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[osha-workplace-safety-training]

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[coremcenterusa]

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[disabledunitypunk]

I am once again thinking about the term "suicide survivors". How it's a term that rightfully belongs to those that lived through a suicide attempt, that literally survived suicide. How instead it means those that lived through someone else's death. How it neans "surviving" in only the archaic use 'survived by" used in obituaries. How suicide "survivors" lived through something that was never going to kill them, that was never even a threat to their life.

How we are only ever a footnote in the stories of others. We're a tragedy that happens to people, a cautionary tale if we die and inspiration porn if we live. How, forever long we do live, we were suicidal, past tense, because it makes people too uncomfortable too acknowledge that suicidality is chronic (whether pathological or environmental).

How everyone wants to do suicide prevention but no one wants to acknowledge the people at the center of it. How it's never actually about our needs - or even about our safety, really. It doesn't matter what trauma or pain we must endure - they'll have us live if it kills us. Never mind social programs to give us housing, food, security, to make us want to live - it's our responsibility to find someone to tell us it's all in our heads and we need meds to fix us, because it's CRAZY to want to die. Make sure the hotlines can all call the cops if we don't comply.

Don't we know how selfish it is to want to not be in pain and be so desperate that we're willing to die for it? Don't we know how selfish it is to not have any access to the things we need to survive? Don't we know that suicidal depression is really our duty to get over, because obviously if we don't take meds that don't work or that make us sick, if we don't submit to medical gaslighting, if we don't "try" to recover, it's not like it's an illness or a disability! It's selfishness, a character flaw.

Don't we know that we're the selfish ones, when they make our struggling, our illness, our deaths, about us and not them?

It's sanism at its most basic. We're not reliable narrators of our own experiences. We're not the main characters of even our own stories. We're there to be a single pretty tear rolling down the cheek of our loved ones. We're tragedy-as-an-object, as an object lesson. "Make sure you pick yourself up by your bootstraps seek help so you don't become an inconvenience for us hurt your loved ones." Even STILL the focus is not on the harm done to yourself, except as a moral failure in that it harms the healthy people around you.

Quite frankly, I'm sick of it. I don't ever want someone to call themselves a "suicide survivor" again who means it not as "I've survived BEING suicidal" but as "I lived through someone else being in so much pain that they took their own life over it". Not when there still exist people that have survived attempts or are actively suicidal. This is our narrative, not one for you to center yourselves in.

I will not go so far as to say your grief is selfish. That would be cruel. But your grief IS about someone else. This is still THEIR story.

It is likewise the same pain, the same trauma, and the same ableism and sanism we face over it, for those of us who have actually survived it, more than it is that of those who have never stood on that edge. It is the same decentering of our own stories when we go through the exact same thing.

It is the same surviving another day of being suicidal, another attempt, and hearing people who have either never been suicidal or simply are not talking about their own survivorship of suicidality, have the audacity to call themselves survivors of something that they never survived. To take something that KILLED someone they love and claim to be survivors of it.

Cancer survivors had cancer. Automobile collision survivors were in collisions. Survivors of critical illnesses or disabling/severe injuries lived through those illnesses or injuries affecting THEIR lives. But suddenly when a deadly chronic illness kills someone, in this one case, the survivors are the ones who watched someone die of it?

Nah. This isn't a mass threat like a shooting or a pandemic, where your life was ever in danger. You're not the survivor. Your grief is valid, and there absolutely needs to be times and places where being a GRIEF survivor is centered, where your healing and well-being is focused on.

But let those of us who we so sick we nearly died for it, or DID die from it, be the center of THAT story.

Dead men tell no tales, so at least have the grace to let the echoes of our voices remain, unspoken over. And for gods' sakes, remember that there are people that DID make it through alive, that we're still talking, that our voices are most important in a conversation about OUR potentially deadly illnesses.

We're still here telling our own tales.

#cw suicide #suicide #suicide survivor #sanism #ableism #psychiatric neglect #psychiatric abuse #anti psych #anti psychiatry #forced recovery

[impunkster-syndrome]

actually people are allowed to set whatever boundaries they want on their blog. some people have conflicting accessibility needs. a person with visual impairment may need the lights really bright, an autistic person may find this overstimulating & need to go elsewhere. that doesn't make any need any less valid, it just means they need different things. same with people who don't want to interact with systems for whatever reason. some people have anxiety that gets triggered by talking to too many people at once. some people are schizospec & need to stay away from systems because they spark specific delusions (me!). some people have disabilities or mental illnesses that make it impossible to keep track of that many people in one body so they say not to interact so they don't accidentally disrespect anyone. some people have brain injuries or intellectual disabilities that prevent them from even understanding what a system is so they say dni to make their online safe space less confusing or (in some cases) hostile. some people have their own ptsd, & are uncomfortable being around others with severe trauma because it reminds them of their own experiences & triggers them. there are so many reasons why someone may not want to interact with systems to preserve their own well-being. some people have traumatic memories tied to specific pieces of media, so they want to stay away from introjects from said media to avoid being triggered & to avoid disrespecting the introject. it isnt ableism, it's a conflict of needs. nobody is obligated to disclose their reason for not wanting to do something, no means no. & in this case, it's no systems. the best part of tumblr is how customizable it is, with blockable tags & the like. you dont have to interact with people who upset you. they dont want you to interact with them either. just leave each other alone & everyone will be better off. & btw, please tag your posts about DID/OSDD with something to do with DID, OSDD, systems, or plurality so people who have the tags blocked dont get your posts in their feed.

Anon, go fuck yourself. Seriously. I'm not going to tag my fucking existence as a system which is out of my control so others will avoid me. That's on you to protect yourself and avoid systems. My posts about plurality are tagged properly.

Bitch I'm fucking reeling from finding alice in wonderland type of programming at 4 AM. If the fucking existence of people with trauma being around you is triggering, remove yourself from that space. You don't get to go to a tag for people commonly called "mad" which has significant overlap with plurality and trauma and demand people there tag their existence for your comfort. It's a fucking political movement. Deconstruct your comfort ableism dear god.

How do you enforce this offline then? You fucking can't. Expecting people to trigger tag their existence for you contributes to stigma of those conditions and is so fucking entitled.

Guess what! I'm fucking psychotic (reclaimed) and deal with anxiety. That would never, ever make it less ableist for me to do that.

The fucking existence of someone else is not a conflicting need with accessibility. That is entirely on you to use tags and content filtering.

Go fuck yourself, I have every right to be angry and upset with your ableism.

On second read, you don't seem to understand that frequently not all people in a system speak at once. Please go fucking educate yourself. Not all systems cofront or are coconscious.

#the blackbox askbox #madpunk #comfort ableism #ableism #Implying that system members are less real with big number counts #Trying to use exotrauma hypervigilance as an excuse to be shitty to people #Implying that disabled people need to be coddled by other disabled people and can't protect themself #Wow anon you're a whole mess of ableism aren't cha

[highfunctioningflailgirl]

Haunted

The EMH heaves a beleaguered sigh when the ship’s biosensors activate him. Hands in pockets, he struts to the origin of the alarm and stops in front of the Captain’s cabin where he straightens and takes a fortifying breath. More out of self-protection than out of courtesy, he pushes the chime button on the door’s panel to announce his arrival rather than overriding the system and storming right in, as the emergency protocol would warrant.

What can it be this time?

While he waits for a response, he analyzes the biosensor readings for a preliminary diagnosis. The Captain’s life isn’t in immediate danger; none of his vitals telegraph a severe injury or illness, but his heart rate and blood pressure are off and–

Oh.

The Captain’s blood alcohol is 0.28 %.

From inside the cabin, the EMH hears a slurred, angry voice.

“Go away! L-leave me ‘lone!”

So it’s going to be that kind of night.

