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Join the Action Team Pledge to Go Vegan Donate Now PETA CLAWS BACK AT BIG-CAT DECLAWERS AND SETS FEDERAL LEGAL PRECEDENT. Listen Now! 🎧 Featured Owls' Skulls Cut Open and Electrodes Inserted Into Their Brains at Johns Hopkins University An experimenter restrained fully conscious owls for up to 12 hours while poking at neurons in their brains. These studies offer no insight into human attention deficit disorder, and even if they did, they're still too cruel to be allowed. Urge the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to redirect funds to modern, superior, non-animal research methods immediately. MESSAGE NIH NOW Grocery Chain Hy-Vee Ends 'Humane Meat' Claims Animal flesh is not "humane meat." After learning from PETA that animals on so-called "humane" farms are often tightly confined, mutilated, and slaughtered while still conscious, grocery chain Hy-Vee—which operates 245 stores in eight states—has removed the word "humane" from its meat marketing materials. Sign PETA's petition urging Whole Foods to do the same. HOW TO EAT HUMANELY Make Helping Animals Part of Your Job Did you know that on average, one in 10 companies will match their employee donations? Some companies will also match the donations of spouses, retirees, or volunteers. Find out if your employer has a matching-gift program. LEARN MORE Badgers Driven Insane in Cramped Wire Cages and Killed to Make Makeup and Paint Brushes Blick Art Materials and Morphe are still selling badger-hair brushes, despite knowing that badgers are confined to small cages and beaten and that their throats are slit so that humans can use their hair. TAKE ACTION NOW FOR BADGERS Deer Hunting at Cornell Wildlife 'Sanctuary' Challenged by Alumnus Bill Maher "What dictionary does Cornell use?" Bill Maher writes. "I ask because when I was an undergrad there, 'sanctuary' meant 'a place of refuge or safety.'" Join him in asking Cornell University not to allow deer to be hunted, which could cause many to endure slow, agonizing deaths. CONTACT CORNELL TODAY PETA Takes On Petco: Dead, Sick, and Injured Bettas, Sold as 'Decorations' Sentient beings are stacked on top of one another on Petco's shelves in tiny plastic cups with only a couple inches of water. This cruelty is unacceptable—the company needs to end the sale of betta fish now. MESSAGE PETCO NOW Following a PETA Appeal, Air Canada Stops Selling SeaWorld Tickets After PETA contacted Air Canada and more than 113,000 concerned residents e-mailed the company on our behalf, it responded by quietly removing SeaWorld tickets from its website. Thanks to everyone who took action to help make this victory possible! Now, urge Sunwing Travel Group to sever ties with SeaWorld as well. URGE OTHERS TO FOLLOW SUIT VIDEO: Old MacDonald Had a Farm … and Slaughtered Animals for Food Halloween may be over, but the fright continues for animals in slaughterhouses. Here's what the animal-agriculture industry doesn't want you to see. STOP THE HORROR Become a PETA First Responder and Help Save Animals Every Week Right From Your Phone PETA's text-in advocacy program is the fastest, easiest way to help animals! You can take action by texting a single word or even letter—anywhere, anytime. Sign up now, and if you have an iPhone, take a minute to download PETA's free iPhone app today for even more ways to take action. HELP ANIMALS FROM YOUR PHONE SeaWorld Takes a Hit; Badger Brushes Banned—PETA Just Keeps Winning for Animals Day after day, month after month, PETA keeps on winning for animals, and your actions and support make it all possible. MORE WINS FROM OCTOBER Urgent Action Needed Cruel and Unscientific: NIH Plans to Use More Marmosets in Experiments Urge Coach to Extend Fur Ban to Mohair and Angora Tell Purple Ape to Ditch Hermit Crab Sales Exposé Reveals Sick, Injured, Stressed Greyhounds Imprisoned and Bled Repeatedly This Week’s Episode: Episode 40: PETA Claws Back at Big-Cat Declawers and Wins Historic Victory Listen Now TOP PICKS FROM PETA CATALOG PETA's Hoppy Holidays Cards Head Examined Long-Sleeve T-Shirt SeaWorld Sucks Key Chain This e-mail was sent to: sajanram.shrestha@blogger.com Manage Your E-Mail Subscriptions | Unsubscribe From All E-Mail Please do not respond to this e-mail Instead, click here to contact PETA.         This e-mail was sent by PETA, 501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510 USA. Rabbit Image: ©iStock.com / jt1971

                                                           

Maritime Administrator Welcomes Cadets to Annual Women on the Water Conference

Maritime Administrator Welcomes Cadets to Annual Women on the Water Conference

CASTINE, Maine – Today, Maritime Administrator Mark H. Buzby welcomed female cadets from the seven U.S. maritime academies to the 10th annual Women on the Water Conference, held November 1-3 in Castine, Maine.  The conference, sponsored by the Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD), showcases the successes of women in the maritime industry.

