Dr. Amina, Paktika Provincial Council member, discusses projects and programs during the provincial development plan review and validation shura in Sharana June 1. Amina showed great initiative in planning for the future of Paktika’s women. Paktika’s government directors attended a two-day event in which government officials prioritized goals and identified the most critical needs of the province. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley N. Avecilla)

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.

Read more on:

India

Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Investment Project

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

SYLMAR - On June 14-16, 2021 the Los Angeles Fire Department organized a multi-agency brush fire exercise near Veterans Memorial Park in Sylmar.

Participants included Fire Departments from the cities of Burbank, Glendale, Los Angeles, Pasadena, the County of Los Angeles and Angeles National Forest, as these agencies frequently respond together along and near their jurisdictional borders in what are known as Mutual Threat Zones (MTZs).

Training sessions took place on three separate days to assure each platoon (duty shift) of firefighters had an opportunity to participate in operational training that prioritized interoperability of communications and tactics on a large multi-agency incident..

© Photo by Rick McClure

LAFD Event: 061421-MTZ Brush Training

Connect with us: LAFD.ORG | News | Facebook | Instagram | Reddit | Twitter: @LAFD @LAFDtalk

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)

Farmers in Mbarali – Rujewa rank the different indicators that they use to prioritize climate smart agriculture practices. Photo: Kelvin Shikuku and Caroline Mwongera.

25 Cities Initiative

Interagency and Cross-Cutting Initiatives to End and Prevent Vetean Homelessness

Working Together to End Veteran and Chronic Homelessness

In March 2014 the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) launched the 25 Cities Initiative to assist communities with high concentrations of homeless Veterans in intensifying and integrating their local efforts to end Veteran homelessness. The initiative concluded in September 2016, but contributed significantly to the recent progress in ending Veteran homelessness. Between 2014 and 2016, the 25 cities that participated in the initiative experienced a 22% reduction in Veteran homelessness. Between January 2015 and August 2016, 29,499 Veterans were housed across the 25 targeted cities. Each city has developed a list that identifies all homeless Veterans by name so they can be linked to the appropriate services. From January 2015 until the initiative ended, each of 25 cities housed an average of 58 Veterans per month. However, there are still approximately 40,000 Veterans experiencing homelessness across the nation, who are still in need of assistance. VA remains committed to the goal of ending Veteran homelessness. VA and our Federal, state and local and non-governmental partners recognize that ending Veteran homelessness is not a single event in time, but rather is a deliberate effort towards achieving the goal, and then continued follow-on efforts to make sure that the goal is maintained. This initiative was a joint effort by VA, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), and local community partners to support the 25 communities with resources, guidance, and lessons learned as they build out and enhance their existing local homeless programs. Through the initiative, VA and its federal partners worked to identify, by name, all of the remaining known homeless Veterans in their respective communities and worked to find permanent housing solutions for these Veterans and for other chronically homeless individuals.

The 25 Cities Initiative was not meant to replace existing programs, but instead, aimed to help each community integrate existing programs, while also accelerating local initiatives and plans already underway. This initiative recognized that ending Veteran homelessness requires strong coordination between all partners and stakeholders who are working to end homelessness in a community. A concerted effort was made to strengthen identification, prioritization, and matching services for homeless Veterans, while improving existing intake data reporting so that homeless Veterans can be better paired with available services. Currently, every locality is using one common assessment tool to streamline this process.

Participants in the 25 Cities Initiative include â Atlanta ⢠Baltimore ⢠Boston ⢠Chicago ⢠Denver ⢠Detroit ⢠Fresno ⢠Honolulu ⢠Houston ⢠Las Vegas ⢠Los Angeles ⢠Miami ⢠New Orleans ⢠New York City ⢠Orlando ⢠Philadelphia ⢠Phoenix ⢠Portland ⢠Riverside ⢠San Diego ⢠San Francisco ⢠Seattle ⢠Tampa ⢠Tucson ⢠Washington, DC

Highlights of success:

All 25 cities have a Coordinated Entry System in place to connect and navigate Veterans who enter the system to the housing services they need in a timely manner.

All 25 cities have developed a By-Name List that identifies all homeless Veterans in their communities by name so they can be found and linked to the appropriate services.

All communities are working with VA to ensure optimal data sharing, regular By-Name-List updating, case conferencing, and Veteran status verification.

Four communities were approved and recognized by the White House, VA, HUD, and USICH for having effectively ended Veteran homelessness in their communities: New Orleans, Houston, Las Vegas, and Philadelphia

Three effectively ended chronic homelessness among Veterans: New York City, Boston, and Orlando

For more information about the 25 Cities Initiative, visit www.25cities.com. If you are or know of a homeless Veteran, please visit your local VA Medical Center (VAMC) for the care and services VA offers Veterans. A list of VAMCs can be found online at: www.va.gov/directory.

