AKIPRESS.COM - The administrative center of the northern province of Turkmenistan - Dashoguz - hosted celebrations marking the completion of the mission of the city of Dashoguz as the cultural capital of the CIS in 2016.
This event was celebrated at the city palace of Ruhiyet (spirituality), bringing together representatives of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan, representatives of the CIS Executive Committee, the Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation of CIS member states, workers of culture of the CIS countries, as well as the Interstate TV and Radio Company "Mir".
Pavilions with exhibits of the original traditions of the Turkmen people, cultural heritage and national art were set up at the palace of Ruhiyet. The participants also visited the regional Historical Museum and a great library.
According to Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee - CIS Executive Secretary Konysbek Zhussupbekov, the city of Dashoguz has successfully accomplished the honorable mission as the cultural capital of the CIS in 2016. "The events held in Turkmenistan in the framework of Dashoguz's mission will serve the further development of humanitarian cooperation within the CIS," he stressed.
The celebration were concluded by the gala concert by the artists of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Belarus, soloists and art groups of Turkmenistan, reports Turkmenistan.ru.


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Marlita and her partner, Ricardo, both work with the ocean in some respect. Marlita mainly works on land, supporting her husband's career by sewing fishnets. In turn, Ricardo uses the nets at sea as a fisherman. Besides fishing, Ricardo also uses his boats to provide island tours for travelers to Malapascua. Together, they are proud to have had six children, five of which live at home and are currently students. During the week, the family rises early in the morning to prepare for school and work. Once Ricardo and the kids leave the house, Marlita stays busy with cleaning the home, doing laundry, and preparing food. In the afternoon, the whole family enjoys lunch together.
When the day is winding down and everyone has returned from school or work, the family enjoys doing many activities together. To name a few, Marlita and Ricardo's family loves to go swimming, as well as singing karaoke. In addition to that, the family adores hosting their friends and extended family for special occasions, including birthdays and holidays. In the spirit of celebration, fiestas are always enjoyed by all, and if guests arrive at the right times of the year, they may also get to take part in the community-wide parties with Marlita, Ricardo, and their children.
Marlita and Ricardo's home is a traditional Philippine residence, and luckily for travelers that are coming to Malapascua for the ocean, Marlita and the family live very close to the beach. The bedroom contains a large and comfortable bed, as well as a cabinet for guests to unpack their things, making it feel a bit more like home. There is a ceiling fan, in addition to a stand-up fan, making certain that it does not get too hot when sleeping. In the living room, there are two sofas, which can serve as another space to relax in a bit more open of an environment. For bathroom features, the residence contains conventional Philippine fixtures, in which there is a bucket-flush toilet and bucket shower. Because Malapascua is hot every day of the year, the bucket shower acts a refreshing way to both begin and end the day. Towards the back of the house, there is a large room made of bamboo, known as a payag in the Visayan language, which is a perfect place to hang out with the family or your travel companion, especially in the case that it is raining.


