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My first 52 week installment into the new year. It feels glorious.
In the last picture I uploaded on Flickr I made mention that I was going to make French Onion Soup today. Being the proactive fellow that I am, I made a grocery run yesterday evening in preparation for today.
One of the main ingredients in this "French Onion soup" is well ... onions. Recently, I've been dreading cutting onions because the caustic fumes have been killing my eyes (never really bothered me before). Hey, I'm here to keep it real. I ain't no chump, but this little bulbous root kicked my butt! The onions don't even necessarily make me cry, though sometimes my eyes do get watery; more than anything, my eyes burn. Last time my eyes burned so bad, I found myself in the bathroom flushing my eyes out with water for ten minutes. Bad times.*
Now that you all know about the lovely attachment I have to onions, I can easily say that I was naturally a bit hesitant to cut three large onions for todays soup. Maybe it wouldn't be that bad this time around. I was wrong. So wrong.
My eyes burned for a good while (only one onion in!). My tears were invisible, believe me. But it had to be done. This soup was not about to make itself, right? Right! Marching onwards, soon as I got these bad boys [onions] all chopped up I sautéed them for half an hour. They smelled so good as they slowly began to caramelize.
To make a long story short, the soup turned out awesome. My mom liked it too -and this says a lot. My mom and I ended up having this soup for dinner with a some mean grilled cheese sandwiches we whipped up. In addition to the soup, I toasted some slices of french bread topped with a melted a parmesan and gruyere cheese mix.
What is your favorite soup? French Onion soup is pretty high on my list, next to fresh clam chowder!
I am getting a bit excited for a trip to Las Vegas -I will be leaving for on the 15th of this month.
I haven't been there since I was ... four feet tall, haha. I am going with Molly, and her sister. Quite frankly, I don't remember much of anything pertaining to Las Vegas. So I have that to look forward to later this month.
I hope this new year has started off well for all of you! I also look forward to following all of you this year! Keep shootin' everyone!
Oh, and by the way, while on the brief topic of shooting. I thought it might be kind of cool to meet some of you. Maybe, some of you fellow Flickr-roo's from the Bay Area. Not that I don't want to meet those of you who don't hail from the Bay Area (I would love to), but understand I'm coming from a reasonable local point of view for convenience and practicality sake. We should all get together and shoot sometime.
*insert face palm
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Lighting: Ambient from skylight pictured, window subject right camera left, Canon 430EX immediate camera right shoot thru @ 1/4 triggered via poverty wizards.
Department store Brown Thomas have been very proactive with their window displays since the lock down, between messages of hope during the closure & now, as the shop gets ready to re open this coming week, some positive messages have appeared on the windows in the form of Irish proverbs.
Full kudos to them for their efforts & updates.
A Heartfelt Thank You
We are very pleased to announce that in line with the Irish Government Reopening Plan we will reopen our Dublin store on Wednesday 10th June ( 2020 ) and our Cork, Limerick and Galway stores on Thursday 11th June. ( 2020 )
On behalf of the Brown Thomas family we wish to express our utmost gratitude to our customers, partners and team members whose kindness, loyalty and support has made this day possible.
Proactive Acne Treatment Vending Machine, 9/2014, by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube.
Special constables were out in force on Friday 15 November 2013 to highlight the vital role they play in police operations.
Over 50 special constables from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) assisted throughout the day with various operations across the North Manchester area. They targeted the small groups of people who bring harm to our communities.
There was a large element of proactive work undertaken coupled with high visibility reassurance patrols, especially during the evening.
Special Chief Inspector Michael Walmsley, who coordinated the resources for the day said: "This is a way of highlighting the varied work that special constables undertake within our communities. The additional police resources provided by the special constabulary were utilised for intelligence lead operations and executing warrants.”
The special constabulary are trained volunteers who provide a valuable link between the public and the police, having the same powers, training, uniform and equipment as regular police officers.
Chief Superintendent for North Manchester, Nick Adderley, said: “The commitment and dedication that our specials have to policing is inspirational. Their volunteering provides additional police resources to keep our communities safe.
“Being a special enables individuals to gain hands on experience in dealing with challenging situations, something they may not encounter in any other career.”
