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Enjoy the Simple Things: The Essence of Hanoi's Gian Don Clothing Store
Thursday, 01 July 2021.
Written by Phuong Pham. Photos by Viet Hua. Graphics by Jessie Tran.
Gian Don is not much of a commercial fashion brand but a "family shop," where Diệu spends her days delivering stories on "friendly" fashion, and puppies are "employed" as sales associates. I visited Gian Don, or Simplicity, on a slow Monday morning and was quickly welcomed by founder Giáp Diệu and her two furry friends: SuSu and Spot.
Their "family shop," as they referred to it, is located on the quiet, shady street of Yen Hoa, overlooking the West Lake. Inside the shop, clothing items and accessories are neatly displayed on wooden furniture, and on the walls hang a couple of art pieces that are also for sale. Just like its name, Gian Don is not overly decorated, but rather simple
Diệu's background is in tourism and she worked at a design company for over six years before opening Gian Don in April 2018. The store is now a team of 10 "family members," focusing on two different segments: retail and workshop.
"Gian Don at the very beginning was just a tiny studio," Diệu reminisces. "Half of the store was the clothing display, the other half was the workspace. Everything was just always messy." The smiley, small-figured founder did not establish her brand out of any fierce ambition. Instead, Gian Don simply satisfied her two personal goals. "First, it is to be able to do something I love even though it can be difficult. Secondly, to supply myself with clothes. In the past, I used to struggle so much to find clothes that fit my taste, so I decided to make my own."
"I have a motto that is: enjoy the simple things. I don't need too much; I seek happiness from the simplest things in life." Something that Diệu always keeps in mind while doing business is knowing what and when is enough. "Gian Don is moving very slowly, and hopefully we can still learn and grow along the way. I, myself, have been constantly learning and growing from the very beginning," she continues.
The brand's overall theme is minimalist, easy-to-wear items. Their products range from casual wear to formal, workplace-appropriate attire. On their neatly arranged racks are summer dresses, tank tops, midi skirts, button-downs, and dress pants. The design is mostly plain, neutral-colored — no ruffles or sequins. Also, Gian Don favors linen materials for their lightness and comfort.
When asked whether Gian Don calls itself a sustainable brand, Diệu quickly said no: "Sustainable remains a very controversial term. I do not claim my brand to be sustainable because it is still a vaguely understood concept that our community is still trying to understand and adapt to it."
In Vietnam, Diệu explains, people are still used to the shiny, eye-catching stores that sell clothing items that are fashionable but might not last long. Simplicity isn't a popular concept. "Gian Don is trying its best to do what it can, not to achieve the title sustainable, but to simply bring the values we appreciate to the community. There's no need to work towards any label," Diệu opens up.
One special thing about Gian Don is that they don't purchase fabric in mass as most brands do. Instead, Diệu chooses to hand-pick her fabric from the abundance of excess fabrics from factories. "The advantage is that because the factories I purchase from manufacture exported goods, the fabrics are unique and high quality, not the mass-produced fabrics on the market. The disadvantage is that the supply is inconsistent and there are often not many choices. I can often only make 3-4 dresses out of the same fabric," Diệu shares.
Gian Don also adopts a very special sewing technique. "I use a very old-school sewing method," Diệu says while fetching an example. Gian Don's seam consists of two neat and flat parallel lines, not a flap like the shirt I was wearing.
"This seam gives a cleaner finish. There is neither a flap, excess thread nor threads falling apart. Every seam takes triple the amount of time and effort to sew compared to if we just use an overlock machine as other manufacturers do. Thus, the quality of the shirt is noticeably better. The structure of the clothing will stay even after years of wearing and washing. You won't notice a stretch or any thread falling out. The flat finish will eliminate the possibility of any discomfort. I seek the highest perfection for my products."
"This is a very old-fashioned way to produce clothing — a technique people used before the invention of overlock machines. So yes, progress isn't always something great," Diệu laughs.
She goes on: "Anyone can make a great product. But can you bring it onto the market? Will you be able to make a profit from it? The most difficult challenge for every business, and for Gian Don as well, is how to balance creativity, sustainability, and commerciality. In order to survive, you have to balance them well. It is like a three-way balance, if you deviate to one side, the other two will collapse as well."
Describing her brand in three words, Diệu chooses simple, friendly and affordable; emphasizing on friendly. "Customers of Gian Don won't feel like they're going shopping. We treat our customers like friends and many of them became our friends too. I want to establish a connection deeper than just sellers and buyers. That's my motivation to keep going."
Gian Don is a family to Diệu; she values transparency and honesty above sales and numbers. The past year hasn't been very easy for retail businesses like Gian Don, but Diệu is lucky to have the close companionship of her staff as well as her customers, "No matter how much pressure there is, if we have great support and company, everything will go by with more ease."
Deep into our conversation, Diệu opens up to us about a side of the Gian Don that not many people see: "I don't normally talk about this, only the closest customers and friends know because I don't want to use it as an advertisement: my group of seamstresses are all women with disabilities. We have been together since the very beginning, sticking with each other through thick and thin. Working with them was difficult in the beginning when we hadn't yet figured out a way to communicate. But they are the most hardworking and inspiring people and I would want nothing more than to have their companionship."
One thing that Gian Don has been trying to do from the beginning is to deliver the story of their products to customers, beginning from who made them. To Diệu, customers will appreciate the clothing items more if they understand the story and values behind the products. To do this, Diệu runs weekly sewing workshops for anyone who wants to learn the basics of making clothes. Here, she aims to inspire others to recycle their old clothes and to create their own stories with their clothing.
Ending our conversation, Diệu revisits her vision on the minimalism trend in Vietnam today: "I am beginning to see many more stores producing minimalistic and sustainable clothes, and that makes me very happy! The more the merrier right? The more sellers there are, the more people will begin to pay more attention to that style. It is a challenge but also an opportunity."
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Luis Alberto Santibáñez Bastidas, (Concepción, 30 de abril de 1974) es un periodista y político chileno. Actualmente se desempeña como docente de la Universidad San Sebastián de Concepción  en la Facultad de Economía y Negocios.

Biografía

Estudio Derecho. Luego se titula de Periodista y Licenciado en Comunicación Social en la Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, obteniendo posteriormente un post título en Gestión Pública y Modernización del Estado. También posee un Magíster en Innovación y Nuevas Tecnologías de la Universidad de Salamanca.