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Command of the new gendarmerie was eventually given to the British officer Major Bor, RMA, although not without opposition from both the Porte and the Russian government, and recruiting commenced.
International Officers of 'New' Gendarmerie. Montenegrin Officers marked in red.
The initial intake to the 'new' gendarmerie consisted of three companies under the command of seven European officers; a total of 225 men made up of 96 Albanians, 80 Montenegrins and 30 Muslim Cretans. Also recruited were some 50 Cretan Christians – 48 of whom promptly deserted to the Cretan Christian rebels when the insurrection broke out in late February.
Russian troops and Montenegrin gendarmes in Rethymno.
International Officers, including Montenegrins. Picture taken before November 1898.
By early March 1897, it was apparent that the lack of local Christian recruits into the new body, the unreliability of the Montenegrin contingent and the lack of finance from the Porte to pay for the existing gendarmerie, let alone the 'new' gendarmerie, had put the whole re-organisation into jeopardy. Matters were further complicated when, on 1st March 1897, the 'old' gendarmerie went on strike over them not being paid for 18 months or so. The mutiny was eventually put down by Major Bor with the assistance of a detachment of Italian and Russian sailors; although not without loss of life.
With European sailors and marines now landed at the major towns on Crete, the Powers were no longer prepared to carry the financial and organisational burdens of maintaining the 'new' gendarmerie and on 7th March 1897 the British Ambassador in Constantinople, Sir Philip Currie, instructed Chermside "…that the officers and men of the new Cretan gendarmerie should be paid off and discharged, and that the Gendarmerie Commission, with the assistance of the Consuls, should do this with the least possible delay."  On 9th March, Major Bor tendered his resignation to the new Vali.
Montenegrin gendarmes appear to have been employed by the Italians in Canea as late as April/May 1897, during the 30-Day War. Illustrations in several London magazines show what was presumably the same incident; the disarming of Bashi-Bazouks by a Montenegrin gendarme in the company of Italian Marines.
Montenegrin gendarme disarming Bashi Bazouk.
A photograph supposedly showing Montenegrin gendarmes in the company of British and European troops, was also taken around March/April/May 1897 – dated from the arrival of Seaforth Highlanders on 24th March.
International forces, Canea, April 1897. Possible Montenegrin gendarmes marked.
The British records concerning the Montenegrin gendarmes then go quiet for some time and it might be assumed that they continued in the Service of the Russian Consul. The final appearance in British records occurs over a year later, on 26th April 1898, when there was an allegation of "… an attack by French soldiers and Montenegrin gendarmes on a Turkish soldier near Canea…" In reality, the attack turned out to have been made by an Ottoman soldier upon two French soldiers; the Montenegrins attempting to break up the disturbance and arrest the Ottoman.
Acknowledgement: Many thanks to Mark Ivanovic for reminding me, in a comment on a previous post, of the presence of Montenegrin gendarmes on Crete.
 House of Commons Command Paper. 1897 [C.8398] [C.8437] Turkey. No. 8 (1897). Further correspondence respecting the affairs of Crete. [In continuation of "Turkey no. 7 (1896):" c.–8193.] Inclosure 1 in No. 341. Chermside to Currie, 13th March 1897.
 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NOT18970401.2.22 THE STATE OF CRETE., North Otago Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 8865, 1 April 1897. Reprint of The Times report dated February 19th1897.
House of Commons Command Paper. 1897 [C.8398] [C.8437] Turkey. No. 8 (1897). Further correspondence respecting the affairs of Crete. [In continuation of "Turkey no. 7 (1896):" c.–8193.] No. 248. Currie to Chermside, 7th March 1897.
 Ibid. No. 255. Currie to Salisbury, 9th March 1897.
 Ibid. No. 256. Currie to Salisbury, 9th March 1897.
 Ibid. Inclosure 1 in No.341. Chermside to Currie, 13th March 1897.
 House of Commons Command paper. 1899 [C.9084] [C.9085] [C.9086] Turkey. No. 5 (1898). Further correspondence respecting the affairs of Crete. [In continuation of "Turkey no. 3 (1898):" c. 8853.] No. 197. Sir P. Currie to Salisbury, 26th April 1897.
 Ibid. Incl. 1 & 2 in No. 210. Admiralty to Foreign Office, 6th May 1898.
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Patrick D. Pidgeon, Matt Anderson, and Tim Lattie 'Creeple Peeple' Review
Posted on June 18, 2015 in Graphic Novels // 4 Comments
Written by: Matt Molgaard
Every once in a while a graphic novel comes along that offers a bit of everything, far surpasses expectations and leaves us chomping at the bit, burning for just one more page. For me, that sensation tends to ride the wake of extremely dark, gruesome tales aimed at an older demographic and designed to leave the brain a bit overactive in unconciousness. But Patrick D. Pidgeon's Creeple Peeple is the exception to the rule. It's not wildly intense or profoundly extreme, and it does admittedly start a bit slow. But it makes for an entertaining read and it's aimed at an extremely wide range of readers, which could see the book one day propelled to a higher rung of the pop culture ladder. And it's an absolutely blast.
The story arc is surprisingly grand, focusing initially on a trio of dedicated science students who decide to play God for a good cause: to save their science department, which is set to get the axe after their curriculum is done away with. But in the process the small group inadvertantly create a handful of wild troll-like creatures. One munch on the wrong house plant later and the Creeple's take a sudden turn, becoming savage menaces capable of animating inanimate objects. They also hold the key to a much greater evil, which the resident dean, along with his growing cult, plan on summoning. At the end of the day, it's up to our three unlikely-to-be heroic science geeks to save the day. It sure as hell won't be easy.
It's a far out story, but Patrick D. Pidgeon and Matt Anderson put together a pretty tight-knit story that toys with a number of different layers and degrees of intensity. They do it with a cool combination of class and wit, and every page beyond the first 20 – which is the one area of the story which seems to lag – is completely infectious. These two nurture the character development ensuring that we actually give a damn about the personalities within the book, and yes, that does thwart a bullrush lead in to the story as a whole, but the action lull and seemingly pointless chatter in the earlier pages of the story eventually pay off. Pidgeon and Anderson successfully weave a very thorough narrative through a needle that could have easily betrayed the thread (and for a brief moment it seems it might) had either Pidgeon or Anderson missed a single beat. They got it right.
And the artwork… this is great stuff. Tim Lattie keeps things looking crisp and slightly cartoonish, which is exactly what this kind of story really needs. To go too silly wouldn't fit the intelligence of the narrative and to go too dark would diminish the childlike essense of the majority of the story. Creeple Peeple feels like a mix between Ghostbusters and Frankenstein and Lattie's work is pitch-perfect for the material. Combined with Pidgeon and Anderson's work, this is a dream team trio.
If you're anything like me, you're likely to feel as though the first quarter of the book drags, stretching thin to thinner until an unexpected turn opens the doorway for action and the real meat on the bone. But if you're anything like me, you'll likely recognize that what you minutes ago considered utterly inconsequential, was actually rather important. Without those slow moments, we don't likely grow to care for our protagonists half as much as we eventually do. And if you're really anything like me, you're probably going to fall in love with this inspired and entertaining tale.
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4 Comments on Patrick D. Pidgeon, Matt Anderson, and Tim Lattie 'Creeple Peeple' Review
Patrick Pidgeon // June 23, 2015 at 12:35 am // Reply
I'm the creator and writer of "Creeple Peeple" and am truly glad that you enjoyed my graphic novel. I'm planning to pitch it and a script for a feature film soon. Could be the "Gremlins" for the 21st Century.
Also, I self-published another graphic novel that more likely fits in with your terrific website. It's on Kindle and entitled "The Frightmare Man." The art is raw but the storyline is solid. Hope to one day get it on the small screen as a TV serial.
Thanks again for your support. I've now bookmarked your great website.
Patrick Pidgeon
P.S. I'll be at San Diego Comic Con signing posters at the IDW booth. Come by!
Matt Molgaard // June 24, 2015 at 5:29 am // Reply
Hey Patrick,
I certainly hope you swing back by the site from time to time, and if you've got other material you're interested in seeing covered, I'm interested in covering it. CP was awesome. REALLY, REALLY enjoyed it (it's making my Must Read Comics of 2015 list for Dread Central) and you can bet your ass I'll be supporting your stuff for the long haul. Wish SDCC was on the docket for me this year, but I've got a relatively new baby and we just moved into a new place, so I'm pretty tied up. But I'm certainly interested in chatting with you in the near future, brother. Hell, we could put together a nice little interview and maybe even split it up and get you some coverage here as well as over at dread central.
Patrick Pidgeon // June 25, 2015 at 12:42 am //
Once again, thanks for the great support. We're working on a social media blitz for SDCC. I hired a couple young chicks to handle that. I'm too old to figure it all out.
Forward me your address and I'll drop my gn "The Frightmare Man" in the mail. Again, the artwork is raw (black & white) but the storyline works. Actually, it's based on a British novel that I acquired and was once a BBC mini-series. I had to update it greatly for my potential TV pitch.
Also, congrats on your baby. That'll keep you busy at 3am for sometime.
You can send me anything right here:
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Really, really look forward to it. And, I prefer black and white actually, so that sounds perfect!


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Jaume Antoni Munar Clar, né le  à Santanyí, est un joueur de tennis espagnol, professionnel depuis 2014.

Carrière
Prometteur sur le circuit junior, Jaume Munar remporte en 2014 les tournois Grade 1 de Casablanca, d'Umag et de Villena. À Roland-Garros, il atteint la finale où il est battu par Andrey Rublev. Au printemps 2015, il participe à la première édition du Masters Junior qu'il termine à la dernière place. Il dispute une nouvelle fois les Internationaux de France et remporte le tournoi de double avec Álvaro López San Martín.

Entre 2016 et 2017, il s'impose à sept reprises en tournois Futures, ce qui lui permet d'être sélectionné comme  joueur pour le quart de finale de la Coupe Davis en raison du forfait de Marcel Granollers. Il dispute un match sans enjeu contre Dušan Lajović. Début août, il s'impose en Challenger à Ségovie.

