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06 Mar "Jacinta" in Samoa. She came to slay.
She came bearing gifts – several million dollars worth – on a 'reboot' Pacific mission, fuelled perhaps by a fear of what the Chinese are getting up to…ohmigoodness are they replacing us in the special friend's circle?! $3 million for Cyclone Gita recovery and $6.5million for the private sector, specially targeting women and youth entrepreneurs.
The $6.5 sounds especially impressive but let's see where exactly it's going, how it will be used for the private sector, and over how many years. I'm not being ungrateful. I'm just remembering other splendiferous funding announcements made in the past by other good friends of Samoa, that promised many millions – but a closer look at the fine print revealed that it was spread out over multiple countries in the Pacific, and over ten years. So not as splendid as it first sounded. I look forward to more info about how New Zealand's generous new gift will be used – possibly channeled through the Development Bank, SBEC, WIBDI or the Chamber of Commerce to assist in their vital work? We shall see.
Ardern also came with renewed promises for climate change commitment and 'it's important we are not hypocrites'. Words we definitely want to hear. However, at the Climate Change luncheon hosted by the Minister of Environment, they were words framed in a context of New Zealand being the leader of this 'nuclear free moment' and us joining in with them. A tad bit condescending considering how long Pacific Island nations and advocacy groups have been championing this issue on the world stage and in the region. Framing is important. The words we use are important. Yes Samoa and NZ are great friends, but sometimes our former colonizers don't even realise the underlying messages they are conveying, quite by accident?
Ardern came with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy PM Vaovasamanaia Winston Peters. The plane was filled with a 30+ delegation of Parliamentarians and members of the New Zealand's NGO and business community, many Pacific Islanders amongst them. It was refreshing to have a 'foreign' mission with so many familiar faces in it, so many Pasifika folks. And rather awesome that when it was time for the NZ delegation to 'respond' during the ava ceremony welcome at NUS – their Minister of Pacific People's and a son of Samoa – was able to, so beautifully.
But perhaps more impressive than the promises of money, or even the strategic guest list of Pasifika people on the RNZ Air Force plane, was Ardern herself. From the minute she touched down at the airport, and surprised local media by greeting them individually with handshakes and smiles, Ardern set the tone for her first visit as NZ Prime Minister.
To steal the timeless words of world change-maker Beyonce, Ardern came to slay.
She complimented Samoa Police in the official honor guard with grace and smiles. She wore a TAV dress, blazer and black heels with chic corporate ease, like yes I wear stuff like this all the time. Rather than with an air of I'm dressing like the natives as a special treat for them! When she was gifted with ie and traditional accessories, she stood patiently while they 'dressed' her and then she wore her pale fuiono like a Queen.
At the joint press conference with the Samoa PM, she was engaging and confident while Tuilaepa was uncharacteristically quiet and seemed impatient to be somewhere else. Indeed, next to Ardern's polished diplomacy and energy, our Prime Minister looked surly and sour… Was he musu because of the questions about China? Maybe he was wondering why NZ feels like they have any right to question who Samoa accepts funding from? You're not the Big Brother Boss of us anymore, remember? (The same question may have crossed my mind…)
He did show some of his usual acerbic flair when taking a dig at NZ journalist Barbara Dreaver though, responding to a question about tourism with, "Well I'm sure everyone – except Barbara Dreaver – will agree with me when I say Samoa is the most beautiful country in the world to visit!"
When Ardern visited a home built by ADRA, Habitat for Humanity, and the Samoa Housing Corp, she listened to a mother tearfully tell how grateful they were to be in a strong, secure house during Cyclone Gita. Ardern had tears too. Later at a luncheon hosted by our Deputy Prime Minister Fiame Naomi, it was the first thing some guests told others. "Sa tagi Jacinta. Talofa'e." It was a guest list made up primarily of women and the story was whispered by those who were at the house visit. The Prime Minister of NZ cried for our people. Loto alofa.
When she thanked the family for opening up their home to the visitors, Ardern said, "There's no place more sacred than your own home, so to open it to all of us we're very, very grateful. Thank you for the kindness that you've shown us today." And for everyone who's ever taken pride in their home, no matter how humble, we felt that. Did it mean more, coming from her because a woman is stereotypically seen as the 'homemaker' and so we (stereotypically) assume she would understand everything that goes into making a house a home? Perhaps. But nobody could doubt her sincerity and emotion. Loto maualalo.
Local media had been sent a brief that they were to stay 3m away from the Prime Minister AT ALL TIMES, but when police shooed away a journalist trying to ask questions, Ardern went and talked to her anyway. Winning hearts and minds. I slay.
At the National University of Samoa, she talked to the students about climate change and about being a leader. She was happy to take selfies, to mingle and chat, to meet anyone and everyone who wanted to meet her. Her approachability and down-to-earth'ness prompted social media commenters to compare her to Princess Diana… "Jacinta's just like her. Caring and always willing to talk to people!"
Every leader strives to 'have a moment' – or maybe it's just media that looks for 'moments' they can write about! On this trip to Samoa, Ardern's 'moment' came when she opened up the floor to excited school children at the Marist St Joseph's Sports Club challenging them, "is anyone brave enough to ask me a question?"
A young woman from the LDS Church Middle School of Pesega was quick to put her hand up, but when she tried to answer, the microphone would not work and for a moment, she looked anxious, her burst of confidence fast fading. You could see her panicked thoughts and desperate wish to change her mind and sit down!
Immediately Prime Minister Ardern left the podium to walk into the audience and give the student, her microphone, and an encouraging word. To say the students were thrilled to have her right there next to them, would be an understatement. The young girl asked, 'What inspired you to become Prime Minister?'
Reflecting on growing up in a small town of 5,000 people, Ardern said, "Sometimes, I think when you live in a small place, you think that you can only do small things, and I didn't even think that I would be even a Member of Parliament, let alone Prime Minister. Probably one of the things that made a real difference to me was that I didn't have the confidence to take on opportunities that other people said I should, so sometimes I just listened to them instead and then said yes…even when it frightened me. Please don't ever think that you can only do small things. If people tell you to take up a new opportunity or try a new thing, just say yes. If you don't have faith in yourself, have faith in the belief of the other person."
