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Overcoming Loneliness When Single
Loneliness. It's an empty, isolated feeling familiar feeling to all of us. No one is exempt; rich or poor, young or old, it's a global, phenomenal problem we are facing often provoking negative, if not destructive behavior in our society today.
Many single people today naturally wish they had a spouse or 'significant other.' "If only I was married, I wouldn't feel so lonely anymore," they reason. Yet, at the same time, many married people feel like their husband or wife doesn't seem to care anymore about their feelings. They used to talk and communicate, but barely anymore, if any at all. Ironically, some married people no longer feel married and wish they were single, while many single people today wish they were married in order to escape loneliness.
Additionally, the crushing effects of divorce, the death of a family member or close friend, chronic health problems, disability, job loss, financial struggles, a sense of embarrassment, all can contribute to 'feelings of isolation' as if God has somehow 'forgotten us,' or worse yet, maybe 'doesn't care.' As a result, there currently exists an 'epidemic of loneliness' pervading our culture and society today like never before in history.
Nearly half of all Americans today say they are lonely. Why is that so, and what are the consequences?
Here's everything you need to know:
"How is Loneliness Defined?"
Loneliness isn't determined by the actual number of friends or social contacts a person has. Social science researchers define loneliness as the emotional state created when people have fewer social contacts and meaningful relationships than they would like — relationships that make them feel known and understood. Essentially, if you feel lonely, you are lonely. One out of two Americans now falls into this category. In a recent study of 20,000 people by the health insurance company Cigna, about 47 percent of respondents reported often feeling alone or left out. Thirteen percent said there were zero people who knew them well.
The U.S. is not unique in this respect: Loneliness is reaching epidemic levels throughout the developed world. Forty-one percent of Britons say the TV or a pet is their main source of company, and the U.K. has created a ¬cabinet-¬level minister to deal with the problem of rampant loneliness. A government study in Japan found that more than half a million people spent at least six months at home with no outside contact. "During my years caring for patients, the most common pathology I saw was not heart disease or diabetes," said former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. "It was loneliness."
"What Impact Does Loneliness Have?"
It makes people sick. A 2010 study by Brigham Young University found that loneliness shortens a person's life by 15 years, about the same impact as being obese or smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Other studies have found connections between loneliness and a wide range of health problems, including increased risk for heart attacks, stroke, and cancer. Lonely people are more likely to suffer from insomnia, depression, and drug abuse. They are also more likely to suffer from more rapid cognitive decline in old age.
"Why is Physical Health Affected?"
Stress. The feeling of loneliness, scientists say, is an evolutionary phenomenon. Just as hunger encourages animals to find food, loneliness forces humans to seek out the protection of the group, increasing the chances of survival. To produce this behavior, loneliness triggers the release of stress hormones, particularly cortisol. In small doses, these hormones help make solitary humans more alert to danger. But they damage health if the body is exposed to them over long periods of time. Stress leads to high blood pressure, increased inflammation, and a weakened immune system. Without an emotional support network, lonely people are also more likely to slip into unhealthy habits, such as substance abuse, overeating, and not exercising. For seniors, isolation can be especially deadly in the event of an emergency like a bad fall or a heart attack. "Denying you feel lonely makes no more sense than denying you feel hunger," said John T. Cacioppo, a neuroscientist who studied loneliness at the University of Chicago.
"Is Isolation More Common?"
It appears to be. Between 1985 and 2009, the average American's social network shrank by more than one-third, defined by the number of close confidants. One reason for this is the aging of the Baby Boomers, who had fewer children and more divorces than their parents, leaving many without companions in their old age. About 1 in 11 Americans age 50 or older doesn't have a spouse, romantic partner, or living child. That's roughly 8 million people. One in six Boomers lives alone. The increasingly transient nature of work is also making people lonely, as Americans leave family and hometowns behind in search of paychecks. Surprisingly, young people are actually most at risk of being lonely in modern society. In the Cigna study, Generation Z members ages 18 to 22 and Millennials ages 23 to 37 scored the highest for loneliness.
"Why Are so Many Young People Lonely Today in Our Social Networked Technology?"
Americans are getting married and having children later in life; there are now more single people in the U.S. than at any time in the past 140 years. Not being part of a regular workplace also plays a role, with freelancers and "gig economy" workers reporting higher levels of loneliness. And despite seemingly infinite opportunities to connect online, social media may actually be making the problem worse. Scrolling through an endless stream of curated photos of parties, vacations, family gatherings, and weddings may increase feelings of being left out or dissatisfaction with one's own life.
In one study of Americans ages 19 to 32, the top 25 percent of social media users were twice as likely to report feeling lonely as the people using it least. Some researchers say loneliness began becoming widespread long before the internet, when the Industrial Revolution broke up tightly knit agricultural communities. "I do think it speaks to one of the dilemmas of modern, mobile society," said Stephanie Coontz, a historian at Evergreen State College. "As we gain the freedom to become whatever we want to be, we've lost the sense of belonging."
"Alone, Angry — and Intensely Partisan"
Some researchers believe that America's increasingly polarized politics — and the partisan viciousness on social media — may be at least partly the product of increasing loneliness. Psychiatrists Richard S. Schwartz and Dr. Jacqueline Olds describe loneliness as the "elephant in the room" of American politics. Social isolation, they say, makes people less empathetic and more likely to view the world in terms of "us" and "them." "I think comparing notes in a civil way is the antidote to a polarized society in which we don't understand a point of view other than our own," Olds says. "If we are so lonely that we have no one to compare notes with, we tend to become more polarized." Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska believes that Americans are turning to political tribalism for the sense of community they used to get from simple connection to those around them. "The local, human relationships that anchored political talk have shriveled up," Sasse writes in his new book, Them: Why We Hate Each Other — and How to Heal. "Alienated from each other, and uprooted from places we can call home, we're reduced to shrieking."
Feelings of loneliness can turn into fear of loneliness. And fear of loneliness can turn into avoidance of loneliness. And then eventually you're sending 1,000 texts a day, drowning your feelings in alcohol or video games, or hooking up with people you don't even know—all because you don't want to be alone in the world for even a few minutes. Or maybe you do the opposite—shut yourself in your room and ignore the world entirely to avoid being connected to people. Once you feel lonely, it's nearly impossible to get out of your loneliness, because you are…alone.
A proverb says, "Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can fully share its joy." (Proverbs 14:10) We are each fundamentally separated from all other humans, and although we can understand each other to a certain extent, we will still feel that separation. No one fully understands what it's like to be you. Regardless of how you react to it, loneliness can be a big, painful problem for all of us.
"What Really Causes Our Sense of Loneliness?"
Ever wonder what we were made for? The Bible explains that God wired us for personal connection, for community. Often we idealize romantic relationships and even friendships, thinking that if we only found the right person, we'd never be lonely again. But loneliness can be found even in happily married men and women. Not only were we wired for connection with other humans, we were wired for connection with God. Even wealth, achievement, and honor are not enough to keep us from loneliness. Pop culture is full of examples; rampant divorce, suicide, and drug use litter the landscape of Hollywood. There are also stories in the Bible that talk both about people who had it all and still felt lonely and about people who had nothing but found what they needed by approaching God.
Solomon was a king of Israel to whom God granted immense wisdom. And he literally had it all: huge piles of gold, a giant palace, and hundreds of wives and concubines. You'd think Solomon would have been the most content man on earth! But he wrote a book about how pointless life is: "Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun." (Ecclesiastes 2:11) You can hear his loneliness and desperation in that statement!
In comparison, one day when Jesus was walking through a town, he was met by a man with leprosy. Lepers were ten times more scary then than now; people were terrified of catching it. Lepers were outcasts and rejects, often abandoned by friends and family to beg on street corners just to have something to eat. Picture this particular leper sitting in the dust and dirt, ignored by everyone who passed by. He had no one to turn to and not a penny to his name. He got up, walked up to Jesus, fell on his knees in the street, and asked to be made clean. Jesus touched the leper – a person who had likely not been touched by another human being in years – and healed him. The now socially-acceptable man was ecstatic and went around telling everyone about it, although Jesus had instructed him otherwise. His life suddenly had joy and meaning, despite the fact that he still had nothing and no one. What changed this former outcast's world so entirely? Just one brief interaction with Jesus.
We weren't made to be lonely
We were made to have a relationship with God.
