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mariacallous · 22 days ago

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In late February, the Office of Management and Budget instructed all federal entities to align themselves with “the President’s America First foreign policy.” It required agencies and private institutions that receive government grants to conduct a kind of self-audit, to weed out foreign programs that do not promote “American prosperity by advancing capitalism, markets that favor Americans, competition for American partnership, and economic self-reliance.” There would be no more “global welfare mentality.” As part of the audit, any grantee receiving money for “foreign assistance” would have to answer the question “Does this project create measurable benefits for U.S. domestic industries, workforce, or economic sectors?”

U.S.A.I.D., the government’s primary conduit of development and disaster assistance abroad, was already being liquidated. The United States had withdrawn from the World Health Organization and the U.N. Human Rights Council; the State Department seemed more preoccupied with deportations than with diplomacy. Yet some international work remained possible inside agencies with a primarily domestic agenda. At the Department of Labor, for instance, grants were still funding nonprofits that educated migrant farmworkers about their rights to fair recruitment, and groups that tackled human trafficking in countries that export products to the United States, from Congolese cobalt to Colombian flowers. (The Tariff Act of 1930 bans imports of goods made by forced labor, and campaigns against such exploitation have been historically bipartisan.) The Labor Department’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs, or ILAB—which was created just after the Second World War—was still sending investigators to factories and training judges abroad to enforce labor provisions in various trade accords, including the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (U.S.M.C.A.), the update to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that Donald Trump negotiated in his first term. “This work is of interest to the Administration,” one ILAB employee told me. “That’s the thing I thought would save us.”

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump’s new Labor Secretary, was sworn in on March 11th. She moved quickly to comply with the O.M.B. request—and with the Administration’s overarching objective of shrinking the federal government. Large posters of her, captioned “LET’S GET TO WORK,” went up in the elevators at D.O.L. headquarters, in Washington. Within days, she had cancelled a number of ILAB grants. She posted the news to X, boasting of having saved thirty million dollars “by eliminating ‘America Last’ programs in foreign countries like Indonesia, Colombia, Guatemala, Chile, & Brazil.” Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) account reposted it, writing, “Great job.” According to Business Insider, three DOGE employees were stationed at the D.O.L., including Miles Collins, who reportedly co-owns Pacific Fertility Center, a Los Angeles clinic that is being sued for employment discrimination for, among other things, denying a pregnancy-related medical leave. (Pacific Fertility Center did not respond to a request for comment.)

In late March, DOGE praised Chavez-DeRemer and the Labor Department for cancelling all remaining “ ‘America Last’ grants for $237M in savings.” These funds would instead go to the “AMERICAN Workforce,” the D.O.L. wrote on X, though Congress had specifically earmarked them for “programs to combat exploitative child labor internationally” and “programs that address worker rights” in countries with which the U.S. trades. “We learned this morning that the Department has taken a decision to immediately terminate all of ILAB’s existing grants,” Mark Mittelhauser, the associate deputy under-secretary who ran ILAB, wrote to some hundred and fifty employees of the bureau. Those in charge of administering and evaluating programs in dozens of countries were dumbfounded. There was an immediate stop to projects supporting collective bargaining in Mexico, addressing worker abuses in Southeast Asian fisheries, and reducing child labor and sexual exploitation in Madagascar’s mica mines. On X, the D.O.L. posted a cartoon meme deriding ILAB for “FUNDING UZBEKISTAN’S COTTON INDUSTRY.” In fact, ILAB and its grantees had advocated for years to target child and forced labor in that country, one of the world’s top cotton producers, so that American businesses weren’t undermined by an artificially cheap supply. The United States Fashion Industry Association and the American Apparel & Footwear Association wrote to Chavez-DeRemer, pleading for her not to end the program. Grantees such as the International Labour Organization, the Solidarity Center, and the American Institutes for Research made plans to lay off staff all over the world. A second ILAB employee told me, “We’re basically saying to the rest of the world, ‘Go ahead.’ It’s profitable for businesses to have supply chains that aren’t ethical, employing children, forcing people to work.”

Mittelhauser was abruptly placed on administrative leave in early April and marched out of D.O.L. headquarters. Chavez-DeRemer temporarily replaced him with her chief of staff, Jihun Han, who worked for Chavez-DeRemer when she was a member of Congress. (She was elected in 2022 and served one term.) Chavez-DeRemer sent an e-mail to employees at ILAB and three other sub-agencies—the Women’s Bureau, the Office of Public Affairs, and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs—urging them to consider early retirement or “deferred resignation,” in which employees are placed on leave for a period of months before their official separation. Mass layoffs would be coming soon. She later extended this offer to all of the D.O.L.

On the fifth floor of headquarters, ILAB staff cried in the halls. “Everyone was constantly fearing for their job,” a third, longtime ILAB employee told me. “They’ll show up one day, and their cards to get in will just be shut off—the mental fuck of the whole thing.” Meanwhile, the D.O.L. posted a gauzy head shot of Chavez-DeRemer, captioned “HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MADAM SECRETARY,” on X, and threw a party. Wine and flowers were set atop dark-blue tablecloths; Chavez-DeRemer’s photograph was projected on large monitors. The “Alt U.S. Department of Labor” account on Bluesky posted, “Does it get any more ‘let them eat cake’ than golf tournaments and birthday soirees?” (Trump had just returned from a golfing weekend in Palm Beach.) Employees scribbled “Resist” in the elevators and taped over the Chavez-DeRemer posters with a two-part meme of the singer Drake: in one image, he frowns and turns away from the phrase “Using taxpayer dollars to end unsafe working conditions”; in the other, he smiles and points approvingly at “Using taxpayer dollars to throw yourself a birthday party.” (Courtney Parella, a D.O.L. spokesperson, denied that it was a birthday party and said that whatever cake was there had been purchased by Chavez-DeRemer’s family.)

Yesterday, an hour and a half after The New Yorker e-mailed a list of fact-checking queries and requests for comment to the D.O.L., Han, the chief of staff, sent a memo to all department employees, warning them not to speak with the media. Doing so, he said, could lead to serious legal consequences, including “potential criminal penalties.” At least one employee has filed a complaint with the Office of Special Counsel, an agency that protects federal whistle-blowers, alleging an improper “gag order.”

Last week, the vast majority of staff in the D.O.L.’s contract-oversight division, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (O.F.C.C.P.), either resigned or were put on indefinite leave. “We were given one hour of notice before being told we had to leave the office, and locked out of all D.O.L. systems,” an O.F.C.C.P. employee in California told me. In the past fiscal year, the division recovered $22.5 million for more than twelve thousand workers who had been discriminated against by contractors. “Some of those recoveries were for white males,” the employee added. The employee believed that the Administration and DOGE had targeted O.F.C.C.P. because of a pending “compliance review” of fair-employment practices at Musk’s Tesla plant in Fremont, California. That review was largely abandoned in early February. (Tesla recently settled a suit by a Black worker at the plant who said that racial slurs had been written all over the walls and that a manager repeatedly greeted employees by saying, “Welcome to the slave house.” Other suits are pending.) There is now almost no one left to make sure that private companies receiving billions of dollars from the government comply with civil-rights laws. Parella, the D.O.L. spokesperson, said that the changes at O.F.C.C.P. have “nothing to do with Elon Musk and everything to do with restoring merit-based opportunity.”

ILAB staff took an informal census of who would be leaving through deferred resignation and early retirement, and counted forty per cent of the bureau. Several employees told me that they had felt pushed out; they had no real choice. Teams within ILAB hosted get-togethers in person and online, to wish their colleagues goodbye. It wasn’t clear who would perform tasks that are required by statute: investigating and publishing annual reports on child labor and forced labor; coördinating with Customs and Border Protection to exclude imports produced by those means; enforcing labor provisions in the U.S.M.C.A. in collaboration with the U.S. Trade Representative. A fourth ILAB employee told me that she worried about her projects in Africa, where the bureau had funded trainings for workplace inspectors. “We think about the lives of people in other places in the world,” she said. “But the goal is also to benefit the U.S. in terms of both soft power and trade agreements.”

