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Latinx Heritage House is a designated living and learning space that prioritizes the historical and contemporary experiences of Latinx/o/a people. The house is a communal space for residents to foster new relationships at Oberlin College by developing stronger peer support networks, thus contributing to a positive, inclusive, and intimate living environment.

 

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Although still a relatively poor country with many people living in poverty, Swaziland has prioritized expenditure on infrastructure and modernizing the country as a development strategy. A good example of this is the MR3 highway that runs from Ngwenya border, past the capital city of Mbabane and down to the industrial hub of the kingdom, Manzini. If you travel here, be assured that your hotel will be well connected to local attractions by a network of similarly top quality tar roads.

 

(By Darron Raw)

 

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - 23 MAY 2016: This Special Session will produce commitments and concrete actions as part of the global efforts to prioritize education in emergencies and protracted crisis, including the launch of the Education Crisis Platform. OCHA / Berk Ozkan

Kensal Green Cemetery is one of London’s magnificent seven, and one of the greater discoveries I’ve made when ticking them off. I didn’t know a huge amount before heading up, but once up there I found a huge area, densely packed with headstones and monuments, and one of the greatest collections of old statues I’ve seen in any cemetery. Definitely one to prioritize if your looking to explore London’s historic cemeteries.

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Breakout Sessions: Can impact investing prioritize profit, people, and the planet?

 

MODERATOR:

Elizabeth L. Littlefield, President and CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corporation

 

PARTICIPANTS:

Robert A. Annibale, Global Director, Citi Microfinance and Community Development

Amy Bell, Executive Director, Social Finance, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Tammy Newmark, President and CEO, EcoEnterprises Fund

Nick O'Donohoe, Chief Executive Officer, Big Society Capital

Mark Tercek, President and CEO, The Nature Conservancy

Nurses hold national day of action Jan. 13 to demand employers, Biden administration protect RNs, health care workers

 

Registered nurse members of National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest union of RNs, hold actions across the country on Thursday, Jan. 13 — including a candlelight vigil in Washington, D.C. for nurses who lost their lives to Covid-19, and a national virtual press conference — to demand the hospital industry invest in safe staffing, and to demand that President Biden follow through on his campaign promise to protect nurses and prioritize public health.

 

NNU nurses emphasize that in recent weeks, the Biden administration has ripped away critical protections from health care workers and the public, with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) weakening Covid isolation guidelines and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announcing that it intends to withdraw critical Covid protections for health care workers—right when the Omicron variant is exploding across the country and hospitalizations are skyrocketing. Nurses emphasize that being left unprotected by the government and by their profit-driven hospital employers which have failed to invest in safe staffing and provide critical health and safety protections, has created such unsafe working conditions that nurses are being driven away from the profession.

 

#ProtectNurses

Participants interact during the Prioritizing Mental Health session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 23 May. Congress Centre - Ignite. Copyright: World Economic Forum/ Valeriano de Domenico

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April 17, 2020 - Albany, NY - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo provides a coronavirus update during a press conference in the Red Room at the State Capitol. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)

There are many factors that go into determining which structures are prioritized for retrofit. Those factors include, but are not limited to, seismic risk at a given site, structural details and route importance. This northbound I-90 bridge near North Bend will be seismically retrofitted in 2020.

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The investment project will finance the first of three prioritized corridors of the planned regional rapid transit system (RRTS) network in India's National Capital Region (NCR). The Delhi-Meerut RRTS will pass through the densely populated sections of the NCR, connecting Delhi to Meerut in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The 82-kilometer corridor will provide safe, reliable, and high-capacity commuter transit services between various locations along the corridor. The investment project will finance rail track, signaling, station buildings, and maintenance facilities. It will also support capacity and institutional development of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), a joint venture company of the Government of India and states of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, that is mandated to implement the RRTS project across the NCR.

 

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We are having the most beautiful Spring weather. I keep finding myself outside, and not playing on the computer so much right now.

I'll be around a bit, especially checking on the groups that I Admin, and participating occasionally.

Also, if you added me as a contact recently, I just realized that since they separated the flickr mail from the contact mail, I have 66 new contacts that I just found!

Additionally, I want back in my bikini and I have to exercise more, and goof around on flickr less, so I have to prioritize! You'll see me around a bit, but more after this feeling passes.

 

And if I get back in that bikini, it'll be pink, and maybe Tony will have Pretty Pink Tuesday "bikini" day. Ciao!

  

Thank you pennacook for the layer

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As a Web Manager for Rinkya, you will be working full time in Komae Tokyo where the Rinkya offices are located and will be reporting directly to Heather. This position is open for immediate hire but can wait for folks who need to give notice to their current boss (if any) and move over to Tokyo.

Apart from sponsoring your visa, Rinkya will also be your guarantor which you need when looking for an apartment to stay at. The Japanese Housing post contains useful info that you will need when looking for a place to stay.Technical requirementsYou will need to have hands on experience with PHP, MYSQL, HTML, CSS and JQuery. You will also be seasoned with Photoshop or any other graphic tool to help you produce graphics for the UI.

Your work will involve working with business owners like Heather, customer service and logistics. You are expected to prioritize tasks and execute in order of business priority.

You will be working on all aspects of the website including backend and frontend UI.

You will also be expected to work with packages like OS Commerce (Experience preferred but not necessary).This position does not require any level of Japanese fluency but I recommend that you learn the lingo if you are to live here. Learning the language will help you enrich and enjoy your life in Japan even more.You need to have a previous online profile (not one registered just for the job application) like Facebook, Twitter or Linkedin. An online profile will help potential employers to make a hiring decision - its helped me in the same way previously and if you don't have one then I urge you to create one as soon as possible - it *will* help your career.HomeworkYou do not need to have any previous work experience with an employer but need to give examples of your previous projects that you may have worked on in your own time. I'm helping Heather look for the right person and when I hire I don't care about qualifications at all - its about what you can deliver and not about what a piece of paper says you can deliver.

Some of my previous employers hired MBA's and PHD's who looked good on paper but turned out to be incredibly poor performers.