It's the one thing that can bring us out of our loneliness, because it's the connection we were made to have. That one interaction with Jesus, who is God, brought meaning, comfort and joy to the life of that leper, while all the jewels, gold, and women in the world didn't bring meaning to Solomon's life. Having a personal relationship with God changes everything; it is the answer to our loneliness problem.
That said, does having a relationship with God protect us from feelings of loneliness for the rest of our lives? No. Simply put, the system is broken. It's a complicated story you can learn more about here, but our world is a damaged place. We are separated from God by our sin, our desire to live apart from God. In this world, we cannot experience life the way it was meant to be, without loneliness or evil or sorrow or fear.
Despite the fact loneliness is a reality of being human with no immediate cure, there are two things that can help in the here and now:
"Community: How to Deal with Loneliness"
Because we were created for connection, a big part of dealing with loneliness is to be in community. No friend will save you from being lonely ever again, but when you have people around you who care about you for who you are (not for your body, skills, money, or ability to hold alcohol) it can help you see you are not really alone.
In fact, science backs this up: the more friends you have and the more connected you are, the better your health. All you have to do is Google "Health Benefits of Friendship." Brene Brown, a researcher and expert on human interaction, explains it this way: "I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship." Sharing your life with people who love you helps you to see outside your own perspective and bring meaning to your life that you can remember in lonely moments.
"Someone Who Deeply Understands Your Loneliness"
Sometimes it's hard to understand how believing in a God that you can't see could possibly help you feel less lonely on a Friday night. But the Bible says God will never abandon his children, and he is near to all who call on his name. God loves you and desires relationship with you. He wants you to come to him when you are lonely!
Not only that, he understands. When Jesus was going through the worst hours of his life and about to be crucified, his friends abandoned him and even pretended they didn't know him. Jesus knows what it is like to be a lonely human. The Bible says, "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." (Psalm 34:18) What would it feel like to know in your deepest moment of loneliness, you are not alone? The God who made you is with you and will never leave you!
"You Can Have That!"
The sin that separated us from living in a world without loneliness is what keeps us from God now. No matter how good you are or how hard you try, you cannot overcome that separation. God sent Jesus to earth in order to restore our relationship with him – the Bible says that Jesus came to bind up the brokenhearted. Jesus, the perfect son of God, died for your sins so that you could be clean like the leper; you are no longer an outcast or a reject but a child of God. Tim Keller, a pastor and author, said this about how God views us: "The only eyes in the universe that can see you to the bottom, love you to the skies." God sees your worst moments and loves you all the same; he wants you to come to him.
Would you like to start a relationship with God and let him help you in your moments of loneliness? You can do that right now by believing him and accepting him into your life through prayer, which is simply talking to God. God knows you and your heart, so the words don't matter as much as the attitude in which you say them.
Here's a suggested prayer:
"Lord Jesus, I want to know You personally. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life to You and ask You to come in as my Savior and Lord. Take control of my life. Thank You for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Thank You for being with me and for saying that You will never leave me. Please help me to feel Your presence, to trust You are with me even when I may feel at times they it seems You are not. Help me to trust more in the rock-solid, unchanging promises You have given us in Your Word, than my fickle feelings which seem to come and go. In Jesus name I pray, Amen."
The Boomerang Effect
💁🏻♀Judging a person does not define who they are, it defines who you are. How much time do we all spend judging others? In life there is always two sides to a coin and a situation. We in the church have to guard against this sin toward others so prevalent today. It's not loving, nor helpful, nor encouraging to judge others (believers or unbelievers). "What about love? Where's your love? Where's the love of Christ we are representing?"
The Lord Jesus Christ said, "Don't pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults— unless, of course, you want the same treatment. That critical spirit has a way of boomeranging. It's easy to see a smudge on your neighbor's face and be oblivious to the ugly sneer on your own. "
—(Matthew 7:2. The Message)
My grandfather used to tell me, "anytime you point your finger at someone, you have three other fingers pointing right back at you" (try this yourself by looking at your hand pointed at someone). Be very careful the next time you feel the desire to haul off and make hasty conclusions about someone else's life. The old native American proverb still stands, "until you walk a mile in that man's moccasins, hold your tongue."
Watch out for the flying boomerangs!
Be a Brave Faith Believer!
Are you ready to begin a brand new walk in faith and boldness toward the life God has planned for you? I don't know what your next big step in life is….maybe you're preparing for a move, or changing your job, or starting a new school, or about to launch a new ministry. Maybe you're facing down a fear, or battling a chronic illness, dealing with martial challenges, frustrated about being single or chasing a dream?
Get inspired, fresh encouragement and emboldened faith by these devotions here from David Crews at this blog! These devotions are small, daily steps and are already changing many lives for anyone searching for a little more faith, courage, and confidence. We get emails all the time from friends telling us how much they mean to them.
What Is Brave Faith?
For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. — Isaiah 41:13
Brave Faith. What is it?
Truth is, there is no formula and there are no rules. There is the Bible, our guidebook for all things, but other than that, being brave is organic and spiritual and a unique journey for each person.
I won't be saying, "Here is exactly what courage looks like" or "If you want to really risk in a way that impacts the people around you, do these particular things." I don't think that works. I don't think you need me to tell you what to do. I think you know. (Or if you don't, you will.) I think you just need a little pregame warm-up. A little something to oomph you along. An understanding of the map you are holding.
I want to show you that you are braver than you know, and with that knowledge in your back pocket, you can change your world and face your challenges with greater confidence than you have ever before.
Courage is doing things even when you're scared. Being brave isn't something that happens when you're not scared anymore.
Brave faith believer people don't stop hearing the whispers of fear. They hear the whispers but take action anyway. They refuse to be paralyzed by the "What if's" of worry and anxiety of the unknown, the intimidation the enemy likes to hurl at us to keep us in a place of being stuck where we are rather than moving ahead in strength and confidence.
Exercising brave faith is hearing that voice of fear in your head, but saying, "Okay, but the truth is, God made me on purpose and for a purpose."
I can tell you that the moments of my greatest fears — those times when I was sure I was going to wimp out under the pressure of it all — have also been the open doors to the greatest changes in my life. So I step out, full of fear, but trusting that God is on the other side in new and wonderful ways. And so far? He always is.
He will be for you too.
Why Have Brave Faith?
"We can only keep on going, after all, by the power of God, who first saved us and then called us to this holy work. We had nothing to do with it. It was all His idea, a gift prepared for us in Jesus long before we knew anything about it. But we know it now."
— 2 Timothy 1:8–9 MSG
That's why we have to start. That's why we have to go first. That's why we have to be brave — so that others will be inspired to be brave along with us.
We can be brave because we were always meant to be a brave faith believer.
It is scary to be who you're meant to be. It doesn't feel easy because it's not. But we were made for this. Like today's Scripture says, we have holy work. Why be brave? Because when we're brave enough to share the God stories in our lives, it changes the people around us. It changes us to share them.
You see, the only faith that makes a real difference, in our world today, is faith that is brave, faith that takes a stand, faith that doesn't worry about what others think, faith that inspires us to 'stick out necks out' for the glory of God, faith that gets up after being knocked down, faith that never ever gives up on God!
Be a Brave Faith Believer: Think back on your day. Where can you see God working on your behalf? Or just showing up for you? Tell somebody.
Is fear whispering in your ear? If so, the good news is you can act anyway. You don't have to wait to feel courageous to push ahead. You are stronger than you think. And, you were made to be brave! Exercise the grace God has already given you through His indwelling Holy Spirit in Christ. You don't have to work it up, just "work it out." Ask God to help you. He will. You are still trying to live your life in your own limited strength and wisdom and you don't realize it. But, you must FIRST trust Him and know this is what HE desires for you — to fulfill His purpose and plan through you, as a brave faith believer. If you need additional inspiration, please spend some time to meditate on Hebrews 11. It's called, "the Hall of Faith–Brave Faith Believers."
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Walking Football ist eine Variante des Fußballs, die darauf abzielt, für Menschen über 50 Jahre und für diejenigen, die aufgrund mangelnder Mobilität oder aus anderen Gründen nicht in der Lage sind, das traditionelle Spiel zu spielen.  Der Sport kann sowohl drinnen als auch draußen gespielt werden. Walking Football wurde 2011 vom FC Chesterfield Community Trust in Großbritannien initiiert. Seit 2016 gibt es in England mit der Walking Football Association (WFA) einen eigenen Dachverband, in dem 366 Clubs organisiert sind. Die WFA etablierte 2018 ein Nationalteam und das erste Spiel fand im Mai 2018 gegen Italien statt. International ist Walking Football in der FIWFA der internationale Dachverband, in dem 19 nationale Verbände registriert sind.

