Merry Christmas,

Mr. and Mrs. Santa visiting our area this Christmas.

Sincerely,

Ms. Deborah Farnsworth

Biography

Deborah Farnsworth

Biography

Deborah Farnsworth has accepted commendation in 2008 from our Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for “demonstrating a rich History of inspirational leadership.” She’s been interviewed for the Observer-Reporter newspaper and quoted in the South Hills Record. As part of her work with “One Book – One Community” she met Tim Madigan who wrote the book “I’m Proud of You.” This remarkable man wrote the life lessons that he learned from his friend Mr. Fred Rogers, her highly successful book club was inspired to share a sweater donation across communities to the Washington County area. For a half a decade Deborah Farnsworth has been a Disaster Action Team member for the American Red Cross. Recently, she poses the question of “What makes it difficult for a disabled person to live in our communities very important?” She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh where she earned a Master of Education in Vision Studies. She thinks readers would like to know more about what investigators learn on disasters. This is her conclusion, “In every disaster there is a ‘rule of thumb’ that can save a life.”

Keeping Kids Safe

The Keeping Kids Safe program is a KIDS SAFETY EVENT which I learned about on 9-1-1 at the automotive dealership where we were sponsered at an area expo. The American Red Cross Display was there with several other safety groups. Let me tell you about the Kids display. First, the Keeping Kids Safe program is one of the best programs I have ever seen http://keepingkidssafeproject.com/. Second, I had my photo taken, along with my finger-prints to see what it would be like to be prepared in the Keeping Kids Safe program as a KID. See I wrote a research article, that I think is worth reading about Kids safety http://deborahfarnsworth.webs.com/

Listen, at the American Red Cross we can not prevent disasters from occuring, however we can be prepared and respond to disasters; like tornadoes, fires, or floods. Importantly, one of the items in our American Red Cross KIDS SAFETY Programs is to have an index card with you in your disaster kits, which would have "your childs name, address, and phone number with them." Then, in a designated place agreed upon with your family, you can meet them, after the disaster. This card in the event of an emergency, can be kept on copy at your school(s) and/or your home.

Again, I like the Keeping Kids Safe Project for everyone, because it helps families to "be prepared" in the event of a dangerous situation, that would be if something happened to one of your children. Listen closely, when I interviewed Policeman Mr. Matthew Reed of the Whitehall Police Department in regards to my research a key piece of information a police man is looking for is where the person who takes, or kidnaps children, meets children. That may be where he goes to the market, buys, gasoline, shops for cigarettes or beer or stops at the bank.

At the American Red Cross we say Prepare, Prevent, Respond! I like research and I am a American Red Cross team member.

RESEARCH

This is Mount Washington, Pittsburgh, PA. U.S.A.

The Carrick Laundry Mat: Suburb of Pittsburgh, PA

This is where my research began.

Research

http://deborahfarnsworth.webs.com/

This research article talks about Protecting Kids and the illegal use of Anonymizing tools to engage in the use of what children call Artificial Intelligence.

In the research study http://deborahfarnsworth.webs.com/index.htm the theory is to discover what does the "command to go" mean to the people who hear it, how do we help "Kids make laminated cards to remind them how to get the facts" for the police, and how to teach people how to make their own police reports to the police department, and ultimately teach themselves and others: about how to make "no" statements.

The "no" statement will make the person who is harassing you know what they are doing is wrong and the consequences for their action should be told. What do you do if you are alone! The first thing you want to do is to feel safe. If you are alone in a store, go talk to the cashier behind the counter. Tell them who you are if you need help or you are missing. Do not talk to just anyone! If, you are at home. Talk to your parents.

Police Report: 9-1-1

INTERPOL Police: http://www.interpol.int/

There is an international police department called INTERPOL that will take a police report from anyone around the world by e-mail. I think they want to find missing children.

Make a POLICE REPORT: http://www.interpol.int/public/mail/mail3.asp?id=info

SAY: This has got to stop whoever is involved is ..........and tell your story.

Label: REPORT (make a copy)

Haiti Orphans in America

Haiti Children at Children's Hospital In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The kids from Haiti awaited adoption in Pittsburgh, PA through the Immigration Department, and with the federal courts in the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in the U.S.A. The ARC worked in shifts to provide care to each child with other relief agencies like ourselves. I am a Disaster Action Team member with the American Red Cross.

9-1-1

I like research. Last evening, we visited the 9-1-1 operations center in Pittsburgh, Pa for an excellent tour of their facilities. We saw the situation room, radio room, media room, and the 9-1-1 operations room for Allegheny County. Our 9-1-1 operations in SouthWestern Pennsylvania is impressive. First, I must say "I have gained alot of knowledge from our visit." Each operator has four to five screens in front of them, with information where they answer, dispatch and help 9-1-1 callers with police or ambulance services.

They said, they receive more calls for person's pulled over on the side of the road, then for a fire. Interesting! I am a volunteer for the American Red Cross. They do not run statistics or do research on the coorelation between what comes in at the 9-1-1 desk and/or with the dispatching of emergency calls. Example; changes in the atmosphere are not tallied. If, there is a snow and ice storm, the number of accidents during that period are probably increased, however it is not studied by anyone in that center. Each operator has a script that is available to them, the script was written twenty years ago. It originated with the television program called 9-1-1 Rescue.

Research

In the 1980's, when I took a computer programing class at Trinity University's, School of Education, in Washington, D.C. the graduate program had very little information known to them about "artificial intelligence." Basically, we had to memorize the "definition" for our exam.