Ardern said other things about kindness and leadership and integrity. It was a moment of connection and clarity. It was inspiring. One can only imagine how powerful it is for youngsters on a small island, to hear such counsel, from the Prime Minister of a country like NZ, and a 'cool' #WithIt leader who was breaking all the usual 'rules' for what visiting leaders do.
Afterwards, Ardern let children hug her. She took selfie after selfie with the buzzing excited crowd, she laughed and chatted. When others asked inappropriate questions, like "So did you fall in love with any Samoan men when you were here before?" – she responded with diplomacy and cool calmness. Thank you for our youth who asked sensible, intelligent questions!
And what about the PM being hapu? Unfortunately we live in a world where a pregnant world leader is so rare that we are curious about how does she meet the challenges of her role at the same time?
It was a killer hot day in Samoa and a cruelly busy schedule with way too many ava ceremonies in it. But not once did Ardern waver. She was strong, composed, and energetic. (She didn't even have to take her high heel shoes off for sore feet! Something I only noticed because I can't last an hour with heels on…)
She didn't refer to her pregnancy, unless she was asked about it. She didn't do that annoying thing some people do, where they cradle their belly and pat it frequently to remind you that HEY I'M GROWING A HUMAN IN HERE.
At various venues, she discreetly and quietly excused herself to take the bathroom breaks that any 6months pregnant person would know all too well the need for. But otherwise, she was just another woman, going about a very busy workday – and who just happens to be pregnant at the same time. From the early morning start, all the long way to the evening reception held at the NZ High Commissioner's residence, Ardern was endurance and strength personified. Loto toa.
So much that her final speech of the visit, was the culmination #BestOfTheDay address, an eloquent, off-script, and heartfelt acknowledgement of the Samoa and NZ relationship.
In his address the Reverend Dr Salesulu told Ardern that 'we Samoanize the names of our palagi friends and your Samoan name is Jacinta.' Emphasis on the Cinta. The Prime Minister laughed and graciously accepted her new name, which many Samoans have been using for her all over social media since before she landed on our shores.
In her short visit, Jacinta showed us she can be nice when nice is needed. She can be strong, when strong is required. She can be kind and have empathy. She can be confident and calm. She can be smart, strategic and diplomatically skilful. She can even be a little bit #NZisBetterThanYou, but a nation's leader probably needs that in small doses.
There are 101 selfies 'with Cinta' all over Facebook. All testament to the personal connection she made with 101+ different people in Samoa from all walks of life – in only 24hrs. She left #JacintaFans everywhere. She came to slay and she succeeded.
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Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
Thousands of Greek workers demonstrate to oppose government policies
On November 12, ten of thousands demonstrated in the centre of Athens, Greece to protest the government's economic and social policies. Those protesting demanded better working conditions, a 35-hour week, the right to retire five years earlier and an end to the government's privatisation program.
Estimates of the size of the demonstration ranged from 20,000 to 50,000. The rally was called by a number of trade unions, including the Front for Trade Union Struggle.
Many of the participants carried banners calling for the introduction of a 35-hour working week, a 1,300 euro ($1,500) minimum wage, the retirement age to be cut by five years and a pension of at least 1,050 euros a month. Some of the banners read, "No to Austerity" and "Dump the budget."
A delegation handed in a statement of protest at the parliament building at the conclusion of the rally.
The demonstration followed a day of action held by civil servants on November 10. The civil servants are calling for a pay increase. The strike resulted in the shutdown of many public services, including schools. Many hospitals were operating with a bare minimum of staff. The two largest airlines, Olympic Airlines and Aegean Airlines, were forced to halt all their flights as air traffic controllers joined the strike.
Unions have scheduled a general strike to be held on December 14. The strike has been organised to coincide with the draft budget being presented before parliament. The budget is based on forecasted economic growth of 3.8 percent and a further 2.6 percent cut in public spending, in line with European Union rules.
Government spokesman Theodore Rousopoulos said of the protests, "We understand that there are demands which we respect but our policy cannot divert from the recovery program that we have drafted."
Port workers at St. Petersburg in Russia strike to demand pay increase
Workers employed at the seaport of St. Petersburg in Russia began strike action on November 10 in a dispute over pay levels. The crews are employed at the port manning tugs and other service ships. The port is Russia's main export outlet in the northwest of the country.
The action had a widespread impact, with cargo ships unable to move inside or outside the port and fuel tankers unable to service cargo ships.
The port workers are demanding their employers increase their pay in line with that of workers in other countries. The action was held in opposition to a ruling by the city court of St. Petersburg on November 7 stating that an indefinite work stoppage at the port would be illegal. The court claimed that the port workers trade union had not adhered to the necessary legal procedures required to call a strike.
Lecturers in southwest England take industrial action
On November 15 lecturers at three colleges in the South West of England took strike action in a dispute over pay. Hundreds of lecturers struck at Exeter College, Cornwall College and North Devon College. They are members of the NATFHE trade union.
Members of the union recently voted to demand a 7 percent pay rise for next year. This demand was rejected by the Association of Colleges.
Firefighters in West Midlands, England strike over pay and conditions
Following a breakdown in negotiations between the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and the West Midlands' chief fire officer, firefighters began a three-hour strike in the West Midlands, England on November 14. At the centre of the dispute are changes to shift patterns and payments.
A further strike is due to take place on November 17 and another is to be held next week. The action is the first held by fire crews independently of other areas. The fire authority was prepared for the strike as 380 members of the armed forces, equipped with 26 fire engines, were drafted in to provide cover during the action.
