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"HOMZ ETF (NYSE: HOMZ) is the future of real estate investment"
By: Investorideas.com newswire, breaking stock news and business news
March 25, 2019 at 13:30 PM EDT
Point Roberts, WA and Delta, BC - March 25, 2019 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com, a global news source and leading investor resource covering homebuilder and real estate stocks, issues commentary from a recent interview with Alex Pettee, CFA, President of Hoya Capital Real Estate, discussing the new Hoya Capital Housing ETF (NYSE: HOMZ).
Hoya Capital Real Estate is proving that investment doesn't have to be an alienating concept with their launch of HOMZ, the first exchange traded fund (ETF) to offer diversified investment options throughout the entire US housing industry.
It originally started as a "mock" company as part of an independent study in REIT portfolio management, for a Master's in Real Estate Finance program. Within a half decade, the idea of an accessible investment advising and research company had been built into an institutional platform.
An interview with Alex Pettee, CFA, President of Hoya Capital Real Estate reveals the exciting developments Hoya has made surrounding ETFs in the housing sector.
"HOMZ has been very well received by the market and we've been overwhelmed by the amount of press and investor interest. To our benefit, the housing market is always topical, and we believe that HOMZ is positioned to be the reference barometer for the entire US housing industry in the same way that other major ETFs are used to measure industry performance. The central macroeconomic theme of rising housing costs that HOMZ captures seems to be resonating with younger investors."
As Pettee puts it, "Hoya Capital Real Estate was founded with the idea of making real estate more accessible to all investors."
With the housing market in North America being virtually impenetrable for a younger generation of investors he continues to explain how HOMZ can be a powerful strategy.
"We think that HOMZ gives investors, not only millennials but anyone feeling the effects of rising housing costs, an opportunity to get their foot in the door by investing in the companies expected to benefit from rising rents and home values, including many of the companies actually collecting our rent or mortgage checks every month. Younger investors in particular have a strong affinity for ETFs, making it the perfect investment wrapper for HOMZ. We believe that ETFs are one of the greatest financial innovations of the last century because of how truly investor-friendly they are. With HOMZ, you get the liquidity, transparency, and all-day-tradability that is lacking in other platforms and investment vehicles. Plus, it's hard to beat the cost and tax efficiency of ETFs."
Being a reference barometer for the entire US housing industry is no small job. The amount and type of research that goes into achieving this standard is explained through a keen observation of macroeconomic trends. Restrictive zoning applications and rising costs to build new residential homes, coupled with housing costs exceeding the growth of wages has lead to an under investment of newer developments.
"Meanwhile, the largest "mini-generation" of Americans, the age cohort currently between 25-30 is just now entering the housing markets in full force, creating a perfect storm of factors that is continuing to drive up rents and housing costs. The effect of this underinvestment in residential construction reverberates throughout the industry."
As the market starts to trend in a positive direction, companies that provide efficient and innovative platforms to enter the housing market are ripe for the moment.
"We believe that HOMZ effectively captures these underlying improvements in efficiency and innovation throughout the sector, but also feel that HOMZ is, itself, part of this innovation."
Being an integral part of the innovation in this particular space allows for more growth and new ideas. Although the next steps tend to be dictated by the clients and investor's needs, the company shows no signs of stasis.
"...We have started to roll out our "Real Estate Robo Advisor" platform which uses real estate ETFs to construct portfolios for clients based on their individual investment needs and objectives. Clients' portfolios are built based on their investment objectives, their risk tolerance, and whether they are an owner or a renter of real estate. We believe that renters, in particular, lack the necessary exposure to real estate and could benefit by increasing their allocation to housing and housing-related assets..."
Through all the impressive developments and innovation that Hoya has already achieved, the original idea of the company rings true as the company hopes to "... eventually become the Wealthfront or Betterment of real estate."
Interview by Noel Campbell for Investorideas.com
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Winura, 03 Sep 2009People why do some of you buy your phones from un-authorized places? To save a few quid? Well ... moreur wrong bro. If market dependency applies, the xtra stylus, stand and the rubber case wont ae included and the usb cable that comes with it is very short compared to the 1st release.. I guess the new package doesnt include all the other goodies.. And another thing, those that comes with complete package, it is indicated at the back of the box that case and plectrum included.. The other package has no indication.. Hope this helps to clarify.. Peace bro..
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I wonder how the price of X6 will turn out, Ill change to that from th 5800 if ever.
Can anyone tell me how i can cut songs?
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Im dissapointed at Nokia right now. Really.
but they have been ignoring the pleas of the 5800 users of getting another update.
An update to have the homescreen of all the S60v5 (except 5800) implemented on the 5800. Is it THAT HARD?
Sorry Ive just been Waiting for it for awhile.
People why do some of you buy your phones from un-authorized places? To save a few quid? Well though you save a few quid you will be missing out a lot of things. I have read some posts from a few people who has not go the things in the retail package which they were supposed to.
I have seen what you've got. Those units are made in china which are identical copies of the original phone. This phone is being sold like hot cakes all over the world and there is no way you can get a handset running on the old firmware. My advice to you is return your devices to the places you've bought and get a refund. Give your money a worthwhile run.
Get yourselves a proper 5800XM. If market dependency applies to your region you will only lose the phone "stand". Other equipment is default to all regions.
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Giant molluscum contagiosum in an immunocompetent child
Ayse Serap Karadag ( Department of Dermatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Göztepe Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. )
Remzi Karadag ( Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Göztepe Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. )
Serap Gunes Bilgili ( Department of Dermatology, Yuzuncu Yil University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey. )
Omer Calka ( Department of Dermatology, Yuzuncu Yil University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey. )
Yuhanize Tas Demircan ( Department of Dermatology, Yuzuncu Yil University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey. )
Molluscum contagiosum is a skin disorder caused by DNA poxvirus and frequently seen in children. It is self-limited in immunocompetent hosts. It can present as numerous, treatment-resistant, atypical lesions in immunosuppressive patients and resistant to treatment. Atypical forms can rarely be seen in immunocompetent patients. A case of a two-year-old child with umbilicated papules on the eyelid is presented here. Laboratory investigations were unremarkable for systemic diseases, and surgical excision was successfully performed.
Keywords: Molluscum contagiosum, Poxvirus, Virus diseases.
Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a skin disorder that is caused by molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV1-4), subtype of poxvirus and frequently seen in children.1,2 It is characterised by 3 to 5 mm umbilicated papules that appear on the face, trunk, and extremities. The incubation period is around 2-3 months.2
Giant atypical MC lesions can be seen in patients with atopic dermatitis, those on corticosteroid or immunosuppressive therapy, sarcoidosis, leukaemia, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, and AIDS.3-5 The giant lesion is rarely seen in healthy individuals.
Few case reports with giant MC in immunocompetent individuals are reported in literature. Herein, we report a giant MC on the right eyelid in a healthy individual.
A 2-year-old boy was admitted to our clinic for umbilicated papules around the right eye and on the right eyelid. He had progressively developed these lesions within one year. No similar lesion was detected in his family. His weight was 13kg, height was 87cm, and he was on the 50th percentile on the growth chart, and had normal development. No malnutrition or nutrition deficiencies were detected. There was no history of frequent infections. The past medical history and family history were unremarkable.
Dermatological examination showed multiple (around 10), umbilicated and flesh-coloured papules, ranging in size from 2mm to 1.5cm, distributed on the face, particularly around the right eye and eyelid (Figure-1).
Laboratory tests including routine biochemical tests, anti HIV, IgA, IgG, IgM and total IgE levels were unremarkable.
Cryotherapy was applied on the small lesions. Surgical excision was performed for the larger lesions around the eye (Figure-2).
Histopathological examination of the lesion showed typical epithelial hyperplasia and intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies that were consistent with MC. Following the procedure, he was treated with thiocilline eye pomade (2 times a day), amoxicillin-clavulanate suspension (2 times a day) and ibuprofen suspension (2 times a day). During the one year follow-up, no new lesion was noted.
MC is characterized by umbilicated papules that localise in the face, arms, legs and anogenital region, and is frequently seen in children and adolescents.1,2 The virus can directly enter into the epidermis from small skin defect, or indirectly through contaminated napkins, towels, or clothes.2,5 They can array separately, in groups or linearly.2 The histopathological assessment of MC lesion showed epithelial hyperplasia, invagination, intracytoplasmic big and oval-shaped molluscoid inclusion bodies.5
Widespread, multiple MC lesions are more frequently seen in children compared to adults. However, facial and multiple site presentations, larger and atypical MC lesions with marked hyperkeratosis are more commonly seen in adult patients with HIV.2,3,5
A giant MC is a rare nodular variant of MC with a diameter of more than 0.5-1cm.1,2 The giant variant can be a single lesion localising on the eyelid, scalp, or sole, and can easily be confused with basal cell carcinoma, verruca vulgaris, comedone, abscess, furuncle, condylome, keratoacanthoma, and various adenomas.6,8 The eyelid involvement of MC can cause chronic conjunctivitis.2 Giant MC lesions are rarely seen in healthy individuals and are usually reported in patients with HIV and those on immunosuppressive diseases.2,3
The diagnosis of MC is usually made based on clinical findings. A histopathological assessment is required in atypical variant cases. Topical or systemic treatments can be applied in MC cases. Topical treatments include 10-20% potassium hydroxide, cryotherapy (applying liquid nitrogen for 6-9 seconds), trichloroacetic acid (35-100%), topical tretinoin and imiquimod, podophyllotoxin (20-25%), potassium hydrochloric solution (10-30% solution) or silver nitrate (40%). Systemic treatments include griseofulvin, methisazone (1-methylisatin 2-thiosemicarbazone), and cimetidine.5,9,10 Intra-lesional injection with interferon-a, 5-fluorouracil, bleomycin and surgical excision can be performed as well.8,9
The medical treatment for the lesions around the eye is challenging, therefore surgical excision can be required. Immunocompetent individuals usually develop millimetric umbilicated lesions, and rarely have giant lesions. The differential diagnosis should be done cautiously to rule out other lesions.
Few cases with giant MC in immunocompetent individuals have been reported in literature. It can be successfully treated with cryotherapy, surgical excision and followed with medical therapy, as demonstrated from our case.
1. Kumar P, Chatura KR, Jagannath VK, Haravi RM, Chandrasekhar HR. Giant molluscum contagiosum in an infant. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1999;65:290-1.
2. Laxmisha C, Thappa DM, Jaisankar TJ. Clinical profile of molluscum contagiosum in children versus adults. Dermatol Online J 2003; 9:1.
3. Vozmediano JM, Manriquk A, Petraglia S, Romero MA, Nieto I. Giant molluscum contagiosum in AIDS. Int J Dermatol 1996; 35: 45-47.
4. Osio A, Deslandes E, Saada V, Morel P, Guibal F. Clinical characteristics of molluscum contagiosum in children in a private dermatology practice in the greater Paris area, France: a prospective study in 661 patients. Dermatology 2011; 222: 314-20.
5. Mansur AT, Göktay F, Gündüz S, Serdar ZA. Multiple giant molluscum contagiosum in a renal transplant recipient. Transpl Infect Dis 2004; 6: 120-3.
6. Vardhan P, Goel S, Goyal G, Kumar N. Solitary giant molluscum contagiosum presenting as lid tumor in an immunocompetent child. Indian J Ophthalmol 2010; 58: 236-8.
7. Matsuda M, Bloch LD, Arnone M, Vasconcelos Dde M, Nico MM. Giant molluscum contagiosum: does it affect truly immunocompetent individuals? Acta Derm Venereol 2005; 85: 88-9.
8. Ha SJ, Park YM, Cho SH, Cho BK, Song KY. Solitary giant molluscum contagiosum of the sole. Pediatr Dermatol 1998; 15: 222-4.
9. Scheinfeld N. Treatment of molluscum contagiosum: a brief report and discussion of a case successfully treated with adapelene. Dermatol Online J 2007; 13:15.
10. Silverberg N. Pediatric molluscum contagiosum: optimal treatment strategies. Paediatr Drugs. 2003; 5: 505-12.
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7 Reasons Why Switzerland Is The Best-Run Country In The World
Switzerland is a remarkably stable and economically strong country. It was recently named the world's most competitive country by the World Economic Forum, and it's avoided the debt and unemployment that have plagued the whole world, and its neighbors in particular.
That's not the only way it beats other nations. From a Credit Suisse bulletin examining the country's success:
"The verdict is in, and it is unequivocal. Whether we are comparing global business locations and the civil liberties they enjoy, considering the number of Nobel Laureates or the quality of academics, entrepreneurs, artists and authors, Switzerland has long occupied the topmost echelons."
German economist Gerd Habermann came up with seven reasons which, while partially specific to governments and countries, can easily be applied to business.
Small is good
Each level of government (or management) gets more expensive and more unwieldy as it gets larger. The highest level is often the most expensive. Because Switzerland is a small country, every level is small and agile. Additionally, the size of government doesn't scale up massively as you reach the federal level.
There are few middlemen and everyone is accountable
Switzerland doesn't have the massive bureaucratic class that many European neighbors and other governments, and the voter has more power than almost anywhere else. That includes the ability to vote on public spending, and elect judges. The government is accountable at all levels.
Everything is decentralized
The federal government in Switzerland has power over only a small portion of tax dollars. Cantons (equivalent in many ways to states) and municipalities have powers of taxation. Every part of the country competes to be as attractive to businesses and people as it can.
Most decisions are made at the local level
Because the country is so decentralized, decisions tend to be practical and informed by the needs of a small area, so there's less lost in translation to higher authorities. Also, the impact of bad decisions is limited, and everything's faster because people don't have to keep appealing to higher ups.
There are no career politicians
Switzerland doesn't have career politicians. Citizens serve for a time but also work independently. That avoids the pet projects, the influence peddling, and conflicts of interest that can result when you have a separate, professional long serving political class.
The business lesson here is that management can easily become stagnant, and centralized, long lasting authority can be problematic.
The country is a safe haven for money and brain power
Staying neutral and avoiding political and other sorts of prejudice have seen Switzerland accumulate a huge amount of financial and intellectual capital. Countries and businesses can lose when they put personal ideology ahead of practicality.
There's a core middle class attitude
Switzerland's culture isn't defined by a particular ethnicity, language, or religion, but an attitude, and one that businesses would do well to emulate. It's defined by "moderation, mainstream thinking and deliberation, for business sense, a no-nonsense attitude and realism," Habermann writes.
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/swiss-managemenet-lessons-2012-12


