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Un projet « Prévention & réponse à l'exploitation & aux abus sexuels perpétrés par le personnel des Nations Unies en RCA » a été officiellement lancé le 23 juin 2023 à Nola, à 420 km au sud-ouest de Bangui. L’objectif principal est de permettre aux victimes de développer des activités génératrices de revenus. La ministre de la Promotion du genre, de protection de la femme, de la famille et de l'enfant, Marguerite Ramadan et la cheffe de l’Équipe déontologie et discipline de la MINUSCA, Adama Ndao, ont lancé le projet, en présence d’une foule nombreuse et des autorités locales.
Financé par la MINUSCA ce projet est mis en œuvre par l’ONG NBY au profit de 75 femmes bénéficiaires. Le centre de formations pour ces bénéficiaires a été aussi inauguré.
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On February 2, Secretary McDonald and I will host a VA national summit on Veteran suicide prevention. Why a national summit? Because Veteran suicide impacts all Americans and needs to be addressed in a coordinated effort with government and community stakeholders. And, because all Americans, and VA in particular, have a duty to help Veterans suffering from the hidden scars of military service that lead them to think suicide is their only option. We must do better and this summit will help us to determine our future course.
The “Preventing Veteran Suicide – A Call to Action” summit will bring together VA and DoD leaders, mental health professionals, Veteran Service Organizations, Veterans and their families, and other key partners. These national leaders will direct their attention to how we can best help Veterans and their families access appropriate mental health services.
It will be an honor to welcome Susan and Richard Selke, as guests at the summit. Their son, Clay Hunt, was a Marine Corps Veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan who took his own life in 2011. Congress subsequently passed the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act, which President Obama signed in February of last year. Their commitment to improving mental health care for Veterans like their son has been inspiring.
Also at the summit, Senator Elizabeth Dole will discuss the role of Caregivers and Dr. Ron C. Kessler of Harvard Medical School will deliver a presentation on “Researching Risk for Suicide among Veterans- What Are We Missing?” These are just two of the many supportive experts joining us for this important call to action.
We already know that America’s Veterans are at higher overall risk for suicide than the general public. Veterans suffering from conditions like posttraumatic stress, depression, insomnia, and chronic pain are particularly vulnerable. However, groundbreaking research shows us that Veterans who are fully engaged in VA care are at lower risk of suicide than those who are not. It is essential that information about resources for Veterans at risk for suicide is readily available to Veterans and those close to them.
We want Veterans to come to us, but we must also go to them and build effective networks of communication and care across communities and health organizations. We must be far more proactive and creative in our approach. I ask each of you to consider how you can make a difference.
I addressed our efforts yesterday in an op-ed that appeared in the Palm Beach Post and many other papers across the U.S. I encourage you to take a moment and read my op-ed.
I know that by discussing the many aspects of this unacceptable crisis in our Veterans’ lives, we will advance their care and treatment. I will report back to you with another blog following the summit. Thank you for all you do for Veterans each and every day.
Dr. David Shulkin
Dr. David J. Shulkin is the Under Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA Photo/ Robert Turtil)
www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/25575/call-action-preventing-vet...
On February 2, Secretary McDonald and I will host a VA national summit on Veteran suicide prevention. Why a national summit? Because Veteran suicide impacts all Americans and needs to be addressed in a coordinated effort with government and community stakeholders. And, because all Americans, and VA in particular, have a duty to help Veterans suffering from the hidden scars of military service that lead them to think suicide is their only option. We must do better and this summit will help us to determine our future course.
The “Preventing Veteran Suicide – A Call to Action” summit will bring together VA and DoD leaders, mental health professionals, Veteran Service Organizations, Veterans and their families, and other key partners. These national leaders will direct their attention to how we can best help Veterans and their families access appropriate mental health services.
It will be an honor to welcome Susan and Richard Selke, as guests at the summit. Their son, Clay Hunt, was a Marine Corps Veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan who took his own life in 2011. Congress subsequently passed the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act, which President Obama signed in February of last year. Their commitment to improving mental health care for Veterans like their son has been inspiring.
Also at the summit, Senator Elizabeth Dole will discuss the role of Caregivers and Dr. Ron C. Kessler of Harvard Medical School will deliver a presentation on “Researching Risk for Suicide among Veterans- What Are We Missing?” These are just two of the many supportive experts joining us for this important call to action.
We already know that America’s Veterans are at higher overall risk for suicide than the general public. Veterans suffering from conditions like posttraumatic stress, depression, insomnia, and chronic pain are particularly vulnerable. However, groundbreaking research shows us that Veterans who are fully engaged in VA care are at lower risk of suicide than those who are not. It is essential that information about resources for Veterans at risk for suicide is readily available to Veterans and those close to them.
We want Veterans to come to us, but we must also go to them and build effective networks of communication and care across communities and health organizations. We must be far more proactive and creative in our approach. I ask each of you to consider how you can make a difference.
I addressed our efforts yesterday in an op-ed that appeared in the Palm Beach Post and many other papers across the U.S. I encourage you to take a moment and read my op-ed.
I know that by discussing the many aspects of this unacceptable crisis in our Veterans’ lives, we will advance their care and treatment. I will report back to you with another blog following the summit. Thank you for all you do for Veterans each and every day.
Dr. David Shulkin
Dr. David J. Shulkin is the Under Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA Photo/ Robert Turtil)
Espacios Bioseguros
“Necesitamos tomar medidas preventivas de forma urgente bajo el paradigma del uso de las mejores tecnologías”
Luis de la Fuente Ramírez, presidente de ABQ, presentó Espacios Bioseguros junto al decano del Colegio de Biólogos de la Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid (COBCM), Ángel Fernández Ipar, como “un concepto en el que destacamos una serie de medidas de prevención para la población general por medio de un conjunto de soluciones tecnológicas para prevenir y minimizar los riesgos de contagio en, por ejemplo, espacios interiores, medios de transporte y otros, con el objetivo de controlar los agentes contaminantes de una forma eficaz y sostenible desde el punto de vista medioambiental y económico”. Por otro lado, “los profesionales debemos de controlar de forma eficaz los riesgos de contagio, tanto en las superficies como en el empleo de los materiales de trabajo que utilizamos todos los días”, matizó Ramírez a lo largo de su exposición.