To judge whether you are good at what you say you can do, we ask candidates to do tests - its the same method that Nature used when I applied for the job. They provided me with a week worth of tests ranging from translating to subscription forecasts - came through with the results and was handed my one way ticket to Japan. Come up with the results and you will be handed your one way ticket too.Your homework is to redesign the top page of Rinkya. Study the site to understand the business needs and proceed to redesign the top page - then create in HTML with separate CSS and JS files. The design task is to have a look at your design and UI capabilities and the HTML coding is to evaluate your coding skills. The design is completely up to you. Use CSS3 for any shadows and don't use tables for layout. You should QA your work in the latest version of IE, Firefox (Windows) and IE, Firefox and Safari (Mac). As a developer you should have access to means to QA on these platforms even if you don't use both.Your work should be in the following folder structure which should be self explanatory:-

rinkya/html

rinkya/css

rinkya/img

rinkya/js

rinkya/php

Once you are done, zip everything up and sent it to us via mail. Once we unzip your files, we should be able to see your work immediately by clicking on index.html.We need to asses your PHP coding skills too.

Create a text field on the top page that allows users to enter some arbitrary text that will be tweeted to an account that you set up - call it twitter.com/rinkya-test-or-something. Use JQuery to post the results through a PHP script and wait for the response - then display a message to the user notifying her that the post was successful. There should also be a counter to let the user know how much of the 140 characters they are using up for the tweet.You also need to be able to work with little direction - nobody wants to micro manage you. This is why the above information should be enough for you to complete the task. You are expected to fill in any gaps though recommendations and make decisions to get the task completed.Send your work zipped up to [jobs at mirai dot fm] and CC [heather at rinkya dot com]. Your mail should contain a text based resume in the body of the mail (not an attachment) introducing yourself and outlining examples of your previous projects ( need to have links to your work online ).

Also include your Facebook or other online profile. You do not need to include previous work experience or list up previous education but bear in mind that you must have a university degree as that is a requirement when it comes to sponsoring your visa.

Please include your address and phone number too.Good LuckI think that's it. While the initial salary range (will depend on your abilities) wont enable you to buy a Nissan GTR in your first year (neither did mine when I first got to Japan), I think its a great opportunity to work with a dynamic international team in Tokyo. You will learn a lot about running a web business in Japan and also learn much about the various business areas involved such as logistics, costumer service, fulfillment and so on. Heather is a great lady who has years of experience at this game and you will learn a lot from her. All you have to do is to show that you can deliver.We will review and consider applications as soon as they arrive. A seasoned developer should be able to do this in no more than 3 days. We will wait a few weeks however and will announce when we have found the right candidate.

Candidates will be contacted by mail and followed up with interviews through video chat on Skype. If you are already in Japan and applying for the position then you would be called into the Rinkya offices at Komae for further interviews.Don't ask when the deadline is - because if you are really interested in the position and want to live and work over here then you will take the initiative to prioritize your time to work on the task and get it in as soon as you can.After I have advised Heather on whether I believe you can do the job, I will hand you over to her and will leave both of you to continue the rest of the interview process - its then up to you ask Heather everything that you want to know and call out any concerns that you may have - I'm sure Heather will do her best to help you. An Interview is a two way process - you must evaluate and make the decision on whether to join a company and you must do that through asking questions so that expectations on both sides are set.And a message for those who are interested in this position but feel they don't have the skills.

Life is very very short indeed. Get out of that comfort zone that you are in and take the initiative to do something for the future you. I took the initiative to learn HTML in my spare time when I was working at Japan Airlines back in London - it was that experience with HTML that helped me get through the tests at Nature and without it I would not have been able to seize the opportunity when I discovered it.

Don't wait for life changing events to happen - make them happen and make them happen now. The Tokyo Photo Walk 4 article should give you a kick start if you need one.

 

The original article for this image lives at www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25597/Jobs+in+Japan.html

In the year 2000 world leaders in cohesive agreement promised and signed a pact to accomplish the 8 Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Ten years have gone by, while the Governments have not done much in this regard. With just five years until the target date the MDGs are off track.

 

Every year millions of people from around the world remind world leaders of their promise. In 2009 more than 173 million people in more than 100 countries delivered a clear message:

“We will not stay seated or silent in the face of the poverty and broken promises to end it”

 

2010 is crucial this year world leaders are meeting at the UN to review the Millennium Development Goals that is why this year the campaign was prioritized towards making sufficient overall contribution in the form of events, as well as coverage in all aspects, thus making a standing out and notifying recognition in this years United Nations Ten Year Review Summit.

 

Pakistan is among the signatory of the Millennium Declaration and agreed for taking steps to achieve MDGs. While international bodies are monitoring progress of Pakistan towards the MDGs targets, independent civil society organizations (CSOs), networks and coalitions are also active.

 

GCAP Pakistan & Civil Society consultative process on Pakistan Millennium Development Goals Report 2010

 

On July 7, 2010 the Planning Commission of Pakistan (Government of Pakistan) issued the Pakistan Millennium Development Goals Report 2010 (PMDGR 2010) which is the fourth in the series. The Draft of the PMDGR 2010 was presented in a meeting with selected NGOs by Mr. Akbar Zaidi (a renowned economist) on behalf of the PCP. Having read the report and attend the meeting, GCAP-Pakistan initially decided to hold a Consultative Process on the report with the CSOs of the country and to prepare a report in this backdrop.

 

GCAP-Pakistan scheduled five the Consultative meetings across the country but due to the devastating flood in the country during August, organized meetings in three provincial capitals i.e. Peshawar, Karachi and Lahore only. However, the meetings in Quetta and Islamabad have been postponed due to the reason cited above. First consultative meeting was held in Peshawar (23-07-2010), 2nd in Karachi (24-07-2010) and 3rd in Lahore (09-09-10). All these meetings were highly successful and attended by learned representatives of the CSOs of Pakistan who actively participated. The process adopted for the consultative meetings was participatory and the participants were divided in groups to discuss the lacunas in the PMDGR 2010.