In Deutschland wird Walking Football in den Fußballverbänden z. B. in Hessen, Niedersachsen, in Mittelrhein oder allein in Berlin mit knapp zehn Vereinen ausgeübt.

Bundesligavereine, die sich darüber hinaus im Walking Football engagieren, sind z. B. der VfL Wolfsburg Werder Bremen, der FC Schalke 04, der TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen und der Hamburger SV.

Walking Football fördert die Gesundheit durch Bewegung bei gleichzeitiger Schonung und Stärkung der Gelenke.

Regeln

 Es kann in 5er-, 6er- oder 7er-Teams gespielt werden
 Das Spielfeld ist zwischen 25 bis 37 m breit und 35 bis 55 m lang
 Tore sind zwischen 3 und 5 m breit und 1,2 bis 2 m hoch
 Es darf nur gegangen werden. Ein Fuß muss jederzeit den Boden berühren.
 Der Ball darf nicht höher als Kopfhöhe fliegen.
 Physischer Kontakt der Spieler in jeder Form ist verboten.

Einzelnachweise

Fußballvariante
Seniorensport

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The work contained in this thesis offers an alternative to the commercial solutions available for automatic engine testing. Both the software and hardware needed for the operation of an engine test cell were designed. The hardware used, employs a distributed architecture to move the acquisition devices as close to the sensors as possible. A test sequencer was developed that allows the creation of complex engine tests. The tests are executed on a real time operating system. This operates in conjunction with a graphical user interface, which runs on Windows. A custom data viewer was created to perform test analysis quickly, as well as identify long term trending in test data. The automated system supports both simple and complex alarming for fault detection. The full solution was installed in three eddy current dynamometer test cells at Ford. It is successfully running twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.


After weeks of insisting he would not run for Speaker, Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan - according to those close to him - is now open to leading the fractured Republican conference, and seriously considering launching a bid for speaker of the House. But there's a caveat. And it's a big one. Ryan's confidants tell CBS News he will not horse trade with the House Freedom Caucus, a group of 40 or so deeply conservative members who have been demanding changes to House rules and other very specific promises from candidates for Speaker in exchange for their support. Ryan's confidants say he is not going to negotiate for a job he never sought, and that he has a record of conservative leadership that should be clear to every member of the GOP conference. They say Ryan hasn't ruled out meeting with the House Freedom Caucus if asked, but "he's not going to go to the Freedom Caucus and say, 'I'll do this and this'...otherwise you've sold yourself to them from the very beginning, and set yourself up for failure" said someone with knowledge of his deliberations.' "He still really, really does not want to do this. He has his dream job. If he's Speaker, his whole career path changes. He's not going to make concessions to get a job he didn't want in the first place." Either members believe in his conservative leadership, or they don't - and if Ryan concludes that he's unlikely to get a near-unanimous vote of support from republicans, his allies say he is happy to stay exactly where he is as the chair of the House Ways and Means committee.
If Ryan chooses not to run, House Republicans will be in an even bigger bind than they are in already. It's unlikely that any of the Republicans in the Speaker's race now - or any of the several who have signaled an interest in running if Ryan doesn't - have a better chance of getting 218 votes than he does. A source close to House Speaker John Boehner says that if Ryan bows out, there is a growing recognition that Boehner may have to postpone his plans to leave Congress, cancel the October 29th vote for Speaker and stick around until the end of the year as Republicans work out their leadership issues. Until now, Boehner's inner circle had insisted that he was extremely reluctant to extend his time in Congress, though Boehner has said he is committed to remaining in the role until a speaker is chosen.
As I've stated previously, be careful what you wish for; toppling leaders in intraparty squabbles does not guarantee a more desirable outcome, especially absent a viable plan. Nevertheless, onetime admirers-turned-vocal critics have already emerged, citing elements of Ryan's voting record and his controversial allies as cause for suspicion and concern. Also, out of curiosity, how would this arrangement work, exactly?
Republicans imploring Paul Ryan to become U.S. House speaker are dangling a pledge that he can skip the job's frantic fundraising duties. But it'll cost them upwards of $35 million per election cycle. That's what outgoing Speaker John Boehner raised, through a grueling nights-and-weekends pace that had him trekking from Florida to Alaska and places in between throughout the 2014 campaign. And this year is no different, as Boehner already has traveled to more than 100 events, according to his fundraising operation...Some say the cost wouldn't only be to the party. Ryan, 45, would find himself a weaker speaker if he didn't put his star quality to work for lawmakers desperate for campaign cash...To ease Ryan's concerns, party leaders are said to be considering a plan that would remove some of the fundraising responsibilities from the speaker's office.


Pianist Hando Nahkuri sooloplaat jõulumuusikaga.
1. "I Wonder As I Wander"
2. "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming"
3. "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear"
4. "Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne"
6. "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
8. "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"


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Chennai rapist admits to guilt, pleads court to dismiss trial; Court refuses plea
Updated Dec 19, 2017 | 18:36 IST | Times Now Digital
Dhasvanth who is accused of raping and murdering his seven-year-old neighbour Hasini wrote a six-page letter to the judge where he acknowledged his guilt and asked the court to dismiss the trial.
The trial of the accused, Dhasvanth, began on Monday on a rather turbulent note. | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspTimes Now
Chennai: In February 2017, Chennai woke up to a gruesome case of a 23-year-old mechanical engineer allegedly raping and murdering his seven-year-old neighbour Hasini. The trial of the accused, Dhasvanth, began on Monday on a rather turbulent note.
Also read: 22-year-old who raped, killed and then burnt the body of 7-year-old roams free
Dhasvanth asked the court to do away with the trial and getting reprimanded by the court, as per a report in the Times of India. A resident of Mugalivakkam in Chennai, Dhasvanth wrote a six-page letter to the judge where he acknowledged his guilt and asked the court to dismiss the trial. The case came up for hearing on Monday before Chengalpet Mahila court special judge P Velmurugan, who rejected the letter by declaring that the accused "could not play with the courts", says the report.
Also Read: 22-yr-old who raped, murdered, then burnt body of 7-yr-old girl, let out on bail
The Mahila court further directed Dhasvanth to communicate with the court through his lawyer.
"Dhasvanth said in the letter that television channels, newspapers and social media had painted a monstrous picture of him and he begged the judge to end his suffering. He admitted to the crime and pleaded with the judge to do away with a trial," a source at the trial told TOI.
The victim's parents arrived in court at 10.30am and half an hour later, Dhasvanth was brought in handcuffed. After his handcuffs were removed, he was taken to the courtroom for in-camera proceedings, with only the judge, lawyers witnessed and the accused present in the room.
Also Read: "You murderous dog": Furious women attack Hasini's alleged killer outside court
The next hearing is scheduled for December 20, when more witnesses will be examined, the report says.
Police officers who probed the case said that Dhasvanth lured the child to his house, before sexually assaulting and killing her, said a report in The News Minute.
The accused, Dhasvanth, who resided in the same apartment as the girl's family, had then burned the girl's body. He later returned to the spot and set fire to the body, disfiguring it beyond recognition. He then joined the hunt for the child, all the while playing innocent and ignorant of the child's murder. His father, who told The News Minute that he regretted bailing him out as only now he sees the possibility that the boy had indeed raped and killed the child -- Hasini.
Also Read: Chennai residents hold silent march in protest of rapist being let out on bail
The father had also recently told TNM that after he regretted helping his son get bail, as he was 'rewarded' with the death of his wife, allegedly at the hands of the errant son.
Last week, Dhasvanth reportedly confessed to killing his mother and told police that he had planned to murder his father too. He was upset at not getting money from his parents and had decided to kill them a few weeks ago.
Minor raped in Malappuram; Police books 44 accused
Uttar Pradesh Rape Horror | 50-year-old woman raped & murdered; CM Yogi takes cognizance
Sandalwood drug probe: Actor Vivek Oberoi's brother-in-law Aditya Alva arrested in Chennai
Nitish Kumar responds to 'jungle raj' attack; says 'development must not be compared with crime'