Con motivo del acto de presentación de las Olimpiadas de Biología de la Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid, los responsables de ABQ dieron a conocer los objetivos de la entidad, así como el proyecto Espacios Bioseguros.
De esta manera, ABQ, entidad europea especializada en bioseguridad, “desea llevar a cabo un protocolo de implantación de un certificado de calidad para garantizar el Espacio Bioseguro en las empresas e instituciones con un 80% de éxito en todos los análisis que hagamos a partir de ahora”, indicaron los responsables de la asociación.
Recordemos que “ABQ ha logrado seleccionar, junto a los colegios de biólogos de las distintas Comunidades Autónomas, soluciones eficientes que han sido contrastadas por la NASA”, concluyó Ramírez.
De esta manera, la asociación ABQ participó en las Olimpiadas de Biología de la Comunidad de Madrid, organizadas por el Colegio de Biólogos de la Comunidad de Madrid (COBCM) con el patrocinio de la Consejería de Educación y la colaboración de la Universidad Complutense, Universidad Autónoma y Editorial Santillana.
Foto (derecha a izquierda): Ángel Fernández Ipar, decano del Colegio de Biólogos de la Comunidad de Madrid (COBCM), y Luis de la Fuente Ramírez, presidente de ABQ.
Para más información:
www.youtube.com/user/asociacionabq
Sobre ABQ:
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ABQ, entidad sin ánimo de lucro que se encargará de buscar soluciones para todos los sectores de la actividad profesional, es una asociación que propone y busca, por medio del debate, la transmisión del conocimiento e información precisa sobre determinadas amenazas para el sector humano, sobre todo con las nuevas bacterias y el tratamiento y análisis de casos concretos. Luis de la Fuente Ramírez, presidente, reconoce que “el esfuerzo no ha hecho más que empezar”. En la actualidad, representará los intereses de los colectivos allegados por la firma de Convenios de Colaboración en materia de divulgación, formación y colaboración en la redacción de estudios e informes especializados.
Objetivos ABQ:
1º.- Concienciar a la sociedad sobre los riesgos que les afectan en materia de bioseguridad en su contexto universal. Riesgos que afectan a todos los espacios públicos donde la gente interacciona físicamente entre sí y la necesidad, por ello, de generar “Espacios Bioseguros” donde estos riesgos sean minimizados.
2º.- Encontrar, evaluar y difundir a la sociedad las mejores técnicas y/o tecnologías disponibles para minimizar dichos riesgos. Dichas técnicas y/o tecnologías una vez encontradas deberán ser evaluadas por los comités científico-técnicos formados expertos de la comunidad científica.
Departamento de Comunicación y Prensa de ABQ
Jorge Hierro Álvarez
C/ Ramón Gómez de la Serna, 1 – Local A4
28035 Madrid (España)
Teléfono: 696 67 37 21
Email: jorge.hierro@asociacionabq.org
Website: www.asociacionabq.org
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Manifestation nationale contre le projet de loi de prévention de la délinquance le 18 novembre à Paris
PARIS (AP) -- Plusieurs syndicats des personnels de l'assistance sociale, de l'éducation, et de la justice appellent à une manifestation nationale, le 18 novembre à Paris, contre le projet de loi Sarkozy de prévention de la délinquance, texte qualifié de "liberticide" par ses détracteurs, a-t-on appris jeudi auprès de la FSU.
"Basé sur le contrôle et le fichage de larges catégories de population et notamment des enfants scolarisés, le projet (...) organise une mise sous surveillance généralisée de la population et aggrave considérablement la répression", estime la Fédération syndicale unitaire (premier syndicat de l'Education et de la Fonction publique d'Etat) dans un communiqué diffusé jeudi. "Il va à l'encontre de ce qui serait nécessaire à une véritable politique de prévention. Aucune mesure visant à l'amélioration d'actions réellement préventives dans les domaines de l'éducation, de l'accompagnement social et du soin n'est envisagée", déplore la fédération.
"Avec les organisations syndicales de travailleurs sociaux, de médecins, de psychiatres, de santé, d'éducation, de magistrats, d'avocats et des associations", la FSU appelle "tous les personnels à participer massivement à la manifestation nationale du samedi 18 novembre 2006 à Paris, et aux actions unitaires qui suivront".
Présenté le 28 juin dernier, le projet de loi doit être discuté cet automne au Parlement. Il ambitionne de s'attaquer "sans tabou" à toutes les causes de la délinquance, notamment celle des mineurs, après les violences de l'automne 2005 dans les banlieues. Jeudi, en marge d'un déplacement sur le thème de la rénovation urbaine à Villeneuve-La-Garenne (Hauts-de-Seine), le ministre de l'Intérieur Nicolas Sarkozy a proposé un amendement au projet de loi, afin de permettre le renvoi systématique devant une cour d'assises pour toute personne "qui portera atteinte à l'intégrité physique d'un policier, d'un gendarme ou d'un pompier". La principale proposition du projet de loi porte sur le rôle du maire, dont le ministre de l'Intérieur veut faire le pivot de la politique de prévention de la délinquance, avec notamment le pouvoir de procéder à des rappels à l'ordre à des mineurs et de mettre sous tutelle les allocations familiales.
Le projet de loi introduit aussi le concept nouveau d'une "présentation immédiate" au tribunal pour enfants pour les jeunes de 16 à 18 ans, mais la comparution immédiate restera réservée aux majeurs. AP
Just before 2:15 PM, SPD received a report of a man and a woman arguing at the Rainier Playfield near 37th Avenue South and South Oregon Street. The man reportedly fired a gun, and then took their infant daughter before fleeing on foot.
