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071614: Washington, DC - Mr. John Wagner, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border Protection accompanied by Mr. Eugene H. Schied, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Administration, Customs and Border Protection provided testimony and comments at the Subcommittee Hearing: Port of Entry Infrastructure: How Does the Federal Government Prioritize Investments? AC Eugene Schied seen here speaking with Michael Gelber, Deputy Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, GSA who provided witness testimony at the hearing.
Photographer: Donna Burton
071614: Washington, DC - Mr. John Wagner, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border Protection accompanied by Mr. Eugene H. Schied, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Administration, Customs and Border Protection provided testimony and comments at the Subcommittee Hearing: Port of Entry Infrastructure: How Does the Federal Government Prioritize Investments?
Photographer: Donna Burton
Althea Grant is in the center of this photo. Her daughter Cameron is to her left in the photo, daughter Camille is to her right and daughter Chloe is below her. That’s her stepson Djimon above her.
Althea Grant: “When I was pregnant with each of my daughters Camille, Cameron and Chloe, it was a great excuse to prioritize taking better care of myself in order to have a healthy pregnancy. I got better at it with each pregnancy. By the time I was on pregnancy number three I knew to:
• Get at least 8-9 hours of sleep each day and some naps on the weekend. This is a habit that has stuck with me and I still take naps with my toddler on the weekends.
• To put my feet up , especially toward the end of the pregnancy to prevent swelling.
• To begin to prepare for breastfeeding and pumping even before I delivered because maternity leave goes by quickly. Having a good pumping habit before I returned to work made it easier to stick to once I returned and boosted my supply of milk for the babies.
• To get out and get active with the baby as soon as I could because it wards off the postpartum blues and speeds up the recovery (I had three C-sections).
• To every once in a while have weekends when we wear pajamas all day and do nothing but eat, sleep and watch movies.”
For more information on healthy pregnancies: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/pregnancy_gateway/index.html
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Life is precious, but why do so many of us de-prioritize or not recognize the things that matter the most? In this video I'll share a true story about Fredrick; a man who was so caught up in his work and embodying the financial success of the American Dream that he failed to recognize what was most important. Fredrick often told his wife that he'd retire in a few years and THEN he'd have plenty of time to spend with his family. Unfortunately Fredrick never got the chance to retire. At 51 he was killed in a car accident.
So many of us are consumed by all the things that don’t really matter in life and it’s typically only through tragedy or facing adversity that you recognize what’s most important in this life.
Life is precious. What are you doing today to make time for the things that truly matter? A couple years ago, I was Fredrick. Living in the future and for the future. I was consumed with being financially successful and didn't recognize what mattered most and what was right in front of me.
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
July 11, 2026-Chicago, Illinois —“Less gas, more ass.” Yesterday, cyclists rode through Chicago for the 22nd annual World Naked Bike Ride, a clothing-optional international protest combining environmental activism, cycling advocacy, body freedom and public spectacle. By appearing “as bare as they dare,” participants reject commercialized and narrowly defined standards of beauty while asserting bodily autonomy, individuality and the right to occupy public space without shame.
More than 1,500 bicyclists, rollerbladers, roller skaters and skateboarders took part in the ride. The Chicago Police Department was on hand to provide security and escort the group along its route, helping participants move safely through city streets.
The nudity is not simply intended to shock. Organizers use the exposed body as a symbol of how vulnerable cyclists and pedestrians are on streets designed primarily around automobiles. The ride calls attention to unsafe road conditions while demanding that bicycles be recognized as legitimate transportation—and that public policy provide safer infrastructure and a fairer share of the streets for people who travel without cars.
The event is also a protest against dependence on oil, the environmental consequences of fossil-fuel transportation and a political system that has spent decades prioritizing automobiles in the design of cities and public spaces. Its message challenges the assumption that car ownership should determine how communities are built, arguing instead for transportation that is cleaner, healthier, more accessible and more humane.
Behind the humor, costumes and bare skin is a serious political argument: Who controls the streets, whose safety is prioritized, and what kind of city do we want to build for the future. (Nima Taradji/Polaris)
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
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Administrator John Barsa visits Beirut, Lebanon and donates blood at a Red Cross Blood Donation field site to help those that were injured in the recent explosion that damaged the city’s industrial harbor. With over 200 deaths and more than 5,000 injured from the blast, USAID is striving to prioritize needs for the people of Lebanon including food, health, and shelter. (USAID photo by Graham Higgins/Released)
Sometimes because we’re so busy getting quickly from point A to B, we don’t spend time observing the journey and before we know it, the journey is over. To avoid this kind of result, the Buddha prioritized wisdom that arises only from observation over that which arises through thinking and analysis. When we observe, we keep our eye on the real objective which is happiness moment to moment, instead of satisfying the next craving which is usually a mirage. Thinking and analysis is more often concerned with the mirages rather than enduing satisfaction.