Trump’s erratic tariff policies were undermining trade pacts such as the U.S.M.C.A. The same day DOGE and Chavez-DeRemer cancelled all of ILAB’s grants, Trump had announced levies of twenty-five per cent on auto imports. His decision was praised by the United Auto Workers but criticized by trade economists for likely slowing down production and increasing prices. When Trump signed the U.S.M.C.A. into law, in 2020, he called it “the largest, fairest, most balanced, and modern trade agreement ever achieved,” and declared an end to “the NAFTA nightmare.” Many unions and labor experts agreed. Unlike NAFTA, the U.S.M.C.A. required forty to forty-five per cent of the contents of every imported vehicle to be made by workers who are paid sixteen or more dollars per hour. It was also the first trade agreement to include a “Rapid Response Mechanism” (very fast compared with the complaint process at the World Trade Organization) through which workers, unions, or businesses could complain of unfair labor practices in Mexico. “It’s a way to penalize or respond to companies who aren’t following Mexican labor law, when their goods are coming into the U.S.,” a fifth ILAB employee told me. The results have benefitted mining and manufacturing workers in more than thirty cases so far. In 2022, the Teksid Hierro auto-parts plant, in the state of Coahuila, a few hours’ drive from the Texas border, was required to rehire and compensate three dozen employees who had been fired for organizing; the workers went on to negotiate a nine-per-cent wage increase and safety improvements. In 2023, the Goodyear rubber factory in the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosí was mandated to hold an independent union election and pay workers $4.2 million in back wages and benefits.

Higher standards in Mexico make it harder for U.S. companies to reduce wages or outsource their work. Vice-President J. D. Vance recently condemned “offshoring factories to cheap-labor economies,” yet the DOGE cuts could make the problem worse. “For nearly a century, the U.S. government has recognized the importance of international labor rights to American interests,” a group of ILAB grantees wrote in a lawsuit filed last week. “Advocating for fair pay, safe working conditions, and organizing and bargaining rights for workers abroad helps ensure that American companies can compete on a fair playing field.” The lawsuit seeks a court order mandating that Chavez-DeRemer and the D.O.L. “spend money that Congress appropriated” on international programs. “It seems silly to think that the U.S. is our own completely separate entity,” the fifth ILAB employee said.

Since Trump took office, I’ve spoken to more than two dozen employees at ILAB and the rest of D.O.L. I’ve also spoken to workers with regional and global expertise at U.S.A.I.D., the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Health and Human Services. As the Trump Administration moves to cancel international programs across the federal government, an idea seems to be taking shape: that it’s possible to return America to a less interconnected era. Civil servants who have spent their careers managing viral pandemics or fighting enslavement in factories and mines understand that this is unrealistic. Sick people travel, as do goods tainted by forced labor. Manufacturers rely on intricate, transnational webs of production. “This idea of isolating ourselves and closing off from the world is not going to be good for our country,” the fourth ILAB employee told me. “It’s not good economic policy, either.” Then again, certain positions that were once universal, or at least bipartisan, appear to be breaking down: the opposition to child labor, for one. The Florida legislature is currently considering a bill that would allow fourteen-year-olds to work long hours, including on overnight shifts. Governor Ron DeSantis recently endorsed child labor as a fix for worker shortages caused by mass deportations and by a new state law criminalizing undocumented immigrants. “Why do we say we need to import foreigners, even import them illegally, when, you know, teen-agers used to work at these resorts?” DeSantis said on a panel with Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan. “What’s wrong with expecting our young people to be working part time?”

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Haikyu! (Anime TV Series; 2014)

Harbor Lights, by Bruce Hornsby (Album; 1993)

Humorous Phases of Funny Phases (Animated TV Show;1906) [1st Animated Cartoon]

I Love You to Death (Film; 1990)

Indian Pudding (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1930)

In Harm’s Way (Film; 1965)

Joe’s Lunch Wagon (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1934)

Join the Land Army (Hearst-Pathe News Cartoon; 1918)

Just Visiting (Film; 2001)

Kodak Flexible Rolled Film (Photography Film; 1889)

Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (Concert Film; 1971) [1st in Quadrophonic]

The Lost Weekend, by Charles R. Jackson (Novel; 1944)

Making Good (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1932)

Mamma Mia! (UK Musical Play; 1999)

The Millionaire Hare (WB LT Cartoon; 1963)

Monday Monday, by The Mamas and The Papas (Song; 1966)

Mony Mony, by Tommy James and The Shondells (Song; 1968)

Moscow on the Hudson (Film; 1984)

Mutt the Mutt Trainer (Mutt & Jeff Cartoon; 1919)

Nine Stories, by J.D. Salinger (Short Stories; 1953)

Olympics (Modern Olympics; 1896)

Outbreak, by Robin Cook (Novel; 1987)

Planet Terror (Film; 2007)

Popular Melodies (Fleischer Screen Songs Cartoon; 1933)

A Quiet Place (Film; 2018)

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise (WB Animated TV Special; 2014)

Runnin’ Wild (Aesop’s Film Fable Cartoon; 1924)

Silicon Valley (TV Series; 2014)

A Sleepless Night (Heckle & Heckle Cartoon; 1948)

Tannhäuser, by Richard Wagner (Opera; 1870)

Teachers Are People (Disney Cartoon; 1952)

The Thorn Birds, by Colleen McCullough (Novel; 1977)

Those Beautiful Dames (WB MM Cartoon; 1935)

Timmy Time (Aardman Animations TV Series; 2009)

Trust the Saint, by Leslie Charteris (Short Stories 1962) [Saint #36]

Two-Faced Wolf (Loopy De Loop Cartoon; 1961)

Undertow, by Tool (Album; 1993)

Vitamin Pink (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1966)

Where the Boys Are (Film; 1984)

Wild Bill Hiccup (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1970)

Workaholics (TV Series; 2011)

Today’s Name Days

Notker, Wilhelm (Austria)

Irenej, Petar, Prudencije (Croatia)

Vendula (Czech Republic)

Sixtus (Denmark)

Ville, Villem, Villi, Villo, Villu (Estonia)

Jami, Vilhelm, Vilho, Vili, Viljami, Ville (Finland)

Marcellin (France)

Sixtus, William (Germany)

Efthios, Evtychios (Greece)

Bíborka, Vilmos (Hungary)

Celestina, Diogene, Filarete, Guglielmo (Italy)

Filips, Vilips, Zinta (Latvia)

Celestinas, Daugirutis, Genardas, Žintautė (Lithuania)

Aasmund, Asmund, Åsmund (Norway)

Ada, Adam, Adamina, Celestyn, Celestyna, Diogenes, Ireneusz, Katarzyna, Świętobor, Sykstus, Wilhelm, Zachariasz (Poland)

Eutihie (Romania)

Irena (Slovakia)

Celestino, Gala, Guillermo, Prudencio (Spain)

Vilhelm, William (Sweden)

Celesta, Celeste, Celestina, Celestine, Tyra (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 96 of 2025; 269 days remaining in the year

ISO Week: Day 7 of Week 14 of 2025

Celtic Tree Calendar: Fearn (Alder) [Day 20 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Geng-Chen), Day 9 (Y-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Snake 4723 (until February 17, 2026) [Ding-Chou]

Coptic: 28 Baramhat 1741

Druid Tree Calendar: Rowan (April 1-10) [Day 6 of 10]

Hebrew: 8 Nisan 5785

Islamic: 7 Shawwal 1446

Julian: 24 March 2025

Moon: 67%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 12 Archimedes (4th Month) [Pappus]

Runic Half Month: Ehwaz (Horse) [Day 8 of 15] (thru 4.9)

Season: Spring (Day 17 of 92)

SUn Calendar: 7 Cyan; Seventhday [7 of 30]

Week: 1st Full Week of April

Zodiac:

Tropical (Typical) Zodiac: Aries (Day 17 of 30)

Sidereal Zodiac: Pisces (Day 23 of 30)

Schmidt Zodiac: Pisces (Day 17 of 26)

IAU Boundaries (Current) Zodiac: Pisces (Day 26 of 38)

IAU Boundaries (1977) Zodiac: Pisces (Day 26 of 38)

#calendar #Holidays

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Holidays 4.6

Holidays

ABW Day (Poland)

Animated Cartoon Day

Army Day (US)

Athletic Trainers and Physical Training and Sports Professionals Day (Kyrgyzstan)

Bohring-Optiz Syndrome Awareness Day

Castle Day (Japan)

Chakri Memorial Day (Thailand)

Circe Asteroid Day

Conor McGregor Day (UK)

Declaration of Arbroath Day (Scotland)

Drowsy Driver Awareness Day (California)