Il se révèle lors des Internationaux de France 2018 où il s'extirpe des qualifications puis élimine David Ferrer au premier tour en cinq manches et plus de 4 heures de jeu (3-6, 3-6, 7-6, 7-6, 7-5). Dans la foulée, il s'adjuge les tournois de Prostějov et Caltanissetta, puis atteint les demi-finales du tournoi ATP de Kitzbühel. En fin d'année, il se qualifie pour le Masters Next Gen. Il atteint les demi-finales où il s'incline contre Alex de Minaur.

En 2019, il dispute cinq quarts de finale sur le circuit ATP dont trois consécutifs en Amérique du Sud. À Marrakech, il bat le n°3 mondial Alexander Zverev. Il conclut sa saison avec une victoire au Challenger de Montevideo. En 2020, il mène deux sets à zéro contre Stéfanos Tsitsipás à Roland-Garros avant de s'incliner (4-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4). Il remporte également un tournoi Challenger à Lisbonne. Quart de finaliste à Buenos Aires en 2021, il atteint la semaine suivante la finale du tournoi ATP de Santiago en double. Début avril, il se qualifie pour la finale du tournoi de Marbella après avoir disposé de Fabio Fognini au second tour.

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Q: Haproxy Check if Cookie is Set I have a Haproxy config that is currently in development and I am using the following code in order to find if the requesting user will accept a cookie or not as the script at the end destination requires cookies for security.
frontend connection_Handler
# This proxy requires the acceptance of cookies to work
            acl cookie_set hdr_sub(cookie) YuL7oo2UG3O3=zdQ66fM0lpRd
            redirect prefix / set-cookie YuL7oo2UG3O3=zdQ66fM0lpRd unless cookie_set
            use_backend Cookie_Block unless cookie_set

This is the config I am using to set the cookie which works great if the user will adopt the cookie correctly. However, if the end user does not accept the cookie it generates an infinite redirect loop. The Cookie_Block backend is as follows -
backend Cookie_Block
        # For this block we will hold the connection for 5 seconds then reject
        # The error will display the reason as to why the connection has been denied
        mode http
        timeout tarpit 5s
        errorfile 403 /errors/NoCookie.txt
        reqitarpit .

The desired effect that I am aiming for is if the user will not accept the cookie they are tarpitted and have the error returned to them. I was sure the above code would attempt to set the cookie and then tarpit them if the cookie failed to set.. But this does not seem to be the case. Is there something I am doing wrong or an alternative method of doing this without taking the user to a page to set the cookie?
Thanks very much,
Chris.

A: When you redirect in the frontend section your client is sent again to the site and the frontend section rechecked so it never hits backend.
I would do this check on the application side, avoiding application specific checks in haproxy for portability.

A: You may use this ACL to check for an existing cookie:
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Using data from the 2011-12 National Survey of Children's Health, a new study featured in the November 2016 issue of Pediatrics seeks to compare parent-reported mental and physical health outcomes of children placed in foster care to those for children who have never been in foster care, children adopted from foster care, children from different family structures (traditional, single parent, step-parents, grandparents, cohabitation, etc.) and children with multiple indicators of socioeconomic disadvantage. Some of the findings and conclusions are startling.
Seven times as likely to have depression (14.2% vs 2.0%).
The differences in mental health outcomes (ADD/ADHD, depression, anxiety, behavioral or conduct problems) were statistically significant while the differences in physical health outcomes never reached that threshold.
I was surprised to discover how many children in America have firsthand experience of the foster care system. While approximately 1% of U.S. children are placed in foster care at any given point in time, between 5% and 6% of US children will spend some time in foster care. The numbers increase to 10% among African-American children and 15% for Native American children. This is a big problem.
Several years ago, we did an entire series on the impact of trauma in kids, including a look at the impact of adverse childhood experiences on mental and physical health. It's not a surprise that kids exposed to the types of abuse and neglect that result in foster care placement have more mental health issues. Nevertheless, the authors of this study shared a couple of interesting conclusions.
Although some of the mental and physical health differences of children in foster care compared with other children were explained by characteristics of these children and their households, many of the differences in mental health persisted after adjusting for these child and household characteristics, suggesting possible effects of foster care placement on mental health. However, unlike much other research in this area, our primary goal was not to ascertain whether foster care placement has an effect on children. Rather, our goal was to use these large and representative cross-sectional data to provide a descriptive portrait of the health of children in foster care relative to other children.
In Shannon Dingle's series on adoption and the church, she often wrote of the relationship between adoption and trauma. Might it be fair to hypothesize that foster care placement represents an additional trauma for kids who by definition have already experienced significant trauma or neglect?
Another interesting finding…the mental health and physical health of children adopted from foster care is generally worse than that of kids currently placed in foster care. One explanation: Children in foster care only become available for adoption after parental rights have been terminated. Compared to the foster care population as a whole, they may have experienced more maltreatment. The authors also put forth the hypothesis that subsidies offered in some states to promote adoption of children with more significant special needs may also be a contributing factor.
More and more churches and Christian families are becoming involved in foster care as a missional outreach…and we're being asked to help. When I was working in residential treatment, I was often very concerned that the foster families available to our patients following discharge weren't capable of meeting their needs. The infographic below notes that that nearly 40% of foster families have incomes at or below 200% of poverty. They are disproportionately located in urban school systems that often have limited resources to meet the special education needs of the kids they serve.
We need good foster homes…and the church is a great place to find loving parents with the resources to support them. But churches that encourage their families to serve in the foster care system or encourage families to adopt from the foster care system need to be prepared to come alongside them for the long haul. Families may need support to access the medical, mental health and educational services their children will need. And the church needs to be prepared to include children and teens with a broad range of mental health needs and their families into the full range of activities and experiences available for promoting spiritual growth.
SAVE THE DATE! Key Ministry is pleased to partner with Outside In Ministries to offer Mental Health Ministry in the Local Church, a one-day conference for pastors, ministry leaders and faithful Christians seeking to take the next steps in helping their churches welcome, serve and disciple children, adults and families impacted by mental illness. The conference will take place on Saturday, November 19th, from 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM at Ironbridge Baptist Church in Chester (suburban Richmond), Virginia. Tickets are currently available here.
Hope to see you on November 19th!
This entry was posted in Adoption, Controversies, Families, Foster Care, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health and tagged adoption ministry, children, church, families, Foster Care, foster care ministry, Inclusion, Key Ministry, mental health, physical health, Stephen Grcevich MD. Bookmark the permalink.