For a moment, the EMH considers his options. Options he doesn’t really have since his hippocratic programming doesn’t leave him any; he’s bound to Star Fleet’s Medical Code, hologram or not. If the ship’s computer reports a medical emergency, he has to respond, even against the patient’s will.

But if he wasn’t a medical officer, and if he wasn’t a hologram, he’d turn on his heel now, evading the Captain’s intoxicated wrath and leaving him to deal with his straining liver, neurological impairment and bubbling stomach acid on his own.

However, he is La Sirena’s Emergency Medical Hologram, and in spite of the challenges that come with the post (and his belligerent and only patient), he is proud of his job, and he intends to execute it flawlessly and professionally. Schooling his features into a stern but non-offensive expression, he disintegrates and re-materializes on the other side of the door, inside the cabin.

He wants to suppress it, but his coding is too strong, and his catchphrase tumbles out of him:

“What is the nature of your emergency?”

The addressee, to his medical dismay, is on the floor by the foot of the bed, half passed out next to an empty bottle of Pisco and trying to bring a second bottle to his lips.

“Go away.”

Rios waves an uncoordinated hand at the EMH and glares at him with dark, blood-shot eyes. With scientific curiosity, the hologram notices that, even on his arse and sagging against the bed, Rios is swaying.

The EMH’s processor lights up with a quick, silent alarm, and numbers flash red across his the hologram’s internal vision.

Blood alcohol 0.3%

“I’m afraid that’s impossible,” Emil replies calmly. “Your intoxication has reached critical levels and requires medical intervention to prevent-”

“GO AWAY!”

It’s more of a growl than a scream, and followed by a string of Chilean expressions even the universal translator can’t decipher, and the EMH is used to such verbal abuse by now, but the dangerous spark in the Captain’s eyes that comes with it shuts the hologram up.

For 3.2 seconds.

“Apologies, Captain, but I’m afraid I can’t. Your level of intoxication has reached critical limits, you’re severely dehydrated and your neurological function is-”

“THEN MAKE IT STOP!”

Although holograms don’t need to blink, the EMH does. Surprised, he looks at the Captain who has now turned his face fully to him. Starlight softly illuminates the otherwise dark cabin, and Emil spots silvery tracks on Rios’ face. The rage in the Captain’s eyes shifts to desperation.

“Can you make it stop?”

An unguarded, brittle question that makes no sense to the EMH, and his processor rattles in alarm. Quickly, it runs through psychiatric and neurological assessment algorithms.

“Make what stop, Captain Rios?” he then asks softly.

New tears falling, Rios’ eyes flicker from Emil to the darkest corner of his cabin, and his pupils dilate in terror.

“Him.” A frightened whisper.

The EMH adjusts his night vision to the highest setting and scans the shadows Rios is staring at. There’s no one there. No one that he can see.

But it’s clear that Rios can.

“Who are you talking about?” Emil asks.

Rios blinks and then, agonized, he looks back at the EMH. Secrets swim in his eyes. Secrets that are clearly spilling out into the night. Delusions, Emil’s processor analyzes. Ghosts, the part of him that’s observed Rios for months suggests.

Whatever is haunting the Captain must be connected to the odd blanks in the EMH’s memory database and the haphazard deletion all of the Emergency Holograms have experienced. They’ve tried to solve this riddle, to no avail.

“Please?” Rios asks pleads again, face contorted in pain. “Can you make it stop?”

“Yes.” With a silent command, the EMH summons a psychiatric emergency kit. “Yes, I can.”

He takes a hypospray out of the case and loads it with a heavy sedative. He expects resistance when he holds it up, but the Captain offers him his neck, pressing his eyes closed, ready to not see anymore. It’s unsettling.

The hologram administers the sedative and drops into a quick crouch as Rios sags sideways. Efficiently, Emil hoists his body onto the bed and turns him on his side. He’d rather have the Captain in Sickbay for monitoring and microinjections, but, from past experience, he knows better than to push that far. From what he’s seen tonight, Rios is going to need him in the weeks to come, and Emil cannot do his job if he’s getting wiped from the mainframe in a bout of post-crisis hangover rage.

Instead, he settles the Captain as best as he can and administers another hypospray cocktail to ensure that Rios will get through the night safely and dreamless. He rigs up a mobile monitoring system that he’s cobbled together a while ago with Ian’s help, during another of Rios’ bad nights. Then he settles into Rios’ desk chair.

His gaze wanders to the starboard corner of the cabin. His internal processor shudders in an imitation of human goose flesh.

They will need to figure out what’s causing the Captain’s breakdowns.

They will have to, or it will kill him.

#whumptober 2023 #no.3 #make it stop #star trek: picard #star trek: la sirena #cristóbal rios #emil (emh) #emotional whump #emotional hurt/comfort #alcohol tw #ptsd tw #always team la sirena

[dr3amofagame]

Can you tell us about an in-depth analysis of whatever part of the JHAM au you choose? I crave any and all content for this au.

Yeahahaha okay,, I don't think we've gone very in-depth on the j!Dream and j!Sam side of what happens during Wilbur's Revival, so! Gonna throw some thoughts at the wall here.

Here's a post outlining the event in question--essentially, Tommy and Quackity visit the prison to try and Get To The Bottom Of Things, and it goes very. Uh. Very wrong, to say the least. Ghostbur gets revived, the "Fuck Sam Squad" gets formed in earnest outside the prison, and this all leads to the eventual prison break plot that allows Dream to escape.

At the time though, inside the cell, j!Sam has been very, very keenly aware that a year ago? A timeline ago? On this very day, Quackity had been making daily visits. With less interference and fewer variables to account for, his note-taking has improved even more this time around. Notes of what he remembers from the first time he had to do all of this, notes of what questions he asks and what answers Dream gave, what dispensers + programs have been turned on and off when and what instructions he'd left behind the last time he visited, documents of injuries and food and water and sleep and illness. When March 16th comes and goes without Quackity entering the prison, when Dream behaves, it's a victory, isn't it? This time, there will be no outside interference. This time, he's learned.

All of this to say, when it comes to the days where Quackity had been visiting, Sam is uncomfortably conscious of this fact. He's got it jotted down, not that he needs to. His memories are more than good enough. Remembering, the time travel--in a lot of ways, it's a lot like the prison. The isolation is the same, the responsibility. He is the one that has to fix things. He is the one that has to bear this burden, alone. These bloody recollections form a cell of his own, a prison inside the Vault that has become his home.

In some ways, for these days that had been so, so different the first time around, it is easier to be kinder. In less time, with less pain, he has gotten better results. He knows more than he had, that first time around. He's no longer backed into some corner with no idea how to move forward. Look, he's made things better--there have been no visitors and the secrets they may keep (the secrets they may carry outside the prison's walls), no one else to get locked down inside, no guards skulking behind his back and betraying his instruction, no Quackity to cede any measure of control. He's not been forced on the opposite side of the lava curtain, listening in on his own cell and unable to intervene. He's found a brighter path to walk. A better way for them all.

Other days, he feels considerably less generous. Dream's concessions grate at him. The submission feels less like progress and more like meaningless fear. He has no idea how much Sam has done for him. No idea of how bad things were, how bad things could still be. He remembers the way Dream begged, he remembers the platitudes and whimpering and sir, and he remembers how it was all a show. How it never meant anything (except for how it meant Dream would never fear Sam the way he did Quackity, eclipsed authority and yet the complicated disdain and careful distance he had to keep between himself and such unfettered sadism-), how Dream is treating them like they're one and the same when Sam is nothing like Quackity. This entire time, he's proved this thoroughly, and yet Dream still directs that same nauseous terror his way, and--Dream has done nothing to earn Sam's mercy! Sam was the one that made this timeline better, Sam was the one that has prevented Dream from tricking the visitors and tricking him and killing Tommy and reviving Wilbur. If given the chance, Dream would do the same, right here right now. He would make that choice in a heartbeat. If it wasn't for Sam fixing things, Dream would've pulled this second timeline to hell without hesitation. Sam has made everything better for him and he has the gall to forget that first timeline, to forget him to treat him like Quackity? He has no idea how good he has it. He's gotten off easy, while doing absolutely nothing to earn Sam's mercy.

