The document announces a quarterly meeting and weekend event for the DCHS 1977 West Coast group from March 16-18, 2012 in Los Angeles. Attendees are encouraged to dress in cowboy-inspired western wear like cowboy hats, boots, bandannas, plaid shirts and bring a rope for fun activities. The event will include partying.
The document provides information for students new to Austin about things to know and do in the city before graduating. It highlights Austin's history and name change, accolades as a capital city, famous filming locations and celebrities, outdoor activities like visiting lakes and live music, cheap eats including BBQ and tacos, and things to experience on and around the Concordia campus. The bucket list at the end encourages students to join clubs, go to the lake, listen to live music, take hikes, eat from food trucks, keep Austin weird, see the bats, and serve on missions before graduating.
Murrindindi gave a presentation to students about his Aboriginal family's history and culture in Victoria. He showed how Aboriginal people carved canoes from tree bark and trunks. Murrindindi also displayed traditional clothing items like a kangaroo coat and possum fur coats worn by elders, as well as cultural tools like boomerangs, stone axes, and didgeridoos made from hollowed tree trunks. The students learned about various aspects of Aboriginal culture from fishing to body painting to musical instruments.
Enjoy a taste of the country side outside Addis. Bishoftu has several crater lakes, each a little different. The highway to Bishoftu is superhighway. We had a lovely lunch overlooking Lake Bishoftu. Enjoy travelling with us.
IL: Chicago - Cook County: Wild Landscaping - Rain Gardens Aren’t Only for RainSotirakou964
This free magazine educates about the natural areas around Chicago through articles, events, and advertisements. It focuses on streams and rivers in this issue, with articles about river otters, rain gardens, and paddling the Kishwaukee River. The publisher hopes to continue publishing the magazine and increase support through advertising and donations."
Tues., June 11, 2019 Pine River Announcements Pine River
The document contains daily announcements for Pine River school on June 11, 2019. It provides information such as acknowledging Indigenous lands, leading the national anthem, birthday announcements for students, wishing track athletes luck at an event, eco team tips and winners, extracurricular club meetings, reminders about library visits and technology use. The announcements cover a variety of administrative notices to inform students and staff of daily events and updates.
Tues., May 21, 2019 Pine River Announcements Pine River
The document provides the daily announcements for Pine River school on May 21, 2019. It acknowledges that the school is on Indigenous land and asks students to stand for the national anthem. It lists the birthdays for the day and students receiving perfect attendance awards for April. Finally, it provides information about an upcoming anxiety workshop at the local library and names the office helpers and Gotcha winners for the day.
Thurs. April 4th Pine River Announcements Pine River
The document contains the daily announcements for Pine River school on April 4, 2019. It lists the date, plays O Canada, acknowledges the traditional Indigenous lands, and lists student birthdays. It also recognizes students with perfect attendance in March and lists office helpers, extracurricular activities happening that day like yoga club and rugby tryouts. It identifies winners of the daily "gotcha" program and reminds students to bring recycling bins to the depot.
The document announces a quarterly meeting and weekend event for the DCHS 1977 West Coast group from March 16-18, 2012 in Los Angeles. Attendees are encouraged to dress in cowboy-inspired western wear like cowboy hats, boots, bandannas, plaid shirts and bring a rope for fun activities. The event will include partying.
The document provides information for students new to Austin about things to know and do in the city before graduating. It highlights Austin's history and name change, accolades as a capital city, famous filming locations and celebrities, outdoor activities like visiting lakes and live music, cheap eats including BBQ and tacos, and things to experience on and around the Concordia campus. The bucket list at the end encourages students to join clubs, go to the lake, listen to live music, take hikes, eat from food trucks, keep Austin weird, see the bats, and serve on missions before graduating.
Murrindindi gave a presentation to students about his Aboriginal family's history and culture in Victoria. He showed how Aboriginal people carved canoes from tree bark and trunks. Murrindindi also displayed traditional clothing items like a kangaroo coat and possum fur coats worn by elders, as well as cultural tools like boomerangs, stone axes, and didgeridoos made from hollowed tree trunks. The students learned about various aspects of Aboriginal culture from fishing to body painting to musical instruments.
Enjoy a taste of the country side outside Addis. Bishoftu has several crater lakes, each a little different. The highway to Bishoftu is superhighway. We had a lovely lunch overlooking Lake Bishoftu. Enjoy travelling with us.