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KP New SLO System 2023 To Finish Ratta Culture In Schools And Colleges
KP New SLO System 2023 To Finish Ratta Culture is announced. The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's (KP) Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISEs) have made a decision to conduct an exam for class 9 under the Student Learning Outcome (SLO) System in order to stop the repetition of learning.
The decision was made following the two-day plenary meeting of the KP Boards' Chairmen Committee (KPBCC) where the heads from all KP BISEs participated. The meeting was led by the Chairman of KPBCC Prof. Zamin Gul.
A KPBCC meeting also voted to provide fifty Subject Specialist Teachers (SSTs) to write question papers for the SLO System. SSTs will receive training through the full training workshop.
In this regard, the Chairman of KPBCC Professor. Zamin Gul said that SOL System will impart real information to students. KP's BISEs have also published models of question papers for the SLO System on their official websites.
Additionally, the Chairman announced that the annual exam will be conducted in April or May of next year. In addition, all BISEs within the province are in the process of completing the process of preparing for exams in the system that is being introduced.
In a different event in a separate development, the KP government decided to not offer the students winter holidays in schools in the province, citing the issue of the insufficient time needed to complete the entire curriculum.
In addition, the KP government decided to not grant school holidays during winter in the province because of the lack of time to complete the entire syllabus.
According to a formal notification released from the Elementary and Secondary Education Department (ESED), the number of working days that are available for students in KP schools to finish their courses for the session of 2023-23 academic year is not enough in the aftermath of the Coronavirus pandemic.
In addition, the holidays for winter in private and public schools within the winter zone are reduced and schools will close from January 1 until February 15. In the zone of winter, schools are scheduled to be reopened on the 16th of February.
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The ability of antibody induced by MN and IIIB recombinant gp120 (rgp120) human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vaccines the bind to oligomeric native and monomeric recombinant HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins (rgp 120) was measured in 25 uninfected, healthy adult volunteers. A major focus was to evaluate the effect of simultaneous and sequential immunization with vaccines representing different strains of HIV-1 on the ability to broaden cross-reactivity of antibodies against these and other HIV-1 strains. A flow cytometric indirect immunofluorescence assay (FIFA) to detect vaccine-induced antibody to envelope glycoprotein expressed by infected and rgp120-coated target cells was used, MN rgp120 HIV-1 vaccine given alone and coadministered with IIIB rgp120 HIV-1 vaccine elicited antibody which bound to cells infected with HIV-1MN, HIV-IIIB, HIV-1RF, and HIV-1-SF2. The presence of envelope glycoprotein-binding antibody detected by FIFA correlated to a moderate degree with functional antibody against HIV-1MN and HIV-IIIB. Priming immunization with IIIB rgp120 HIV-1 vaccine followed by booster injections of MN rgp120 HIV-1 vaccine resulted in increased cross-reactive antibody binding to these and heterologous clade B HIV-1 strains infecting cells. MN rgp120 HIV-1 vaccine given alone was better able to induce cross-reactive antibody to cells infected with heterologous HIV-1 laboratory strains than was IIIB rgp120 HIV-1 vaccine given alone. The vaccines induced binding antibody to rgp120 possessing the amino acid sequence of a clade E HIV-1 strain as measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Levels of antibody binding to cells infected with clade B HIV-1 and cells coated with monomeric rgp120 were greater than that induced by HIV-1IIIB-based gp160 vaccines in previous studies.


Cretan Brewery S.A is the first microbrewery in the prefecture of Chania Crete.
The brewery is located in Zounaki village, in the municipality of Plataniasjust 25 km away from Chania city center, on the way to the most popular beaches in the area like Balos, Elafonisi and Paleochora.
Here in Cretan Brewery we are eager to share the delights of the brewing process with all of you! Take a relaxed stroll around our facilities in the heart of the Cretan countryside, sit back and savor one of our delicious and refreshing handcrafted beers on our spacious balcony surrounded by olive groves and orange trees. If you wish to learn more about beer brewing just book your guided tour, from Monday to Sunday between 11:00 and 18:00, and experience a beer tasting with 4 fresh beer samples (100ml each) straight from our tanks. Accompany your tour and beer tasting with local Cretan meze prepared with fresh ingredients from the area.


Now that 2018 has ended here are some dates and tasks you need to remember as you begin the end-of-year payroll reporting process and your new year payrolls.
Update State Unemployment Insurance rates effective January 1, 2019.
Have employees to review and update W-4 and state withholding forms, then update their information in your payroll program.
Review and update any federal or state deposit schedule changes.
Last date to distribute employee w-2 and contractor 1099-MISC forms.
Last date to file employee's printed W-2s and contractor 1099-MISC forms with the agency.
If you're e-filing, you should probably submit forms on or before January 29, 2019 so they can be processed by the IRS due date on Jan 31, 2019.
File other federal forms like 941/944 or 940.
While most 'state' agencies with filing requirements have set January 31, 2019 as their deadline (due date) for their various end-of-year payroll-related filing forms, you should verify those filing requirements with your various state agencies well prior to that date to insure compliance.
Note: We have not attempted to provide any 'dates' that maybe related to any specific payroll provider or payroll forms processing provider you may be using. You should be in contact with those providers directly to find out their 'due dates' for submission or compliance filing requirements. For example, Intuit Payroll Services may have one set of dates for eFiling, but if you use a company like eFile4biz.com your dates maybe entirely different.