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Episode Review - 5x08 "LaFleur"
What can you tell from looking at the rear end of a statue? How is this episode different? What's up with people now getting pregnant and living? Why does there seem to be a DHARMA logo for everything these days? And since when was Horace the big DHARMA boss? All this and more, as we delve into 5x08.
No random writer this week - your usual simpleton heads it up with surprising ease. At first glance, this episode seemed very character centric as opposed to mythology (though of course a good Lost ep uses both well) - Sawyer moving on from Kate to Juliet, and the whole Horace jealousy theme a shape of things to come. But when actually reviewing now, one almost forgets just how much happened in this ep, and how it is actually quite special. Firstly, it's nice to see a Sawyer centric - it seems to have been a while since we've had one of those (someone said not since Season 3... that can't be right, can it?). But really, the whole notion of 'centric' seems to have gone down the well with this being one of the first clear episodes where there is no "main story, flash to certain event, main story" - the whole "present" of either being three years earlier or three years later was blurred with the opening - "three years earlier" taking place immediately after the episode 316, which one was tempted to call "present time". Now that we're three years later, it does kind of feel like time on the show has had its last nail in the coffin - and we're completely disorientated from now on. Will we get back to 2007 (assuming that is "normal time"... and have I now just contradicted myself by saying there is such a thing as "normal time" anymore)?
Let's start reviewing significant events with the point in time Sawyer and the gang initially went to... way back in time as Miles suggests. I'm guessing it's safe to assume that enormous statue will soon become just a four-toed one at some point in the future? Or is it another statue (I think it's kinda obvious it's not though)? But what do you think about it? Egyptiany? Very tall for a start - some kind of Collossus of Rhodes deal? Except Rhodes held up an arm, and this one seems to be wearing some kind of headgear, and also hands by the sides holding... snakes... weapons... the right hand item looks like the top of an ankh to me (which would fit with Paul's necklace)? And I dunno why... but the left hand item makes me think "gun". Whatever's there... it's at a time when there was the statue, but pre the well - which seemed odd as they commented how old the well was. So that would imply there was the statue time folk who used sandy stone, then another age who used dark stones to build a well, and then the military, and then DHARMA.... Sounds like the Island has just ALWAYS had people there. Let us know your theories.
Let's move to the DHARMA Initiative - which is great to see in full swing, and even funner to see that Sawyer has suddenly become the Island expert on DHARMA stations and what not. I didn't like how there was a sheriff logo, and then a maintenance logo - I preferred when the logos evoked mysterious and elusive meaning rather than "spanner means we fix cars". Wish they had a "Spanner" station though - that'd be quite amusing (doesn't really have the same ring as "I'm heading to the Orchid!"). One thing striking though was how Sawyer used his chance to talk to Richard, and how he sort of spread the legend of John Locke. When Richard et al constantly say how Locke is special, is it true or is it just manufactured by a series of events and testimonies? Does it matter either way though... let's just bask in the writers listening to us by mentioning Alpert's eye liner - very cool shout-out to the dieharder fans.
Finishing up, a big deal in this episode was how Amy managed to have her baby on the Island. It was good to see that the writers didn't just gloss over this for us to speculate, Juliet and Sawyer actually said what we were all thinking when they theorised that pregnancies might not be terminal yet. But why isn't it? Does it have anything to do with electromagnetism, radiation, maybe the sickness even? It could be anything, but it sounds like a single event triggers this phenomenon. It'll be interesting to see what changes on the Island.
Will we stay in the 70s permanently now, with flashes over to Locke and his band of new dour Losties (c'mon Caesar, glass half full dude)? Or will the arrival of Jack and co somehow lead to them jumping forward again? What's certain is that sparks are bound to fly... as the old love triangle with a stray Juliet now firmly becomes a love square. Will fists fly? Will Kate be fine with it and just get with Jack? Don't they have bigger issues to be worrying about right now!!!
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Venezuelan Housing Mission Passes 'Milestone' with 2.5M Homes
The goal of Venezuela's Great Housing Mission (GMVV) is to build at least five million homes by the end of 2025.
By TeleSUR English
Jan 2nd 2019 at 10.09am
Great Housing Mission
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Despite economic difficulties, Venezuela has surpassed the goal of two million homes set out by former president Hugo Chavez (Prensa Presidencial)
Half of Venezuela's social housing system has been completed, President Nicolas Maduro announced Wednesday while celebrating the construction of two-and-a-half million homes in the capital of Caracas.
"Today we reach the milestone of 2 million 500 thousand homes. We thank God. You have to see the effort made by the builders in the country," Maduro said during a nationally televised broadcast.
"All Venezuelans are going to have a decent, beautiful, and proper home. We will achieve it with the Homeland Plan 2019-2025. I am finishing the constitutional mandate left to me by Comandante Chávez. The minimum goal is five million homes so that all Venezuelans have decent, fair, necessary, proper housing," the president said.
The homes are attributed through the Carnet de la Patria, or Homeland Card, a state-regulated mechanism for accessing social programs, and the city of Lagunillas in Zulia State was the venue where the midway point of this mission, to provide homes for impoverished or disadvantaged Venezuelans, was reached.
Despite the economic difficulties brought on by sanctions imposed by the United States, the Bolivarian nation has continued the task set out by former president Hugo Chavez in 2011.
"You can always do more to improve the country, to recover. Commander Chávez set a goal of two million homes, but we went further (...) We are going to reach three million, towards the five million homes," Maduro said.
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Venezuela: Popular Movements Mobilize to Demand Housing Self-Management
Popular movements want to build half of the houses planned by the national Housing Mission.
New Venezuelan Welfare Scheme to Benefit 4 Million Homes: Maduro
Maduro said millions of Venezuelan families will be eligible for a new monthly welfare bonus from his government.
Venezuelan Housing Mission Reaches 1.5 Million Homes
Venezuela's Great Housing Mission (GMVV) has reached the record of 1.5 million homes built nationwide since 2011.
Venezuela Opens Registration for Social Missions Card
The new identity card is intended to streamline access to social programs among the country's most vulnerable sectors.
Inside Venezuela's Housing Mission "Dignified Housing for the People" - Tiuna City
Read why the majority of Venezuelans living in the Great Housing Mission do not want their homes privatized.
Venezuelan Supreme Court Blocks Housing Privatization Law
Venezuela's Supreme Court found that the contentious law contravenes the Venezuelan Constitution's principle of "progressivity" with regard to human rights,...