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Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, anteriormente conhecido como Flamengo Esporte Clube, foi uma agremiação esportiva brasileira, sediada em Cruzeiro, no Distrito Federal.

História

Fundado como Flamengo Esporte Clube, mudou de nome no dia 8 de junho de 1976. O clube disputou o Campeonato Brasiliense em 1976.

Estatísticas

Participações

Clubes de futebol extintos de Cruzeiro (Distrito Federal)
Clubes de futebol fundados em 1976

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"The Mexican government will continue to cooperate on immigration issues with the United States, seeking a constructive way of promoting orderly, legal and safe migration," the joint statement said.
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HealthDay News– Many frequently touched surfaces at airports are contaminated with respiratory virus pathogens, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in BMC Infectious Diseases.
Niina Ikonen, from the National Institute for Health and Welfare in Helsinki, and colleagues assessed the presence of respiratory viruses in the passenger environment of a major airport. Surface and air samples were collected weekly at three different time points during the peak period of the 2015 to 2016 influenza season. Real-time polymerase chain reaction testing was conducted for influenza A and B viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, rhinovirus, and coronaviruses (229E, HKU1, NL63, and OC43).
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"Of the surfaces tested, plastic security screening trays appeared to pose the highest potential risk, and handling these is almost inevitable for all embarking passengers," the authors wrote.


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Home World Alpine skiing-Olympic champion Goggia wins Lake Louise downhill
Alpine skiing-Olympic champion Goggia wins Lake Louise downhill
Dec 3, 2021; Lake Louise, Alberta, CAN; Sofia Goggia of Italy competes during women's downhill race at the Lake Louise Audi FIS alpine skiing World Cup at Lake Louise. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (Reuters) – Italy's Olympic champion Sofia Goggia won the women's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise on Friday ahead of American Breezy Johnson and Austria's Mirjam Puchner.
Goggia, who last season won the downhill crystal globe for a second time, posted a time of one minute 46.95 seconds at the Canadian ski resort west of Calgary to secure her ninth World Cup downhill win.
The 29-year-old, who had her last season cut short due to a knee injury suffered in January, is the first Italian woman since Elena Fanchini in 2005 to win a World Cup downhill at Lake Louise.
Johnson, who had third-place finishes in each of the opening four downhill races of the 2020-21 World Cup season, was 1.47 seconds behind Goggia while Austria's Puchner finished 1.54 seconds adrift in third.
Mikaela Shiffrin, who remains the most recent American woman to win the Lake Louise downhill after her 2017 triumph, finished in 26th place, a distant 3.60 seconds off the pace.
The women are scheduled to return on Saturday for another downhill followed by a super-G race on Sunday provided the weather conditions are suitable.
Heavy snowfalls last week at Lake Louise wiped out two of the three men's World Cup races.
(Reporting by Steve Keating; Writing by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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Rodzinny Dom Dziecka Dowlaszów – pierwszy rodzinny dom dziecka w Polsce, utworzony w roku 1958 w Szczecinie przez małżeństwo nauczycieli, Weronikę i Grzegorza Dowlaszów, działający do roku 2013. W 2002 roku prowadzenie Domu przejęła bratanica Weroniki oraz Marzena Stybel, członek rodziny Dowlaszów od trzeciego roku życia. W sumie w domu wychowała się ponad setka dzieci. Historię domu opowiadają książki Grzegorza Dowlasza i córki Inki oraz liczne artykuły prasowe. Założyciele Domu Rodzinnego otrzymali liczne wyróżnienia oficjalne i przyznawane przez dzieci.