Durante más de quince años se desempeñó en el ámbito público, trabajando en las Municipalidades de Santa Juana, Concepción y de Penco, siendo Director de Desarrollo Comunitario, Administrador Municipal y alcalde subrogante.

Es militante de la UDI y Consejero Nacional del mismo partido, Como tal compitió en las elecciones municipales de 2004 donde fue elegido concejal con la primera mayoría de su partido por la comuna de Santa Juana, periodo 2004-2008.

En el año 2010, fue nombrado Director Regional de Sercotec Biobío, y fue parte del Directorio de Innova Bio Bio, labor que encabezó hasta julio de 2012, cuando se le nombró como Gobernador de la Provincia de Concepción y representante Legal del Parque Pedro Del Río Zañartu. Destacó en su gestión su buen manejo político, estructuración del orden público, cercanía con la Agencia Nacional de Inteligencia y capacidad de llegar a acuerdos con distintos sectores.

En agosto de 2013 abandono este cargo con el objetivo de poder competir en las elecciones de consejeros regionales de ese año por la circunscripción provincial de Concepción I Norte. Fue sucedido por la seremi de Desarrollo Social, Claudia Hurtado. Resultó elegido como CORE para el periodo 2014-2018, tras obtener 11.186 votos, equivalentes a un 8,52%.

De desempeñó también entre el año 2013 y 2014 como Jefe Provincial de la Subsecretaria de Desarrollo Regional en la región del Bio Bio.

Es reelegido Consejero Regional con la primera mayoría de Chile Vamos en el mismo territorio electoral para el periodo 2018-2022.

Actualmente se desempeña como presidente de la Comisión de Fomento, Empresa, Competituvidad y Energía del Gobierno Regional del Biobio y como docente universitario, donde imparte cátedras relacionadas con la gestión pública.

También es vicepresidente del Comité de Fomento Productivo de la Región del Biobio que integran Corfo, Sercotec y el Gobierno Regional.

Santibáñez fue noticia a nivel nacional en 2019, cuando dentro del contexto de la celebración del Paro Internacional de Mujeres, dio a conocer a través de su cuenta de Twitter como impidió que su hija participara de dicha conmemoración, indicando que "Mi hija Sofia me pidió ir a marcha feminista. Le dije que si, pero en consecuencia debía cortar mesada del patriarcado opresor", generando una oleada de críticas, ante las cuales se defendió indicando que el tuit fue en un contexto de broma.

Historial electoral

Elecciones municipales de 2004

 Elecciones municipales de 2004, por el concejo municipal de Santa Juana

Elecciones municipales de 2008

 Elecciones municipales de 2008, por el concejo municipal de Santa Juana

Elecciones de consejeros regionales de 2013

 Elecciones de consejeros regionales de 2013, a Consejero Regional por la circunscripción provincial de Concepción I (Tomé, Penco, Hualpén y Talcahuano)

Elecciones de consejeros regionales de 2017

 Elecciones de consejeros regionales de 2017, a Consejero Regional por la circunscripción provincial de Concepción I (Tomé, Penco, Hualpén y Talcahuano)

Elecciones de consejeros regionales de 2021

 Elecciones de consejeros regionales de 2017, a Consejero Regional por la circunscripción provincial de Concepción I (Tomé, Penco, Hualpén y Talcahuano)

Referencias

Nacidos en Concepción (Chile)
Periodistas de Chile
Políticos de la Unión Demócrata Independiente
Gobernadores de la Provincia de Concepción
Alumnado de la Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción
Gobernadores provinciales del primer gobierno de Sebastián Piñera
Consejeros regionales del Biobío

