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Hong Kong Umbrella Revolution, 1 Oct 2014

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Support Unit Singapore (SUS) was formed 7th Dec 1977 utilising the Iroquois which remained in Singapore after 41 Sqn disbanded the previous day.

SUS was renamed No. 141 Flight on the 30th Apr 1985 and operated from Sembawang until it was also disbanded on the 14th Jul 1989.

 

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1. Cpl Steve Coker, Avionic Tech

2. Cpl Green

3. Cpl Des Gyde, Helicopter Crewman

4. Cpl John Mundy, Medic

5. LAC Roy Booth, Aircraft Tech

6. McAndie

7. Sgt Charlie South, Helicopter Crewman, d. 7 May 2011

8. Cpl Mike Naus, Aircraft Technician

9. Cpl John 'Boy' Moore, Aircraft Technician

10. Sgt Bryce Hows, Aircraft Tech, d. 24 Apr 2024

11. Sgt Merv Parr, Admin

12. Sgt Jack Raymond, S&S

13. Sgt Bruce Mead, MT

14. Cpl Walker

15. Cpl John 'Johnny' Bray, Aircraft Tech

16. Sgt Tom Forrest, Aircraft Technician

17. LAC Jenny Wratt, Admin

 

Centre

18. LAC John Groenen, Supply

19. Cpl Pat Tomlins, MT

20. Cpl Roger Waipapa, Aircraft Technician

21. Sgt Ash Davey, S&S, d.

22. Tom McCready, Aircraft Technician

23. Cpl Marty Davis, Admin

24. Pete Van Leeuwen, Aircraft Technician

25. Cpl Moraulis

26. Cpl Watts

27. Sgt Rob Oakden

28. LAC 'Baggy' Ross

29. LAC Matson

30. Cpl Parker

31. F/S John Llewellyn, Communications (Assistant)

32. LAC Powell, Aircraft Tech

33. LAC Seabourne

 

Front

34. Sgt Bruce Miller, MT

35. Sgt 'Baldie' White, Aircraft Technician

36. F/S Grant 'Piggy' McKay, SGSI

37. Sgt John 'Jotto' Otto, Aircraft Technician, d. 5 Nov 2015

38. W/O Les Barrow, Aircraft Technician

39. F/L Chris 'Crob' O'Brien, Pilot

40. F/L Dave Salter, AdminO

41. F/L Gary Hill, EngO

42. F/L Bill McGregor, Pilot

43. S/L Ron Ferguson, Pilot & OC SUS

44. F/L Williams, Admin

45. W/O Trevor Mulligan, Supply

46. F/L D.J. Watson, Pilot

47. F/L David Williamson, Pilot

48. F/O Mike 'Fitz' Fitzpatrick, Pilot

49. F/S Newport

50. F/S Alan Wallace, Avionic Tech, d. 15 Oct 2013

51. Sgt Pete Calder, Aircraft Tech

52. F/S Jeff Ford, Aircraft Tech

53. Burrows

54. W/O D.O.G. Muldoon, Mascot 1976-1988, Promoted 1981/82

 

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Courtesy of Les Barrow

You must have a network of people around you that support your work. Your talent as an artist is only a small part of the equation when it comes to the growth of your work.

 

What you don't see in this photo, is my dad, freezing his ass off as I make him remotely fire the shutter over and over again. My exposures for this shot ranged from 3 seconds to 20 seconds so when you do this several times, it adds up quick in low 40 degree weather. I'm up in Port Townsend, Washington visiting my dad this weekend. He always supports what I do and he is part of a network of people I choose to surround myself for critiques, input and inspiration. This is one of the most important aspects of art. Period. You cannot grow as an artist, or a writer, or a photographer, or any other talent-based profession in a closed environment. You need to show people your work, take feedback constructively and most of all surround yourself with a support group who will not hesitate to tell you is straight.

 

If you do this, you will flourish faster than you will with any amount of closed door practice. Find people you respect, find feedback you can act on, and you'll find yourself a support group you can always count on.

 

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Masonic Temple; Belleville, Ontario.

©2009 Susan Ogden-All Rights Reserved

Thruthelookingglass Creations

 

...surrounds you...and keeps you strong.

(L) Venice - Biennale - Support - Lorenzo Quinn

Symmetry Supporting the roof of Westminster Abbey

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This roughly 1:20 scaled Technic replica of the infamous off-roader in bright red, just like the very first model that still resides with its creator, features the following:

 

suspension on both front and rear axles

adjustable seats and headrests

manual steering knob gear

details such as the dashboard with speedometers and ignition switch port as well as a gearstick

an accurate representation of the air-cooled engine at the back

Comes with a beige/brown beach bag inspired by the designs of the era.

Building it in the Technic system allowed to recreate its curved design much easier, as well as the possibility for people to customize and build their own add-on accessories or mods, such as a roof or even a complete recolour, while still keeping it accurate to its real life counterpart.

 

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Nikon D5100 on a Manfrotto Pixi.

 

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Dozens of Greater Manchester’s faith and community leaders stood together against hatred as they signed a new statement pledging their commitment to encouraging strong, diverse communities.

 

Leaders, including GMP Chief Constable Ian Hopkins, Councillor Carl Austin-Behan, Lord Mayor of Manchester, Rt Revd David Walker, Bishop of Manchester, Mrs Sharon Bannister, President, Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region, Mr Qadir Chohan, Chair, Manchester Council of Mosques and many others came together at Manchester Cathedral to sign the statement, created as a result of a rise in hate crimes following the EU referendum result.

 

Greater Manchester saw a 23 per cent increase in hate crime in the week after the country chose to leave the European Union at the end of June.

 

Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said: “I believe in a democratic society people should be safe, both from physical harm, but also from hatred. Sadly we are seeing a significant number of people across Greater Manchester being subjected to hate incidents and hate crimes. This is totally unacceptable. Today is an important step in uniting our communities and am pleased to see so many other influential people standing with us to end hate crime and discrimination.

 

“This statement very clearly reinforces our commitment to encouraging inclusive communities, whilst recognising the difference people bring to Greater Manchester that help make it such a wonderful place. It is also, however, a very strong message to those who go against this – there is absolutely no place for hatred or discrimination in Greater Manchester. We will do all we can to take action against anyone who commits hate crimes.”

