AUTISM CHILDREN AND ADULTS GOING HOMELESS ON LONG ISLAND

....AUTISM CHILDREN AND ADULTS GOING HOMELESS ON LONG ISLAND. NOT ENOUGH HOUSING IN REGION TO TREAT THOSE WITH AUTISM. CHILDREN ARE BEING SHIPPED AWAY TO OTHER STATES. NO HEALTH BENEFITS CAUSING BANKRUPTCY, COUNTY AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO INVESTIGATE, MAJOR LI PROTEST & PRESS CONFERENCE ON TUESDAY SEPT 29th

COUNTY EXECUTIVE SUOZZI AND CONGRESSWOMAN McCARTHY JOINS ALMOST 500 OUTRAGED PARENTS AND 30 AUTISM ADVOCACY GROUPS AND LEADERS IN MAJOR PROTEST FOR AUTISM REFORM AS THEIRS NOT ENOUGH HOUSING ON LONG ISLAND FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM, DISABLED CHILDREN ARE BEING SHIPPED OFF LONG ISLAND. THOUSANDS OF LOCAL FAMILIES ARE GOING INTO BANKRUPTCY AND FORECLOSURE CAUSING CRISIS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi , United States Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy and Officials from Autism Speaks will join with almost 500 outraged parents and over 30 autism group organization advocates and leaders in a major protest and rally on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 11:30am at Adelphi University to call for housing on Long Island and Autism Reform in the State of New York . Children with autism are going homeless. There is not enough housing on Long Island for adults and children with autism. They are being shipped out of State and away from the region. Local families are also going bankrupted and loosing their homes due to the high cost associated with care of a child with autism. It can cost a family over 50,000 to provide proper health and medical care for children diagnosed with autism.

Approximately one in every 150 children in the United States has autism or a closely related disorder. Autism is one of the top 10 neurobiological disorders — and the only one for which insurance companies refuse to cover the cost of treatment and medical care. Recently, the states of Texas, Pennslyvania. Arizona, Florida, South Carolina and Louisiana passed autism reform legislation. Long Island also has a has a autism housing shortage. There are not enough residential facilities in the region causing children to be hundreds of miles from home and costing taxpayers millions of dollars.

WHEN: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009, 11:30 am

WHERE: ADELPHI UNIVERSITY , GARDEN CITY

RUTH S. HARTLEY UNIVERSITY CENTER ,

SECOND FLOOR,BALLROOM 201

Contact Dianne Cahill

631-612-8884

AUTISM COALITION OF NASSAU COUNTY

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Kurt Cobain Back From the Dead?

Thieves have stole the identity of late Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain. It has been reported that a $3.2 million dollar home was purchased just last year in Brunswick, New Jersey and two cars. The thieves have also stole $69 million from a trust fund that was set up for their daughter Frances Bean now fourteen. Kurt's widow Courtney Love has also reported that 188 credit cards have been opened up in her name. Love stated that she new about the fraud that was going on back in 2003 but no one believed her. During that time Love it has been reported that Love was battling a drug addiction that could have contributed to the lack of support from others.

Terrorism on Staten Island. Staten Island Community Group Calls On Attorney General for Full Investigation of All Cable Systems after Recent Convictio

Staten Island, New York
The Staten Island Good Neighborhood Association is demanding and calling on New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo for a full investigation of all cable systems through the tri state area after a convicted Staten Island TV operator was transporting TV programs to a Hizballah TV Station that was linked to a terrorist group.

Staten Island Good Neighborhood Association President John “JE” Englebert says “Children can be affected by messages sent through our airwaves. Although we recognize our 1st amendment of free speech we feel this was done illegally through our cable communications system. We feel that our TV systems are not being fully checked and there might be other cable systems affected. We are calling on Attorney General Andrew Cuomo for a full investigation”. Staten Island Good Neighborhood Association Vice President Mark Fiore says "We will be demanding higher penalties for this kind activity".

Javed Iqbal, a/k/a “John Iqbal,” 45, of Staten Island, New York, pleaded guilty Tuesday December 23rd in Manhattan federal court to providing material support to Hizballah, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. According to the criminal Complaint, the count (Count Two) of the Superseding Indictment to which Iqbal pleaded guilty, and statements during the guilty plea proceeding before United States District Judge. Hizballah (”Party of God”) is a Lebanon-based organization whose stated mission is the establishment of a fundamentalist Islamic state and the destruction of the State of Israel. Hizballah regards the United States as its enemy in this struggle and has pursued its mission through, among other things, attacks on civilian targets. Hizballah operates a television station in Lebanon known as Al Manar (”the beacon”) to cultivate support, including raising funds and recruiting volunteers for attacks. Hizballah was designated on October 8, 1997, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. On October 31, 2001, Hizballah was further designated a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and Al Manar itself was so designated on March 23, 2006. Iqbal operated a satellite television service known as HDTV Limited, d/b/a HDTV Corporation that maintained certain of its satellite equipment at Iqbal’s residence on Staten Island. Iqbal admitted that between approximately September 2005 and August 2006 he provided satellite transmission services to Al Manar, in exchange for thousands of dollars in payments from Al Manar. Iqbal pleaded guilty to a charge of providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization, which carries a maximum penalty of fifteen years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for March 24, 2009, at 12:45 p.m. before Judge Berman in Manhattan federal court.

The Staten Island Good neighborhood Association Organization is a non political group that is dedicated to the health, safety and well being of Staten Island. It acts as a community watch dog organization for good government and civic activities for the people of Staten Island. The group’s website is http://www.statenislandgoodneighborhoodassociation.com