Sometimes, he looks at Dream collapsed after another round of harming or weakness or poison or whatever, and he feels irritated--worse, he feels angry. Sam knows exactly so much Dream can endure. He's not dying. These dramatics are pointless. What is he hoping to earn? Sam is forced to remember everything that Quackity had done, that Dream had done, that Dream had forced him to do, and Dream has been spared. Sam has spared him from horrors he had begged him again and again and again to end, that first time around, and he can't even remember to be grateful. Sometimes, he thinks about bringing in an axe and sword and shears and showing Dream exactly why he should be thankful. (The ensuing nausea also has Dream to blame. He is the reason why Sam has to bear this burden.)

And then Dream revives Wilbur.

And it's proof, right? Dream hasn't changed. Dream is the same as he's always been. He would've ruined this timeline just like he did the last. It is only Sam that has saved Tommy's life and Ponk's arm and Dream again and again and again. He isn't innocent. He's still done all those awful things to Tommy, he's told Sam all about exile again (told him more, even, than he did the first time around), he's still planned to lock Tommy in the prison, he's still bragged about and done so much to- to torture him. Just because he hasn't killed Tommy in this timeline doesn't mean he wouldn't, if given an opportunity. He basically still has Tommy's blood on his hands.

Unlike the anniversary of Tommy's death and the TNT, everything surrounding this incident really revolves around Quackity and particularly Sam's very messy feelings surrounding Quackity and what Quackity did and what he's done, the differences between them and the way Dream reacts (and a very hefty measure of insecurity from Sam on several fronts). After hauling Tommy out of the prison, Sam returns to Dream on the ground, shaking, begging for his life. In a lot of ways, this makes him even angrier. What could Dream have possibly been hoping to accomplish? It was a meaningless rebellion--last time, he'd been trying to bargain about Quackity. What does he have to complain about! Using the very book he's refused, even now, to give up. Sam has been treating him well. Using the dispensers less, only for Dream to spit on his mercy. Once again force him to that edge where he has no choice but to act. Quackity's blood stains the walls. Screams echo in his ears. And Dream is begging for his life?

Doesn't he know how much Sam has done for him? Doesn't he have any idea how good he's had it? Sam has done everything to keep him alive. Sam has lost everything for this prison. Doesn't he know that Sam has already lost him twice--once to his escape, and once to the time travel. He's begging Sam not to kill him, and he has no idea.

This is his fault. This is on him. He doesn't get to beg, he doesn't get to ask Sam to give him more. He's forced both of them to this point. He doesn't get to cry about it. He doesn't get to try and claim control, again. He won't die. Sam could take a hand, an arm, a leg, an eye. He knows what Dream can endure. He will take what he is given silently. He will accept whatever Sam decides is appropriately measured out. He’s rebelled, he’s tried to escape, he’s done everything that Sam has clearly outlined as being against the rules. He doesn't remember, fine. Sam will give him something to remember. He doesn't get off scot-free this time. Sam will have to come back to clean off the blood in the cell anyway, won't he?

This isn't revenge, this is justice. This is deserved. And he'll keep going until Dream finally understands and stays silent.

#tw torture #tw abuse #just me and him AU #time traveler sam AU #long post #okay im gonna go take a final now wish me luck

[bnyrbt]

The Federal Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) is seeking public comment on reducing injuries and illnesses in the federal workforce and establishing while maintaining effective occupational safety and health programs. It’s important to submit a personalized comment, which could include counting COVID infections as an illness in the workplace, maintaining N95 masks in healthcare settings in care of COVID patients, ensuring access to high quality respirators in the workplace, improving ventilation, and implementing air filtration in all indoor settings. Feel free to use the points or borrow the language in our sample letter below.

Docket No. OSHA-2023-0012 COVID-19 infections continue to injure, harm, and cause mortality among Americans. Based on both case counts and estimates, millions of Americans also are suffering from Long COVID. It is important that Americans, those in the federal workforce and patients cared for in health care settings are also protected from COVID-19 infections. SARS-CoV-2 is spread via inhalation of aerosol particles with a higher risk at indoor settings compared to outdoor settings. Layers of protection including high quality respirators such as N95s, ventilation, and air filtration have been demonstrated to protect individuals from a COVID19-infection. COVID-19 infections must be counted as an illness in any workplace setting. Designating COVID-19 as an illness will allow federal workers sick with COVID-19 to have enough time to properly rest and recover from an infection, Furthermore, it will protect coworkers and clients from a COVID-19 infection, which will ultimately prevent outbreaks.  OSHA plays an important role in ensuring healthcare workers are protected from infections when caring for COVID-19 patients, and patients are protected from workers infected with COVID-19. Policies must remain in place to ensure healthcare workers have access to high quality N95 respirators when caring for COVID-19 patients and that COVID-19 patients must be quarantined in a negative pressure room. If healthcare workers stop wearing N95 respirators while caring for COVID-19 patients, many more will develop COVID-19. Because over 50% of COVID-19 transmission occurs before people develop symptoms, they may pass it to their coworkers or patients in a maskless healthcare setting. Policies must also be established that allow workers to use a high quality respirator in their workplace setting at all times.  I ask OSHA to fulfill its mission, which is “to protect the safety and health of America’s workers.” COVID-19 remains a serious safety and health issue for America’s workers. I ask that you ensure agencies such as CDC provide the best recommendations that employ a multi-layer approach to protect federal workers and their clients from COVID-19 infections.

Submitted comments to Docket No. OSHA-2023-0012 must be received by OSHA no later than September 29, 2023 11:59 p.m., EST

#op #covid #osha #uspol #covid-19 #workplace safety #health and safety #occupational health and safety #labor #covid19 #covid 19 #coronavirus #pandemic

[happyloverstarlight]

Embracing Wellness: A Comprehensive Guide to Fitness and Health

Fitness is a state of well-being that encompasses physical, mental, and social aspects.It is not merely the absence of illness but the ability to perform daily tasks with vigor and alertness. Achieving and maintaining fitness involves regular physical activity, a balanced diet, and a healthy lifestyle.

Components of Fitness:

Cardiovascular Endurance:

The ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen to the body during sustained physical activity. Activities such as running, swimming, and cycling enhance cardiovascular endurance.

Muscular Strength:

The capacity of muscles to exert force against resistance. Strength training exercises like weightlifting contribute to muscular strength.

Muscular Endurance:

The ability of muscles to perform repetitive movements without fatigue. Activities like push-ups and squats improve muscular endurance.

Flexibility:

The range of motion around joints. Stretching exercises help maintain and enhance flexibility, promoting better posture and reduced risk of injury.

Body Composition:

The proportion of fat and non-fat mass in the body. Achieving a healthy body composition involves a combination of regular exercise and a balanced diet.

Benefits of Regular Exercise:

Improved Cardiovascular Health:

Regular exercise strengthens the heart, lowers blood pressure, and improves circulation, reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

Weight Management:

Physical activity, combined with a healthy diet, helps control body weight and prevents obesity.

Mental Health Benefits:

Exercise releases endorphins, reducing stress, anxiety, and depression. It also improves cognitive function and promotes better sleep.

Increased Strength and Stamina:

Regular strength training enhances muscle strength, endurance, and overall physical performance.

Enhanced Flexibility:

Stretching exercises improve flexibility, preventing injuries and promoting better joint health.

Improved Immune Function:

Regular exercise boosts the immune system, reducing the risk of illness and improving overall health.

Creating a Fitness Routine:

Set Realistic Goals:

Define specific, achievable fitness goals to stay motivated.

