- Stay indoors during the storm.
- Walk carefully on snowy, icy, walkways.
- Avoid overexertion when shoveling snow. Overexertion can bring on a heart attack—a major cause of death in the winter. If you must shovel snow, stretch before going outside.
- Keep dry. Change wet clothing frequently to prevent a loss of body heat. Wet clothing loses all of its insulating value and transmits heat rapidly.
- Watch for signs of frostbite. These include loss of feeling and white or pale appearance in extremities such as fingers, toes, ear lobes, and the tip of the nose. If symptoms are detected, get medical help immediately.
- Watch for signs of hypothermia. These include uncontrollable shivering, memory loss, disorientation, incoherence, slurred speech, drowsiness, and apparent exhaustion. If symptoms of hypothermia are detected, get the victim to a warm location, remove wet clothing, warm the center of the body first and give warm, non-alcoholic beverages if the victim is conscious. Get medical help as soon as possible.
- Drive only if it is absolutely necessary. If you must drive: travel in the day; don’t travel alone; keep others informed of your schedule; stay on main roads and avoid back road shortcuts.
- Let someone know your destination, your route, and when you expect to arrive. If your car gets stuck along the way, help can be sent along your predetermined route.
- If the pipes freeze, remove any insulation or layers of newspapers and wrap pipes in rags. Completely open all faucets and pour hot water over the pipes, starting where they were most exposed to the cold (or where the cold was most likely to penetrate).
- Maintain ventilation when using kerosene heaters to avoid build-up of toxic fumes. Refuel kerosene heaters outside and keep them at least three feet from flammable objects.
- Conserve fuel, if necessary, by keeping your residence cooler than normal. Temporarily close off heat to some rooms.
- If you will be going away during cold weather, leave the heat on in your home, set to a temperature no lower than 55ºF.
Louisville Metro Government is now accepting External Agency Fund applications for FY16 (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016) from non-governmental, or "external” agencies, that contribute to the city's cultural, social and economic vitality.
Louisville Metro Department of Community Services (LMCS) administers the Social Services funding program, and Louisville Metro Department of Economic Development, Louisville Forward, administers the Arts and Cultural Attractions funding program. The External Agency Funds are awarded annually to non-profit organizations offering programs or services in Louisville/Jefferson County that align with the departments’ missions and strategic goals.
Qualified non-profits committed to providing services that achieve meaningful outcomes for Louisville citizens in the following key areas are encouraged to apply:
- Decreasing homelessness;
- Increasing household financial stability;
- Increasing youth, teen, and/or young adult engagement
- Increasing access to services and resources for a targeted population.
An Arts and Culture agency is a non-profit committed to providing arts and cultural attractions to the Louisville community. Eligible arts and cultural agencies should ensure that they align with one of the primary focus areas:
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Providing quality arts and cultural attractions to all in our community;
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Increasing awareness and appreciation of various arts mediums; or
- Broaden and diversify the demographics of those who participate in arts and cultural attractions.
Louisville Metro Government employs a competitive granting strategy and strives to award funding to agencies that demonstrate measurable positive impact in the community and are good stewards of taxpayer dollars. Successful grantees will be required to report on their success in meeting goals and outcomes.
The deadline to submit an application is Friday, March 13, 2015 by 5 p.m. Applications will be reviewed by an External Agency Fund Panel and recommendations will be made for inclusion in the FY16 Metro budget. To gain access to the current applications, as well as a listing of previous recipients, visit http://louisvilleky.gov/government/external-agency-fund.
Please submit all questions to EAF@louisvilleky.gov.
March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and March 6 is Dress in Blue Day. Join the statewide campaign to raise awareness about the importance of colon cancer screenings by wearing blue that day and encouraging those around you to get screened. Other steps you can take to fight colon cancer include talking to your family about any history of polyps or colon cancer, asking your doctor about the right time for you to be screened, and volunteering for the cause. You can contact the Colon Cancer Prevention Project at 290-0288 or info@c2p2ky.org to learn more.
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Brightside and Waste Management of Kentucky will be holding a spring compost sale on Saturday, March 21st and Saturday, April 25th from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. each day at the Outer Loop Recycling and Disposal Facility, 2673 Outer Loop.
Pre-bagged compost will sell for $2.50 per bag and a Bobcat scoop will be $30. Proceeds from the compost sale will benefit Brightside’s community education and beautification efforts.
For more information about our Premium Compost, visit the Brightside website. We hope to see you there! |
Are you interested in preserving and promoting Louisville's recreational opportunities, especially those tied to Metro Parks? Is mass transit important to you? Do you have ideas for promoting convention and tourist activity in our community? If so, Louisville Metro Government has a board or commission for you. In fact, there are nearly 100 boards and commissions covering topics such as air quality, public health, land planning, workforce development, public safety, and transportation.
If you are interested in representing District 11 on a board or commission, the application can be found at www.louisvilleky.gov/GetOnBoards. It is important to have residents from every part of our community represented.
 It seems like every day there is a new data breach. The latest involves health insurance company, Anthem. According to the company, as many as 80 million customers had their account information stolen. Hackers gained access to names, birthdays, medical IDs, Social Security numbers, addresses, e-mail addresses, and employment information – including income data. This could lead to identity theft.
Here are tips from the BBB on how to protect yourself from a data breach:
· Monitor your accounts regularly. Check every charge on your statements: Scammers often test cards with smaller charges before racking up large bills. Confirm each charge on your account line by line.
· Call your bank: Tell them you were a customer at the breached institution. If your card was affected, the bank might contact you first to issue a new card.
· Sign up for alerts: Most banks allow customers to set email or text alerts for transactions over a set value. Notifications make it easier to keep tabs on your account.
· Accept or enroll in free identity protection services that breached companies offer you: This has become standard practice among breached companies.
· Request a 90-day fraud alert: If your Social Security number was stolen in a breach, ask the credit bureaus to put a note on your file so creditors know to further verify the identity of any individual who attempts to open new accounts or take other actions under your name. Notify one of the three major bureaus — Experian, Equifax, or TransUnion, and it will tell the others. This is not as effective as a security freeze.
· Get a security freeze: A freeze will put your information on lockdown, meaning the credit bureaus can’t give it out without your permission. In the event that your Social Security number was stolen, it’s another worthwhile precaution. A security freeze will not impact your credit score or impair your ability to use your existing credit cards. It locks down your credit reports that are used to determine your credit worthiness. When on a freeze, opening new credit will require some minimal advanced planning. To be effective, a freeze must be set up with all three credit bureaus. Experian: https://www.experian.com/freeze/center.html
Transunion: https://freeze.transunion.com
Equifax: https://www.freeze.equifax.com
· Check your credit report – for free – up to three times a year (once from each credit reporting agency) at annualcreditreport.com.
For more information on the Anthem data breach, go to anthemfacts.com.
For more consumer tips, go to bbb.org.
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