 

Faith Leaders’ Secretary, Canon Steve Williams, said: “The speed with which Faith Leaders acted shows how serious we consider the situation to be. But it also shows that people in our communities want to make a positive difference – to support people who’ve suffered in this way, and to promote good-news stories of acts of kindness and inclusion that build bridges, not barriers.”

 

The statement is part of GMP’s We Stand Together’ campaign which encourages people to come together as one and celebrate their differences in order to build safer and stronger communities.

 

It was signed at an event hosted by the Diocese of Manchester on Tuesday, 12 July, which saw speeches from Chief Constable Ian Hopkins, the Dean, Bishop David Walker, The Lord Mayor and the Police and Crime Commissioner.

 

Anyone who experiences hate crime is encouraged to report it by calling the police on 101, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or using the True Vision website (www.report-it.org.uk).

 

To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit www.gmp.police.uk

 

You should call 101, national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.

 

Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.

 

You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

 

Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.

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Cadiz old town was renovated with 80% support from the European Union.

 

Like many poorer regions of Europe, this part of Spain has benefitted enormously from EU funding.

 

It has meant that Cadiz is able to make the most of its considerable assets, draw more visitors, and help boost the local economy.

 

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Your little feet dangle far from the ground

What love your mother and I have found

So precious and small so innocent and pure

Our love is so strong it almost feels obscure

So until those little feet can stand on their own

Don't be afraid you're not alone

 

From little things big things grow

 

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'Grow a mo' (moustache) to create public awareness of men's health issues and so the Citadis grew a big white mo; the Bombardier a smaller black one. © Henk Graalman 2023

Lausanne Triathlon 2014, Lausanne, Switzerland

Designer: Workers Congress of "East is Red" Agricultural Machinery Plant of Shenyang City (collective work) (沈阳市东方红农业机械厂工代会供稿)

ca. 1969-1970

Support agriculture energetically

Dali zhiyuan nongye (大力支援农业)

Publisher: Revolutionary Committee of the Cultural Section of the Revolutionary Committee of Shenyang City (沈阳市革命委员会文化局革委会)

Call number: BG E13/833 (Landsberger collection)

 

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Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based historical facts. BEWARE!

  

Some background:

In early 1968, the Soviet Ministry of Defense decided to develop a specialized shturmovik armored assault aircraft in order to provide close air support for the Soviet Ground Forces. The idea of creating a ground-support aircraft came about after analyzing the experience of shturmovaya (ground attack) aviation during World War II, and in local wars during the 1950s and 1960s. The Soviet fighter-bombers in service or under development at this time (Su-7, Su-17, MiG-21 and MiG-23) did not meet the requirements for close air support of the army. They lacked essential armor plating to protect the pilot and vital equipment from ground fire and missile hits, and their high flight speeds made it difficult for the pilot to maintain visual contact with a target. Ordnance load and loiter time were also insufficient.

 

In March 1969, a competition was announced by the Soviet Air Force that called for designs for a new battlefield close-support aircraft. Participants in the competition were the Design Bureaus of Sukhoi, Yakovlev, Ilyushin and Mikoyan. The original request was for a simple, relavtively light aircraft, that was easy to produce and maintain and would allow a high survivabilty in a combat environment.

 

The aircraft was to be powered by two Ivchenko AI-25T non-afterburning turbofans, each with a thrust of 1.750 kgp (3.860 lbst) - a modification of the AI-25 developed for the Yak-40 feederliner, and the same engine that powered the Czech-built L-39 Albatros trainer. The aircraft was to carry an internal cannon and was only intended to carry unguided weapons - bombs of up to 500 kg caliber and rockets/rocket pods.Sighting was to be simple, consisting of a collimating gunsight and a laser rangefinder.

Normal combat payload was to be 1.500 kg (3.310 lb), increasing to 2.500 kg (5.511 lb) in overload configuration. Normal TOW would be 8.200 kg (18.080 lb) and MTOW in the 10.000 kg (22.050 lb) range

 

All OKBs made submissions, but in the course of the proposals the requirements were widened, eventually necessitating a bigger, more capable aircraft. This eventually led to the Ilyushin’s Il-42 (later renamed into Il-102) and Sukhoi’s T-8 (the later Su-25), which remained in the official competition and the Su-25 would, aftre a long development phase, turn out to be the winner.

 

OKB Yakovlev had been late with its submission, which was still based on the original requirement. it was clear that their aircraft, internally known as the Yak-35, would neither meet the more demanding profile, nor offer the development potential for a heavier type. Anyway, OKB Yakovlev kept the development going, as a lot of export potential was expected.

 

Until May 1970 a total of three prototypes were built and successfully tested. The Yak-35 was a compact aircraft with clean lines, and it took the experience from the recently built (but rejected) Yak-30/32 trainer (NATO code "Magnum/Mantis") further. The modern design featured shoulder-mounted, slightly swept wings and a swept cruciform tail. The AI-25T engines were buried side by side in the rear fuselage, fed by lateral air intakes. The pilot sat in an armored cockpit that would withstand 0.5" caliber fire, and the slanted nose offered good for- and downward view. The aircraft reminded vaguely of the Saab 105 trainer or Sukhoi's initial, light T-8 design.

 

The rugged landing gear with single low pressure tires retracted into the fuselage. Armement compriseda pair of 30mm Nudelman-Richter NR-30 cannons with 100RPG, mounted under the air intakes, and a total of seven hardpoints (three under each wing, one under the fuselage) for ordnance. The inner pair of pylons was "wet" and could carry PTB-600 drop tanks, the fuselage hardpoint was intended for extre equipment like a reconnaissance pod, an ECM jammer or (in later versions, see below) guidance pods for air to ground missiles. For self-defence, IR-guided missiles like the R-3S, R-13M and later the R-60 could be carried on the outer pylons.

 

Avionics included a passive SPO-10 Sirena 3M RHAWS, coupled with a set of KDS-23 chaff/flare dispensers at the rear base of the fin, and an active SPS-141 Siren jammer. A Fon laser rangefinder was fitted into the nose tip, coupled with an S-17VG-1sighting mechanism, a DISS-7 doppler speed and drift measurement unit and a PKB-3 sight for toss bombing, an ASP-17B gunsight, an RV-5R radar altimeter and a V-144 computer.

 

Western officials first became aware of the new type during the October Parade 1972 in Moscow, when the three initial Yak-35 made a single pass at medium altitude. The unknown type immediately received the NATO code "Fraudster". The prototypes and two static airframes continued the development program at slow pace - no serious problem occured, and the Yak-35 turned out to be a stable and agile weapon platform, receiving positive praise from the test pilots.