Evolution of Dance Day

Feigenbaum Constant Day

406 Day

Gender-Fluid Pride Day

Good Deeds Day

International Asexuality Day

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (UN)

International Day of the Charango

International Recruiters Day

International Search & Rescue Beacon/406 Day

International Whistler’s Day

Jump Over Things Day

Kimbangu Day (DR Congo)

King Rama I Memorial and Chakri Day (Thailand)

Knock Your Socks Off Day

Larch Day (French Republic)

Modern Olympics Day

Näfelser Fahrt (Battle of Näfels; Switzerland)

National Charlie Brown’s Insecurities Day

National Employee Benefits Day

National Fisherman Day (Indonesia)

National Gang Day

National Health Day (Kiribati)

National Library Day

National Pajama Day

National Student-Athlete Day

North Pole Day

Ntaryamira Day (Burgundi)

Patriot’s Victory Day (Ethiopia)

Phocaea Asteroid Day

Plan Your Epitaph Day

Post-It Notes Day

Richard the Lionheart Day

Roberto Clemente Day

Self Determination Day (Australia)

Semana Santa (Argentina)

Sorry Charlie Day (in honor of those who have been rejected and lived through it)

Stigtingsdag (a.k.a. Founders Day or Van Riebeeck’s Day; South Africa)

Tartan Day (Canada, US)

Teflon Day

Think About Spring Cleaning Day

Van Riebeeck Day (Capetown, South Africa)

Waltzing Mathilda Day (Australia)

World Day of Physical Activity

World Table Tennis Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Brew Year's Eve

Fresh Tomato Day

National Acai Bowl Day

National Caramel Popcorn Day

National Carbonara Day (Italy)

National Consider Drinking More Helles Day

National Food Faces Day

National Twinkie Day

National Viognier Day

New Beer's Eve

St. Sixtus' Day

Twinkie Day

Nature Celebrations

Adonis Day (Eternal Bliss; Korean Birth Flowers)

California Poppy Day

National Siamese Cat Day

Independence, Flag & Related Days

Capetown, South Africa (Founded; 1652) [Orania]

Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Act of Self Determination Day; 1984)

Koya (Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]

Republic of Venstral (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Self-Determination Day (Cocos Islands)

Vancouver (Founded by Canadian Pacific Railway Company; 1886)

New Year’s Days

British Income Tax Year (UK)

Yazidi New Year (Iraq)

1st Sunday in April

A Drop of Water is a Grain of Gold (Turkmenistan) [1st Sunday]

English Breakfast Day (UK) [1st Sunday]

Geologists Day (Russia) [1st Sunday]

Mule Day (Columbia, Tennessee) [1st Sunday]

Parents & Children’s Day (Florida) [1st Sunday]

Seven For Sunday [Every Sunday]

Snack Sunday [1st Sunday of Each Month]

Spiritual Sunday [1st Sunday of Each Month]

Start Over Sunday [1st Sunday of Each Month]

Sundae Sunday [Every Sunday]

Sunday Funday [Every Sunday]

White Orchid Day [1st Sunday]

World Geologists Day [1st Sunday]

World Meditation Day [1st Sunday of Every Month]

World Transformation Day [1st Sunday]

Weekly Holidays beginning April 6 (1st Full Week of April)

Bat Appreciation Week [1st Full Week]

Be Kind to Spiders Week [1st Full Week]

Community Garden Week (UK) [1st Full Week]

Consider Christianity Week [begins 2nd Sunday before Easter]

Dumb Week (Greece) [thru 4.12]

Explore Your Career Options Week [1st Full Week]

International Trombone Week (thru 4.13)

National Blue-Ribbon Week [1st Full Week]

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (thru 4.12)

National Library Week (thru 4.12)

National Medic Alert Week [1st Full Week]

National Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (thru 4.12)

National Public Health Week [1st Full Week]

National Window Safety Week [1st Full Week]

New Haven Restaurant Week (New Haven, Connecticut) [thru 4.11]

Passion Week (thru 3.23) [Week before Holy Week; Christianity]

Passiontide (thru 3.30) [Passion Week + Holy Week]

Festivals On or Beginning April 6, 2025

The Laurence Olivier Awards (London, United Kingdom)

NFRA Executive Conference (Tempe, Arizona) [thru 4.9]

Vinitaly (Verona, Italy) [thru 4.9]

Zilker Kite Festival (Austin, Texas)

Feast Days

Aequinoctium Vernum VIII (Pagan)

Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach (Lutheran Church)

Baily (Muppetism)

Beware of Lizardmen Day (Pastafarian)

Birth of Jesus (Mormons)

Brychan (Christian; Saint)

Celestine I, Pope (Catholic Church)

Children’s Springtime Festival (France; Everyday Wicca)

Church of Latter Day Saints Day

Colsus, Archbishop of Armagh (Christian; Saint)

Crane Bag Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Elstan (Christian; Saint)

Ether Sunday (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Eutychius of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Feast of the 120 Martyrs of Persia (Christian; Martyrs)

Fête des Petits Bateaux (Fête of the Little Boats; France)

Gudi Padwa (Birthday of Mother Earth; Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh people)

Impersonate a Frog Day (Pastafarian)

Irenaeus of Sirmium (Christian; Saint)

Jake Day (Discordian)

Kanamara Matsuri (Fertility Festival; Japan)

Kimbanguiste Church Founding Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Marcellinus of Carthage (Christian; Saint)

Pappus (Positivist; Saint)

Passover (a.k.a. Pesach; Judaism) [Nisan 16]

Prudentius, Bishop of Troyes (Christian; Saint)

Sixtus I, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Sorting-Out of the Doggets Day (Shamanism)

William the Confessor, Abbot of Eskille (Christian; Saint)

Fifth Sunday in Lent (Western Christianity) (a.k.a. ...

Care Sunday

Carling Sunday

Judica (Lutheranism)

Passion Sunday

Passiontide begins [lasts 2 weeks]

Solidarity Sunday

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Chinese: Month 3 (Geng-Chen), Day 9 (Y-Si)

Day Pillar: Wood Snake

12-Day Officers/12 Gods: Remove Day (除 Chu) [Auspicious]

Holidays: None Known

Secular Saints Days

Leigh Bardugo (Literature)

Graeme Base (Art)

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Literature)

Leonora Carrington (Art)

Arthur Wesley Dow (Art)

Anthony H.G. Fokker (Science)

Merle Haggard (Music)

Jeanne Hébuterne (Art)

Harry Houdini (Entertainment)

Charles Huot (Art)

Charles Jackson (Literature)

Gil Kane (Art)

René Lalique (Art)

Barry Levinson (Entertainment)

James Mill (Philosophy)

Gustave Moreau (Art)

Gerry Mulligan (Music)

Guy Peellaert (Art)

Raphael (Art)

John Ratzenberger (Entertainment)

Hans Richter (Art)

Paul Rudd (Entertainment)

Sterling Sharpe (Sports)

Sebastian Spreng (Art)

Wilhelm von Kobell (Art)

John William Waterhouse (Art)

James D. Watson (Science)

Billy D. Williams (Entertainment)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [13 of 53]

Lucky Day (Philippines) [20 of 71]

Nēmontēmi, Day 2 (of 5) [Aztec unlucky or fasting days, taking place between 4.5-4.18]

Perilous Day (13th Century England) [14 of 32]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Premieres

All Shook Up, by Elvis Presley (Song; 1957)

Along Flirtation Walk (WB MM Cartoon; 1935)

Attack on Titan (Anime TV Series; 2013)

Barney & Friends (Children’s TV Series; 1992)

Beef (TV Series; 2023)

Betty in Blunderland (Betty Boop Cartoon; 1934)

Blockers (Film; 2018)

The Boys from Brazil, by Ira Levin (Novel; 1976)

Buddy of the Legion (WB LT Cartoon; 1935)

The Bum Bandit (Betty Boop Cartoon; 1931)

The Castaway (Disney Cartoon; 1931)

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Modern Cult/Religion; 1830)

Corn Chips (Donald Duck Disney Cartoon; 1951)

Country School (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1931)

Cry-Baby (Film; 1990)

The Dancing Fool (Betty Boop Cartoon; 1932)

Death Proof (Film; 2007)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Anime TV Series; 2019)

Diva, by Annie Lennox (Album; 1992)

The Double Helix, by James D. Watson (Science Book; 1968)

Dough for the Do-Do (Blue Ribbon Hit Parade Cartoon; 1957)