When officers arrived, they found a woman with significant injuries, and an expended shell casing at the scene. She reported that the subject had assaulted her, taken their infant daughter, and fired a round at her before running into the surrounding neighborhood with the baby. She reported that he was very intoxicated.
Patrol Officers, SWAT Officers, K9 Units, and the King County Guardian One helicopter were dispatched to search for the armed suspect. At approximately 2:50 pm, SPD received reports that a man carrying a child had broken into a building under construction a few blocks from the park.
Officers contained the building to prevent the suspect from escaping with the baby. Officers saw the suspect run southbound behind an apartment building and gave chase. During a second confrontation, a rifle-trained SWAT Officer fired once at the man, striking him. The baby was not injured in the incident.
Yesterday, April 10, 2013 we celebrated the 147th Anniversary of the establishment of the ASPCA in New York City. Founded in New York City by Henry Bergh, Bergh based the program on the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in the UK in 1824 - though it was not given “Royal” status until 1840. As the excerpt from their web page below shows, the SPCA of Israel is greatly concerned about the welfare of animals as well!
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Israel—Tel Aviv-Yafo, is a philanthropic organization without any goal of a profit, which was founded in the year 1927, and which has been operating since then to prevent suffering and pain to animals.
The Society takes in abandoned animals and tries to find adopting homes for them. Similarly, we provide various services to the community: a veterinary clinic with subsidized prices, a boarding facility for pets, rescue and collection of animals in trouble and a department of education and guidance.
As a philanthropic organization with no intention of making a profit, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Israel—Tel Aviv-Yafo, does not receive any support from any governmental, municipal or any other official factor whatsoever. The Society is managed by a committee of volunteers who do not receive any compensation, and the funds of the Society are under the supervision of an auditor.
The 7,000 square meter area of our complex can house a population of more than 200 dogs and 50 cats. There is a stable with room for 12 horses and donkeys, and a "small animal corner". The complex is spacious, clean and quiet, because we want to prevent further suffering to the animals, and to get those we shelter the most comfortable conditions.
Paying proper attention to all of God’s creatures is not only the right thing to do, it is the scriptural thing to do as well. We find that it says in Proverbs 12:10, “A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.” God intended that we display mercy at all times, to both humans and animals. He also intends that we should adhere to His directives, especially the one in Psalm 122:6 - - that we pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
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View the original farmhouse that five years later was joined by a second facility, Mondloch II (MHII) shelter, in response to the growing need for family shelter.
Over the next two decades, MHII received a myriad of support through community service and activities, leadership and corporate engagement.
After 20 years of continuous service, the Mondloch II building reached the end of its life. The building lacked ample space and accessibility and needed substantial rehabilitation.
Under the leadership of the Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), Mondloch II is being rehabilitated into The Residences at Mondloch, a building of 20 fully-furnished efficiency units. The rehabilitation, being constructed under the existing zoning, will repurpose the space to serve homeless persons in rental housing.
Read more about renovation plans implemented by HCD, New Hope Housing, Fairfax County Office to Prevent and End Homelessness and other community partners in order to continue to serve homeless families:
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It's now become part of our travelling calendar - we go on a city break for Jayne’s birthday in January - no presents for birthday's and Christmas, we travel instead. This year it was Seville. We had to drive 180 miles south to Stansted to fly there though, Friday afternoon on the A1, such fun... It was a really good drive down in actual fact, the best day for months, glorious blue sky and a fantastic sunset- and I was in a car. We got stung for tea and drinks in the Radison Blu but we were overnighting and leaving the car so we didn't have much choice. Ryanair aagh! Again no choice. To be fair to the abrasive Irish man O Leary things are better than they used to be and it was an acceptable flight.
We were hoping for better weather than we got- don't you always? It was. cold, windy and after some initial beautiful sun on our first afternoon, it was mostly grey. The wind died but so did the sun. The other little problem was that it was my turn for the awful cold that Jayne had been trying to get over. I was under the weather in more ways than one all week, it was only a cold but it was the worst I've had for ages and it didn't help my mood, particularly when the sun was absent. We had a few hours of really nice light here and there and I made the most of it - I think!
Seville has miles and miles of narrow cobbled streets, they seem to go on for ever. They are almost random in layout and it is extremely difficult to find your way around, it's easier to just keep walking and see what you find. So we did! The architecture is stunning and the history is fascinating. Aside from the ancient history the two events that seem to have had a massive recent influence are the Expo's of 1929 and 1992. The incredible buildings or 'Pavilions' that were built for a one off event are now part of the reason that people visit the city. The 1929 pavilions are fantastic, each one is a story in itself and a destination in its own right but there are a lot of them in Parque Maria Luisa. Plaza Espana, built by the hosts of course, is the biggest and I would imagine that you could make a project out of photographing the individual ceramic tile displays around it on their own. These incredible buildings really need the light to be right to get images that people want to see, flat bright light from bright grey skies is good for certain things but dramatic architecture deserves better - or maybe I'm looking for the easy way option. The other discovery that we made, we found just down the road from the hotel, about an hour into the trip – The Metropol Parasol. A giant lattice work parasol, apparently called ‘The Mushrooms’ locally and apparently the world’s largest wooden structure. You have to look twice, having discovered that it is wood. Only later did we discover that we could get to the top and there is an extensive walkway around the top of it. It is built on top of ancient ruins, ( still intact and viewable) a food market and bars etc. and has a plaza around it and on it, that is buzzing on weekend evenings. Walking around the top, the first people up it one day and being back to watch the sunset later was one of the highlights of the trip for me.
The 1992 Expo also covered a massive area but left behind lots of modern - and some very strange - buildings and arenas. Some are of a temporary nature and get dismantled others find a new use. The land used was on an island between two branches of the River Guadalquivir – Isla de la Cartuja. The branch that goes through the city is now a canal, blocked at its northern end by a barrier with a motorway on it, and is used extensively for water sports, mainly rowing. Many of the buildings are now used by private companies as headquarters , others have a very derelict look. The whole area- even though it is home to the theme park- which was shut for the winter, has a neglected air about it. There are weeds growing everywhere but fountains are switched on, which seemed odd. Unlike the city a short distance away, there are no cafes or bars or other people around for that matter, just us meandering through. The car park that was created for the event is massive, it stretches for miles, and I really mean miles. Totally derelict, just the odd person or dog walker around. There is even a railway line terminating here, in the middle of nowhere a modern and apparently unmanned station, like a ghost station. At this point, across the river proper is open countryside, much flatter than I expected and very easy for local walkers and cyclists to get to - also very calm and quiet, a place to linger and enjoy the peace.