 

As time went by, things turned into favor of the the Yak-35, which eventually got its chance: As the shturmovaya program around the Su-25 ran into more and more delay, and a new attack aircraft was direly needed - not long ago, tensions with China concerning the disputed Damanskiy and Kirkinskiy Islands on the Ussuri River had caused much alert. Finally, the Yak-35 was ordered into production, while parts of its fuselage design had already been used for the Yak-38 VTOL aircraft for the Soviet Navy.

 

From 1974 on the Yak-35 was delivered to front line squadrons, in parallel with the VG Su-17 fighter bomber. The service aircraft were updated with Delta-N radio guidance equipment, placed in a fairing in front of the fin, which would allow the Yak-35D ('dorabotanyy' = Updated; NATO code "Fraudster B") to carry radio-guided AGMs like the Kh23 or Kh-25 missiles. The emitter had to be carried in an external pod, though, normally placed under the fuselage. A pair of these missiles could be carried on launch rails on the inner pair of pylons.

 

A total of 110 Yak-35Ds were built until 1979, all of them remained in Soviet Air Force Service, and almost exclusively in transbaikalian units. None of them were deployed to Afghanistan, as the rather weak engine powered was deemed unsatisfactory for the 'hot and high' conflict theatre.

From 1982 on the Yak-35Ds were quickly replaced by the then-finally-ready Su-25 and relegated into second line services. Most of the remaining Yak-35Ds were kept in use for weapon training, mostly at flight academies along MiG-21 fighters until 1990, and some served as target tugs with frontline units in the Far East. No specimen was ever exported.

 

General characteristics

Crew: One

Length incl. pitot: 14.54 m (47 ft 7 3/4 in) incl. pitot

Wingspan: 9,52 m (31 ft 2½ in)

Height: 4.6 m (15 ft ½ in)

Empty weight: 6.525 kg (14.375 lb)

Loaded weight: 8.750 kg (19.275 lb)

Max. take-off weight: 11.400 kg (25.110 lb)

 

Powerplant:

2× Ivchenko AI-25T non-afterburning turbofans, each with a thrust of 1.750 kgp (3.860 lbst)

 

Performance:

Maximum speed: 1.050 km/h (652 mph/Mach 0.9) at height, clean configuration; 825 km/h (512 mph) with external stores at sea level

Range: 1.450 km (900 mi); high, clean configuration

Ferry range: 2.500 km (1,553 mi)

Service ceiling: 14.000 m (45.850 ft)

Rate of climb: 76 m/s (14.936 ft/min)

Thrust/weight: 0.54

 

Armament:

2× NR-30 30mm cannons with 100 RPG

7 hardpoints for up to 2.500 kg (5.511 lb) of external ordnance, including rails for 2× IR-guided air-to-air missiles for and a wide variety of general-purpose bombs, cluster bombs, gun pods, rocket pods, drop tanks and radio-guided air-to-surface missiles like the Kh-23 or Kh-25.

  

The kit and its assembly:

This fantasy thing was spawned by the vague thought that one could turn the rather crude Yak-38 kit from Tsukuda Hobby into "something pretty". The plan had been lingering for some time, and when I got hands on an incomplete Yak-38 (Revell re-boxing of the kit, canopy missing) I eventually started with the surgery, letting inspiration and donation parts flow.

 

I had a vague idea of what the aircraft should look like, but the overall layout evolved step by step. One initial measure was to shorten the fuselage considerably: plugs from in front of and behind the original wings were cut out, and the remaining three fuselage pieces glued together. As the fuselage has an almost even diameter and shape all along its length, this turned out to be pretty easy, but still needed considerably putty work.

 

The original fittings for the wings and tail surfaces were then filled with styrene plugs and sanded even.

 

Moving the wings from their original mid-position to the shoulders was already something I had in mind before the project started. But the eventual solution just evolved as I had the fuselage ready and could judge positions and proportions.

The wings I used come from a Alpha Jet (Heller), and they were not simply stuck to the fuselage. Due to the curved back of the Yak-38 I had to add a kind of console, made from the upper wing's mid section of a Matchbox SBC Helldiver biplane (!). This connector piece was placed into a carved fairing on top of the fuselage, the new wings attached to it, and the missing bodywork sculpted with 2C putty. This way I was able to blend the new arrangement into the rest of the body with matching wing roots, without having it look as if the wings had simple been stuck onto it. The result is pretty good, looks rather organic.

 

The tail is new, too. Original plan had been to use the Yak-38 tail, maybe with a T-tail arrangement - but that simply did not look good. Finding a replacement was tough, I finally settled on an A-4M (Italeri) fin, which had to be modified with a clipped top, Yak-38 style, in order NOT to remind too much of the Douglas creation! It fits in shape and size, though.

 

New stabilizers had to be used, too - the original Yak-38 looked much too small and flimsy. A T-tail was not possible anymore, so I used a cruciform tail, A-4 style, even though the stabilizers had to be moved upwards since the Yak-38 tail is much wider than an A-4. The stabilizers themselves are new, too: a pair of F-86 fins(!), leftover from Hobby Boss kits. They are a bit thick, but look great and blend well into the whole arrangement.

 

The main landing gear was taken OOB, but with new wheels and extra struts fitted. The front wheel is totally new, it belongs to a Fiat G-91. The cockpit received a new seat (from a MiG-29), a pilot figure and a primitive dashboard, and a donation canopy had to be found and integrated (I think it comes from a Tamiya 1:100 F-105).

All around the hull small details were added, including the seven pylons and the rocket pod ordnance.

  

Painting and markings:

It took a while and some research to turn up a suitable, tactical paint scheme. Normally I keep whifs rather subtle, and I did not want to paint the Yak-35 in a dark green/brown scheme, typical for Eastern Europe aircraft.

Afghanistan was a vague idea, a desert/mountainous scheme, as well as the Su-25 prototype which appreared at Le Bourget ("301 Blue"), with its two-tone brown livery and a few green accents.

 

I finally found a Su-7UM trainer in a light, three-tone camouflage which I transplanted on my Yak-35. It consists of two sand tones (Humbrol 187 and 63) and a green tone (Humbrol 155). Looks rather surreal! The undersides are kept in Russian Blue (Humbrol 115).

Since much of the fuselage consists of pure putty and re-engraving would be rather hazardous I painted panel lines, with a mix of sepia ink and acrylic matt varnish. A second-best solution, but the result is O.K., when you do not take a closer look...