The Dragons of Eden, by Carl Sagan (Science Essays; 1977)

The Flintstones: Little Big League (Hanna-Barbera Animated TV Special; 1978)

Flowers for Madame (WB MM Cartoon; 1936)

Fresh Fish (Blue Ribbon Hit Parade Cartoon; 1946)

The Gods Must Be Crazy (Film; 1984)

Going to Blazes (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1933)

Gold Chumps (Krazy Kat Cartoon; 1939)

Grifters, by Jim Thompson (Novel; 1963)

Grindhouse (Film; 2007)

Haikyu! (Anime TV Series; 2014)

Harbor Lights, by Bruce Hornsby (Album; 1993)

Humorous Phases of Funny Phases (Animated TV Show;1906) [1st Animated Cartoon]

I Love You to Death (Film; 1990)

Indian Pudding (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1930)

In Harm’s Way (Film; 1965)

Joe’s Lunch Wagon (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1934)

Join the Land Army (Hearst-Pathe News Cartoon; 1918)

Just Visiting (Film; 2001)

Kodak Flexible Rolled Film (Photography Film; 1889)

Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (Concert Film; 1971) [1st in Quadrophonic]

The Lost Weekend, by Charles R. Jackson (Novel; 1944)

Making Good (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1932)

Mamma Mia! (UK Musical Play; 1999)

The Millionaire Hare (WB LT Cartoon; 1963)

Monday Monday, by The Mamas and The Papas (Song; 1966)

Mony Mony, by Tommy James and The Shondells (Song; 1968)

Moscow on the Hudson (Film; 1984)

Mutt the Mutt Trainer (Mutt & Jeff Cartoon; 1919)

Nine Stories, by J.D. Salinger (Short Stories; 1953)

Olympics (Modern Olympics; 1896)

Outbreak, by Robin Cook (Novel; 1987)

Planet Terror (Film; 2007)

Popular Melodies (Fleischer Screen Songs Cartoon; 1933)

A Quiet Place (Film; 2018)

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise (WB Animated TV Special; 2014)

Runnin’ Wild (Aesop’s Film Fable Cartoon; 1924)

Silicon Valley (TV Series; 2014)

A Sleepless Night (Heckle & Heckle Cartoon; 1948)

Tannhäuser, by Richard Wagner (Opera; 1870)

Teachers Are People (Disney Cartoon; 1952)

The Thorn Birds, by Colleen McCullough (Novel; 1977)

Those Beautiful Dames (WB MM Cartoon; 1935)

Timmy Time (Aardman Animations TV Series; 2009)

Trust the Saint, by Leslie Charteris (Short Stories 1962) [Saint #36]

Two-Faced Wolf (Loopy De Loop Cartoon; 1961)

Undertow, by Tool (Album; 1993)

Vitamin Pink (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1966)

Where the Boys Are (Film; 1984)

Wild Bill Hiccup (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1970)

Workaholics (TV Series; 2011)

Today’s Name Days

Notker, Wilhelm (Austria)

Irenej, Petar, Prudencije (Croatia)

Vendula (Czech Republic)

Sixtus (Denmark)

Ville, Villem, Villi, Villo, Villu (Estonia)

Jami, Vilhelm, Vilho, Vili, Viljami, Ville (Finland)

Marcellin (France)

Sixtus, William (Germany)

Efthios, Evtychios (Greece)

Bíborka, Vilmos (Hungary)

Celestina, Diogene, Filarete, Guglielmo (Italy)

Filips, Vilips, Zinta (Latvia)

Celestinas, Daugirutis, Genardas, Žintautė (Lithuania)

Aasmund, Asmund, Åsmund (Norway)

Ada, Adam, Adamina, Celestyn, Celestyna, Diogenes, Ireneusz, Katarzyna, Świętobor, Sykstus, Wilhelm, Zachariasz (Poland)

Eutihie (Romania)

Irena (Slovakia)

Celestino, Gala, Guillermo, Prudencio (Spain)

Vilhelm, William (Sweden)

Celesta, Celeste, Celestina, Celestine, Tyra (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 96 of 2025; 269 days remaining in the year

ISO Week: Day 7 of Week 14 of 2025

Celtic Tree Calendar: Fearn (Alder) [Day 20 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Geng-Chen), Day 9 (Y-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Snake 4723 (until February 17, 2026) [Ding-Chou]

Coptic: 28 Baramhat 1741

Druid Tree Calendar: Rowan (April 1-10) [Day 6 of 10]

Hebrew: 8 Nisan 5785

Islamic: 7 Shawwal 1446

Julian: 24 March 2025

Moon: 67%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 12 Archimedes (4th Month) [Pappus]

Runic Half Month: Ehwaz (Horse) [Day 8 of 15] (thru 4.9)

Season: Spring (Day 17 of 92)

SUn Calendar: 7 Cyan; Seventhday [7 of 30]

Week: 1st Full Week of April

Zodiac:

Tropical (Typical) Zodiac: Aries (Day 17 of 30)

Sidereal Zodiac: Pisces (Day 23 of 30)

Schmidt Zodiac: Pisces (Day 17 of 26)

IAU Boundaries (Current) Zodiac: Pisces (Day 26 of 38)

IAU Boundaries (1977) Zodiac: Pisces (Day 26 of 38)

#Holidays

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Doctors Job Vacancy in the Middle East: A Promising Opportunity for European Medical Professionals

The healthcare industry in the Middle East is experiencing rapid expansion, with a growing demand for highly skilled medical professionals. Many countries in the region, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain, are heavily investing in healthcare infrastructure, leading to an increasing number of doctors job vacancies in Middle East. This has created a golden opportunity for European doctors seeking career advancement, competitive salaries, and a high quality of life.

Why the Middle East is a Top Destination for Doctors

Several factors make the Middle East an attractive destination for European doctors. These include:

1. High Demand for Medical Professionals

The region is experiencing a shortage of highly qualified medical professionals, leading to an urgent need for experienced doctors in various specialties. This demand is particularly high in fields such as cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, radiology, and emergency medicine.

2. Competitive Salaries and Benefits

Doctors in the Middle East enjoy lucrative salary packages, often tax-free, along with other benefits such as:

Accommodation allowances

Health insurance

Travel allowances

Paid annual leave

Family sponsorship opportunities

3. State-of-the-Art Medical Facilities

Governments in the Middle East are making significant investments in healthcare, resulting in world-class medical facilities, advanced technology, and cutting-edge research opportunities. European doctors working in these environments can enhance their skills and gain valuable international experience.

4. Cultural Diversity and High Quality of Life

The Middle East is home to a diverse expatriate community, making it an appealing destination for foreign professionals. The region offers modern infrastructure, high standards of living, excellent international schools, and a range of entertainment options.

European Doctors Recruitment Agencies: The Role of Experts in Hiring

Finding the right job in the Middle East can be challenging without the right guidance. European doctors recruitment agencies play a crucial role in connecting skilled professionals with top-tier hospitals and clinics in the region. These agencies assist doctors in various aspects of the recruitment process, including:

Identifying suitable job opportunities

Assisting with licensing and credentialing

Providing visa and relocation support

Offering negotiation support for salary and contract terms

By working with a reliable recruitment agency, doctors can ensure a smooth transition into their new roles while focusing on their careers.

Hiring European Doctors in the Middle East: The Process

If you are a European doctor interested in working in the Middle East, here is a step-by-step guide to the hiring process:

1. Research and Choose the Right Recruitment Agency

Partnering with a trusted recruitment agency that specializes in hiring European doctors in Middle East is the first step. These agencies have established networks with hospitals and healthcare institutions, making it easier to find suitable positions.

2. Application and Documentation

Doctors need to prepare their CVs, highlight their qualifications, and submit necessary documents such as medical degrees, certifications, and professional experience records.

3. Licensing and Accreditation

Each country in the Middle East has its own medical licensing requirements. Doctors must obtain accreditation from authorities such as:

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) in Dubai

The Department of Health (DOH) in Abu Dhabi

The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) in Saudi Arabia

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in Qatar

The Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) in Oman

4. Interview Process

Most hospitals conduct interviews online or in person. European doctors can expect competency-based questions, scenario assessments, and discussions about their expertise.

5. Contract Signing and Relocation

Once selected, doctors receive an employment contract outlining their salary, benefits, and work conditions. Recruitment agencies assist with visa processing and relocation support.