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The Ultimate Guide to a Rock-Solid B2B marketing Strategy [Infographic]
Are you looking for new ways to beef up your digital marketing strategy? While B2C strategies get significant focus, through the latest new feature releases and consumer tools, B2B brands need to implement more specific processes which will…
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After trying it out with selected users over the past few months, Twitter has announced that it will now roll out a new format for follower notifications, which will include a larger profile panel within your Notifications tab, and enable you…
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Facebook Libra Chief Promises to Work With Regulators Prior To Launching Cryptocurrency
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Students discuss changes on SU campus ahead of 2022 school year
Students discuss changes ahead of 2022 school year
The first day of classes for the fall 2022 semester comes with a plethora of emotions among students.
Story by Toluwanimi Fajolu, Sydney Gold and Kyle Henderson / Photos by Ryan Griffith
Photo by Ryan Griffith
Students walk past Carnegie Library on their way to class on the first school day of the year.
The first day of school at SU came with a mix of emotions for students. Whether it's excitement about additions on Marshall street or concerns about housing, Syracuse students are facing several changes on campus this school year.
Lots of Freshmen – and Not Enough Housing
With a large number of admitted first-year students, returning students are worried about how crowding will impact their campus experience.
"I think the over-admittance is my biggest pet peeve at the moment because everything on campus is overcrowded… it's going to be really difficult to have a genuine experience because this is already a full campus," Minetsa Cotto, a sophomore political science and international relations major, said.
Sophomore Annie Conners noted that the over-enrollment of freshmen led to anxiety among some sophomores concerned about on-campus housing. She had one friend who was planning to live in Watson Hall but had his housing assignment changed to accommodate the freshmen. He's now living on South Campus.
"I feel like it was maybe a little mismanaged and kind of chaotic coming back on campus and having people find out where they're living," said Conners. "One of my friends showed up on campus and had to work it all out with housing when he got here with his family."
SU Freshman Layla Soberany sits between the column at the Physics Building on Campus.
Syracuse Officially Runs The Marshall
In July 2021, the university announced that they had acquired The Marshall, an apartment building located just off campus by Marshall street. Advertising Senior Russell Tom Sun is a new resident of the complex. So far, he's been fascinated by the subtle changes around the building and wondering what else could come from the university acquisition.
"As of right now, I'm kind of more curious what they plan on doing because I'm in The Marshall, and they just bought The Marshall," he said. "So seeing all the SU emblems just around the building is just interesting."
While Tom Sun says there hasn't been anything major that's changed at The Marshall, he detailed some of the changes he's heard occurring around The Marshall, including an increase in rent prices for tenants and new rules about what's allowed inside apartments.
"There's a bunch of rules around the building that kind of give the same rules as if you were in a dormitory," he said. "So no lava lamps, and other miscellaneous items that you can't really own in the building that I guess you could have owned before they bought it."
Tom Sun remains optimistic about the ownership change, and hopes the university's growth won't come at the detriment of the surrounding community.
"I hope it brings more opportunities to the local life and to the students and is more positive than it is negative," he said.
(From left to right) Bridget Sides, Mia Paynton, and Aidan McCarthy sit on a bench together in front of Link Hall on the Quad.
Students walk up from Schine towards the campus quad on the first day of school.
Changes on Marshall Street
Marshall Street continues to evolve with the closure of Syracuse's classic pizza spot Acropolis, making way for Popeyes. While the fast food restaurant is still under construction, students seem supportive of the swap. Conners is excited to see the chain joining the Marshall lineup.
"I never went to Acropolis, but I would say that the addition of Popeyes, if it's open late hours, will probably do some good," said Conners.
Sophomore Max Kaufman agrees, noting that while other students and alumni may feel nostalgic for the former Syracuse staple, he feels Popeye's is a better option.
"I guess people have a lot of sentimental value attached to it, but the food wasn't that good," said Kaufman. "We need a Chick-fil-a, but Popeyes is the second best thing."
Popeyes' addition to Marshall is just one of several changes to the beloved street over the last couple of years. Just last week, Hungry Chucks, a former Syracuse bar which closed five years ago, reopened on Marshall. Last year several new restaurants, including Five Guys and Winnie's Soul Delicious, opened their own Marshall Street storefronts. Yet with openings have come closures – Starbucks closed their Marshall locations, though the popular coffee chain is still available on west campus.
Toluwanimi Fajolu
is a senior majoring in Political Science and Magazine and a Lead Campus News Producer for The NewsHouse.
Sydney Gold
is a Magazine, News and Journalism, and Political Science Senior and Lead News Producer at The NewsHouse.
Congresswoman Liz Cheney visits Syracuse University
Protesters speak out against Supreme Court challenge to Roe
SU community reflects on 20th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks, looks towards future
Kyle Henderson
is a Newspaper and Online Journalism senior and one of the Lead News Producers for The NewsHouse.
Congressman John Katko gives farewell address, reflects on political career
Diwali celebrations bring laughter and light to the Orange Grove
SU London students, faculty reflect on 'surreal' moment of Queen's death
Ryan Griffith
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AC Black Flag is an older game now, and I assume that all of you have played it more than once. But here in 2017 Black Flag is still the best pirate themed game ever made. Besides of my +1200 hours in this game - I have studied the real life pirates for over 5 years now, so here is my guide how to play the game the immersive way, so you really get the feeling of living the life of a pirate. Now first of all I have to say, that this guide is absolutely not for all! (!!!!) - playing the game this way is really really slow, so if you are the kind of player that only loves to sail around on travel speed and running around on rooftops, jumping down and assassin your targets, this guide is not for you.
Second, this is just tips to pick and use as you see fit, I'll not necessarily recommend to do all of it, all of the time. Allow yourself to run, fast travel and sail on high speed from time to time. But have in your head, that you want to play it immersive so long that your patience allows you.
Playing the game this way will be harder and take much longer time than you are use to. So even before you start playing the game, have in your mind that everything you do will go much slower than ever before. This is not a way that will rush you through the game, this is about enjoying the details and living the life of Edward Kenway almost on a 1:1 scale.
The game sadly forces you to have two swords and two guns and not just one of each. Even though I love boarding other ships with four pistols, I'll recommend not to have more than the two you are forced to have. A man walking arond in Havana or Kingston geared up for battle with four guns, would stand out a lot, and get arrested on sight no doubt.
From the age of sails and up until today, the international signal to stop a vessel, is to shoot two shots over the bow of the ship you want to stop. So use your chains to do just that.
After the real life pirates started to use a black flag, to signal prizes that they were pirates, they would raise the black, and shoot two shots over the bow of their targets, and in 95% of the times, the prize would surrender when they saw the black. Surrendering and the flag tactics, is not a part of this game but, you can stop a schooner by shooting two chains on her sails, and give her one shot with your Swivel Gun, start the boarding, and give the crew 2-3 shots with the Swivel Gun and they will surrender before your crew gets over there. It's not all realistic, but it's closer.
9 Late game I'll swift between hull armor and broadside cannons and get them all the way up. Just for the role play that Kenway is moving up and kind op taking Blackbeard's place in the world. But it would be late game as in after you kill Robberts.
You get access to it early in the game, but don't use or upgrade it before after Nassau's fall. "Nassau is the place to be" - As Kenway says. But after Nassau's fall, you and your fellow pirates will need a new place to call home, a new place to sell your goods and live life as you see fit. So after Nassau is history, Great Inagua seems like the perfect place for just that. Edward is no doubt the 'Governor' of this new pirate heaven, and therefore also responsible for selling the cargo to the civilized merchants, which lead us straight to the next tip.
Most Nassau pirates only had one ship. It was only a few pirates like Blackbeard and Charles Vane who had a fleet in real life. So I don't find it realistic, that a common pirate like Kenway should have a fleet at this point. But as mentioned in the last tip, it is a fine way to manage Great Inagua's trade. When Kenway flee to this place, the pirates of Great Inagua, would have to sell their goods to new markets, and the fleet is a perfect setup for that.
Manage the fleet as you see fit, but personally I don't put Man'O'War's in it. If I had a Man'O'War in my fleet, I would sail her myself!
When sneaking around in a plantation may not feel much pirate like, but it is. The real life pirates was known to sneak into a plantation, only kill a few guards, and then sneak out with the goods, so do that as you like. But when it comes to the warehouses in Kingston and Havana I'll strongly recommend to find some drunken pirates and just storm the place with them. Besides of the boarding, you do not do much else with your crew. This is a perfect way to get a feeling that your crew is not just waiting on your ship, but are on land with you ready to work together with you. When it comes to the warehouse in Nassau, wait until the British take back the island , and storm the warehouse before you flee the island. You don't wanna leave all that fine goods for the redcoats are you?
The storyline lead you to these places more than once - so don't go there unless the story forces you to. A real pirate would not.
This is the end of my guide to play AC Black Flag in a much more immersive way. If you do all of it, I can guarantee that the game would feel much different than normal, with the huge contrast between the slow moving around and fighting for your life when taking a prize is priceless. And you will get the feeling of really live the life of Captain Edward Kenway.
If you have comments, questions or even more ideas for a more immersive gameplay, let me know in the comments below.
That's a really good post. I like the hud settings and the ship upgrades.
This is really cool! Reminds me of the "Regular Life" Skyrim variant.
Do you have any videos of this gameplay?
Nope not yet, but I am thinking of making some 'immersive gameplay youtube guides' to games like this that lacks of the same.