IL: Chicago - Cook County: Wild Landscaping - Rain Gardens Aren’t Only for RainSotirakou964
This free magazine educates about the natural areas around Chicago through articles, events, and advertisements. It focuses on streams and rivers in this issue, with articles about river otters, rain gardens, and paddling the Kishwaukee River. The publisher hopes to continue publishing the magazine and increase support through advertising and donations."
Tues., June 11, 2019 Pine River Announcements Pine River
The document contains daily announcements for Pine River school on June 11, 2019. It provides information such as acknowledging Indigenous lands, leading the national anthem, birthday announcements for students, wishing track athletes luck at an event, eco team tips and winners, extracurricular club meetings, reminders about library visits and technology use. The announcements cover a variety of administrative notices to inform students and staff of daily events and updates.
Tues., May 21, 2019 Pine River Announcements Pine River
The document provides the daily announcements for Pine River school on May 21, 2019. It acknowledges that the school is on Indigenous land and asks students to stand for the national anthem. It lists the birthdays for the day and students receiving perfect attendance awards for April. Finally, it provides information about an upcoming anxiety workshop at the local library and names the office helpers and Gotcha winners for the day.
Thurs. April 4th Pine River Announcements Pine River
The document contains the daily announcements for Pine River school on April 4, 2019. It lists the date, plays O Canada, acknowledges the traditional Indigenous lands, and lists student birthdays. It also recognizes students with perfect attendance in March and lists office helpers, extracurricular activities happening that day like yoga club and rugby tryouts. It identifies winners of the daily "gotcha" program and reminds students to bring recycling bins to the depot.
Lessons learned in developing market garden in Tobago. Our experience might be of interest as crop growing in the tropics differs greatly from our Canadian experience. This project grew from a CESO project with TTHTI in Tobago.
Canada Foodsgrain Bank Tour 2019 Ethiopia: MSCFSO ProjectLydia Sorflaten
The document summarizes a tour of a conservation farming project in Debre Markos, Ethiopia run by MSCFSO and supported by CFGB and MCC. The tour highlighted the problems of land degradation in the area and showed how the project is implementing conservation practices like mulching, tree planting, check dams and composting to rehabilitate lands, improve soil health and increase food security for farmers. Farmers who adopted these practices reported benefits like increased yields and reduced erosion. Project staff also indicated signs that other communities are now adopting conservation practices on their own.
KABANA is a leather factory located in Ethiopia that produces leather bags and goods. It has good ventilation and lighting with large windows. The factory floor provides ample work space. KABANA has grown from 3 employees in 2017 to 53 employees in 2019. The owner, Semhal Guesh, hopes to house and support several young single mothers who work at the factory by finding them an affordable place to live together. Semhal recycles packing crates to make furniture for the factory and oversees the stamping, assembly and organization of shipments of KABANA bags. The bags are exported to markets in Sweden, Denmark, Germany and the United States.
Two year ago Aaliyah faced a big decision. Her father was closing Dondoors, the manufacturing business established three years previous. Aaliyah decided that she would take on the challenge! She had to find a place to rent, buy or rent machines, find customers, obtain contracts, buy inputs, hire employees, etc. etc. Imagine. She was 23 at the time. So, here is her story at her business in Addis, Ethiopia Feb 16th, 2019.
Lafarge Brookfield Concerns Re Tire Burning: Impact on Shortts Lake and on waterway leading to the Shubie River, Cement Kiln Dust spread on Farmers' Fields, long term implications for health and the environment.
Citizens Against Burning of Tires Presentation Lydia Sorflaten
In 2007, CABOT (Citizens Against Burning of Tires) formed. A small group of people worked very hard to prevent Lafarge from burning tires at that time. This presentation shows some of the aspects of the current complex situation. Divert NS' Mission statement, 2016 Annual Report figures, Bill 26 introduced by MLA Keith Caldwell which passed third reading to prevent tire burning in Nova Scotia, figures from St Constant Lafarge Cement Plant, Quebec before and after tire burning. We the citizens do not want to see tires burned in Nova Scotia. We want them to be recycled!
AWEP Marketing Site Visits and Marketing Workshops April 2017Lydia Sorflaten
CESO sponsored Volunteer Advisors Allan and Lydia Sorflaten conducted Site Visits To Businesses in Addis, Ethiopia followed by a three day Marketing Workshop for AWEP (Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs Program). Visit the businesses by following the links in the power point.
