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Rio Tinto Statement – Update on Fort Smith plane crash

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

We have been informed by authorities that four team members from our Diavik diamond mine and two airline crew members have died in a plane crash near Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Key Points: 
  • We have been informed by authorities that four team members from our Diavik diamond mine and two airline crew members have died in a plane crash near Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada.
  • Another member of our Diavik team survived the crash and received treatment in hospital.
  • Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said: “We are feeling numb with the devastating news that we have lost dear friends and colleagues.
  • I extend our deepest sympathy to the families, friends, and loved ones of those who have been affected by this tragedy.

Managing burnout and stress as a journalist: Free webinar, Jan. 12

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Research shows these stressors affect journalists' mental health.

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  • Research shows these stressors affect journalists' mental health.
  • Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute at 11:30 am ET on Friday, Jan. 12, for a conversation focused on practical tips and effective methods for journalists and newsroom leaders to address stress and burnout.
  • Registration is open for this free webinar.
  • Tara Francis Chan , managing editor & operations director, The Appeal
    Naseem Miller , senior editor for health, The Journalist's Resource
    AX Mina , senior civic media fellow, USC Annenberg School of Journalism
    Samantha Ragland , vice president, journalism programs, American Press Institute

Clarity Child Guidance Center Breaks Ground on Vital Renovations to Increase Capacity for Children facing Mental Health Challenges

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Friday, December 29, 2023

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clarity Child Guidance Center broke ground during a special ceremony on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, on renovations being made possible through its "HEROES: The Campaign for Clarity." When complete, this $16 million capital campaign will allow Clarity to serve an additional 1,000 kids a year—bringing the annual total to an annual average of 9,000 children and teens--ensuring that every child and family who needs behavioral health services can receive them. Currently, about 60% of children treated at Clarity are uninsured, underinsured or low-income. San Antonio-based Clarity Child Guidance Center--the only nonprofit in South Texas providing a continuum of mental health care for children ages 3-17 and their families to manage conditions ranging from ADHD and anxiety to suicidal ideation, bipolar disorder and/or schizophrenia—is indeed experiencing a 27% increase in inpatient hospitalizations, 19% increase in children who were suicidal, a 65% increase in inpatient treatment of kids that have never been seen in the mental health system before, and a 159% increase in the crisis services department. (More on Clarity below.)

Key Points: 
  • SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clarity Child Guidance Center broke ground during a special ceremony on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, on renovations being made possible through its "HEROES: The Campaign for Clarity."
  • Currently, about 60% of children treated at Clarity are uninsured, underinsured or low-income.
  • "School violence, isolation of the pandemic, and return to the classroom for the increase in demand.
  • Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai and District 8 Councilman Manny Pelaez publicly reaffirmed their commitment to youth mental health for San Antonio area.

"I'm in a constant state of fear," New Survey Reveals Black Girls & Youth of Color Still Hold Negative Views of Police

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

"Young people have a right to feel safe and live freely," said Jeannette Pai-Espinosa, president of Justice + Joy.

Key Points: 
  • "Young people have a right to feel safe and live freely," said Jeannette Pai-Espinosa, president of Justice + Joy.
  • Despite a decline in justice-involved youth, the proportion of girls involved has increased over time, and data shows Black youth experience more violent interactions with police than their white peers.
  • 75.4% of Black girls and gender-expansive survey participants fear becoming victims of police brutality.
  • "As a young Black woman, I'm in a constant state of fear which causes a heightened sense of awareness.

The Birthing House - A Woman's Tale of Resilience and the Healing Power of Words

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Friday, October 13, 2023

Spanning two decades, "The Birthing House" explores the life of Clare Muller, a woman whose journey of self-discovery and transformation takes center stage.

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  • Spanning two decades, "The Birthing House" explores the life of Clare Muller, a woman whose journey of self-discovery and transformation takes center stage.
  • The house, once belonging to a midwife, had served as the birthing place for many in the surrounding area.
  • "The Birthing House" is not just a story; it is a testament to the magical power of writing.
  • "The Birthing House" by Kathy Taylor is an ode to the resilience of the human spirit and its capacity for growth and change.

