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Posters on a wall in the Guangdu district of Kunming City, China, warn parents of the human trafficers gangs that prey on the young boys in the area. Thousands of migrant mothers' children have been stolen and sold to rich families desperate for a boy. Families are limited to a single child under the China's ruthless One Child Policy.
30 Jul 2004
photo by Richard Jones / Sinopix
“In my experience, I’ve seen the impact that both education and art can have to change life trajectories. I’m pleased to dedicate my time to both.” - Damian Brown, Youth Projects Coordinator, Peacebuilders
Beyond his work with Peacebuilders, Damian is an active volunteer and actor. He’s performing in “I Need to Know My Father,” playing at select theatres throughout Ontario.
Artwork inside CSI Regent Park
Experts believe that we are in a moment of change, when only the agreement serves and warn of the danger of continuing to start the confrontation in the middle of the crisis We think we are special, but we are not. The aggression in the Spanish political debate is not new, nor is it recent. […]
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Understanding Macbeth's mind takes on a whole new meaning in Second Life! While designed for literature students studying in their first language, there are possibilities for second language learners as well. We'll explore the island, look at actual student assignments, and talk about ways to use this environment, and others like it, with language students.
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Crow riding.
Better data is becoming available on economic activity within countries, often much exceeding the available information of economic activity across countries. This creates new research opportunities for testing economic theory, analyzing market structures and the sources of market segmentation, and making predictions of how economic shocks propagate across space. The aim of this conference is to bring together researchers from urban economics, industrial organization, health economics, and international trade to study production and trade within and across countries.
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Fun with Aperture, Shutter Speed and Metering!
The photo on the left was shot with auto exposure. The entire hallway appears darker than real life because the exposure is compensating for the brightness of the opening ahead.
The photo on the right was shot by metering the area of the wall above the opening, changing the shutter speed until the meter indicated a correct exposure, then recomposing the picture to straight ahead. Because I metered the light reflecting off the walls of the hallway instead of straight ahead toward the opening, the walls of the hallway are better exposed.
Both taken with ISO: 800; Aperture: f/1.8.
Shutter Speed
Photo Left: 1/2500 sec
Photo Right: 1/640 sec
Understanding the Antichrist Spirit will lead you to the Antichrist Man
Click Here... To Find More More About The Antichrist and his Deception Upon The Human Race.
The St. Louis Regional Freightway, Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District and four ports in the St. Louis region entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on March 27 to establish and grow an alliance to generate new business by promoting international and inland trade routes at strategic locations along the Mississippi River.
Cullman’s Steve James has experienced the excruciatingly crushing, unthinkable loss of a child.
In return, he has given hope, understanding, and voice to so many. His impact on the world through acts of loving kindness are quite extraordinary. As Mother Teresa once said, “Prayer in Action is love, love in action is service.” Steve James and Kenya Relief truly embody this belief and way of being.
When Steve arrived in Kenya, he was completely shocked.
There were people living in dire circumstances without medical care that you and I take for granted. Imagine streets lined with coffins at the height of the HIV crisis, when life expectancy was only 36 years. Think of someone you know in their 30’s. Maybe it’s you. Can you imagine having no hope of living to be wrinkly and gray?
Forty percent of women child-bearing age had HIV, leaving behind many orphans to wander the streets scared, hungry and alone. With the lack of education, birth control methods, and access to medical treatment, the people in this impoverished environment suffered greatly. There were a lot of teachers and middle-aged income-generating people dying. The lack of clean water was also making people sick.
Today, Kenya Relief provides medical treatment and surgery to those in need for FREE, or at a very low cost. They house 175 orphans in Brittney’s Home of Grace (named after Steve and Greta’s daughter) 7 or 8 orphans in vocational training, and 10 orphans in the university. They have a safe, top-notch school that nurtures young minds (570 to be exact) and tests among the top in the area. Kenya Relief has brought clean water to the residents, mobility assistance to people who are so severely disabled that they have to crawl because that is their only means of getting around. They are giving hope to people and they are blessing others because it is who they are and it is the heart of their mission.
How Can You Help?
We’re glad that you asked. You can do a number of things to be helpful:
★ Pray for Kenya Relief
★ Volunteer (learn how at www.KenyaRelief.org)
★ Contribute financially (PayPal)
★ Sponsor a child (this includes food, housing, textbooks, school, clothing, and medical care) Any amount helps.