VA photos by Robert Turtil

Participant(s) at the CGIAR Genebank Initiative AGM 2022. Photo by IITA.

www.iita.org/news-item/cgiar-genebank-initiative-to-prior...

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

Forest entomologist Karen Ripley with a golden eagle at Tsonjin Boldog, Mongolia.

Photo provided by forest entomologist Karen Ripley. In June, 2017, she made a rapid assessment of Mongolia’s forest health surveys, site prioritization, and pest control activities that protect its forests from native defoliating insects. This evaluation was sponsored by the United Nations’ Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation program.

Photo courtesy of: Karen Ripley

Date: June 23, 2017

For more about Forest Health Protection's International Activities see: www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/cs/main/!ut/p/z1/04...

Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth

To stay updated with the latest styles, follow current fashion trends. Recent popular trends include sustainable fashion, bold prints/colors, oversized silhouettes, and statement accessories. Remember to prioritize your personal style and wear what makes you feel confident and comfortable.

Check Out the New Collection Of Alex Vinash NY

alexvinash.com/

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

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)

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)

Cady's Alley in Georgetown is the only example of a woonerf in Washington, DC (at least that I know of). A woonerf is a street designed to prioritize non-motorized uses, while still permitting motor vehicles to navigate the spaces slowly and cautiously.

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

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)

Kigali, Rwanda – The University of Rwanda (UR) is excited to announce the beginning of a new Master of Science degree program in Agribusiness. The gender-sensitive degree program will enroll its first cohort of students in February 2015.

The degree program was developed in partnership with Michigan State University (MSU) with funding provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Women’s Leadership Program, implemented globally by Higher Education for Development (HED).

The graduate program is prioritizing accessibility to women and mid-career professionals, and is incorporating extensive experiential learning opportunities for the students. The structure of this program in particular will require all students to partake in an internship opportunity thus better preparing them for leadership and entrepreneurial roles in agriculture in Rwanda.

“Agriculture is vital to the people and economy of Rwanda and many of those involved in agriculture are women. Their input to the business of agriculture is essential. It is also important that agriculture adopts a modern business strategy because it is a business and all those involved must learn the relevant skills," said Emeritus Professor James McWha Vice Chancellor University of Rwanda. " This program brings together all the components necessary for a major development of the future of the agriculture and food industries in Rwanda.”

Using a collaborative approach, the Women’s Leadership Program is designed to support access of women to higher education and advanced degrees, strengthen institutional capacity in research and education on women’s leadership, and promote women’s leadership through higher education extension/outreach efforts in underserved communities.

“The empowerment of women through the expansion of their leadership opportunities and spaces for their voices to be heard is a top priority for USAID globally, including in Rwanda,” said Joseph Lessard, USAID/Rwanda Economic Growth Director. “We really believe this program will give women rich opportunities to share their expertise and play major roles in the country’s economic development. We congratulate the University of Rwanda and Michigan State University on this achievement, and look forward to seeing how it will benefit Rwanda into the future.”

Michigan State University has a rich history of working collaboratively with the Rwandan government and their institutes of higher education.

“It has been a great honor to continue the tradition of our two universities working together to advance the agriculture sector in Rwanda,” said Dr. Gretchen Neisler, Principle Investigator on this project from MSU. “Working collaboratively on the Rwanda Women’s Leadership Program has been very rewarding. I look forward to strengthening our partnership with UR through the continued development of this degree program. I am also excited to explore new and innovative ways for our two universities to work together to educate the next generation of thought leaders at both Michigan State University and the University of Rwanda.”

##The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the foreign assistance agency of the United States Government. USAID supports $150 million of development assistance annually to Rwanda, with programs in health, economic development, education, and democracy and governance.

All Photos: Jack Nkinzingabo

Supporters of Rev. Edward Pinkney packed the courtroom in St. Joseph, Michigan on Mon. Oct. 27, 2014. The prosecution presented opening arguments and eight witnesses. All of the community people who testified expressed their objections to the status quo of underdevelopment and prioritizing the interests of the wealthy in Berrien County.

Iraq officials trained in assessing oil contaminated sites from the ISIL conflict

•UN Environment conducts a five-day training workshop for 26 national experts from Iraq’s ministries of environment and oil.

•Workshop strengthens national capacity to assess and clean-up oil-contaminated sites from the conflict in Iraq.

•Joint team of trained staff to carry out field-survey of oil contaminated sites after which UN Environment will review survey findings and provide guidance on site prioritization process.

Baghdad, 27 September 2018 –In Iraq’s post-conflict period, characterized by extensive destruction of infrastructure and looting - from oil resources to archaeological artefacts - by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), UN Environment conducted a five-day training workshop on oil-contaminated site assessment in Baghdad from 23-27 September 2018.