There was also a recruitment event at The Arndale Centre running from 10am-6pm where people could find out more information about becoming a special constable in GMP.
Rob Kelly has been a special constable since January 2012. He described his experience: “As a retired Fire-fighter. I needed to keep busy, so what better way than to give something back to the community and serve as a special.
“I really enjoy the variety of jobs we go to, working with great people and good friends and working within a neighbourhood policing team gives you the confidence to go out and help the public."
For more information on becoming a special constable please visit www.gmp.police.uk or email special.constabulary@gmp.police.uk.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new 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.
Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.
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It's so sad to read some posts in flickr wherein our big brothers are misinterpreted. They
are just by all means want to share bright ideas in order to get into explore which somehow makes flickring more inspiring, exciting, enjoyable and rewarding-- not just like other sites. What's wrong with learning with other people? What's wrong with growing up with them? What's wrong with finding new friends? I have encountered secret terrorists accounts in flickr, mentally harassing me and even destroyed my friendships with other groups. I was so young in flickr then that in a way, the said accounts affected me.
I took the advice of Mr. CEO who is in flickr...that was just to IGNORE them. Many thanks to my flickrmates and flickr who made swift action to discipline them.
I can proudly say that through flickr with the help of my flickrmates I myself have improved much in the field of photography. I become more interested in this field as proven by my great interest in reading magazines about photography. My curiosity of some terms (in photography) being used is awakened --improving my vocabulary..hehehe, such as bokeh, macro, depth-of-field,..etc.
I only hope that flickr will be more fair in imposing discipline among us.
Our Proactive Property Crimes Unit wrapped up another busy week with the arrest of two residential burglary suspects and the recovery of a stolen gun in #SouthHill. Last week, the victims called to report that their house had been burglarized and several items had been taken. The suspects had pried open the back door to gain entry. A neighbor’s surveillance video captured the suspects arriving and leaving in a white Cadillac sedan.
One of the victims later found her fiancé’s unique pair of Jordan shoes listed for sale online. The seller’s account also had a listing for the victim’s laptop, but it showed the laptop had already been sold. Deputies from the Proactive Property Crimes Unit contacted the seller and arranged to purchase the Jordan shoes. The seller told deputies he would be waiting for them at a parking lot in a white Cadillac sedan.
When deputies arrived and approached the car, they saw one of the suspects shoving a gun between the seats. The suspects were taken out of the car at gunpoint and arrested. One of them complained that cops are crazy for wasting time with small-time criminals like them.
The suspects had attempted to scratch the serial number off of the gun, but deputies were still able to read it. The gun had been reported stolen one week earlier.
#NotInOurCounty
Another 365 days to let the dust settle. To revel in complacency and apathetic affectations. A year to accomplish nothing, to waylay achievement and allow proactivity to deteriorate. Twelve months to stymie action and productivity... a vacation from propagation where the wheels fail to roll. To set upon garbage heaps and declare ourselves kings of passivity, vacationeers of privilege, pioneers of indifference. Another calendar's cycle to hide from accomplishment and disregard our individual hemispheres. Blankets of deception and false comfort.
But maybe for some others a time to grasp our lives and make them into something purer and better thought. Good intentions acted upon and selflessly carried out. Adopting causes, compassion, activity, and empathy. Aspiring to be more than what we are, and better than we know ourselves to be. A coming year to strive for achievment... to embrace fellowship and better our relationships. A time during which we can spend reflecting on our spirits, and compelling ourselves to be a model. To stand out, to impress without self-flattery or expect reward. To inpsire and fulfill not just goals but spiritual challenges and curb distress.
It's easy to get caught up in the former rather than work to live up to the latter.
"A painful awakening hurting like never before
How to process the pressure and stress?
How to give everyone more than they can take?
We are terrified to live... We are terrified to die"
Week #47
This week, I had another opportunity to work on a fashion photoshoot.
Laurelle got in touch in september asking me if I was interested shooting with her. Well if you have a look on her portfolio, you'll see that she is the kind of model that make your life easy on set. She is very proactive, need very little direction and bring a real presence in front of the camera.
Unfortunately I couldn't make it in September so we booked something for October.
I build a team around this project with Kim (the makeup Artist) and Weena (the hairstylist).