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To Pass On a Good Earth: The Life and Work of Carl O. Sauer
2. Graduate Studies and New Places,1908 – 1915
Michael Williams, David Lowenthal, William M. Denevan
University of Virginia Press
[ ] The study here submitted is the outgrowth of long acquaintance with the area and of a deep affection for it. —Carl Sauer, Geography of the Ozark Highland, 1920 2 Graduate Studies and New Places, 1908–1915 In October 1908 Sauer arrived in Evanston, Illinois, about thirteen miles north of Chicago, the suburban seat of Northwestern University. He came in some trepidation. Although a smart pupil with a fellowship, he saw himself as a small-town boy in a far more demanding big-city academic environment. After cozy, comfortable Warrenton with its extended family cocoon, where everything was slow and easy, Chicago and Northwestern were more than a bit of a shock. "Brash and bustling" was how he described the busy, noisy metropolis, the commercial and industrial hub of the Midwest. "I often sigh and pine," he wrote Lorena, "for good old Missouri where the-people-go-like-this,-gently-gently-gently."1 Cousin Mary: A Home from Home ThesharpnessofthebreakfromWarrenton,thematerialisticandimpersonal nature of Chicago, and his loneliness living in a rented room were partly alleviated by the bell ringing of local German churches and familiar hymns and tunes like "Lorelei," "Stille Nacht," and "Sah ein Knab' ein Röslein stehen." What most ameliorated his solitude was finding a refuge in the home of one of William Sauer's cousins, Mary Deininger Werweke, whom he visited almost every Sunday and holiday. Cousin Mary knew little about the War- 18 to pass on a good earth renton Sauers, nor they of her.2 Mary's husband, Frederick Werweke, was something of a drifter, moving from job to job, delivering goods, working on public transport, and finally running a small shop selling fruit, confectionaries , and tobacco. Mary, probably in her early forties and childless, took Carl under her wing as a surrogate mother. A great chatterer, she enjoyed including him in her Sunday lunches, taking him to visit her friends, to church, even to the circumcision ceremony of the son of Jewish friends. She showed him around Chicago and accompanied him to talks, the theater, and exhibitions. She pressed and mended his clothes and served him hearty fare. Nearly twenty years later he recalled how Mary had given him "a second home" when he most needed it: "wherever she lives will always be somewhat like home to me. And I owe her an everlasting debt of kindness."3 One senses that Carl's enthusiasm for Sundays at his cousin's was slightly resented by his parents, who urged him to find company in church, where he went only occasionally. To please them, he tried to take up churchgoing seriously, eclectically sampling several over a few months. But he confessed, "I cannot go regularly to the same church; my church home like my other home is in Warrenton. As a result I do not feel myself pulled to any one particular church. Last Sunday I had to work, and I worked till midday and then went to Werweke's. The work had to be done, and to rest in the afternoon and evening [at] Werweke's was more refreshing for me than if I had gone to church in the morning."4 Northwestern His parents eagerly absorbed all he could tell them about the geology (dear to his father's heart) course work at Northwestern. He reported that he was coping well, though he told Lorena he had developed lazy intellectual habits since returning from Germany to easygoing Central Wesleyan. But at Northwestern the teachers were "springing quizzes every other week." The "good old days of easy living at C.W.C." were replaced by "quiz-haunted nights at N'Wsn."5 His wide-ranging geology courses included chemistry, petrology, mineralogy , and assaying, which he found too technical and practical to be interesting . However, another component, physiography, appealed so much Graduate Studies and New Places 19 that "I've almost made up my mind to make geography my main study. It is the all-embracing part of Geology which alone demands a wider, broader education and at least passes over the pure technical things." He instanced courses dealing with "the relationship of physical surroundings [to] the development of the human race, etc.," and "real" (i.e., visible) geology on the land's surface.6 A geology field-mapping exercise provided a welcome break from his course work. Sauer and a fellow student undertook a survey around the little town of Rockefeller, about forty miles northwest of Chicago. It was "good to get out of sight...