The workshop trained 26 national experts from the ministries of environment and oil on practical aspects of oil-contaminated site assessment, with a focus on sampling strategies and techniques. At the end of the event, a package comprising portable oil-contamination analysers and sampling tools, as well as personnel protective equipment was handed over to the Environment Ministry to support the assessment campaign.

“I cannot overstate the need to strengthen the capacity of our environmental experts in assessing contaminated sites and oil activities, and to develop pollution monitoring programmes which represents not only a threat to local communities, but whose impacts will also extend for generations to come’” said Dr. Jassim Humadi, Iraq’s Deputy Environment Minister.

“During the past few years, Iraq has undergone a transformative leap in its oil production driven by large investments. This poses a major capacity challenge for environmental staff to monitor and oversee the industry’s performance, assess the current situation and extrapolate future projections.”

As an immediate follow-up to the workshop, a preliminary field-based mapping survey of oil-contaminated sites in the four conflict-affected governorates (Nineveh, Salah El-Deen, Kirkuk and Diyala) will be conducted by a joint team from Iraq’s ministries of environment and oil in October-November 2018. The survey will aim to identify priority sites for cleanup that pose a serious risk to human health and the environment.

UN Environment is guiding this mapping campaign through the provision of assessment protocols and an initial inventory of around 60 oil-contaminated sites, including satellite image maps. UN Environment will also review the survey findings and provide guidance to the site prioritization process and conducting of detailed assessments.

“We commend UN Environment’s contaminated site assessment training programme, which is assisting environmental institutions in Iraq to fulfill their responsibility in achieving environmental security in accordance with the objectives of sustainable development to protect the environment and the public health of citizens,” added Dr. Jassim.

This is the second training course on contaminated site assessment which UN Environment has held in Baghdad this year to support Iraqi institutions address conflict pollution from the ISIL conflict. The training programme is generously supported by Norway’s Oil for Development Programme and conducted in collaboration with Spiez Laboratory of the Swiss Federal Office for Civil Protection and ALS Global Laboratory in the United Kingdom.

NOTES TO EDITORS

About UN Environment

UN Environment is the leading global voice on the environment. It provides leadership and encourages partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. UN Environment works with governments, the private sector, civil society and with other UN entities and international organizations across the world.

Photos by UNAMI PIO and UNEP

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.

Timor-Leste: Prime Minister Rui Maria Araujo

“The Timor-Leste Constitution…provides that men and women must be treated equally in all aspects of life.… Our Government…prioritized action to end the discrimination of women and girls…and to stop gender-based violence. Timor-Leste fully supports [Sustainable Development Goal 5], which seeks to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. We also recommit to implement the Beijing Platform for Action as we celebrate 20 years since its adoption. Our country has a proud history of support for women. During our fight for independence, women participated actively in all fronts of the struggle. And now Timor-Leste has one of the biggest proportions of women parliamentarians in the world and the highest in the Asia-Pacific region. In our last elections, 38 per cent of those elected to the national parliament were women. …We must improve the situation of women and address the pervasive gender discrimination if we are to meet our development goals. …We fully commit to achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls.”

World leaders convene at the United Nations on 27 September 2015 for the “Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Commitment to Action” to personally commit to ending discrimination against women by 2030 and announce concrete and measurable actions to kick-start rapid change in their countries.

Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2015/9/press-release-glob...

Read every country's committment from the event: beijing20.unwomen.org/en/step-it-up/commitments

Photo: UN Women/Sarah Stacke

(for integration/climate vulnerability mapping theme): In Midhega Tola Woreda, men and women community members are engaged in the participatory disaster risk assessment. They are identifying and prioritizing their hazards, vulnerabilities and capacities. The assessment is the key initial step to develop community action plans that addresses targeted and prioritized disaster risks. Once action plan is completed and approved by local government, communities start implementing the activities from the plan collectively to build community resilience to climate related shocks. The picture was taken by CRS REAAP staff during community participatory disaster risk assessment conducted in February 2016. REAAP Implementer and partners are: Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Ethiopian Catholic Church Social Development Coordination Office of Harar (ECC-SDCOH), Handicap International (HI) and Catholic Organization for Relief and Development Aid (Cordaid).

GVSHP unveiled a historic plaque to mark the site of The New York Infirmary for Women and Children, the first hospital for women, staffed by women, and run by women, founded by Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell. Blackwell was the first woman in America to receive a degree in medicine, blazing the trail for the entry of women into medicine and focusing her work on public health efforts for the poor and working classes. The hospital provided free care for women and children, and instruction for women studying for their medical degree.