Top Countries in the Middle East Hiring European Doctors

1. United Arab Emirates (UAE)

The UAE has a world-class healthcare system and offers tax-free salaries, modern hospitals, and a vibrant lifestyle. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the most sought-after locations for expatriate doctors.

2. Saudi Arabia

With its Vision 2030 initiative, Saudi Arabia is heavily investing in healthcare, leading to high demand for specialist doctors. The country offers attractive salaries, family benefits, and career growth opportunities.

3. Qatar

Qatar has one of the fastest-growing healthcare industries, with a strong focus on research and development. European doctors are in demand across government and private hospitals.

4. Oman

Oman provides excellent working conditions, a peaceful environment, and a good work-life balance for doctors. The country is actively hiring European doctors to enhance its healthcare system.

5. Bahrain

Bahrain offers a friendly and modern work environment for doctors, with strong government support for the healthcare sector.

Conclusion

For European doctors seeking an exciting and rewarding career abroad, the Middle East presents unparalleled opportunities. With its growing demand for medical professionals, world-class facilities, and attractive salary packages, relocating to the region can be a life-changing decision. By partnering with specialized European doctors recruitment agencies, doctors can streamline the hiring process and secure prestigious positions in leading healthcare institutions. The Middle East is not just a career move; it is a gateway to professional growth, financial security, and a vibrant lifestyle.

#recruitment #healthcare #doctor jobs

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Christoph Osterberg – the Shrink

(1975 – 25/2000 – 50)

Escaping the chaos of post-WW2 Germany, Dr. Ludwig Hesse emigrated to America, briefly living and practicing medicine in a German immigrant community, and even more briefly being married to fellow migrant Ursula Osterberg.

Their marriage was one of momentary convenience and desperation – when Ludwig skipped town after the Skeleton Incident, Ursula was almost happy to see him go, until she discovered she was stuck with a rather permanent reminder.

Practically from birth, Christoph was a stubborn, sarcastic little shit who drove his mother up the wall with his endless questions, bottomless well of back-talk, and insistence that her “little girl” was Very Much Not That.

It certainly doesn’t help matters that he’s transitioning into mini-Medic – picture Herbert West from Re-Animator (with a sprinkle of Dr. House’s personality) and you’re most of the way there.

While hiding in the basement one day, 11-year-old Christoph found a bunch of old medical textbooks and pulled a volume on the brain, beginning a fascination with the mind’s many mysteries and points of failure.

Christoph considers college the point at which he “traded up” in life – Zephaniah Mann University is where he cut contact with his mother and stepfamily, and where he met his best friend, Hedy.

Christoph and Hedy rapidly partnered up – she helps him formulate new drugs, he helps her assess her designs’ safety, and in ’73 they got married for tax benefits (and other reasons, none of them romantic).

Christoph had long since forged every single piece of legal identification to correct his gender, so their courthouse wedding went off without a hitch – hardly the most hazardous thing he’s done, considering he also brews his own hormones and performed his own top surgery.

He submitted a paper on the self-surgery experience to several medical journals but none of them believed him.

Despite his many wild and widely-known theories on abnormal and para-psychology, Christoph received his Bachelor’s with flying colors and has continued on to ZMU’s medical program with a focus on psychiatry and neurology.

His personal biochemistry studies sparked an interest in the potential medical uses of Australium, leading him to drunkenly dare Hedy to get him enough for proper experimentation – a dare that would lead her to revolutionize nuclear physics and get them and several others kidnapped.

Medic was initially quite skeptical of Christoph, and vice-versa, but once their many mutual interests and disdain for their ex-family were established, they quickly bonded as Queer Men of Mad Medicine.

Medic’s doves love him. He tolerates them (he loves them).

Between new dad Medic, new father-in-law Engineer, new basically-stepdad Heavy, new basically-aunt Zhanna, and new basically-stepbrother Patrick, Christoph somehow manages to take the sudden influx of relatives in stride.

His favorite pastime on base is psychoanalyzing the mercs – oh, the case studies he could write. He also regularly volunteers to babysit the twins to run twin-telepathy studies on them.

After the OHM incident wraps up, Christoph completes med school and residency to become a certified psychiatrist – though finding places that will hire him is a challenge. (At one point some MKUltra holdouts attempt to recruit him, but he turns them down – their methods are far too primitive).

Medic, Heavy, and the rest gladly fill his stepfamily’s spot in Christoph’s life – he’ll rarely admit it, but he didn’t realize how much he missed that kind of support.

On his 50th birthday, Hedy (still his wife of 27 years) invites him to join her at Team Fortress International, where he can practice freely and they can work together again. He accepts, signing on as the Shrink.

Next up – a Brooklynite brawler and angsty adolescent…

TF2K Master Post

#TF2K #tf2 #team fortress 2 #tf2 au #medic tf2 #tf2 oc

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Meeting Healthcare Demands: Evaluating the Outcomes of Doctor Recruitment 2024

Recruiting certified doctors is a vital enterprise for any healthcare institution because it immediately influences the quality of affected person care, the organization’s recognition, and its operational efficiency. This file provides information on the effects of the current medical doctor recruitment force, highlights key metrics, describes the demanding situations confronted, and provides tips for destiny recruitment strategies.

Doctor Recruitment Result

Overview of the Recruitment Process

The recruitment drive was initiated to fill 20 vacancies throughout a couple of specialties, together with popular remedy, pediatrics, surgical operation, and obstetrics. The procedure spanned three months and worried a multi-step choice manner:

Job Posting and Outreach: Positions have been marketed through nationwide and regional scientific forums, social media systems, healthcare task portals, and college networks.

Screening Applications: A committee reviewed over 400 programs to ensure applicants met the qualifications and experience criteria.

Interviews and Skill Assessments: 80 shortlisted applicants underwent technical interviews, position-play situations, and patient care simulations.

Offer Negotiation and Onboarding: Successful candidates were presented with contracts tailored to their experience and negotiated phrases inclusive of relocation benefits and continuing education allowances.

Recruitment Outcomes

Candidate Metrics

Applications Received: 412

Eligible Applications: 350 (eighty five%)

Interviewed Candidates: eighty

Offers Extended: 22

Offers Accepted: 18

The recruitment power did a ninety% fill price, with most vacancies in standard remedy and surgical treatment correctly closed. However, some specialized roles in neonatology and oncology remained unfilled due to a scarcity of qualified applicants.

Candidate Demographics

Gender Distribution: 60% male, forty% woman

Experience Levels:

forty% had 5–10 years of revel in.

35% had been early-career professionals (2–five years).

25% had more than 10 years of enjoy.

Geographic Reach: 70% of decided-on candidates have been home, even as 30% were international hires, by and large from neighboring countries with similar healthcare systems.

Time to Hire

The common time to close a vacancy changed into 45 days, aligning with industry benchmarks. However, specialized roles took longer, averaging 60–75 days.

Key Achievements

Enhanced Candidate Quality

Through focused outreach and rigorous screening, the great of hires stepped forward compared to preceding recruitment cycles. Most candidates demonstrated superior medical talents and a robust alignment with the group's patient-centric values.

Improved Diversity

Efforts to attain a much broader candidate pool caused more gender and geographic variety amongst recruits, enriching the workforce’s cultural competence and ability to serve diverse affected person populations.

Streamlined Process

Investments in an applicant tracking machine (ATS) decreased administrative workload and stepped forward conversation with applicants, ensuring a smoother recruitment revel.

Challenges Encountered

Shortage of Specialists

Despite widespread outreach, sure specialties—in particular neonatology, oncology, and anesthesiology—noticed fewer programs. This reflects broader tendencies inside the global healthcare exertions marketplace, in which the call for specialists outpaces supply.

Relocation Barriers

International candidates referred to challenges inclusive of visa processing delays, high relocation fees, and problems in securing housing, which affected their choice-making.

Competition from Other Institutions

Highly certified candidates often had multiple gives, main to a few drop-offs throughout the negotiation level. Salary competitiveness and blessings packages emerged as key differentiators.

Candidate Attrition

Four candidates prevalent however later withdrew, citing a circle of relatives' commitments or counteroffers from cutting-edge employers. This attrition impacted the final fill charge.

Lessons Learned

Importance of Employer Branding

Candidates an increasing number of prioritized establishments with a robust popularity for professional improvement, paintings-lifestyles balance, and innovation in patient care. Strengthening the corporation’s employer brand might be crucial in attracting pinnacle talent.