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China Automotive Systems Reports 77.0% Net Sales Increase and Return to Profitability in the First Quarter of 2021
China Automotive Systems, Inc.
WUHAN, China, May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- China Automotive Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAAS) ("CAAS" or the "Company"), a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021.
First Quarter 2021 Highlights
Net sales rose 77.0% to $130.3 million from $73.6 million in the first quarter of 2020
Gross profit increased 75.9% to $19.7 million from $11.2 million in the first quarter of 2020; gross margin was 15.1% compared with 15.2% in the first quarter of 2020
Income from operations increased 320.0% to $4.2 million from $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2020
Net income attributable to parent company's common shareholders was $3.2 million, or diluted income of per share of $0.10, compared to net loss attributable to parent company's common shareholders of $0.03 million, in the first quarter of 2020
Cash and cash equivalents, and pledged cash were $122.0 million as of March 31, 2021
Mr. Qizhou Wu, chief executive officer of CAAS, commented, "We are excited to report accelerated top line growth in the first quarter driven by increased demand in each of our key markets - Chinese OEM passenger vehicles, Chinese OEM commercial vehicles and exports to North and South America."
"According to statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers ("CAAM"), automobile sales in China rose by 75.6% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2021 as passenger vehicle sales grew 75.1% year-over-year and commercial vehicle sales increased by 77.3% year-over-year."
"Each of our operational units achieved sales growth and was profitable in the first quarter of 2021 as all our manufacturing lines were operating at a high utilization rate. Our sales to the Chinese commercial vehicle OEMs rose by approximately 169% year-over-year and sales of our electric power steering products ("EPS") by our Henglong KYB joint venture rose by 200% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2021. North American sales rose by 26.3% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2021, and our Brazil Henglong joint venture has already announced an expected 200% increase in unit sales in South America for the 2021 year."
"We have increased our investment in research and development by 28.6% as automobile technology continues to evolve. Our new EPS system integrates and communicates with the vehicles' main data architecture to provide key Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) functions including lane keeping assist (LKA), automatic parking assist (APA), lane centering (LCK) and traffic jam assist (TJA). Other new products are under development as well as ongoing efforts to improve the performance and quality of current steering products. Our new products will continue to provide new growth opportunities and solidify our leadership role in the global steering market."
Mr. Jie Li, chief financial officer of CAAS, commented, "We continued to maintain our financial strength even as we increased investment and expenditures in the first quarter of 2021 to support our growth as we maintained our cash levels, accounts receivable and payable amounts, and our inventories."
First Quarter of 2021
Net sales increased by 77.0% to $130.3 million in the first quarter of 2021, compared to $73.6 million in the first quarter of 2020. The net sales increase was mainly due to the recovery of the Chinese economy and Chinese automobile demand post-COVID-19. Net sales of traditional steering products and parts increased by 61.2% to $105.6 million for the first quarter of 2021, compared to $65.5 million for the same period in 2020. Net sales of electric power steering ("EPS") products rose 204.9% to $24.7 million from $8.1 million for the same period in 2020. EPS product sales were 19.0% of the total net sales for the first quarter of 2021, compared with 11.0% for the same period in 2020. Export net sales rose 30.4% to $40.7 million in the first quarter of 2021 compared with $31.2 million in the first quarter of 2020.
Gross profit rose by 75.9% to $19.7 million compared to $11.2 million in the first quarter of 2020. Gross margin in the first quarter of 2021 was 15.1% generally consistent with the 15.2% in the first quarter of 2020.
Gain on other sales was $1.3 million, compared to $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2020.
Selling expenses were $5.6 million compared to $2.1 million in the first quarter of 2020. This increase in selling expenses was primarily due to higher sales volumes and increased air freight charges. Selling expenses represented 4.3% of net sales in the first quarter of 2021 compared to 2.9% in the first quarter of 2020.
General and administrative expenses ("G&A expenses") were $4.6 million compared to $3.4 million in the first quarter of 2020. The increase in G&A expenses was primarily due to higher personnel costs to support the increase in net sales. G&A expenses represented 3.5% of net sales in the first quarter of 2021 compared to 4.6% of net sales in the first quarter of 2020.
Research and development expenses ("R&D expenses") were $6.7 million compared to $5.2 million in the first quarter of 2020. R&D expenses represented 5.1% of net sales in the first quarter of 2021 compared to 7.1% in the first quarter of 2020.
Other income, net was $1.7 million for the first quarter of 2021, compared to $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase of $1.6 million was mainly due to government subsidies of $1.4 million received in the first three months of 2021.
Income from operations was $4.2 million in the first quarter of 2021, compared to $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2020. This growth was primarily due to a higher year-over-year increase in sales and gross profit compared with the increase in operating expenses.
Interest expense was $0.3 million in the first quarter of 2021, compared to $0.4 million in the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to less loans.
Net financial expense was $0.2 million in the first quarter of 2021, compared to $0.5 million in the first quarter of 2020. The reduction in net financial expense was primarily due to less foreign exchange losses.
Income before income tax expenses and equity in earnings of affiliated companies was $5.3 million in the first quarter of 2021, compared to $0.2 million in the first quarter of 2020. The increase in income before income tax expenses and equity in earnings of affiliated companies in the first quarter of 2021 was mainly due to higher income from operations and higher other income.
Net income attributable to parent company's common shareholders was $3.2 million in the first quarter of 2021, compared to a net loss attributable to parent company's common shareholders of $0.03 million in the first quarter of 2020. Diluted income per share was $0.10 in the first quarter of 2021, compared to nil per share in the first quarter of 2020.
The weighted average number of diluted common shares outstanding was 30,857,736 in the first quarter of 2021 compared to 31,174,045 in the first quarter of 2020.
As of March 31, 2021, total cash and cash equivalents, and pledged cash were $122.0 million, total accounts receivable including notes receivable were $236.6 million, accounts payable including notes payable were $223.9 million and short-term bank and government loans were $46.2 million. Total parent company stockholders' equity was $304.4 million as of March 31, 2021, compared to $303.2 million as of December 31, 2020.
Management raises revenue guidance for the full year 2021 to $485 million from $470 million. This target is based on the Company's current views on operating and market conditions, which are subject to change.
Management will conduct a conference call on May 12, 2021 at 8:00 A.M. EDT/8:00 P.M. Beijing Time to discuss these results. A question and answer session will follow management's presentation. To participate, please call the following numbers 10 minutes before the call start time and ask to be connected to the "China Automotive Systems" conference call:
US Toll Free: +1-877-407-8031
China (toll free): + 86 400 120 2840
A replay of the call will be available on the Company's website under the investor relations section.
About China Automotive Systems, Inc.
Based in Hubei Province, the People's Republic of China, China Automotive Systems, Inc. is a leading supplier of power steering components and systems to the Chinese automotive industry, operating through ten Sino-foreign joint ventures. The Company offers a full range of steering system parts for passenger automobiles and commercial vehicles. The Company currently offers four separate series of power steering with an annual production capacity of over 6 million sets of steering gears, columns and steering hoses. Its customer base is comprised of leading auto manufacturers, such as China FAW Group, Corp., Dongfeng Auto Group Co., Ltd., BYD Auto Company Limited, Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. and Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. in China, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Ford Motor Company in North America. For more information, please visit: http://www.caasauto.com.