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OnX Enterprise Solutions, a leading enterprise technology services and solutions provider, announced the appointment of Sanjay S. Savla as Senior Vice President Service Delivery.
Savla, a 27-year veteran of the industry, will optimize operations and strengthen OnX's delivery across the continuum of services, including professional services, managed services and digital application services. OnX is aligning its portfolio of services to better address the changing IT industry and to provide the maximum value for clients.
Quantum3D, Inc., a leading provider of training and simulation solutions for government and commercial applications, announced several recent additions to its executive team.
Ron Haskins has been appointed as CFO for Quantum3D Group, the parent company of Quantum3D, Inc., and will oversee financial management and reporting among the companies within Quantum3D Group.
Richard Lane has been recruited as the VP of Engineering for Quantum3D, Inc., and will be responsible for the execution of product development in all areas, including visual simulation, augmented reality, and maintenance training.
Brian Overy has joined Quantum3D's management team as its VP of Business Development and Sales. Brian will lead revenue generation activities for Quantum3D Government Systems' Training Solutions as well as Quantum3D's product offerings, including MANTIS® image generation software and GeoScapeSE® visual databases for virtual-reality-based training.
BMC, a global leader in IT solutions for the digital enterprise, announced Nayaki Nayyar as the company's new President of Digital Service Management. Her hiring highlights the continued expansion of BMC's Digital Service Management (DSM) leadership team in response to surging demand for digital services that enable IT to manage the complexity of multi-source environments, empower employees to operate at higher levels of productivity, and drive innovation with lines of business.
GroupM, the media investment group of WPP, announced a simplified management structure in the U.S. and Canada designed to deliver consistent and cohesive resources to GroupM agencies centered around two fundamental pillars: media investment and platform services.
The changes will streamline the organization, ensuring continued product innovation and better unification of services for GroupM agencies including Mindshare, MEC, MediaCom, Maxus, Essence and M/SIX.
Lyle Schwartz is promoted to President of Investment, overseeing the entirety of GroupM's investment resources, marketplace analytics and media implementation.
Phil Cowdell was appointed President of Platform Services, a new organization that encompasses all of GroupM's data-centric solutions, including programmatic media, search marketing, social media, digital operations and digital analytics.
Tesco Corporation announced the appointment of John Gatlin as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. In this role, Mr. Gatlin will lead both the Products and Tubular Services segments and be responsible for Tesco's QHSE, global manufacturing and supply chain management.
Accelera Solutions, Inc., an industry leader in Cloud, Mobility, and Virtualization solutions, announced that Steven H. Weiss will join Accelera as President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Weiss will be supporting Accelera in its mission to empower people to improve their quality of life – and their business – through market leading technology solutions that have earned distinguished recognition from industry partners.
Zebra Technologies Corporation, a global leader in providing solutions and services that give enterprises real-time visibility and insight into their operations, announced the appointment of Olivier Leonetti as Chief Financial Officer. He succeeds Michael C. Smiley, who is stepping down as Chief Financial Officer to pursue other opportunities.
PGi, a dedicated provider of collaboration software and services, announced the appointment of Pat Harper to the position of Chief Technology Officer. Harper will lead PGi's global technology initiatives, including product management, product design, research and development.
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Established in 1980, the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup is a meeting of elegance, power, speed and prowess. Large, powerful yachts engaged in direct competition in a spectacular and challenging environment. Organized by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and the International Maxi Association, the event has been the jewel of Rolex's international yachting portfolio since 1985 and this year is celebrating its 25th edition.
A rendezvous for those at the forefront of development within the yachting industry, the yachts competing are benchmarks: true guides to current trends. For the international fleet of 35 Maxi yachts gathered in Porto Cervo for the 2014 regatta the competition is at its midway point. Those with the ambition to win and the determination to follow through are coming to the fore.
Featuring all-out race boats, all close to 72 feet in length, the fifth running of the Mini Maxi Rolex World Championship is one of the standout features of this year's Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. "The 72-footers are simply the top boats that exist in monohull racing," says Vasco Vascotto, tactician on Robertissima III. "The boats are powerful, [and] great to sail," explains Niklas Zennström, Ràn 5's owner/helm. Bella Mente's Mike Sanderson, ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year in 2006, assesses the level of competition. "There are some very successful businessmen and multiple world champion sailors racing against each other. Everyone is used to winning." Crewmate, Terry Hutchinson, offers his opinion, "It's the pinnacle of our sport, you fight for every single inch."
There is widespread belief that this is the toughest Mini Maxi Rolex World Championship to date. Today, the third day of racing, was proof positive that everyone is capable of winning with the two outsiders Caol Ila R and Shockwave making the most of light, unstable conditions during two windward/leeward races to each take a first and third place. It is Alegre, which led the Championship until the final day in 2013, that tops the overall standing going into the second half the week, 1.5 points ahead of Robertissima III with perennial powerhouse crew on Ràn 5 a further 0.5 point back in third. Up to three races remain.
Fact: Positioned bow to stern, the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup fleet measures close to 1km (962.81m), the equivalent of nearly ten FIFA World Cup pitches. The Mini Maxis make up 171.14m.
In contrast to the raw power of the Racing Mini Maxis, the four-strong J-Class is a display of classic elegance. A mix of restorations and replicas, the J-Class hark back to the 1930s, a stylish and glamorous era. Cutting-edge racing craft in their day, competing for the America's Cup, the J-Class are owned and sailed by those passionate about the past. Graceful to watch, captivating to sail, the class is equally defined by the Corinthian spirit of its competition. At 43.7m (143ft) Lionheart, a replica of an original design, is the largest in attendance. Competition is provided by two more replicas in Rainbow and Ranger, and last year's winner, Velsheda, a restoration.
A crew of 35 skilled sailors is required to plan and execute flawless manoeuvres. "Every manoeuvre has its time and point to make a decision. The tactician and the navigator know those cut off times and they have to make a decision at that certain point," explains Jeroen de Vos, who designed Rainbow for Dykstra & Naval Architects. Today the fleet was presented with a classic Costa Smeralda course: 31nm up through the twisting channel separating the Maddalena Archipelago from mainland Sardinia. Rainbow proved the most adept, winning the three and a half hour race and in so doing climbed above Lionheart to lead the class with two days racing left.
Fact: Launched in 1933, Velsheda is the oldest yacht racing this week, while Ràn 5 is the newest, launched this year (2014).
Representing the utmost in modern style the nine yacht Wally Class provides a contrasting view to the both J-Class and Racing Mini Maxi. Founded in 1999, Wally yachts are high performance cruisers typified by expansive teak decks and aggressive hull lines concealing chic, luxurious interiors. Answering the needs of owners for whom the latest in innovative design, construction techniques and sailing technology should be aligned with modern-day comfort, the yachts have proved themselves equally adept on the racecourse.
The Wally Class took on the same course as the J-Class today. The latest interpretation of the concept, the 100-foot Wally Cento Magic Carpet 3, finished the course in just under three hours, beating last year's overall class winner J One into second place, with International Maxi Association president Claus Peter Offen taking third in Y3K. These three lie atop the standings after four races. J One holds a one-point edge over Magic Carpet 3 and Y3K.
Fact: The J-Class Lionheart displaces a spectacular 170 tonnes, while Magic Carpet 3 tips the scales at 49.95 tonnes, and the Racing Mini Maxi Bella Mente, at half the length of Lionheart weighs a mere 16.8 tonnes, a tenth of the weight.
Elsewhere in the 2014 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup fleet there are three Supermaxis, goliaths of the sea measuring upwards of 100-ft. Again contrasting designs define the Class. Firefly is a modern interpretation of a classic day racer, while Inoui and Viriella are simply imperious modern yachts that offer their owners graceful habitats afloat. Firefly leads going into the second half of the competition, but only by one point from Inoui, which has the wind behind her challenge having won today's 31nm race.
Maxi yachts fill the gap between Mini Maxis and Supermaxis, measuring between 80 and 100 feet. Lord Irvine Laidlaw's 83-ft hybrid Maxi Highland Fling, is among the fastest boats on show. Three bullets in three races gives her a commanding lead over Tom Siebel's performance-cruiser the 90-foot Swan, Odin.
Unlike their stripped-out sisters, the Racing/Cruising Mini Maxis offer their owners the opportunity to both race and cruise whenever the mood takes them. Seven are present this year and today's 23.5nm race proved there is plenty of competition in prospect during the final two days. The 62-foot Bronenosec took the honours today, denting the previously perfect scoreline of the 79-foot Lupa of London. Lupa still leads the class, but Bronenosec has closed the gap to three points.
Fact: The total number of crew registered for the 2014 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup is 724, just short of the 736 players selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.