As usual I researched and discovered as we walked, we averaged around 13 miles a day and tried to get off the beaten track. We were out around 8.15, before sunrise, and had orange juice, coffee and Tostada with the locals for breakfast. The trouble is that there are many miles of walking in a relatively small area, some streets are only a few feet wide so there are a lot of them to explore. Incredible ancient churches and squares are around every corner- it's a very religious place - Catholicism rules in Spain. Unfortunately many are only a few feet away from the building next to it and it is difficult to get a decent shot of them. Seville is also famous, historically, as a producer of ceramic tiles. A building isn’t complete without a tile display of some sort and it would be very easy to make a project out of tiles alone. It may be a little boring for any companions though!
We walked the length of the embankment a couple of times, it has graffiti from end to end, several miles of massive concrete walls covered in everything imaginable, from marker pen scribbling to works of art. It was suggested to me that allowing people to paint here might prevent them from daubing property and monuments in the city- it hasn't! Most alleyways and shutters have been attacked to a greater or lesser degree. Spain has very high youth unemployment and maybe this plays a role. To be truthful though we haven't seen a city that's free of graffiti. The other problem is dogs- or what they produce, it's everywhere, absolutely everywhere, in a week we saw only one person remove his dogs mess. Fortunately the city streets are cleaned exceptionally well, some of the cleanest we have come across, men (and a lot of women) and machines are washing and sweeping endlessly.
Having had the wettest winter on record at home - almost three months of rain - we didn't want more rain but we got it. The upside was the water and the reflections that it created made photography on the cobbled streets more interesting, particularly at night. I usually find that it takes me a while to get into the groove on a trip and this one was no different, I didn't start shooting with total disregard - street shots- for a couple of days. Whilst the locals wore quilted jackets and scarves we got down to tee shirts at times, the warmer afternoons would be welcome in summer, never mind January, in Huddersfield. I envied the cyclists, being able to train in temperatures like this in winter - I wish! You need a lot less willpower to get out there and train hard in pleasant weather.
From a photography point of view I had a frustrating time, I never felt to get to grips with the place- other than on the streets at night. Writing this on my phone on the flight home, I haven't a clue what I've got to work with when I get back. I usually edit first and write later. Generally I have a first look, I'm disillusioned, I then revisit and see things differently- thankfully! Architectural shots with a grey sky could be destined for the monochrome treatment, we'll soon see. I'm still editing stuff from our London trip before Christmas, it's getting decent views in black and white and I quite enjoy looking at them myself.
We visited most of the notable tourist destinations, and went up anything that we could. Seville doesn't have a high point-it's flat! Nothing really stands head and shoulders above the city. The Cathedral tower is over 300 feet but the Cathedral itself fills a lot of the view on some aspects. Being square and having to look through bars in recesses you don't really get a completely open aspect. A new 600 foot tower is close to being finished, it's an office block and I couldn't find any mention of it being a viewing point in the future.
Oranges were the last thing on my mind when I suggested going to Seville. There are 25000 orange trees in Seville and now is the time that they are laden with big-and sour- Seville oranges, they are everywhere, apparently they are the property of the city authorities and will be harvested and sent to the UK to be made in to marmalade at some point in the near future. These trees will soon be covered in fragrant blossom, the city will smell beautiful for a couple of months. Studying the surrounding area it would be good to tour in March or April I would think, the scents, longer days and better weather would make for a fantastic trip. One for the future. The sunrise on our final morning was the best of the week, this was what we had looked forward to, we had to leave for the airport at 9.00...... Needless to say it was raining hard as we drove the last twenty miles home. Nothing new there then.
As usual I have aimed to present a pretty extensive collection of photographs of our chosen destination, some, at first glance will be pretty mundane shots of everyday life on the streets, often though, close inspection will reveal something humorous, something that needs a bit of thought. Others are definitely just people going about their holiday or work. Travelling with someone else it wouldn’t be fair to spend an inordinate amount of time trying to nail the perfect long exposure or HDR image of a cathedral or similar in perfect light – the one stunning shot to add to the portfolio- it’s not really my thing, I go for an overview of the place in the time available. Looking at the postcards locally it becomes obvious that stunning shots of some of these buildings are hard to come by. Heavily corrected converging verticals were quite obvious – and most likely will be in my own shots. As the owner of tilt and shift lenses I never travel with one – ever! My knees are already creaking from the weight of the bag.
Outside Victoria’s Parliament Buildings today, the Government of British Columbia and the BC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) are giving a voice to those who can’t speak for themselves, in recognizing Animal Abuse Prevention Day.
The BC SPCA is celebrating 120 years of serving and protecting animals in 2015. To mark the anniversary, the organization is fighting cruelty with kindness, by launching a year-long movement, Million Acts of Kindness, meant to inspire a million acts of kindness for companion, farm and wild animals. One of these acts of kindness is featured every week on the millionacts.ca website, with the message that anyone can make a difference, regardless of their age and whether or not they have a pet.
Read more: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2015/04/prevent-animal-abuse---you...
www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/25575/call-action-preventing-vet...
On February 2, Secretary McDonald and I will host a VA national summit on Veteran suicide prevention. Why a national summit? Because Veteran suicide impacts all Americans and needs to be addressed in a coordinated effort with government and community stakeholders. And, because all Americans, and VA in particular, have a duty to help Veterans suffering from the hidden scars of military service that lead them to think suicide is their only option. We must do better and this summit will help us to determine our future course.