Rodzinne domy dziecka w Polsce – rys historyczny
Problem opieki nad dziećmi opuszczonymi próbowano w Polsce rozwiązać już na początku XVIII w. Zajmował się tym ks. Gabriel Piotr Baudouin, francuski misjonarz, który m.in. utworzył Dom Podrzutków w Warszawie oraz organizował oddawanie sierot pod opiekę rodzin  chłopskich, "do piersi" (dzieci, które nie ukończyły 3 lat) lub "na garnuszek" (starsze). Ta pierwsza próba tworzenia "rodzin zastępczych" nie powiodła się. Zbyt wielu nie kontrolowanych "opiekunów" nie wywiązywało się z obowiązków (dzieci krzywdzono, poniżano, wykorzystywano do najcięższych posług, a nawet uśmiercano). Na początku XX w. organizacją działalności opiekuńczej państwa zajmował się Kazimierz Jeżewski, tworzący np. "gniazda sieroce", wzorowane na ośrodkach francuskich Jana Henryka Pestalozziego i austriackich Lidii von Wolfring. W roku 1923 weszła w życie ustawa o opiece społecznej, określająca obowiązki państwa w zakresie opieki nad dzieckiem. Pieczę nad rodzinami zastępczymi powierzono organizacjom samorządowym i charytatywnym. Określono prawa i obowiązki "rodzin szkolących", "rodzin pielęgnujących", "rodzin specjalnej troski". Od roku 1931 działał, utworzony z inicjatywy Wandy Szuman Warszawski Komitet Umieszczania Dzieci w Rodzinach. Liczba rodzin, biorących pod opiekę cudze dzieci, była szczególnie duża w latach wojny.

Po wojnie w polskim systemie oświaty i wychowania (zob. system oświaty w Polsce) często powoływano się na przykład systemu, który w latach 1920–1935 opracował Anton Makarenko, autor Poematu pedagogicznego ("pedagog ulicy"), twórca placówek opiekuńczo–wychowawczych dla młodzieży bezdomnej i wykolejonej. Był on żarliwym zwolennikiem zachęcania wychowanków do grupowej pracy lub zabawy, wymagającej kreatywności i wysiłku; uważał bierne oczekiwanie za hamulec rozwoju (zob. m.in. rozwój moralny, rozwój intelektualny według Jeana Piageta). Wykazał, że zmiana życiowej postawy młodocianych przestępców jest możliwa, a sprzyja jej sytuacja, w której wychowawcy dzielą z młodzieżą wszystkie codzienne trudności i okazują wychowankom proste, zrozumiałe uczucia. Za swój cel uważał wychowanie człowieka szczęśliwego, a szczęścia nie osiąga się przypadkiem – musi być wytrwale wypracowane, wywalczone, najlepiej zespołowo (każdy człowiek ma własną tożsamość, lecz samoświadomość kształtuje się w grupie). W interpretacjach systemu Makarenki bywa akcentowane jego podłoże ideologiczne (był wykorzystywany w tzw. marksistowskim modelu wychowawczym, w którym interesy kolektywu stawiano ponad interesami jednostki).

W Polsce na początku lat 50. preferowano centralizację działalności opiekuńczo–wychowawczej. Długo nie dostrzegano, że prawidłowy rozwój dziecka wymaga środowiska rodzinnego.

W roku 1957 Ministerstwo Oświaty (minister Władysław Bieńkowski) podjęło próby rozszerzenia form działalności opiekuńczo–wychowawczej w kierunku wskazywanym przez Kazimierza Jeżewskiego. Działania zainicjowała Zofia Dembińska. W lutym 1958 roku kuratorom oświaty przekazano pismo zachęcające do tworzenia rodzinnych domów dziecka na zasadzie eksperymentu pedagogicznego (tworzenie rodzin przez nauczycielskie małżeństwa, opiekujące się grupą kilkunastu dzieci). Uważano, że koszty utrzymania w rodzinach są znacznie mniejsze niż w tradycyjnych domach dziecka, jednak warunki prowadzenia eksperymentalnych jednostek nie zostały szczegółowo określone.

W Ośrodku Wychowawczym w Policach odbyła się narada na ten temat z udziałem dyrektorów i przedstawiciela władz, który przywiózł odgórne polecenie. Przebieg dyskusji Grzegorz Dowlasz opisał – na podstawie relacji znajomego – w rozdziale książki Legenda domu przy ulicy Mącznej zatytułowanym Naiwni pilnie poszukiwani. Uczestniczący w niej wychowawcy byli bardzo sceptyczni – nie uzyskali jednoznacznych odpowiedzi na pytania dotyczące np. sposobów rozliczania godzin pracy i finansowania działalności. Okazało się też, że nie wyznaczono odpowiedniego budynku, nie przewidziano funduszu na remonty lub adaptacje. Ochotnicy nie zgłosili się.

Źródła determinacji założycieli
Weronika i Grzegorz Dowlaszowie – przyszli założyciele pierwszego rodzinnego domu dziecka w Polsce – przyjechali na "Ziemie Odzyskane" (zob. wysiedlenie ludności niemieckiej i uznanie nowych granic, Szczecin po II wojnie światowej) w roku 1945. W roku 1958 mieli za sobą okres pracy nauczycielskiej w Bezrzeczu pod Szczecinem, gdzie z powodzeniem organizowali pierwszą polską szkołę. Tam urodziły się ich dzieci – w październiku 1947 roku syn Grzegorz, a w maju 1949 roku córka Inka. Grzegorz Dowlasz był inicjatorem budowy nowego budynku szkoły przy ul. Górnej i jednym z głównych wykonawców (czyn społeczny ze wsparciem SFOS). Zdobyte w tym okresie umiejętności organizacyjne, projektowe i remontowo-budowlane okazały się w przyszłości bardzo przydatne.

Po kilku latach od wybudowania szkoły w Bezrzeczu Dowlaszowie rozpoczęli pracę w Państwowym Domu Dziecka w Policach, gdzie lokalizowano wówczas liczne placówki tego rodzaju. Oboje pracowali jako wychowawcy, mieszkając w bloku przy ul. Bieruta.

Organizacja pracy w Ośrodku Wychowawczym budziła zastrzeżenia Dowlaszów. Dzieciom nie zapewniano poczucia godności, a nawet wystarczającego wyżywienia. W domach dziecka umieszczano dzieci w różnym wieku, często "trudną młodzież" – dewiacyjnych kilkunastolatków bez podstawowego wykształcenia, którzy dawali negatywny przykład młodszym dzieciom. Starania o korzystne dla dzieci zmiany organizacyjne, m.in. próba zorganizowania dla starszych odrębnej szkoły wieczorowej (zob. formy kształcenia, edukacja dorosłych), w której byliby traktowani odpowiednio do wieku (m.in. włączani do prac remontowych w budynkach placówki), nie powiodły się (mimo początkowych sukcesów). Inka Dowlasz wspomina dosłyszane nocą rozmowy rodziców z gośćmi – innymi młodymi wychowawcami z POW – prowadzone przy domowym poczęstunku (zwykle chlebie z powidłami lub domowym smalcem). Rozmawiano o tym, że dziecka nie da się wychować w warunkach "koszarowych".

Głęboko przekonani o konieczności zmian organizacji systemu opieki nad opuszczonymi dziećmi Grzegorz i Weronika Dowlaszowie zdecydowali się działać – utworzyć rodzinny dom dziecka, jakich dotychczas nie było (wielodzietną rodzinę, nie przypominającą ani sierocińca, ani poprawczaka). Inka i Grzegorz dowiedzieli się, że ich tatuś szuka miejsca, w którym będą mieszkać razem z innymi dziećmi, jak w rodzinie.

Historia Domu Rodzinnego Dowlaszów

Budynek przy ul. Mącznej
Dowlaszowi udzielono trzy dni urlopu na poznanie kilku budynków, które Ośrodek Wychowawczy w Policach mógłby otrzymać od władz miasta dla swojej nowej eksperymentalnej placówki (tworzonej jako filia). Poszukiwania rozpoczął od wyprawy pociągiem do stacji Szczecin Zdroje, w pobliżu której, na stoku Wzgórz Bukowych (zob. Puszcza Bukowa, Szczeciński Park Krajobrazowy "Puszcza Bukowa"), znajdował się duży Dom Dziecka "Zielony Dwór" (ul. Walecznych 23).

Został on uruchomiony w roku 1954 z inicjatywy francuskiego Stowarzyszenia Obrony Granic na Odrze i Nysie (l'Association des Originaires de Pologne pour le Respect de Frontieres sur l'Oder et la Neisse) w budynkach należących przed wojną do szczecińskiego oddziału Diakonissen Mutterhaus Kinderheil (DMK), prowadzonego od roku 1851 przez siostry z ewangelickiego zakonu Diakonisek.

Kierownik placówki miał wskazać budynek byłego DMK, który jeszcze nie jest zagospodarowany. Opierając się na jego ogólnych wskazówkach Grzegorz Dowlasz dotarł, przez stok pokryty zdziczałą roślinnością, do położonego wyżej dużego starego domu (współcześnie ul. Mączna 16). Był zdewastowany na tyle, że zaniechałby dokładniejszych oględzin, gdyby nie zmiana pogody. Deszcz skłonił go do wejścia do środka, obejrzenia, wykonania notatek i szkiców, dokonania pomiarów. Po oględzinach kolejnych spośród proponowanych obiektów, odszukanych w czasie wypraw rowerowych, przekonał się, że budynek w Zdrojach najlepiej odpowiada jego wizji domu rodzinnego. Żona dom obejrzała i zaakceptowała wybór, komentując: "No, za różowo to te początki się nie zapowiadają…".