OCTOBER IS RAYNAUD'S AWARENESS MONTH

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

REDDING, Conn., Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "Why am I freezing when everyone around me is perfectly comfortable?" If this is a question you've asked yourself, you might have Raynaud's phenomenon.

Key Points: 
  • Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/9198551-raynauds-awareness-month...
    October is Raynaud's Awareness Month, the start of the time of year when cooler temperatures are most problematic for the estimated 15-30 million people with Raynaud's phenomenon (aka Raynaud's syndrome or disease).
  • The disorder — triggered by cold and stress — causes the small blood vessels in the fingers, toes and other extremities to go into spasms and reduce blood flow.
  • If these questions sound familiar, take this quick, five question quiz at www.raynaudsquiz.org to learn whether you might have Raynaud's.
  • "However, in those cases, awareness of such a problem may allow for earlier medical intervention."

InventHelp Inventor Develops Specially Designed Pillow Cover (NJD-2550)

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

PITTSBURGH, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a pillow cover that would offer support for the head and neck while sleeping or napping," said an inventor, from Staten Island, N.Y., "so I invented the HAND PILLOW.

Key Points: 
  • PITTSBURGH, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a pillow cover that would offer support for the head and neck while sleeping or napping," said an inventor, from Staten Island, N.Y., "so I invented the HAND PILLOW.
  • The patent-pending invention provides a new and novel design for a pillow cover.
  • As a result, it increases comfort and it prevents the hand from becoming numb due to lack of circulation.
  • The original design was submitted to the New Jersey sales office of InventHelp.

Friday essay: what the migrant workers who made my iPhone taught me about love

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Saturday, May 27, 2023

They showed young rural migrant workers in intimate, though not overtly sexual situations: talking quietly, holding hands, kissing, embracing, or simply sitting close to each other with their limbs intertwined.

Key Points: 
  • They showed young rural migrant workers in intimate, though not overtly sexual situations: talking quietly, holding hands, kissing, embracing, or simply sitting close to each other with their limbs intertwined.
  • While some women in the photos wear casual or even sexy clothes, others wear factory uniforms.
  • As a cultural anthropologist who has spent 20 years studying rural migrant workers in China, I was immediately captivated by these images.
  • I wanted to know what rural migrant workers themselves would make of these images and these polarised responses.

The iPhone and iPad workers of Shenzen

    • In addition to these in-depth, one-off interviews, I also invited ten workers – five men and five women – to participate in my research over three years, so I could document the changes in their lives.
    • The main site of my fieldwork was Village Q, a “village within the city” enclave that lies outside Foxconn’s plant.
    • Spicy aromas of food from Hunan, Hubei and Sichuan fill the nostrils, ameliorating homesickness and gratifying the chilli-loving palates of large cohorts of workers from these provinces.
    • It’s all cheap and cheerful, catering exclusively to workers on a wage of around 3,000 yuan (approximately US$440) a month.

‘A very modest dream’

    • They are also in the construction sector, the service and hospitality sector, small businesses, and a wide range of other areas.
    • Chinese cities cannot function smoothly for a single day without rural migrants.
    • The China’s so-called economic miracle simply would not have been possible without the cheap labour they supply.
    • Nongmingong have become part of urban life since the start of the economic reforms of the 1980s.

‘Without betrothal gift, my family would be embarrassed’

    • WJ’s only brother had just gotten married and was expecting a baby, so he was living at home for the moment.
    • And to add the final straw, he may not have been able to afford a betrothal gift, even though the expected betrothal “fee” (caili) from the groom’s family in WJ’s hometown is not high.
    • Furthermore, S’s family could not afford to pay betrothal money – an amount of about 100,000 yuan (more than AUD$20,000) – in WJ’s hometown.
    • The practice of giving “betrothal money” to the bride’s family has survived in China from a much earlier era.
    • People may say that your daughter is so cheap she’s prepared to go without any betrothal money.