 

The report concludes that there are four factors which contributed heavily on the slow moving accomplishment of the Millennium Development Goals. The factors are war on terror, bad Governance, energy crisis and flooding.

 

Letter to the Prime Minister of Pakistan

 

GCAP Pakistan & Civil Society through a letter to Prime Minister of Pakistan urged the need to craft a clear plan for achieving MDGs and to announce that plan at the MDG Summit in September. On 14th Sep, 2010 the letter was handed over to Advisor to Prime Minister , Ms. Shahnaz Wazir Ali on behalf of 435 coalition member organizations and civil society networks of GCAP-Pakistan from across the country including: AwazCDS-Pakistan, Shirkat Gah, CCSD, PILER, SEHER, PADO, SAP-Pakistan, Packard Foundation, Development Advocates and Lobbyists, PARC-Networks*, NCE*, World Population Foundation, Aurat Foundation, Taraqee Foundation, WESS, BDCC, SCC, Amnesty International, Anjuman Mazareen Punjab, a network of tenants and farmers , etc.

 

Publishing & Dissemination of the IEC Material

 

As part of Stand Up & Take Action, Make Noise for the MDGs 20,000 posters were published and distributed among CSOs, NGOs and GCAP Coalition in Pakistan. The purpose was to inform people about the campaign and to make people conscious to participate excitedly in the GCAP upcoming events. One of the major objectives was also to create awareness and sensitization of the general public through the messages given in the posters about poverty related issues.

 

Stand Up & Take Action, Make Noise for the MDGs 17th to 19th Sep, 2010

 

Pakistan stand out pre-dominantly in its action to stand up and make noise campaign for the MDG\'S this year. A total number of 77 organizations took part throughout Pakistan, as a whole 200 events were registered from Pakistan out of which 162 were from the platform of GCAP Pakistan from 54 districts in 5 provinces of Pakistan.

 

Hunger \"The Perfect Storm\" GCAP Pakistan Press Briefing followed by Opening of the Stand Up & Take Action, Make Noise for the MDGS 16-09-10

 

There are genuinely sufficient resources in the world to insure that no one, no where, at no time goes hungry.

 

GCAP Pakistan with the support of approx participation of the 350 people from Civil Society Organisations and youth groups carried out a demonstration in front of the Multan Press Club. Local, national and international press community was on scene to give coverage of the opening event of S.U.T.A 2010. It was a making noise event so in order to fulfill that stipulation steel plate with steal spoons were used, in order to show our support for MDG1. The same events were also carried from the platform of the GCAP Pakistan Headquarters in Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta and Muzaffarabad.

 

\"Education for All\" GCAP Pakistan Grand Events 17-09-10

 

This was a grand event carried out at Government High School Shamsabad for Girls & Boys. Both male and female students attended with a total attendance of over 5000. They demonstrated using Balloon Hooters and posters and demanded that the 42 million children that were deprived of the privilege of Education the Government needs to step up its efforts to fulfill their promise in achieving that goal. Teachers were also of the view that this is a healthy initiative from GCAP Pakistan & UNMC and showed their appreciation by giving their support.

 

Mark Day 18-09-10

 

18th September was a Mark day throughout Pakistan and was celebrated by the ringtone activity. The stand up and take action song was used as ringtones on cell phones throughout the country as a source of awareness. Message on the same agenda using special software was also shared and sent to all between the ages from 18 to 25.

   

Make Noise through red, black & white (SUTA theme colors) bangles activity was also organized from the platform of the GCAP Pakistan on the same day.

 

PARC Rahim Yar Khan as Hindus was in a larger number as compared to the other areas used their special bells a part of their religious custom to contribute in providing awareness for the millennium development goals.

 

In other events around the country many different ways were used to stand up and make noise to name a few. Plates and spoons were used in an event, drums, professional bands, dhols, hooters, whistles were also used. Clapping of the hands, musical theatres, dramas, skits were acted out in different events around the country. Walks, rallies, motor bike and car horns can also be added to the list.

 

Closing Ceremony by GCAP Pakistan 19-09-10

 

On the last day a special cake was made decorated with event info of the total activities. Mr. Irfan Mufti (Ex Global Director of GCAP), Mr. Shafqat Munir (UNMC Representative from Asia Desk) and Mr. Mohammad Zia ur Rehman also participated in the closing activity.

 

Even though Pakistan is at cross roads due to the war on terror as well as the flood the campaign was a great success with hundreds and thousands of participants throughout the country. It is our sincere hope that this campaign would create enough awareness locally, nationally and internationally so that a better and break through MDG plan may emerge.

 

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This little bird came so close I almost couldn't focus on it. We were doing a hike through hot pastures and bush/ forest clad hills to a mountain lake. The birds like humans passing as we stir up the insects like sandflys who like human blood :)

New Zealand robins have demonstrated an ability to differentiate and prioritize food caches of varying sizes, up to 12 total items, without any training. In fact, these robins have the highest numerical competency of any recorded wild animal, which they can use to return to the biggest caches first, followed by less rewarding ones.(Wikipaedia)

Have a great weekend, we are just an hour off Saturday here.

Public Health Nurse Maria Berry-Turner asks Gabrielle Rowe about her current health condition at an encampment in Lancaster, April 28, 2020. The Los Angeles County strategic COVID-response outreach collaboration in SPA 1 includes Department of Health Services funded Multidisciplinary Teams, LAHSA’s Homeless Engagement Team, Department of Mental Health HOME Team, LA Sheriff Department HOST, and Department of Public Health. The team will prioritize encampments, provide increased wellness checks and soon offer COVID testing. (Photo Credit: Los Angeles County)

Hosea Williams is shown leading a rally on the National Mall in June 1968 near the Smithsonian Museum during the Poor People’s March.

 

The missiles in the background formed part of what was then known as the Smithsonian’s “rocket row” located on the Mall.

 

The six-week Poor People’s campaign from May 21st until June 24th for economic justice and against the Vietnam War drew upwards of 100,000 people at its peak in addition to the 3,000 encamped on the national mall.