Uzyskanie dokumentów potwierdzających zgodę na zagospodarowanie budynku zgodnie z potrzebami eksperymentalnego rodzinnego domu dziecka, umożliwiających przystąpienie do prac remontowych i adaptacyjnych, nie było łatwe. Urzędnicy zwlekali, dziwiąc się ponagleniom "zapaleńca", który chce załatwić niemal od ręki sprawę zwykle załatwianą miesiącami, w dodatku "nie swoją sprawę".

"Trzynastu zbuntowanych" rozpoczyna remont
Budynek przy Mącznej 16 wymagał gruntownego remontu – dziura po bombie w dachu, wyrwane futryny, wybite okna… . Pieniędzy na wynajęcie ekipy remontowej nie było. W czerwcu 1958, po zakończeniu roku szkolnego, Grzegorz Dowlasz wyruszył na Mączną z grupą 13 starszych chłopców z POW, niemal dorosłych (dorastających w trudnych warunkach), uznawanych za młodzież trudną. Swoich "trzynastu zbuntowanych" Dowlasz wybrał spośród tych, którzy nie mieli szans na żaden wakacyjny wyjazd. Otwarcie przedstawił im swój plan urządzenia rodzinnego domu, który nie byłby takim domem dziecka, jakie znali. Niektórzy z nich mieli wkrótce stać się członkami nowej rodziny.

Pierwsza "ekipa remontowa" spędziła zimę w warunkach biwakowych, bez ogrzewania. Dostępne fundusze z trudem wystarczały na zakup niezbędnych materiałów i zatrudnienie kilku fachowców (były ok. dziesięciokrotnie mniejsze od potrzebnych do wynajęcia firmy remontowej). Praca przy własnym domu spodobała się chłopcom – wkładali w nią wiele wysiłku, jednak nie obyło się bez problemów – porzucenie dotychczasowych nawyków i zasad nie było możliwe natychmiast. Doświadczenie pedagogiczne i wrażliwość wychowawcy, dzielącego ich życie i okazującego im szacunek i zaufanie, umożliwiły stopniowe cementowanie się grupy i uniknięcie groźnych konfliktów z otoczeniem (Dowlasz dostrzegał znaczenie, jakie miało dla chłopców rodzące się przekonanie, że są "u siebie").

Budowanie "rodzinności"
Po zakończeniu kolejnego roku szkolnego we wciąż remontowanym domu na Mącznej zamieszkali Dowlaszowie z dziesiątką dzieci. Pierwsza gromadka, to dziewięciu chłopców: Stach (najstarszy, kończący szkołę podstawową w wieku 16 lat), Mikołaj, Mietek, Heniek, Edek, Rysiek, Bronek, Waldek i Grzegorz oraz jedyna dziewczynka, Inka. Dzieci zaczęły chodzić do miejscowej szkoły, z której wracały, aby włączyć się do pracy w domu, w którym jeszcze nie było wody, kuchni, podłóg, wielu potrzebnych rzeczy… Posiłki otrzymywały w sąsiednim Domu Dziecka.

Grzegorz Dowlasz (wówczas jeszcze nazywany "wujkiem") walczył o niezbędne pieniądze i załatwiał rozliczne sprawy administracyjne, tynkował ściany, wykonywał z chłopcami meble – szafki, kredensy, komody, żyrandole – budował szopę-drewutnię w ogrodzie, naprawiał buty, ale również dzielił się z przybranymi dziećmi swoją pasją – wytrwale udzielał lekcji muzyki.

Weronika Dowlasz (początkowo nazywana "ciocią") starała się wykorzenić niedobre nawyki chłopców (np. palenie papierosów i zachowania agresywne) i cierpliwie uczyła wielu naturalnych codziennych zachowań, których dzieci, dotychczas pozbawione opieki, nie miały możliwości poznać. Uczyła okazywania czułości, kierowania się pozytywnymi uczuciami. Nie wszystkie dzieci jednakowo szybko akceptowały nowe reguły "rodzinności", ale wszystkie szybko przekonały się, jak wielkie oparcie mają w tej rodzinie.

Nowe dzieci pojawiały się nagle, np. bez wcześniejszych planów Dowlaszowie przygarnęli sześcioro dzieci, osieroconych przez matkę, zmarłą przy ostatnim porodzie (liczba dzieci na Mącznej wzrosła wówczas do 24). Po wielu latach członkowie licznej rodziny – ok. 100 wychowanków, ich współmałżonkowie, teściowie, dzieci – wciąż utrzymują rodzinne kontakty .

Inka, biologiczna córka założycieli Domu przy Mącznej, od wczesnego dzieciństwa nieustannie uczestnicząca w budowaniu "rodzinności" (autorka książki O Mamie Weronice) zwraca uwagę na rolę obojga rodziców:

Wyżywienie, ubrania, rozrywki

Dom rodzinny był prowadzony w czasach niedoborów, a państwowe dotacje przeznaczane na jego działalność były minimalne. Grzegorz Dowlasz, zapytany w roku 2004 o pierwsze święta wielkanocne, wspominał "potężną biedę" (przyznaje, że dzieci czasami "kradły dla nas chleb" z sąsiedniego Domu Dziecka). W pamięci sprzedawczyni z pobliskiego sklepu zostały zakupy tłustego podgardla i wielkich ilości cebuli (Dowlasz opowiadał: "… do roztopionego [na palniczku] tłuszczu dodawaliśmy cebulę. Było tanio, syto i zdrowo. Rzadko chorowaliśmy."). Pojęcia "masło" i "schabowy" należały do rodzinnego "folkloru językowego" – oznaczały margarynę i podgardle (rzadziej boczek). Warzywa pochodziły z własnego ogrodu. Popularnymi daniami były makaron z białym serem, pierogi i fasolówka. Naręcza fasoli, uprawianej w warzywniku, były suszone na strychu. Wspólne rodzinne łuskanie fasoli, połączone z opowiadaniem zabawnych historii, należało do domowych rytuałów. Atmosferę w rodzinnej kuchni charakteryzuje cytat z notatek Weroniki Dowlasz, sporządzonych prawdopodobnie na prośbę Inki, zachęcającej mamę do spisania dziejów Domu:

Sąsiedzi dzielili się plonami ze swoich ogrodów. Również rodzina z Mącznej dzieliła się, czym mogła, z innymi, zgodnie z zasadą Mamy Weroniki: "Nie masz, to weź, a jak masz, to się podziel".

Ubranie tak licznych dzieci stanowiło nie mniejszy problem. Naturalne było donaszanie ubrań młodszego rodzeństwa, wielokrotne domowe przeróbki, łatanie, cerowanie, sztukowanie. Charakterystyczne dla czasów oszczędnej gospodarki w ubogim rodzinnym domu są wspomnienia Inki Dowlasz, dotyczące pracy przy obrębianiu chusteczek do nosa, wycinanych ze starych prześcieradeł.

Praca nie pochłaniała całego czasu – był też czas na zabawy i kulturalną rozrywkę, np. przygotowywanie przedstawień domowego kukiełkowego teatrzyku (w tym pisanie scenariuszy, samodzielne szycie kukiełek) lub odtwarzanie na werandzie teatralnych scen, obejrzanych w prawdziwych szczecińskich teatrach Współczesnym i Polskim.

Grono przyjaciół − Ciocie, Wujkowie, goście
Inka Dowlasz wspomina liczne grono przyjaciół rodziny, życzliwych sąsiadów i wielu innych osób, kibicujących działaniom jej rodziców, które nazywa "szaleńczą pasją". Między wymienionymi znajdują się m.in.:
 dwaj redaktorzy gazety Nowa Wieś, Mieczysław Góra (mianowany Pierwszym Wujkiem) i jego następca, Andrzej Zięba oraz wielu innych dziennikarzy (Dariusz Fikus, Zofia Dąbrowska, Joanna Horodecka z Życia Warszawy i inni)
 Ciotka Irena – Irena Chmieleńska (psycholog, członek zarządu TPD, dziennikarka radiowa, "kochana, piękna dusza")
 Maria Łopatkowa, pisarka, pedagog, posłanka na Sejm VI i VII kadencji,  senator
 Ciocia Joanna Kulmowa i Wujek Jan Kulma
 ks. Józef Kubicki (proboszcz parafii pw. Świętego Ducha w Szczecinie-Zdrojach w latach 1990–1999)
Spośród wielu osób, interesujących się losem Domu przy Mącznej, Inka Dowlasz wymienia też, m.in. Andrzeja Wawrzyniaka, który za pośrednictwem nieznajomego szczecińskiego himalaisty przekazał rodzinie kilkanaście grafik z Nepalu, dyrektora "Pleciugi", Włodzimierza Dobromilskiego z żoną, Igora Newerlego, kpt. Walas-Kobylińską, szwedzką rodzinę Nilssonów. Przyjaciel ze Szwecji, Evan, przyjeżdżał na Mączną z wieloma znajomymi, przywożąc liczne prezenty, a z okazji swoich 60. urodzin zaprosił do siebie liczne grono gości – Weronikę Dowlasz z dziećmi. Częstymi gośćmi na Mącznej byli "Ziomkowie z Bukowego Wzgórza" – grupa Niemców urodzonych w Buchheidekrankenhaus (do tego grona należał Manfred Stolpe).