I wanted to work with Kim for a while and I'm happy we finally had a chance to work together on this project. And Weena…well, she is just amazing. She continues to amaze me since our first gig last week.
So everything was perfect. I even got some time to go out and scout for location.
We met a the studio for the makeup and hair (and some clean studio shots) and then we moved to the location. The only parameter that was wrong was…the WEATHER! Yes again!
It was freezing and there was an insane wind… Believe me really insane. Did I mentioned that at some point, the rain decided to join us?
No need to say that we had some tough times.
Anyway we were able to do 3 different looks and to pull something out of it!
Thanks again to Kim and Weena who also helped me with the lights.
Have a nice week
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Semaine #47
Cette semaine, j'ai encore eu l'opportunité de réaliser un photoshoot fashion.
Laurelle m'a contacté au mois de septembre me demandant si j'étais intéressé à shooter avec elle. Et bien si vous jetez un coup d'oeil à son portfolio, vous verrez que c'est le genre de model qui vous rend la vie facile sur un shoot. Elle est très proactive, n'a presque pas besoin d'être dirigée, et a une vraie présence devant la caméra.
Malheureusement, je ne pouvais pas en Septembre, du coup on a booké quelque chose pour le mois d'octobre.
J'ai construit mon équipe autour de ce projet avec Kim (la maquilleuse) et Weena (la coiffeuse).
Je voulais travailler avec Kim depuis un moment et je suis heureux que nos agenda aient finalement pu coïncider. Et Weena…eh bien, elle est juste extraordinaire. Son travail n'arrête pas de m'impressionner depuis notre premier shoot la semaine dernière.
Tout était donc parfait. J'avais même eu un peu de temps pour aller repérer l'endroit du shoot.
On s'est retrouvé au studio pour le maquillage et la coiffure (et quelques images clean en studio), puis nous nous sommes rendus au lieu du shoot. Le seul paramètre qui n'était pas comme on le souhaitait était…la MÉTÉO! Oui encore!
Il faisait froid and il avait un de ces vents de folie… croyez-moi un vent de folie. Ai-je mentionné que la pluie s'est jointe aux festivités à un moment?
Pas besoin de vous dire qu'on a galéré.
Enfin, on a quand même pu shooter 3 looks et en sortir quelque chose de potable!
Merci encore à Kim et Weena qui m'ont également assisté avec les lumières.
Passez une bonne semaine.
Model: Laurelle
Makeup: Kim Lachapelle
Hair: Weena Jerome
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The graduation of four officers of the 19th Mounted Patrol Academy ceremony took place on Friday, April 29, 2016 at the Mounted Patrol facility located at 2089 Indian River Road.
During the ten-week Basic Riding Academy, officers learned equitation and sensory riding skills along with how to enforce and apprehend criminals while mounted on their horse. Each officer and horse is carefully matched according to his or her personalities and temperaments to form a good partner relationship.
The Virginia Beach Mounted Patrol Unit operates year round and performs many valuable functions for the department and the citizens of Virginia Beach. Throughout the tourist season, you will see the officers on horseback patrolling the oceanfront and resort areas on proactive, high visibility patrol. They assist with crowd management, finding lost children and providing enhanced public relations. Throughout the rest of the year, Mounted Patrol officers are active in patrolling many other areas of the city as possible such as town center, major shopping districts during the holiday season and neighborhoods where necessary due to crime concerns and citizen requests.
Photography - Craig McClure
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Biker&buildings, reflected in a puddle in Amsterdam.
This biker is a typical specimen/woman of us proud, proactive Amsterdammers, we bike through the toughest Winters, we pass&ignore hundreds of pretty Prostitutes sitting in their windows, waving their merchandise at us and we smash into the ever-present&stoned tourists when they stumble into our path on a daily basis, while all we want to do is bike home and chill out on the couch!
One personal piece of advise for all the visitors to Amsterdam: If you hear the 'Bell-of-death' playing her old song in your back, jump aside and save both of us ugly scenes in our beloved streets in the best city in the world ;-P
Proactive Acne Treatment Vending Machine, 9/2014, by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announces the newly created Tenant Support Unit resolved its 1,000th tenant case since it launched in July 2015, keeping tenants in their homes and protecting affordable housing in fast-changing neighborhoods. The proactive unit goes door-to-door in neighborhoods across the city, informing tenants of their rights, documenting building violations, soliciting complaints related to harassment and eviction, and making referrals to free legal support whenever necessary. Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation, Washington Heights. Monday, February 29, 2016. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.