 

Originally conceived by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a massive civil disobedience exercise to demand re-prioritizing U.S. policy away from Vietnam and toward domestic economic equality, it devolved into a permitted series of demonstrations and lobby visits following King’s death in April that included choreographed civil disobedience.

 

The protest ended in defeat as no economic bill of rights passed Congress and many existing programs were limited or dismantled in the coming decades. Some historians mark the end of the national civil rights movement that began with the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in 1957 with this demonstration.

 

Williams served with the United States Army during World War II in an all-African-American unit under General George S. Patton, Jr. and advanced to the rank of Staff Sergeant. He was the only survivor of a Nazi bombing, which left him in a hospital in Europe for more than a year and earned him a Purple Heart.

 

Upon his return home from the war, Williams was savagely beaten by a group of angry whites at a bus station for drinking from a water fountain marked "Whites Only."

 

Of the attack, Williams was quoted as saying, "I was deemed 100 percent disabled by the military and required a cane to walk. My wounds had earned me a Purple Heart. The war had just ended and I was still in my uniform for god's sake! But on my way home, to the brink of death, they beat me like a common dog.

 

The very same people whose freedoms and liberties I had fought and suffered to secure in the horrors of war...they beat me like a dog...merely because I wanted a drink of water."

 

The attack led Williams to become a civil rights activist, first with the NAACP and later with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

 

In 1963 he was recruited to the staff of King. He was active in the Freedom Summer voting registration campaign and was arrested on 124 occasions. King once described Williams as "My wild man, my Castro".

 

With John Lewis, Williams led the Selma to Montgomery protest march on 7th March, 1965, that was attacked by mounted police. The sight of state troopers using nightsticks and tear gas was filmed by television cameras and the event became known as Bloody Sunday.

 

During the late 1960s, at King's urging, Williams collaborated with the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations on the Chicago Campaign. In 1968, he returned to the South as field director for the SCLC's Poor People's Campaign, and in April of that year witnessed King's assassination. In the 1970s, Williams was elected executive director of the SCLC.

 

After leaving SCLC, Williams played an active role in supporting strikes in the Atlanta, Georgia area by black workers who had first been hired because of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

 

Williams was elected to Georgia General Council in 1974 and controversially endorsed Ronald Reagan for president in 1980. After becoming a member of the Atlanta City Council, he led a march in Forsyth County, which resulted in a violent confrontation with the Ku Klux Klan in 1987. Two years later, Williams failed in his bid to be elected mayor of Atlanta. Hosea Williams died in Atlanta on 16th November, 2000.

 

Williams motto was “Unbossed and Unbought.”

 

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A workshop held in Guatemala City brought together a broad group of stakeholders to refine the initial list of practices, validate the overall objectives and then evaluating the criteria of the three pillars of climate-smart agriculture (adaptation, mitigation and productivity). Photos: J.L.Urrea (CCAFS)

JSC2012-E-051865 (14 May 2012) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 flight engineer and Expedition 35 commander, prepares to fly with NASA astronaut George Zamka (out of frame) on a T-38 Spaceflight Readiness Training flight. Later, on the flight, Hadfield practiced instrument flight procedures and approaches, communications and coordination with controllers, task prioritization and situation awareness in the fast-moving environment of the T-38. The two flew out and back to the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport. Photo credit: NASA

The Forest Service and volunteer partners are working to clear a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in the Columbia Gorge in early 2018. These initial trail work parties, with volunteer crew leaders from Pacific Crest Trail Association and Trailkeepers of Oregon, are focused on opening a corridor along the PCT. This work has been prioritized in order to help create a safe environment for future work parties, and to clear a path for search and rescue personnel in case of emergency.

 

Conditions are different on all the trails that the Forest Service has been able to assess. Impacts haven’t been as severe on the PCT due to it’s a lower elevation, topography, and fire intensity, and it is an example of a lesser impacted trail. One concern is the presence of stump holes on and near the trail, which occur when fire gets into the root system of a stump and burns all the organic matter in those roots. The loss of organic matter creates holes where the roots and stump existed, making an unstable situation on the trail. These are not always obvious to see and hikers could easily twist a knee or ankle, similar to post holing in snow. Volunteers are filling in these stump holes that they come across as well as clearing brush, rock slides and other hazards from the trail.

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CSAIP Validation Workshop - Follows the inception and prioritization workshops held in May 2022 to prioritize 8 investment areas cutting across the fisheries, aquaculture and blue economy, livestock, crop, and cooperative sectors. The main objective of the validation workshop was to present the methodology, results, review and validate the findings to inform the final report. November 22nd, 2022.

 

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Heidi Larson, Professor of Anthropology, Risk and Decision Science, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom, speaking in the Prioritizing Mental Health session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 23 May. Congress Centre - Ignite. Copyright: World Economic Forum/ Valeriano de Domenico

People at higher risk from COVID-19 due to existing medical conditions, such as various forms of cancer, transplant recipients and severe respiratory conditions, will be able to register for their COVID-19 vaccine beginning Monday, March 29, 2021.

 

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"The Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial built in Washington, D.C. between 1939 and 1943 in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence, a central intellectual force behind the American Revolution, founder of the Democratic-Republican Party, and the nation's third president.

 

The Jefferson Memorial features multiple Jefferson quotes designed to capture Jefferson's ideology and philosophy, known as Jeffersonian democracy, which was staunchly supportive of American republicanism, individual rights, religious freedom, states' rights, and virtue and prioritized and valued what he saw as the undervalued independent yeoman. Jefferson was simultaneously deeply skeptical of cities and financiers and hostile to aristocracy, elitism, and corruption. He is widely considered among the most influential political minds of his age and one of the most consequential intellectual forces behind the American Revolution.

 

The Jefferson Memorial is built in neoclassical style and is situated in West Potomac Park on the shore of the Potomac River. It was designed by John Russell Pope, a New York City architect, and built by Philadelphia contractor John McShain. Construction on it began in 1939 and was completed in 1943, though the bronze statue of Jefferson was not completed and added until four years after its dedication and opening, in 1947. Pope made references to the Roman Pantheon, whose designer was Apollodorus of Damascus, and to Jefferson's own design for the rotunda at the University of Virginia as inspirations for the memorial's aesthetics.

