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Preparing young Queenslanders for life in the 1990s, we saw personal computers make their way into schools during the 80s with a strong focus on health, regional education and the arts by Queensland Education.
The photographic unit at the Premier’s Department, Office of State Affairs, captured a snapshot of various events, programmes and initiatives for school children throughout Queensland. This collection contains several arts, music and drama as well as students participating in computer usage.
In the early 1980s, several different computer manufacturers were vying for a foothold in the education market, Apple, Tandy, Atari, Sinclair, Amstrad, Microbee and many others. By 1985 Apple Macintosh was considered a standard system (alongside several others) for all states except Western Australia which adopted the BBC Model B and Microbee computer systems as a standard.
These photos are part are the photographic records held at Queensland State Archives, www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/series/S189
1985
The discussion paper, Education 2000: Issues and options for the future of Education in Queensland was released.
The use of technology to enhance distance education, work in schools and educational administration was supported.
Approval was given for schools to alter the placement of the three pupil free days.
The Department of Education developed a policy on the education of gifted children.
The Special Education Resource Centres were formed as state-wide services, as part of the Division of Special Education.
Early special education officially commenced.
1986
The age of first attendance at primary school increased. Children had to turn five years by 31 January to be eligible for enrolment in Year 1.
There was an expansion of the curriculum in secondary schools and TAFE colleges evident in the further development of co-operative secondary-TAFE programs.
The Advisory Committee which reviewed submissions made in response to Education 2000 reported to the Minister.
The distance education trial began through the Mt Isa School of the Air.
A Preschool to Year 10 (P–10) Syllabus Framework was developed.
Endeavour Foundation schools transferred to Department of Education.
Policy Statement 15 Integration: Mainstreaming of Students with Special Needs introduced.
1987
Children had to turn 5 years by 31 December to be eligible for enrolment in Year 1 in the following year.
The Department of Education launched a series of documents entitled Meeting the Challenge which highlighted a corporate style of management.
The Department reshaped its central administration by strengthening the role of the Policy Committee, appointing a Chief Inspector and adopting comprehensive strategic planning processes.
In regions, initiatives were built on the commitment to decentralisation, while further devolution of responsibility occurred in the operational management of educational programs.
Two new education regions were formed (South Coast and Sunshine Coast regional offices).
The P–10 Curriculum Framework was developed and curriculum documents revised.
The Roma Middle School opened and catered for students in Years 4–10.
A post-compulsory college, the Alexandra Hills Senior College opened.
Two new centres of distance education opened at Longreach and Charters Towers.
1988
The Inspectorate was regionalised.
There was continued development of an integrated P–10 curriculum.
The senior secondary curriculum was broadened to cater for all learners.
Cooperative programs between secondary schools and TAFE colleges were conducted.
The use of computers and information technology in schools was given a high priority.
The Special Education Resource and Development Centres were formed as a consequence of the reorganisation of the Division of Special Education.
Individual education plans for students with disabilities were introduced as part of the new policy Policy Statement 16: Policy and Practice for Special Education Services.
The report National Overview of Educational Services for Isolated Severely Handicapped Children resulted from a Project of National Significance undertaken as a joint project of the Commonwealth Department of Employment Education and Training and the Department of Education Division of Special Services.
The Queensland School for the Deaf closes, as a consequence of decentralisation of services to students with hearing impairments during the 1980's. Programs for students with vision impairment were also decentralised during this period.
1989
A new Education Act 1989 was enacted.
The Department of Education's first strategic plan was adopted.
Decisions about school budgets were devolved to the school level.
There was an amalgamation of correspondence schools which became the School of Distance Education — Brisbane Centre P–12.
The first high school built to a new design opened at Bribie Island.
New prototype buildings for preschool, primary and special education units were assessed.
1989–1990
A comprehensive internal review of the Department of Education commenced through the consultation process, Education Have Your Say.
Professor Nancy Viviani reviewed Tertiary Entrance and produced the report, A Review of Tertiary Entrance in Queensland.
The Offices of Higher Education and Non-State Schooling were established.
The Department developed The Corporate Vision for Senior Schooling in Queensland to accommodate the diverse needs of students in Years 11 and 12.