Need for Specialized Recruitment Strategies

The shortages in positive specialties underscore the want for tailor-made methods, which include partnerships with educational establishments, targeted international recruitment campaigns, and offering specialized training fellowships.

Enhancing Candidate Experience

Feedback highlighted the need to in addition enhance the candidate revel in, mainly in the course of the onboarding technique. A clearer communique about timelines and expectations can help lessen uncertainties.

Recommendations for Future Recruitment

Expand Outreach Efforts

Partner with medical schools, residency applications, and expert institutions to discover early-career skills.

Increase engagement with global scientific graduates (IMGs) through streamlined visa sponsorship packages.

Competitive Compensation Packages

Conduct everyday benchmarking to make sure salaries and advantages align with market requirements.

Introduce flexible work arrangements and further perks, including housing allowances or loan forgiveness programs.

Invest in Training and Upskilling

Develop in-residence education packages to upskill medical doctors in excessive-demand specialties, creating a pipeline of talent to address destiny shortages.

Leverage Technology

Adopt advanced analytics to become aware of trends in candidate conduct and possibilities, enabling extra-targeted recruitment strategies. Use AI-pushed equipment for initial screening to reduce time-to-hire further.

Strengthen Retention Strategies

Establish mentorship packages to help new hires, mainly global recruits.

Regularly investigate worker pride to address potential retention dangers proactively.

#Doctor Recruitment Result

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A Shidou + Dance drabble for anon, thank you for the request! It still has genuine headcanons/characterization, but I definitely went a slightly sillier route (kinda channeling minigram vibes at points...)

“I am not doing that.”

Shidou was always very polite, very calm in the face of any high-energy circumstances, whether it was a medical emergency or a raving party. The situation wasn’t quite either of those, but still he maintained his composure as the prisoners beckoned him forward.

Yuno had cleared away some of the common room tables so she could teach Haruka a dance she’d seen online. His performance had attracted Muu, and their giggles had tempted Mahiru, whose dedication in her wheelchair involved Mikoto, whose teasing had recruited Fuuta, whose yelling had dragged in Kazui, and their spectacle had created an audience of the others.

“Aw, it’s easy,” Yuno was telling him, “just a few simple moves. I’m not asking you to pirouette or anything.”

Through his polite smile, he internally cursed Kazui for joining in; now he couldn’t use the excuse that he was too old for such nonsense.

Not that dancing itself was the issue. Shidou prided himself in being very good at the art: he knew several steps and moves, and had never been known to pinch his partner’s toes. He and his wife had received much praise for their dancing at their wedding. Before his work kept him out through the nights, she had talked him into a few midnight waltzes in their kitchen. He’d help his daughter twirl when she was feeling like a ballerina, and would sway with his son to the same music.

But this amalgamation of hand gestures and hip swaying wasn’t quite the same to him.

He opened his mouth to decline, but a small stare in the corner gave him pause. Amane was watching the scene with feigned disinterest. She watched Shidou for his answer. All week he’d been encouraging her to involve herself with others more, telling her of all the benefits to her mental health. If he wanted even the slightest chance of her taking him seriously, he only had one choice.

“I… will do my best.”

“Great!”

Before he had a moment to second guess the decision, Yuno grabbed his arms and yanked him into the circle. His eyes flashed around the group, quickly calculating the moves in order to follow along. Swing your arms this way, wag your finger that way, raise both hands, turn your body around, and so on. It was fairly repetitive. He had it down in no time.

Or so he thought. Mikoto snickered at him.

“What?”

“You look stiffer than a board. You’re supposed to loosen up, man.”

“I am loose,” he said, his limbs perfectly rigid as he moved them with the music.

Mikoto did the little turn, putting a bunch of extra movement into it. It was uplifting to see him enjoying himself. Ever since he’d left the smoking group, Shidou had been worried about his state of mind. “Not even close. You’re doing even worse than Fuuta, somehow.”

“Hey!”

Mahiru swung her arms to the music. “I think he’s doing very well!”

Yuno was dancing circles around them -- literally and figuratively -- and she seemed to agree with Mikoto.

“Come on, you can relax here! Warden isn’t even around.” She swung her hips in fluid motions. “Let me see some rhythm!”

Shidou joined them for claps in sync with the beat, which he thought demonstrated his rhythm perfectly fine, but she kept prodding.

Finally, he set his jaw. He wasn’t the type of man to get embarrassed. He could care less for appearances. Even if he was that type of person, he’d have reason to agree -- Kazui was completely showing him up.

Though his movements were certainly ridiculous and clumsy compared to the others’, he tried to shift his shoulders and legs in similar motions. It earned him some celebration and some laughs from the others. He bent his knees, trying to put his whole body into the silly steps.

He followed Yuno’s example, letting out a chuckle as he danced more ridiculously than he believed he ever had.

The song picked up, and Shidou turned triumphantly to where Amane sat in the corner. This would be a big step, showing her he was willing to put himself out there for the group. Maybe it would even convince her to come and join the dancers, now that she saw --

Her chair was empty. She had left.

#milgram #shidou kirisaki #yuno kashiki #and others #you can picture whatever tiktok/viral dance you think yuno would enjoy - though i was inspired by those shorts deco27 has been posting #with dancing miku!#i thought about doing a play on him dancing around information and his tendency to lie/twist the truth #but i mean if i have a request for dance im definitely gonna make him dance >:3 #i always pictured shidou as that calculated and logical type #not overwhelmingly so - but he kinda analyzes everything in his day and approaches it all like he would a work case you know?#and weve seen him to be a means to an ends guy so i dont think hed be easily embarrassed or shy if he was doing something for a reason #he rarely does goofy things ever but hed make a total fool of himself if he knew it would get the job done #thank you so much for the request ah!#it was fun writing that slightly looser side to him :')#drabbles

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Exploring Nursing Opportunities Abroad: Top Countries for Indian Nurses

Nursing is one of the most in-demand jobs inside and outside India. A profession that is in most demand in GCC countries for Indians is the nursing job. For Indian nurses, who are looking to broaden their horizons, many countries are waiting with promising career opportunities. If you are a skilled nurse and have multilingual capabilities then wide opportunities will be there. The overseas opportunities will give you high pay as well as a high-standard working environment. The respect for nurses outside India is much higher than inside India. Nurses are being recruited through top nursing consultancy in Kerala and here is a list of the top countries that offer promising careers.

Five top countries that offer promising nursing career

United Arab Emirates: Dubai which is an opulent city right due to cultural and development richness hires nurses from India. A large part of nurses who work in Dubai are Indian and they a decent pay but not much higher than European and American countries. But the most attractive feature of Dubai is that the nurses can take their entire income to their homeland since there are no taxes. In Dubai, there are many world-class hospitals, medical centers, and clinics that offer good employment prospects for Indian and other nationalities.

Saudi Arabia: In Saudi Arabia, there are a plethora of job opportunities for nurses in both the private and Government sectors. They offer good pay, accommodation facilities and also travel allowances. Saudi Arabia is one of the largest nations in GCC countries and also the pilgrimage place for Muslims, the demand for medical facilities is very high. The demand for trained professionals especially from India is of high demand in Saudi. However, finding the right opportunity is a bit challenging since there is a high scam in the field of recruitment.

Canada: Canada is a country that offers a healthcare system with the highest standard. This country is facing staff shortages and is now actively recruiting nurses worldwide. The high-quality life and the welcoming stances towards immigrants make Canada an excellent choice for nurses. The medical facilities and education are completely free for immigrants.

Australia: Australia's flourishing healthcare industry and stunning landscapes attract nurses worldwide. With modern facilities and advanced technology, nurses can work efficiently. During leisure time, they can explore the country's picturesque natural environment. Competitive salaries and excellent benefits make it a lucrative career option. To work as a nurse in Australia, one must register with the AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) and pass English language proficiency tests.

United States of America (USA): The USA boasts a robust healthcare system with a significant demand for skilled nurses across various specialties. Indian nurses aspiring to work in the USA can pursue opportunities through programs like the H-1B visa for skilled workers or the EB-3 visa for professionals with tertiary education. Opportunities exist in hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, and community health settings throughout the country.

United Kingdom (UK): With its National Health Service (NHS), the UK offers extensive opportunities for Indian nurses to work in both public and private healthcare sectors. The UK's Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) oversees the registration process for international nurses, which includes passing the Occupational English Test (OET) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and meeting other requirements. Work settings range from hospitals and nursing homes to community healthcare centers.