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The Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Studies admits close to 20 per year to the English Language Programme.
Nurse programme provides theoretical and practical knowledge of nursing science. The programme is to encompass all aspects of care, additionally provides courses on subjects like psychological care, nursing research, nursing management and counselling.
The aim of the programme is to train specialists:
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During the study period students acquire the theoretical knowledge in lectures and demonstrational classroom practices. At the end of the second year they start their clinical practices. Field practices play a significant role in deepening the acquired professional skills. The last two semesters consist of mainly field practices in clinics.
The Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BScN) acquired in our institution is equivalent to degrees earned in other EU countries.
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2. Applications are accepted from graduates of accredited high schools or colleges/universities. According to the decision of the Admission Committee of the the Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Studies of the University of Szeged, students who have failed in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics or English Language in the final year of their high school studies are not entitled to apply.
3. You are also eligible to complete your online application and sit for an entrance examination if you are in your final year but have not received your School Leaving Certificate or Diploma yet. In this case, you must present proof that you are attending high school.
4. Applicants are allowed to participate in a maximum of two examinations in one application period, if the chance is offered by the Faculty.
If you are applying to the Nurse Programme only, the entrance examination will cover just the assessment of your English language proficiency.
In case of parallel application to the General Medicine, Dental Medicine or Pharmacy Programmes, you need to participate in the regular entrance examination.
5. Holders of the following degrees can be exempted from sitting for the entrance examination: Motivational interview might be required!
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Students are required to achieve grade B in three natural science subjects (Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics) and English language.
Predicted A2 level grades are of the second semester considered for conditional acceptance.
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Admission to an upper year might be possible if subjects of previous studies are identical or at least 75% similar to the curriculum of the University of Szeged.
Please note that at least one third of the student's complete Nurse studies must be fulfilled at the University of Szeged.
Detailed information on the relevant curriculum and the study plans is available at here.
Transfer students might be subject to take evaluation examinations in certain subjects. Evaluation examinations are organized individually. Detailed information about the examination dates and exam registration will be sent to the applicant after the submission of all application documents.
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Global Youth and Mayors Forum
The C40 Global Youth and Mayors Forum is a first-of-its-kind platform that brings together a small group of youth climate leaders and mayors to work together to shape how the vision of a Global Green New Deal can be made a reality in cities across the world.
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Around the world, young people are demanding action on the climate crisis to secure a just, sustainable future
As the youngest generation, their lives are most at stake. Young people have put the climate emergency on the global political agenda, demanding that global leaders respond and take action in an equitable and just way. Mayors from the world's leading cities have heard this call and agree: we must push forward with courage and ambition to change the status quo that has generated this crisis. C40 mayors and young leaders from the climate movement will work together to shape a vision of a Global Green New Deal that can be made a reality in cities across the world.
The Global Youth and Mayors forum will discuss how:
we can implement a Global Green New Deal;
cities can better engage and work with youth leaders on climate to push forward ambition and;
youth movements and mayors can work together to push forward science-based climate action and overcome opposition.
The Global Youth and Mayors forum is part of C40's Global Youth Initiative, announced by Mayor of Los Angeles and Chair of C40, Eric Garcetti, at the 2019 C40 World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen.
Please reach out to youth@c40.org with any questions.
Youth Engagement Playbook for Cities
Members of the Forum have collaboratively created a playbook that can help strengthen meaningful youth engagement in climate action in cities across the world. The playbook is available in English, French, Mandarin, Portuguese and Spanish.
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Youth members of the Forum
Asheer Kandhari
Asheer Kandhari is a 17-year-old climate activist from New Delhi, India which – the most polluted capital city in the world. She is a Member of Fridays For Future International, a core-member and organiser for Fridays For Future India and the organizer and coordinator for the Youth in the DelhiTreeSOS Movement. Asheer comes from a country where over 2.5 million people have died due to air pollution in the last year alone, 30 million people have been displaced or deprived of their livelihoods due to deforestation ,and where 1.08 billion people have been affected by more than 300 natural disasters in the last two decades. The climate crisis is not a crisis of the future ,but rather the reality of today. With this opportunity to be a part of the Global Youth Mayors Forum, Asheer hopes to further her activism and help develop real, feasible solutions to the climate crisis.
Ayantika Dutta
Ayantika is a "Sustainability Evangelist". Having realised her passion for sustainability, she decided to pursue it as a career, focusing on a purpose-driven life. During her undergraduate studies, she started interning with organisations such as Climate Collective, Sustain and Save in India. Currently a 1st year student, she is pursuing her Bachelor's degree in Sustainable Development. Having experience as a Climate Reality Leader, she was given an opportunity with a not-for-profit organization Mobility Alliance and Social Sustainability (MASS) Foundation to showcase her skills in communications and strategy. She is also involved with India's first waste commerce company, Recykal, in the capacity of a consultant.
Dilan Gohill
Dilan Gohill is a fifteen-year-old climate justice organizer from Los Angeles, California in the United States. He serves as the co-national coordinator of Extinction Rebellion (XR) Youth United States, facilitating the growth and empowerment of over 50 local groups across the country. As the co-coordinator of Extinction Rebellion Youth L.A., Dilan has planned many actions and campaigns targeting the unsustainable industries and corporations headquartered in the city through non-violent direct action. These include: Hollywood/the film industry, the music industry, and the LA Department of Water and Power. Dilan is also a local organizer in Los Angeles and serves on a Youth Advisory Council for his Representative in the United States House of Representatives. In this capacity, he discusses and shares his perspective on climate change, racial justice, and current issues affecting the United States. As a member of the Global Youth and Mayors Forum, Dilan hopes to promote intergenerational dialogue and serve as a direct link between the young people in his city and country and youth leaders and mayors from around the world.
Djivenson Macius
Port-au-prince, Haïti
Djivenson Macius is a 24-year-old climate activist in Haiti. He is originally from the city of Gonaïves, but currently lives in Port-au-Prince (the capital of the country) because of his studies at the State University of Haiti. Worried about the environmental and climate issues facing his country, Djivenson Macius has always strived to be part of the fight against climate change. Last year, in collaboration with other young people from his university, he started a student-led organization called "Sustainability Week Port-au-Prince" which aims to bring sustainability to universities in Haiti through a set of awareness-raising activities on the Sustainable Development Goals. He is also part of a youth association called "Unite4climate Action" which is a group formed by young from Latin American, the Caribbean and Europe. that aims to create bridges between continents so that the voices of the most vulnerable people can be heard in the fight against climate change. He is motivated to participate in the Global Youth and Mayors Forum and sees this as an opportunity to make his voice heard and to work with important stakeholders to achieve concrete actions for the future of the planet. Djivenson Macius is committed to climate issues, and is open to collaborating with any party (individual or organization) defending the same cause and supporting the development of his community.
Dohyeon Kim
Suwon, South Korea
Dohyeon Kim is a 17-year-old climate activist based in Suwon, South Korea. Her interest in human rights issues helped her view climate change through an intersectional lens and motivated her to throw herself into climate activism. Since 2019, Dohyeon has been working with Youth 4 Climate Action Korea, an organization that aims to encourage the Korean government to achieve a just climate transition in line with the Paris Agreement. In 2020, Dohyeon filed a constitutional lawsuit against the Korean government for failing to take adequate climate action and protect her generation's right to a liveable planet. Although the youth climate movement has earned much attention worldwide, Dohyeon thinks young people are still too often excluded from important decision-making processes that will greatly impact their lives. This motivated her to join the C40 Global Youth and Mayors Forum, where she is able to collaborate with mayors around the world and help shape climate policies.
Ghislain Irakoze
Kigali, Rwanda
Ghislain Irakoze is a sustainability entrepreneur and activist based in Kigali, Rwanda. With a vision for a climate-resilient and waste-free world, he founded Wastezon, a cleantech company that leverages cutting-edge technology to provide e-waste traceability, sorting, and collection services. So far, over 400 tons of e-waste have been processed on the Wastezon app. Prior to founding Wastezon, Ghislain started a campaign called "Recycle for Environment", which involved over 200 students in creative solutions for waste recycling in partnership with Samsung Engineering. As a sustainability consultant, Ghislain worked with the EU Commission DG Environment on Africa-EU Circular Economy Cooperation and assisted the African Development Bank in developing a green growth investment program in Africa with a focus on Rwandan waste Management and the circular economy sector. Ghislain is also a former youth think tank researcher at the Mastercard Foundation. He has received awards and recognitions such as UNEP Young Champion of the Earth-Finalist, Qitcom Startup Hub Award, One Young World-Audi Scholar, CoC Youth Conservation Innovation Poster Prize, and was featured in CNBC and National Geographic. He is currently completing a BA in International Business and Trade at the African Leadership University.