 

The Jefferson Memorial and White House form a main anchor point to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The Washington Monument, initially intended to be built at the intersection of the White House and the Jefferson Memorial's site, was ultimately built further east because the ground at that location was deemed too soft and swampy.

 

The Jefferson Memorial is a designated national memorial and is managed by the National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Mall and Memorial Parks division. In 1966, the Jefferson Memorial was named to the National Register of Historic Places. In 2007, it ranked fourth on the "list of America's favorite architecture", published by the American Institute of Architects.

 

The National Mall is a landscaped park near the downtown area of Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States, and contains and borders a number of museums of the Smithsonian Institution, art galleries, cultural institutions, and various memorials, sculptures, and statues. It is administered by the National Park Service (NPS) of the United States Department of the Interior as part of the National Mall and Memorial Parks unit of the National Park System. The park receives approximately 24 million visitors each year.

 

The core area of the National Mall extends between the United States Capitol grounds to the east and the Washington Monument to the west and is lined to the north and south by several museums and a federal office building. The term National Mall may also include areas that are also officially part of neighboring West Potomac Park to the south and west and Constitution Gardens to the north, extending to the Lincoln Memorial on the west and Jefferson Memorial to the south.

  

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia, also known as just Washington or simply D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. It is located on the east bank of the Potomac River, which forms its southwestern and southern border with the U.S. state of Virginia, and it shares a land border with the U.S. state of Maryland on its other sides. The city was named for George Washington, a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, and the federal district is named after Columbia, the female personification of the nation. As the seat of the U.S. federal government and several international organizations, the city is an important world political capital. It is one of the most visited cities in the U.S. with over 20 million annual visitors as of 2016.

 

The U.S. Constitution provides for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of Congress; the district is not a part of any U.S. state (nor is it one itself). The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of the capital district located along the Potomac River near the country's East Coast. The City of Washington was founded in 1791, and Congress held its first session there in 1800. In 1801, the territory, formerly part of Maryland and Virginia (including the settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria), officially became recognized as the federal district. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia, including the city of Alexandria; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the district. There have been efforts to make the city into a state since the 1880s, a movement that has gained momentum in recent years, and a statehood bill passed the House of Representatives in 2021.

 

The city is divided into quadrants centered on the Capitol, and there are as many as 131 neighborhoods. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 689,545, which makes it the 23rd most populous city in the U.S. as of 2020, the third most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and gives it a population larger than that of two U.S. states: Wyoming and Vermont. Commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city's daytime population to more than one million during the workweek. Washington's metropolitan area, the country's sixth largest (including parts of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia), had a 2020 estimated population of 6.3 million residents; and over 54 million people live within 250 mi (400 km) of the District.

 

The three branches of the U.S. federal government are centered in the district: Congress (legislative), the president (executive), and the Supreme Court (judicial). Washington is home to many national monuments and museums, primarily situated on or around the National Mall. The city hosts 177 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of many international organizations, trade unions, non-profits, lobbying groups, and professional associations, including the World Bank Group, the International Monetary Fund, the Organization of American States, AARP, the National Geographic Society, the American Red Cross, and others.

 

A locally elected mayor and a 13-member council have governed the district since 1973. Congress maintains supreme authority over the city and may overturn local laws. The District of Columbia does not have representation in Congress, although D.C. residents elect a single at-large congressional delegate to the House of Representatives who has no vote. District voters choose three presidential electors in accordance with the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1961." - info from Wikipedia.

 

The fall of 2022 I did my 3rd major cycling tour. I began my adventure in Montreal, Canada and finished in Savannah, GA. This tour took me through the oldest parts of Quebec and the 13 original US states. During this adventure I cycled 7,126 km over the course of 2.5 months and took more than 68,000 photos. As with my previous tours, a major focus was to photograph historic architecture.

 

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The investment project will finance the first of three prioritized corridors of the planned regional rapid transit system (RRTS) network in India's National Capital Region (NCR). The Delhi-Meerut RRTS will pass through the densely populated sections of the NCR, connecting Delhi to Meerut in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The 82-kilometer corridor will provide safe, reliable, and high-capacity commuter transit services between various locations along the corridor. The investment project will finance rail track, signaling, station buildings, and maintenance facilities. It will also support capacity and institutional development of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), a joint venture company of the Government of India and states of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, that is mandated to implement the RRTS project across the NCR.

 

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Kevin Delaney, Editor-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer, Charter, USA, Heidi Larson, Professor of Anthropology, Risk and Decision Science, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom, Fatima-Zahra Ma-el-ainin, Advisory Council, Rabat Hub, Morocco, Amit Paley, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, The Trevor Project, USA; Young Global Leader, speaking in the Prioritizing Mental Health session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 23 May. Congress Centre - Ignite. Copyright: World Economic Forum/ Valeriano de Domenico

This series of images delves into the enigmatic beauty and layered history of Venice, Italy, through an abstract lens, employing the scumbling and dry brush oil painting techniques. Each piece is a study in contrasts and textures, evoking the city's unique spirit and its constant dance with the elements. The use of cold, detached atmospheres alongside distressed and weathered surfaces speaks to the resilience and survival of Venice amidst its challenges. The incorporation of "havencore" and "warmcore" elements, along with a palette that prioritizes white and saturated blues, adds depth and emotion, inviting viewers to experience the city's dual nature of refuge and exposure.

 

The artworks move beyond traditional representations, infusing each scene with dramatic intensity and hyperbolic expressions to capture the essence of Venice's struggle and splendor. Labor is depicted not just as a physical act but as a poignant part of the city's soul, rendered through rough gesturalism that strips away the gloss to reveal raw, compelling truths. The dazzling chiaroscuro and striking contrasts of light and dark masterfully highlight the city's architectural marvels and the ephemeral beauty of its everyday moments, creating a harmonious chaos that is both unsettling and captivating.