Mix Cardio and Strength Training:

Include a combination of aerobic exercises (running, cycling) and strength training for comprehensive fitness.

Prioritize Consistency:

Consistency is key. Establish a regular exercise routine that suits your lifestyle.

Balanced Diet:

Pair physical activity with a balanced diet rich in nutrients to support your fitness goals.

Stay Hydrated:

Hydration is crucial for optimal physical performance and overall health.

Listen to Your Body:

Pay attention to your body's signals. Allow for rest and recovery when needed to prevent burnout and injuries.

Incorporating fitness into your lifestyle is a long-term commitment that yields numerous physical and mental health benefits. Whether you prefer structured workouts, outdoor activities, or group classes, finding activities you enjoy makes the journey to fitness more sustainable and enjoyable. Always consult with healthcare professionals before starting a new fitness program, especially if you have pre-existing health conditions.

#fitness #healthy #lifestylwe #goodlife #healthylifestyle #happylife #workout

[agent-calivide]

Okay, so I see that @anticrazed has posted some of their IEYTD OC's, and I am taking that as the go ahead to lore dump the hell outta my and my friends OC's too, as well as the extended universe we've crafted for them.

Aaaand I have no clue how to do that "post is below the cut" thing, so I apologize for the text wall if this sends as a massive block of rambling

In this universe, the cast consists of Phoenix, Zor, Fabricator, Sans, Solaris, and a few OC's in modern times.

In a desperate attempt to live a few more years after getting a lethal illness, Zor put all of their top scientists to work on trying to find ways of creating immortality.

Solaris was the first, importing her mind into a computer (a la GlaDos from Portal) and still runs experiments to this day. Most who interact with Solaris think she's a computer program like Siri, very few know she's full blown sentient. She initially experimented with time dilation, but after a... mishap, she found it distasteful, and abandoned the method.

Then, there's Daniel Sans, who uses a combination of chemical compounds and super coolants to slow the aging process and sorta preserve himself (like a mixture of Mr. Freeze and Dr Muñoz from Cool Air ((aka bullshit science is bullshit)))

Last, was the Fabricator, who chose to take a more elegant approach to it all, using a combination of Botox and a serum to slow the aging process all together. She doesn't show many signs of growing older, and has a strict beauty routine to prevent any wrinkles from forming. As a side effect, however, she has to be very careful and avoid getting injured, as injuries take forever to heal. As such, she is wearing gloves 24/7, because her hands are constantly wrapped in bandage.

In the end, a mixture of these various solutions made Dr Zor functionally immortal, or at the very least made their illness obsolete. But in the background of all of this, there was a side project in the works.

Project Puerum. A project assigned to Solaris, and where the OC shenanigans begin.

Agent Cardinal/Operative C: Dr Zor's first successful clone, the cloning process being monitored by Dr Solaris in her free time between world-destruction projects. When C was born, she was nothing short of the perfect operative, intelligent, quick to learn, very malleable. Solaris and Fabricator were like surrogate mothers to her, and the Operatives all felt like older brothers and sisters. Even Sans, the stick in the mud that he was, grew to tolerate her presence. As time went on, C grew up to be Zoraxis' most formidable weapon, being a mole at the EOD in between operations, going by the name Cardinal. After all, Phoenix was an acceptable nickname, Cardinal sounded subtle enough that she wouldn't raise brows but distinct enough that she would be respected. But then, there was the accident. An incident that no one could possibly survive, as a time dilator that the EOD got from Dr Solaris' lab blew up, putting everyone in the room into a comatose state. Including C. Decades passed, Zoraxis mourned, and everyone moved on for the most part. But Solaris, Sans, and the Fabricator never fully moved on from their grief. When C woke up, she was just as young as the day the dilator glitched, having not aged a day, frozen in time. As she came to terms with being stuck in time, she only had one person from her past still with her. Agent Phoenix. Now a retired Handler, and an Agent she worked with when they were still young. Even though Phoenix had aged many years, they were the same spunky spitfire that they were in their early 20's, just as sassy as their handler was for them. C tried to go back to Zoraxis, but she was laughed at and damn near shot for the "cheap prank". And so, she was stuck at the EOD, and to this day Phoenix is her handler. She couldn't help but pick up some of their mannerisms, Fabricator's perfectionism fading as Phoenix taught her to go with the flow, Zor's ominous presence getting less visible in her attitudes as Phoenix slouched across the couch in her office and told her to "drop the boss speak" as they so eloquently put it, even her leaning towards violence faded as she was more exposed to alternate solutions than just killing people. It was.... nice, in a strange way. Her whole life had been laid out as some successor to someone she hardly talked to, but getting to be herself, to let her thoughts of rest be more than just thought, it was novel, wonderful even one might say. But she still misses and mourns her made up family, having accepted that the scientists likely all since passed. After all, Phoenix was hardly a spring chicken, and they were young when she got frozen in time. There was no way the others were still around...

Jade Juniper: A Zoraxis Operative who spends her days working on Zoraxis missions and performing as a world class singer to rake in cash for Zoraxis. Ever since the Peacekeeper, they haven't been able to fully come out of the shadows, so they depend on Operatives like Jade to rake in some extra money to fund their out of this world projects. Jade Juniper, as her name implies, is the daughter of John Juniper, her mother having died in childbirth. John treated Jade like a downright princess, spoiling her and giving her all the love and attention anyone could ask for. As he got into Zoraxis, he was blinded both by the power, and by the Zoraxis interworkings. Namely, the odd young girl, only a few years older than his own daughter. She always was attached to the hip of some scientist, and as such Jade's attention from John started slipping. He spent more and more time at work, at Zoraxis, and Jade was left to be raised by Gibson for a long while. Any time she tried to hop in, partake in the conversation, help her father with Zoraxis work to try and spend more time with him, she'd be silenced and told to go do something else. The more time went on, the more she heard all the adults talking about this girl. "C did her first mission" "C solved my traps in record time" "C seems to be warming up to me, can you imagine?" C. C. C. Everything was about this C. It was maddening, especially as her father's attention was pulled more and more by this other girl. And the group's reaction when she tried to step up and say she could do it- it was maddening! They all laughed, laughed! Jade was consumed by a bitter, simmering rage, but over time it slowly faded as her father spend more time with her. After all, they've almost made it! Just one more week, and then her father would be hers again.... John's death crushed her. She was told that the Phoenix killed him, some EOD agent that didn't want Zoraxis to take over, and didn't want Juniper to live after what he did. All that pain, all that anger and pent up frustration from years of begging for her dads attention all collapsed at once, and Jade was lost in bloodthirsty revenge. She swore she'd get vengeance on the EOD, no matter what. She got a dose of anti aging serum herself, similar to the Fabricator's, but more refined. More effective. She spent decades selling her soul to Zoraxis, and as she worked, the more she heard about C. If she thought C was irritating before, now she was enough to drive a person insane. Every accomplishment Jade achieved, C did it faster. Cleaner. Better. C was always better, C couldn't be beat! Jade couldn't help but feel a morbid joy as C was declared dead. Revenge would have been sweeter, but she could settle for karma. And so, Jade Juniper, with the stage name Sabrina Hendrix, rakes in money for Zoraxis by day, and by night is one of Zoraxis' most formidable operatives, driven by a need for revenge, and a desire to come out on top of everyone. Especially C.