Jade Lozada
Jade Lozada is a writer and climate organizer in New York City. She was a local youth organizer of the September 20th Global Climate Strike, which brought together a record-breaking 300,000 people for the planet. As Policy Director at TREEage, Jade is now working to empower local youth, especially those from low-income communities of color, in climate policy- and decision-making. In addition to developing climate policy platforms for local progressive candidates, Jade is helping build an intersectional youth coalition to register 15,000 young people — the demographic with the lowest voter turnout — to vote in the upcoming New York City elections. As a youth member of the C40 Global Youth and Mayors Forum, Jade cannot wait to learn about bold climate solutions that can be implemented in New York City, as well as collaborate with the other members on best practices to uplift youth in local decision-making.
Juliet Oluoch
Juliet Oluoch is an ambitious young environmental conservationist and climate activist from Nairobi, Kenya with a concrete vision to ensure that all people in her country learn to co-exist in a mutual kind of relationship with nature. Juliet serves as the communications coordinator for Kenya's chapter of the African Youths Initiative on Climate Change. She is also a member of Kenya's Green Building Society, Commonwealth Youth Climate Network and many other organizations. Currently, she is pursuing a bachelor's degree in Environmental Conservation and Natural Resources Management at The University of Nairobi. Juliet is motivated by a strong desire to protect the natural world which has become fragile in the face of modern humanity which threatens our very own existence. She is passionate about the realization of the UN's Sustainable Development Goal #13.
Khadijah Rana
Khadijah is a social activist from Islamabad, Pakistan with special interest in urbanization, climate and environmental protection, social entrepreneurship, young people, gender and governance issues. As Co-founder of Eco-Dost, she ran a digital advocacy campaign for environmental protection. Her project on environmentally friendly fertilizer won runner-up at a global Blue economy entrepreneurship program. While working as Minister for Disaster Management & Welfare at the Youth General Assembly of Pakistan, Khadijah produced a policy brief for the federal government. She holds memberships of YOUNGO (Youth Constituency of UNFCCC), Amnesty International, Youth General Assembly, Rotaract Club, and Youth, Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development Workshop at Rutgers University in the United States. Presently, she is working to earn a Bachelor of Social Sciences with majors in developmental studies at Bahria University in Islamabad. Khadijah is a strong supporter of youth activism and participation in community building and public services. Her passion is to help improve civic life in Pakistan through her participation in the Global Youth and Mayors Forum.
Marie Chureau
Marie is a climate activist living in Paris, France. She works with Youth for Climate France, which is the French branch of Fridays for Future. She got involved in the climate movement because she believes that we are going through the greatest crisis humanity has ever seen. With this motivation, Marie fights every day for ecological and social justice, because the two struggles are inseparable. In Marie's words: "I aspire to a viable and deeply just world for all." Marie is very happy to be part of the C40 Youth and Mayors Forum, because she sees it as a place for meetings and genuine discussion about the climate crisis with people from all corners of the world working for a better world with different methods – she looks forward to hearing everyone's ideas. She believes that we can make a difference at the city level, even when nations and states do not take adequate action at the global level. Marie believes that if we work together, we can make the change we need. [En français: Marie est une activiste pour le climat qui vit à Paris en France. Elle travaille avec Youth for Climate France qui est la branche française de Fridays for Future. Elle s'est engagée dans le mouvement pour le climat car elle pense que nous traversons la plus grande crise que l'humanité ait jamais connue. Forte de cette motivation, Marie se bat chaque jour pour la justice écologique et sociale car ces deux combats sont indissociables. Selon ses mots : "J'aspire à un monde durable et profondément juste pour tous. Marie est très heureuse de faire partie du Forum de la jeunesse et des maires du C40 car c'est un lieu de vraies rencontres et de discussions sur la crise climatique avec des activistes du monde entier qui œuvrent pour un monde meilleur chacun à sa manière – elle a d'ailleurs hâte d'entendre les idées de chacun. Elle est convaincue que nous pouvons faire la différence au niveau des villes même si les nations et les États ne prennent pas les mesures qui s'imposent au niveau international. Marie est convaincue qu'en travaillant tout ensemble, les changements nécessaires pourront voir le jour.]
Maureen Damen
Dakar, Sénégal
Maureen Damen is a 16-year-old climate activist and defender of human rights based in Dakar, Senegal. She is the co-founder of Fridays For Future Senegal alongside another Senegalese activist named Yero Sarr. Maureen is also the founder of Rise Senegal, part of Polluters Out, and a member of the Fridays for Future Digital team. She participates in daily strikes to save the Congo Rainforest and weekly strikes for Fridays For Future. I'm over the moon from being a part of C40 because it is an organization that highlights the real challenges of climate change and proposes sustainable and sustainable solutions with, for example, the use of renewable energies. This organization also promotes global climate justice with the promotion of young activists and the collaboration of mayors from around the world. I am very excited to take part in the decision that will be proposed in the future. It is very important for me to count most affected areas and people to climate change when making environmental choices.
Pamela Escobar Vargas
Pamela Escobar Vargas is a 21-year-old environmental activist, lecturer and researcher from Mexico City studying International Relations. Since 2016, she has carried out different environmental awareness activities in different forums in her country. In 2017, Pamela became a founding member of the Executive Commission of Youth Against Climate Change, where she currently serves as the Technical Secretary and works on the development of youth-driven climate projects. In 2019, Pamela co-founded Fridays For Future México, and became a national spokesperson and member of the Local Leaders Commission. In the same year, Pamela was a Youth Delegate at the C40 World Mayors Summit, held in Copenhagen, Denmark. As a member of the C40 Global Youth and Mayors Forum, Pamela wants to be able to contribute to the just and radical transition that we need for a green, equitable future. She believes that we cannot continue with the capitalist logic that has caused environmental collapse and this global crisis. In her words: "It's life or capital, and I want to fight for the first, now, and always." [En español: Pamela Escobar Vargas es una activista medioambiental con 21 años, conferencista e investigadora de Ciudad de México que estudia Relaciones Internacionales. Desde 2016, ha realizado diferentes actividades de concienciación medioambiental en distintos foros de su país. En 2017, Pamela se convirtió en miembro fundador de la Comisión Ejecutiva de Jóvenes contra el Cambio Climático, en la que actualmente ejerce de Secretaria Técnica y trabaja en el desarrollo de proyectos climáticos impulsados por los jóvenes. En 2019, Pamela cofundó Fridays For Future México, y se convirtió en portavoz nacional y miembro de la Comisión de Líderes Locales. Ese mismo año, Pamela fue delegada de la juventud en la Cumbre Mundial de Alcaldes del C40, celebrada en Copenhague (Dinamarca). Como miembro del Foro Global de Jóvenes y Alcaldes del C40, Pamela quiere poder contribuir a la transición justa y radical que necesitamos para un futuro verde y equitativo. Cree que no podemos seguir con la lógica capitalista que ha provocado el colapso medioambiental y la crisis global. En sus propias palabras: "?Es la vida o el capital, y quiero luchar por lo primero, ahora y siempre."]
Rain Bello
Quezon City, Philippines
Rain Bello is from Quezon City, Philippines and studies in an undergraduate physical therapy program at the University of the Philippines in Manila. He is a Climate Reality Leader and is a member of the administrative committee of Youth Strike 4 Climate Philippines (YS4C PH), a nationwide youth-led organization and campaign fueled by the goal to empower young Filipino people to act against the climate crisis. In the climate movement, he works to educate Filipino youth about the many aspects of the climate crisis and empowers them to take action. As part of YS4C PH, Rain helped draft various statements and several youth demands raised to elected officials and government institutions. Rain believes that the climate crisis is also a health crisis that gravely compounds on social injustices.
Saoirse Exton
Saoirse is a climate activist from Limerick City in Ireland. In February 2019, she founded a local group of fellow climate activists. She organised three major local strikes, spoke to politicians, and was motivated by the powerful force of allies and fellow activists who stood beside her. In August 2019, she attended a meeting of global Fridays for Future activists in Switzerland to discuss climate-related issues, protest, have fun and make decisions about ongoing goals for Fridays For Future Europe. That week-long adventure taught her about the power of global solidarity and standing with each other to change the world. Saoirse is also the Equality Officer of the Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU), working to include intersectionality within the union, and throughout Ireland. She was also selected to be a COY16 Country Coordinator for an international event preceding COP26 in Glasgow, and is a fellow at Civics Unplugged, an United States-based organisation focused on changing the democratic system and by extension the world. Saoirse believes that unity is the key to overcoming any crisis that affects our planet. She believes that we can come together to create a world that's better for everyone by recognising our differences and our similarities.
Mayors of the Forum
Forum chair
Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia
Claudia López started her mandate on the 1st of January 2020 for a four-year term. She became the city's first female and also the first lesbian Mayor in Bogota's history. She has an emphatic focus on the environmental, social equity and anticorruption agendas. Seeking to provide equal opportunities, Mayor López promotes gender equality and inclusion targeted specially at women and youth. She is a firm believer of the need to channel and make the most of the force of young people to promote the construction of a better world. Lopez was a Senator of the Republic of Colombia between 2014 and 2018 and the vice-presidential candidate in the 2018 presidential election for the Green Alliance party. The public recognizes her tenacity and enormous capacity for collective action, which was reflected in the fight against corruption by leading a citizen consultancy, a participatory instrument, with historic results. Before entering her political career, Lopez was an accomplished researcher and scholar. Lopez is a finance and international relations graduate from Universidad Externado de Colombia, holds a Master's degree in Public Administration and Urban Politics from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Northwestern University.
