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A collection of historical artifacts belonging to the Asante kingdom is back in the kingdom's possession as of February 5.The Feb. 5 returning of the artifacts took place on the 150-year anniversary of the day British soldiers looted the Asante city of Kumasi.
"One of the pieces that we returned is an elephant tail fly whisk, and elephants are endangered, and transporting endangered species is restricted," Jones said. But as for the moment when the artifacts were publicly presented to the Asante people — Jones, who traveled to Ghana to deliver them by hand, said it was a joyous moment as people crowded around and surrounded the objects in order to handle them.
"We're a part of UCLA and we needed to formalize all kinds of policies for returning that didn't really exist," she said."I personally have a number of returns that I would love to see happen over the coming years. But we have a better sense of what to expect now in terms of what are potential roadblocks and hurdles that we'll have to encounter in the process.
This latest storm, expected to clear out by Wednesday, comes on the heels of back-to-back atmospheric rivers that brought record rain and caused widespread damage to the Los Angeles region, including Make sure you have a battery-operated radio and flashlights. Check the batteries to make sure they are fresh. Use flashlights for lighting during a power outage; do not use candles because they may pose a significant fire hazard.
If you use a generator, place it outdoors and plug individual appliances directly into it, using a heavy-duty extension cord. Connecting generators directly to household circuits creates “backfeed,” which is dangerous to repair crews. Prison officials would not provide the number of overdose deaths in 2022, saying they are still being analyzed for a report to be released later this year. But attorneys representing prisoners said they believe there were substantially more fatal overdoses in 2022 than in the previous two years.
“National data has shown an alarming increase of overdose deaths across the country, largely driven by synthetic opioids ,” Ike Dodson, a spokesperson for California Correctional Health Care Services, said in an email. He added that prison officials “continue to evaluate substance use disorder treatment to improve the safety and well-being of all who live or work in a state correctional facility, including plans to broadly expand access to Narcan,” an overdose reversal device.
But last year’s preliminary overdose death toll in the state’s prisons was close to the record numbers of 2018 and 2019. Overdoses likely caused 11 deaths in October, according to attorneys representing prisoners — the most they had seen in a month. “That’s a good start, but all officers should carry the medication, which should be administered as quickly as possible to be most effective,” said Steven Fama, another attorney who represents prisoners and tracks prison treatment programs.
Despite the recent surge, California’s program “has and does save lives, and change lives,” Fama said. “Without this treatment the number of overdoses, we believe, would be far larger.” is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Together with Policy Analysis and Polling, KHN is one of the three major operating programs atApplied Behavior Analysis is a type of therapy that is commonly, but not exclusively, used as an intervention for people with autism.
Originally, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders defined autism as someone who exhibits restrictive, repetitive behavior and deficits in social interactions. Mathur said if possible, it's important for the autistic person to be consulted about the kind of therapy and intervention they're receiving, because uncommunicative parents can sometimes ignore or overcorrect behaviors.
"There's occupational therapy speech-language therapy that can be used to teach either oral speech or the use of communication devices," Gross said.In California, awareness of this conversation surrounding the effectiveness of ABA as an autism intervention led to the proposal of a law to expand available treatments for kids in the state with autism. The legislation,
“If we get intense bursts of rain on top of saturated soils I wouldn’t be surprised by reports like we saw last week or even worse,” said Jason Kean, a research hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. A view of mudslide damage which destroyed a home as a powerful long-duration atmospheric river storm, the second in less than a week, continues to impact Southern California on February 5, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Too much water and the pressure between the grains can grow to a point where they struggle to stick together — kind of like when you add too much water to a sandcastle and it collapses.
If you're in a slide prone area or if the last rainstorm caused noticeable erosion around your home, stay on your toes. The city of Los Angeles and L.A. County, which funds the nonprofit 211 hub, were notified about the long wait times, frustrated callers, insufficient funding, and inaccurate availability more than eight months ago. However, limited steps were taken to fix those concerns before the Augmented Winter Shelter Program was activated again earlier this month, leaving advocates frustrated with the official response to extreme weather events.When LAist called 211 on Feb.
They had 17 operators available during that time period, which is four more than this season, but just a third of what the report said is necessary to staff 211 around the clock. Communication did improve this time around, the availability was updated more frequently, and the hundreds of beds and vouchers the city and county added were critical, Latzer said, however, she noted that the need far outstrips the resources available.The 388 beds that were available through LAHSA’s Seasonal Winter Program were at capacity, and all the 459 additional beds through the Augmented Winter Shelter Program were used, according to Ahmad Chapman, the agency’s communications director.
“The wait times were too long and prevented all who called to seek shelter from receiving it,” she said in a statement.L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman, whose fourth district covers parts of Silver Lake, Hollywood Hills, and Van Nuys, said only a fraction of the people her office referred to the Augmented Winter Shelter Program were able to get a temporary room, and some after most of the rain had passed.
“I think what we need, particularly in the budget cycle, is greater flexibility to authorize spending for extreme weather events like what we saw last week,” she said. "If they decide to kill me," Navalny continued in Russian,"it means that we are incredibly strong. We need to utilize this power to not give up, to remember we are a huge power that is being oppressed by these bad dudes. We don't realize how strong we actually are."
“It’s now something that I will cherish forever," he said."In it he just had a lot of gratitude for what we were able to create together, in spite of the fact that he's never seen the movie. And now I believe the film will take on a new meaning.” The group has already had nearly a year to provide the records since the county first asked for them, according to the letters.Viet America Society was required by its contract with the county to provide documentation that the meals were delivered, but has not done so despite being asked by the county more than a year ago.
As the pandemic raged in 2021, many seniors struggled to leave their homes to get food. Orange County officials knew help was needed and approved funding for meals to be delivered by local nonprofits.
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