The first entire primary school based on the new building model opened to students.
1990–1991
The report, Focus on Schools was released. A major restructure of the Department of Education followed.
The Public Sector Management Commission (PSMC) reviewed the Department of Education including its role, operations, responsibilities and management.
Greater responsibilities were devolved to 11 regions for resource, financial administration and human resource management.
A new English Language Arts Syllabus was introduced.
Priority was given to expanding languages other than English (LOTE).
The Viviani Report recommended the establishment of the Tertiary Entrance Procedures Authority (TEPA).
Consultants were engaged to assist in the development of an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) management plan.
The Equity Directorate (Workforce and Studies) was established. A social justice strategy was developed.
The PSMC developed guidelines for recruitment and selection based on merit and equity principles.
The inspectorate ended.
The report Focus on Schools recommended that a strategy for managing the integration policy in Queensland schools be developed as a matter of urgency, and that a state-wide support centre for students with low incidence disabilities be established. A restructure of the Department of Education followed.
Occupational therapists and physiotherapists were employed by the Department of Education to work in schools with students with disabilities. (These services were transferred from the Department of Families).
Policy Statement — Management of Support Teaching: Learning Difficulties (P–7) was introduced.
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Scenes from the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) Pledging Event held at UN Headquarters during the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly. 26 September 2018.
This event aims to accelerate the pace towards achieving equal pay for work of equal value, aligning with SDG 8.5 and SDG 5. One year after the launch of EPIC, global leaders, including Heads of State, CEOs of multinational companies, Heads of employers’ and workers’ organizations, and representatives of renowned universities and civil society organizations are coming together to publicly demonstrate their commitment to work together under the EPIC umbrella by making a pledge. Speakers include: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President, Iceland; Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain; María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the General Assembly; Ana Maria Menéndez, UN Under Secretary General and Senior Advisor on Policy; Angel Gurría Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director, UN Women; Guy Ryder, Director General, International Labour Organization; among others.
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Maria Conceição dos Santos, 45, holds (left-right) Allessandro and Lucas on her lap, outside her daycare centre in Bairro da Paz, a slum area on the outskirts of the city of Salvador, capital of the eastern state of Bahia. Behind them, a boy peers into the window of a schoolroom. Ms. dos Santos attended school and worked as a housekeeper, but when her son was born in 1984, she decided to stay home, and agreed to take in other children from the neighbourhood as well. Two years later, she opened a daycare centre for 32 children. Keeping the daycare open was a struggle at first. Many parents could not afford to pay even nominal fees, and she was forced to ask supermarkets and restaurants for leftover food to provide a healthy lunch for the children. She also faced opposition from the government because the slum had been 'illegally' built on public land. Today, with the assistance of several family members and volunteers, she cares for 100 children. The area around her small home has been transformed over the years into a child-friendly compound consisting of two large schoolrooms, a playground, showers and a small kitchen where she prepares food daily. Thanks to several long-term sponsors, as well as donations from parents, friends and the community, the daycare is now self-sufficient.
In 2006 in Brazil, favourable economic trends mask striking racial, ethnic, gender, geographic and urban/rural disparities. For example, black children are 78 per cent more likely to live in poverty than white children, and children in rural areas are twice as likely to be poor than those living in urban areas. While the nation boasts the world's ninth largest economy, it also has one of the highest income gaps between rich and poor. This inequity manifests itself in every aspect of life, from basic services, healthcare and education to access to clean water and improved sanitation. Yet the nation's response to HIV/AIDS is recognized as one of the best in the world. The Ministry of Health provides free, universal antiretroviral (ARV) therapy to all HIV-positive children and adults who need it, as well as expanded HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care programmes for pregnant women and young people. Nevertheless, significant regional and social challenges remain. The number of AIDS cases among blacks and women continues to grow at a much higher rate than for whites and men. In 1985, the male-to-female ratio of AIDS cases was 23 to 1; today it is 1.5 to 1. Among adolescents, this ratio has already inverted, and there are now 1.5 AIDS cases among girls for every boy. UNICEF supports HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care for all children, adolescents and pregnant women; equal access to health, nutrition and education for all children; and comprehensive youth development to discourage child labour and promote racial and ethnic equality.