On November 13 West Midlands FBU members rejected a revised offer from the fire service. The deal sought by the fire authority and rejected by the workforce is based on offering workers extra payments and additional travel costs in return for working anti-social hours and a new shift system.
An FBU representative said that they did not want to take industrial action but "this issue has been outstanding since March and June, way back earlier this year. We've done everything within our power to reach an agreement. We're asking them to put forward a reasonable and fair offer that addresses those three points (of dispute), when they do that we'll get a professional service back on the streets."
Iranian teachers join protests
On November 10, teachers who were laid off in the southern Iranian province of Fars joined protests by hundreds of workers from the western province of Qazvin against their dismissal and poor working conditions.
The protesters had gathered in front of the parliament in downtown Tehran demanding to meet Majlis Speaker Gholamali Haddad-Adel. The protesting workers were demanding eight months of unpaid salaries and the teachers were protesting their expulsion.
Last month, more than 100 teachers from Fars and Kermanshah provinces gathered in front of the parliament to protest their dismissal. The teachers said they were prevented from teaching in the current academic year under new employment regulations.
Qazvini workers had also gathered in front of the parliament last month to object to poor working conditions. Some 400 workers said they have not been paid for over two years.
Iraqi textile workers strike
Textile workers at the Kadhimya cotton industries factory in Baghdad have launched a strike demanding back pay and an increase in danger compensation. The workers have held a series of negotiations with management without reaching agreement.
The factory has seen several strikes and protests recently, some against management corruption, while other protests have demanded bonuses.
In the recent dispute, a rumor has been circulating amongst the workforce that the minister of industry will request the intervention of American troops to settle the problem by the use of force.
An anonymous source quoted on nosweat.org.uk, said, "Textile workers at the Khadimiya factory in Baghdad have gone on strike demanding pay and other benefits. The workers have refused to submit in the face of threats and intimidation from managers. The bosses have attempted to label the workers as insurgents so as to provoke a repressive response out of occupation forces."
Industrial unrest in Israel's banking sector
There was an all-out strike at Bank Leumi on November 13 and stoppages at Israel Discount Bank. Workers at First International Bank of Israel are continuing ongoing industrial actions. Bank Leumi employees shut down all operations at the bank's branches to protest the fact that their rights have not been anchored in a tender for the sale of the state's holding in the bank.
Bank Leumi's national workers committee, headed by Louis Roth, convened this week to decide on further union measures. The workers committee called the strike after no progress had been made in negotiations with management last week. Roth said the workers committee called the strike because the Ministry of Finance and bank management had abandoned the employees and left them no choice.
The Discount Bank workers committee is considering stepping up industrial action. The main branches in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa were closed on November 13.
According to the workers committee, the strike was called due to the "hasty sale" of Discount Bank's mutual and provident funds, which manage NIS 32 billion in assets, to Cal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd for NIS 1.31 billion. Discount Bank is expected to post a pre-tax capital gain of NIS 950 million on the sale.
Strike by Israeli communications workers
Four hundred fifty workers at Tadiran Communications' Holon factory have entered their seventh day of strike action. Since November 11, the employees have prevented the delivery of goods.
A demonstration has been mooted by the workers, to be held outside the home of CEO Hezi Hermoni.
The strike broke out after negotiations with management for anchoring employees' rights in a sale of the company became deadlocked.
Strike at South African supermarket suppliers
Around 500 workers employed by Woolworth's supermarket supplier, Universal Product Networks (UPN), went on strike November 15 at five Woolworth distribution centres. The strikers are demanding an increase of 10.7 percent in the minimum wage, which currently stands at R3,268 (US$483).
The action has hit UPN at bases in various parts of the country, including Johannesburg, Durban and the Western Cape. A spokesperson for Woolworth said that the strikers had rejected their offer of a 7.3 percent across-the-board increase.
Strikes in Guinea call for wages to increase after fuel price hike
A two-day national strike in Guinea, called by the union federation, National Confederation of Guinean Workers (CNTG), began on November 15. It brought schools, offices and hospitals to a standstill all over the country. The action was backed by another of the country's three union federations, the Guinean Workers Trade Union (USTG).
Spiralling inflation over the past two years, including a 55 percent increase in fuel prices six months ago, has had a devastating impact on living costs. Rice, the staple food of Guineans, has almost doubled in price between January 2004 and November 2005. The free market price of a 50 kg bag of rice is now about 85,000 francs (US$21), half the average monthly pay of a civil servant.
The strikers' main demands are for a quadrupling of wages and pensions, a minimum wage, a labour disputes tribunal and better public transport services.
A worker at the Social Services Ministry told IRIN, "This is now our last resort. We have been taken for granted for too long by the [President Lansana] Conte regime."
According to IRIN, there were clashes between demonstrating students in the capital city of Conakry, and several arrests were made.
Zambian sugar cane workers protest against high taxes
Over 400 seasonal workers employed by Zambia Sugar Company downed tools and marched to the company administration block in Mazabuka, southern Zambia, on November 11. The cane cutters were protesting management's decision to deduct 30 percent Pay As You Earn taxes from bonus payments. The demonstrators were demanding to be addressed by Managing Director Paul de Robillard and vowed not to cut cane until their grievance was addressed.
The workers complained that the deductions were unfair. They said that the bonus, payable at the end of their contracts, was needed to provide for their families. After deductions the highest paid would get between K500,000 [US$125] and K600,000 [US$150], which would only be enough to pay for transport back to their villages in Western Province.
The Zambia Sugar Company corporate affairs manager, Lovemore Sievu, stated that the company had an obligation to remit tax to the government.