April 07, 2022— Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman meets with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to discuss global health emergencies in Ukraine and Afghanistan, WHO’s work in humanitarian emergencies, and the U.S. government’s prioritization of and USAID’s commitment to a zero-tolerance stance on sexual exploitation and abuse.
BEIRUT, Lebanon (Aug. 10, 2020) United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Administrator John Barsa, the U.N. World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley, and U.S. Ambassador Dorthy Shea visit various areas of Beirut that recently suffered from an explosion at the city’s industrial harbor. With over 200 deaths and more than 5,000 injured from the blast, USAID is striving to prioritize needs for the people of Lebanon including food, health, and shelter.
To help keep people safe and re-establish the movement of critical goods and services following severe flooding and landslides, the Province is taking temporary measures to ensure fuel (gas and diesel) is prioritized for essential vehicles, while keeping it available to British Columbians.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/25774
***UPDATE**Doug and Tim always prioritize their agenda, and news flash....they found a great pair. Thank you both for your continued support!
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The North Korean Songun (선군정치), or "Military First" policy, prioritizes the Korean People's Army (KPA) in affairs of the state and allocation of resources. This has a profound effect on how North Korea operates, which ultimately trickles down throughout the country.
With one of the largest standing armies in the world, you can find soldiers everywhere you go in North Korea. The KPA even runs its own factories and farms. While driving through Nampho, I saw this rather unexpected scene. While North Korea does use machinery in agriculture and transport, this was a pretty rare sight throughout my tours. I would think this is more common in the countryside, but eventually there are limits to how much of the country you can see.
Another view of front desk surface.
Every morning, I write down the tasks I must complete for the day in the planner. The tasks are prioritized. Beside the prioritized tasks is a separate column for what I *actually* do each day, broken down by half hour for timesheet purposes.
I use this for work, my comic company, and home life to keep myself sane. If I lost this planner, I would die. Possibly in a fire. But not before I found out who took it from me and shared the fate with them. I'm generous like that.
BEIRUT, Lebanon (Aug. 10, 2020) United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Administrator John Barsa, the U.N. World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley, and U.S. Ambassador Dorthy Shea visit various areas of Beirut that recently suffered from an explosion at the city’s industrial harbor. With over 200 deaths and more than 5,000 injured from the blast, USAID is striving to prioritize needs for the people of Lebanon including food, health, and shelter.
August 20, 2019 - Washington, DC, USA: Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), Ruthless Prioritization: The Army’s Realization of the National Defense Strategy – A Conversation with Acting Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy, Photo by Daniel Ackerman / © FDD
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2023 - WASHINGTON DC. WORLD BANK GROUP/ INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 2023 SPRING MEETINGS
Governing Effectively During Challenging Times
Overlapping crises, from COVID-19 and debt to climate change and conflict, are challenging many governments to operate differently, prioritizing the delivery of essential public goods and services to their people while protecting the most vulnerable.
Speakers: Shameran Abed, Executive Director, BRAC International; Pablo Arosemena Marriott, Minister of Economy and Finance, Ecuador; Sergii Marchenko, Minister of Finance of Ukraine; Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross; Anna Bjerde, Managing Director of Operations, World Bank Group. Host:Kathleen HaysGlobal Economics and Policy Editor, Bloomberg Television and Radio. Photo: World Bank / Ian Foulk
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.
Photo by Kevin Reeves
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.
Photo by Nadya Primak '13
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)
Public Health Nurse Maria Berry-Turner and Sheriff Deputy Heriberto Gutierrez conduct wellness checks 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)
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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)
Why wear a continuous glucose monitor?
Too much glucose in your bloodstream is toxic, too little is fatal. Our bodies prioritize by keeping us sick and alive (with obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes) in the former condition, and manufacturing glucose in the latter. Because of this, too much blood glucose is common, too little blood glucose is rare.
A continuous glucose monitor is another - provides minute by minute information about how the body handles this tightly controlled metabolite. Currently, these are used for people with diabetes (unfortunately a greater % of the population), eventually, as is being discussed, this technology may be embedded in the Apple Watch.
In terms of the product, I am fascinated by the color combinations chosen - the blue and yellow are clearly a complementary pair, making the device itself a color harmony.
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.
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)
Prioritize high-risk unknowns for experiments (with permission from Giff Constable).
Validating Product Ideas Through Lean User Research, Sharon, Tomer, 2016. New York: Rosenfeld Media rosenfeldmedia.com/books/lean-user-research/
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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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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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.
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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.
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
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)
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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Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Investment Project
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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