It is claimed that Death is the great leveller because Death makes everyone equal, because it does not spare anyone, not even the wealthy, famous, or talented. A visit to a cemetery such as Glasnevin shows that this is not really true. It is true that no one can avoid death but some people certainly can show off their wealth even after their death. They or their family can announce to the world just how wonderful they were when they ware alive but those with less money may end up sharing an unmarked plot with a number of strangers.
Since 1832 the bodies of the rich were interred in fancy private tombs while those of the poor went into unmarked common ground. It really surprised me to discover that up to 75% of those buried in the cemetery are in unmarked shared graves. Special areas were also created for victims of the many epidemics or outbreaks (of smallpox (1871-2), cholera (1865-66) or typhoid (1846-49)) that occasionally killed off large numbers of Dubliners in short periods of time. The last such outbreak, the Influenza Epidemic of 1918, saw 240 funerals at Glasnevin Cemetery over an eight-day period. The norm would have been twelve or thirteen.
Since the first burial a register has been maintained. The register includes the full name and address of the deceased, cause, date and location of death. The exact location of the grave is also included in the register but that does not mean that there will be anything to see. During a previous visit I came across an American family who on finding the grave on their great grand father were very upset by the fact that there was nothing to identify the grave or to indicate who was buried there. They got really annoyed with the official when he explained that it was a pauper’s grave and even more upset when they learned what that meant. The official eventually said to them I was not even born when your grandparents were buried so please don’t get annoyed with me.
Glasnevin Trust, which runs Glasnevin Cemetery, has operated a ‘pay later scheme’ for families who couldn’t afford graves at the time of burial. This would happen regularly, but in most cases people never repaid the money and the grave would be considered to be a pauper’s grave meaning that the grave was occupied but still owned by the trust. Today, these graves are known as “gone over graves” and are available for sale. Before any ‘gone over grave’ is sold, it is Glasnevin Trust’s policy to ensure that potential buyers are made fully aware of the grave’s history and the remains of the original occupants are not disturbed.
WTSA-16 participants showing their support for the UN Women/ ITU Equals partnership.
© ITU/ J. Marchand
The boy in red is perhaps the leader of this troupe of Bramhin boys performing their morning rituals.
With support from the UN peace operation in Abyei, UNISFA, women leaders engaged in constructive and peaceful dialogue with men to promote equal involvement in decision-making and address discrimination against women. This dialogue will help challenge long-standing attitudes and beliefs and pave the way for more women to access leadership positions at local level.
Credit: UN/UNISFA
At the UN General Assembly in New York, champions of equal pay took centre stage, putting forth a clarion call to end the global gender pay gap that stands at 23 per cent. The event launched the high-profile Equal Pay Platform of Champions, a diverse group of advocates to amplify and galvanize mobilization—as part of a broader ILO-UN Women Global Equal Pay Coalition—calling for equal pay for work of equal value. The event at the UN was hosted by UN Women in partnership with ILO, and co-sponsored by the Missions of Iceland, South Africa and Switzerland, coinciding with the opening day of the 61st Commission on the Status of Women, the largest inter-governmental forum on women’s rights and gender equality, which is focusing this year on the theme of “Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Changing World of Work”.
The Platform of Champions builds momentum to address the issue of pay inequality, which affects women and girls in every country in the world. It brings together Oscar Award-winning American actress Patricia Arquette, two-time Olympic gold medalist and soccer superstar Abby Wambach, along with leaders from trade unions, civil society, government and private sector, film makers and gender equality advocates.
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
LA recette de
PAILLES AU FROMAGE
LES INGREDIENTS :
(désolé mais ma vieille tante Catherine ne cuisinait pas métrique)
2 tasses de farine
2 c. à thé de poudre à pâte
1 c. à thé de sel (je ne la met plus)
2 c. à table de beurre
2 c. à table de Crisco (Saindoux) (ne pas confondre avec l'huile de la même marque…)
1 tasse d'eau froide (on n'utilise pas toute cette quantité)
1 lb de fromage râpé (utiliser de préférence du fromage cheddar extra vieux, disponible dans certains commerces spécialisés.).