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title: SafeAreaContext
sourceCodeUrl: 'https://github.com/th3rdwave/react-native-safe-area-context'
packageName: 'react-native-safe-area-context'
---

import {APIInstallSection} from '~/components/plugins/InstallSection';
import PlatformsSection from '~/components/plugins/PlatformsSection';

**`react-native-safe-area-context`** provides a flexible API for accessing device safe area inset information. This allows you to position your content appropriately around notches, status bars, home indicators, and other such device and operating system interface elements. It also provides a `SafeAreaView` component that you can use in place of `View` to automatically inset your views to account for safe areas.

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## Installation

<APIInstallSection href="https://github.com/th3rdwave/react-native-safe-area-context#getting-started" />

## API

```js
import {
  SafeAreaView,
  SafeAreaProvider,
  SafeAreaInsetsContext,
  useSafeAreaInsets,
  initialWindowMetrics,
} from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
```

`SafeAreaView` is a regular `View` component with the safe area edges applied as padding.

If you set your own padding on the view, it will be added to the padding from the safe area.

**If you are targeting web, you must set up `SafeAreaProvider` as described in the hooks section**. You do not need to for native platforms.

```js
import { SafeAreaView } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';

function SomeComponent() {
  return (
    <SafeAreaView>
      <View />
    </SafeAreaView>
  );
}
```

### Props

All props are optional.

#### `emulateUnlessSupported`

`true` (default) or `false`

On iOS 10, emulate the safe area using the status bar height and home indicator sizes.

#### `edges`

Array of `top`, `right`, `bottom`, and `left`. Defaults to all.

Sets the edges to apply the safe area insets to.

## Hooks

Hooks give you direct access to the safe area insets. This is a more advanced use-case, and might perform worse than `SafeAreaView` when rotating the device.

First, add `SafeAreaProvider` in your app root component. You may need to add it in other places too, including at the root of any modals any any routes when using `react-native-screen`.

```js
import { SafeAreaProvider } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';

function App() {
  return <SafeAreaProvider>...</SafeAreaProvider>;
}
```

You use the `useSafeAreaInsets` hook to get the insets in the form of `{ top: number, right: number, bottom: number: number, left: number }`.

```js
import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';

function HookComponent() {
  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();

  return <View style={{ paddingTop: insets.top }} />;
}
```

Usage with consumer api:

```js
import { SafeAreaInsetsContext } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';

class ClassComponent extends React.Component {
  render() {
    return (
      <SafeAreaInsetsContext.Consumer>
        {insets => <View style={{ paddingTop: insets.top }} />}
      </SafeAreaInsetsContext.Consumer>
    );
  }
}
```

## Optimization

If you can, use `SafeAreaView`. It's implemented natively so when rotating the device, there is no delay from the asynchronous bridge.