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Evolution of the Central Nervous System: Comparative Gene Expressionics Approach
With the aim of the elucidating the evolutionary origin and process of the Central Nervous System (CNS) and the brain, we take both approaches of comparative genomics and gene expressionics.
In practice, we first obtained about 400 protein-coding genes whose level of the mRNA expression is more than 50% in a human brain or CNS compared with those in other tissues or organs in the H-ANGEL (Human-Anatomical Gene Expression Library) section of the H-Invitational integrated database of human genes. We now call those genes operationally as ?human nervous system-specific genes (human NS-specific genes).? We compared these human NS-specific genes with the protein-coding genes that were contained in each of the complete genomes of the species examined, in order to estimate when each of the human NS-specific genes emerged during evolution. As a result, we found that about one thirds of the human NS-specific genes evolutionarily emerged just before the outbreak of bony fish. It follows that there was a kind of explosive emergence of NS-specific genes just before evolutionary appearance of bony fish, leading to initial formation of a complex and integrated brain and CNS.
Moreover, we examined the genes expressed in a planarian head by use of the EST analysis of about 25,000 gene clones and the so-called ?gene expression chip?, because the planarian is known as having the most primitive brain. As a result, we obtained about 120 genes that were specifically expressed in a planarian head. We, then, found that a majority of those genes had shared strong sequence homologies with human genes, suggesting that the genes potentially forming the human brain have already existed as the ancestral genes.
We also identified about 250 genes specifically expressed in the neural cells and motion-controlling cells (nematocytes) of hydra by making a chip of about 6,500 hydra genes, because hydra does not have any central nervous system and have only a dispersed neural system. We found that a half of those 250 genes in hydra shared the known functions with higher organisms including human.
Thus, I would discuss the evolutionary origin and process of the brain and central nervous system, taking into account those genes that are expressed specifically in the neural systems of those primitive organisms. In particular, I would make emphasis on usefulness of the comparative gene expressionics approach of hydra and planarian for understanding the evolutionary process of CNS and the brain of vertebrates including human.
Takashi Gojobori
Center for Information Biology and DDBJ (DNA Data Bank of Japan)
National Institute of Genetics
1,111 Yata, Mishima 411-8540, Japan
email Takashi Gojobori
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Q: A value of type 'Future' can't be assigned to a variable of type 'String' I have this code where am supposed to upload an image and get the downloaded url but whenever i do that I get this error

my url is String url;. So please why is this not working as it is supposed to
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President Emerita Shirley Tilghman and Professor of English Jeff Nunokawa tackle the scientific and literary angles of evolutionary discoveries in the Galapagos, July 29 - August 8, 2015.
Every journey to the Galápagos Islands is a magical one — given daily opportunities to walk among the birds, sea lions, marine iguanas, sea turtles, penguins, fur seals and other wildlife that exist only on these special islands. However, Princeton Journeys is thrilled to announce a special program to the Galápagos that will also feature an academic program without compare. Join the dream team of President Emerita and Professor of Molecular Biology Shirley Tilghman and Professor of English Jeff Nunokawa in considering the Galapágos from scientific and literary angles, July 29–August 8, 2015.
After a two-night stay in Quito, Ecuador, a seven-night cruise aboard the expeditionary yacht La Pinta will allow the intimate Princeton group to explore many islands in the archipelago, with daily stops for hiking, snorkeling, kayaking or just sitting on the beach and watching the teeming wildlife. By night, discuss the day's experiences through the lens of the classic texts and an eye for how Darwin's adventures laid the groundwork for today's biological sciences.
Two good friends and colleagues will serve as Princeton Study Leaders for this program: Shirley Tilghman, President of the University, Emerita, and Professor of Molecular Biologyand Jeff Nunokawa, Professor of English, and Master of Rockefeller College.
Shirley M. Tilghman was elected Princeton University's 19th president on May 5, 2001, and assumed office on June 15, 2001. An exceptional teacher and a world-renowned scholar and leader in the field of molecular biology, she served on the Princeton faculty for 15 years before being named president. In 1996 she received the President's Award for Distinguished Teaching. As a faculty member and as president, Tilghman teaches courses that highlight the central role that Darwin's theory of evolution plays in understanding the natural world. Tilghman is a member of the American Philosophical Society, the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine and the Royal Society of London. She serves as a trustee of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America, Amherst College, the Institute for Advanced Studies, and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, and as a director of Google Inc.
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Gryphoceratops est un genre de dinosaures cératopsiens du Crétacé supérieur retrouvé en Alberta, au Canada. L'espèce-type, Gryphoceratops morrisoni, a été nommée et décrite par Michael J. Ryan  en 2012.

Le genre est basé sur l'holotype ROM 56635, retrouvé dans la partie nord-ouest du parc provincial Dinosaur, dans le lit d'ossements 55 de la formation géologique de .

Gryphoceratops est le plus vieux leptoceratopsidé connu.

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Dinosaure du Crétacé
Leptoceratopsidae
Dinosaure d'Amérique du Nord
Ceratopsia
Taxon fossile décrit en 2012


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Gli Xetá  sono un gruppo etnico del Brasile con una popolazione stimata in 86 individui nel 2006.

Lingua
La lingua madre è la lingua xetá (codice ISO 639-3 xet) che appartiene alle lingue tupi-guaraní. La parola xetá non ha alcun significato nella loro lingua, il termine è stato utilizzato a partire dagli anni cinquanta del XX secolo nei resoconti di letteratura antropologica. Tra i vari nomi utilizzati per indicare questa etnia solo il termine Heta fa parte della loro lingua madre anche se non viene usato come endoetnonimo. La lingua xetá è vicina al gruppo dialettale guarani ed è simile alla lingua mbyá guaraní.

Insediamenti
Vivono a nord-ovest dello stato brasiliano del Paraná nella zona del fiume Ivaí e dei suoi affluenti, i fiumi Indoivaí, Duzentos e Quinze. Sono stanziati anche sui fiumi Antas, Veado, Tiradentes e Maravilha. L'area si trova nei pressi dei comuni di Umuarama, Cruzeiro do Oeste, Icaraíma e Douradina.

