as prevention activities, displays of the recovery quilt, and a vigil for the remembrance of loved ones who were lost to the disease of addiction. faces and voices of recovery greenville put together a rally for recovery concert. admission to the event was free and tables were set up to allow patrons to register to vote. the saint marks inspirational choir kicked off the music festivities and the evening concluded with a performance by national touring singer/songwriter livingston taylor. portland's overdose prevention project again hosted its annual recovery & wellness resource fair. the event served as a way to inform and educate participants, as well as providers, about recovery-oriented resources and health promotion-related services within the community. the beacon house association of san pedro held its 24th annual recovery block party. this event has grown to become a premier event in the recovery community. the event featured arts and crafts, live entertainment, speaker meetings, information booths, and plenty of food. waianae women in recovery held their 7th annual women and children campout. in addition to workshops dealing with women'

for 19 years of recovery. it's changed my life, changed my children's lives. for information or for events near you, visit recoverymonth.gov get involved and join the voices for ecovery. >> the public wants to access particular information about your house or neighborhood we point them to gis. gis is a combination of maps and data. not a graphic you see on a screen. you get the traffic for the streets the number of crimes for a police district in a period of time. if the idea of combining the different layerce of information and stacking them on top of each other to present to the public. >> other types of gis are web based mapping systems. like google earth, yahoo maps. microsoft. those are examples of on line mapping systems that can be used to find businesses or get driving directions or check on traffic conditions. all digital maps. >> gis is used in the city of san francisco to better support what departments do. >> you imagine all the various elements of a city including parcels and the critical infrastructure where the storm drains are. the city access like the traffic lights and fire hydrants. anything you is represent in a geo graphic space with be st

for 19 years of recovery. it's changed my life, changed my children's lives. for information or for events near you, visit recoverymonth.gov get involved and join the voices for recovery. >> good morning, today is thursday, october 7, 2010. this is a special meeting of the building inspection commission, at this time i would like to remind everyone to turn off all electronic devices first item on the agenda is roll call. president murphy? >> present. >> vice president. >> commissioner lynch? >> commissioner mar? commissioner mayor and walker are excused. we have a quarm and the next item on the agenda is president's announcements. >> i don't have announcements. >> seeing no announcements, item 3 g is electric report. >> yes. good morning, commissioners, viffian day. commissioner. i don't have any updates on the -- but i do have a permit on the tracking system. we did get our rfp out, they are reviewing it so we should have it back before the end of the month. so we are doing something on the permit tracking system. thank you matic system which is the customer cuing system within the department, we're waiting for one more piece of equipment to be installed on t

faces and voices for recovery provides an individual an opportunity to join others and to figure out ways to support each other and to sustain recovery. and we haven't gotten to the fact that once we do get a person to go into recovery, that there is also a need for either a mutual support group or some other type of activities. within the context of ethnic and racial and other special populations, what is important to keep in mind in terms of a person that is in recovery in order for them to sustain their recovery? well, in order to sustain recovery, as we all know, a mutual support network is vital. and from a tribal standpoint, it's community support. because unfortunately, with faces and voices, what we are striving to do is continue to battle the stigma of discrimination that people with an addiction continue to face. well, in indian country, it's almost twofold. you have still the struggling addict that is criminalized and when they get into recovery, if they have a mutual support network and the community embraces them and continues to nurture them on their recovering journey,

yielded more than 800 events nationwide supporting the 2008 recovery month theme of join the voices for recovery: real people, real recovery. recovery month promotes the benefits of alcohol and drug use disorder treatment for individuals, their families, and their communities. it recognizes the contributions of treatment providers and promotes the message that recovery from alcohol and drug use disorders in all its forms is possible. today, we urge every person in this country to pause and reflect on the great gift of recovery and to thank the thousands of committed workers, counselors, health care providers, physicians, social workers, eap specialists, peer support, and others who toil daily to bring healing to the millions affected by the disease of addiction. the beneficiaries of recovery are not just the individual who has the substance abuse problem, but it's the family, as we pointed out, and the community.