Na Mączną 16 Inka Dowlasz zaprosiła m.in. Barbarę i Leszka Długoszów. Wizyta zapoczątkowała wieloletnią przyjaźń. Dziękując za zaproszenie do "Dowlaszowego Domu" napisali m.in.:

Kolejne pokolenia, pożegnania i więzi
Nauczycielskie małżeństwo Dowlaszów – Weronika (żywiołowa, przepełniona serdecznością i niespożytą energią) i Grzegorz (spokojny, zrównoważony, odpowiedzialny) – mieli dwoje biologicznych dzieci, a stali się mamą i tatą dla ponad stu dzieci. Rodzone dzieci i sieroty, które znalazły się w domu przy ul. Mącznej w roku 1958, mając od kilku do kilkunastu lat, dorastały w rodzinnej atmosferze. Kończyły szkoły podstawowe i średnie, studiowały. W naturalny sposób w coraz większym stopniu zastępowały rodziców w ich codziennych domowych obowiązkach (najstarsze córki zadbały też, aby rodzice mogli kilka razy skorzystać z zasłużonego letniego wypoczynku w Tatrach). Stopniowo coraz liczniejsi wychowankowie opuszczali dom, również w naturalny sposób. Nie tracąc kontaktu z rodzinnym domem rozpoczynali pracę w Polsce lub zagranicą, zawierali związki małżeńskie i donosili o narodzinach własnych dzieci i wnuków. Gdy Weronika Dowlasz była w ostatnim okresie choroby nowotworowej, oboje z mężem formalnie przeszli na emeryturę (28 czerwca 2002), pozostając rodzicami. Prowadzenie Domu przejęła bratanica Weroniki, która prawie ćwierć wieku była w tej rodzinie ulubioną ciocią, oraz Marzena Stybel, członek rodziny Dowlaszów od trzeciego roku życia.

Najbardziej dobitnym przykładem wielkiej siły i trwałości wytworzonych rodzinnych więzi jest związek mamy Weroniki z przybraną córką Elżbietą, która na ul. Mącznej znalazła się jako 12-letnia dziewczynka. Ela (dla Mamy Ełeczek, dla Taty Jełu, dla Inki Eł) natychmiast poczuła się członkiem rodziny. Od dziecka troszczyła się o samopoczucie mamy. Dbała np. aby nie była sama, gdy zmęczona wraca późno z zajęć, wchodzących w zakres uzupełniających studiów pedagogiki, gdy uczy się w domu, lub w Zaduszki, gdy wielu członków rodziny wyjeżdża na groby bliskich. Wybrała się z Mamą w podróż autostopem dokoła Polski lub w Tatry. Później, gdy zamieszkała z rodziną w Berlinie (gdzie Mama lubiła ją odwiedzać), zajęła się opieką nad dziećmi upośledzonymi umysłowo, znajdującymi się w specjalnym podberlińskim ośrodku.

Córeczka Elżbiety otrzymała imię Weronika. Dla Weroniki Dowlasz "Weroniczka" stała się ukochaną i kochającą wnuczką (cieszącą się, że jest podobna do babci). W roku 2000, jako studentka Freie Universität Berlin, zaprosiła babcię na tydzień na Wyspy Kanaryjskie. W roku 2002, w końcowym okresie choroby babci, przyjechała ją odwiedzić z najmłodszym wówczas członkiem rodziny, swoją czteromiesięczną córeczką Mają.

Jest to jedna z wielu historii o rodzinnych więziach, opisywanych m.in. w książce Inki Dowlasz oraz w licznych artykułach prasowych, potwierdzających, że w domu przy ul. Mącznej powstała prawdziwa wielka rodzina, rozumiana jako grupa społeczna  stanowiąca "duchowe zjednoczenie szczupłego grona osób skupionych we wspólnym ognisku domowym aktami wzajemnej pomocy i opieki" – wiele faktów przemawiało za tym, że rodzina nie zawsze musi być oparta na biologicznej łączności dzieci z ojcem i matką.

Likwidacja
28 stycznia 2013 roku Rada Miasta Szczecin podjęła uchwałę w sprawie likwidacji rodzinnych domów dziecka nr 1, 3, 5 i 11. Mienie likwidowanych jednostek przeznaczono na "kontynuację działalności opiekuńczo-wychowawczej sprawowanej w formie pieczy rodzinnej na podstawie umowy zawartej między prowadzącymi rodzinne domy a Dyrektorem Miejskiego Ośrodka Pomocy Rodzinie", działającym w imieniu Prezydenta Miasta.

Dom Dziecka nr 2 im. Adama Mickiewicza (ul. Walecznych 23, wcześniej Zielony Dwór) został uchwałą z dnia 23 listopada 2009 roku przekształcony – wraz z Pogotowiem Opiekuńczym im. Konstantego Maciejewicza (ul. Łabędzia 4) i Domem Dziecka nr 1 (ul. Broniewskiego 16) – w Wielofunkcyjną Placówkę Opiekuńczo–Wychowawczą im. Konstantego Maciejewicza. Z dniem 1 stycznia 2013 roku utworzono Centrum Opieki nad Dzieckiem im. Konstantego Maciejewicza.

Wyróżnienia i upamiętnienie założycieli
Założyciele Domu Rodzinnego przy ul. Mącznej otrzymali liczne wyróżnienia oficjalne, tj. Złote Krzyże Zasługi, Krzyże Komandorskie, odznaki Gryf Pomorski, nominacje w plebiscycie Człowiek Roku, odznaka Przyjaciel Dziecka (odznaczenie TPD) i inne. Według członków rodziny największą radość sprawiały im odznaczenia przyznawane przez dzieci – Ordery Uśmiechu (1973) lub szczeciński "Brzdąc" (1999) oraz setki listów z gratulacjami lub życzeniami, nadchodzących z całej Polski i z innych krajów, wysyłane przez członków rodziny, przyjaciół i znajomych. Z okazji jednego z jubileuszy Tadeusz Konwicki napisał np.:

Pamięć utrwalają książki Grzegorza i Inki Dowlasz i liczne artykuły w prasie ogólnopolskiej.
Inka Dowlasz wymienia też inne, codzienne wyrazy uznania, takie jak np. opinia sąsiadki domu przy Mącznej, pani Żebroniowej:

Rada Osiedla Bukowe-Klęskowo podejmowała w latach 2013 i 2015 uchwałę w sprawie zmiany nazwy ul. Jałtańska na ul. Weroniki i Grzegorza Dowlaszów, jednak mieszkańcy ulicy Jałtańskiej sprzeciwili się (stwierdzono, że dotychczasowa nazwa im nie przeszkadza, a są "ważniejsze problemy do rozwiązania".

Rozwój sieci rodzinnych domów dziecka
Drugim Rodzinnym Domem Dziecka, utworzonym w roku 1958, był dom Heleny i Stanisława Zapartów ze Świdwina. Był prowadzony na korzystniejszych zasadach organizacyjno–finansowych, zbliżonych do obowiązujących współczesne rodziny zastępcze. Doświadczenia obu domów wykorzystano opracowując przepisy dla kolejnych placówek. W roku 1965 istniało osiem placówek opiekujących się czterema lub pięciorgiem dzieci (przekształcone rodziny zastępcze), a w roku 1973 – szesnaście. Obok domów podlegających resortowi oświaty zaczęto tworzyć rodzinne domy pod patronatem Towarzystwa Przyjaciół Dzieci. Praktyka dowiodła, że rodzinne domy dziecka powinny mieć większą swobodę finansową (jak Dom Zapartów) – nie powinny być filiami domów dziecka, jak Dom Dowlaszów. W roku 1976, po 18 latach doświadczeń, Ministerstwo Oświaty wydało zarządzenie, co spowodowało, że w roku 1978 funkcjonowało już 60 rodzinnych domów dziecka, a w roku 1985 – 158. Ich liczba zaczęła maleć w latach 90. (w roku 1995 – 136 domów rodzinnych). Z podsumowania dokonanego w latach 2004–2005 wynika, że był to spadek przejściowy – po uzyskaniu dla programu dodatkowego wsparcia finansowego osiągnięto liczbę 250 domów rodzinnych, wciąż działających w zmiennych warunkach prawnych i organizacyjnych. O powodzeniu lub niepowodzeniu jednostki wciąż decyduje osobowość opiekuna-rodzica.

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The Fire Scorpion is a Mini-Boss that resides on Taurarus, or Floor 5. It's currently one of the most sought out mobs in SBO, dropping some of the most valuable items available in the game. Be careful fighting it, as players commonly trip and find themselves unable to escape from beneath the Fire Scorpion, leading to a gradual death.
Depending on the lag within the server, its spawntime can range from 10 minutes to 25 minutes.
Notice: It is not recommended to solo, unless you're level 23 or over. It's better to bring a friend if you're level 20 or lower and then still its recomended to wear speed armour so you can retreat and regen.
a good tactic is to lure it over the edge of the rock and climb back up, in which you are able to Regen when you want.


hi everyone!! so wonderful to be back here and sharing with all of you. i wanted to address the times when we are feeling a dip or a drop with our energy, because lets face it- its so easy to stay positive and be uplifting when you are feeling fantastic. so what do we do when we have lost our momentum and life feels like a challenge? well like i have mentioned previously, we have a choice. we can choose to go down the path that perhaps we all know so well- yes that one, the one that rarely brings you any peace or happiness. come on you know exactly what i am talking about here. the path that we have taken so many times that maybe our foot prints are embedded on the path. sure its the familiar route but lets be real!!! it stinks!!!
so because we are here on the planet living our lives there may be days when we "feel" bummed so i am here to challenge you to take the other path, yep thats right the one that you may not be so familiar with and quite possibly feeling fearful to do it. when we feel a dip that is the perfect opportunity to rise to the occasion and love and support ourselves. come on folks that is when we need it the most!!!
its time to try a new way because lets really be honest here (the old way isn't serving you anymore) chances are its exactly what is keeping you from truly feeling happiness:) you totally deserve this and owe it to yourself and everyone else in your life.
time for choice- hmm shall i beat myself up, replay whatever upset me, spiral downward??
or choose the new path- take a few deep breaths, think of what is going good for you, and go to that mirror and just say" i am here for you and i will always have your back"
its remarkable what supporting yourself can do for you!!!!