Sonia-K Lingerie was founded in 2013. Sonia's intriguing combinations of delicate laces, embroidered tuffes combine to create matched sets of high fashion bras and panties. Her 100% cotton casuals are first rate. Nighties, cool casuals, nothing is beyond Sonia's creative grasp. Enjoy visiting her first at a bizzar, then at her sunny manufacturing space surrounded by nature's beauty in Addis.
Trio Crafts Addis Ethiopia Hand Woven ProductsLydia Sorflaten
Elizabeth, a Social Worker by training, has been in the Textile Business all her life. In her work in Textiles she is really a Social Worker in action Empower young people by training them and giving them a jobs as weavers, carpet makers and more. She started in Kenya 25 years ago finding people who had no jobs, no training. She told them, ‘I will train you. You can’t be abused by anyone!’ She has been 10 years in this location building TrioCraft and further mentoring by bringing business into the building to work together.
Enjoy our visit with Elizabeth and see why she has reason to be proud!
Store251 is an online shop based in Ethiopia that sells creative products made in Africa. It was founded in 2014 to provide access to designs from small African businesses around the world. The store features products handmade by men and women of various backgrounds, showcasing their culture, arts, and traditions. Store251's goal is to make Ethiopian-made goods available globally without needing to travel there, bringing a piece of Ethiopia to customers' homes with one click. The document provides information about the store and promotes their leather bags for sale.
Visit Genet Kebede the creative director of Paradise Fashion. 25 years of skillfully developing her business with her team, she has reason to be proud!
Injera Manufacturing Company EthioGreen Addis EthiopiaLydia Sorflaten
Building a successful business making and exporting injera, Rahel Moges's company Ethio Green Production and Industry presently produces 10,000 injera per day, 95% of which is exported to the United States. This pioneer in manufacture and export from Ethiopia is looking to grow and improve her company even more.
Assi combines the Traditional with the Contemporary to create stunning original Jewelry pieces, easy to wear clothing, all originals and all clothing is 100% natural cotton.
Visit to School Feeding Program Addis EthiopiaLydia Sorflaten
A Teacher At A Government School In Addis saw that some children were not carrying a lunch pail and found they were not having breakfast. She went about organizing a 'School Feeding Program.
Not to be missed, Salem has built an experience based on the best of Ethiopian handicrafts. Meet the weavers, the basket makers, the jewelry makers, the knitter at work. Products are first rate. Enjoy the tour with us.
Mekedonia Home for Elderly and Disabled Addis EthiopiaLydia Sorflaten
Mekedonia: Home For The Elderly, Disabled and Homeless
You know we have been concerned about the beggars, the homeless and the poverty stricken in Addis. Negash, our go to man hired by AWEP to schedule us was available on Saturday, April 8th so we hired him for the day. One of the places he thought we would like to see: Mekedonia. This is the closest I have come to experiencing a Mother Theresa like home. This home was begun by Ato. Biniam Belete in September 2011. Mekedonia people (mostly volunteers) go out into the streets and pick up people who are destitute, sometimes almost at death’s door. The stories of Before and After are bone chilling. ‘Mekedonia welcomes people in desperate need with an open heart, to share God’s love together as a family. People who were once hungry are now fed; once naked are now clothed; once physically and emotionally abused are now in peace and once hopeless are now living a life filled with good memories and hopes for a bright future. Since many of our residents are bed-ridden and terminally ill, they are also provided with assistance in toileting, mobility, bathing and other daily activities’. There are 400 in the village we visited. This is one of four villages. They are working toward building another which will include a hospital. As you travel through the village, you will see a group watching a movie. I watched a blind man all dressed in white being helped through the hall ways. Several elderly men were out sunning themselves in their wheel chairs. I was most interested in seeing how they prepare a meal for 400. 400 injera for starters and a humungous pot of cabbage soup. A young fellow who cannot walk who was injured in a car accident asked us to pray for him. The guide said if we knew of any medical supplies, even one syringe would be helpful.
Lessons learned in developing market garden in Tobago. Our experience might be of interest as crop growing in the tropics differs greatly from our Canadian experience. This project grew from a CESO project with TTHTI in Tobago.
