**November 3, 2006 FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project
Activity Report**

\(1\) FEMA:

Stockman, Dan. \"FEMA\'s Legacy of Waste.\" Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne,
Ind.), October 29, 2006, 6 pages. Accessed at:

[[http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/fortwayne/news/local/15879039.htm]{.underline}](http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/fortwayne/news/local/15879039.htm)

\(2\) INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, PORT SALERNO FL \-- NEW EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM:

Indian River Community College in Port Salerno has instituted, beginning
this current Fall Semester, a five-course Emergency Management and
Administration Program. More on this next week.

\(3\) KATRINA:

Associated Press. \"Scientist Seeks Full Picture of Katrina\'s Toll.\"

October 29, 2006. At:
<http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/DN-katdead_29tex.ART.State.Edition1.41ca8d9.html>

\[Excerpt: \"For now the official Hurricane Katrina death toll stands at
1,697. But Columbia University geophysicist and earth scientist John
Mutter believes the number is \'well in excess of 2,000.\' Dr. Mutter
isn\'t just counting people who drowned in Katrina\'s waters or were
crushed because of the storm\'s powerful winds. His count also would
include the despondent evacuee who committed suicide, the looting
suspect who was fatally shot and the dialysis patient who died because
the storm interrupted treatment. About six months ago, Dr. Mutter,
impatient with what he considers a lack of an accurate official number,
began compiling a list of Katrina-related deaths. By using a
\'nonjudgmental\' approach to counting victims, Dr. Mutter is hoping to
paint a fuller, if not more accurate, group portrait of the victims. In
addition, Dr. Mutter says, such a comprehensive list will help planners
prepare for future generations. \'I think we understand the financial
losses better than the human losses, and I think that\'s outrageous,\'
said Dr. Mutter, who is deputy director of The Earth Institute at
Columbia\.... He said the list could help disaster planning by showing
which groups and regions are most vulnerable.\"\]

Flynn, Stephen. \"Ignoring One Threat for Another.\" Washington Post,
October 31, 2006. At:
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/30/AR2006103001126.html?nav=rss_print/style>

\[This is a book review of \"Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of
Homeland Security\" (Christopher Cooper and Robert Block), by Stephen
Flynn, a senior fellow a the Council on Foreign Relations and author of
the forthcoming book \"The Edge of Disaster.\"\]

\(4\) NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMPLIANCE PACKAGE FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2007:

FEMA. \"FY07 NIMS Compliance Package.\" NIMS Integration Center, October
23, 2006. Accessed at:
[[http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/nims_compliance.shtm]{.underline}](http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/nims_compliance.shtm)

\(5\) PANDEMIC:

Department of Homeland Security. Pandemic Influenza \-- Preparedness,
Response, and Recovery: Guide for Critical Infrastructure and Key
Resources. Washington DC: DHS, September 19, 2006, 84 pages. Accessed

at:

<http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/pdf/CIKRpandemicInfluenzaGuide.pdfANDEMIC>:

\(6\) PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE:

Finley, Bruce. \"FEMA Cuts Terror Team.\" Denver Post, October 29, 2006.

Accessed at:
[[http://www.denverpost.com/comics/ci_4568955]{.underline}](http://www.denverpost.com/comics/ci_4568955)

Phillips, Zack. \"Retail to the Rescue - Business is a Largely Untapped
Source of Help for Disaster Planning and Response.\" Government
Executive, October 1, 2006. Accessed at:
[[http://www.govexec.com/features/1006-01/1006-01na6.htm]{.underline}](http://www.govexec.com/features/1006-01/1006-01na6.htm)

\(7\) WAR ON TERROR:

Selbourne, David. \"Learning From Islam\'s Advance.\" The Spectator
(UK), November 4, 2006. At:

<http://www.spectator.co.uk/the-magazine/features/26132/learning-from-islams-advance.thtml>

\(8\) WAR ON TERROR \-- TERMINOLOGY:

Ash, Timothy Garton. \"Stop Calling It The \'War on Terror\'.\" Los
Angeles Times, 2 Nov 2006. At:
<http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-ash2nov02,1,416604.story?coll=la-news-comment>

D\'Ancona, Matthew. \"Confessions of a Hawkish Hack: The Media and The
War on Terror.\" The Spectator (UK), October 27, 2006, 18 pages.

Accessed at:

<http://www.spectator.co.uk/printer-friendly/26052/confessions-of-a-hawkish-hack-the-media-and-the-war-on-terror.thtml>

Kay, Jonathan. \"They\'re Not Jihadis. They\'re Hirabis.\" Political
Mavens, November 2, 2006. Accessed at:

<http://politicalmavens.com/index.php/2006/11/02/theyre-not-jihadis-theyre-hirabis/>

Raz, Guy. \"Defining the War on Terror.\" National Public Radio,
November 1, 2006. Accessed at:
[[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6416780]{.underline}](http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6416780)

Raz, Guy. \"Exploring the Language of Post-Sept. 11 U.S. Policy - A
Five-Part Series on the Political Lexicon of Our Times.\" National
Public Radio, October 30, 2006. Accessed at:
[[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6406405]{.underline}](http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6406405)

Raz, Guy. \"The War on the Word \'Jihad\'.\" National Public Radio,
October 30, 2006. Accessed at:
[[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6392989]{.underline}](http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6392989)

Raz, Guy. \"Why \'Islamofascism\' May Create New U.S. Enemies.\" NPR,
October 31, 2006. Accessed at:
[[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6412169]{.underline}](http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6412169)

B.Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM

Higher Education Project Manager

Emergency Management Institute

National Emergency Training Center

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Department of Homeland Security

16825 S. Seton, K-011

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

\(301\) 447-1262, voice

\(301\) 447-1598, fax

wayne.blanchard@dhs.gov

[[http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu]{.underline}](http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu)

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