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Bonkers asleep on my chair (proactively covered with a wee-wee mat in case the cats get, uh, excited).
The Ministry of Health’s committee on Zika in Trinidad has determined that any pregnant woman that tests positive for Zika is to be referred to the Mount Hope Women’s Hospital, a hospital that dedicates itself to obstetrics. Mothers and babies are monitored on a weekly basis to detect any anomaly in the fetus that might have been caused by the virus. The Ministry of Health’s committee on Zika has been proactively informing the general population on how to prevent the spread of the virus and how to eradicate breeding sites, with a special emphasis on informing pregnant women or women planning to get pregnant. So far, only one case of Zika has been referred to this hospital.
We no longer live in or accept being a proactive society, we rather have a reactive society which is guided by emotions and slower progress than a proactive society that can move faster.
Anders Hallundbæk Mortensens oversigt
Nuværende Owner hos Uppercase (www.uppercase.dk)
Frontend Developer hos Aarstiderne A/S
Tidligere Frontend Developer hos ProActive A/S
eBusiness Manager hos Hestbæk Consult
Web Developer hos Kontrapunkt Online
Intern hos Kontrapunkt Online
Freelance mediadesigner hos Ventus (www.ventus.dk)
Web Developer hos Hello Group
Student Assistant, Web production hos Saxo Bank
Student web consultant hos Aalborg Universitet, Institute of Architecture & Design
Freelance webdesigner hos kjeldsen.it
Anders Hallundbæk Mortensen's report
Current Owner at Upper Case (www.uppercase.dk)
Frontend Developer at Aarstiderne A/S
Former Frontend Developer at ProActive A / S
eBusiness Manager at Hestbæk Consult
Web Developer at Counterpoint Online
Intern at Counterpoint Online
Freelance media designer at Ventus (www.ventus.dk)
Web Developer at Hello Group
Student Assistant, Web Production at Saxo Bank
Student web consultant at Aalborg University, Institute of Architecture & Design
Freelance web designer at kjeldsen.it
we no longer live in or accept being a proactive society, we rather have a reactive society which is guided by emotions and slower progress than a proactive society that can move faster.
Yesterday (Monday 8 November) officers from GMP's Bury Neighbourhood Policing Team, alongside Bury community safety partners and other agencies launched Operation Saturn - a multi-agency proactive response aimed at tackling anti-social behaviour and other crimes across the district.
The launch follows a recent increase in anti-social behaviour and crime involving young people across the district, including a series of knife point robberies in Bury town centre and a violent disorder at Radcliffe Metrolink station last month, both of which resulted in arrests.
The high-visibility operation will see neighbourhood and specialist officers working closely alongside partners and community stakeholders including youth services and TFGM staff to target specific hotspot areas of ASB & crime across the district.
The operation launched yesterday on the Central Neighbourhood and focused on Bury town centre, Bury East, Redvales and Moorside areas including the Bury transport interchange.
Chief Superintendent Chris Hill of GMP's Bury District said: "Operation Saturn is about getting back to basics and working with partners and communities in the right place and the right time to really make a difference.
"This is about high visibility and getting officers out onto the streets to listen to what our communities have to say and to help provide that protective and reassuring presence. It's also about sending a message to offenders that GMP is here and we will take action wherever it's needed to bring this type of offending right down.
"Yesterday's launch was a really positive step in our commitment to protecting our community and I very much look forward to seeing how this develops and improves over time."
Chief Inspector Jamie Collins of GMP's Bury district said: "The feedback from the Bury communities is that they don’t see enough neighbourhood officers policing there areas."
"Operation Saturn is about putting high visibility uniformed officers into the areas of concern and is just one of the positive steps forward in our pledge to prevent and reduce crime, harm and ASB.
"This operation goes back to the basics of policing and focuses on the importance of high-visibility patrols on our streets and ensuring we are engaging with members of the community, to both understand their concerns for the area and also offer advice and tips of how best to stay keep safe from harm.