LES ÉTAPES
•Préchauffer le four à 350° F (mettre deux grilles, une au tiers inférieur et l'autre au tiers supérieur).
•Râper finement le fromage et l’étendre sur un papier ciré pour qu’il perde un peu de son humidité.
•Mélanger la farine, le sel et la poudre à pâte.
•Ajouter le Crisco et le beurre et couper avec deux couteaux.
(Les modernes pourront faire cette étape au mélangeur à pâtisserie et zut pour la poésie... mais il n'est pas nécessaire de trop homogénéiser à cette étape).
•Ajouter progressivement juste assez d'eau pour obtenir une pâte peu collante en pétrissant avec les mains
(on n'utilise donc pas toute l'eau).
•Incorporer progressivement le fromage râpé. Pétrir modérément à chaque ajout jusqu'à ce que le fromage soit incorporé complètement.
•Séparer la pâte en quatre boules égales.
•À l’aide d’un rouleau légèrement enfariné, étendre une boule de pâte en une couche d'environ 1/4"-1/8" d'épais.
•À l’aide d’une roulette dentelée, couper en bâtons (pailles) de 1/4" de large.
•Étendre les pailles sur une tôle protégée par un papier parchemin à cuisson. (Il est plus facile de couper et de mettre sur la tôle, les pailles une à une)
•Cuire 6 minutes sur la grille du haut, ensuite TOURNEZ la tôle ET mettre 6 minutes sur la grille du bas.
•Considérer la cuisson terminée lorsque les bouts des pailles brunissent. Les pailles devraient être légèrement jaunâtres.
(Selon toute vraisemblance, votre four se comporte légèrement différemment du mien. Surveillez votre première fournée et ajustez le temps de cuisson en conséquence).
•Laisser glisser les pailles hors du papier parchemin sur une grille à l'air libre pour les laisser refroidir.
•Entreposer les pailles dans une boîte métallique hermétique.
LES TRUCS:
Cette recette est plus facile à réussir avec du fromage extra vieux car il est plus sec et nettement plus « goûteux ».
Il est plus difficile de réussir cette recette l'été, car l'humidité ambiante tend à rend les pailles un peu molles. Mais cet inconvénient pour certains est apprécié par d'autres (les goûts et les couleurs...)
Pour éviter d'avoir des pailles trop humides, on peut étendre sur un papier ciré le fromage fraîchement râpé pour le laisser sécher quelque peu.
Pour incorporer le fromage, aplatir la pâte dans un bol. Ajouter une bonne couche de fromage. Plier la pâte en deux. Aplatir le tout avec votre poing. Rajouter du fromage. Répéter jusqu’à ce que tout le fromage ait été utilisé. Pétrir en utilisant vos pouces pour incorporer le fromage à la pâte.
Une des étapes les plus difficiles est d’étendre la pâte au rouleau. Pour éviter que la pâte ne se brise, rouler par petits coups de rouleau. Faites pivoter la pâte fréquemment. Vous pourrez ainsi aplatir la pâte progressivement tout en contrôlant sa cohésion. (La forte quantité de fromage rend celle-ci un peu friable).
Couper les pailles légèrement plus large qu'elles ne sont épaisses. Sinon, elles ont tendance à s'affaisser après avoir monté à la cuisson. Ces pailles sont relativement fragiles donc une longueur de huit pouces environ vous évitera bien des bris et ennuis.
Pour couper les pailles, on peut utiliser une roulette dentelée, pour l'esthétique...
Rédaction: Jean-Pierre Bonin.
Mes remerciements à Catherine Morrissette.
Texte modifié en décembre 2019
Ze Cheese Straws recipe
ZE INGREDIENTS :
(sorry but my old aunt Catherine didn’t cook metric)
2 cups flour
2 tea spoons baking soda
1 tea spoons salt (I don't add salt anymore)
2 table spoons butter
2 table spoons Crisco (Shortening)
1 cup cold water (we do NOT use all this quantity)
1 pound grated (shredded) cheese cheddar (preferably extra-old cheddar, available in specialized stores.).
