore – New York City’s leading Latino book source. She will discuss how she created her business via public fundraising campaigns, and will conclude with a brief Q&A. The workshop will be held at BCA @ 2700 East Tremont Avenue (corner of St. Raymond Avenue), Bronx, NY 10461, from 6:30-8:30pm. Admission is free and all are welcome. “We created this program to improve our yearly BRIO awards submissions, but also to give Bronx artists and organization leaders the tools that could help them generate extra income,” says Bronx Writers Center Director Charlie Vázquez. Other presenters, such as Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa and Dramatic Question Theater, will address aspiring novelists and playwrights. Poets and Writers Magazine’s Reading and Workshops Director Bonnie Marcus will discuss how to get funded for literary presentations. Some of the workshops will be held at the Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos Community College and all are free. Registration is required for these workshops on BCA’s website at bronxarts.org. For exact workshop info and to register go to: www.bronxarts.org/seeing_it_through.asp. This series is made possible with funding from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NYS Council on the Arts, the Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, Auchincloss Foundation, Inc., and NYC Council Members James Vacca, Andrew Cohen, Andy King and Melissa Mark-Viverito. ccc 2015 BRIO Award Applications Available Online Week of November 3rd ccc ccc Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) presents the 2015 Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) Awards application and guidelines, starting Monday, November 3, 2014 at www.bronxarts.org. The BRIO applications will be available online only. This year’s online application submission deadline is Friday, January 30, 2015, 11:59 pm. BCA’s 2015 BRIO Fellowship Program celebrates 26 years of supporting individual artists in the creation of work in literary, media, performing and visual arts. Bronx artists may apply in one of the following categories: Acting, Choreography, Crafts, Dance, Digital Arts, Fiction, Film Animation, Illustrated Text, Illustration/Artist Book, Installation Art, Instrumental and Vocal Music Performance, Mixed Media, Music Composition, Narrative/Documentary/Experimental Film/Video, Non-Fiction, Painting, Performance Art, Performance Poetry, Photography, Playwriting, Poetry, Printmaking/Drawing, Screenwriting, Sculpture, Spoken Word, and Storytelling. A total of 25 awards of $3,000 each are available to Bronx artists. Eligible applicants must be 18 years or older, live in the Bronx, and may NOT be enrolled as a full-time graduate or undergraduate student. Individuals who work for BCA or who are recipients of any of the Council’s awards in 2014-15 including BRIO, Arts Fund, or Community Arts Grant, are also ineligible. Application assistance and tips on presenting your work professionally is available at one of five free BRIO How-to-Apply workshops to be held on the following dates: Friday, November 7, 2014, 5:00-7:00pm at Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451; Wednesday, November 26, 2014, 4:00-6:00pm at BCA @ 2700, 2700 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461; Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 6:00-8:00pm at Bronx Library Center, 310 E Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10458; Saturday, December 6, 2014,1:00-3:00pm at New Hope for All Saints Lutheran Church, 585 East 163rd Street, Bronx, NY 10456 (Between Eagle & Third Avenues); Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 5:00-7:00pm at Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451. Due to New Guidelines, we urge you to attendone of these workshops! Space is limited. Visit www.bronxarts.org to RSVP for your BRIO “How to Apply” workshop. Individual Consultations by appointment only can be arranged with the BRIO Administrator.For Literary Applicants, 1-on-1 half-hour consultations can be arranged with the Bronx Writers Center Director to help prepare your manuscript for BRIO. Call 718-931-9500 x35 for information or e-mail BRIO@bronxarts.org. The selection of awards are based solely on artistic excellence and decided by a panel of arts professionals of various disciplines. All materials involved in the selection process are reviewed anonymously. All applicants are notified of panel decisions by e-mail approximately four months after the deadline date. Winners are invited to an awards ceremony in June 2015 to receive the first payment of $2,500. The remaining balance of $500 is to be paid to the artist upon completion of a community service activity which is required of all awardees. Funding for BRIO is provided by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs-Greater New York Arts Development Fund. Additional funding is provided by the NYS Council on the Arts, Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation,Auchincloss Foundation, Inc.and BCA’s membership program. ccc Help Support BCA with Amazon Smile! It’s a Free Way to Support BCA! ccc ccc BCA recently joined the AmazonSmile Program ─ A simple way for you to support the Bronx Council on the Arts every time you shop at no cost to you. Simply go to smile.amazon.com, select BCA as your charity and you’re done. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the same low prices, same products and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of eligible purchases to the charity of your choice. Amazon Prime members can also participate in the program with no effect on their Prime benefits. Thanks, in advance, for supporting BCA! ccc BCA’s Arts Fund 2015 Applications & Guidelines are Available ccc BCA’s Arts Fund 2015 Applications & Guidelines are Available at www.bronxarts.org/artsfund.asp. BCA Arts Fund provides financial assistance to Individual Artists and Small nonprofit Organizations that develop high quality arts projects and programming that contributes to Bronx communities by providing opportunities for the public to experience and engage with the arts. ccc Submission Deadline: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 11:59pm. ccc Go to www.bronxarts.org/artsfund.asp for information about the grant, its application and guidelines, and BCA’s Arts Fund Grant “How To” Informationals Schedule. Good News for those of you who want to post your Bronx calendar events on BCA’s calendar page! cc BCA has a new calendar that you can easily post your Bronx events onto! Our last calendar app developed major glitches so we are really happy that we now have one that is simple to use and takes minutes to submit your event. Your submission is immediately forwarded to me for approval and could most likely go live the same day. Please take advantage of our new calendar app and submit your upcoming Bronx calendar events. We want to promote your organization and all you do for our Bronx community. Please go to www.bronxarts.org/bxcalendar.asp and click on the Submit Event button to get started.   This e-mail was sent from Bronx Council on the Arts