Conclusion

If you are planning for an overseas nursing job, first research the rules and regulations for immigrants. Based on it decide which country is most suitable for you. There will be medical tests, mandatory examinations, and other verifications for each country. It is better to connect with any nursing consultancy in Kerala before you plan to move, they will guide you through the process and also provide you with data regarding the recruitment.

#top nursing consultancy in kerala #nursing consultancy in kerala

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religion-is-a-mental-illness · 1 year ago

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By: Eric W. Dolan

Published: Mar 2, 2024

Research suggesting men are superior to women in certain aspects is often viewed less favorably than research showing the opposite. But why? A recent study examined this issue, finding evidence that perceived harm to women is a key factor driving negative reactions to male-favoring findings. The new study has been published in the International Journal of Psychology.

“For the last few years, my lab has been studying how people react to research on sex differences,” said study author Steve Stewart-Williams (@SteveStuWill), a professor of psychology at the University of Nottingham Malaysia.

“A very consistent finding is that people react less positively to research that puts men rather than women in a better light. For example, people see fictitious research showing that men are better at drawing, more honest, or smarter than women as lower in quality than otherwise-identical fictitious research showing the reverse.”

“We wanted to know why. Our hypothesis was that a key contributor is that people see male-favoring research as more harmful to women than female-favoring research is to men. Our new paper describes an experiment we conducted to test this hypothesis.”

To conduct this exploration, the researchers recruited 433 participants through Prolific.com, an online platform known for facilitating academic research. These participants were a mix of 214 men and 219 women, ranging in age from 18 to 75 years, with a substantial majority hailing from the United Kingdom (82.4%) and the United States (14.1%).

After providing demographic information, participants were introduced to the study’s context through a preamble embedded in the introduction. This preamble was crucial, as it was designed to prime participants with a certain perspective on sex-differences research by highlighting either its potential benefits or drawbacks.

The benefits perspective was encapsulated in a quote emphasizing the risk to women’s health from ignoring sex differences in brain responses to drugs. Conversely, the drawbacks perspective featured a quote suggesting that emphasizing distinct male and female brains could exaggerate sex differences and discourage gender equality in fields like science.

Following this preamble, participants were presented with one of four versions of a popular-science article summarizing the findings of a fictional study on sex differences in intelligence. This fictional study was carefully crafted to appear legitimate, with summaries claiming either that women are more intelligent than men or vice versa.

To further manipulate the experimental conditions, the study was purported to be led by either a male or a female researcher, with names and photographs selected to avoid confounding factors related to the researchers’ perceived traits other than sex.

“As with our previous studies, we showed participants bogus research finding either a male-favoring or a female-favoring sex difference, then quizzed them about their reactions to the research,” Stewart-Williams explained. “The twist, however, was that before doing this, we surreptitiously exposed them to either a statement about how research on sex differences can be harmful to women (by reinforcing harmful stereotypes) or a statement about how it can be helpful to women (by making medical interventions safer for them).”

In line with previous findings, Stewart-Williams and his colleagues observed a general aversion to male-favoring research findings. Participants rated research that purported to show males as more intelligent than females less positively than research suggesting the opposite.

Interestingly, the sex of the participant did not significantly alter the strength of this aversion. Both men and women exhibited similar levels of negative reactions to male-favoring findings, challenging the notion that gender-ingroup bias (a preference for one’s own gender) plays a major role in these reactions.

The study also investigated the role of the fictional lead researcher’s sex in shaping reactions to the research. Here, a subtle but intriguing pattern emerged: participants reacted slightly less positively to male-led research, particularly when the findings favored males. This effect was more pronounced among male participants, suggesting that the credibility or acceptability of male-favoring findings may be somewhat contingent on the perceived gender neutrality of the researcher presenting those findings.

Another significant aspect of the study was the experimental manipulation of participants’ pre-existing attitudes towards sex-differences research through the preliminary passage they read. Those exposed to a passage highlighting the potential drawbacks of sex-differences research reacted more negatively to the fictitious findings than those who read about its potential benefits. This was especially true for female participants in the context of male-favoring research, reinforcing the idea that concerns about harm to women underpin much of the aversion to such findings.

“As predicted, participants in the ‘harmful’ condition had a stronger negative reaction to the male-favoring findings than those in the ‘helpful’ condition,” Stewart-Williams told PsyPost. “This suggests that perceived harm to women is an important driver of the aversion to male-favoring findings.”

Collectively, these findings support the notion that perceptions of harm and protective attitudes towards women play a crucial role in shaping reactions to sex-differences research. This suggests a genuine concern for the potential societal impact of male-favoring research, particularly in terms of reinforcing harmful stereotypes or undermining efforts towards gender equality.

“The male-favoring aversion comes from a good place: People want to protect women,” Stewart-Williams said. “But the fact that it comes from a good place doesn’t necessarily mean that its effects are good. I always tell students that to improve the world, we need accurate knowledge about the world. Sometimes, that knowledge might be a bit of a downer. But if we want to craft successful interventions and policy, we’re better off knowing than not knowing.”

“I’ll give you a concrete example. On average, girls and women do slightly worse than boys and men on most tests of spatial ability. That’s not good news. But because we spotted this difference, psychologists were able to develop interventions that boost people’s spatial abilities. If we’d suppressed the findings to spare people’s feelings, we wouldn’t have those interventions.”

“And of course, the same applies in reverse in areas where boys and men do worse than girls and women – in verbal abilities, for instance,” Stewart-Williams noted.

The study controlled for important factors that could influence the results, such as political correctness or social desirability bias. However, the research is not without its limitations. The generalizability of the findings across different cultures and among experts and policymakers remains to be tested. Furthermore, the study’s reliance on fictitious research summaries and preambles introduces a level of artificiality that might not fully capture the complexities of real-world reactions to sex-differences research.

“One caveat is that the study involved self-report measures, and that it’s possible that people’s responses were distorted by the desire to present themselves in a socially desirable light or by a tendency to give ‘politically correct’ answers,” Stewart-Williams explained.

“To try to control for this, we measured social desirability bias and proneness to political correctness, then reran our analyses while statistically controlling for these variables. The results were exactly the same, boosting our confidence that our findings are real. Still, it would be great if we could test the hypothesis in other ways – ways that don’t involve self-report measures.”

Despite these limitations, the study’s implications are profound, suggesting that societal and individual biases can significantly shape our reactions to scientific research, especially on contentious topics like sex differences. This bias could potentially influence the peer review process, funding decisions, and the broader scientific discourse.

“I’d just like to give a shout-out to my excellent co-authors: Dr. Christine Leong, Shania Seto, Dr. Andrew Thomas, and – first and foremost – my PhD student Xiu Ling Wong,” Stewart-Williams added. “It’s been a fun project, and I couldn’t have done it without them!”

The study, “The harm hypothesis: How perceived harm to women shapes reactions to research on sex differences,” was published January 3, 2024.

#Eric W. Dolan #Steve Stewart Williams #psychology #human psychology #gynocentrism #implicit bias #sex differences #biological dimorphism #dimorphism #human biology #biological sex #religion is a mental illness

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As a student of the liberal arts, I am a sucker for a good qualitative study. This is a good one, and an excellent read for those who may not be so science-savvy.

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Abstract

Background

Exploring the experiences of Long COVID patients who face challenges with employment may inform improvements in how healthcare systems can provide holistic care for this patient population.

Objective

Understand perspectives about the impact of Long COVID on employment and well-being among patients seeking healthcare for Long COVID.

Design

Qualitative study involving one-on-one interviews.

Participants

Eligible participants were 18 years of age or older, spoke English, self-reported as doing well in daily life before having COVID-19, and reported that COVID-19 was still having a significant impact on their life three or more months following an acute infection.

Approach

Participants were recruited from a post-COVID recovery clinic at an academic medical center. Interviews were conducted from August to September 2022.

Key Results

Among all participants (N = 21), most described that they were not able to work at a capacity equivalent to their norm pre-COVID-19. For those who continued working after their COVID-19 infection, the effort and energy required for work left little capacity to participate in other life activities and made it difficult to attend recommended healthcare appointments. Participants reported financial impacts of changes in employment including loss of income and changes in insurance, which were compounded by high healthcare costs. Changes in employment resulted in emotional repercussions including feelings of loss of self-identity and fear of judgement at work. Participants discussed issues surrounding access to strategies to address challenges posed by the impact of Long COVID on employment, including strategies learned from healthcare providers to cope with Long COVID symptoms at work and efforts to seek disability benefits or workplace accommodations.