Operative 4: A hitman for hire working for Zoraxis. Having grown up on the streets and willing to do damn near anything for money, it was appropriate that he ended up in the hands of the world's most evil empire. While blood on his hands kept him up at night, he didn't have much choice in the matter. Especially these days, as Zoraxis probably legally owned his soul at this point with how many contracts he signed just to get hired. 4 was always a bit disturbed... no, horrified by the things he had to do, but he was hired to do one job, and he refused to lose it over morals, even if he spent his nights watching the backs of his eyes. One day, his mission changed. He wasn't to kill someone, or even beat them to a bloody pulp. He was to follow a lead on an operative who disappeared several decades ago. Operative C. It was an odd project for sure, and a change of pace to boot, but he couldn't bring himself to be upset over the new gig. After all, he was looking for some old woman in her 60's. He could handle an old lady blindfolded... Except C wasn't old. Far from it. No, what should've been a woman in her 60's looked to be a teen, mid 20's at her latest. And she didn't seem to care about things like morals, or giving people dignified deaths. Suddenly he was much more nervous about this mission, and he found himself treating the agent like an explosive death trap.... Probably because she was one

These are just 3 of the 7 characters of our overarching story, but they're the main characters for lack of a better term. I honestly love the thought of writing a fic of them, but I feel like there'd be no interest in it, and flooding my tumblr with a bunch of OC's mayyy not be what everyone's signed up for. This is an IEYTD blog after all

#IEYTD #IEYTD2 #i expect you to die #i expect you to die 2 #john juniper #fabricator #Dr Zor #Daniel Sans #Solaris #Agent Phoenix #OC's #Agent Cardinal #Jade Juniper #Agent 4 OC

[tzeming-janice]

Public Health Campaigns & Communities

What is public health?

Public health, as a multidisciplinary field, is dedicated to enhancing the health and overall well-being of communities (Lee, 2023). It strives to create safe environments for people to live, learn, work, and enjoy their lives. Many people mistakenly believe that public health is the same as healthcare. However, it is important to distinguish between the two, as public health focuses on entire populations with the objective of preventing illnesses and injuries, while the healthcare industry concentrates on treating individual patients who are already sick (APHA, 2023).

For example, public health is responsible for the following:

"Public health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private communities, and individuals." — Winslow, 1920

The 10 Essential Public Health Services

The 10 Essential Public Health Services (EPHS), first created in 1994 by a federal working group, serves as the description of the activities that public health systems should undertake in all communities. EPHS is organised around the three core functions of public health: assessment, policy development and assurance. Health departments and community partners collaborators across the nation structure their work around the EPHS model, while educational institutions and public health programs also incorporate it into their teachings  (CDC, 2023).

In 2020, a revised version of the 10 EPHS was unveiled during a virtual launch event. The revised EPHS centres around equity and promotes policies that enable optimal health for all and seek to remove systemic and structural barriers such as poverty, racism, gender discrimination and others, that have resulted in health inequities (CDC, 2023).

“The revised 10 EPHS not only centres equity but acknowledges the importance of community voice and the different roles public health plays.” — Jessica Fisher, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Public Health National Center for Innovations (PHNCI).

COVID-19 and Public Health

COVID-19, caused by an infection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was initially detected in December 2019 in Wuhan, a city in China's Hubei province. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a substantial threat to nations across the world, and it is regarded as the biggest public health crisis the world has confronted in over a century (Miyah, 2022). In late 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in which countries with vulnerable healthcare facilities may be at an excessive hazard (Tabari, 2020).

In response to this crisis, many countries have enacted travel restrictions, including flight suspensions and measures to limit incoming travellers. Others have introduced social distancing and quarantine policies as well as encouraging the reduction of social interactions, postponing events, locking down schools, and isolating suspected cases. Furthermore, some regions have utilized telemedicine for remote consultations and monitoring during the outbreak (Tabari, 2020).

MySejahtera is a mobile app developed by the Malaysian government to support various aspects of public health throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. This app enables citizens to conduct self-health assessments, track their health status, and communicate information with the Ministry of Health (MOH), so that necessary actions could be implemented.

Here are its primary functions:

Explore https://www.maaedicare.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/MySejahtera_compressed.pdf for detailed function and process of using MySejahtera.

Mental Health Problem Attribute to Social Media

Last but not least, mental health is a crucial aspect of public health, and the well-being of individuals, particularly those in the 16-24 age group, is a matter of significant concern. A survey conducted in Malaysia in May 2022 revealed that a considerable portion of young respondents in this age range reported experiencing heightened levels of stress and anxiety over the past year (Statista Research Department, 2023). Furthermore, this research suggests that social media plays a substantial role in contributing to this mental health problem.

Source: Statista Research Department, 2023

Multiple studies have demonstrated a strong connection between heavy use of social media and the risk for mental health issues (Robinson, 2023). Social media platforms can be hotspots for the dissemination of hurtful rumours, lies and online harassment. About 10 percent of teens report being bullied on social media and many other users are subjected to offensive comments (Robinson, 2023). Additionally, fear of missing out (FOMO) can compel someone to pick up their phone every few minutes to check for updates, or compulsively respond to every alert. When individuals prioritize online interactions over in-person relationships, they become more vulnerable to mood disorders, such as anxiety and depression.

These findings highlight the importance of recognizing the influence of social media on mental health, especially among young adults. In summary, striking a balance between the advantages of digital connectivity and the preservation of mental well-being is crucial to ensure that social media serves as a positive and constructive tool in the lives of young individuals.

References:

American Public Health Association. (n.d.). What is public health. https://www.apha.org/what-is-public-health

CDC. (2021). Public health system and the 10 essential public health services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/publichealthservices/essentialhealthservices.html

C.-E. A. Winslow, The Untilled Fields of Public Health.Science51,23-33(1920).DOI:10.1126/science.51.1306.23

Lee, D., Chen, K., & Kruger, J. S. (2023, January 1). Chapter 93 - Public health (A. E. M. Eltorai, J. A. Bakal, P. C. Newell, & A. J. Osband, Eds.). ScienceDirect; Academic Press. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780323903004000616

‌Malaysia: stress levels by age group 2022. (2023, August 25). Statista. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322323/malaysia-share-of-people-feeling-more-stressed-or-anxious-by-gender/#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20survey%20on

Miyah, Y., Benjelloun, M., Lairini, S., & Lahrichi, A. (2022). COVID-19 Impact on Public Health, Environment, Human Psychology, Global Socioeconomy, and Education. TheScientificWorldJournal, 2022, 5578284. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5578284

Robinson, L., & Smith, M. (2020, September). Social Media and Mental Health - HelpGuide.org. Https://Www.helpguide.org. https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/social-media-and-mental-health.htm#:~:text=Since%20it

Tabari, P., Amini, M., Moghadami, M., & Moosavi, M. (2020). International Public Health Responses to COVID-19 Outbreak: A Rapid Review. Iranian journal of medical sciences, 45(3), 157–169. https://doi.org/10.30476/ijms.2020.85810.1537

World Health Organization (WHO). (2022, June 17). Mental Health. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-strengthening-our-response

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#mda20009 #week 7 #blog #public health #covid19 #mental health #social media

[texasobserver]

From “USPS is Falsifying Safety Docs As Its Workers Die Of Heat” by McHam Investigative Reporting Fellow Josephine Lee, in the Texas Observer:

USPS MAIL CARRIER HEAT-RELATED FATALITIES 2012-2023 (SOURCE: OSHA)

July 24, 2012, Independence, MO: John Watzlawick died delivering mail when the temperature hit 102 degrees. 

July 6, 2013, Medford, MA: James Baldassarre died from a heat stroke. The temperature was 94 degrees; the heat index was 117. 

July 11, 2017, Charleston, WV: Ronnie Bowles died after experiencing heart problems induced by heat stress. The heat index was 88. 

July 6, 2018, Woodland Hills, CA: Peggy Frank died in a non-air-conditioned mail truck. The temperature hit a record-setting high of 115. 

July 22, 2020, Washington, D.C.: A mail carrier died in a non-air-conditioned vehicle. The high temperature was 94 degrees, and the heat index was 104. 

June 17, 2021, San Jose, CA: Dalvir Bassi died from a heat stroke. The temperature was 94 degrees. 

June 20, 2023, Dallas, TX: Eugene Gates died when the temperature hit 98 degrees with a heat index of 116. 