To speed up the initial render, you can import `initialWindowMetrics` from this package and set as the `initialMetrics` prop on the provider as described in Web SSR. You cannot do this if your provider remounts, or you are using `react-native-navigation`.

```js
import { SafeAreaProvider, initialWindowMetrics } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';

function App() {
  return <SafeAreaProvider initialMetrics={initialWindowMetrics}>...</SafeAreaProvider>;
}
```

## Web SSR

If you are doing server side rendering on the web, you can use `initialSafeAreaInsets` to inject values based on the device the user has, or simply pass zero. Otherwise, insets measurement will break rendering your page content since it is async.

## Migrating from CSS

#### Before

In a web-only app, you would use CSS environment variables to get the size of the screen's safe area insets.

**styles.css**

```css
div {
  padding-top: env(safe-area-inset-top);
  padding-left: env(safe-area-inset-left);
  padding-bottom: env(safe-area-inset-bottom);
  padding-right: env(safe-area-inset-right);
}
```

#### After

Universally, the hook `useSafeAreaInsets()` can provide access to this information.

**App.js**

```jsx
import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';

function App() {
  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();

  return (
    <View
      style={{
        paddingTop: insets.top,
        paddingLeft: insets.left,
        paddingBottom: insets.bottom,
        paddingRight: insets.right,
      }}
    />
  );
}
```

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Inside Mission North's Corporate Practice: Principled Action, Accountability and Resilience
Nick Maschari
Our mission: To help the companies shaping the future prepare for the moments shaping their own.
Our goal: To partner with our clients to anticipate their greatest risks, seize new opportunities and protect what makes them uniquely valuable so they can change the world.
Our current clients include:
We have also worked with:
How we help our clients:
Strengthening institutional trust in crypto - Gemini
Introducing synthetic biology to the public – Ginkgo Bioworks
Every Company Needs to Build Reputation Equity Early in Their Development
Now, more than ever before, technology companies must invest their time and attention in managing their corporate reputations and building reputation equity. There are multiple audiences, including investors, customers, the media and regulators, who are eager to gain greater insight into the internal operations of technology companies as well as their take on industry-specific and broader social issues. This increased level of scrutiny applies to organizations at every stage of their growth, whether they're freshly minted startups emerging from stealth mode, mid-sized organizations expanding into new markets and customer bases, or established players poised to go public. Regardless of where a tech company is on its journey, our Corporate practice partners with them to help prepare for the moments in their history that have the potential to more rapidly expand their presence and impact within their own markets and across the world.
We help our clients continue to be highly customer-centric in addressing immediate and longer term user needs, while also building equity with other significant audiences who can influence how a tech company is perceived. For instance, employees are far more likely today to behave as skeptics, critics and activists, and it's vital that tech companies stay fully engaged in addressing the expectations of their own staff as they rapidly grow and scale their businesses.
Our Corporate practice counsels our clients about the importance of their corporate reputation and of cultivating and shaping that reputation on a daily basis rather than thinking of it as an area to focus on only when facing potentially acute issues. Should a bad situation occur, every tech company needs to know in advance that they have what will be required to withstand and weather any storm, both in terms of communications assets and mental fortitude.
In our work with clients, we stress the need to take early action far in advance of a tech company making a major move that will likely involve disruption and change. We have worked closely with clients in the run-up to going public such as Ginkgo Bioworks or in building trust in their technology like Gemini. And we're proud to partner with companies like Canva as they build their brand and act as a force for good in the world.
<split-lines>"It's vital that tech companies stay fully engaged in addressing the expectations of their own staff as they rapidly grow and scale their businesses."<split-lines>
Taking Full Advantage of Challenges and Opportunities
Tech companies need to carefully navigate every new stage of their growth and transformation. We are always there for our clients with advice on how to manage their reputation, deal with specific issues and prepare for an impending crisis and handle that situation in real-time. We draw on deep experience gained over many years of providing such counsel in areas including executive positioning and thought leadership, issue advocacy, particularly in relation to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I), employee engagement and internal communications, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy and reporting.
As well as raising the latest funding or heading to an IPO via the traditional route or via SPAC, our clients are busy building brand-new categories or moving into complementary or fresh markets, which may involve M&A activities. All of these major moments of strategic change involve companies managing all kinds of risks, from potential information leaks to cybersecurity incidents. They also need to ensure that they are being transparent and appropriately communicating what's happening with their key stakeholders.
Additionally, industry giants like Salesforce have set an expectation among different groups that tech companies will have commentary on issues beyond the business of software, such as social and political concerns. We work with our clients on how to frame this kind of commentary so that it is substantive and heartfelt. It is vital that a tech company reflects the diversity of their own employees, customers and partners in how they speak to the important social issues of the day. Our work also includes helping our clients to protect and nurture what makes them uniquely valuable, from their technology to their customer base to their corporate culture, as they grow and transform.
<split-lines>"Our work includes helping our clients to protect and nurture what makes them uniquely valuable, from their technology to their customer base to their corporate culture, as they grow and transform."<split-lines>
Stakeholder Interest Continues to Grow on Where Tech Companies Stand on DEI, ESG
We expect interest to increase in where our clients and other tech companies stand on DEI, ESG and other issues. For instance, customers want to feel good not only about the products they are purchasing but also about the stance which the creators of those technologies are taking on the topics that matter most to individual buyers.
Internally, employees will want more insight into the stances their employers are taking and tech companies will need to recognize that the employee goodwill they might previously have enjoyed 10 to 20 years ago has evaporated. Today, many more employees are more skeptical about the companies they work for and there is much work that tech companies need to do to be more open with their staff around topics such as pay equity and diversity in hiring. We also encourage tech leaders to become more vulnerable in sharing more of their own work/life challenges internally to open the door to more company-wide discussions about the importance of self care and how to avoid burnout.
From a regulatory perspective, we expect the U.S. administration to be more assertive on how it views the tech industry as a whole, in terms of how to legislate on public interest issues such as data privacy and cybersecurity.
<split-lines>"Customers want to feel good not only about the products they are purchasing but also about the stance which the creators of those technologies are taking."<split-lines>
Take a Clear-Eyed View of Today to Move to a Better World for All
We strongly believe in transparency, honesty, engagement and empathy, and in taking early ownership of issues. It's all too easy to think about reputation management from a negative perspective, but we encourage our clients to take a more upbeat approach—to see the world clear-eyed, as it is, and then take action and put in the work to deliver on your vision of how it needs to be to serve everyone equally.
Disruptive companies no longer have permission to 'move fast and break things.' Instead, we help our clients understand, adapt to and communicate with key stakeholders who are often skeptical of new technologies, categories and innovation. We encourage our clients to have these often hard conversations and advise them on how to embrace radical candor when engaging with their own staff, members of the media and analyst communities, and with regulators. Ultimately, the goal is to build trust among stakeholders in both transformative technologies and the companies who've created those breakthroughs.