Ze steps
•Preheat oven to 350° F (use two grills, one at the bottom third, the other one on the top third).
•Finely shred the cheese and spread it on wax paper so it can loose some humidity.
•Mix the flour, salt and baking soda.
•Add the Crisco and butter and cut with two knives.
(If you prefer a more modern approach, you could do this step with a pastry blender and forget being poetic... but it really isn’t necessary to homogenize too much at this moment).
•Progressively add just enough water to get a non sticky dough while kneading with your hands
(thus we do NOT use all the water).
•Progressively incorporate the grated cheddar. Moderately knead each time you add cheddar until all the cheese is incorporated.
•Separate the dough into four « equal » balls.
•Use a rolling pin (slightly coated with flour), to spread the dough down to approximatively 1/4"-1/8" thin.
•Use a pastry wheel crimper to cut the dough in straws (sticks) about ¼ inch wide.
•Deposit the straws one by one on a flat pastry baking tray protected by parchment paper.
•Bake 6 minutes on the upper grill, then TURN the tray AND bake 6 minutes on the bottom grill.
•When the tips of the straws turn brownish, baking is done. Straws should be slightly yellowish.
(In all likelyhood, your oven will will react slightly differently from mine. Consequently do keep an eye on your first batch and reajust cooking time accordingly).
•Slide straws from the parchment paper then place them on a grill to let them cool down.
•Keep the straws in an hermetic metal box
ZE TRICKS:
This recipe will be at its best with extra-old cheddar as it is dryer and more flavourful.
It is harder to make this recipe in summer as the ambiant humidity tends to make the straws somewhat less crunchy. But what is an inconvenience for some is appreciated by others (colors and taste…)
To avoid having humid straws, you can spread the grated cheese on a wax paper sheet and let it dry for some time prior to incorporating it to the dough.
To incorporate the chesse, flaten the dough in a bowl. Add a « good » layer of grated cheese. Fold the dough over in two. Again flaten the dough with your fist. Add some cheese. Repeat until all the cheese has been used. Knead using your thumbs to mix the cheese with the dough.
One of the most difficult step is to spread the dough with the rolling pin. To prevent the dough from « breaking » At the edges, roll with small moves. Rotate the dough frequently. You will thus be able to control the dough and avoid large cracks. (The large amount of cheddar makes the dough crumbly).
Cut the straws slightly larger than their thickness. Otherwise they will tend to collapse on the side while baking. The straws are fragile and you should cut them at a maximum length of 8 inches (before baking of course…).
Use a pastry wheel crimper is for aesthetics...
Redaction: Jean-Pierre Bonin.
My thanks to Catherine Morrissette.
Modified on December 20th 2019
ITU Council 2017 - participants showing their support for the UN Women/ ITU Equals partnership. ©ITU/I.Wood
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Shutter Speed: 15
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 85 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Flash: Off
Metering: Pattern
Exposure: Manual
(no filter)
“Home is the place where socialization of a child begins, and where the biggest change can happen about the empowerment of the girl child. Mothers and fathers, and guardians alike, need to be made aware that both girls and boys are equal and that no preferential treatment should be given to any of them.” - UN Division for the Advancement of Women
this was a fun assignment. the baton rouge protest seemed to have a rather
impressive turnout, i'd estimate low 4 figures. anyway here are the photo
descriptions:
1817 - entering capitol park
1864 - a wide shot of the protesters from the park
1900 - a sign that seems to be mocking how often obama says "uh"
1903 - a shot of several signholders on the steps of the state capitol, with
one above all saying "vote liberals out"
1913 - this sign helpfully explains that TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already
1939 - a bunch of signs from the back still
1957 - sign reads: "bankers: go to jail. do not pass go. do not collect
$200,000,000"
1965 - sign reads "socialism is not an american value"
1969 - a moderately cryptic-looking sign that simply reads "who is john
galt". not the first or last atlas shrugged reference
1975 - liberty does not equal socialism
1979 - a four-panelled sign with various slogans
1986 - one of my favorite signs reads, "warning i'm a bitter christian
clinging to my gun"
1999 - sign reads: "if i quit my job, will i make more money?"