After Watzlawick’s death, USPS agreed to a limited heat-illness prevention program that would only include Independence, Missouri. The program wasn’t instituted nationally until May 2018. By then, 62 more USPS carriers around the country had been hospitalized for severe heat-related illnesses, according to the Observer’s analysis of OSHA records. At least two others had died. 

In the summer of 2020, mail carriers were dealt a blow after USPS won an administrative law judge decision that overturned an OSHA penalty of $511,000 for five heat-related injuries. Without a specific OSHA standard for heat safety, judges decided that the mail carriers’ unprotected exposure to extreme heat did not qualify as a “hazard likely to cause death or serious physical harm” under OSHA’s general duty clause, which requires employers to provide general protections for a safe workplace. 

But, according to OSHA records, from 2015 to 2022, heat-related injuries accounted for 173 of 1,200 severe injuries—16 percent—among USPS carriers that required hospitalization. This does not include the heat illnesses experienced by mail carriers during the extreme heat this summer. According to the data, Texas mail carriers experienced the most hospitalizations from work-related heat illnesses. The state had 28 recorded incidents, compared to 10 in Nevada, which came second. 

Notably, even though USPS is not the largest employer in the United States.—it employs roughly half the workers at Walmart, Amazon, or McDonald's—its workers reported the highest number of severe workplace injuries overall, 1,200 over that same time period. 

Read more at the Texas Observer.

#texas #usps #save the usps #workers #worker rights #government #heatwave #environmental justice #climate crisis

[aeevader]

#     REALWORLD  : when i'm at my wit’s end and i'm losing my head, you remind me of just how lucky i am. stats. playlist. pinterest.

gunhak was adopted by his maternal grandmother. preventative measures. involved in programs similar to 504 plans and ieps. kept a steady pace in primary school, kept to himself. lost to his imagination, often creating worlds with items found around the home. began drawing a little bit.

when he wasn’t in his head, he worked alongside his grandmother in local markets as a young boy / tween. while jinshil was the face and sweet talker, he was her right hand man. kept lists of everything, all the time. excelled in anything that had to do with vocabulary or timelines. would often help aunties and uncles with their stock and inventory. he even made her a logo for each stall!

eventually got into video games and watched a lot of gameplay from different youtubers. pewdiepie and his bpm videos, markiplier with the early oculus rift- he was enamored. kids and their expensive interests. character creation and roleplaying were favorites of his despite the content he consumed. imvu and ourworld were favorites before he got his hands on, or in, kwangya. his holiday / birthday gifts reflected these hobbies. art supplies, journals to write, games to play, currency for some game . . . these characters were always completely different than who he was, though they were always extensions of himself. when he wasnt in school, instead of helping out in markets like he would prior, he was tucked away in his room online

with gunhak not around helping like he had been before, his grandmother injured herself at work and continued to strain with large loads and overextension when she needed rest. he wouldnt know about this until she fell ill in the home from an infection left unattended. this physical and eventual physical struggle startled gunhak into his first job

again, left unattended, jinshil would continue to push too hard and too far. more falls and more injuries created frustration and strain in the home. gunhak needed to work because she could not, but he needed an eye for jinshil. this resulted in him reaching out to his cousin for help.

after layers and layers of his life unfolded for his cousin to learn and understand, all three eventually ended up moving to a new space for work. providing care for their grandmother would become a part time job for the pair.

gunhak never finishes high school, though he never really had any academic drive so this isnt the biggest loss to him. now his grandmother receives disability while he and his cousin work together. they’re more successful than he is, graduated and back in school, a steady job. 

he always had his eye on synk but never the money for it. eventually, as a motivator, his cousin says they'll buy him synk if he finishes his ged and continues to work. uh, fuck yeah he’s going to do it. 

the pattern of addiction in his family does not end and it shows by how frequently he's online. when he's not working, he's in game. sure, work is completed and courses are attempted- oftentimes cheated through, but gunhak does what's asked of him! maybe just not in the way they expected of him. oh well. #     CONNECTIONS  : kind of floundering here, but i'll update if i think of something! i'll also add to the list established connections for tracking purposes.

HOUSEMATE. zoey is currently living in an apartment that he shares with his cousin and their grandmother. honestly- does not even have to be an actual cousin, just some sort of dynamic along those lines. would not mind tweaking to me a friend from school who wanted to help out. it's a little awkward, they have more money than him, and they're just a tad older. plot#01 something akin to catfishing is what's going on here. zoey takes pride in the way he creates his ae's. they're stunning, like when ashley introduces bella to the cullens kind of alluring. not that he himself isn't handsome, but there's definitely a disconnect between himself and these models. perhaps he and your muse hit it off in some world and agree to meet up! plot#02 zoey is already addicted, like, for real, but this person does not help his case in the slightest. they jump verses together frequently and lose hours to them. when he isn't online, he's thinking of them. he would never label it as a crush, but when he see them with another player... ouch.

#aerealworld #* 𝘳𝘸 ⋆ 𝘻𝘰𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 : intro . #* 𝘳𝘸 ⋆ 𝘻𝘰𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 : colloquy . #* 𝘳𝘸 ⋆ 𝘻𝘰𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 : visual . #* 𝘳𝘸 ⋆ 𝘻𝘰𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 : analysis . #* 𝘳𝘸 ⋆ 𝘻𝘰𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 : dynamics . #* 𝘳𝘸 ⋆ 𝘻𝘰𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 : tasks . #* 𝘳𝘸 ⋆ 𝘻𝘰𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 : events . #* 𝘳𝘸 ⋆ 𝘻𝘰𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 : answered . #* 𝘳𝘸 ⋆ 𝘻𝘰𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 : mentioned .

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[whoreforthemandalor]

the waves clasp one another (chapter four)

Pairing: Ezra x afab!reader (no physical descriptions, no y/n)

Series Rating: M for now, will be updated to E in later chapters and will be tagged as such

Chapter Rating: T,, but this blog is 18+ so MINORS SCRAM

Tags/Content Warnings for Series: SLOW BURN!!; adventure; peril; discussions of disease; canon typical violence; friends to lovers; thalassophobia tw; Ezra is his own warning; Smut (eventually!)

Tags/Content Warnings for Chapter: rehashing of traumatic incidents; vague mentions of sex work; harassment.

Series Summary: When Cee is required to complete an internship to graduate from The Euphrate, Ezra insists on accompanying her off-world. You are a conservationist with a vested interest in preventing a mass outbreak of a transmissible brain disease, and your new intern has brought along a companion. When things suddenly go sideways, will all three of you make it out alive?  

Chapter Summary: You learn the backstory of Cee and Ezra's strange partnership. Ezra is impressed by you. Ezra POV.

Word Count: just shy of 2k

A/N: Thank you to my beloveds @imtryingmybeskar @darkstarcomics and @ejacutastic for reading this over for me and being so lovely and encouraging <3 y'all are the real MVPs!!

*****

Chapter Four:

Ezra is having a difficult time keeping his eyes off of the doctor.

You are far more fascinating than the brief bio and blurry headshot on the placement program website had led him to believe, and as far as Ezra can reconcile, Cee had almost certainly minimized the exchanges between the two of you before their arrival on Chelroth. Dedicated and competent were the two words Cee had used most often to describe you whenever he had prodded Cee about your qualifications during their planning sessions at his apartment.

“Ezra, she has doctorates in biology and infectious disease control. She graduated from The Conservatory at sixteen and on top of all that, she’s been working on this specific rehabilitation project for more than a decade. She’s more than capable of keeping me safe from that horrible illness…that wasting disease.”