 

This series aims to transport viewers to a Venice reimagined, where the interplay of light and shadow, the richness of saturated pigment pools, and the tactile quality of the painting techniques combine to offer a new perspective on the familiar. Through these images, Venice is seen as a living, breathing entity, marked by centuries of wear but standing resilient, its beauty undimmed by the passage of time. The absence of heavy paint strokes emphasizes the subtlety and complexity of the city's narrative, inviting a closer look and deeper reflection on its enduring allure and the stories etched into its very stones.

 

Poem: The Quiet Hours

In the quiet hours of the fading night,

Where shadows dance in the moon's soft light,

And the world whispers in tones so slight,

There lies a beauty unseen, out of sight.

 

Beneath the velvet cloak of the starry sky,

Where dreams take wing, and thoughts fly high,

The silent streets hold secrets, by and by,

As the gentle breeze sings a lullaby.

 

In the heart of the forest, where ancient trees stand,

Their leaves tell tales of a distant land,

A place where time holds still its sand,

In the quiet hours, so grand and so bland.

 

By the murmuring streams, under the watchful moon,

Where flowers bloom in the light of June,

The night unfolds its hidden boon,

In whispers of the dark, a silent tune.

 

In the quiet hours, there's a deep connection,

A moment of peace, in introspection,

A journey within, in quiet reflection,

Finding solace in nature's perfection.

 

As dawn breaks, and the night fades away,

The quiet hours gently sway,

Leaving behind the tales of the grey,

In the warmth of the coming day.

 

Haiku: Twilight's Whisper

Twilight's soft whisper,

Day and night's fleeting kiss,

Silent beauty speaks.

   

EXPRESATE A TI MISMA DE FORMA CREATIVA CADA DIA porque es realmente muy bonito

Ten tu propia experiencia de vida, vive tus sueños propios y anhelos, realmente todo es posible, y los sueños si se hacen realidad.

 

Es mi intención, que las imágenes, les den mucha alegría y felicidad, compartirlas siempre ha sido importante p/ mi, espero que les sean utiles en la planeacion de sus viajes o en su vida cotidiana.

 

“Lo q nos hace humanos es la humanidad que nosotros mostramos por otros. Es acerca de dar, preocuparnos por los demas, respetar y tener compasion.”

 

“What makes us human is the humanity we show each other. It’s about giving back, caring, respecting and having compassion for others.”

 

“Solo hay una vida para cada uno de nosotros, la nuestra. / There is just one life for each of us our own” Euripides

 

“ Cuida de tu alma, prioritiza la belleza, la contemplación, las Experiencias que se sientan de forma profunda, las relaciones interpersonales, conocimiento, sentido de un hogar, arte, paz Espiritual, comunidad, relajación y confort” / Take care of your soul prioritize: Beauty, Contemplation, Deeply felt experiences, Meaningful relationships, Knowledge, Sense of home, Art, Spiritual peace, Community, Relaxation and confort” Thomas Moore

 

“Your imagination is able to do all that you ask in proportion to the degree of your attention” Neville

 

“ I love, I accept you, I appreciate you, I forgive you” / “I am grateful” John Gabriel

 

“Live independent of the good opinion of others” Wayne Dyer

 

“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving and that’s your ownself” Bob Proctor

 

No te quedes con un sólo momento, porque la vida esta llena de muchisisisimos momentos

 

“To win you have to believe it will happen” Megan Rapinoe

 

"We are all in the same quest to feel the peace inside us and live a fulfill life /Todos estamos en la misma búsqueda para sentir paz interior y vivir una vida plena”Prew Rawat

 

Antes, iba por la vida en busca de vivir experiencias únicas e increíbles. Ahora me doy cuenta que cada instante de la vida es realmente único e irrepetible

 

“We must reflect that when we reach the end of our days our life experience will equal what we paid attention to, whether by choice or default”William James

 

“Develop the habit of feeding your mind with positive mental food, remember, you are very sensitive to the influences in your environment, whether they are radio, television, newspapers, magazines, billboards or conversations with other people. Your mind is your most important and precious asset, you must protected and keep it clean, clear and focus on what you want rather that allowed it to be polluted by the negative influences around you…Keep your mind clean, clear, positive and free, not only you become what you think about it, but you also become what you feed in your mind on a regular basis.” Brian Tracy, Million Dollar Habits

 

“Get around the right people, make the habit to associate ONLY with the kind of people you admire, respect and want to be like, don’t just drink coffee with whoever happens to be sitting in the break room, do not go out for lunch with the person next door, do not socialize after work with anyone who invites you, be thoughtful and clear about the kind of people you allowed to influence your thinking and feelings with their conversations and opinions.” Bryan Tracy

 

“You can't fly with the eagles if you continue to scratch with the turkeys" - Zig Ziglar

 

“Make things happen” Bryan Tracy

 

“A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write if it be peace with itself, what a man can be it must be“ Maslow

 

“Universal principles:

The law of control: you feel happy to the degree you feel you are in control of your own life, you feel happy to the degree you feel you are not in control of your own life

The law of believe: Whatever you believe with conviction, becomes your reality, your believes then become your realities, your are not what you think you are as they said but what you think you are.

The Law of expectations: Whatever you expect with confidence becomes your own self fulfilling prophecy, in other words, you do not necessary get what you want but rather what you expect

The law of attraction: you are a living magnet, you invariably attract into your life the people, ideas and circumstances that harmonize with your dominate thoughts, specially your dominate thoughts emotionalized

The law of correspondence: your outer world is a reflection of your inner world,

You become what you think about most of the time, what you think about you bring about, you always move in the direction of your dominate thoughts ” Brian Tracy

 

"My life, my message" Ghandi

 

"You can never bath in the same river twice, the river is always flowing“

 

El universo es único

 

"I made my existence meaningful, at the least we will have no regrets " Dalai Lama

 

La confianza se gana, y es muy frágil

 

“Your most import goal in life is ensure your own happiness, if you don’t place your own happiness as the central organizing principal of your life no-one else will do it for you, each person is intensivly focus on doing the things that him her or her happy.” Bryan Tracy

 