★ Spread the word – tell their story
For the much more complete and in depth story with images and interviews, please see: cullmantoday.com/2016/12/30/cullman-native-steve-james-de...
Mr. Kevin Thompson, CEO of Insurance Ireland announced details of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Office of Public Works and Insurance Ireland on the exchange of information on flood defence works.
The Office of Public Works will provide Insurance Ireland with data on all completed OPW flood defence schemes which will show the design, extent and nature of the protections offered by these works. Insurance Ireland members will then take into account all information provided by the OPW when assessing exposure to flood risk within these areas from 1 June 2014.
***NO REPRO FEE***
Photography: Conor Healy
The High Desert Museum is located near Bend, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1982, it brings regional wildlife, culture, art and natural resources together to promote an understanding of natural and cultural heritage of North America’s high desert country. The museum uses indoor and outdoor exhibits, wildlife in natural-like habitats, and living history demonstrations to help people discover and appreciate the high desert environment. www.highdesertmuseum.org
Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Enver Hoxhaj signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Kosovo and the United Nations Project Services Office – UNOPS, for the Population Census, Housing and Household in Kosovo, a project that is expected to start in year 2021. The project is implemented by the Kosovo Agency of Statistics – KAS.
On the occasion of the signing of the memorandum, Deputy Prime Minister Hoxhaj said that this process is of capital importance, therefore, commitment of everyone is needed to be accomplished with high professionalism and international standards, be credible both nationally and internationally .
According to the memorandum signed, the Kosovo Agency of Statistics as project bearer will implement the project in close cooperation with UNOPS, which will manage the fund created to cover the costs of project activities.
“The fund will be managed as a program, or Multi Partner Fund, in which along with the Government of Kosovo will join other potential international partners and donors, such as: EU Office, Swiss Development Cooperation, German Government, The Government of Sweden – SIDA, the Government of Norway, Luxembourg, Denmark, as well as the representations of other governments and other donors in Kosovo, “said Deputy Prime Minister Hoxhaj.
The project will be governed through the Project Board, respectively the Steering Committee, members of which will be all participants in the fund. The Government of Kosovo will finance 40% of the project and international partners and donors 60%.
“My office in close cooperation with KAS and UNOPS will make joint efforts to provide the necessary tools for the successful and unobstructed implementation of the project”, concluded Hoxhaj. Foto: Agan Kosumi
On December 2nd the Spanish Mission to the UN hosted a ceremony for the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between UNIS and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport from Spain. The Memorandum seals a long lasting cooperation between UNIS and the Spanish Government that will continue to enhance our Spanish program to the benefit our students
UNIS was represented by our Executive Director Ms. Jane Camblin. The Spanish Ministry of Education was represented by María José Fabre González, Counselor of Education at the Embassy of Spain in Washington. H.E. Mr. Román Oyarzun Marchesi ,Spanish Ambassador to the United Nations was also among the signatories
"Understanding the Attack Surface and Attack Resilience of Project Spartan's New EdgeHTML Rendering Engine"
by Mark Vincent Yason
Eduardo Martinez, President, The UPS Foundation, USA; Global Agenda Council on Humanitarian Response at the World Economic Forum - Special Meeting on Unlocking Resources for Regional Development 2014 / Benedikt von Loebell
A series of AI-generated pictures of a cyborg heart in different art styles.
To be continued.
Pictures made with Midjourney.
I'm always happy to accept invites to groups as long as I can see their content. If I see "this group is not available to you", my photos won't be made available to that group. Thanks for your understanding.
150409-N-XM324-111 DA NANG, Vietnam (April 9, 2015) – Engineman 1st Class David Watson, from Hamburg, Penn., assigned to the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3), sews with a child at the Da Nang Red Cross Association Vocational School for Disabled Children during a community service (COMSERV) event for Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) Vietnam 2015. In its sixth year, NEA Vietnam is designed to foster mutual understanding, build confidence in the maritime domain and strengthen relationships between the U.S. Navy, Vietnam People’s Navy and the local community. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Patrick Dionne/Released)
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Photo: Signing of the Tunisian Charter of Honour, 22 July 2014.