2004 - sign reads: "i voted for palin. i'm a right-wing extremist"
2009 - wider shot of the sign in 2004, with sign-holder
2022 - young man holds sign reading "just another right-wing extremist"
2034 - some hold-outs from mardi gras hold signs, one which says "throw me
something pelosi!"
2057 - sign reads "4 trillion debt, 9000 socialist earmarks stop!"
2058 - a Baton Rouge Tea Party sign with teabags hanging on it
2068 - sign reads "i love big oil, quit taxing it!"
2073 - dapper gentlemen holds sign reading "god save our nation!"
2089 - young man with sign: "proud member of homeland security's right wing
radicals"
2104 - sign reads "calculis [sic] is easy. Tax forms impossible"
2107 - "say no to obama's politics"
2130 - i love big oil again, and "stop pork barrel spending"
2133 - the first sign that finally indicates that maybe there are SOME
non-republicans here
2147 - sign reads: "common sense, not common cents"
2148 - sign reads "stop out of control spending" with a dollar being flushed
down a toilet
2177 - a wide shot of some signholders, this time from closer to the front
of the action
2181 - a little girl's sign reads "dont steal my future!"
2184 - a trio of signs, including one that has obama in a green felt cap and
the slogan "robbin' hood"
2204 - a single hand waving a small american flag reaching up above the
chaos
2224 - sign reads "the constitution is not an instrument of blah blah blah,"
you read it.
2225 - a lady holds a sign reading "i'm with stupid [right arrow] he paid
his mortgage" it should be noted that there is no one stage right. photo
2333 shows this irony a bit better.
2231 - an anti-acorn sign
2264 - a little girl holds a sign reading "you are not entitled to what my
daddy has earned"
2303 - a wide shot of the crowd at its peak, and from near the front
2313 - a little girl, sister of the one from 2264, holds a sign saying "my
daddy wanted to be here but he's at work!"
2324 - yet another sign from these girls reads "my daddy works hard for his
money, let him keep it!"
2333 - wide shot of the lady holding the "i'm with stupid" sign from 2225
2398 - another sign from these girls. i'm guessing daddy made them, but i
didn't ask.
2415 - the little girl holds up the flip side of the previous sign, which
has just an american flag on it.
2438 - a sign that seems to suggest that obama, like Mr. T, just wanted to
take our pocket change.
2457 - a sign asking whether you'd prefer to drink tea or kool-aid
2497 - another wide shot of the cheering crowd, just before the end of the
last speaker
2516 - a little girl with a sign reading "10 years old and already $30,000
in debt!"
2538 - the same little girl and her mother booing something the speaker said
2555 - sign reads "obamanomics: chains we can believe in"
2575 - young woman holds sign reading "Oh Crap!" with the O in the obama
style.
2583 - same woman appears to be bowing under the burden of her sign's
weighty message
2625 - sign reads "higher taxes so other can sit on their [insert democrat
donkey]"
2635 - another trio of signs, including one that reads "we the people are
now owned by the chinese"
2693 - wide shot of the crowd slowly starting to disperse
2711 - a better shot of the little girl with the "my daddy wanted to be
here" sign
2739 - a little boy holds up a sign reading "socialism is coming!"
2774 - a little girl holding two signs
2783 - the same girl, dressed as an indian, with two signs
2793 - an empty baby stroller with signs piled all over it
2811 - the same baby stroller, with the family carrying signs and loading a
little girl into the stroller
2816 - a lady holding a sign reading "barney frank is a heterophobe"
2822 - woman with sign "tax protest is patriotic"
2854 - a pair of children with signs, "keep your hands out of my piggy bank"
and "a bully took my lunch money"
2871 - a dog wearing a shirt reading "i didn't read the bill either"
2958 - same dog, face shot
3024 - a little girl in a stroller with a canopy reading "libery until
death"
3036 - a loyal huffpo reader holding a sign tossing some of the religious
right's rhetoric back at them
3067 - a little boy standing alone holding a sign reading "stop spending my
future!"
3129 - a young family poses with signs
3144 - the empty lectern after everyone left
--
education:
n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their
lack of understanding.