“You can only give away something that you already have, often unhappy people said they are sacrificing their own happiness so they can make others happy. You cannot give away what you don’t have, you cannot make other people happy, if you are unhappy yourself.”Bryan Tracy

 

“If you want to improve anyone else quality of life begin by improving the quality of your own inner life,“Bryan Tracy

 

“Real change lies within all of us its in the choices we make everyday,” Megan Rapinoe

 

No seas sin darte cuenta, una repetidora, ten SIEMPRE, TU OPINION propia

 

Decide your environment wisely

 

Cultivate a vibrant o social life

 

Que puedas,

No necesariamente quiere decir que debas

 

"Kids need sleep and phisycal activity and family time and time to use their imaginations, those things cannot happen when they are lost in screen worlds" Adam Alter

 

"Tv and other entertainment media should be avoided for children and infants under age 2. A child's brain dévelops rapidly during these years. And young children learn best by interacting with people not screens" AAP

 

I am enough

 

Evita siempre que puedas a los "intermediarios"

 

Mas conciertos, más reuniones, más conexión humana verdadera cara a cara

 

Peaceful coexistence / Coexistencia pacifica

  

"Always embrace the common humanity that lies at the heart of all us, always affirm the oneness of our human family, let your hear be soften by the balm of compassion reflecting deeply upon the needs and aspirations of yourself and others..." Dalai Lama

 

Compassion

 

"May peace and happiness prevails everywhere/ Que la Paz y la Felicidad prevalezcan en todos lados " Dalai Lama

 

"Despite doctrinal differences we are all simply humans/ A pesar de todas las diferencias doctrinales todos somos simplemente humanos” Dalai Lama

 

Harmony

 

Basic human quality: empathy and good heart/ Cualidades humanas básicas: empatía

y buen corazón” Dalai Lama

 

¿Qué llevar contigo a cualquier viaje?

-Una actitud de respeto hacia los usos y costumbres locales, los habitantes de la region. la naturaleza, los minerales, y los seres vivos.

 

“La verdadera marca de la grandeza no está sólo en lo que una persona logra en su propia vida, sino en su capacidad de ayudar a otros a ayudarse a sí mismos y darse cuenta de que ellos también pueden llegar a ser grandes”

J. Earl Shoaff

 

La confianza es cómo el papel China / que al romperse, imposible que quede igual

 

Answer the call for compassion, included self-compassion

 

Stop outsourcing decision making about your life to devices and computers

 

“Trata de forma deliberada mantener tu atencion plena en el momento presente “

 

Las bibliotecas publicas son una de las mejores ideas del universo, ya que cualquiera puede acceder a un numero casi infinito de libros, audiolibros, revistas, material e información reelevante que pueden tener un super mega impacto positivo en nuestras vidas.

 

“Anything is possible” / Cualquier cosa es posible

Tu siempre tienes el poder de elegir como reaccionar y que hacer en el ahora “

Cada momento es unico

 

La naturaleza es hermosa, respetemosla, y cuidemosla todos los dias, usemos jabones y detergentes biodegradables, y tratemos lo mas posible usar envases reusables

 

"Your voice is the most important voice that you need to hear , & it needs to be positive and strong " Ian Smith

 

Respira y disfruta de hoy y cada instante de la vida, ya que es muy bonita!

 

Recuerda, hoy y siempre TODOS somos seres humanos Y SERES vivientes, las plantas, la naturaleza, todo. Es nuestra humanidad lo q nos hace humanos y nos hace sentir la alegria o el dolor de otros. Aprendamos a ver a los demas, no desde un punto de juzgarlos x sus decisiones, ni condenarlos constantemente x sus acciones, xq en realidad nos proyectamos nosotros mismos c/ vez q juzgamos a otros, sino mas bien, como alguien q al igual que nosotros esta en un proceso de vida. Toda la energia extra mejor usemosla para aprender como amarnos a nosotros mismos, hacer nuestros anhelos y sueños realidad y alcanzar La Paz interior.

 

Haz un esfuerzo deliberado por terminar con las actitudes y actos que fomentan la separacion entre seres humanos y el medio ambiente / “Work to end separation in your own life” Deepak Chopra

 

“Humans learn Empathy and understanding by watching how their actions affect other people.

Empathy cannot flourish without immediate feedback and is a very slow developing skill “ Adam Alter

 

“We all are in this together” Deepak Chopra

 

Todo depende la la situación actual en el momento presente

 

La ´UNICA forma de APRENDER es VIVIR

 

Nada es complicado

 

“Treasure your greatest gift, your imagination” Wayne Dyer

“Never let your attention, be directed by anything or anyone other than your own highest self” Wayne Dyer

 

Verdad, amor, luz

 

“Haz una practica diaria de meditar por La Paz - por tu paz interior y por La Paz en el mundo” / Make it a daily practice to meditate for peace - yours and the world’s. “Wayne Dyer

 

“Expresarnos a nosotras mismas, es algo que la verdad es que nunca termina y nunca debería terminar. Cada uno de nosotros, tiene algo único que traer al mundo. / Self expression is something that does not and should not ever stop. Each of us is creative. Each of us has something unique to bring to the world”. Julia Cameron

 

“1.- Creativity is the natural order of life. Life is energy, pure creative energy

2.- There is a underling in dueling creative force infusing all of life including ourselfs

3.-When we open ourself to creativity we open ourselves to the creators creativity, within us and ours lifes.

4.- We are ourselfs creations, and we in turn are meant to continue creativity by being creators ourselves

5.- Creativity is God given gift to us, using our creativity is our gift back to God.

6.- The refusal to be creative is self will and is counter our true nature.

7.- When we open ourselves to exploring our creativity we open ourselves to God orderly direction.

8.- As we open our creative channel to the Creator many gentle but powerful changes are to be expected

9.- It is safe to open ourselves up to greater and greater creativity.