 

The whole thing received a light wash with black ink in order to emphasize panel line and details and the leading edges were lightly dry-brushed with pale grey. Basic colors were also ‘tamed down’ trough dry painting with shades of light beige and grey, for a worn and bleached look.

 

Cockpit interior was painted in typical, Soviet "anti fatigue" turquoise, the landing gear was painted in a mix of Aluminum and Olive Drab. Di-electric panels were painted in a bright green, a mix of Humbrol 2 and 175.

 

Most markings come from the scrap box, insignia and tactical code come from a Carpena Decals 1:72 MiG17 aftermarket sheet.

  

This thing was a major surgical act, but turned out nicely. With an arrestor hook this could also have become a maritime fighter bomber, e. g. an alternative to the French Dassault Ètendard or the Jaguar M? It looks familiar, has some serious Su-25 appeal, yet the thing looks unique. And the desert/mountain style paint scheme suits the aircraft well.

Some Comma Strips will be supporting my neck, when I'll take a nap during my long distance flight

Positions allemande calanques de la Vesse et de Figuerolles, sentier des douniers

Afghan refugees who supported Canada’s mission in Afghanistan board buses after arriving in Canada at Toronto Pearson International Airport on August 13, 2021.

 

Please credit: Cpl Rachael Allen, Canadian Forces Combat Camera, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

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Des réfugiés afghans qui ont soutenu la mission du Canada en Afghanistan montent à bord d’autobus après leur arrivée au Canada, à l’aéroport international Pearson de Toronto, le 13 août 2021.

 

Photo : Cpl Rachael Allen, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes, Forces armées canadiennes

 

Love my relaxing time in my Leggs Sheer Energy Active Support Pantyhose

VLAD IN TEARS and Support The Pussybats at K17 Berlin

 

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Tomatoes are supported by strings running between wooden stakes. The lead stake is a strong metal post. Then hardwood stakes are placed between groups of two tomato plants. We use 4 foot stakes for most tomatoes, 5 foot stakes for cherry tomatoes. A string is tied securely to the lead stake, then run to the next stake, looped around and pulled tight, then to the next stake, etc. At the other end of the row, the string is tied securely to the metal post, then run down the other side of the row of plants to the next stake, just as before. That gives us two strings running down the row with the tomato plants in between. This is called the San Diego weave or sometimes the Florida weave. There are variations in which the string is run between the plants also rather than just along the outside of the stakes. In my opinion, more work for negligible advantage.

 

Many growers use plastic string because it's light and smooth and easy to handle. You can buy a box with a clip that attaches to your belt. We use sisal baling twine. It's biodegradable, so if some gets left in the field or winds up in the compost it's no problem. Baling twine comes in a package of two 4500 foot rolls. A roll fits into a 5 gallon bucket for ease in carrying around, but it weighs about 10-15 lb, so it's not something you can attach to your belt (if you want your pants to stay up). We just carry it to the end of the row stretching the string out, then work it onto the stakes.

 

The plants can flop around within the string/stake area, but can't fall to the ground. This keeps the fruit off the ground. Air around the plants keeps the leaves and fruit dry, which inhibits fungus problems.

 

We put a string on when the plants get tall enough to be in danger of being blown over in wind. After that we have to add strings as the plant gets higher. Ideally we'd put about four layers of string on, but the later strings are needed when we're occupied with other tasks on the farm, so sometimes we get only three layers on. If we miss a stringing, the plants get unruly and it takes much longer to get the strings on, since the plants have to be lifted individually to get the strings under them for support.

More photos of Toronto Fire Services' vehicles at the 2009 St. Patrick's Day parade.

 

Support 7 truck.

 

I'm afraid Toronto's fire engines are quite aged and the city government is too poor to replace the fleet.

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Caption: KITGUM, Uganda, Oct 20 -- Pfc. Kendra Hinds, a medic deployed to Uganda with the Army Reserve's 7225th Medical Support Unit (MSU) searches for a vein in order to give a patient an IV. The expectant mother arrived at the Pajimo Clinic in the north of Uganda and delivered a healthy baby boy about 90 minutes later. (Photo credit Maj. Corey Schultz, Army Reserve Communications.)

 

Full Story:

 

Army Reserve Nurse Delivers Baby in Rural Uganda

 

By Maj.Corey Schultz, U.S. Army Reserve Command

 

KITGUM, Uganda -- When 1st Lt. Victoria Lynn Watson deployed to Uganda for Natural Fire 10, she never imagined using her labor and delivery nursing skills during the exercise.

 

But when a Ugandan woman, Linda, arrived in labor at Pajimo medical clinic, where the Army Reserve's 7225th Medical Support Unit was partnering with East African medics to offer healthcare to the Kitgum community, Watson sprang into action.

 

She checked her watch. It was nearly 2:30 pm when medics hurried the 19-year-old expectant mother from the clinic gates where hundreds had gathered to receive care.

 

During the 10-day exercise, the medics run a daily clinic to treat upwards of 700 Ugandans a day for ailments such as arthritis, minor wounds, skin infections --and dental and optometry care. Soldiers from Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi are working alongside U.S. troops on medical, dental and engineering projects in the Kitgum region. Meanwhile, each nation is also taking part in security training and a simulated disaster relief exercise.

 

While pregnancy was not a planned treatment, the Pajimo clinic staffs a midwife and Watson was eager to assist. If the U.S. Army Reserve officer were back home in Abilene, Texas, she would do the same.

 

"This is what I do. I'm a labor and delivery nurse in my civilian job," Watson said, hurrying past Ugandan families clutching medicines and awaiting dental checks, "This is what I live for."

 

Watson serves with the 7231st Medical Support Unit in Lubbock, Texas, but volunteered to augment the 7225th for Uganda.

 

Once in the clinics maternity ward, Watson and Pfc. Kendra Hinds, a U.S. Army Reserve medic from Lubbock, Texas, joined Stella, the Ugandan midwife. Stella asked the lieutenant to work with her to deliver the child.

 

Stella and her Ugandan assistant prepared the delivery room. Watson's examined the woman - nine centimeters and having contractions. Her watch read 3 p.m.

 

Hinds never helped a woman give birth. So, Watson talked her through the exam as they felt the mother's stomach to see where the baby was.

 

"You can feel the contractions," Watson said to Hines. "Her sides and belly get hard. Feel here...that's the head. It's in the right place, that's good. The baby is aligned right."