Storia
I primi riferimenti storici a una popolazione simile per caratteristiche al popolo Xetá risalgono alla fine del XIX secolo. Alcuni di questi riferimenti portano a supporre che gli Xetá siano discendenti del popolo dei Botocudo. Il primo contatto registrato è avvenuto il 6 dicembre 1954 (gli Xetá sono stati uno degli ultimi gruppi etnici dello stato del Paraná a scambiare il primo contatto ufficiale con il mondo civilizzato) quando sei componenti del gruppo fecero visita per qualche giorno al direttore della Fazenda Santa Rosa, costruita all'interno del loro territorio nel 1952. Dopo questa data ci furono ulteriori contatti pacifici sempre con questo stesso gruppo. Nel 1955 il Serviço de Proteção aos Índios organizzò due spedizione nella Serra dos Dourados di cui solo la seconda ebbe successo (altre spedizioni fallimentari organizzate dallo SPI avevano già avuto luogo negli anni 1949, 1951 e 1952). Nel 1956 un'ulteriore spedizione guidata dall'antropologo dell'Università Federale del Paraná José Loureiro Fernandes si imbatté in due villaggi isolati nella foresta. Nel 1961 fu creato un parco nazionale (il Parque Nacional de Sete Quedas) al cui interno fu demarcata un'area assegnata esclusivamente agli Xetá. La delimitazione dell'area però non fu utile all'isolamento del gruppo dai contatti con i coloni e gli Xetá continuarono sempre più a ritirarsi nella foresta.

Nel 1981, a causa della diga di Itaipú, l'omologazione dell'area fu eliminata e gli Xetá rimasero di nuovo senza terra. Da allora non vi è stato più alcun contatto ufficiale con questo gruppo etnico. Si pensa che si siano ritirati all'interno della foresta e decimati da malattie epidemiche quali il morbillo e intossicazioni alimentari, divisi in piccoli gruppi familiari che si spostano frequentemente a causa degli scontri con gruppi di Kaingang e con i coloni bianchi.

Gli unici componenti del gruppo conosciuti, e che si riconoscono nell'etnia Xetá, sono otto persone, di cui solo tre parlano la lingua madre, staccatisi dal gruppo madre fin dall'infanzia a causa dei coloni. Fino al 1996, questi sopravvissuti non erano a conoscenza dell'esistenza di altri Xetá.

Una stima di Carmen Lucia da Silva, ricercatrice dell'Università federale del Paraná, del 2006 ha portato la popolazione totale a soli 86 individui.

Organizzazione sociale

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Popoli indigeni del Brasile
Nativi americani

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Languages of Brazil su ethnologue.com da Ethnologue