Source: Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD)
HD has been discreetly and informally active in Tunisia since 2011, interacting with stakeholders to foster mutual understanding and consensus around the democratic transition process. In particular, HD has been supporting inclusive dialogue between political parties to ensure tensions and violence did not derail the delicate transition process.
HD’s efforts culminated in July 2014 with the signing by 19 of the main Tunisian political parties of the Charter of Honour on the fair conduct of elections in the country. The Charter was elaborated and adopted by Tunisia’s main political parties in a process facilitated by HD, which lasted almost eight months. The Charter was pivotal to ensuring that both the parliamentary elections held in October 2014 and the presidential elections held in November-December 2014 took place in good conditions and that the normal competition witnessed in all electoral campaigns did not risk jeopardising the electoral process itself.
Read more about HD's work in Tunisia here: www.hdcentre.org/activities/tunisia/
Read the Charter of Honour in French here: www.hdcentre.org/activities/tunisia/
Related publications: The rocky path from elections to a new constitution in Tunisia: 212.147.79.248/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/The-rocky-path-...
Diverse stakeholders met in Addis Ababa June 12-14, 2019 for the Global Challenges Programme (GCP) 4, with eight CSA projects spanning Eastern Africa.
The objective of GCP4, a partnership between NWO-WOTRO, CCAFS and F&BKP, is to promote research based advanced understanding of emerging key issues in global and regional food security, their impact on local food security and the role of private sector development. The aim of the fourth call is to contribute to business models, incentives and innovative finance for scaling CSA.
Photo: A. Virero (CCAFS)
Books of women for potential brides at the Heart to Heart Dating Agency in Guangzhou, China. An average gender inbalance 118 males to 100 females caused by the Chinese Governments One Child Policy and the preference for boys means that there is a shortage of women in China.
May 2000
photo by Richard Jones / Sinopix
From my understanding this species no longer breeds in the UK. I know I have only seen a handful of sightings on the coast, Spurn, Gibraltar Point etc. So, I am very fortunate to have this species has a common breeder in my area, here. I would say it is still thriving so to speak here in SK. I have even seen it from my balcony.
These shots were from (obviously a nesting pair) in the vineyards. The vineyards cover the lower slopes of the whole Carpathian Mountains (I would reckon more on big hills than mountains). Often areas are left unattended, its these areas where the birds thrive. This includes a whole range of different species.
Within one area of vineyards I would reckon the size of half a football pitch, I found signs of at least three nests.
So coming to the photographs, I positioned my hide the evening before on dusk. Placed a few desired perches and left the site. Returning the following morning. I was able to shoot these birds with the minimal disturbance. I know I commented something similar on a previous upload. But this isn't something I have done before, when birdwatching. Its such a wonderful experience to be able to witness the behavior of this magnificent species up close.
I tried my best this time, but still managed to upload eight images. I just can't bring myself to post just one image, hope you don't mind :)
The hand of the clock holds the present, while the young and old faces contrast to portray the past and the future
Today, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to support the removal of barriers to trade between their two provinces. This latest MOU follows the recent signings of MOUs in support of free trade with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, as well as the recent introduction of the Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act. This act is a nation-leading piece of legislation designed to break down barriers to the free trade of goods and services and the movement of qualified, in-demand workers throughout Canada, to help Ontario and Canada withstand the impact of U.S. tariffs and whatever other challenges may come our way.
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Aujourd’hui, le premier ministre de l’Ontario, Doug Ford, et le premier ministre du Manitoba, Wab Kinew, ont signé un protocole d’entente (PE) visant à appuyer l’élimination des barrières au commerce entre leurs deux provinces. Ce nouveau PE s’inscrit dans la foulée des protocoles signés récemment avec la Nouvelle-Écosse et le Nouveau-Brunswick en faveur du libre-échange, ainsi que du dépôt récent de Loi de 2025 pour protéger l’Ontario en favorisant le libre-échange au Canada. Cette loi, une première au pays, vise à éliminer les obstacles au libre-échange de biens et de services ainsi qu’à la mobilité de la main-d’œuvre qualifiée et recherchée à l’échelle du Canada, afin d’aider l’Ontario et le pays à faire face aux droits de douane imposés par les États-Unis et à toute autre difficulté éventuelle.
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