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FAO warns large desert locust swarms in East Africa could migrate west
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | XINHUA | The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations said on Sunday that large numbers of desert locust swarms that have formed in Horn of Africa (HoA), mainly Ethiopia and Kenya, since January 2020 could move west in the coming weeks, threatening fields, pastures and livelihoods in West Africa.
The FAO, which noted the full extent of the desert locust swarm warning, stressed its latest situation update on Sunday that national surveillance operations are in full swing and control measures are ready because of the major early warning and rapid response effort coordinated by FAO.
"We have witnessed the unprecedented desert locust threat to food security and livelihoods in East Africa, and we are doing everything we can to prevent a similar crisis repeating in the Sahel region, which is already experiencing several ongoing crises," a FAO statement read.
According to FAO's desert locust watch, swarms that bred in spring in East Africa are now shifting to the summer breeding areas and countries west of the HoA should remain on high alert.
The FAO also noted that most of the swarms in northwest Kenya are expected to ride winds carrying them north to cross South Sudan into Sudan.
"Unless it rains more in Sudan's desert, providing favorable breeding conditions for the pests, the locusts will not stay in Sudan for long and would instead move west through the Sahel of West Africa in search of food and favorable breeding areas," it added.
Earlier this week, the FAO had warned that the East Africa region is facing an unprecedented triple food security threat caused by the combined effects of recent severe floods, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the upsurge of desert locusts.
The FAO, in a joint position statement issued together with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) on late Tuesday, stressed that "urgent action is required to prevent a major food crisis in Eastern Africa."
It emphasized that there is an increased risk of below-average rains during the upcoming October to December season, which could further threaten food security and livelihoods across the region.
According to FAO, even before these current challenges, Eastern Africa was considered among the most food insecure regions of the world, with nearly 28 million people in food insecurity crisis in 2019, or 20 percent of the total severely food insecure population across the world.
It also stressed that an estimated 9 million children under the age of five suffer from acute malnutrition, including 2 million facing severe acute malnutrition.
The IGAD region is also one of the world's leading sources and hosts of internally displaced persons and refugees and asylum seekers who, due to limited livelihood opportunities and degraded coping mechanisms, are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity and malnutrition, according to the FAO.
The FAO, which has been working closely with countries at risk in the region to coordinate a major preparation campaign in case the worst happens, also on Sunday stressed that national contingency plans are now activated.
The desert locust, which is considered as the "most dangerous of the nearly one dozen species of locusts," is a major food security peril in desert areas across 20 countries, stretching from west Africa all the way to India, covering nearly 16 million square kilometers, according to the FAO.
According to the FAO, the desert locust is "the most destructive migratory pest in the world," in which a single swarm covering 1-square-km contains up to 80 million locusts and can eat the same amount of food in one day as about 35,000 people. Locust numbers increase 20 times in three months with every new generation.
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the study of the distribution and patterning of speech sounds in a language and of the tacit rules governing pronunciation.
the phonological system or the body of phonological facts of a language.
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I wanted it to have a sound very much like Arabic, so the phonology of Arabic influenced the way it sounds and the rhythm.
Phonology: Godrics Northern dialect has been well preserved, but he would have written scild 3, ric 4, and probably birth 13.
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By Bryan Lunduke, Network World |
Bryan is a writer and works as the Social Media Marketing Manager of SUSE. On this blog, he seeks to highlight the coolest things happening in the Linux world.
Linux Q&As
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One of my favorite parts of doing... whatever it is that I do... is that I get to spend so much time talking with some truly interesting people in the Free and Open Source Software world. Leaders of the projects that create the things we use every day – Linux distributions, desktop environments, office suites, and the like.
Some years back, I had the good fortune to meet Matthew Miller – who has been the Fedora Project Leader since 2014 – and immediately liked the guy. Very easy to chat with. Opinionated... but reasonable. Friendly as all get out.
Now, I'm an openSUSE guy. I use openSUSE for my primary systems, have a collection of green chameleon plushies, and sit on the board for openSUSE. (If I could fit the word "openSUSE" into this paragraph anymore, I absolutely would.) But I like and respect a great deal of what the Fedora Project does – and, in the open source world, even competitors are friends. Plus, their project leader is an interesting guy.
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What follows is an (unedited) conversation we had. I'm not sure if I'd consider this a hard hitting "interview". Perhaps it's more of a simple opportunity to get to know the man leading Fedora with his thoughts on the present and future of the project. I've broken this out into two parts – because Matthew Miller had a lot to say.
And, now. Part 1.
Bryan: How would you describe the Fedora Project to someone who had never heard of it before?
Matthew: "(I'm going to skip the background of what open source and free software are. I end up explaining this a lot to a whole bunch of different audiences; I assume NetworkWorld readers don't need it...) Fedora is a community project sponsored by Red Hat, with the goal of advancing free and open source software — and the culture of sharing and collaboration that goes with it. We produce the Fedora operating system, which you can download and use for free as a desktop OS, in the server room, or as a base for cloud-computing applications.
Since there a lot of Linux-based operating systems, you may wonder: what's special about Fedora? First, in Fedora, community collaboration isn't just talk. It's really a project where you can get involved and make a difference, whether it's hacking on some personal interest or working your way up to the top levels of project leadership. I know many people — myself included — who feel like Fedora is more like family than a job or hobby.
Second, we have a charter to move fast and try new things. Red Hat bases the Red Hat Enterprise Linux product on the work we do in Fedora, and it's a great way to see what might be coming there — and, again, to participate in shaping that, if you want. And it's not just RHEL-centric — about two-thirds of our (hundreds of) core contributors don't work for Red Hat, so you see integration of software and features from everywhere in the open source world. And third, we have amazing engineering, in everything from the low-level software, to quality assurance and release engineering, to the apps team which makes the tools we use to collaborate. The collective wisdom, talent, and expertise of the Fedora community is very humbling."
How would you describe your role within the Fedora project?
"My basic job is to make Fedora be as awesome as possible. You may have heard the phrase 'herding cats' to describe leadership in a technical project, and especially in open source. It's an appealing joke — I saw a traveling troupe of (allegedly) trained cats on late night television, and the basic humor is that, well... the cats occasionally, kind of, sort of, do something which appears to be taking direction. And, software developers and engineers share this cat-like spirit, so people often guess that that's what I do. But, like the cat circus, that wouldn't really work.
We are never going to have a herd all rounded up into the same direction — much less a cat army all marching in lockstep — but it's essential that we have a shared idea of where we want to be, and are all inspired to get there together.
First of all, I have no actual power to force people to do things — the community is primarily volunteers, and even the people who work for Red Hat don't work for me (and many of those are doing work in Fedora because they want to, not for their day jobs). So, if I just tell them to jump through hoops, whether by order or by whisper, they'll probably just not. But more importantly, it would be silly of me to try. That huge pool of talent and intelligence that is the community would just be held back by me trying to dictate where we go.
On the other hand, cats wandering around randomly is not going to look like the most awesome Fedora at all. (It might look like the most awesome Neko Atsume game, but that's not our mission.) So, I listen, I try to get people talking to each other in a productive way, and I encourage everyone in the project to think about our collective strategy and how we might advance together. We are never going to have a herd all rounded up into the same direction — much less a cat army all marching in lockstep — but it's essential that we have a shared idea of where we want to be, and are all inspired to get there together.
My job is to help that happen. In concrete terms, I serve as the chair of the Fedora Council, which is our top-level leadership and governance body. It's a mix of appointed and elected roles, as well as some selected by other subsets of the community, and in addition to mundane matters like managing the budget and trademark use, our primary job is to identify Fedora community goals — short term and long term — and then do whatever we can to make them succeed."
Sounds like a serious challenge. If you don't mind me asking... why do you do it? What's in it for Matthew? :)
"Oh, it definitely is a challenge. I know it's cliché to say that I enjoy that, but it's true. Historically, Fedora Project Leader has been a high-burnout job, but my incredible predecessor Robyn Bergeron made it her parting mission to make things better for the person. The Fedora Council is set up to be part of that, and we have a new full-time role, the Fedora Community Action and Impact Lead — Remy DeCausemaker, who comes to us from Rochester Institute of Technology (where he worked on the world's first minor in free and open source software). Remy takes care of budgeting issues, and specifically works on projects for community health and growth. Josh Boyer works as the engineering lead, which is incredibly helpful in the occasions when I have my head too far in the clouds.
And, when the Council identifies the big community goals I mentioned, we actually appoint an Objective Lead for each one, to keep track of all the details. For example, Langdon White is working on this idea we call "modularity", which is all about finding ways to scale up the operating system to solve the "too fast / too slow!" problem. All of these roles didn't exist before I started, and so while it certainly is still a huge challenge, it's also great that it's shared with so many other amazing people. And, to return to cliché, that really is the reward — it's wonderful to work with so many talented, insightful, and generous people, not just in the Council but in the community worldwide. Also, my children think I'm famous. I tried to explain to them that it's a very, very specific sort of nerd-famous, but at their age that distinction is a little hazy."
I have the exact opposite thing with my kids. I took my daughter to a conference once and, after I finished giving a speech, I was talking with a few people. One of them wanted to take a picture with me. My little (then) 4 year old took the opportunity to politely remind them that I am 'just Daddy' and really 'not that big a deal'. :)
Thus ends part 1. In the next article we'll talk to Matthew about the big future goals of the Fedora Project, his thoughts on rolling release distros, gender equality in open source and more. Read on to part 2.
Bryan is a writer and works as the Social Media Marketing Manager of SUSE. On this here blog, he seeks to accomplish two goals: 1) To be the voice of reason and practicality in the Linux and Open Source world. 2) To highlight the coolest things happening throughout the world of Linux.
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Acciona-Abengoa consortium celebrates international workers' day at the Cerro Dominador Concentrated Solar Power Plant
The day, which was celebrated on 1 May, recognised the important health and safety work carried out on the project, as well as those workers whose contribution has helped to bring about greater safety on the project.
The consortium formed by ACCIONA and Abengoa to construct the Cerro Dominador solar-thermal power plant, a project owned by Eig Global Energy Partners, celebrated International Workers' Day on 1 May. The event was attended by 630 workers from the project and supported by the SINAMI trade union.
The day, held at the plant's facilities in the Chilean Atacama Desert, highlighted the important health and safety work carried out on the project, and recognised the work and commitment of the workers, rewarding those whose contribution has helped to ensure greater safety on the project.
Various interactive activities were also held during the celebration to reinforce workers' commitment to the project and strengthen their teamwork.
The event was also attended by various well-known artists, as well as managers from the ACCIONA-Abengoa consortium:
Project Management Department: Francisco García / Héctor Berlangieri
Site Management: Andrés Rodrigo
Manufacturing and Construction Department: Manuel Calero / Aldrin Osnaya
THE PROJECT: CERRO DOMINADOR SOLAR-THERMAL PLANT
Cerro Dominador is the first solar-thermal plant in Latin America, which will reach a capacity of 110 MW using 10,600 heliostats to redirect solar radiation onto a solar receiver positioned 252 metres above the ground.
The project will enable clean energy to be generated in a manageable way 24-hours a day, making this a unique project among the country's Non-Conventional Renewable Energy initiatives.
Cerro Dominador will also be capable of preventing up to 640,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year.
Construction of the Cerro Dominador solar thermal plant began in August 2018 and is scheduled for completion by 2020.
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Servants of India Society
Indian welfare organization
Servants of India Society, society founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1905 to unite and train Indians of different ethnicities and religions in welfare work. It was the first secular organization in that country to devote itself to the underprivileged, rural and tribal people, emergency relief work, the increase of literacy, and other social causes.
Members go through a five-year training period and agree to serve on extremely modest salaries. In 1915 Gokhale was succeeded as president by Srinivasa Sastri (1869–1946). The organization has its headquarters in Pune (Poona) and branches in Chennai (Madras), Mumbai (Bombay), Allahabad, Nagpur, and other locales. Though the number of members has dwindled over time, the society has been influential in its demonstration of the ideals of social service.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg, Assistant Editor.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
…led him to found the Servants of India Society (1905), whose members took vows of poverty and lifelong service to the underprivileged. He opposed the ill-treatment of untouchables, or low-caste Hindus, and also took up the cause of impoverished Indians living in South Africa.…
Srinivasa Sastri
Srinivasa Sastri, liberal Indian statesman and founder of the Indian Liberal Federation, who served his country under British colonial rule in many important posts at home and abroad.…
Pune, city, west-central Maharashtra state, western India, at the junction of the Mula and Mutha rivers. Called "Queen of the Deccan," Pune is the cultural capital of the Maratha peoples. The city first gained importance as the capital of the Bhonsle Marathas in the 17th century. It…
Chennai, city, capital of Tamil Nadu state, southern India, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. Known as the "Gateway to South India," Chennai is a major administrative and cultural centre. Pop. (2001) city, 4,343,645; urban agglom., 6,560,242.…
Mumbai, city, capital of Maharashtra state, southwestern India. It is the country's financial and commercial centre and its principal port on the Arabian Sea. Located on Maharashtra's coast, Mumbai is India's most-populous city, and it is…
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Such blatantly pro-Muslim Brotherhood assurances by Patterson are consistent with many of her other actions in Egypt, which have led most Egyptians, including politicians and activists, to refer to her as a Brotherhood stooge. Among other things, in the days leading to June 30, she called on Egyptians not to protest — including by meeting with the Coptic Pope and asking him to urge the nation's Christian minority not to oppose the Brotherhood, even though Christians have naturally been the most to suffer under Morsi, especially in the context of "blasphemy" accusations.
Thus, and once again, the Obama administration makes indubitably clear that its primary interest in Egypt is to see the Muslim Brotherhood stay in power, the Egyptian people's will — the will of tens of millions of secularists, liberals, moderates, and Christians — be damned.
Filed Under: From The Arab World, Islam Tagged With: Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, Obama, U.S.