Gruppi etnici in Brasile
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KrakatoaKrakatoa is believed to be the loudest sound produced on the surface of the planet — in human history, that is..
Human screams can be quite loud, possibly exceeding 100 dB (as of March 2019, the world record is 129 dB!) —but you probably want to avoid that because screams that loud can hurt your ears! You should also have found sound levels drop off quickly as you get farther from the source.
The most dangerous frequency is at the median alpha-rhythm frequencies of the brain: 7 hz. This is also the resonant frequency of the body's organs.
Killer whales (or orcas) are powerful predators capable of killing leopard seals and great white sharks. They have also been recorded preying on usually terrestrial species such as moose swimming between islands. In the wild, there have been no fatal attacks on humans.
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Yes. Sound can absolutely kill you if it's loud enough. The long answer requires looking at what sound really is. Sound is created by a pressure wave which vibrates particles as it travels in an accordion-like manner.
Can a sonic boom kill you ? High-intensity ultrasonic sound (generally anything above 20KHz) can cause physical damage. The general consensus is that a loud enough sound could cause an air embolism in your lungs, which then travels to your heart and might kills you.
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Airplane Speeds Have Stagnated for 40 Years What happened to this high level of innovation in air travel? Civil supersonic aviation was banned over the United States in 1973 because of fears that sonic booms would damage buildings and constitute an intolerable nuisance…
As far as I'm aware, the Perseus galaxy cluster is the current record holder for the loudest sound discovered in the Universe. Generating sound requires two conditions. First, there must be a medium that the sound waves can travel through, like air or some other gas.
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Damage to any part of the ear can lead to hearing loss. Loud noise is particularly harmful to the inner ear (cochlea). A one-time exposure to extreme loud sound or listening to loud sounds for a long time can cause hearing loss. Loud noise can damage cells and membranes in the cochlea.
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It's noisy. The brain creates noise to fill the silence, and we hear this as tinnitus. Perhaps only someone with profound deafness can achieve this level of silence, so paradoxically loud.
Sperm whales are the loudest mammals on the planet, with vocalizations reaching an astonishing 230 decibels. … At around 150 decibels your eardrums will burst, and the threshold for death is estimated to be in the range of 180 to 200.
According to Pretorius, the record for the loudest car in the world is held by their friend Scott van Riper in the US, who achieved 181.5 decibels. Pretorius said a project such as their Mini Cooper required financing and sponsorship.
With energy as great as 1100 dB, it would create enough gravity to cause a black hole to form, and an incredibly large one at that. Decibels are a logarithmic unit. That means 20 decibels isn't 2 times more powerful than 10 decibels, it's 10 times more powerful.
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How The African Swine Fever Crisis Could Disrupt Global Food Companies
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In this May 8, 2019, file photo, a pig walks near a window in a barn at a pig farm in Jiangjiaqiao village in northern China's Hebei province. Pork lovers worldwide are wincing at prices that have jumped by up to 40 percent as China's struggle to stamp out African swine fever in its vast pig herds sends shock waves through global meat markets. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
With a lot of notable trends in the market today from the yield curve, tariffs, recession risk and swings in the oil price African swine fever may seem like an unimportant topic. Yet its impact could be increasingly important for the global food supply chain, as the current epidemic in Asia plays out. Some see dramatically reduced global pork supply, raising prices of both pork and other protein substitutes including chicken and beef. The fact that the outbreak has so far been centered on China matters, because China typically produces, and consumes, about half of the world's pork.
What Is African Swine Fever?
African swine fever kills pigs and has no treatment or vaccine, though clinical trials to develop a vaccine are ongoing. The disease is not harmful to humans. In fact, if a pig dies of African swine fever, it's meat can still be safely eaten according to guidelines. It broke out at a Chinese farm last August. However, it is no longer confined to China with cases now reported in Poland, South Africa, North Korea, Mongolia, Cambodia and Vietnam, though pork production in these countries is far less significant than in China. The disease can be hard to control: wild boar can spread it; it can be present in animal feed; and it can be spread by global tourism. Understandably the U.S. Department of Agriculture has recently heightened its monitoring and inspection efforts to prevent the disease spreading to the U.S..
The impact of the disease has been significant. 114M metric tons of pork are produced annually with China accounting for almost half of the market. So the fact that China is the primary source of the outbreak is problematic. Official estimates suggest only a small portion of Chinese pigs have been culled due to the outbreak, but unofficial estimates suggest a potential larger problem.
Rabobank estimate China's pork production may fall by a third as a result of African swine fever. If correct, that would be a major impact on the global food supply chain. Plus, herds may take time to rebound given measures in place to prevent further infection. It takes 6 months to raise a pig for slaughter following a 3 month pregnancy In fact the current culling of herds can increases in pork supply temporarily as pigs are slaughtered earlier and in greater numbers than usual. That temporary supply boost could conceal the longer term price move.
The Market Reaction
Lean hog futures are currently pricing in a 12% price rise for June 2020, while whey exports, often used in pig feed, are down significantly. Of course, beef and chicken consumption could also benefit from increased demand as pork becomes more expensive and other proteins are substituted for it.
The market reaction has been varied so far. Currently, major U.S. protein producer Tyson Foods is up approximately 50% for 2019 so far, though they aren't seeing any benefit yet, the CEO stated "It is difficult to predict when African swine fever might positively impact our pork business. However, we believe any financial benefit will likely occur in late 2019 or later". Chinese pig breeder and processor Muyuan Foods has since its shares almost triple over the past 12 months as African swine fever could boost profits. On the other hand, the prospect of increasing pork prices is a concern for some investors in Chipotle, a purchaser of pork.
Producers in regions unaffected by African swine fever are well positioned to benefit from this trend as they can benefit from firming prices without enduring the major disruption impacting Asian producers. However, if significant culling continues as the disease spreads, then the disruption to global food supply chains could prove significant over the coming months.
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I've always wanted a pizza oven at home but we just don't have the room to build one. So when Dan asked me if I wanted to build one in his garden I jumped at the chance!
All about the base
First of all we laid a brick base for the oven topped with a layer of paving slabs. We put a layer of fire bricks, from an old night storage heater, as the floor of the oven. I've never done bricklaying before - it was fun!
The oven
A few weeks ago we built the oven. We started with a dome of sand the size of the inside of the oven and then covered it in wet newspaper.
On top of this we put a 5cm thick layer of wet clay/sand mix and left it to dry for a week. The first time we did this we only left it for a day, and the dome collapsed when we removed the sand!
Once it had hardened we cut a hole in the front, removed the sand and started a fire inside to bake the clay hard.
A couple of days later we made the arch. This was another sand former in an arch shape at the front of the oven and then built an arch out of bricks with a clay/sand mix for the mortar. In hindsight this should have been a cement mortar but hey ho. Then we added a thick sawdust/clay mix as an insulating layer.
Cooking up
The moment of truth - we fired it up to make the first batch of pizzas! OMG they were good. The oven took about three hours to get to temperature and then the pizzas cooked in under a minute.
Final layers
The final layers were another clay/sand layer and then a strong cement mortar as a final waterproof layer at the end. We decided to cover the arch in a layer on mortar too, because the clay/sand mix that held the bricks in place didn't look very strong. We made a little door to go at the front and it's all done!
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We all know that trees are living organisms, but did you know that they talk to each other? Trees build entire eco-communities using massive connected fungal networks. Cutting down an individual tree, not only kills it but damages its entire ecosystem; a truly terrible socio-environmental cost. To learn more about the Hidden Life of Trees, we suggest checking out the book by the same name and listening to The Free Spirits' new song inspired by the book.
The book's author, Peter Wohlleben, was so impressed with the song, he immediately tweeted his praise.
Wow – what a wonderful song! I feel very honored! Thank you and big hugs
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The Free Spirits are a two-piece band comprised of Chris Birkett: an award-winning record producer, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, and Shari Tallon: a songwriter, flute and keyboard musician. Their latest album, "11:11" (available here), includes "The Hidden Life of Trees" and is featured in music magazines including Cashbox Canada and the online blog, Tinnitist.
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The Hidden Life of Trees, what are they here for?
The Hidden Life of Trees, they talk to each other
Across the forest floor
Roots that touch one another, branches reach for the sky
In between Heaven and Earth, they live and they die
So much to learn from them
Time moves real slow, they take time to grow
Unlike us who fade away, for them a year is just another day
They make the air that we breath, and they talk with the breeze
Communicating with ease, making scent with their leaves
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Nicole Simone a.k.a. Late July is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Born in Toronto, Ontario she spent her early years state side in Del Mar, California.
She is a three-time graduate of Seneca College and York University in both arts, music and sociology respectively.
In 2010 Late July released her debut EP entitled "Side Swept" produced by Adrian Ellis. Stay tuned for the release of her next EP "Hospital Quiet" in the spring.
When she is not making music, she writes Miss Late July her blog chronicling her on-going adventures, hangs out with her dog, enjoys social media and runs Unchain Ontario's Dogs.
Nicole won the Mediazoic GreenHeroes.tv Musician's Prize at November's MusicConnectTO event.
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By: Dominic Frisby 26/06/2019
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Gold. Phew! What a month.
It's like somebody has been pulling back the elastic on the catapult for five years or more.
Then, on 31 May, they let go. Whoosh.
From around $1,270 an ounce on 31 May, to today's price of $1,430. Obviously that pales in comparison to the likes of bitcoin, but by the standards of fuddy duddy old gold, it's quite something.
Up, up and away.
Gold is finally breaking out
Go back a decade and I doubt you'd find a bigger goldbug than your author. I was so bullish about the stuff.
But the bear market of the past eight years has rather changed my outlook, turning me into a wizened cynic. The cries of "to da moon", or that the collapse of fiat currency was imminent that came with every rally left me cold. The rallies did not last. The bear market ground on.
"Call me when it gets through $1,360," I've kept saying. "Then we can re-think."
And so this week they've called. Gold went through $1,360 like it wasn't there.
Before we go any further, let me just illustrate why I see $1,360 as such a key number. Here's a chart of gold since 2011, when it made its all time high of $1,920/oz.
You can see how since 2013 that $1,360 area has proved a huge barrier of resistance. Gold has tried and tried but for six years it's been unable to get through.
But that also means that for six years, gold has been forming a huge base. "The bigger the base, the higher in space," you will have often heard me say. We have the foundations for a really good run here – six years of consolidation.
As I write this now, gold sits at $1,430 and is running away. Every day it seems to be shooting another couple of percent. The last time it acted like this was in early 2016. It's really shifting.
Wall Street is underinvested – exchange-traded fund (ETF) holdings show that. Money is rushing to get back into this market. That's what keeps pushing the price up.
We think of the gold price in US dollars, because that is the most commonly used measure. But in sterling it's barely £50 off its all-time high of £1,180/oz; against the euro it is just €100 away from its high at €1,350/oz; against the Australian dollar it broke out to new highs just this week; same goes for the Canadian dollar.
So gold has been made to look weaker by the fact that the US dollar has been strong relative to most other currencies. Indeed, that is a question we must now ask ourselves if we are to to divine where gold goes next.
Is the US dollar going into a period of weakness? A bear market, even? It's almost the most important question in finance.
The US dollar is heading for a bear market, but more on that later this week
I'm calling a bear market – and I'll have more on this in Friday's Currency Corner. My view is that we are at the beginning of a bear cycle for the US dollar.
But back to gold. Gosh, I must say, as MoneyWeek's resident gold bug, it feels good to be writing positively about gold again. I'm interested to see what narratives form over the coming months to accompany this move. Much of what gold does will depend on the power of those narratives.
But in the short term, we are overbought by just about every technical measure you can think of. The speed of this move means it feels as much like short-covering as anything. Cripes, I opened my Telegraph app yesterday and there was an article on the front page about how to buy gold – that's a bad sign if ever there was one.
All that suggests at least a pause, even if bull markets do register continuous overbought readings.
My next line of resistance for gold is $1,430 – right where we are now. This has proven both a point of resistance and support in the past and, for whatever reason, markets often seem to remember these price points.
The 2013 rebound rally, which, it must be said was anaemic, gave up the ghost at $1,430, and then go back a couple of years and gold spent several months in late 2010 and early 2011 trying to get through $1,430.
So, yes, there's not an unreasonable chance given the overbought readings and the price point that this rally stalls here – at least for now.
But if the dollar, which itself is oversold on short-term measures, carries on falling, gold will carry on rallying. The next line of resistance I have is in the $1,520-$1,550 zone. This was a huge line of support for gold between 2011 and 2013. It marked the low for that period and re-tested those levels several times.
I don't think it's unreasonable to think that gold can get up there – once $1,430 is out of the way.
If $1,430 doesn't give way, the beauty of that $1,360 area that was resistance for so long, is that it should now prove to be support.
In short, I'm delighted to see gold at five-year highs. It is back on the map.
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Grevillea bedggoodiana, commonly known as Enfield grevillea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to a restricted area near Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. It is a prostrate to low-lying shrub with coarsely serrated, egg-shaped to oblong leaves and green and pink flowers.