“The technical name for it is a prion disease, Birdie. It was one of the many things that caused Terra to become uninhabitable in the last thousand years before our xeno’s escape out into the greater galaxies. It’s an illness so misunderstood and quietly nefarious that it caused our star-chasers to work even more expeditiously on a way off of the only home our xeno ever knew, especially compared to the sluggish way they dealt with the impending heat death of the habitable zone on Terra.” Ezra glared at the pattern on the rug between his feet as he sat on the couch in his cramped apartment, listening to Cee’s restless pacing and biting his tongue as she tried to come up with yet another angle to support her desire to not be coddled while they were off world. He gritted his teeth before continuing, “It’s not just the wasting disease that I’m concerned with, but if you think that the good doctor knows best, then I will defer to your judgment.”

Ezra thinks back on that conversation now, his apprehension and wariness for someone he had never met weighing heavily on his conscience at the time. But now… The mood around the small table has shifted in the last few hours.

As he and Cee had traded off on recounting the tale, your eyes had shone bright with tears on multiple occasions. The two times they had fallen were terribly injurious to Ezra’s heart, for reasons he couldn’t quite fathom.

“Oh Cee, you must have been horribly afraid after your father died.” Damon had been less like a father and more like a slavedriver to Cee, and she had quickly disabused your notions, and given a short explanation about the stark difference between Damon and Ezra. “Doc, Ezra could have killed me at any time and commandeered my ship to safety, but he…didn’t. He decided to save a little girl on the Green Moon. Ezra’s been more of a father to me than Damon ever was. Damon never cared about anything other than points, and the fastest way to get them. I never have to worry about my safety when Ezra’s around.”

Then a bit later, learning about the act that had truly intertwined Cee and Ezra’s fates had prompted you to gasp so loudly it was almost a shriek, causing more than one table full of scruffy looking patrons to look in your direction.

“Kevva Above, Ezra! I can hardly believe you were able to stay stoic while Cee performed your amputation! And Cee, where in the world did you learn how to do that?!” It had then been Ezra’s turn to elaborate. 

“Cee was as thorough and expedient as any surgeon in the galaxy, doctor. I’d have been in dire straits without her. She was able to cut quickly enough that the whole horrible ordeal is but a distant memory, and besides all that, she had done similar jobs before, not on humans of course but instead while clearing out the cavernous remains of the Jhata Balu.”

You now knew their history as thoroughly as they did.

How Damon had tricked Cee into taking one last job to raise enough money to get out of prospecting. How the two of them crash-landed on Bahkroma’s Green Moon to chase a legend. How Damon had failed Cee one last time, and the hand Ezra had played in it, even in an act of mercy. How Cee had been absolutely desperate to find a way off of that cursed place. How Ezra had come to be injured by Cee’s hand, and the reluctant partnership that they’d been forced into for survival. How a failed negotiation with a camp of zealots had swiftly crushed that partnership, and how Cee had run, and run, and run, while Ezra licked his wounds and limped to the safety of his tent to slowly die, alone and forgotten.

How Cee had stumbled across him just mere hours away from being taken by the poison that she had inadvertently introduced into his system, and then how she had brutally saved his life by removing his arm. How Cee had turned back to save him from ruthless mercs at the last possible second, after Ezra had sacrificed himself to give her a chance to catch the last slingback away from that horrible place. How they had struggled and scraped to make a new life for themselves on The Ephrate, far away from that nightmarish landscape.

Now you have heard the whole ugly truth of his meeting with Cee.

*****

Cee chats with you about the upcoming trip, the two of you falling into an easy camaraderie, and  Ezra allows his gaze to wander over the rest of the dining room of The Blind Shark. A watering hole-cum-staging location for similar groups of fishers and dockworkers, it was clear that you had been here many times before and had a certain level of familiarity with the staff based on the friendly smiles you exchanged with them as they came to check on the quiet corner the three of you were occupying. He relaxes back into his seat, knowing that at least for the moment his charge is safe.

From the few hours of conversation that the three of you had exchanged, you frankly didn’t seem like the type to take anyone’s shit, well meaning or not, and he is drawn to the way your eyes sparkle when you speak about the critters that you had apparently dedicated quite a lot of your life to. His eyes are periodically fixed on your hands as you speak; they are calloused and smaller than his own, and he briefly wonders what it would be like to hold a hand like that in his remaining one. His thoughts are interrupted by a low noise of discomfort from Cee when a man plops down, hard, in the seat between him and Cee. The man’s back is turned towards Ezra and his greasy smile is directed at you and Cee, and the audacity makes Ezra’s insides shrivel with unbridled rage. 

“What’re a couple’a girls like you doing in a shitty place like this?” The man inquires with a slurring, hoarse voice that he probably thinks is seductive rather than repulsive. Cee flushes and freezes in her seat, and Ezra’s vision clouds with streaks of crimson. He’s not a man prone to unnecessary violence anymore, but his hand curls into a fist, ready to suckerpunch this interloper into the next week. He suddenly notices the warmth of your hand clutching tightly around his own, and through the haze of his rage he at least has the wherewithal to recognize it’s not his moment to shine.

“Pardon me, you pathetic excuse for a slug, but what in Kevva’s name gave you the idea that you could even breathe in the proximity of my charge? Leave now, cretin, before I forcibly remove you.”

There’s a venomous acidity in the condescending tone of your voice, and your eyes are fiery, sending the interloper a look that would cut anyone’s ego to complete shreds. The interloper blinks awkwardly a few times, maybe trying to decide if you're serious. You make it abundantly clear that you are, in fact, deadly serious by employing a half-dozen rude hand gestures to let the man know he needed to leave, like, yesterday. The pathetic sod stammers out a half-apology and hurriedly gets up to join another group of men who all look like life has kicked them right in the gems, and the furtive look the interloper sends back towards your group doesn’t escape Ezra.

“Thank Kevva, doc, you made that look so easy.” Cee’s eyes are round with awe as she calms down a bit and turns to face you again. “Can you teach me how to be that intimidating? I hate when people think that just because I’m young, they can make me uncomfortable for no reason.”

Your soft, melodious laugh cuts through the surrounding din, and your muttered reply to Cee of “just gotta be hard on those thick-skull types” pulls a smile out of Ezra that he hadn’t been expecting, one that dimples his cheek and draws your eyes back to him. You return the smile, almost matching the playfulness in his eyes, but there’s an apprehension in your voice when you speak loud enough for him to catch your next full sentence. 

“To be frank, Chelroth is almost entirely male-xeno dominated because of the types of work available here. Not a lot of female xenos come here for that reason, and the ones who do…” you trail off at this point, and Ezra thinks he’s never been so quiet and focused on someone else speaking in his entire life. “Well there are those who really work for the money, and then there are the ones you see toiling out on the docks, fishing boats, farms, and market shops.”

Cee’s bright peal of laughter once again draws the eyes of several tables worth of tired looking laborers.

“Ahh, so what you’re saying is that you and I are an anomaly, huh?” Cee’s chuckles are completely infectious to you, and you both break off into giggles that devolve into clutching each other, gasping for breath as you both struggle to overcome the inherent awkwardness of the topic.

“What I’m trying to say is that, as far as companions outside of our little group goes, the grand majority are going to ask for some sort of compensation for their time or services with you. So you’d best get a move on if you have any extra business to attend to, because for the next six weeks, we will be adrift at sea and modern…conveniences will be hard to come by.” The doctor gives Ezra a pointed look.

Ezra’s face is warm as well with the knowlege that almost every female xeno within a hundred clicks is either a sex worker, a laborer or…you. He skims his finger along the rim off his glass, wishing that the bar staff would come around again so he could order another drink. He almost never indulges in any kind of mind altering substances, especially after learning Cee’s feelings on such coping mechanisms, but the way that you are laughing and gasping for breath has him thinking that perhaps something to dull his racing thoughts isn’t such a terrible idea. 

“I’m sure I will be able to cope, doctor,” Ezra shoots back slyly, even through the heat of mild embarrassment. 

You give him a challenging look, raising your eyebrow and your glass in a facsimile of a toast.