‘My daughter doesn’t want to talk to me anymore’

    • After MB married this way and their daughter was born, she and her husband came to work at Foxconn in Shenzhen.
    • At that meeting, MB told me she had not seen her daughter for a couple of years.
    • Social media platforms such as QQ and WeChat were useful to connect with her daughter, but only to a limited extent.
    • But she was sad that her daughter no longer wanted to talk to her.
    • They seldom saw each other in the factory – it was a huge complex and they worked in different departments.
    • Last year, MB told me via WeChat, 11 years since I first spoke to her, that she was finally divorced.

‘You never get ahead by working hard’

    • Younger people, those born in the 1990s, tend to have a more casual approach when it comes to girls.
    • That may not be a problem if you’re loaded with money; your money can talk on your behalf.
    • But what chance do you have if you have no money, you look ordinary, and you don’t know how to talk to girls?
    • Most of the men you see here fit that description, especially those born in the 1980s.
    • That’s why you see so many lonely souls here – starving for love, sexually frustrated, and feeling lost.
    • Younger people, those born in the 1990s, tend to have a more casual approach when it comes to girls.
    • When I first met him in 2015 in Shenzhen, he was working 12 hours a day, six days a week at Foxconn plant, assembling iPhones.
    • Now, he is adamant that “you never get ahead by working hard.”

      Read more:
      Pity China's 'bare branches': unmarried men stuck between tradition and capitalism

Love doesn’t conquer all

    • One key message I got from my conversations with workers is that love does not conquer all, as we are often told.
    • For instance, I talked to both young rural migrants and their educated urban counterparts about how they made decisions about wedding photography.
    • The love lives of the workers are not only personal and individual matters; they are closely related to how the Chinese state governs.
    • Wanning Sun’s new book, Love Troubles: Inequality in China and its Intimate Consequences, is published by Bloomsbury, May 2023.

What is life like as a wild animal? Probably nicer than you think

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

Others see life in the wild as far harsher.

Key Points: 
  • Others see life in the wild as far harsher.
  • This latter view is arguably dominant among those who ponder questions of wild animal ethics and welfare.
  • Too little attention has been paid to the range of positive experiences available to wild animals throughout their lives.

Death is fleeting

    • But it is worth thinking about these events a little more closely, as they may not cause as much suffering as it first seems.
    • Studies on animals have suggested that similar chemical pathways may activate in their nervous systems when facing fear or injury.
    • Death, particularly in the jaws of a predator, is short relative to the length of an animal’s life.
    • Even a slower death, like the antelope’s, lasts minutes rather than hours.

The joy of living

    • One concept that may be important here is that of the joy of living.
    • This idea describes the possibility of a baseline experience that all animals have that is itself positive.
    • So for evolutionary reasons it would be logical for the baseline experience of animals to be at least slightly positive.
    • Researchers in the emerging field of wild animal welfare research already do this, supported by organisations like the Wild Animal Initiative.

Cold water therapy: what are the benefits and dangers of ice baths, wild swimming and freezing showers?

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Cold water therapy, as it has come to be known, can take the form of outdoor swimming – in lakes, rivers or the ocean – cold showers or even ice baths.

Key Points: 
  • Cold water therapy, as it has come to be known, can take the form of outdoor swimming – in lakes, rivers or the ocean – cold showers or even ice baths.
  • Indeed, there are many accounts of how cold water therapy has changed lives, cured broken hearts and helped people during difficult times.
  • Indeed, research into the potential benefits of cold water therapy or outdoor swimming is in its early stages, but what is clear is that cold water immersion can have potentially harmful effects on the human body.

Cold water risks

    • But we can’t say that about cold water – as it comes with a lot of risks.
    • One of the little-known problems associated with cold water immersion is what’s known as non-freezing cold injury.
    • Another issue is that it’s not known how cold is too cold when it comes to cold water immersion and non-freezing cold injury.
    • Encouragingly though, one study from 2020 with cold water swimmers indicates that although they may have cold sensitivity, this was not associated with damage to the blood vessels in the skin.

Cold water tips

    • So if you are wanting to give cold water therapy a go, here are some things to consider: • Check with your GP beforehand to make sure it’s safe for you to do.
    • • Only stay in cold water for a short period of time, get out before you experience numbness, pain or shivering.