Description
Grevillea bedggoodiana is a prostrate to low-lying shrub that typically grows to a height of up to  with hairy branchlets. Its leaves are egg-shaped to oblong in outline,  long and  wide, with five to nine lobes or teeth, or sometimes pinnatifid. The flowers are arranged in more or less one-sided groups, the rachis hairy and  long. The flowers are green at first, becoming pink, the style glabrous green, later deep pink, the pistil  long. Flowering occurs from October to November and the fruit is a softly-hairy follicle  long.

Taxonomy
Grevillea bedggoodiana was first formally described in 1986 by Donald McGillivray from an unpublished description by Jim Willis, in McGillivray's book New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae).
The specific epithet commemorates Stella Bedggood (1916-1978) a member of the Ballarat Field Naturalists' Club.

Distribution and habitat
Enfield grevillea occurs in eucalypt woodland between Enfield and Smythesdale near Ballarat in Victoria.

Conservation status
The species is listed as "vulnerable" under the Australian Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, and as "vulnerable" in Victoria under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 and the Department of Environment and Primary Industries Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.

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Hamilton Star Miguel Cervantes and Wife Kelly Hold Service for Late Daughter
''I think she's dancing and smiling right now,'' the actor said of his late daughter
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Miguel Cervantes is paying a special tribute to his late daughter.
On Sunday, the Hamilton star and his wife, Kelly Cervantes, said their final goodbye to their baby girl, Adelaide Cervantes, according to People. The outlet reports the Celebration of Life service was held at the Harold Washington Public Library in Chicago with the couple's close family and friends gathered around to pay their respects.
The publication also shares that the 41-year-old actor gave a heartfelt speech about his baby girl. "To all of Adelaide's army, to all who touched her and comforted her and tried to save her, you will always be a part of our family," he said towards the end of the Celebration of Life service. "Adelaide will live on in all of us."
He tearfully added, "I think she's dancing and smiling right now."
People claims that various members of the Hamilton family performed "Til the Calm Comes," a song that Miguel wrote for Adelaide.
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The couple's toddler had been battling seizures most of her life due to epilepsy. She was diagnosed with Infantile Spasms when she was 9-months-old.
A week ago, Kelly took to social media to share the heartbreaking news that Adelaide had passed away. She was just three-years-old at the time of her death, which happened a few days before her 4th birthday.
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"The machines are off. Her bed is empty. The quiet is deafening," Kelly wrote on Instagram of her daughter's passing. "Miss Adelaide Grace left us early Saturday morning. She went peacefully in my arms and surrounded by love. Finally, she is free from pain, reactions and seizures but leaves our hearts shattered. We love you so much Adelaideybug and forever after."
Just three days ago, Kelly paid tribute to her late daughter's birthday. "Four years ago today you came barreling into this world. Five days ago you left it. We love you so much, Adelaideybug. I hope you're eating alllll the cake. Happy birthday," she wrote, alongside a photo of her husband cradling their bundle of joy.
Additionally, the Hamilton star also honored his baby girl. "Happy birthday to our baby sister," he wrote on Instagram. "We will celebrate you today and every day."
Our thoughts are with the Cervantes family during this difficult time.