Speakers were

:

Andrew Berman, Executive Director of GVSHP

Carey Bloomfield, the great, great niece of Elizabeth Blackwell. Carey continues the family engagement in social and philanthropic causes with her thirty-year professional career in non-profit fundraising and active membership in the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and Women in Development. She was President of Group I Directors of Development, League of American Orchestras, and is a Trustee of the Dana Hall School and Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the Episcopal Chaplaincy at Harvard.

Jen Weintraub is a digital archivist and librarian at the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Harvard University where she coordinates work with born-digital materials while expanding the already robust work to digitize the Library's collections. She served as the chairperson of the Schlesinger library's 2016 exhibition Women of the Blackwell Family: Resilience and Change. She has also held digitization-focused positions at Yale University Library, among others. She holds an MLIS from University of Michigan and a BA from University of Chicago.

Betty Bayer is an expert on the intersections of women's history, psychology, science, religion and spirituality, Bayer has explored the abolitionist and women's rights movements, and their common history in central New York. Recognized for her outstanding teaching, Bayer received the Colleges' Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award in 2004 and the Community Service Award in 2009. She has served as the chair of the Hobart and William Smith Colleges Women Studies Program since 2001 and directed the Fisher Center for the Study of Women and Men from 2002 to 2009. A former senior fellow at the Martin Marty Center for the Study of Religion at the University of Chicago, Bayer earned her Ph.D., M.A. and B.A. in psychology from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

Judy Tung, M.D., is the chair of the department of medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital and associate professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. She also serves as the section chief of ambulatory internal medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. Committed to providing high-quality, comprehensive care, Dr. Tung’s philosophy of practice prioritizes communication and continuity. Her clinical interests are in women's health and preventive medicine.

Virginia Reath, RPA MPH, has been a practicing clinician, educator, and activist in the fields of gynecology, sexual and reproductive health care for the past 30 years. She was the recipient of the ACLU Reproductive Rights Project Award for her work and activism in women's sexual reproductive health & justice. She has lived in the neighborhood since 1975.

A desktop of my old mac that I made after I read the lifehacker post about this easy gtd system here: lifehacker.com/5270297/quickly-prioritize-your-tasks-by-u...

All it is is a todo.txt, but seperated into four categories; I put @UI [or whatever] before each task, and I made a simple applescript to sort through todo.txt and put it in UI.txt, NUI.txt, UNI.txt, and NUNI.txt. It was really easy; just using 'do shell script 'x'', and using some old skool sed and grep commands.

In the bottom left corner I have Bowtie displaying my album artwork and info.

I have a completely transparent dock skin so it looks like the color behind it; this case, black

I used crystal clear icons to decorate the 'add to todo' and 'refresh' applescripts in the bottom-right corner that I also just wrote.

The wallpaper is from vladstudio here:

vladstudio.com/wallpaper/?grass

I find it very relaxing and nice to look at.

Well, that's it!

Thanks!

Alex Hwang, 6th grader

by danielle_colby_american_picker bit.ly/XBJHct

Invest in our future! Better school funding! Fund the Future. Prioritize public education, not private prisons

2015-12-03: Photo of Sheila Khama, Director, African Natural Resources Centre, AfDB; Kurt Lonsway, Manager, Environment and Climate Change, AfDB; MR. Collins R.U. Ihekire, Executive Secretary, Niger Basin Authority and delegates during COP21-Seizing Opportunity for Africa Prioritizing water in The new climate financing mechanism in Paris, France.

201222-N-OH958-1035 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Dec. 22, 2020) Ensign Fitzroy Hall, left, from Manchester, Jamaica, a Sailor assigned to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), administers the first round of the COVID-19 vaccine to Lt. Adam Groyer, from Cape Town, Africa, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77). NMCP is supporting the fleet by providing the voluntary vaccination within the DoD phased approach to prioritizing mission-essential healthcare personnel in receiving the vaccine. GHWB is at Norfolk Naval Shipyard undergoing its Docking Planned Incremental Availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Pitt)

MRP didn't prioritize the condition of their buses much. In the picture you can see a half-broken window, quite big scratches on the side and a back bumper that has been in DIY manner

MRP Linna Liinid №042 MKO

Built: 2007

Sold: 2016 to Serbia?

Estonia, Tallinn, Pärnu maantee

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

BOX DATE: 2024

MANUFACTURER: M.G.A.