Canada Foodsgrain Bank Tour 2019 Ethiopia: MSCFSO ProjectLydia Sorflaten
The document summarizes a tour of a conservation farming project in Debre Markos, Ethiopia run by MSCFSO and supported by CFGB and MCC. The tour highlighted the problems of land degradation in the area and showed how the project is implementing conservation practices like mulching, tree planting, check dams and composting to rehabilitate lands, improve soil health and increase food security for farmers. Farmers who adopted these practices reported benefits like increased yields and reduced erosion. Project staff also indicated signs that other communities are now adopting conservation practices on their own.
KABANA is a leather factory located in Ethiopia that produces leather bags and goods. It has good ventilation and lighting with large windows. The factory floor provides ample work space. KABANA has grown from 3 employees in 2017 to 53 employees in 2019. The owner, Semhal Guesh, hopes to house and support several young single mothers who work at the factory by finding them an affordable place to live together. Semhal recycles packing crates to make furniture for the factory and oversees the stamping, assembly and organization of shipments of KABANA bags. The bags are exported to markets in Sweden, Denmark, Germany and the United States.
Two year ago Aaliyah faced a big decision. Her father was closing Dondoors, the manufacturing business established three years previous. Aaliyah decided that she would take on the challenge! She had to find a place to rent, buy or rent machines, find customers, obtain contracts, buy inputs, hire employees, etc. etc. Imagine. She was 23 at the time. So, here is her story at her business in Addis, Ethiopia Feb 16th, 2019.
Lafarge Brookfield Concerns Re Tire Burning: Impact on Shortts Lake and on waterway leading to the Shubie River, Cement Kiln Dust spread on Farmers' Fields, long term implications for health and the environment.
Citizens Against Burning of Tires Presentation Lydia Sorflaten
In 2007, CABOT (Citizens Against Burning of Tires) formed. A small group of people worked very hard to prevent Lafarge from burning tires at that time. This presentation shows some of the aspects of the current complex situation. Divert NS' Mission statement, 2016 Annual Report figures, Bill 26 introduced by MLA Keith Caldwell which passed third reading to prevent tire burning in Nova Scotia, figures from St Constant Lafarge Cement Plant, Quebec before and after tire burning. We the citizens do not want to see tires burned in Nova Scotia. We want them to be recycled!
AWEP Marketing Site Visits and Marketing Workshops April 2017Lydia Sorflaten
CESO sponsored Volunteer Advisors Allan and Lydia Sorflaten conducted Site Visits To Businesses in Addis, Ethiopia followed by a three day Marketing Workshop for AWEP (Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs Program). Visit the businesses by following the links in the power point.
Sonia-K Lingerie was founded in 2013. Sonia's intriguing combinations of delicate laces, embroidered tuffes combine to create matched sets of high fashion bras and panties. Her 100% cotton casuals are first rate. Nighties, cool casuals, nothing is beyond Sonia's creative grasp. Enjoy visiting her first at a bizzar, then at her sunny manufacturing space surrounded by nature's beauty in Addis.
Trio Crafts Addis Ethiopia Hand Woven ProductsLydia Sorflaten
Elizabeth, a Social Worker by training, has been in the Textile Business all her life. In her work in Textiles she is really a Social Worker in action Empower young people by training them and giving them a jobs as weavers, carpet makers and more. She started in Kenya 25 years ago finding people who had no jobs, no training. She told them, ‘I will train you. You can’t be abused by anyone!’ She has been 10 years in this location building TrioCraft and further mentoring by bringing business into the building to work together.
Enjoy our visit with Elizabeth and see why she has reason to be proud!
Store251 is an online shop based in Ethiopia that sells creative products made in Africa. It was founded in 2014 to provide access to designs from small African businesses around the world. The store features products handmade by men and women of various backgrounds, showcasing their culture, arts, and traditions. Store251's goal is to make Ethiopian-made goods available globally without needing to travel there, bringing a piece of Ethiopia to customers' homes with one click. The document provides information about the store and promotes their leather bags for sale.
Visit Genet Kebede the creative director of Paradise Fashion. 25 years of skillfully developing her business with her team, she has reason to be proud!
Injera Manufacturing Company EthioGreen Addis EthiopiaLydia Sorflaten
Building a successful business making and exporting injera, Rahel Moges's company Ethio Green Production and Industry presently produces 10,000 injera per day, 95% of which is exported to the United States. This pioneer in manufacture and export from Ethiopia is looking to grow and improve her company even more.