Today is "Birthday Palooza" on the MCT blog. I made a fun birthday card with a couple older sets and the new Celebration Tags set.
Welcome to My Creative Time's 90th Edition release blog hop! If you have arrived from Laurie's blog, then you are on the right track. If you would like to start at the beginning, click here.
Today's project was made with the new 2x2 Note Holder + Add-on Dies. It was so quick and easy with these new dies! You can see a list of the other products I used below.
Starting today... Friday, April 17th, 2019 at 8am PST we will be giving away this ADORABLE new "FLOWER & HEART MOM DIES". This new die set will be given to the FIRST 25 shoppers! If you are one of the 1st 25 shoppers it will automatically be added to your package at the time of packing/shipping. Once 25 shoppers come through, this stamp set will be available for purchase! So, if it's available in the store, you are not one of the 25. No exceptions will be made. This freebie is not part of the "Bundle" and will be sold separately!
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Today is the last day of sneaks for this months My Creative Time new releases. The sneaked product today is the "freebie" this release. It's two small word dies called "Flower & Heart Mom Dies".
I made a gift card holder for Mother's Day. The heart and flower dies that come with "2x2 Note Holder + Add-on's" (sneaked yesterday) coordinate with these two new dies.
We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday on my blog! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the more chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime!
Today is the third day of sneaks for this months My Creative Time new releases. The sneaked product today is a die set called "2x2 Note Holder & Add-on's".
How cute is this new die?!? I used today's sneaked 2x2 note holder die and a sentiment and die from Monday's sneaked sets. So cute!
Today is the second day of sneaks for this months My Creative Time new releases. Today's sneaked product is a background die called "Zig Zag Background".
I made a thank you card with the new background die and one of the new "Strip Sentiment Dies" that was sneaked yesterday. The "Thanks" and sentiment are both from the "Fun Notes" set.
Today is the first day of sneaks for this months My Creative Time new releases. The sneaked products today are a stamp and die set called "Hello Gorgeous" and a die set called "Strip Sentiment Dies".
My tag with both of the new sets. The flamingo and sentiment are form "Hello Gorgeous" and the sentiment die is from the "Strip Sentiment Dies".
and made a birthday treat for a sweet friend. The rest of the products I used are listed below.
Today is "made in minutes" day on the My Creative Time blog. I used the house die and a stamp from the new "Happy for You" set and a few older sets to create this gift card holder.
This sale is for 48 hours ONLY that is going on right NOW & will end on Sunday, March 31st, 2019 @ 7am PST. If you have arrived from Laurie's Blog, then you are on the right track.
Today we are showcasing an AMAZING new die set! It's called "Happy For You". It is now available now for purchase! Don't forget to use the code FLASH at checkout to get 20% off of your entire "in-stock" only purchase! Sale applies to in-stock items only!
My project today was made with the new set and the Stitched Square Dies Inside & Out.