This press release contains statements that are "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the qualitative and quantitative effects of the accounting errors, the periods involved, the nature of the Company's review and any anticipated conclusions of the Company or its management and other statements that are not historical facts. Our actual results may differ materially from the results described in or anticipated by our forward-looking statements due to certain risks and uncertainties. As a result, the Company's actual results could differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those described under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Form 10-K annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2021, and in documents subsequently filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If the outbreak of COVID-19 is not effectively and timely controlled, our business operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected as a result of the deteriorating market outlook for automobile sales, the slowdown in regional and national economic growth, weakened liquidity and financial condition of our customers or other factors that we cannot foresee. Any of these factors and other factors beyond our control, could have an adverse effect on the overall business environment, cause uncertainties in the regions where we conduct business, cause our business to suffer in ways that we cannot predict and materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. We expressly disclaim any duty to provide updates to any forward-looking statements made in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Jie Li
Kevin Theiss
Awaken Advisors
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China Automotive Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands of USD unless otherwise indicated)
Current assets:
Pledged cash
Accounts and notes receivable, net - unrelated parties
Accounts and notes receivable - related parties
Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net
Land use rights, net
Long-term investments
LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts and notes payable - unrelated parties
Accounts and notes payable - related parties
Accrued expenses and other payables
Long-term liabilities:
Other long-term payable
Long-term tax payable
Other non-current liabilities
Mezzanine equity:
Redeemable non-controlling interests
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value - Authorized - 80,000,000 shares; Issued -
32,338,302 and 32,338,302 shares as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020,
respectively
Retained earnings-
Appropriated
Unappropriated
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Treasury stock - 1,486,526 and 1,486,526 shares as of March 31, 2021 and
December 31, 2020, respectively
Total parent company stockholders' equity
Total stockholders' equity
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and stockholders' equity
Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(In thousands of USD, except share and per share amounts)
Three Months Ended March 31,
Net product sales ($16,575 and $7,494 sold to related parties for the three months ended
March 31, 2021 and 2020)
Cost of products sold ($8,214 and $3,134 purchased from related parties for the three
months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020)
Gain on other sales
Less: Operating expenses
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
Research and development expenses
Income from operations
Other income, net
Financial expense, net
Income before income tax expenses and equity in loss of affiliated companies
Less: Income taxes expense
Less: Equity in loss of affiliated companies
Net income/(loss)
Less: Net income/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
Accretion to redemption value of redeemable non-controlling interests
Net income/(loss) attributable to parent company's common shareholders
Comprehensive income:
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation loss, net of tax
Comprehensive income/(loss)
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Algal bloom spreads to more of Utah Lake
By Amy Joi O'Donoghue@Amyjoi16 Jun 25, 2018, 3:02pm MDT
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Utah Lake is pictured on Thursday, June 29, 2017. An algal bloom spread across the majority of Utah Lake that year. This year, the bloom is also impacting certain areas of the lake. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
Trevor Gruwell, water quality technician with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Quality, collects water samples from Utah Lake in Spanish Fork on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. The department has been coordinating with multiple agencies and groups to protect the public from the potential dangers of harmful algal blooms found this time of year. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
Water quality technicians with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Quality collect water in areas where the color of the water is pea green in Utah Lake in Spanish Fork on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. The department has been coordinating with multiple agencies and groups to protect the public from the potential dangers of harmful algal blooms found this time of year. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
SPANISH FORK — Health officials are warning people to stay out of a larger area of Utah Lake after a harmful algal bloom spread beyond Provo Bay to infest Lincoln Marina, Sandy Beach and the Utah Lake State Park waters.
Sampling from the Utah Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Quality found toxins that exceeded the recommended levels for microcystin.
Microcystin is a potent liver toxin and possible human carcinogen, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It causes the death of livestock and other domesticated animals and is linked to wildlife and fish kills.
"It is important for the public to be aware of the additional warnings on Utah Lake," says Eric Edwards, deputy director of Utah County Health Department. "Utah Lake is a huge lake with some areas not currently affected. We would remind those recreating to be mindful of certain areas of the lake that have samples exceeding the recreational levels for toxins."
People may still boat in those areas, but they should avoid lake scum or any contact with the water.
Crews from the state's water quality division took samples on June 20 at eight sites at the lake. Three of those sites exceeded the health-based threshold for recreational waters.
Signs are posted at Lincoln Marina, Sandy Beach, Provo Bay and Utah Lake State Park to warn people about recreating in those areas.
For concerns about possible human exposure, call the Utah Poison Control Center at 800-222-1222, or your physician.
The proliferation of algal blooms occurs during the heat and stagnant weather patterns, fueled by excess nutrients such as phosphorus. Researchers are engaged in multiple studies at Utah Lake related to the algal blooms. The problem at Utah Lake has become persistently worse over the years.
Last week, agencies report an algal bloom outbreak at Rockport Reservoir in Summit County.
More information is available at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality's website.
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UN envoy commends Ghanaian peacekeepers
17 July 2007 4:00am
Recounting the historical ties between Liberia and Ghana and their joint role in Africa's independence movement, the Deputy UN Envoy in Liberia, Mr Jordan Ryan, has paid special tribute to Ghanaian peacekeepers in Liberia during a medal awards ceremony for the Ghanaian contingent serving in the United Nations Mission in Liberia, UNMIL.
"We pay special tribute to Ghana and Ghanaian peacekeepers for coming to Liberia at various difficult stages of the civil conflict to help restore the peace that Liberians are enjoying today," he said in a statement released by the UN Information Centre in Accra.
He added that these sacrifices, hard work and contributions made towards maintaining peace and security in Liberia were being formally appreciated through the award of the UN peacekeeping medals to the troops.
The ceremony took place at Careysburg, some 50 kilometres north-east of Monrovia.
Mr Ryan, who is the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Recovery and Governance, commended the contingent for its valuable contribution towards the fulfillment of UNMIL's mandate.
He highlighted the progress achieved since the end of the civil conflict and since the election of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and urged the Ghanaian soldiers to continue to be vigilant, especially in maintaining security.
"We must continue to work to provide a secure environment that allows the quick recovery of Liberia to go forward," the UN Deputy Envoy stressed.
After reviewing the officers, men and women on parade, the Deputy UN Envoy commended the contingent commander, Brigadier-General Emmanuel Quist, for his excellent leadership, and congratulated the soldiers, for their professionalism, discipline and dedication.
Source: GNA