"Our communities expect to see us on foot across the district and in their neighbourhoods and we are committed to making this a normality and making our Borough a safe and welcoming place to live."
Bury Council’s cabinet member for communities Councillor Richard Gold said: "We know there have been increasing concerns from residents about anti-social behaviour and it's important that residents feel safe and secure when they're out and about in their own homes. This initiative is great because will help to target those hot spot locations, and with lots of visible officers, will help in the overall fight against anti-social behaviour.
"Seeing more police out on the streets is definitely the way forward and very much helps with community reassurance and I look forward to seeing regular repeat operations of this kind in the area."
***UPDATE*** Ian and Julie are getting ready for baby, so doing some proactive planning before the big day. Thanks again guys!
Here is a deceptively sneaky score..a rare Dania nightstand from Merton Gershon, and his wily crew at American of Martisville. I dig the tall legs and sculpted support, along with all that cool space inside to...well.. just hide stuff.
Proactive Acne Treatment Vending Machine, 9/2014, by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube.
Proactive Acne Treatment Vending Machine, 9/2014, by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube. #Proactive #Vending #Machine
Mission Statement: Protecting Florida's natural resources and people through proactive and responsive law enforcement services.
Vision: To be recognized as the leading conservation law enforcement agency in the nation, set apart by strategic vision, clear missions, strong leadership and a professional officer corps.
Motto: Patrol, Protect, Preserve
Proactive Acne Treatment Vending Machine, 9/2014, by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube.
Proactive Acne Treatment Vending Machine, 9/2014, by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube.
Proactive Acne Treatment Vending Machine, 9/2014, by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube.
Proactive Acne Treatment Vending Machine, 9/2014, by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube.
Proactive Acne Treatment Vending Machine, 9/2014, by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube. #Proactive #Vending #Machine
Adult ♀ of Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus, L. 1758). Some tick species are running around, actively hunting, looking for a host to feed on, such as Amblyomma or Hyalomma species.
I. ricinus is more like a "proactive waiter" species. By proactive, I mean that they have to climb on a plateform like a grass stem and then wait.
One can question their ability to choose the right place to wait is not an active strategy but compared to some Hyalomma species, it is still a "wait and see" strategy.
Some others tick species seam even less proactive, living near or inside the nest of their host, feeding whenever they like. Differents tick species, differents strategies. Ticks are awesome !
There is a nice review/opinion paper in Experimental and Applied Acarology by Igor Uspensky in 2002.
doi: 10.1023/A:1025303811856
A total of 120 firearms were taken off the streets of Greater Manchester in the last year as police continue to tackle the use of lethal weapons by organised crime groups.
Between April 2020 and the end of March this year, scores of firearms were seized as a result of proactive operations and planned raids supported by our Serious and Organised Crime Firearms Investigation Team (SOC FIT), who were launched in 2018 dedicated to tackling the use of illegal firearms in Greater Manchester.
The huge haul includes self-loaded pistols, shotguns and imitation firearms held by criminals to be converted into viable weapons including top-venting imitation guns, which GMP has seized 30 converted replicas of since April 2020.
Working alongside the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU), we continue to tackle the conversion and supply of such legal blank-firing firearms into illegal, lethal ones.
Our response includes a proactive operation - codenamed Lyra - which was formed in July 2020 to investigate the supply and possession of such weapons.
Seven people have been arrested so far, and Scott Robinson, 43, from Oldham, was sentenced to a total of five years for possession of a converted imitation firearm in January.
Two further suspects have been charged as part of the operation and await trial later this year accused of conspiracy to supply firearms.
The crackdown has seen discharges in the county reduced from 85 to 71 during the last 12 months - equating to 16%.
One of the most significant district decreases was in Salford (-40%) after the inception of the Operation Naseby disruption hub over a year ago.
The SOC FIT supported a further six boroughs where shootings at least halved in 2020/21, including Wigan (down from nine to two), Bolton (down from five to one) and Tameside (down from four to one).
In Manchester, an increase in recorded discharges saw 10 in the first three months of 2021 in the north of the city alone, which led to a dedicated response between the SOC Firearms team and detectives from the City of Manchester North division.
It included a three-week blitz on organised crime at the end of March where several warrants were executed and 11 arrests were made, yielding three firearms, ammunition, over £150,000 in cash, and 10 kilos of class A and B drugs.