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Bhutan's shelter for needy children
If you travel through India, it's a common sight to see a children's home. Yet in Bhutan until recently there was no place for uncared for children. This changed with the opening of 'Raynaling' last October. The place offers not only temorary shelter for orphans, but also for runaways, neglected and abused children. Raynaling wants to create a safe space where these children up till the age of 18 get support and protection. The children get shelter, food, professional counseling (group therapy and family counseling) and medical care for a maximum of 30 days. Once the children are in better shape, they are supported to re-enter schoo or find a job. If needed, Raynaling searches for foster parents and will support national and international adpotion of these children, but only as a last resort. The shelter is one of the concrete actions coming forth from the childcare and protection act, and is being sponsored by 'Save the Children', an international child rights organization. Read more
Bhutan suffers forest fires
Like many other places in the world, Bhutan as well suffers from severe forest fires. The past 3 years alone, over a 31.132 acres of forest was destroyed by fire. Yet compared to earlier times, the incident of forest fires and the damage caused by it, has gone down. One of the reasons for the fires is a longer dry season and a short circuit of Electricity transmission Lines, but a lot of the fires are simply caused by people. This varies from kids playing with matches to burning debris, but also road workers, cow herders and lemon grass harvesters. The Forest Fire Management Section has started a campain to raise the awareness among the people of Bhutan. In addition the country is considering more heavy punishments of those caught causing a fire.
Bhutan's Forest and Nature Conservation Act only allows controlled campfires. The setting of fire is prohibited in all other cases. When someone violates the act, this can lead up to a fine and/or a maximum of 5 years of prison. The country soon will put in place more strict rules governing forest fires. read more
On the modern road to medical help
After a succesful trial, Bhutan's Ministry of Health this month nationwide launched the health help centre (HCC). The HCC is part of a program to accelerate the country's socio-economic development. It's aim is providing access to health services within one hour, 24 hours a day, no matter where in Bhutan the medical assistance is needed. HCC consists of an Emergency response, and the toll free number 112 - a healthcare helpline people can call in order to request an ambulance. There are 61 ambulances – all equipped with GPS or GIS, in 37 locations. In addition there are 59 emergency medical technicians rendering services around the clock. People can also call the number for medical advise, information about healthcare and counseling. The number is also open for lodging complaints or reporting epidemic outbreaks. Base of the HHC was offering equity and justice in the health care services to all Bhutanese. Read more
Hopes for Bhutan captured in special book
If you want to read more about the hopes of a young Bhutan fellow, then the book 'Beautiful dreams, the joy of life' is a must read. In this book, Monu Tamang gives his view on life in this ancient country. This aspiring young writer, just recently graduated, wrote a mix of several short stories and essays on the wide range of life, varying from personal intimate stories to patriotic national stories. Several reflective themes about current social issues, but also about love and romance are woven throughout the book which Tamang wrote in simple language. Message of the book: "Life without dreams is a flower without fragrance. If you dream beautifully, then every day you'll receive the trophy of success". Both old and young readers will be attracted to the book. Read more
United Nation program aims at poor countries
In order to stimulate the potential economic growth in Least Developd Countries (LDC), May 13th a United Nations conference was held in Bhutan. Several strategies were designed, one of the mayor ones focussing on foreign direct investments and a smaller role for the national government. At the conference five steps were pinpointed to stimulat economic growth in these countries, like engaging more women in work, strenthening of agriculture, improving governance, a diversification of the economie, a target on official development assistance and a clear focus. UN's secretary general Ban Ki-Moon clearly stated these countries – there are 48 countries world wide considered an LDC - shouldn't be seen as weak and poor, but as potentive countries with large reservoirs of great potential. Investing in these countries would not only be an opportunity for the LDC's, but also for the investers themselves. Presently new debates are organised to come up with a new 10n-year program for these poor yet potential nations. Read more
Movie on afterlife big winner Bhutanese film awards
On May 6th the 10th National Film Awards were broadcasted live nationwide. Big winner was the Movie 'Bardo' with 14 awards. The movie which is based on the intermediate state after death, won the awards for the best film, best supporting actor female, best visual editor, best story, best director, best special effects, best lyrics, best cameraman, best actor in a negative role, best art direction best make-up artist, best background score, best choreography and best sound.Thirty-one films competed for the awards in 30 categories. Read more
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Q: "vagrant box add laravel/homestead" results in multiple errors
Setup