The “Preventing Veteran Suicide – A Call to Action” summit will bring together VA and DoD leaders, mental health professionals, Veteran Service Organizations, Veterans and their families, and other key partners. These national leaders will direct their attention to how we can best help Veterans and their families access appropriate mental health services.
It will be an honor to welcome Susan and Richard Selke, as guests at the summit. Their son, Clay Hunt, was a Marine Corps Veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan who took his own life in 2011. Congress subsequently passed the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act, which President Obama signed in February of last year. Their commitment to improving mental health care for Veterans like their son has been inspiring.
Also at the summit, Senator Elizabeth Dole will discuss the role of Caregivers and Dr. Ron C. Kessler of Harvard Medical School will deliver a presentation on “Researching Risk for Suicide among Veterans- What Are We Missing?” These are just two of the many supportive experts joining us for this important call to action.
We already know that America’s Veterans are at higher overall risk for suicide than the general public. Veterans suffering from conditions like posttraumatic stress, depression, insomnia, and chronic pain are particularly vulnerable. However, groundbreaking research shows us that Veterans who are fully engaged in VA care are at lower risk of suicide than those who are not. It is essential that information about resources for Veterans at risk for suicide is readily available to Veterans and those close to them.
We want Veterans to come to us, but we must also go to them and build effective networks of communication and care across communities and health organizations. We must be far more proactive and creative in our approach. I ask each of you to consider how you can make a difference.
I addressed our efforts yesterday in an op-ed that appeared in the Palm Beach Post and many other papers across the U.S. I encourage you to take a moment and read my op-ed.
I know that by discussing the many aspects of this unacceptable crisis in our Veterans’ lives, we will advance their care and treatment. I will report back to you with another blog following the summit. Thank you for all you do for Veterans each and every day.
Dr. David Shulkin
Dr. David J. Shulkin is the Under Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA Photo/ Robert Turtil)
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I recently picked up a Figuarts Zero Sailor Moon - Sailor Moon statue during a work trip for $30 CAD. This piece had a MSRP of 8,800 Yen back in 2014, which to me seems insanely high, but I know the prices did jump dramatically after 2012 as materials used to prevent the lean that crippled most statues aren't cheap.
Figuarts Zero are the fixed pose statues that are manufactured by Bandai of Japan, no doubt to compete with the FigFIX line of Figma. Unlike their line, however, Figuarts Zero are totally all over the place when it comes to size, and don't feature interchangeable parts with their articulated counterparts. This one in particular (and I'm guess, the rest of the OG Sailor Moon line as well) was coproduced by Bandai and Volks, makers of the Shin Sonic Form Fate I brought back from Vancouver a few months back.
The set comes with the statue on a crescent moon base, as well as the Cutey Moon Rod, weapon of choice when Sailor Moon is performing her signature move "Moon Princess Halitation". Naturally, Sailor Moon is sculpted in this pose, which is cause of much discussion controversy. It pretty much comes down to her arms looking wonky compared to the anime cel. Comparing the source material to the statue, I feel it's not the bend in the arm, but rather it's the position of the hands themselves, especially her Rod holding hand. There's also an issue with the twin tails, namely that they fall to her side rather than appear to be elevated as she's twirling and performing this move.
Sculpting is quite good, as they got the overall proportions of the character, both in terms of head/face size, but also, limb length and build. This larger format (as compared to the Figarts) allows for more detailing in the hair, bows, actual dangling earrings, and her Cutey Moon Rod. The hair in particular is quite well done, especially the twirly parts at the end of her twin tails.
Paint work is generally alright, with most areas given an nice even paint application, such as the flesh tones and her outfit on the whole, as well as the Tiara and earrings, though mine did have slightly weaker than desired paint work on her left forearm. Paint work on the Cutey Moon Rod itself is excellent. Adding to the crispness of the finished product is that I imagine that her outfit came in several pieces, which allows for spraying separately and avoiding of unsightly masking issues. Some light shading is provided on the bust and waist line of Sailor Moon to make those sections stand out better. The paint applied on the moon of her choker and the brooch on her bow are alright, but the paint apps on the white strip and crescent moon of her boots are terrible. Decal work is quite good, mainly consisting of her eyes and the stripes on her neckerchief.
Paint application on the hair itself is hit and miss, and I'm going to chock this up to the parts being painted by several different people, resulting in uneven textures, which is further aggravated due to the use of translucent plastic for her hair.
Building quality and QC are good. There are no assembly gaps to report, and the details of the statue in general shine through even with the paint applied. Surfaces are smooth, with some minor issues spotted on the hair in areas that are difficult to apply sandpaper to. But overall, there is nothing to interrupt your appreciation of the visual this statue provides.
So overall, a pretty good statue, definitely better than your run of the mill Kotobukiya piece or Prize Figure. With the aftermarket prices of these statues stupidly high (at least $100 USD, if not more, per statue), this isn't a line that I'm itching to finish and will happily wait until the right opportunity arises.
Until next time, Sailor Moon says "SEE YA!".
Brainstorming & Collaborative Session of MCHIP, USAID &Rotary Club of Greek, Sep 23, 2014
Thousands of women and newborns in Pakistan die each year as a result of preventable complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Pakistan’s maternal mortality ratio at 276 per 100,000 live births (2006-2007 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey) is one of the highest in South Asia. Most of these deaths can be prevented if there were enough properly trained, competent and supported midwives working in the communities and in a functional health system.
The Maternal & Child health Integrated Program (MCHIP) along with program partner USAID and event partners Rotary Clubs of R.I district 3271 met on 20 September 2014 for a brainstorming and collaborative event. There were presentations on the importance of support for midwives in the community, challenges faced by maternal and child health and efforts that can be undertaken by corporate partners in improving quality of maternal and child health practice in Pakistan. The brainstorming session focused on supporting community midwives, improvement of quality of mother and child health services and a dire need for community distribution of misoprostol and chlorhexidine.