“To new and abiding friends,” you murmur, eyes locked on Ezra.

He hears his voice harmonize with Cee’s as they both say, “To new and abiding friends.”

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World Laughter Day

It boosts your mood, and even lengthens your life. Watch your  favorite comedy, read a funny book, or gather some friends to tell jokes  and get your diaphragm working.

Everybody knows that laughing feels good, but few realize how  valuable these simple tools can be in improving our everyday wellness  and wellbeing. Laughter cannot heal or solve anything, but it can help  to heal and dissolve everything. That’s what World Laughter Day is for!  It’s a day where people can relieve some stress and laugh. Discover a  new happiness workout and learn about what happens during World Laughter  Day!

History of World Laughter Day

World Laughter Day is an annual event celebrated worldwide to raise  awareness about laughter and its many healing benefits, as well as about  thousands of community groups around the world who regularly practice  comedy that promote wellness and overall well-being. World Laughter Day  is celebrated in most large cities around the world. Hundreds of people  gather worldwide on that day to laugh together. It has been celebrated  in Los Angeles since 2005 and has since spread all over the world as a  way to express people’s love for comedy and laughter.

World Laughter Day is celebrated also by a congregation of laughter  club members, their families and friends in their city like big squares,  public parks or auditoriums. Laughter clubs usually have a variety  entertainment program of music, dance and laughter contests. Winners are  those with the most infectious, natural and effortless laughter.  Laughter club members during this day participate in a peace march and  carry banners and placards such as “World Peace Through Laughter, The  Whole World Is An Extended Family, Join a Community Laughter Club – it’s  free!” etc. During the march all chant “Ho Ho, Ha-Ha-Ha” and “very  good, very good, yay!” clapping and dancing. This is known to be one of  the best ways that laughter clubs help you have a good time and join a  laughter club for special benefits.

Health benefits of laughter

Is there any better feeling than a deep-rooted belly laugh? Not only  does it help us to connect with those we’re laughing with, but there are  a number of health benefits that are associated with laughing as well.  This includes the following…

Produces a general sense of well-being – One of  the main benefits associated with laughter is that you’re generally  going to feel better! If you laugh a lot, you’re going to be more of a  positive person, and this can impact your life in so many different  ways.

The release of endorphins is triggered –  Endorphins are the natural painkillers within your body. They are  released when you laugh. This can help you to feel good all over while  easing chronic pain at the same time.

Boost T-cells ���  Laughter can also boost T-cells. These are specialized cells in your  immune system, which are simply waiting to be activated. When you laugh,  T-cells are brought to life, and they can help you to fight off  sickness. So, next time you feel like you have a cold coming on, why not  add some giggling and chuckling to your prevention strategy?

Improve cardiac health –  Laughter is an exceptional cardio workout, particularly for anyone who  is not able to do other types of physical activity because of illness or  injury. It will get your heart pumping, enabling you to burn around a  similar amount to the calories you would burn while walking at a slow to  moderate pace.

Work your abs – One of the  advantages associated with laughter is that it will tone your abs. The  muscles in your tummy begin expanding and contracting when you’re  laughing. This is similar to when you exercise your abs intentionally.  At the same time, the muscles that are not in use when you are laughing  will get the chance to relax. Is there any better way to get a toned  stomach than having a good laugh?

Reduce stress hormone levels  – Aside from this, a reduction in your level of stress hormones is  another benefit! This helps to cut the stress and anxiety that impacts  your body. Moreover, the reduction of stress hormones can cause a higher  immune system performance.

Lowers blood pressure – Last but not least, laughing can lower your blood pressure. This can reduce your risk of a heart attack or a stroke.

How to Celebrate World Laughter Day

Want to have a good laugh? Go to a laughter club. Through them, you  can preview new comedians and see what they have to offer in terms of  comedic fun. If you want to be a comedian, learn from the best by  joining comedy acts and taking part in improvisation classes. If you  want, share some funny jokes on social media through the hashtag  #WorldLaughterDay and have a good laugh with your friends by watching  your favorite comedians on Netflix.

Here are some other ways that you can bring some more laughter to your life on World Laughter Day…

Start a Joke Jar – This is a good activity to get  the whole family involved in. Simply grab a jar and get people to write a  joke on a piece of paper and place it inside of the jar whenever they  think of one. Next time you have a family dinner or someone needs  cheering up, you can grab some jokes from the Joke Jar.

Learn to laugh at yourself – Take this day as an  opportunity to teach yourself how to laugh at yourself properly. Most of  us take ourselves too seriously! Learning to laugh at yourself enables  you to be more vulnerable and more authentic – both are great traits to  have.

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Job Description for an Athletic Trainer

Many aspire to be sports trainers but need to know what the work includes, so they can't choose the appropriate option. In this post, we will look at the tasks and responsibilities of an athletic trainer, as well as the compensation and career prospects for this role.

An athletic trainer is an essential element of the medical team. Their goal is to avoid sports-related illnesses and injuries.

They work in sports medicine clinics, hospitals, colleges, and other medical settings. These professions' demand is likely to rise. This is because of a growing emphasis on injury prevention.

A Bachelor's degree in physical therapy, exercise science, or another discipline relevant to sports and fitness is required for athletic trainers. They must also be National Athletic Trainers Association certified. Most universities employ many athletic trainers. These professionals may also establish their own sports recreation facilities.

A typical day as an athletic trainer consists of assessing and treating athletes and doing injury evaluations. It may be a hard and fast-paced job. It may, however, be a satisfying profession.

Athletic trainers earn between $39,000 and $52,500 on average. As experience grows, so does income. The highest-paid athletes typically earn roughly $69,500 per year.

Some of the highest-paid athletic trainers work for major sports teams. Other teams will engage college-experienced sports trainers. As an experienced expert, you may be promoted to head trainer.

You must maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times. You will meet athletes, parents, coaches, and physicians.

An athletic trainer is a medical specialist specializing in preventing and treating sports injuries. They are useful in a variety of situations. Hospitals, outpatient clinics, and sports teams are among them. They also aid in the recovery of injuries.

Athletes of all ages may benefit from the services of athletic trainers. Their responsibilities vary from counselling customers on food and fitness to assisting an injured athlete returning to the pitch.

An athletic trainer's work has many advantages. While most sports teams have athletic trainers on staff, individuals may also function in this role. Aside from treating athletes, the trainer may also create programs to prevent and lessen injuries.

Athletic trainers must be licensed in several states. To become one, you must first pass a board test. This test will improve your effectiveness and open new employment prospects. A solid athletic training degree may help you acquire more lucrative positions.

Athletic trainers may work for the military, hospitals, or health clubs. These professions often work full-time. They may, however, work nights and weekends as well.

Athletes and other medical issues are diagnosed and treated by an athletic trainer. They may, for example, teach patients how to modify their posture, boost their endurance, or rectify their technique.

Athletic trainers are healthcare professionals specializing in musculoskeletal injury and sickness diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. They deal with athletes of all ages, both amateur and professional.

Athletic trainers' career prospects are expected to rise quicker than other vocations. This is attributed to increased public awareness of sports-related injuries. Furthermore, the expanding middle-aged population is predicted to increase the number of injuries.

Athletic trainers may be found at medical institutions, fitness centers, hospitals, physician offices, and sports teams. Some may even join the military or work in public safety.

Athletic trainers are educated to handle tough circumstances in addition to diagnosing and treating injuries. As a result, they must have good interpersonal skills and the ability to make rapid decisions. As a result, they must choose a job that enables them to be flexible and work with various individuals.

A bachelor's degree and a license are required in several states for sports trainers. Others could need a master's degree. If you have these credentials, you may begin an athletic training profession and be certain of outstanding job chances.

The majority of sports trainers work full-time. Some people may work on weekends or at night. Those who work for sports teams are usually compelled to travel.