10.- Our creatives dreams and yearnings come from a divine Source, as we move to our Dreams, we move towards Divinity ”. Julia Cameron

 

"If you are depressed, your are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present /

“Si tu estas deprimido, estas viviendo en el pasado. Si sientes ansiedad, estas viviendo en el futuro. Si estas en paz, estas viviendo en el presente” Lao Tzu

 

Claridad:

Pregunta, con sinceridad A que se refiere ? )

 

Viajo con alegria

 

Hasta q no se sabe, no se sabe

 

"Crea una vida que a ti te encante"

 

I choose me

 

Me elijo a mi.

 

Compassion

 

“Se necesita valor para convertirse en quien realmente eres"

 

“If I want to be free, I have got to be me, not the me I think you think I should be, not the me I think my wife thinks I should be, not the me I think my kids think I should be, If I want to be free, I have got to be me and I better know who me is” / “Si yo quiero ser libre, entonces tengo que ser yo, no el yo que yo pienso que tu piensas que yo debería ser, no el yo que yo pienso que mi esposa piensa que yo debería ser, no el yo que yo pienso que mis hijos piensan que yo debería ser. Si yo quiero ser libre, tengo que ser yo, por lo que es mejor saber quien yo soy yo” Bill Gove

 

No te quedes con un sólo momento,

porque la vida esta llena de

muchos momentos más.

 

"...el lenguaje universal, el que todos entendemos alrededor del mundo, es el de los sentimientos que todos los seres humanos experimentamos.."

 

Privacy is a fundamental human right

 

“Ayer yo era inteligente, asi que quería cambiar el mundo. Hoy soy sabio, asi que me estoy cambiando a mi mismo./

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”

Rumi

 

Paz en. la tierra / Peace on Earth

Kevin Delaney, Editor-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer, Charter, USA, speaking in the Prioritizing Mental Health session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 23 May. Congress Centre - Ignite. Copyright: World Economic Forum/ Valeriano de Domenico

Heidi Larson, Professor of Anthropology, Risk and Decision Science, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom, speaking in the Prioritizing Mental Health session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 23 May. Congress Centre - Ignite. Copyright: World Economic Forum/ Valeriano de Domenico

Russian wooden buildings have a long history, tracing back to ancient times when they served as the primary form of housing. These structures typically feature log construction with sloping roofs, often covered with wooden shingles. Reflecting the harsh climate and available resources, Russian wooden architecture evolved to prioritize durability, insulation, and simplicity, with designs varying regionally based on local traditions and materials.

Fortunately, as Hammond dental, Dr Bade ensures to prioritize the patients need. Hence, the staff is known for their humane and kind treatment. You can trust the clinic and its environment to make you feel comfortable! So, contact dental Hammond today!

  

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“Hit the fav button if you don't mind.”

with bush pilot and military formation (the President just died).

 

Very limited weight. I prioritized cameras over clothes.

Heidi Larson, Professor of Anthropology, Risk and Decision Science, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom, speaking in the Prioritizing Mental Health session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 23 May. Congress Centre - Ignite. Copyright: World Economic Forum/ Valeriano de Domenico

Participants in the Prioritizing Mental Health session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 23 May. Congress Centre - Ignite. Copyright: World Economic Forum/ Valeriano de Domenico

April 17, 2020 - Albany, NY - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo provides a coronavirus update during a press conference in the Red Room at the State Capitol. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)

27 year old Issac Lemi Beshir, a health worker (left) receiving his COVID-19 jab at Juba Teaching Hospital where the launch of a COVID-19 vaccination drive took place. The first COVID-19 vaccines that were administered in South Sudan prioritized frontline health workers, people over age 65, and people with co-morbidities.

 

USAID/South Sudan

While the Dominican Republic generates a relatively low volume of radioactive waste, it has prioritized their safe and secure treatment. Any disused radioactive source identified in the country is transported, characterized, classified, conditioned and stored in a centralized facility built in 2010 in Sierra Prieta, outside the capital Santo Domingo.

 

Around 170 sources from applications in hospitals and industry as well as so-called orphan sources — radioactive sources that are lost and then found again — detected in scrap metal industries have found a home in the facility. Some are high-activity sources, meaning they emit high levels of radiation, such as those used in radiotherapy to treat cancer. Others are low-activity sources, such as those used for industrial and research applications. Other disused sources come from mining, agriculture and construction.

 

The facility is equipped with radiation detectors provided by the IAEA. A team of professional staff trained under IAEA technical cooperation projects is in charge of the operation, maintenance and regular inspection of the storage facility.

Sierra Prieta, Dominican Republic. October 2016

 

Photo Credit: Laura Gil-Martinez / IAEA

 

Speakers at the 27th Annual Regulatory Information Conference discuss operating reactor perspectives on the cumulative effects of regulation and risk prioritization initiatives during a technical session. Speakers left to right include: Mike Glover, Site Vice President, Duke Energy; John C. Butler, Senior Director, Strategic Programs Nuclear Energy Institute; David Lochbaum, Director, Nuclear Safety Project Union of Concerned Scientists; Joseph Rivers, NRC Senior Level Advisor; Antonios Zoulis, NRC Reliability and Risk Analyst; Tara Inverso, NRC Branch Chief, and

Aby Mohseni, NRC Deputy Director.

 

Visit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's website at www.nrc.gov/.

 

For those who wish to leave a comment or feedback please send via email to opa.resource@nrc.gov.

 

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Participants interact during the Prioritizing Mental Health session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 23 May. Congress Centre - Ignite. Copyright: World Economic Forum/ Valeriano de Domenico

Roofing Analytics also provide a Roof Protection Program, which consists of our Maintenance Program (inspection before and after hurricane season), Moisture Testing, Insurance Claims, and prioritizing of your property in an emergency situation.

i love this dress. so much that i had only worn it once, now twice. this was such a spontaneous shoot (the best, however simple, inspiration seems to come when i can't prioritize). the sun was low and the kitchen glowed and i couldn't resist throwing on that dress. the variety of textures allows it to catch light at a range of angles, lending to the dimensionality of this grayscaled photo.

 

this oven is a bit shifty and might be more expensive to fix than to replace, says the landlord, but if so, i think i'll just keep it. i don't mind fucking around with the natural gas knob for this darling wedgewood.

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