Twenty arrests have been made in total during the offensive, including Jack Modlinsky, 24, of Cheetham Hill, who was jailed for over five-and-a-half years last month when officers found £134,000 in cash, £8,000's worth of cocaine, and a knife during a warrant at his address as part of the action.
There has been just one discharge in the north of the city during the last 10 weeks since our robust response.
Officers continue to work alongside local partners to continue reducing gun crime in the region by targeting and disrupting organised crime activity across Greater Manchester.
Detective Inspector Simon Akker, head of GMP's Serious and Organised Crime Firearms Investigation Team, said: "We've been working relentlessly in SOC FIT to really drive a wedge between organised crime groups and the possession, supply and use of weapons in Greater Manchester, which is one of GMP's top priorities.
"By seizing more firearms than there have been discharges in the last year or so, it shows that we are proactively taking the fight back to organised criminals to stamp out the use of guns on our streets.
"While we can quantify the amount of weapons we've recovered and the decrease in discharges, what we can't count is the amount of incidents that we have prevented as a result of the action we have taken - but I can confidently say we have stopped people getting shot.
"That said, three men lost their lives on the streets of Greater Manchester due to gun crime last year which is three too many and we know that our work must continue to intensify to reduce these incidents further.
"The vast majority of incidents are targeted and are not a threat to the wider public, but that does not reduce the level of fear and anxiety they feel when acts of gun violence occur in their community and we have a duty to ensure that the public remain safe - each of these guns recovered is another potentially lethal incident stopped.
"Our focus remains on taking strong action against those in society who brazenly involve themselves in the use, trade and criminal conversion of firearms in Greater Manchester and we will ensure that those we suspect of having such involvement will face prosecution and be taken from our streets."
Anyone with concerns or information about suspicious activity should report it to police online, if able, at www.gmp.police.uk or via 101. Always call 999 in an emergency.
Details can be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
On Tuesday, October 13th, Governor Charlie Baker, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito and Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton joined members of the legislature and community representatives today to announce over $10 million to assist communities in addressing deteriorating dams and refurbishing critical coastal infrastructure. These awards include five dam repair projects, one dam removal, three coastal protection reconstruction projects and one levee refurbishment.
“Storm-battered seawalls and aging dams present a real hazard to the residents and small businesses in communities across the state, especially under extreme weather events,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “It is important to proactively address these risks before disaster strikes, which is why this administration is focused on increasing the resiliency of the Commonwealth’s infrastructure.”
EEA’s Dam and Seawall Program will award $7.5 million to Gloucester, Hull, Scituate and Canton for dam projects and nearly $2.6 million to Attleboro, Gloucester, Millbury, Swansea, Walpole and Westfield for coastal protection projects. The awards are a combination of both grants and loans to help finalize the designs for and re-construct critical infrastructure.
(Photo Credit: Joanne DeCaro)
Proactive Acne Treatment Vending Machine, 9/2014, by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube.
IMF's Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, Gillian Tett, Shamshad Akhtar, Phillip Lane and Sabine Mauderer dialogue about proactive steps to take to promote a greener world in the seminar - Can Central Banks Fight Climate Change at the IMF Headquarters during the 2019 IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings, October 16, 2019 in Washington, DC. IMF Photograph/Ryan Rayburn
ah such beautiful weather here... trying to pull myself out of my listlessness. being proactive. and i think i just convinced my parents to send my amazing dog jack out for the summer and they'll pick him up when they come out for my birthday. *fingers crossed* i miss him so much!!!
{ july alphabet soup }
B is for bubbles!!
The CIA’s Agency Network of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Officers and Allies (ANGLE) – one of the CIA’s many Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) – spearheaded a series of events last month to celebrate LGBT Pride Month. These events included a photography exhibit titled, “HEART: Sharing Our LGBT Families with Our Agency Family.” ANGLE created the exhibit to showcase CIA officers’ thoughts on family, diversity and inclusion. Below is a selection from the exhibit.
For more on diversity at the Agency, visit the Diversity section of CIA.gov and read the Director’s statement on diversity. You can also check out past featured stories that highlighted ANGLE and the Agency’s ERGs.