Held at a Marriott hotel karachi, the session’s audience had over 70 participants and included doctors, obstetricians, businessmen and philanthropists. During the event; Shaan Technologies private Limited, corporate partners with MCHIP/Jhpiego presented a documentary video about application of solar energy for remote clinics. Shaantech also donated 10 solar LED lamps for community midwives.
El Presidente Municipal Enrique Alfaro inaugura la renovación del Paseo Chapultepec y entrega vehículos segways y unidades Ecosport para patrullaje de la Comisaría de la Policía Preventiva Municipal. Participa el Comisario General, Salvador Caro
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On June 24, 2009, a couple of hundred employees from the German tyre manufacturer Continental came to Paris once again. After the closure of their plant in Clairoix (Oise), the "Contis", as they are known, have become the symbol of the current economical crisis which is sweeping the country. By their mobilization, they have achieved a better compensation package but still couldn't prevent the closing of the company. That day, they were asking the new Justice Minister, Michèle Alliot-Marie, to forbid and release 7 of their colleagues who had been arrested after some vandalism at the "sous-préfecture" of Compiègnes on April 21.
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Prevent Cancer Now
Board Retreat 2008
Econiche House, Cantley, Quebec
From Left to Right: Liz Armstrong, Dorothy Goldin Rosenberg, Fran Rubio, Sheila Richardson, Sharon Labchuk, Diana Daghofer, Beverley Thorpe, Savayda Jarone and Mark MacKenzie
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Miércoles 29 de noviembre de 2017.
En el Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris, la Big Band Oriental Palace, integrada por internos del Reclusorio Preventivo Varonil Oriente, musicalizaron varios cortos documentales, de la 1ª Muestra de Cine Debate Horizontes de los derechos humanos. Posteriormente la agrupación musical ofreció un concierto, al cual asistió el secretario de Cultura de la CDMX, Eduardo Vázquez Martín y Patricia Mercado, secretaria de Gobierno de la Ciudad de México, ésta última entregó reconocimientos a los internos que participaron el Concurso de Carteles Por el Porvenir.
Fotografía: Milton Martínez / Secretaría de Cultura CDMX.
Espacios Bioseguros
“Necesitamos tomar medidas preventivas de forma urgente bajo el paradigma del uso de las mejores tecnologías”
Luis de la Fuente Ramírez, presidente de ABQ, presentó Espacios Bioseguros junto al decano del Colegio de Biólogos de la Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid (COBCM), Ángel Fernández Ipar, como “un concepto en el que destacamos una serie de medidas de prevención para la población general por medio de un conjunto de soluciones tecnológicas para prevenir y minimizar los riesgos de contagio en, por ejemplo, espacios interiores, medios de transporte y otros, con el objetivo de controlar los agentes contaminantes de una forma eficaz y sostenible desde el punto de vista medioambiental y económico”. Por otro lado, “los profesionales debemos de controlar de forma eficaz los riesgos de contagio, tanto en las superficies como en el empleo de los materiales de trabajo que utilizamos todos los días”, matizó Ramírez a lo largo de su exposición.
Con motivo del acto de presentación de las Olimpiadas de Biología de la Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid, los responsables de ABQ dieron a conocer los objetivos de la entidad, así como el proyecto Espacios Bioseguros.
De esta manera, ABQ, entidad europea especializada en bioseguridad, “desea llevar a cabo un protocolo de implantación de un certificado de calidad para garantizar el Espacio Bioseguro en las empresas e instituciones con un 80% de éxito en todos los análisis que hagamos a partir de ahora”, indicaron los responsables de la asociación.
Recordemos que “ABQ ha logrado seleccionar, junto a los colegios de biólogos de las distintas Comunidades Autónomas, soluciones eficientes que han sido contrastadas por la NASA”, concluyó Ramírez.
De esta manera, la asociación ABQ participó en las Olimpiadas de Biología de la Comunidad de Madrid, organizadas por el Colegio de Biólogos de la Comunidad de Madrid (COBCM) con el patrocinio de la Consejería de Educación y la colaboración de la Universidad Complutense, Universidad Autónoma y Editorial Santillana.
Foto (derecha a izquierda): Ángel Fernández Ipar, decano del Colegio de Biólogos de la Comunidad de Madrid (COBCM), y Luis de la Fuente Ramírez, presidente de ABQ.
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ABQ, entidad sin ánimo de lucro que se encargará de buscar soluciones para todos los sectores de la actividad profesional, es una asociación que propone y busca, por medio del debate, la transmisión del conocimiento e información precisa sobre determinadas amenazas para el sector humano, sobre todo con las nuevas bacterias y el tratamiento y análisis de casos concretos. Luis de la Fuente Ramírez, presidente, reconoce que “el esfuerzo no ha hecho más que empezar”. En la actualidad, representará los intereses de los colectivos allegados por la firma de Convenios de Colaboración en materia de divulgación, formación y colaboración en la redacción de estudios e informes especializados.
Objetivos ABQ:
1º.- Concienciar a la sociedad sobre los riesgos que les afectan en materia de bioseguridad en su contexto universal. Riesgos que afectan a todos los espacios públicos donde la gente interacciona físicamente entre sí y la necesidad, por ello, de generar “Espacios Bioseguros” donde estos riesgos sean minimizados.
2º.- Encontrar, evaluar y difundir a la sociedad las mejores técnicas y/o tecnologías disponibles para minimizar dichos riesgos. Dichas técnicas y/o tecnologías una vez encontradas deberán ser evaluadas por los comités científico-técnicos formados expertos de la comunidad científica.
Departamento de Comunicación y Prensa de ABQ
Jorge Hierro Álvarez
C/ Ramón Gómez de la Serna, 1 – Local A4
28035 Madrid (España)
Teléfono: 696 67 37 21
Email: jorge.hierro@asociacionabq.org
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An image from the Prevent Breast Cancer Choir Concert, held on 10 December 2021, at Manchester Cathedral, Greater Manchester. (Photo by Matt Wilkinson/Wilkinson Photography)
Metakomatiite (serpentinized) in the Precambrian of Ontario, Canada. (this outcrop is bleached to prevent growth of vegetation; stratigraphic up is to the left; this is a NO HAMMER locality)
This is unit B2 of a komatiite lava flow - it's the cumulus zone, with equant olivine in a matrix of skeletal subcalcic clinopyroxene ± chromite ± altered glass.