the training that was developed by faces and voices of recovery in conjunction with funding from samhsa. people in the recovery community have been looking for a long time for language that they can use to really describe what it is that they've been through and what it is that they're trying to advocate for. so faces and voices of recovery has used the training as an opportunity create a video, a dvd, that can be you know sent around the country, can be put on the internet, can really be used in trainings and in workshops around the country so that more people have the terminology that's necessary to communicate our, our message to the broadest possible audience. there are three major sections of the dvd. the first is a 90- minute training video which takes you through faces and voices of recovery's media and message training, the actual core training itself. the second part of the dvd is a section called, "keys to successful interviews". that section really is helpful for people who are going to be going into an interview situation and they need to brush up on some basic skills. and the third section of the dvd contains all the materials,

the training that was developed by faces and voices of recovery in conjunction with funding from samhsa. people in the recovery community have been looking for a long time for language that they can use to really describe what it is that they've been through and what it is that they're trying to advocate for. so faces and voices of recovery has used the training as an opportunity create a video, a dvd,

faces and voices of recovery, but can families go online and find similar programs like the one you have in connecticut? it's not so easy right now. i mean, honestly, you know, recovery supports for young people is gravely understudied, underfunded, under supported across the board. so while there's a lot of hope out there and there's a lot of young people in recovery, they're not so easy to find. you know, the best supports out there are local, you know, mutual support groups that are focused to young people that are the easiest thing to access. so, you know, whether or not somebody wants to find a meeting in their local area, a lot of the 12-step groups will have, you know, a youth category, you know, that'll say that this meeting might be more focused to young people. monique, how do i get into if i'm in need of a recovery school? how do i approach the various schools? are they available to everyone all over the united states or is it only in certain pockets? unfortunately, there are recovery high schools in only eight states and collegiate recovery communities in nine states. so i think that speaks right there to how underserved adolescents and young adults are in the area of

russia as finance leaders gathered to brainstorm recovery many say the world economy is getting in a voice from the united states. would need russian explorers for braving freezing cold or to state their country's claim to the art expression of. what i see coming to live from moscow ten am here in marina joshua welcome to the program security is being stepped up across kyrgyzstan on the eve of a landmark poll while fears remain of possible violence sunday's parliamentary vote is hoped to bring stability to the country rag by political chaos and asked me conflict it also take power away from the presidency for the first time in central asia as he explains saturday is the last day before the start of the parliamentary vote here in kyrgyzstan which means at this point all political rally is now bring a bit and voting ballots are already being spread out at polling stations across the country twenty two million political parties are taking report this is definitely an all time record for just on the country's interim president rows of them by about. he's pushing to build a parliamentary republic where the head of state is more of a formal figure rat

voices of recovery's media and message training, the actual core training itself. the second part of the dvd is a section called, "keys to successful interviews". that section really is helpful for people who are going to be going into an interview situation and they need to brush up on some basic skills. and the third section of the dvd contains all the materials, the powerpoint materials, our message training, our tips on successful media interviews, that folks can use to further their skills as they go along through this training. you have recently gotten involved with faces and voices of recovery, laura, tell me why you got involved with faces and voices of recovery and why you, what brought you to this work? i am so thrilled to be part of this organization, i'm really proud to be part of it. they have a message that is very near and dear to my heart, which is sharing the message of hope and recovery, to having a new way of life. i took away from the messaging that i attended last fall, that there are right words to use and, and not so good words to use. for example, we want to talk about recovery, we don't want to talk about addiction. addiction is where people are stuck in

recovery. [applause] so all the issues, overspending, cap and trade, those are the things i have been a solitary voice most of the time in our delegation saying no, this is not right forest virginia and for the country. we need to work and make it better for what people need, want, and feel is in their best interest. that has not been what we have seen in washington. i need a couple of friends from west virginia in washington d.c. [applause] we need a voice in the u.s. senate. we need a good, solid, conservative vote every time. he has been up front and has been a great champion for us. you want to talk about job creation? that is what john has done his entire professional life. now is the time we need that kind of energy in the u.s. senate and also to protect our interests in west virginia. let's work hard to make sure regret that voice in the u.s. senate. david mckinley is working hard. i am sorry he is not here with us tonight. he is the energizer bunny. mary is always right there with him. they are running a great race with a lot of energy, but it is going to boil down to election day, just like everybody else's race. i will finally have somebody to sit with from

recovery. [applause] so all the issues, overspending, cap and trade, those are the things i have been a solitary voice most of the time in our delegation saying no, this is not right forest virginia and for the country. we need to work and make it better for what people need, want, and feel is in their best interest. that hasot been what we have seen in washington. i need a couple of friends from west virginia in washington d.c. [applause] we need a voice in the u.s. senate. we need a good, solid, conservative vote every time. he has been up front and has been a great champion for us. you want to talk about job creation? that is what john has done his entire professional life. now is the time we need that kind of energy in the u.s. senate and also to protect our interests in west virginia. let's work hard to make sure regret that voice in the u.s. senate. david mckinley is working hard. i am sorry he is not here with us tonight. he is the energizer bunny. mary is always right there with him. they are running a great race with a lot of energy, but it is going to boil down to election day, just like everybody else's race. i will finally have somebody to sit with from we

for 19 years of recovery. it's changed my life, changed my children's lives. for information or for events near you, visit recoverymonth.gov get involved and join the voices for recovery.