Mayor of Paris, France
On 2014, Anne Hidalgo became the first woman to be elected Mayor of Paris. She was born in Spain and acquired the French citizenship in her youth, she is a mother of three. After she graduated with a Master of Advanced Studies in social law, she became a labor inspector. She has been a member of the socialist party since 1994, serving as national Secretary for Culture and Media, she later was in charge of the vocational training. From 1997 to 2002, she worked as an adviser in three Minister's cabinets, under Lionel Jospin Government. She served as Paris First Deputy Mayor of Mayor Bertrand Delanoë, for thirteen years, in charge of gender equality at first then of urban Planning and Architecture. She led the Parisian left coalition to victory in 2004 and 2010. She was re-elected mayor of Paris in 2020, heading the left-wing coalition "Paris en commun", pursuing an ambitious program designed to transform Paris into a zero-carbon city by 2030. She holds the position of First Vice President of the Greater Paris Metropolitan Area. As Paris mayor, she actively pursues a policy based on social inclusion, sustainable development, climate change, air quality, solidarity, innovation and citizen participation, all of which are essential issues for the future of Paris. She is committed to advancing these issues at the international level. She organized in Paris the climate summit for local leaders, a major side event of COP21 (December 2015). For its fifth anniversary a "Zero carbon Forum" was held at Paris City Hall (December 2020), alongside with many international events. Some programs launched under the supervision of Paris, such as Cities for Life, Reinventing Paris, the Participatory budget, Embellishing Paris… are now benchmark programs. She wishes to shape Paris into a 15-minute city, an ambitious, inclusive, quantifiable and efficient program that places citizens at the center of urban transition. From 2016 to 2019, she chaired C40 Cities Leadership Group, which consists of 90 megacities committed to address climate change. Within C40 she launched Women4climate initiative in New York (March 2017) and a plan for air quality in Paris Air'Volution (March 2017). In collaboration with other cities and international agencies she started the Global urban Air Pollution Observatory (GUAPO). In 2019, she also launched the Justice4Climate initiative, in the wake of a ruling of the European Court of Justice confirming that the cities of Paris, Brussels and Madrid are entitled to challenge vehicle emission regulations set by the European Commission and adopted by governments of member states. She is President of the International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF), Co-Chair of the cities world organization, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) where she chairs the gender equality commission, and also President of SOLIDEO, an Olympic Equipment Supply Company, responsible for the supply program and development operations for the organization of the Olympic and Paralympic Games of 2024 in Paris.
Mayor of Medellín, Colombia
Daniel Quintero was born in the city of Medellín, he won the mayoralty with his independent citizen movement "Independientes", in a historic election he became the youngest elected mayor in the history of this city with more than 303 thousand votes. He is an electronic engineer from the University of Antioquia, a finance specialist from the University of Los Andes and an MBA from Boston University, he also has studies in Public Finance Administration and in Climate Change Policy at Harvard University. He has more than 10 years of experience as a software developer within the ICT sector. He is an experienced and innovative entrepreneur who founded Intrasoft S.A. Colombia, a software development company. He was CEO of iNNpulsa Colombia, the government agency for the support of productivity, entrepreneurship and innovation. He served as Vice Minister of Technologies and Innovation Systems and was also Vice Minister of Digital Economy of the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of Colombia. He firmly believes that education is the best tool to combat inequality and achieving goals. One of his goals as mayor is for Medellín to become a great Software Valley that impacts Colombia and the world, responding to the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. He considers that the motivation and support of the youth in the great city bets is fundamental for the citizen transformation and the solution to the problems that arise in the territories. From his work, he trusts that young people are the bearers of the great ideas that will allow building the future, where, through permanent articulation with institutional work, it will be possible to generate large-scale channels to carry out their initiatives for economic recovery and compliance with the Paris Agreement.
Eric Garcetti
Chair of C40
Mayor of Los Angeles, California
Eric Garcetti is a fourth-generation Angeleno and the 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles. The son of public servants and the grandson and great-grandson of immigrants from Mexico and Eastern Europe, Mayor Garcetti's life has been shaped by a deep commitment to the core values of justice, dignity, and equality for all people. The Mayor's government service began on the L.A. City Council, where he spent four terms as Council President before being elected Mayor in 2013 and winning re-election in 2017 by the widest margin in the history of Los Angeles. Beyond his time at City Hall, Mayor Garcetti has served his country as an intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve, and taught at the University of Southern California and Occidental College. The Mayor received his B.A. and M.A. from Columbia University, and studied as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, and later at the London School of Economics. He is also a jazz pianist and photographer. He and his wife, First Lady Amy Elaine Wakeland, are the proud parents of a daughter, Maya, and have been foster parents for more than a decade.
Phil Goff
Mayor of Auckland, New Zealand
Phil Goff is a born and bred Aucklander. After more than 10 terms in New Zealand Parliament, he was elected Mayor of Auckland in 2016, and re-elected in 2019. In 2019 under Mayor Goff, Auckland Council was one of the first council's in New Zealand to unanimously declare a climate emergency, and Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland's Climate Plan has as one of its priorities intergenerational equity and rangatahi/youth-led action. Mayor Goff's recent 10-year Budget proposal for Auckland responds to climate change through a strong suite of measures that includes immediately stopping the purchase of diesel buses, enhancing tree planting and substantially increasing our zero-waste resource recovery network. It also a proposes a Rangatahi Māori (Māori Youth) leadership group to drive action and work with Māori to deliver practical projects to restore te mauri o te wai (the life supporting capacity of Auckland's waters), promote indigenous food sovereignty and restore our whenua (land). The Mayor has also recently announced a $31 billion programme transport of investment with central government that will for the first time turn around transport emissions rising in Auckland, reducing emissions by 13 per cent per capita over the next 10 years. Other investment in the package will significantly increase public transport use, walking and cycling.
Steve Adler
Mayor of Austin, Texas
Steve Adler is Austin's 52nd Mayor, having won re-election in 2018 by 40 points in a field of 8 candidates. His top priorities include mobility, affordability and equity for all Austinites. Adler is a Trustee of the United States Conference of Mayors, Past Chair of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) policy board, and Vice President of the National Council of Democratic Mayors. While he's been in office the City of Austin passed the largest mobility and affordable housing bonds in its history. The city raised its minimum city wage to $15/hr, passed city-wide sick leave and second chance hiring protections. Still working on the homelessness challenge, the city has become one of a limited number of cities to achieve effective net zero veteran homelessness. The city has become a world leader on climate change action. Mayor Adler has received broad recognition for innovative leadership. Foreign Policy named him a Global reThinker and Living Cities included Mayor Adler on its list of 25 Disruptive Leaders (along with Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and author Ta-Nehisi Coates) to mark that organization's 25th anniversary. The Austin Chronicle readership has named Mayor Adler as Best City Official each year since 2016. Chronicle critics named Adler Best Drag Mother for his turn as Mother Ginger in Ballet Austin's The Nutcracker and Most Devoted Pen Pal for his viral Wonder Woman letter. Austin Monthly named Mayor Adler "Best Politician" for "fearlessly speaking up for Austinites [and] proving that a little snark goes a long way to support the morale of a community."
Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE was sworn-in as Mayor of Freetown in May 2018 with a commitment to transform Freetown using an inclusive, data-driven approach to address challenges in the city. The 3-year Transform Freetown plan details 19 concrete targets across 11 sectors and covers issues ranging from tackling environmental degradation to facilitating the creation of jobs in the tourism sector. A finance professional with over 25 years of private sector experience in strategic planning, risk management consulting and project management, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr's public sector engagement began with her work during the 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic and her subsequent role as Delivery Team Lead for the second phase of a multi-stakeholder programme to drive socio-economic recovery in Sierra Leone post Ebola. Mayor Aki-Sawyerr is a Chartered Accountant and holds an MSc in Politics of the World Economy from the London School of Economics and a BSc Hons in Economics from Fourah Bay College. She was recently recognized in the BBC 2020 100 Women list.
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At C40, we want to make the Global Youth and Mayors Forum as diverse as possible, so that young people from across the world can use their voice on climate action. We would particularly like to share the voices of young people on climate action who do not usually get a chance to talk about their ideas.
Youth members were selected from each continent, with additional representation from continents with more than one billion people in order to ensure that the Forum is representative of global youth and perspectives from across the world. Mayors will be selected from across C40's regions.
C40 is committed to at least 50% of the Forum members being girls and women. C40 uses an inclusive definition of "woman" and "female". Trans women, genderqueer women, and non-binary people who identify, have identified, or have been identified as female or woman are welcome to participate in the work of the Global Youth and Mayors Forum.