Komatiites are very rare, magnesium-rich, extrusive, ultramafic igneous rocks. They are named after the Komati River Valley in South Africa, the type locality. Komatiite is an exceedingly rare type of lava. No volcano on Earth erupts this material today. Komatiites are essentially restricted to the Archean (4.55 to 2.5 billion years ago). Experimental evidence has shown that komatiite lavas, when originally erupted, were considerably hotter (~1600º C) than any modern lava type on Earth. This indicates that Earth’s mantle was much hotter than now. Other geologic evidence also indicates that early Earth’s heat flux was much higher than today’s.
Komatiite lava had a very low viscosity - it could flow like an ultradense gas. This property permitted the solidification of some individual lava flows that are only 1 cm thick.
The classic texture of komatiites is spinifex texture, named after clumps of long, spiky (& painful!) grasses. Komatiites with spinifex texture have short to long blades or plates of olivine mixed with smaller-scale blades of pyroxene.
All Archean komatiites are metamorphosed - the original igneous mineralogy (olivine, pyroxene, minor chromite, etc.) is gone to mostly gone. Such rocks are best termed metakomatiites, but the prefix “meta-” is usually not specified in writing.
Komatiites have economic significance, as many are closely associated with copper-nickel minerals (chalcopyrite & pentlandite), plus minor platinum-group elements, arsenides, bismuthides, and maybe a little gold and silver. Komatiites are a world-class source of nickel in Canada and Western Australia.
The outcrop seen here is part of a stack of tectonically-tilted, nearly vertical, komatiite lava flows at Pyke Hill, Ontario, Canada. The original olivine spinifex texture is serpentinized for the most part. Pyroxene spinifex consists of small, felted needles. Cumulate-textured units are also present in these lava flows, plus knobby peridotite units and brecciated or cooling-cracked flow tops.
Pyke Hill is a world-famous locality for komatiites. The rocks there are part of the Kidd-Munro Assemblage, which consists of ultramafic and mafic volcanic rocks intruded by mafic to ultramafic dikes and sill-like bodies. Minor felsic volcanic rocks are also present. Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits occur in the Kidd-Munro Assemblage - they have been mined at the Texas Gulf Mine and the Potter Mine.
The peridotites at Pyke Hill are 37 to 45% silica. Spinifex-textured rocks here are 42 to 45% silica. The chromium (Cr) content ranges from 1500 to 5000 parts per million in the peridotite and spinifex-textured rocks. Nickel (Ni) content ranges from 400 to 2000 parts per million.
Stratigraphy: Upper Komatiitic Unit, Kidd-Munro Assemblage, Abitibi Greenstone Belt, lower Neoarchean, 2.711-2.719 Ga
Locality: Pyke Hill outcrop - hillside exposures on the northwestern part of Pyke Hill, east of the Potter Mine, north of Route 101, east-northeast of Matheson & south of the western end of Lake Abitibi & ~83 kilometers east of the city of Timmins, Munro Township, southern Cochrane District, eastern Ontario, southeastern Canada (vicinity of 48° 35' 55.78" North latitude, 80° 12' 00.05" West longitude) (= locality 1b (“Fragile Spinifex exposures”) on the northwestern corner side of Pyke Hill of Fyon & Green, 1991 - Geology and ore deposits of the Timmins District, Ontario (field trip 6), Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2161, p. 27 (fig. N12).)
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As much as I tried to prevent it, my expectations have gotten away from me for this fourth Indy film and I am counting down the moments until its release. There has not been a single time that I’ve eagerly awaited something of this magnitude and not been crushed with disappointment. Hopefully Indiana Jones will be spare us of similar misery and be a film worthy of the series.
With that said, here is a list of a few of my biggest entertainment reappointments:
Weezer - (Green Album) CD
Effortless, lame, boring are a few adjectives that I’d like to punctuate with four letter words when describing this album. After a phenomenal sophomore release and a long hiatus Weezer returns to do little more than drool out of my CD player. It was at this point I wrote them off for dead.
Disappointment rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Halo 2 - Xbox
While years of playing multiplayer redeemed this game for me, it was initially the campaign mode that had me clamoring for its release. After multiple playthroughs of Halo 1’s campaign, I was ready to take on the Covenant and the flood as they invaded Earth.
While I could live with the ‘false advertising’ of the infamous E3 demo, I was utterly let down by the whole of the campaign mode. Combine that with a convoluted story line and a devastatingly anti-climactic ending and I was left holding the feces from the biggest space marine disappointment of all time. Did Bungie sacrifice the campaign mode in lue of multiplayer? That’s the way it felt to me.
Disappointment rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Star Wars - Episodes I, II, & III
The only thing I have left to say about these three films at this point is that I’m over it. I’m over the anger, resentment and hostility I felt towards George Lucas for vomiting them onto the big screen. The story was shit, the acting was shit and the dialog wasn’t anywhere near a level that could be compared to shit. These movies sucked ass so bad they should be banned.
I may have rose colored glasses when I look back at the original Star Wars trilogy, but that doesn’t mean there couldn’t exist prequels worthy of that fondness. What loyal fans got instead was so trite, forgetful and embarrassing that I would purposely leave it off my resume had I been even just a janitor on set of the films.
Disappointment rating: 5,000,000 out of 5 stars
I pray to Shiva that Indiana Jones DOES NOT make it onto this list. It is one of the few remaining untainted greats from my childhood. Hopefully it can stay that way.
COVER YOUR HEART INDY!!!!!
Con nuestro equipo de Educación realizamos capacitaciones sobre Manejo Preventivo de Motos con los estudiantes de diferentes universidades de la ciudad.