DOLLS IN LINE: Cloe; Yasmin; Sasha; Jade

BODY TYPE: 2001; 524229; orange painted panties; articulated upper arms, elbows, & wrists; bend & snap legs

HEAD MOLD: 2001; parted lips

PERSONAL FUN FACT: The Goin' Out dolls had been on my radar as soon as they came out. But since they were not sold with extra outfits, and there were reissues of older Bratz out at the same time, I didn't prioritize this collection. Of course I did want to get the gals if I could...only on sale of course. I stalked them quite religiously on Amazon and at Walmart in person. Sometimes I'd see a deal, but it wouldn't be enough of a discount for me, or I didn't have other stuff to order online to get free shipping. In July of 2025, my sister and I stopped in at Target on the way home from Saver's. I was hoping to find some Bratz on sale (they stock more of them at Target than at my local Walmart). We did find Runwayz Babyz on clearance, but all the Goin' Out dolls were gone. I lamented to my sister that I wished the Goin' Out girls had been on sale. Funnily enough, the next morning I went grocery shopping at Walmart. I decided to check the toy aisle there for deals. The only character from this wave that was marked down was Miss Sasha. Ironically, Bunny Boo had been the one I wanted the most. Number one, she's gorgeous and has a killer outfit. Number two, Sasha is often in her own assortment, so she can be harder to find. I didn't save a ton on her. With the recent tariffs that had been put into effect, the Goin' Out dolls' retail price had been raised from $20 to $25. Sasha was marked at $15. I consider it only $5 in savings, rather than $10 (because I didn't want to pay $20 for her in the first place, let alone $25). She's even prettier outside the package. She reminds me very fondly of the 2018 Collector doll, designed by Hayden Williams. Her hair was insane when I first opened her. Sasha very quickly became swallowed up by her own mane. As soon as I started washing it, the curls loosened. By the time I boil washed her, her tresses became slightly wavy and very sleek. She looks a bit like Rapunzel now with all that long hair!

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf answers questions from the press. As the General Assembly convenes for a new legislative session, Governor Tom Wolf today outlined his agenda, in which he continues to prioritize ensuring that Pennsylvania businesses and workers have a path toward recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, building on bipartisan progress by removing barriers to help everyday Pennsylvanians succeed, and demanding accountability through government reform. Harrisburg, PA – January 28, 2021

VASG supported student and George Mason University graduate student Sammie Alexander.

Alexander uses environmental DNA to track how vulnerable and invasive fish species are using fish passages in Northern Virginia.

Her work will help managers prioritize repair of passages and make future passages optimal for supporting vulnerable species. Dec 18, 2019. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Virginia Sea Grant)

Thousands of Nurses Hold National Day of Action Aug. 5 to Save Lives During COVID-19 and Beyond

As firsthand witnesses and actual victims during this COVID-19 crisis of a health care and economic system that prioritizes money over people, registered nurse members of National Nurses United (NNU) held on Aug. 5 more than 200 actions inside and outside hospital facilities in at least 16 states and the District of Columbia to demand that our elected leaders, government, and hospital employers take immediate action to save lives.

#ProtectNurses

#SaveLives

***UPDATE**Doug and Tim always prioritize their agenda, and news flash....they found a great pair. Thank you both for your continued support!

Nice little character piece.

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.

Read more on:

India

Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Investment Project

The CSA Prioritization Framework, provides a process for targeting investment towards best-bet CSA options in a given context. The Framework does this by identifying existing and promising CSA practices, assessing the tradeoffs between practices using indicators of CSA and analyzing the costs and benefits of these practices, and identifying possible barriers to adoption. This process aims to contribute to optimized national and sub-national planning, promoting a participatory process for the development of CSA investment portfolios. Photo: J.L.Urrea (CCAFS)

In recent years, there has been a substantial movement in built environment that prioritizes human welfare and improvement. Experience design, a fresh and interesting concept which brings to life what great design looks like, is built on those key concepts. @ www.spaceagency-design.com/services

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.

Read more on:

India

Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Investment Project

The Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) prioritized shifting gears to ensure that LDCs are firmly in the driver’s seat on the road to prosperity.

With less than a decade to deliver on the 2030 Agenda, supporting LDCs as they harness their social and economic development potential is critical. The five-day conference in Doha, Qatar brought world leaders together with the private sector, civil society, parliamentarians, and young people to accelerate efforts in places where it is needed the most.

“LDC5 was a once-in-a-decade opportunity to build momentum on meaningful dialogue so that we can best understand what the next era of sustainable development in these countries will look like,” said UNOPS Acting Executive Director Jens Wandel.

© UNOPS/Jason Florio

via

In our exploration of the “Green New Deal” and its impacts on the alternative energy industry, we examined how the environmental and economic components of the ambitious plan, proposed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, would greatly enhance efforts to slow climate change and create new green jobs. The idea has rallied many Democrats behind a federal environmental policy that has quickly become a litmus test for representatives and candidates, including those eyeing the presidency in 2020.

It’s galvanizing for those of us who have worked for years in alternative energy technology, design, and implementation to hear politicians at the highest levels of government prioritizing our work, creating opportunities for broader discussions, and signalling their commitment to environmental action. However, many leaders at the state level have been working to implement policies similar to the Green New Deal over the past several years. Their efforts, and the results, are helping advance federal policy-making regarding the environmental and economic benefits of alternative energy.