~ambrose bierce
One of the most persistent barriers to women’s success at work and to economic growth, unequal pay, will be actively challenged by a new global partnership, the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC).
With the launch of EPIC, the International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Women and the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) are bringing together a diverse set of actors at the global, regional and national levels to support governments, employers and workers and their organizations, and other stakeholders, to make equal pay between women and men for work of equal value a reality.
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2017/9/press-release-coal...
Pictured: Scenes from the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) launch event held during the the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. 18 September, 2017.
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
So, UC Berkeley has a series of signs going down one of the main paths that are supposed to entice folks to go to Berkeley. Most of them are scholarly and insightful (and in prose). But I was taken aback by this one...I mean, I'll grant it's quirky, but it's painfullyinsipid.
Even less comprehensible than this young lady's take on her college is the number of people who must have had to approve this signage.
We are equal...
we are both passionate girl racers
and in love with eachother
and Palmont City.
She is very supportive but sometimes tries to dominate me
but I don't mind being dominated.
I always take the lead as quickly as I can
so I can enjoy the streets of Palmont City without being bothered
but often she overtakes me
and pushes me to drive faster...
she is adorable.
WTSA-16 participants showing their support for the UN Women/ ITU Equals partnership.
© ITU/ J. Marchand
BELT PRESS ROOM
Westmoreland /Fayette Municipal Sewage Authority Plant Manager Darryl Wyke routinely checks the recently upgraded and expanded plant in Scottdale, PA, on Sept 3, 2021. The $16,000.000.00 project was comprised of $14,394,000.00 funded by the United States Department of Agriculture USDA Rural Development RD as a 40-year loan at 2.375% along with a $2,000,000.00 grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The facility was upgraded to a sequencing batch reactor wastewater treatment facility capable of treating an average daily dry-weather flow of 2.5 million gallons per day, and a daily wet-weather flow of 25.0 million gallons per day.
What was a field of trees three years ago, are now five tanks, each is 45' wide, 153' long, and 21' deep. Creating an approximate normal working capacity of 700,000 gallons each. This equals 50,000 gallons for every foot of depth in a single tank. The five tanks cover an area about the size of a football field.
Sequencing batch reactors are a fill-and-draw activated sludge system for wastewater treatment. In this system, wastewater is added continuously to the four reactors to feed the activated sludge biomass. The biomass uses aeration to breathe and move around. In this natural reaction, the biomass feeds on the nutrients that are broken down and then multiplies. During a settling cycle, the biomass sinks to the bottom of the reactor. The final effluent, on top, is then discharged during the decant cycle.
The excess biomass is pumped to a sludge-wasting tank where air is pumped through aerators on the bottom to bubble up through the biomass. The aeration keeps everything moving and mixing. This allows the microorganisms to stay in suspension to further digest the waste. Since there are no nutrients added to the wasting tank the microorganisms consume themselves or die off; a sign of this action is the brown foam floating in the tank.
The sludge from the wasting tank is pumped from the bottom of the tank to the belt press room. A coagulant known as polymer is added to make solid particles adhere together. The solids move along a perforated belt where gravity begins the separation process. The solids then move forward to the mechanical separation of solid particles from the liquid using roller-driven screens. The solid particles are then conveyed to a greenhouse for sun-drying, which is sent to a landfill in a stabilized state. The liquid from the belt filter pressing process is returned for retreatment with the plant’s influent.
Meanwhile, in the sequencing batch reactor tank, the processed water, free of solids, is decanted from the top levels of the reactor tank and passes numerous germicidal ultraviolet UV lights that break down the DNA of any remaining bacteria and eliminating any possible diseases before being discharged to Jacobs Creek; a tributary to the northward flowing Youghiogheny River, Monongahela River, and Ohio River; then travels south on the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
He and his team test the discharge twice a week. All water that leaves the plant is within safe levels, even during storm surges. The water is so clean that 85% of the samples are below lab detectable levels.
Mr. Wyke enjoys his work and has a personal stake in maintaining safe results because the outflow is in the waterway that flows along the banks of his family home in the local area.
USDA Photo Media by Lance Cheung.