Assessment of student learning is integral to the teaching and learning cycle. This TCU Online workshop focuses on the assessment-related Rubrics tool. This tool can help reinforce effective assessment practices by providing ways to communicate expectations, timely results, and constructive feedback to students.
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Customize criteria, performance levels, and points.
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Moyes identifies £43k-p/w "monster" as new Newman target, he could be WHU's next Payet – opinion
West Ham United are interested in a deal to bring Filip Kostic to the London Stadium in the January transfer window.
What's the talk?
That's according to a report by Italian media outlet Calciomercato, who claim that David Moyes' side have joined the likes of Inter Milan, Lazio, AFC Fiorentina, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla and Arsenal in the race for the Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder this month.
A further report by Italian publication Tuttosport claimed that the Bundesliga side would not be willing to listen to offers below €10m (£8.5m) for the Serbia international in January, although Calciomercato suggest that Frankfurt are unlikely to want to part with the 29-year-old in the winter market.
West Ham's next Payet
Considering just how impressive Kostic has been in Germany so far this season, it is easy to see why Moyes would be keen on a deal to bring the versatile midfielder to the London Stadium this month.
Indeed, over his 17 Bundesliga outings in the current campaign, the £18m-rated man has been in astonishing form, having bagged three goals, registered seven assists and created a remarkable 14 big chances for his teammates – with no other player in the German top-flight having created more – as well as making an average of 2.8 key passes and taking 1.9 shots per game.
These returns have seen the £43k-per-week midfielder – who can also play further forward on the left-wing – average an extraordinary SofaScore match rating of 7.36, not only ranking him as Frankfurt's best performer in the division, but also as the ninth-best player in the league as a whole.
And, while it is true that Pablo Fornals has been in improved form on the left-hand side of the West Ham attack so far this season – scoring four goals, registering two assists and creating four big chances over his 18 Premier League appearances – the Spain international's returns still pale in comparison to those of Dimitri Payet back in 2015/16.
Indeed, over the France international's 30 Premier League outings that season, the winger scored nine goals, provided 12 assists and created 16 big chances for his teammates, returns which saw the now-34-year-old earn an out of this world seasonal SofaScore match rating of 7.68.
As such, should Moyes and Rob Newman be able to seal a deal for Kostic this winter, and the player who Kevin Trapp dubbed a "monster" goes on to continue his remarkable form for Frankfurt at the London Stadium, the 58-year-old manager could well have the club's next Payet on their hands – something that is undoubtedly an incredibly exciting prospect for everyone involved with the Hammers.
In other news: "We can confirm..": Ex drops big twist in West Ham January talks, Moyes will be gutted


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What is value of the question mark stands for in the figure sequence given?
I've seen this question in a book.
I don't understand why "stands" is used here instead of "standing".
What does value of the question mark stand for in the figure sequence given?
What is value of the question mark standing for in the figure sequence given?
Also, shouldn't "the value" have been better?
This sentence is terrible. If it was my book, I'd complain.
There are several ways to rephrase it to be grammatically correct.
What is the value of the question mark in the figure sequence given?
What is the value that the question mark stands for in the figure sequence given?
"What value does the question mark stand for in the figure sequence given?"
"What value is the question mark standing for in the figure sequence given?"
The word 'value' can be removed and they still make sense.
"What does the question mark stand for in the figure sequence given?"
"What is the question mark standing for in the figure sequence given?"
The question mark stands for seven.
The question mark is standing for seven.
The 'stands for' questions are more likely to be used in formal writing. This looks like a question from a mathematics text book, so I would expect to see the more formal version.
What's better: enter or input?
Why is "have given" not correct in "…and ___ him his hard earned success…"?


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Kansas: Liberal Candidate Defined
State Sen. Laura Kelly (D-Topeka) is attracting support from national liberal organizations in her quest to win the Democratic gubernatorial primary and staking out the party's left flank in a crowded field could go a long way to winning that election. Sen. Kelly has already lifted herself into the top tier of primary candidates. Along with former Health & Human Services Secretary and Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) and many state legislators and Kansas Democratic leaders endorsing her, the national social issue organization EMILY's List also announced their public backing of Ms. Kelly.
She faces state House Minority Leader Jim Ward (D-Wichita), ex-Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer, and former state Agriculture Secretary Josh Svaty in the August 7th Democratic primary.


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Q: glVertexAttribPointer: normals being drawn instead of vertices I have a Vertex data type which includes position (3), texture (2), and vertex normal (3). I'm passing these to a vertex shader using glVertexAttribPointer (see here).
Unfortunately, no matter what model I loaded in, it gave me the Death Star — basically a sphere of vertices which is only visible when I switch to wireframe rendering.
I tried deleting a bunch of vertices from my module, and eventually arrived at a partially constructed Death Star. At this point it became clear that it was plotting normals as if they were vertices. I don't know that the vertices are being plotted at all.
I confirmed my hypothesis by drawing two additional triangles — one to represent where vertices should be and the other to represent the normals. I also scaled them by 1.1 so they would be distinguishable from the object itself. And yes, it's definitely drawing normals instead of vertices.
Does anyone have any idea why? I've tried switching the order of the attributes in the shaders, but that didn't help (oddly).
Here's the complete minimum working example along with the two test objects (complete, n20r4_d5.obj; and very partial, test11.obj).

A: You're using OpenGL 2.1 so you have to pull the attribute indexes using glGetAttribLocation().  You can't just hope the GLSL compiler puts vertexes on 0 and texcoords on 2:
void render(Shader* shader_program = NULL)
{
    if (shader_program)
        shader_program->bind();

    GLint position_loc = glGetAttribLocation( shader_program->id(), "position" );
    GLint tex_loc = glGetAttribLocation( shader_program->id(), "tex" );
    GLint normal_loc = glGetAttribLocation( shader_program->id(), "normal" );

    glEnableVertexAttribArray( position_loc );
    glEnableVertexAttribArray( normal_loc );
    glEnableVertexAttribArray( tex_loc );

    for (size_t i = 0; i < entries.size(); ++i)
    {
        glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, entries[i].vb);

        // I think this tells it where to look for the vertex information we've loaded.
        glVertexAttribPointer(position_loc, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(Vertex), 0);
        glVertexAttribPointer(normal_loc, 2, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(Vertex), (const GLvoid*)12); // starts at 12 because 3 floats for position before 2 floats for normal
        glVertexAttribPointer(tex_loc, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(Vertex), (const GLvoid*)20); // makes room for 5 floats
        ...

You could also tell OpenGL where to put them (glBindAttribLocation()) before you link your shader but the way you have things set up would make that kinda messy.
In OpenGL 3.1+ you can force the compiler to put attributes on particular indexes via the layout qualifier.

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Interpol chief Jurgen Stock said that more than 4,000 foreigners are believed to have joined jihadist groups battling in Syria and Iraq.
He told an anti-terror conference in Barcelona that there had been a huge surge in the number of foreign fighters identified by the organisation.
"In September 2014 less than 900 foreign terrorist fighters had been identified by Interpol. Today, in less than a year, more than 4,000 profiles are available in our database," Stock said, reports AFP.
He told representatives of police forces from around the world that they needed to open information they have on suspected jihadists and jihadist circles to transnational law enforcement agencies such as Interpol.
In May, Stock warned of a "cross pollination" of conflicts beyond Syria and Iraq, with extremist organisations in Africa and Asia pledging allegiance to Islamic State (Isis).
A recent UN report also recorded an increase in the number of foreign fighters joining jihadist groups, with 25,000 people from more than 100 countries linking up with organisations in Syria and Iraq.


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BES islands' urgent appeal to the Netherlands: 'determine social minimum'
28 September 2021 | Marit Severijnse
KRALENDIJK – "The subsistence level has been a dot on the horizon for years. We can no longer explain this to the people," says island council member Elvis Tjin Asjoe. He laid the groundwork for a motion that was adopted by all three of the BES islands.
The motion demands that the yet to be formed Dutch government takes up the social minimum, which should be equal to the one in the European part of the Netherlands, in the governing accord. The social minimum is the minimum amount an individual needs to cover the bare necessities of life.
Why are you utilizing this method to shine a light on the social minimum?
"Plenty of research has been done and everyone says that it has to be determined: MP's, Parliament and the Senate, the Council of State, The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights, and the Ombudsman. Ministers promised to do their best in 2019 to create a package that could guarantee people could survive for a month. Contrary to what was promised the costs of living are currently higher", says member of the island council Elvis Tjin Asjoe.
Have you tried to get attention for this topic via this route before (through the party leaders and the 'formateur')
"It's the first time that I've approached the party leaders in such a manner. Mostly (the caretaker prime minister) Rutte. With all due respect, he became prime minister on October 14th 2010, also for the Caribbean part of the Netherlands, so my call to Rutte is as follows: after 11 years it should finally be time to use some political capital to help the islands."
Several MP's have said that the issue of poverty would immediately be tackled after the elections; what do you think when you hear these statements? Are they still believable?
"There are so many MP's who have and are trying to do what's best for the Kingdom but I don't believe that they're truly able to do something. This is about the unwillingness of the leaders. We have seen so many state secretaries come and go. They visit Bonaire and are driven around in a bus. They all say that they feel horribly about the situation and that they'll do something about it but when they get back to The Hague a few motions are passed which are then ignored."
At the recent Interparliamentary Kingdom Conference, which was held on Bonaire, where Aruba, Sint Maarten, Curaçao, and the Netherlands discussed the future of the Kingdom, agreements were made about the social minimum wage: how do you feel about this?
"It should have been a point of order at the Kingdom level. Also for the CAS countries. The Netherlands has a role as the mother of the Kingdom and shouldn't just keep an eye on the finances and government but also on social issues. Additionally the Netherlands should have presented a strong statement on behalf of the BES islands; 'we believe that the social minimum should be determined within a certain amount of time and we will work as hard as possible to achieve this'.
Parliament has reacted and made it known that they will be debating the issue; do you have higher hopes, compared to a few years back, that something will truly change?
"I'm cautiously optimistic. If (caretaker prime minister) Rutte gets the message, I think the urgency will become more apparent. How much money are we talking about here? When you see how much money gets pumped into construction, climate change, the individuals affected by floods because of climate change, I mean I get all of that, but the homes of our people are being flooded by poverty."
Bonaire's consumer rights organization Unkobon is considering taking the Dutch State to court if the new government continues to delay the introduction of the social minimum.