Conclusions

Patients with Long COVID may face significant challenges due to changes in their ability to work. Healthcare providers can support these patients by connecting them to financial assistance resources, facilitating appropriate mental health treatment, and expediting workplace accommodation requests.

#long covid #covid conscious #covid #mask up #pandemic #covid 19 #public health #wear a mask #coronavirus #still coviding #sars cov 2 #wear a respirator #covid is not over

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dreaminginthedeepsouth · 2 years ago

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Measuring Israel by the Just-War Yardstick

Traditional just-war analysis weighs decisively against Israel; this is why pro-Netanyahu advocates would strongly prefer not to engage or discuss any of the just-war criteria. But Walter Dorn does: "the enormous loss of Palestinian lives will most likely create intergenerational rage against Israel and catalyze recruitment for extremist groups. Even if Hamas is effectively disarmed and loses control of Gaza, more extremist groups are likely to spring up. Further, there is a great risk of a wider war, with fire already being exchanged over Israel’s borders with Lebanon and Syria, and escalating violence in the West Bank. Damage to Israel’s foreign relations is also likely: the suspension of peace talks with Saudi Arabia and possible withdrawals from the Abraham Accords, which Israel recently signed with certain Arab states with the goal of normalizing relations. So the downside of Israel’s war outweighs any benefit.

The criterion of last resort is key to all just-war considerations. Force should be used only when all other means have failed or would be clearly ineffective. Israel sees no other way to neutralize Hamas and rescue the hostages. But it has forsworn direct negotiations out of hand, and it is not considering a peace process for Gaza. Mr. Netanyahu has dismissed Hamas’s proposed deals for the release of hostages. He has said that he does not want to negotiate with Hamas, though we know that negotiation with adversaries, however distasteful, has often proven successful.

Proportionality of means is an important principle to uphold during fighting. Civilian casualties and damage in Gaza have been far in excess of any military advantage gained by Israel and thus not proportionate. Demanding the almost immediate evacuation of half the population of over two million to the southern part of the Gaza Strip is unrealistic, especially as corridors of travel are extremely hazardous. Israel has attacked Gaza, including the southern part, with ferocity. The death toll of many thousands is climbing alarmingly. Noncombatant distinction is another major criterion for a just war. Civilians should not be targeted. Israel can rightly claim that its ground invasion helps Israeli forces better distinguish Hamas fighters from civilians. Israel accepts the risk of sending in soldiers instead of carpet bombing to destroy Hamas. Furthermore, the extensive labyrinth of tunnels underground, probably holding hostages, need to be cordoned off and searched. But engaging in urban warfare is exceedingly difficult and leads to soldiers killing civilians, especially as Hamas fighters hide among the population. The ethics of using force to overcome the use of human shields is debated among international human rights lawyers, but any future trials of both Israeli and Hamas fighters can examine each specific situation.

In any case, a law-abiding combatant must find ways to reduce civilian casualties to a bare minimum. Israel claims it is not deliberately targeting civilians, but this is hard to reconcile with the extreme level of death and destruction in the first month of its response, including bombings that destroy entire apartment buildings. Furthermore, significant human suffering has resulted from shortages in electricity, water, food, fuel and medical supplies in Gaza because of Israel’s blockade. Humanitarian aid has been stifled for weeks. A U.N. agency said that more than 100 of its employees have been killed and at least one U.N. school has been bombed.

Just-war theory reinforces the human instinct to not only preserve human life but also lament its loss, and to try to find solutions. Israel’s conduct will be judged not only by theorists but by the nations and peoples of the world as well. It will also help determine Israel’s place in history. Hopefully, that prospect will turn the Israeli government toward peace, and solutions other than war."

By A. Walter Dorn

Dr. Dorn is a professor of defense studies at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, and the Canadian Forces College in Toronto.

New York Times

#NYTimes #Just War #A. Walter Dorn #Israel-Hamas war #war #war and peace #rule of law

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"Globalization of Clinical Research: Opportunities and Regulatory Challenges"

In the last few decades, the globalization of clinical research has significantly reshaped the way medical science evolves. What was once confined largely to a handful of developed nations is now a worldwide effort, spanning continents, cultures, and regulatory systems. This shift has opened up a host of opportunities while also bringing a set of complex regulatory challenges that must be navigated with caution, responsibility, and a patient-first approach.

The term clinical research refers to the scientific studies conducted to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and benefits of medical treatments, interventions, or diagnostics. As the industry becomes more global, it is essential to understand what this globalization means for stakeholders—sponsors, regulators, investigators, and most importantly, patients.

🌍 Opportunities in Global Clinical Research

The globalization of clinical research has created numerous advantages that benefit both the scientific community and patients across the globe. Some of the most notable opportunities include:

1. Diverse Patient Populations

Conducting trials across multiple countries ensures access to a variety of genetic backgrounds, lifestyles, and environmental influences.

This diversity helps produce more reliable and generalizable results for global patient populations.

2. Faster Patient Recruitment

In regions where healthcare access is limited, clinical trials can be a way for patients to receive advanced therapies, resulting in quicker and more enthusiastic recruitment.

This helps reduce delays in drug development timelines.

3. Cost Efficiency

Running clinical trials in developing or emerging countries often lowers operational and logistical costs.

Cost savings can be reinvested into research and development, expediting drug innovation.

4. Accelerated Drug Approvals

Simultaneously conducting studies across different regions may speed up global regulatory approvals.

Companies are able to bring life-saving medications to market more efficiently.

5. Strengthened Global Collaboration

The collaborative nature of international trials encourages knowledge sharing between researchers across the globe.

This fosters innovation, capacity-building, and scientific progress that benefits all nations.

⚖️ Regulatory Challenges of Global Clinical Research

While the expansion of clinical research across borders presents exciting prospects, it also poses significant regulatory and ethical challenges. Every country has its own legal framework, and reconciling these differences is often complex.

1. Varying Regulatory Standards

Each country’s drug regulatory authority (e.g., FDA in the U.S., EMA in Europe, CDSCO in India) has distinct requirements and timelines.

Harmonizing documentation, ethics approvals, and safety reporting becomes a tedious and often slow process.

2. Ethical Considerations

Vulnerable populations in low-income countries may be at risk of exploitation if proper oversight isn't maintained.

Ensuring informed consent, post-trial access to medications, and fair compensation are critical ethical concerns.

3. Data Integrity and Quality Control

Ensuring consistent data collection and quality across multiple international sites requires robust monitoring systems.

Differences in infrastructure and training may lead to data discrepancies or non-compliance.

4. Intellectual Property and Data Privacy

Countries vary in their data protection laws, which can impact data sharing and storage.

Concerns around intellectual property rights can also slow collaboration.

5. Regulatory Delays

Differences in submission processes and timelines often lead to extended approval periods.

Sponsors must carefully plan multicenter trials to avoid bureaucratic bottlenecks.

🧭 Navigating the Way Forward

To balance the opportunities and regulatory challenges, stakeholders must adopt a thoughtful, ethical, and strategic approach. Here’s how:

Invest in Regulatory Intelligence: Understand the local and international guidelines that govern clinical trials. Being proactive reduces delays.

Foster Transparency and Ethics: Adhere to ICH-GCP (International Council for Harmonisation – Good Clinical Practice) guidelines across all study sites.

Build Strong Local Partnerships: Collaborate with local CROs (Contract Research Organizations), investigators, and institutions who understand cultural and legal nuances.

Implement Unified Technologies: Use standardized electronic data capture and remote monitoring tools to maintain data integrity.

Encourage Training and Capacity Building: Educate and support investigators in emerging regions to meet global compliance standards.

✨ Final Thoughts

The globalization of clinical research reflects a pivotal shift toward more inclusive, efficient, and collaborative healthcare innovation. When conducted responsibly, it has the power to improve lives, not just in a select few countries, but across the entire globe.

However, the road is not without its bumps. As sponsors and regulators work simultaneously to bring therapies to market, they must do so with an unwavering commitment to ethics, transparency, and patient safety.

In the end, the goal is clear: to make clinical research a tool for global good—one that respects local contexts while contributing to a shared future of health and healing.

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