Assi combines the Traditional with the Contemporary to create stunning original Jewelry pieces, easy to wear clothing, all originals and all clothing is 100% natural cotton.
Visit to School Feeding Program Addis EthiopiaLydia Sorflaten
A Teacher At A Government School In Addis saw that some children were not carrying a lunch pail and found they were not having breakfast. She went about organizing a 'School Feeding Program.
Not to be missed, Salem has built an experience based on the best of Ethiopian handicrafts. Meet the weavers, the basket makers, the jewelry makers, the knitter at work. Products are first rate. Enjoy the tour with us.
Mekedonia Home for Elderly and Disabled Addis EthiopiaLydia Sorflaten
Mekedonia: Home For The Elderly, Disabled and Homeless
You know we have been concerned about the beggars, the homeless and the poverty stricken in Addis. Negash, our go to man hired by AWEP to schedule us was available on Saturday, April 8th so we hired him for the day. One of the places he thought we would like to see: Mekedonia. This is the closest I have come to experiencing a Mother Theresa like home. This home was begun by Ato. Biniam Belete in September 2011. Mekedonia people (mostly volunteers) go out into the streets and pick up people who are destitute, sometimes almost at death’s door. The stories of Before and After are bone chilling. ‘Mekedonia welcomes people in desperate need with an open heart, to share God’s love together as a family. People who were once hungry are now fed; once naked are now clothed; once physically and emotionally abused are now in peace and once hopeless are now living a life filled with good memories and hopes for a bright future. Since many of our residents are bed-ridden and terminally ill, they are also provided with assistance in toileting, mobility, bathing and other daily activities’. There are 400 in the village we visited. This is one of four villages. They are working toward building another which will include a hospital. As you travel through the village, you will see a group watching a movie. I watched a blind man all dressed in white being helped through the hall ways. Several elderly men were out sunning themselves in their wheel chairs. I was most interested in seeing how they prepare a meal for 400. 400 injera for starters and a humungous pot of cabbage soup. A young fellow who cannot walk who was injured in a car accident asked us to pray for him. The guide said if we knew of any medical supplies, even one syringe would be helpful.
Presentation by Rebecca Sachs and Joshua Varcie, analysts in CBO’s Health Analysis Division, at the 13th Annual Conference of the American Society of Health Economists.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
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US Energy Reporter
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Good morning and welcome back to Energy Source, coming to you from New York, where the city swelters in its first heatwave of the season.
Nearly 80 million people were under alerts in the US north-east and midwest yesterday as temperatures in some municipalities reached record highs in a test to the country’s rickety power grid.
In other news, the Financial Times has a new Big Read this morning on Russia’s grip on nuclear power. Despite sanctions on its economy, the Kremlin continues to be an unrivalled exporter of nuclear power plants, building more than half of all reactors under construction globally. Read how Moscow is using these projects to wield global influence.
Today’s Energy Source dives into the latest Statistical Review of World Energy, the industry’s annual stocktake of global energy consumption. The report was published for more than 70 years by BP before it was passed over to the Energy Institute last year. The oil major remains a contributor.
Data Drill looks at a new analysis from the World Bank showing gas flaring is at a four-year high.
Thanks for reading,
Amanda
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New report offers sobering view of the energy transition
Every year the Statistical Review of World Energy offers a behemoth of data on the state of the global energy market. This year’s findings highlight the world’s insatiable demand for energy and the need to speed up the pace of decarbonisation.
Here are our four main takeaways from this year’s report:
Fossil fuel consumption — and emissions — are at record highs
Countries burnt record amounts of oil and coal last year, sending global fossil fuel consumption and emissions to all-time highs, the Energy Institute reported. Oil demand grew 2.6 per cent, surpassing 100mn barrels per day for the first time.
Meanwhile, the share of fossil fuels in the energy mix declined slightly by half a percentage point, but still made up more than 81 per cent of consumption.
4. The trip from Addis
to Debra Marcos was
a long day’s travel.
As you see, the land
is very dry. It is dry
season!
Houses now are
made from wooden
poles, mud and
straw. Some are
finished with a
coating of what looks
to be cement.
17. Mr. Meheretu (center): The Founder and Executive Director of the
Migbare Senay Children and Family Support Organization
with Allan and Lydia Sorflaten