They stand like snapshots from a dream -- silent, but somehow speaking of a grace and dignity that has not yet been lost to time. They tell a story, one that may be decades or even centuries old, but which lives on within their walls to this day.
The historic homes of Delaware tend to not only speak of themselves, or their owners, but of the entire state and its long legacy. There are the DuPont mansions, each one a tribute to the transformational power of this family dynasty. There are the homes of Delaware statesmen and leaders, still proud to this day of helping start the state that started a nation.
Here's a look at some of the top historic homes, heading from north to south. Tour one soon, and hear their stories yourself.
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library (Wilmington): This massive mansion is home to the nation's premier collection of American antiques.
Hagley Museum and Library (Wilmington): Where the DuPont Co.'s story began. Tour the mansion, see the original gunpowder mills.
Nemours Mansion and Gardens (Wilmington): Classic French-style opulence in an elegant setting.
Amstel House (New Castle): This elegant 1730s Georgian mansion is graced with original woodwork and fine architectural details.
The Dutch House (New Castle): 17th century testament to the state's early settlers.
Read House and Gardens (New Castle): Built in 1801 by the son of a Founding Father, this reaches for the heights of Federal grandeur.
Hale-Byrnes House (Stanton): Site of the Council of War before the Battle of the Brandywine in 1777.
Historic Houses of Odessa (Odessa): A complex of five historic homes on 20 acres.
Belmont Hall (Smyrna): This magnificent Georgian mansion from 1773 is surrounded by stately trees and lovely gardens.
John Dickinson Plantation (Dover): See how a signer of the Declaration of Independence lived.
Parson Thorne Mansion (Milford): Handsome brick home dates to this town's earliest years.
Governor Ross Mansion and Plantation (Seaford): Complete Victorian Italianate mansion with slave quarters, barns and spacious grounds.
Cannon Ball House (Lewes): Struck by a cannonball during the War of 1812.
Ryves Holt House (Lewes): The oldest standing house in the state.


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The beautiful Arona Valley of the Eastern Highlands was once mooted by the colonial administration as a potential capital for the then Territory of Papua New Guinea.
That is no longer the case, Port Moresby having stolen the thunder, but the picturesque Arona play's a pivotal role in PNG's economy.
During a visit to the area, we took the back road from Kainantu and Aiyura, passing through forests, coffee trees, and rolling hills.
For me, an old boy of Aiyura, it was a sense of déjà vu.
After all those years, it was a pleasant experience to once again wander through Arona, and relive those long treks we use to take in our student days.
The lake, together with the pine trees and rolling hills, was as pretty as a picture in the afternoon sun and I made it a point to return another day for a picnic or Barbie.
You can see why with a visit to this part of "The Land of the Unexpected".


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Helena city leaders review SROs in Helena schools
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HELENA — The Helena City Commission heard testimony Thursday for and against keeping uniformed police officers in Helena public schools.
The city held the first meeting in a planned review of the Helena Police Department's operations, announced in the wake of nationwide calls for police reform after the death of George Floyd.
City leaders decided to focus the first work session on HPD's School Resource Officer program, which places four uniformed officers on Helena Public Schools campuses.
The program became a major topic of discussion several weeks ago, with some people calling for removing the officers, questioning whether they're the best way to address issues within schools.
The commission chose to delay almost $300,000 in HPD funding to allow them to discuss whether there should be changes in the program.
During Thursday's meeting, Helena Police Chief Steve Hagen provided information about what school resource officers do and how they are trained. He said an SRO's typical day could include monitoring traffic around a school, engaging with students in the halls, and working with individual students, parents and staff.
However, they also handle issues like investigating school threats, looking for missing or runaway youth, conducting welfare checks and – in some cases – issuing criminal citations.
Hagen said the relationships SROs form with students are key. He said there have been examples when officers responded to calls involving former students and that familiarity helped them in resolving the situations.
If the SRO program is ended, he said the department will still likely have to respond to many of the same calls at schools – but that officers from the streets won't have the same background to help deal with the issues.
"The responding officers may not have the training, they will not have the time to work with the school, student or family, and they will not know the students or their situation," he said.
Local school administrators also said they saw value in relationships between students and SROs.
"I would imagine that probably on a daily basis, either a student stops by the office, asking one of our secretaries if our SRO is there – maybe a parent will be calling the office or one of the administrators to ask if our SRO is there – just because of an issue that's going on or maybe just for that advice that they need," said Capital High School principal Brett Zanto.
Steve Thennis, principal of Helena High School, said he agreed there is a need for more mental health services in schools, but that SROs also play an important role.
"It has been proposed as an either-or proposition, when we should be looking at the power of 'and,' this and that," he said.
But the commission also heard from some Helena School District families that felt having uniformed officers in the schools actually created a less welcoming environment for students.
"If the first person to respond to a child in crisis is a police officer, that has a far different impact on that child and the other students in the classroom than it does if a trained mental health professional, a social worker, a counselor, or someone else is the first person to respond," said Akilah Lane, a parent in the district.
James Mason, a 2016 Helena High School graduate, said a school resource officer had searched him for weapons and handcuffed him while escorting him to the hospital for a mental health check. He said his experience made him uncomfortable around SROs for the remainder of his time at Helena High.
"At no point was his involvement necessary or helpful," he said. "The school resource officer treated me as a dangerous threat instead of a student experiencing a mental health crisis."
The ACLU of Montana, one of the groups leading calls for eliminating SROs, released a report last year that suggested Black and Indigenous students, as well as those with disabilities, were more likely to have negative interactions with the officers. In addition, leaders said schools with SROs were likely to have higher rates of suspensions, referrals to law enforcement, and arrests.
"What we are asking for is that we take this opportunity to really consider what effective policing looks like – and be realistic about what is useful and what is effective, and what is not," said SK Rossi, advocacy and policy director for the ACLU of Montana.
Judith Heilman, executive director of the Montana Racial Equity Project, said she saw SROs' racial bias training as insufficient. She asked why the type of work those officers do could not be accomplished by counselors or social workers – or an officer working outside the school building.
"Nothing prevents the beat officers from having a relationship with the schools on their own," said Heilman.
On Thursday, Helena Public Schools leaders reiterated their position that they were willing to have a discussion about the future role of SROs, but that it should be based on a comprehensive plan and a longer period of consideration.
Superintendent Tyler Ream told the commission he was concerned that removing the officers so close to the next school year would leave the district without enough time to make such a plan – especially because they are busy preparing for extensive changes related to COVID-19.
"I truly believe that a reduction would be a detriment to our students, to our educators, to our families, to our schools," Ream said.
The commission also took extensive public comment during Thursday's online meeting, from both supporters and opponents of the SRO program. In addition, some people supporting the program also demonstrated outside the City-County Building, carrying signs with slogans like "Back the Blue."
Mayor Wilmot Collins said he had seen more comments on this issue than almost any other during his time in office. He encouraged the public to continue weighing in.
"I want you to know, we're taking all of these seriously, and we'll continue this process because we know this process is important," he said.
The commission took no immediate action Thursday. Leaders said they will plan another meeting in the coming weeks.
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