Let’s take a look at some of the state-level initiatives that give us hope for the success of a Green New Deal:

New York Leaps Forward

In New York state, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his own Green New Deal this January. As GreenTech Media reports, the plan aims “to achieve 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040, and ultimately eliminate the state’s carbon footprint.” An update to the state’s previous energy plans, it sets ambitious goals involving the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the nation’s largest public power organization. Progress in New York foreshadows how both public and private utilities must cooperate with lawmakers and the alternative energy industry in order to achieve these new goals.

NYPA has announced its plans to invest in large-scale renewable energy with “a 20-year power-purchase agreement for 290 megawatts of wind” that will create an estimated “140 construction jobs, 300 indirect positions and around $2.5 million a year in tax payments.” Offshore wind energy is on the agenda as well, with the deployment of data collection technology in the near future informing decisions about placement and design.

In alignment with Cuomo’s Green New Deal for New York state, Con Edison has announced its plans for a $484 million rate-based investment in energy infrastructure, including charging ports for electric vehicles and energy storage installations. That utility companies, which have fought energy progress for decades, are getting involved as a result of state-level policies is a sign that real forward motion is being made.

California Sets an Example

On the west coast, California’s new Governor Gavin Newsom is continuing the work of his predecessor to meet climate goals that include eliminating carbon emissions by 2045. Long a stronghold for progressive environmental policy, California’s example now includes eliminating some tax revenue sharing for municipalities that contribute to suburban sprawl instead of increasing density of housing in areas with public transportation options.

Grist reports that Newsom also plans to reinstate the Healthy Soils Initiative, which includes soil conservation practices and “techniques to get farmland to soak up carbon from the air.” They note that the Governor will need the cooperation of state legislators to turn these ideas into policy, but that his priorities will shape the upcoming legislative session. California’s example shows that we need passionate leaders like Newsom to continually demand progress if ambitious proposals like the Green New Deal are to be successful.

Other States Join the Movement

While states like New York and California have long been on the front lines of progressive climate policy, they aren’t alone. The New York Times writes that “midterm elections in the fall brought in a new wave of governors who are now setting climate goals for their states and laying out more ambitious plans to cut emissions and expand low-carbon energy” in states like Michigan, Illinois, and New Mexico. “By advancing technologies like wind, solar or electric vehicles,” these states “pave the way for more ambitious federal action.”

State-level initiatives across the country include requiring utilities to use and invest in more renewable power sources, lowering or eliminating carbon dioxide emissions, and creating carbon pricing markets. As the national conversation around environmental and economic policy evolves, educators and activists are focusing on the states to create progress and build support for new federal policy.

From New York to California and everywhere in between, state-level policies are giving us a taste of what a national Green New Deal could mean. At Solar Design Studio, we’re excited to be part of the conversation. If you have your own renewable energy goals for your home or business, reach out to us today to learn more about how we can work together to achieve them.

from

www.solardesignstudio.com/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=13199&A...

solardesignstudio.weebly.com/blog/state-level-energy-init...

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

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)

In partnership with FEMA's Direct Housing Mission, Talent Mobile Estates is being prioritized for cleanup to provide temporary housing for community members in need.

*U* Eeeep! Guess who just arrived at my door today?!

HNNNG

SO. MANY. EMOTIONS.

WORDS. CAN'T. FIND. RIGHT ONES. ASDFGHJKL

So first things first, like I've always come to do when I get a new sculpt that is meant to be important to another of my dolls/characters, I shove their faces together and analyze them from every possible angle like a mad scientist for 15 minutes straight. Its become incredibly important to me that a sculpt not only be perfect for their character, but also work perfectly (in my eyes) with the other characters in their story and i've come to realize i'm insanely picky in this regard and it causes me more strife within my dolls than anything else so now I prioritize it before anything else. Of course, in this instance i'm mainly speaking in regards to Calliope and Shu together as they are romantic equivalents (in addition to Eztel, but he's a topic for a different day atm) but also with Faustus and Calliope as they are brother and sister. Overall, my first impression of Calliope with both of them is that her head is a bit too big and it already really annoys me. I think its much less noticeable with her and Shu together but its extremely noticeable for me with her and Faustus.