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*Windows 8.1

*Latest VirtualBox

*Latest Vagrant

What I've tried:

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*Reinstallation of Vagrant

*Running Repair on Vagrant

*Rebooting PC

*Restarting CMD prompt

I've tried the installation 4 times, it's very painful as it takes about 45 minutes per box download on my ADSL connection.
Can anyone please advise?

A: This question was answered on reddit here but I'll add it here too in case others stumble across this question.
This set of errors will usually be experienced when you run out of disk space on the drive Vagrant uses to store it's boxes and temporary download files. This location defaults to under the users home directory (C:\Users\Matt\.vagrant.d in the questions case)
Vagrant lets you specify a number of environment variables including the location of this VAGRANT_HOME directory.
You can change it by running the following in a command prompt:

REG ADD HKCU\Environment /v VAGRANT_HOME /t REG_SZ /d "E:\Vagrant\vagrant.d"

where E:\Vagrant\vagrant.d is the desired location.
Alternatively you can add the environment variable yourself:

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*Go to Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > Advanced > Environment Variables

*In the User variables for USER section click New...

*Set the Variable name to VAGRANT_HOME

*Set the Variable value to E:\Vagrant\vagrant.d
Changes to environment variables should take effect instantly but you may need to restart cmd.exe instance you are using

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Photogrammetry is the process of getting 3D geometry or scans from 2D visual media, such as images and videos. It has a wide variety of uses and applications. It can be used to create a 3D model of a person, object, or a place. Professionals use photogrammetry pc software in order to achieve the fastest and most accurate result.
Although the creation of 3D models and geometry can also be achieved without using photogrammetry tools, you need to have a lot of experience and knowledge in 3D modeling in order to achieve great results. This is the reason why the majority of people just resort to using photogrammetry pc software.
Agisoft PhotoScan software has a lot of features, which includes distance measuring, generating 3D models and textures, triangulation of photogrammetry, and more. It is a complete software that you can do work with without the purchase and installation of other software and applications. Agisoft PhotoScan has the complete basic functions of a modern photogrammetry pc software.
3DF Zephyr is a paid photogrammetry pc software, but it also got a free version if you want to try it without spending money. If you are just a beginner to photogrammetry and do not want to make purchases that you might regret later, go for the free version. Familiarize yourself and explore the use and functionality of the software in order to help with your decision to purchase. Like Agisoft PhotoScan, 3DF Zephyr also has all the basic 3D modeling and editing features that a newbie requires.


According to the 2000 Census, Waseca County, Minnesota has a population of 19,526 people. Of those, 18,482 (95%) are White, 441 (2%) are Black, and 566 (2%) are Latino. However, 1,134 (or 6% of the 19,526 people) are not residents by choice but are people in prison.
A more accurate description would not include the prisoners. This would give Waseca County a population of 18,392 with a demographic that is 96% White, 1% Black, and 3% Latino.


"That boy is RIGHTEOUSLY together" when he lights up on this week's GGN. Teeflii discusses the success of his current hit single and his next single with 2 Chainz. Is she o'tay ufunkybitchu?
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The Waimate District Council want to help event organisers reach more people, both locally and outside of the District.
The majority of events held here are organised by hard working volunteers. Offering free promotional services is a way the Council can support the volunteers and organisers that bring people into the Waimate District.
A public event includes, but is not limited to, sports events, expos, public talks, fundraising events, workshops, conferences and open days.
In order to list your event you need to contact the Waimate Information Centre with all the relevant details of your event: date and time, contact details, social media or website links, a poster or photos.
The events section is one of the highest traffic areas on the Explore Waimate District website.
We ask for either your marketing poster, or some images of your event to add to this section of the website.
This email goes out weekly to subscribers, I-Sites, schools, tourism operators, local accommodation providers and more.
We regularly post to Facebook about upcoming events. Our Facebook page has over 1,450 followers, and our reach often exceeds this number.
We also love a good story. If there's something about your event that you think local people would be interested to find out about, then we could work together to write a blog.
Check out other event blogs here.
Drop off flyers, posters and other marketing material and we can distribute these to visitors.
If you wish to reach more people than you would organically on a Facebook or Instagram post, we can run an ad campaign for you. Facebook and Instagram ads are cheap and effective, we can target exactly who you want to see your ad. The minimum budget depends on your targeting, but we can run a local ad for as little as $30. If you wish to discuss paid social media ads please mention this to the Information Centre team and we'll be in touch.