Pôle de Prévention et d'Education du patient rue Devisme à Laon . CIRCULATION DANGEREUSE
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la Prévention du Risque Cardio-Vasculaire : diabète, obésité, tabac
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The British Foreign Secretary gave a speech on preventing sexual violence and urged Sri Lanka to end the culture of impunity, at an event held at the British High Commission in Colombo on 13th November 2013.
Looking out from Ardrossan Castle, across the rather unattractive roof tops of Ardrossan and its harbour, towards the misty mountains of Arran.
We have visited the sites of two maritime disasters in the last week, and sailed right over the top of another today, in the waters of the Firth of Clyde straight out there between Brodick and Ardrossan. On 27th March 1943, the Royal Navy escort aircraft carrier HMS Dasher was returning from conducting aircraft landing exercises when without any warning, she suddenly blew up. Of the crew of 528, only 149 survived. The exact cause of the explosion is not known, but is thought to have involved the aircraft fuel storage and perhaps the torpedoes and depth charges carried onboard. The explosion was so great that it blew the aircraft lift 60ft in the air and over the side of the ship. The flight deck was pealed back "like a sardine can lid" for half its length, and the carrier sank in just 8 minutes. A number of small vessels rushed to provide assistance, some heroically sailing into the blazing fuel oil that covered the sea and prevented so many from escaping.
The loss of HMS Dasher was largely hushed up at the time, because it was considered that the loss of 379 lives in home waters and so close to shore, would be bad for public morale. The local press were instructed not to report the incident and the dead were buried in a mass unmarked grave.
Some teak timbers from HMS Dasher, probably released from their watery grave by the corrosion of the steel that held them, washed up on the beach at Ardrossan in 1999.
Sony A7RII Fine Art Zion National Park Autumn Winter Subway Hike! Dr. Elliot McGucken Fine Art Landscape Photography!
An important thing to remember is that even though pixel sizes keep getting smaller and smaller, the technology is advancing, so the smaller pixels are more efficient at collecting light. For instance, the Sony A7rII is back-illuminated which allows more photons to hit the sensor. Semiconductor technology is always advancing, so the brilliant engineers are always improving the signal/noise ratio. Far higher pixel counts, as well as better dynamic ranger, are thus not only possible, but the future!
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And all the best on Your Epic Hero's Odyssey!
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View your artistic mission into photography as an epic odyssey of heroic poetry! Take it from Homer in Homer's Odyssey: "Tell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and customs he was acquainted; moreover he suffered much by sea while trying to save his own life and bring his men safely home; but do what he might he could not save his men, for they perished through their own sheer folly in eating the cattle of the Sun-god Hyperion; so the god prevented them from ever reaching home. Tell me, too, about all these things, O daughter of Jove, from whatsoever source you may know them. " --Samuel Butler Translation of Homer's Odyssey
All the best on your Epic Hero's Odyssey from Johnny Ranger McCoy!
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PEARL HARBOR (March 4, 2014) Lt. Cmdr. Chadwick Yasuda, Navy Environmental Preventative Medicine Unit Six, demonstrates identifying infectious diseases in a Field Training Excercise on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Navy Medicine personnel deploy with Sailors and Marines worldwide, providing critical mission support aboard ship, in the air, under the sea and on the battlefield. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Rose Forest/Released)
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On February 2, Secretary McDonald and I will host a VA national summit on Veteran suicide prevention. Why a national summit? Because Veteran suicide impacts all Americans and needs to be addressed in a coordinated effort with government and community stakeholders. And, because all Americans, and VA in particular, have a duty to help Veterans suffering from the hidden scars of military service that lead them to think suicide is their only option. We must do better and this summit will help us to determine our future course.
The “Preventing Veteran Suicide – A Call to Action” summit will bring together VA and DoD leaders, mental health professionals, Veteran Service Organizations, Veterans and their families, and other key partners. These national leaders will direct their attention to how we can best help Veterans and their families access appropriate mental health services.
It will be an honor to welcome Susan and Richard Selke, as guests at the summit. Their son, Clay Hunt, was a Marine Corps Veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan who took his own life in 2011. Congress subsequently passed the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act, which President Obama signed in February of last year. Their commitment to improving mental health care for Veterans like their son has been inspiring.
Also at the summit, Senator Elizabeth Dole will discuss the role of Caregivers and Dr. Ron C. Kessler of Harvard Medical School will deliver a presentation on “Researching Risk for Suicide among Veterans- What Are We Missing?” These are just two of the many supportive experts joining us for this important call to action.
We already know that America’s Veterans are at higher overall risk for suicide than the general public. Veterans suffering from conditions like posttraumatic stress, depression, insomnia, and chronic pain are particularly vulnerable. However, groundbreaking research shows us that Veterans who are fully engaged in VA care are at lower risk of suicide than those who are not. It is essential that information about resources for Veterans at risk for suicide is readily available to Veterans and those close to them.
We want Veterans to come to us, but we must also go to them and build effective networks of communication and care across communities and health organizations. We must be far more proactive and creative in our approach. I ask each of you to consider how you can make a difference.
I addressed our efforts yesterday in an op-ed that appeared in the Palm Beach Post and many other papers across the U.S. I encourage you to take a moment and read my op-ed.
I know that by discussing the many aspects of this unacceptable crisis in our Veterans’ lives, we will advance their care and treatment. I will report back to you with another blog following the summit. Thank you for all you do for Veterans each and every day.
Dr. David Shulkin
Dr. David J. Shulkin is the Under Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA Photo/ Robert Turtil)
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Dans le cadre du grand plan d’appui aux communes carencées et déficitaires en logement social, Pierre Bédier, Président du Conseil départemental des Yvelines, a signé, mercredi 19 décembre, avec la commune du Pecq et la Communauté d’agglomération Saint Germain Boucles de Seine, un protocole permettant l’acquisition, par le Département, d’un immeuble résidentiel privé pour proposer 90 nouveaux logements sociaux, en partenariat avec l’Etablissement Public Foncier d’Île-de-France et Les Résidences Yvelines Essonne. © CD78/C.BRINGUIER