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You can tap this repository into your Homebrew. It adds KDE Frameworks 5 packages (and all their dependencies) and some applications that already make use of them (e.g. Kate and Kwrite). As of January 7th, 2018 the repository still is experimental as the developer tries to get them into a working state. Hints and patches are welcome.


JEFFERSON CITY - Two people told police they saw someone with a weapon on the 400 block of Brooks Street Friday evening.
One officer who responded said they saw a person who could have had a weapon, but could not confirm that.
The person was described as wearing camouflage, a tactile vest, a cloth hoodie that covered their face, with something slung across their body.
The Jefferson County Police Department and Cole County Sheriff's Department searched for the person for an hour and a half but could not find them.
According to JCPD Sgt. Steve Dappen, there was no known crime involved since Missouri allows open carry.


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Behind the Mask: Let's not forget the voices of our already unheard communities
Sophie Mei Lan
Whilst many of us are readjusting to wearing masks again, for a lot of people it is just a physical manifestation of how they feel already.
When you're already from a marginalised community whether it be due to circumstance, race, disability, sexuality, gender, financial, religion, or even your location, you may have already felt 'masked up.'
But rather than compulsory mask-wearing or restrictions equalising our world, it has further isolated our 'forgotten communities.' Many of whom have so much to offer the world and yet their voices are stifled and unheard.
Not only does this mean that the 'most vulnerable' are unable to access vital services and equal opportunities but we are a poorer world without this wealth of voices. These are not 'victims' these are 'experts by lived experience.' The more we value one another's backgrounds, the more we all prosper.
More than ever we need to use our platforms in life, work, community, or any area of life to include others who may not be as fortunate as ourselves and to share their voices or have their stories heard.
I am fortunate to now work with a range of communities which I think I was drawn to due to my experiences growing up as a young woman with 'invisible disabilities' from a deprived area with a mixed-race and LGBTQ+ family.
I experienced 'hate crime,' abuse as well as facing more subtle barriers such as societal stereotypes. Yet I am aware of how fortunate I am that I lived between two safe and secure perfectly imperfect homes.
This meant that my diverse background inspired me to start my own community magazines championing a range of voices, create my own communities if I feel others are unable to access current ones and it has given me the strength to keep failing and not fitting in.
My mess did become my success but out of necessity too. Adversity has led to the creation of some wonderful grassroots campaigns and enterprises for many, some of whom I collaborate with as part of the School for Social Entrepreneurs I am in.
But it is no coincidence that the UK has one of the highest rates of 'disabled entrepreneurs' with many people starting a business because the 'workplace' isn't appropriate…" (https://sparkleupnorth.com/2021/08/04/dealing-with-illness-and-disability-as-an-entrepreneur-transforming-disabilities-into-our-business-power-lets-focus-on-someones-skills-not-situation/)
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There are so many ways we can engage, elevate and learn from including more voices into our 'conversation,' which so many local groups are already doing.
I discovered more about 'Forgotten Women' of our past through the medium of film made by the Forgotten Women Of Wakefield project started by grassroots campaigners at Dreamtime Creative who highlight so many diverse voices of our past as well as the stark parallels with some of the divisions that remain today when it comes to being an 'unconventional woman.' Just look at how many blue plaques you see about men and buildings as women are and have been written out of history for too long.
I have met with Inspiring Community CIC who work with young people and families in 'deprived' communities to provide them with whatever skills and activities they need to progress in life many of whom are concealed by society due to their location and financial situation. Together we are hosting young writers, reporters, and adult journaling clubs utilising Bee You Journals which were creative by Luke Ambler, the founder of mental health charity Andy's Man's Club to help people adopt a positive mindset.
I have also worked alongside adults with learning difficulties at CoActive Arts charity on a community journalism and a yoga stories project. Again another demographic who have already been faced with communication and accessibility barriers, further exasperated by social distancing and mask-wearing.
But why do we need specialist groups and community hubs? Without them, people's needs, voices, and stories would be forgotten like so many who are still shut out and shunned by society.
We can learn from one another by listening more.
Such communities have inspired me to tell more stories in a diverse range of ways because ultimately I share my own story, to empower others to share theirs.
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Indonesia's Lombok Jolted by More Strong Quakes, Leaving 10 Dead
A series of quakes including a powerful magnitude 6.9 tremor have struck the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok, the US Geological Survey says, killing at least 10 people and causing others to rush out of buildings in panic.
The quakes, which could be felt on the neighboring island of Bali, came two weeks to the day after another 6.9 earthquake killed 460 people on Lombok, with aftershocks since taking the death toll to nearly 500, ABC reported.
There were no immediate reports of widespread damage or other casualties from the tremors that started on Monday morning and carried on intermittently into the evening.
"I was in a restaurant when the shaking started. The lights went out, they are still out. Everyone is still outside, not going back in," Teddy Aditya, an official at Indonesia's search and rescue agency said from Mataram, the main city in Lombok.
"We are urging the public not to panic and to stay away from buildings and big trees… We are also urging them not to believe hoaxes and false information."
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman at the national disaster mitigation agency, said relief and reconstruction efforts had been "intensified". "The rebuilding of public facilities like hospitals and schools is being sped up," he said.
He said more than 100 aftershocks had been recorded since Sunday night's magnitude 6.9 quake, which sent panicked residents into the streets and cut power and communication lines across the island. Nearly 100 houses near the epicenter were also severely damaged he said.


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June saw the end of spring and the start of summer in San Antonio. It meant that tolerable spring temperatures became a thing of the past and that the biggest event of the month was my trip to the SHRM Annual Conference in Washington DC.
Here are the Instagrams that tell the tale of June 2016.
If May was characterized by seemingly endless rain, June signaled the end of it. But before the rains moved on to other places, June let us have a few days of crazy downpours, including the storm pictured below. I took this photo at Geekdom, located on the 7th floor of the Rand Building in downtown San Antonio. It was also my cue to get out of downtown ASAP.
On the same day I was rushing to escape Geekdom before another storm blew in, I stopped to take this picture of the Milam Building on my way to the parking garage. The picture is slightly off center, and not quite level, a fact that kind of annoys me. If I wasn't trying to avoid getting stuck downtown in another storm, I would have taken the time to get it right. Oh well.
Just a few days later the rain had cleared and summer slammed the city with intense sunshine, heat, and humidity. This photo was taken from the Johnson Street Bridge in Southtown San Antonio and depicts the Pioneer Flour Mill, Guenther House, San Antonio River Authority offices, and the San Antonio river as it bends towards a lock (just around the corner).
I know all this because I got responses to my tweet from the folks at WeLive, and that prompted some research on my behalf. I never visited as they suggested, but hey, I still think the building is awesome.
The day before the SHRM Annual Conference started, I rode a tour bus to take in some of the monuments and sights around the National Mall. I took this photo from an uncomfortable seat on a moving bus full of tourists who were completely distracted by their phones.
When the bus tour was over, I decided to walk much of the same area to spend a little more time exploring the spots I wanted to on my own. I started with the capitol, where I took this photo in nearly the exact spot I took a similar photo at the SHRM Leadership Meeting way back in November 2011.
Steve put on an amazing presentation at the SHRM Annual Conference, "HR On Purpose". At one point in his presentation, he extolled the value of bringing energy and enthusiasm to our work and then suggested that we perform an HR version of a haka dance if necessary. He then proceeded to gift us with about five seconds of haka, and that was just long enough for me to catch this shot.
Immediately after the conference, I set out to visit the United States Holocaust Museum and to visit the monuments I didn't' get to see up close earlier in the trip. This, of course, included visiting my favorite, the Lincoln Memorial.
What month would be complete without a reference to the greatest pan dulce in the world, the concha? A good buddy at work went out of her way to bring us conchas and roscas from La Panaderia. They were amazing, and powered me through a long day at the office!
That's a wrap for June. Bring on July!


Here's the secret to scoring cheap flights for the long weekend.
If you thought you had to book your Memorial Day weekend flights six months in advance to avoid massive fare hikes, think again. According to Skyscanner, the earliest opportunity to score Memorial Day travel deals (Monday, May 29) is this week.
By analyzing historical flight prices for travelers departing from Thursday to Saturday before Memorial Day, and returning between Sunday and Tuesday after, Skyscanner has determined that travelers booking Memorial Day weekend getaways can save about 5 percent by waiting until the last week of April.
Even if you haven't decided where to go for Memorial Day weekend yet, you're in luck. Skyscanner is predicting that the absolute best time to book a Memorial Day trip this year will be the week of May 15. Potential savings could be as much as about 7 percent.
And chronic procrastinators could find last-minute Memorial Day weekend savings as late as that week. Flight reservations made the week of May 22 could still offer savings of 4 percent, meaning you still have plenty of time to research cheap places to go for Memorial Day weekend.
Whether you hop on the first opportunity to save or wait until the final moment to make travel plans, don't miss out on the first vacation of summer. Trust us. You'll be amazed at how much you can see during a long weekend.