Honestly, that is kind of unavoidable with having them all in MSD scale. Canonically, Faustus/Euclid/Hyacinth/Petra are all "older" or more physically mature (appear 16-20ish) than that of Shu/Calliope/Etzel (appear 12-14ish) but with having them all as MSDs which have little variation in proportion and height its very difficult to accurately translate those canonical differences in their doll forms. Really the only way that I could remedy that while still being canonically accurate to their own characters would be to have Shu/Calliope/Etzel be in the large Yosd/35cm doll range (Bunny Nine, Iplehouse KID, Chibi Unoa etc.) which i've hugely considered but of course that size is a very limited pool of options at this point. Having them as standard YoSD's would be just as much if not significantly more inaccurate (and much more... questionable) so really, until the hobby progresses and more 35cm doll options pop up having them as MSDs is the best option for them but comes with it its own canonically inaccurate frustrations for me. Its incredibly frustrating when it forces me to choose which character(s) hold priority in being proportionally accurate when in this case both Shu and Faustus are incredibly important to Calliope but its impossible for a sculpt to proportionally and canonically work with both at the same time. T__T Ack. Its just sad because Calliope is so important and significant to Faustus as well. OTL

Anyways, when it comes to her and Shu together i'm much more happy with them and that is the most important thing at this moment because regardless of whether I like it or not, Shu/Calliope/Etzel have priority over Calliope/Faustus in regards to doll accuracy. I notice that doll couples/pairing etc. tend to work best for me the more similar their facial features are and because Shu and Calliope have very similar mouth and head shapes its doing wonders to satiate my bizarre criteria xD. Of course, Calliope is currently just borrowing my Unoa body that Shu has been stealing for a long time now and in the future will most likely be getting her own Minifee Moe body so how I am interpreting her overall look now to how it will correctly be later may also be a large factor in my initial annoyances. Perhaps once she is on a significantly smaller and shorter body it will even itself out or perhaps make my initial annoyances that much more significant, only time will tell.

;__; What truly makes everything so frustrating and difficult for me however is the fact that so far I am just in love with Calliope as this sculpt! Blank in pictures really doesn't do it any justice and I honestly really hate blank dolls but even so I can still see her shining through in it so much. It has so many of her unique canonical features!! I am debating modifying a few things here and there just to make it that much more perfect for her character but asdfghjkl I'm just really in love with this sculpt and especially as Calliope!! Of course, I still need to get her proper eyes, make her wig, get her body and do a faceup on her before I can really say for certain but at least so far in regards to how much I like the sculpt purely for Calliope and not in relation to anyone else I am really in love with it! *U*

Its such a strange yet wonderful feeling to see Calliope again and especially so well in a sculpt i've adored for so long~ I just hope the apprehensions that I have about her in relation to my other dolls doesn't ruin it for me this time like it often does.

TwT Anyways, I probably won't be able to do a faceup on her for a while but eeep i'm still so excited and can't wait to see how she comes to life!! Cross your fingers for me that she ends up being the right one and everything works out <3

(Also on a side note, her resin totally does not match this Unoa body, I just edited it to look less dramatically different xD //shot)

---

Calliope (girl) is a Flower & Junior Yabi head in White Skin borrowing a modded Unoa 1.5 body in Fresh skin.

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

1936 Lancia Astura Cabriolet Series III 'Tipo Bocca' by Pinin Farina

$1,380,000 USD | Sold

From Sotheby's:

LANCIA: TECHNOLOGY MEETS ARTISTRY

As might be expected for an automaker founded by an engineer and racing driver, Lancia, established by Vincenzo Lancia in 1906, prioritized technological innovation, performance, and quality from its earliest days. This approach bore bountiful fruit in motorsport, with Lancia’s epic history of competition success needing little introduction here.

Naturally, when Lancia applied this same uncompromising formula to larger and more luxurious cars, the results were no less spectacular—and this breathtaking 1936 Lancia Astura Cabriolet Series III “Tipo Bocca,” with its unique bodywork by Pinin Farina, represents the very best of the marque’s ample pre-war capabilities.

The Lancia Astura was introduced in in November 1931 as a replacement for the flagship Dilambda, and it would be built in four series before production ceased in 1939. Reflecting a new Italian nationalism, Lancia broke their precedent of assigning their cars the letters of the Greek alphabet and instead named the new model Astura, after an ancient island castle south of Rome. The Astura was packed with innovations, including an independent front suspension with self-lubricating sliding pillars; the live rear axle was controlled by friction dampers that could be adjusted to suit with dashboard-mounted controls, and a Bijur central lubrication system was fitted. The third series also received a Dewandre brake servo for the four-wheel drum brakes and a 78-liter fuel tank.

The centerpiece, however, was Lancia’s V-8 engine. Although Lancia was not the first automaker to bring a V-8 to market, it had its own distinctive approach to the formula, creating its famous narrow-angle engines. By employing a vee angle much narrower than that of the typical V-8, Lancia was able to build an engine that had some of the casting and production advantages of a traditional inline-eight while offering many of the packaging benefits of the more compact V-8 configuration. Starting with the second series, the Astura’s engine was mounted on rubber isolators, further improving powertrain refinement.