 

The midwife, Stella Betty Lamono – who goes by Stella, produced a Pinnard Horn - a wooden listening device not often seen in America that is used to hear the baby's heartbeat. Watson and Hinds took turns listening.

 

Then Stella posed a question.

 

"You are delivering," Stella said. "You should name the baby."

 

"OK, I'll name the baby," Watson said, in a light-hearted way. "How about, let's see...Gracie for a girl? Yes, I like Gracie."

 

"And a boy?" asked Stella.

 

"Okay, for a boy...Cage. I like Cage."

 

Stella translated. The mother smiled, amused despite her obvious discomfort. It was nearly 3:30 p.m., the baby was coming but the delivery team still had things to do. They tried to start an intravenous drip.

 

There was a problem, they couldn't find a vein. They spoke with the mother and found she had not eaten anything for two days.

 

"She's dehydrated, she needs something with sugar," Watson said.

 

Soldiers offered sweet powdered drink pack from their daily rations - MRE's, such as lemon-flavored ice tea and a lemon-lime electrolyte drinks.

 

Watson stirred each drink in a green plastic cup and gave it to the mother, who drank thirstily.

 

The team then found a vein for an IV, the mother tried to relax. From time to time, she would lift a pink curtain and gaze through the window into the dusty yard. Things quieted.

 

Meanwhile, her sister arranged swaddling clothes on the receiving table at the other side of the room.

 

"How many weeks is she?" Hinds asked.

 

"Thirty-eight," Stella said, confidently.

 

Ugandan midwives determine the duration of the pregnancy by feeling the stomach for the size of the baby's head versus the height of the fundus -- how high the uterus has pressed upwards into the diaphragm.

 

"This is amazing," Watson said. "In the States, doctors run a sonogram over the belly, ask for the date of the last menstrual period, and go from there. We learn the 'old school' way, but we never actually do it like Stella has."

 

Certified Ugandan midwifes attend a three-year school, Stella said, herself a midwife with seven years experience who delivers up to 28 babies each month -- often in rural clinics.

 

The contractions continued. The mother remained stoic despite the lack of any pain medicine. Sweat beaded on her face, veins throbbed along her neck. She would lay calm more moments, the moan softly and slap the nearby wall. Hinds grabbed a cloth and patted her face and held her hands through contractions.

  

"Most girls in the States would be yelling and hollering by now," Watson said.

 

Unlike in the States, the clinic had no monitors, electrical gadgetry or air conditioning. It did have clean water, sterilized equipment and a trained midwife, plus her U.S. counterparts.

 

It was around 4 p.m., when the mother groaned and slapped the wall again.

 

"She's in second stage," Watson said. "All she has to do now is push."

 

A few minutes passed, the mother began to push – Hinds held her hand and continued to comfort her. Then came a loud cry from a healthy baby boy. It was 4:30 p.m.

 

Watson wiped him down. He waved his tiny hands and stared around the room with large, alert eyes. Stella tied up the stump of the umbilical cord

 

"You delivered the baby, what name did you pick for a baby boy,” Stella said, reminding Watson.

 

“Cage," Watson replied. "But I can't name her baby. It's her baby!"

 

Hinds placed the infant into his mother's arms. The new mom smiled.

 

"What is she going to name him?" Watson asked. Stella translated. The mother answered --and Stella began to laugh.

 

"What did she say?" Watson asked.

 

"She decided she liked the name you picked," Stella said. "She named her little boy 'Cage'."

 

Outside, U.S. and East African medics were closing up for the day, handing out the final doses of vitamins and routine medications, when they learned the good news. An officer took out the records reflecting the number of people treated, changing 714 to 715, to add Cage - Kitgum's newest resident.

 

"It's pretty amazing there's a little one out here that I named and that I helped bring into this world," Watson said. "Pretty amazing."

 

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After a quick break for lunch and we knew the gearbox was in right we set about installing the cross member which holds the engine and gearbox up in place in the bus. As you can see from the missing black paint it was fair hammered with a rubber mallet to get it up between the chassis legs. The cross member was bolted up tight then the rear flexible mount fitted to the gearbox. The exhaust mount was attached along with two of the prop bolts. We will need the back lift up so I can turn everything to fit the last two.

More than 40 guardsmen from 1-171st General Support Aviation Battalion, Georgia Army National Guard along with five UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters arrived in the belly of a giant C-5 Galaxy aircraft July 27 in Tbilisi, Georgia to provide support for exercise Noble Partner. Noble Partner 2018 is a Georgian Armed Forces and U.S. Army Europe cooperatively-led exercise in its fourth iteration. The exercise is intended to support and enhance the readiness and interoperability of Georgia, the U.S. and participating nations during a multinational training operation. This exercise provides leaders at all levels the opportunity to exercise their staffs in command and control; and execution of combined planning for complex joint operations. Noble Partner 2018 is conducted at Vaziani and Camp Norio Training Areas in Georgia.

{day 75}

 

While waiting for our acting teacher to come, a bunch of my fellow students and I were looking out the window at the street below.

I noticed these two people and started taking some shots of them.

I'm really happy with this shot.

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Shot @ Bycycle Jatha,Cubbon Park,Bangalore,June2008

 

Jagruthi, an organization working in the area of HIV, AIDS, would be organizing a Cycle Jaatha (Procession) on the 15th of June to highlight awareness on the issues concerning HIV and AIDS. The participants of the procession would include members and beneficiaries of its “Young Peoples Initiative” project and supporters and members of the general public.

 

This event would bring together the peer educators of the Young Peoples Initiative program in a 5 Km cycling procession. While providing an opportunity for all the peer educators to meet and network, the procession would most importantly highlight to the general public issues surrounding STI, HIV, AIDS, practices of safe sex etc and raise general awareness around these issues. The attention of the general public would be drawn through targeted campaigning tools like procession flag-off by celebrity, banners, t-shirts/caps worn by participants with informational messages, street plays (after the procession) etc.

 

It is encouraged that the general public also participate in the cycle-rally and express their support on the issues being highlighted.

 

iVolunteer, India

Web: www.ivolunteer. in

 

GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT (VOCA)

PROGRAM GRANT AWARDS

  

Charleston – Governor Earl Ray Tomblin announced on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, that he has awarded $3,463,389. in Victims of Crime Act Assistance (VOCA) sub-grant funds to fifty-seven (57) public and private non-profit agencies throughout the State.

The Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistance Grant Program funds will provide direct services, such as counseling, personal advocacy, court advocacy, client transportation and support services to victims of crimes including domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, and elderly abuse. The funds will also finance assistance to victims as they move through the criminal justice system.

These funds are awarded from the U. S. Department of Justice, the Office of Justice Programs of the U. S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, and these funds are administered by the West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services.

Funds were awarded to the following:

BROOKE, HANCOCK

A Child's Place CASA, Ltd. $14,500.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a part-time CASA Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Brooke and Hancock Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Rhonda Stubbs

Phone: (304) 737-4444

Email: childsplacecasa@comcast.net

 

CABELL

 

Cabell County Commission $77,383.00

These funds will provide for the salaries of three full-time Victim Advocates in the Cabell County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Cabell County.

 

Contact:Mr. Sean K. Hammers

Phone: (304) 526-8653

Email: shammers@cabellcounty.org

 

CABELL, WAYNE, KANAWHA

 

TEAM for West Virginia Children, Inc. $75,466.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time CASA Coordinator for Cabell County, a Cabell/Wayne CASA Volunteer Coordinator, and a Kanawha Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Cabell, Wayne, and Kanawha Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Kim Runyon Wilds

Phone: (304) 523-9587

Email: kwilds@teamwv.org

 

CABELL, WAYNE, LINCOLN

 

Family Service a Division of Goodwill Industries of KYOWVA Area, Inc. $57,048.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of three part-time Victim Therapists to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse in Cabell, Lincoln, and Wayne Counties.

 

Contact:Mr. Alan C. Cole MA, LPC

Phone: (304) 523-9454

Email: acole@goodwillhunting.org

 

CABELL, WAYNE, MASON, LINCOLN

 

CONTACT Huntington, Inc. $30,264.00

These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate to provide direct services to victims of sexual assault in Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, and Mason Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Sharon Pressman

Phone: (304) 523-3447

Email: execdirector@contacthuntington.com

 

CABELL, WAYNE, PUTNAM, LINCOLN, MASON

 

Branches Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc. $177,503.00

These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Adult Counselor, a Mason County Advocate, a Putnam County Advocate, a Lincoln County Advocate, and a porition of the salary for a full-time Wayne County Outreach Advocate to provide direct services to domestic violence victims.

 

Contact:Ms. Amanda McComas

Phone: (304) 529-2382

Email: mccomas@branchesdvs.org

  

GREENBRIER, MONROE, POCAHONTAS

 

Family Refuge Center $79,088.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of the full-time Lead Shelter Advocate, a Shelter Advocate, an Overnight Monitor, and an Outreach Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Greenbrier, Monroe, and Pocahontas Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Kenosha Davenport

Phone: (304) 645-6334

Email: kenoshad@familyrefugecenter.org

 

GREENBRIER, POCAHONTAS, SUMMERS

 

CASA of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, WV, Inc. $11,623.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the part-time salary of a Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of child abuse in Greenbrier, Summers, and Pocahontas Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Jenny Castle

Phone: (304) 645-5437

Email: casa11c@live.com

 

HANCOCK, BROOKE

 

CHANGE, Inc. $54,245.00

These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate and part-time Victim Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence in Brooke and Hancock Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Debra Fair

Phone: (304) 748-0332

Email: dfair@changeinc.org

 

HANCOCK, BROOKE, OHIO

 

Hancock County Commission $105,661.00

These funds will provide for the full-time salaries of a Hancock County Advocate, a Brooke County Advocate, and a portion of the salary of a full-time Ohio County Advocate to provide direct services to crime victims in Hancock, Brooke, and Ohio Counties.

 

Contact:Mr. Michael Traubert

Phone: (304) 234-3896

Email: Jgruberva@yahoo.com

  

HARRISON

 

Harrison County CASA Program, Inc. $40,730.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time Volunteer Advocate and the Program Director to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Harrison County.

 

Contact:Ms. Alisha Madia

Phone: (304) 623-5749

Email: harrisoncountycasa@frontier.com

 

JACKSON

 

Jackson County Commission $31,600.00

These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Jackson County Sheriff's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Jackson County.

 

Contact:Sheriff Tony Boggs

Phone: (304) 373-2294

Email: tony.boggs@jacksoncountywv.com

 

CASA of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, Inc. $15,614.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of the Program Director to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Jackson County.

 

Contact:Ms. Kathie King

Phone: (304) 373-1165

Email: circuit5casawv@gmail.com

 

JACKSON, RITCHIE

 

Family Crisis Intervention Center $37,751.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time Ritchie County Advocate and part-time Jackson County Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence in Jackson and Ritchie Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Emily S. Larkins

Phone: (304) 428-2333

Email: eelarkins@suddenlink.net

 

JEFFERSON

 

Jefferson County Commission $60,623.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of two full-time Victim Advocates in the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Jefferson County.

 

Contact:Mr. Ralph A. Lorenzetti Jr.

Phone: (304) 728-3243

Email: rlorenzetti@jeffersoncountywv.org

 

JEFFERSON, BERKELEY, MORGAN

 

CASA of the Eastern Panhandle, Inc. $13,645.00

These funds will provide for the salary of a part-time Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Vicki L. Barnard

Phone: (304) 263-5100

Email: vicki@mycasaep.org

 

Shenandoah Women's Center, Inc. $105,582.00

These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Berkeley County Outreach Advocate, a Morgan County Outreach Advocate, a Jefferson County Outreach Advocate and a Shelter Advocate to provide direct services to child victims, victims of domestic violence, and sexual assault in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Pippa McCullough

Phone: (304) 263-8522

Email: executivedirector@swcinc.org

 

KANAWHA

 

Kanawha County Commission $106,827.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of two full-time Victim Advocates in the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department and two Victim Advocates in the Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Kanawha County.

 

Contact:Capt. R. P. Boone

Phone: (304) 357-2022

Email: patboone@kcso.us

City of Charleston $31,000.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Services Coordinator in the Charleston Police Department to provide direct services to crime victims in the City of Charleston.