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Rainbow crossings and beyond — street design makes LGBTQIA+ people feel safer
Infrastructure, Insights, Local Government, Maintenance
By Graham Read, Design Manager, and Progress Pride Network co-lead, Sustrans
As LGBTQIA+ people, we hide aspects of ourselves, code-switching, behaving, dressing and even walking differently to blend in and not become a target for abuse.
We're often hyper-aware of ourselves, our environment and those around us.
I've heard it referred to as constantly risk assessing. It's the same for women, disabled people, refugees and Black, Asian and other people from minoritised ethnicities, and those at these groups' intersections.
Checking who could be a threat.
Checking who may help if we are attacked or harassed.
Checking for escape routes, and if walking or wheeling (using a wheelchair or other mobility aid), only taking open, well-lit ways, even if they take longer.
Attitudes are changing, but every attack, every hate crime, every incident of abuse is one too many.
I asked LGBTQIA+ Sustrans colleagues what helps them feel safe. One said: "I need to know an area. Shockingly, I still feel too self-conscious and expect negative attention otherwise. But if an area I don't know has some Progress Pride flags about then I feel more at ease."
Another said because of past homophobic abuse they don't feel safe walking past pubs with groups of men, particularly older men, smoking outside, but if there were women it wasn't so bad.
I've had slurs shouted at me on the street and even a drink thrown from a passing car.
I am a white cisgender man, and my experience is a drop in the ocean compared to what others, especially people of colour, women and trans people, regularly experience.
Hate crimes and harassment
For too many LGBTQIA+ people harassment is a commonplace experience.
With multiple protected characteristics, for example a Black lesbian woman, there can be intersectional layers of discrimination such as racism, homophobia and misogny.
Studies show that women experience disproportionate levels of harassment in public spaces compared to men.
And UK government data shows from 2018-2020 there was a big increase in hate crimes, 19% for sexual orientation, 16% for transgender, and 9% for disability.
A staggering 53% of trans people aged 18-24 and 41% of trans people of all ages have experienced a hate crime incident in the past year.
This is deeply alarming — the UK trans population is estimated to be between 200,000 and 500,000.
For the Sustrans Walking and Cycling Index, published in May, we surveyed more than 24,000 people in urban areas in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
Only 51% of those surveyed identifying their gender 'in another way' and 59% of LGBQ+ people feel welcome on the streets where they live, compared to 65% of women, 67% of men and 67% of heterosexual people.
Safer public space design
Safety on our streets can often be associated with increased police presence, but 79% of trans people do not report hate crimes because they don't feel supported or experience further discrimination.
So, safety must be designed into our surroundings – public spaces have traditionally been designed for and by white heteronormative men, and they can work well for those individuals, but less so for everyone else.
The Queering Public Space report by Arup and the University of Westminster recommends incorporating LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the planning process, through equalities impact assessments and consulting LGBTQIA+ groups.
It also recommends recognising LGBTQIA+ heritage and 'designing in' diversity and inclusion.
However, study co-author Dr Ammar Azzouz has said that more is needed: "We are living in times where we see the rainbow painted across different cities in the world. It is painted on benches, crossing points, chairs, walls and buses.
"Is this the only way that architects and planners can imagine how to 'queer' a place? What can we do to push the conversation beyond what has become to be known as rainbow washing?"
Changes to public space can be expensive and slow to implement. The increase in hate crimes shows that urgent change is needed.
As LGBTQIA+ people, feeling safe in public spaces is influenced by infrastructure design.
Sustrans works with local authorities to deliver protected cycle lanes wherever possible, for instance on busy routes that are quieter after dark, ideally with better lighting, maintenance, signage and digital route planning, to ensure greater footfall and natural surveillance.
Safety is also influenced by seeing people 'like us' and how they feel. If I see visibly LGBTQIA+ couples holding hands, I feel safer and more able to do the same. Heterosexual couples rarely have to risk assess holding hands with their partner like this.
If places are welcoming and safe for women and people of colour, they will probably feel safer for LGBTQIA+ people too.
Embedding personal safety in walking, wheeling and cycling plans, designs and policy is crucial, with monitoring of harassment alongside safety perception.
At Sustrans, we challenge ourselves to make sure we involve a range of people and perspectives in our projects, representative of society, to amplify the needs of those who may have traditionally been overlooked. This helps to design, deliver and inspire change that everyone will benefit from.
Sustrans is a registered charity and custodian of the National Cycle Network
LGBTQIA+ is used here to represent lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, trans, intersex, queer, questioning and asexual people, though the acronym varies for categorisations in other research.
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