The Astura’s third series, known as the Tipo 233 and arriving for 1933, is of particular note. In addition to a larger, 2,973-cubic-centimeter V-8 rated at 82 horsepower, the Astura was for the first time offered in two wheelbase lengths. Nine hundred and eight were built as Lungo, with a wheelbase of 131 inches as the Tipo 233L, while 328 were constructed to Corto specification on a wheelbase of 122 inches as Tipo 233C. When the Astura’s fourth series arrived, only a long-wheelbase version was offered, denying coachbuilders the choice afforded by the previous iteration.

THE PREMIERE ‘TIPO BOCCA’

The present car, Tipo 233C chassis number 33-5313, is one of the 328 Corto Asturas produced on the short-wheelbase 122-inch platform. Fitted with engine number 91-1171, it was delivered as a bare chassis to Pinin Farina in the summer of 1936 and clothed in a body designed by Mario Revelli di Beaumont, who took full advantage of the narrow-angle V-8 to create a rakish yet restrained cabriolet design. The design would come to be known as “Tipo Bocca” in reference to Vittorio Bocca, an important Lancia dealer at the time who would eventually commission a number of cars in this style.

The aerodynamic profile features a sloping, rounded grille, whose horizontal bars are interrupted by a dramatic “waterfall” of chrome strakes running from the slim, elegant bumper to the base of a vee’d windshield. The peaked front fenders are separated from the body by rounded fairings that feature individually integrated headlights and driving lights, while the rear fender spats also contribute to the clean, smooth lines. The open car’s streamlined horizontal emphasis is reinforced by a chrome strake running the entire length of the body as well as horizontal engine compartment vents, features that are accentuated when the halves of the split windshield are folded flat. Gently curving body sides feature an early use of curved side windows. Highlighting the car’s restrained elegance was its subtle, pale grey paint with blue upholstery and power-actuated convertible top, the latter a great novelty for 1936.

The newly completed cabriolet was displayed on the Pinin Farina stand at the 1936 Salone del l’Automobile, Milano, where it received the President’s Cup from the Royal Automobile Club of Italy (R.A.C.I.). Following the show, chassis number 33-5313 was acquired by Ghiara & C., Lancia’s main agent in Genoa. Ghiara sold the car to Cav. Piero Sanguineti, a local industrialist, for about 75,000 Lire (the equivalent of about $4,200 at the time). In May 1937, Sanguineti showed the car in the inaugural Concorso d’Eleganza per Automobili, San Remo, where it received a class award.

The car was subsequently purchased by Emil Uebel, Lancia’s German distributor, who apparently kept it in his main facility in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Wartime records no longer exist, offering no explanation of whether Uebel sold the car or retained it for himself, or how and where the car survived the conflict. But survive, it certainly did, and in early 1947 it was acquired by American collector Barney Pollard, as part of a package deal with two steam locomotives.

Pollard shipped number 33-5313 to the United States and kept the car until 1980, when it was sold to Armand Giglio, former President of the American Lancia Club. Giglio held the car a further two decades, selling it in 2004 to an owner in Connecticut. Other than an older repaint, the car was in largely original condition, but with some deterioration of the body’s wood framing. The new owner undertook restoration of the wood framing, as well as some body preparation work.

A RETURN TO CONCOURS-WORTHY GLORY

In late 2011, the Astura was acquired by collector Orin Smith. He would commission Vantage Motorworks of Miami to complete the restoration to international concours standards. Refinished in pale grey over blue—a livery replicating its original show-stand appearance—the car easily achieved Best in Class at the Classic Sports Sunday at Mar-a-Lago, and People’s Choice at Amelia Island, both in 2013. The Lancia subsequently journeyed back to Italy, where it was judged Most Sympathetic Restoration at the 2014 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, in the company of a thrilled Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

The car was subsequently exhibited at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, as part of their “Rolling Sculpture” exhibit of advanced streamlined design. Notably, a sister car to this lovely Astura, in long-wheelbase form, was awarded Best of Show at the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, cementing its importance to design and elegance for the era.

Oscar Davis acquired this Lancia in 2017, becoming the latest in a series of notable collectors to serve as its caretaker. Undeniably more luxurious than many of Davis’ sport and racing-focused machines, the Astura is nevertheless a true thoroughbred; its style, advanced technology, and remarkable pedigree made it a natural fit for his curated stable.

Now offered from the Oscar Davis Collection, this Lancia Astura “Corto” cabriolet perfectly epitomizes Pinin Farina’s design of the pre-war period: restrained elegance with simple but precise details. As such, it represents an opportunity to acquire one of the most important and beautiful examples of Italian engineering and coachbuilding—a show car par excellence, now as then.

---

Kristina and I headed over to RM Sotheby's at the Monterey Conference Center to view some glorious cars at their auction preview.

- - -

Had a blast with our auto-enthusiast friend and neighbor, Fred, at Monterey Car Week 2022.