 

Contact:Sgt. James Hunt

Phone: (304) 348-6480

Email: jahunt@charlestonwvpolice.org

 

KANAWHA, CLAY, BOONE

 

YWCA of Charleston, WV, Inc. $103,294.00

These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Racial Justice/Court Advocate, a Boone County Coordinator, a part-time Clay County Coordinator and a portion of the salaries for a full-time Court Advocate and a Contracted Counselor to provide direct services to domestic violence victims in Kanawha, Clay, and Boone Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Pam Gillenwater

Phone: (304) 340-3554

Email: pgillenwater@ywcacharleston.org

 

KANAWHA, PUTNAM, JACKSON

 

Family Counseling Connection, Inc. $137,455.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time REACH Director and eight Victim Therapist positions and a porition of two Sexual Violence Victim Specialists to provide direct services to victims of sexual violence, child abuse, and domestic violence in Kanawha, Jackson, and Putnam Counties.

 

Contact:Mr. Frank S. Fazzolari

Phone: (304) 340-3676

Email: ffazzolari@tccwv.org

 

LEWIS

 

Lewis County Commission $35,865.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Lewis County Prosecutor's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Lewis County.

 

Contact:Ms. Christine Flanigan

Phone: (304) 269-8240

Email: Flanigan.lcpa@frontier.com

 

LOGAN

 

Logan County Commission $48,498.00

These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time and a part-time Victim Advocate in the Logan County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Logan County.

 

Contact:Mr. John W. Bennett

Phone: (304) 792-8670

Email: jwbennett75@verizon.net

 

MARION

 

Marion County Commission $34,394.00

These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Assistance Coordinator in the Marion County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Marion County.

 

Contact:Mr. Patrick N. Wilson

Phone: (304) 367-5380

Email: khawkins@marioncountywv.com

  

CASA of Marion County $28,083.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a Program Director to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Marion County.

 

Contact:Ms. Vesna Meinert

Phone: (304) 366-4198

Email: casaofmarion@frontier.com

 

MARION, DODDRIDGE, GILMER, HARRISON, LEWIS

 

Task Force on Domestic Violence, "HOPE, Inc." $235,328.00

These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Lewis County Case Manger, a Harrison/Doddridge County Case Manger, a Gilmer County Case Manager and a portion of the salaries for a full-time Family Therapist, a Marion County Case Manager Specialist, a Marion County Victim Advocate, two Harrison County Victim Advocates, and a porition of the salaries for a part-time Marion County Case Manager and a part-time Children's Case Manager to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child victims in Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, and Marion Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Harriet Sutton

Phone: (304) 367-1100

Email: hmsutton@hopeincwv.org

 

MARSHALL, WETZEL, TYLER, OHIO

 

CASA for Children, Inc. $29,105.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of the Program Director, a Ohio County Volunteer Coordinator, and a Volunteer Coordinator in the 2nd Circuit to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Ohio, Marshall, Tyler, and Wetzel Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Susan Harrison

Phone: (304) 810-0952

Email: executivedirector@wvcasaforchildren.com

 

MASON

 

Mason County Commission $29,667.00

These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Mason County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Mason County.

 

Contact:Mr. R. Craig Tatterson

Phone: (304) 675-5734

Email: masonprosatty@yahoo.com

  

MCDOWELL, MERCER, WYOMING

 

Stop Abusive Family Environments, Inc., SAFE Inc. $106,060.00

These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time McDowell County Advocate, a part-time Wyoming County Victim Advocate, and two full-time Mercer County Advocates to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child victims in McDowell, Mercer, and Wyoming Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Pat Daniels

Phone: (304) 436-8117

Email: patengland82@hotmail.com

 

MERCER

 

Child Protect of Mercer County, Inc. $35,652.00

These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Family Advocate to provide direct services to child abuse victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Mercer County.

 

Contact:Ms. Shiloh Woodard

Phone: (304) 425-2710

Email: swoodard@mercerchildprotect.com

 

MERCER, MCDOWELL

 

ChildLaw Services, Inc. $10,068.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a part-time Victim Advocate and a part-time Counselor to provide direct services to child victims of abuse and neglect and children who witness domestic violence in Mercer and McDowell Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Catherine Bond Wallace

Phone: (304) 425-9973

Email: cathy.childlawservices@gmail.com

 

MINERAL

 

Mineral County Court Appointed Special Advocates $16,803.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Mineral County.

 

Contact:Ms. Dayla Harvey

Phone: (304) 788-0068

Email: mincocasa@hotmail.com

  

MINERAL, GRANT, HAMPSHIRE

 

Family Crisis Center, Inc. $55,000.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time Grant County Victim Advocate, a Mineral County Advocate, and a part-time Hampshire County Victim Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence in Mineral, Grant, and Hampshire Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Sonya Fazzalore

Phone: (304) 788-6061

Email: fcc911@frontier.com

 

MINGO, LOGAN

 

Tug Valley Recovery Shelter $70,919.00

These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Logan/Mingo County Victim Advocate, a part-time Court Advocate, a full-time Logan County Advocate and a part-time Mingo County Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child victims in Mingo and Logan Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Kimberly Ryan

Phone: (304) 235-6121

Email: k.s.ryan@hotmail.com

 

The Logan County Child Advocacy Center $10,128.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a part-time Mingo County Advocate to provide direct services to child abuse victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Mingo County.

 

Contact:Ms. Beth Cook

Phone: (304) 792-6261

Email: thelogancac@gmail.com

 

MONONGALIA

 

Monongalia County Commission $71,458.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time and two part-time Victim Assistance Coordinators in the Monongalia County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Monongalia County.

 

Contact:Ms. Marcia Ashdown

Phone: (304) 291-7250

Email: ashdown@court.state.wv.us

  

MONONGALIA, PRESTON

 

Monongalia County Youth Services Center, Inc / CASA For Kids $37,293.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time Preston County Volunteer Coordinator, a full-time Monongalia County Volunteer Coordinator, and a portion of the salary for the Program Director to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Preston and Monongalia Counties.

  

Contact:Ms. Tammy Renzelli

Phone: (304) 599-1087

Email: casadirector@hotmail.com

 

MONONGALIA, PRESTON, TAYLOR

 

The Rape & Domestic Violence Information Center, Inc.$77,094.00

These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Victim Advocate in Monongalia County and Taylor County Victim Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse in Monongalia and Taylor Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Judy King

Phone: (304) 292-5100

Email: rdvic99@earthlink.net

 

OHIO

 

Ohio County Commission $44,832.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Assistance Coordinator in the Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Ohio County.

 

Contact:Mr. Scott R. Smith

Phone: (304) 234-3631

Email: shar4park@yahoo.com

 

OHIO, BROOKE, HANCOCK, MARSHALL, WETZEL

 

Upper Ohio Valley Sexual Assault Help Center $111,233.00

These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Adult Victim Advocate and a Child Victim Advocate, and the part-time salaries of three Victim Advocates and a licensed counselor/therapist to provide direct services to adult and child victims of sexual assault in Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, and Wetzel Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Susan Knight

Phone: (304) 234-1783

Email: sahcexecutivedirector@gmai.com

 

OHIO, MARSHALL

 

Harmony House, Inc. $17,836.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Child and Family Advocate to provide direct services to child abuse victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Ohio and Marshall Counties.

  

Contact:Ms. Leslie Vassilaros

Phone: (304) 230-2205

Email: harmonyhousecac@yahoo.com

 

OHIO, MARSHALL, WETZEL

 

YWCA Wheeling Family Violence Prevention Program $134,441.00

These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Child Advocate, a part-time Employment Advocate and a full-time Marshall County Advocate and a portion of the salaries of a full-time Shelter Advocate, two full-time Wetzel County Advocates, and a Ohio County Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child victims in Ohio, Marshall, and Wetzel Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Patricia Flanigan

Phone: (304) 232-2748

Email: tflanigan@ywcawheeling.org

 

PRESTON

 

Preston County Commission $28,800.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Preston County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Preston County.

 

Contact:Mr. Mel Snyder

Phone: (304) 329-1885

Email: msnyder@prestoncountywv.gov

 

PUTNAM

 

Putnam County Commission (Sheriff's Department) $30,000.00

These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Putnam County Sheriff's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Putnam County.

 

Contact:Sheriff Steve Deweese

Phone: (304) 586-0256

Email: sdeweese@putnamwv.org

 

Putnam County Commission $46,000.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salary for a full-time Victim Liaison and provide for the salary of a part-time Victim Liaison in the Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Putnam County.

 

Contact:Mr. Mark A. Sorsaia

Phone: (304) 586-0205

Email: Mark.Sorsaia@putnamwv.org

 

RALEIGH, FAYETTE, NICHOLAS, SUMMERS

 

Comprehensive Women's Service Council, Inc. $170,433.00

These funds will provide for the salaries for a full-time Shelter Advocate and an Outreach Office Advocate in Raleigh County, a full-time Nicholas County Advocate, two part-time Summers County Advocates, a part-time Counselor/Support Group Specialist, and a part-time Raleigh County Advocate in the Beckley Police Department and an Underserved Populations Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Raleigh, Fayette, Summers, and Nicholas Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Patricia M. Bailey

Phone: (304) 255-2559

Email: pbailey@wrcwv.org

 

RANDOLPH

 

Randolph County Commission $28,577.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Services Coordinator in the Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide services to crime victims in Randolph County.

 

Contact:Mr. Michael W. Parker

Phone: (304) 636-2053

Email: mparker@rcpwv.com

 

RANDOLPH, UPSHUR, BARBOUR, TUCKER, WEBSTER, BRAXTON

 

Women's Aid in Crisis $244,524.00

These funds will provide for the salaries of two Shelter Managers in Randolph County, a Barbour County Outreach Coordinator, a Tucker County Outreach Coordinatory, an Upshur County Outreach Coordinator, a Webster County Outreach Coordinator, a Legal Advocate in Randolph County, and a Braxton County Outreach Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, child victims, and sexual assault victims in Randolph, Barbour, Tucker, Upshur, Webster, and Braxton Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Marcia R. Drake

Phone: (304) 636-8433

Email: mdrake@waicwv.org

  

ROANE

 

Roane County Commission $19,877.00

These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Roane County Prosecuting Attorney's office to provide direct services to crime victims in Roane County.

 

Contact:Mr. Joshua Downey

Phone: (304) 927-2091

Email: jdowney@court.state.wv.us

 

TYLER

 

Tyler County Commission $35,500.00

These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Tyler County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Tyler County.

 

Contact:Mr. D. Luke Furbee

Phone: (304) 758-2860

Email: dlfurbeepa.tylercopa@frontier.com

 

UPSHUR

 

Upshur County Commission $34,662.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Upshur County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Upshur County.

 

Contact:Mr. David E. Godwin

Phone: (304) 472-9699

Email: degodwin@upshurcounty.org

 

WETZEL

 

Wetzel County Commission $18,568.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a Victim Advocate in the Wetzel County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Wetzel County.

 

Contact:Mr. Timothy E. Haught

Phone: (304) 455-8220

Email: abowman1@frontier.com

 

WOOD

 

Wood County Commission $65,387.00

These funds will provide for the salaries of two full-time Victim Advocates in the Wood County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Wood County.

 

Contact:Ms. Toni Tiano

Phone: (304) 428-7760

Email: tianoknopp@suddenlink.net

 

WOOD, WIRT, PLEASANT, RITCHIE

 

Voices for Children Foundation $31,058.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the Program Director’s salary to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Wood, Wirt, Pleasants, and Ritchie Counties.

 

Contact:Ms. Margaret Burdette

Phone: (304) 422-3390

Email: voicesforchildrencasa@gmail.com

 

WYOMING

 

Wyoming County Commission $30,483.00

These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Wyoming County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Wyoming County.

 

Contact:Mr. Sante "Sonny" E. Boninsegna Jr.

Phone: (304) 732-8000

Email: sante.boninsegna@wyomingcountyprosecutor.com

 

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Mothers Against Drunk Driving $34,049.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time statewide Victim Advocate to provide direct services and support to victims of Driving Under the Influence cases throughout the State of West Virginia.

 

Contact:Ms. Catrina Clemens

Phone: (469) 420-4515

Email: Catrina.Clemens@madd.org

 

West Virginia Division of Corrections $38,812.00

These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a Victim Services Specialist to provide direct services to the crime victims of inmates under the custody of the Division of Corrections.

 

Contact:Ms. Jennifer Ballard

Phone: (304) 558-2036

Email: jennifer.m.ballard@wv.gov

The Support car from the video-game Mega Man Legends, an old favorite of mine. It was used as a means to quickly travel across Kattelox Island and also served as a place to repair/upgrade your items.

Through the Nestlé Creating Shared Value prize, we assist sustainable development projects via financial support and technical expertise. Last year’s runner-up was MSABI, a not-for-profit organization, which runs one of the largest rural water, sanitation and hygiene programmes in Tanzania. Our support will help increase the reach, scale and capabilities of their programme in Tanzania, where only 47% of the rural population have access to safe water and only 15% have access to improved sanitation.

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