"The demand for a highly trained mariner workforce increases daily," said Administrator Buzby.  "By providing our female cadets with the opportunity to learn from other female maritime industry leaders, we hope to inspire them to greater levels of achievement in their careers."

The Women on the Water Conference, held annually at one of the seven maritime academies across the country, focuses on encouraging female cadets at the start of their career by providing them with access to the maritime industry's top female professionals.  The conference includes speeches, workshops, and mock interview sessions that provide cadets with one-on-one mentoring, leaving them better prepared to enter the maritime workforce.

During his welcome address, Administrator Buzby emphasized how vital the contributions of female mariners are to the success of the maritime industry, and encouraged the cadets to prepare themselves for the dynamic new jobs and service sectors that will open up as a result of the rapid technological changes that are taking place within the maritime industry.

This year's keynote speaker is Captain Deborah Dempsey.  A graduate of the MMA, Capt. Dempsey was the first woman to graduate from a maritime academy and the first female master mariner.  

The Maritime Administration is charged with maintaining the vitality of our merchant marine.  The Women on the Water conference aligns with that mission by encouraging cadets to pursue diverse careers in a constantly changing trade.

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Get Ready to Fall Back!

For most people, the end of Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, November 4, means little more than an extra hour of sleep, earlier sunrises and sunsets, or maybe a reminder to change your smoke alarm batteries. But let's make the tradition of springing forward and falling back our new cue for addressing an important safety issue: Checking for vehicle recalls. Don't risk your safety, that of your loved ones, or others on the road by failing to address any open vehicle recall. Taking a few minutes maintaining the family car can help keep everyone safe on the road. Remember: "Safe Cars Save Lives. Check For Recalls." Take these steps to protect yourself and your family: Check for Recalls. Visit NHTSA.gov/recalls and enter your vehicle's 17-digit vehicle identification number (VIN). In seconds, you'll know if your vehicle is subject to a safety recall. Get It Fixed. If your vehicle is affected by a recall, contact your dealer to schedule a repair. Every recall is fixed for FREE. Get Alerted. Sign up for Recall Alerts. If your vehicle is included in a future recall, you'll receive an e-mail letting you know. If you think your vehicle may have a safety-related defect that isn't part of a current recall, contact NHTSA. Even a single complaint is enough to trigger a recall. Contact NHTSA online or by calling the agency's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236. Stay safe by checking for recalls, getting any open recalls fixed and encouraging your friends, family, and neighbors to do the same. For more information visit NHTSA.gov/Recalls.   Follow NHTSA on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to date with the latest recalls and safety campaigns. Click here to learn more about your Vehicle Identification Number, or VIN, which is your key to vehicle safety.  This video explains the recall process, how you will be notified, and what tools are available to you. Additional Resources >> Search Recalls by Make/Model >> Search Recalls by VIN >> Vehicle Recalls: FAQ >> Sign Up for Recall Email Notifications You are receiving this traffic safety news and information message from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). If you have questions, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you sajanram.shrestha@blogger.com at no charge by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE · Washington, DC 20590 · 888-327-4236

Myanmar attempts to kickstart Rohingya repatriations

The Refugee Brief, 1 November

By Kristy Siegfried @klsiegfried   | 1 November, 2018 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Myanmar attempts to kickstart Rohingya repatriation process. Reuters reports that a delegation of Myanmar officials met with a group of about 60 Rohingya community leaders at Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh on Wednesday in an effort to kickstart a repatriation process . Officials from Bangladesh and Myanmar announced that returns of Rohingya refugees would begin by mid-November following a meeting in Dhaka on Tuesday, but UNHCR has cautioned that conditions in Rakhine state are “not yet conducive for returns”. Myint Thu, permanent secretary at Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and leader of the Myanmar delegation, said Myanmar had verified about 5,000 names of refugees and that repatriation would begin with a first batch of 2,000 returnees. Rohingya leaders said after Wednesday’s meeting that they were unconvinced. They were not given a timetable for how long they would have to stay in transit camps after return and were encouraged to accept new identity cards as a “first step” to citizenship. Tracing the path of 56,800 dead and missing refugees and migrants. The Associated Press today published an investigation into the number of refugees and migrants who have died or gone missing since 2014, the year the International Organization for Migration began tracking such deaths and disappearances. AP said its figure of 56,800 is almost double IOM’s estimate because it drew on data from all regions and pulled together information from both formal and informal sources, including missing persons and death reports, forensic records and data from interviews with thousands of refugees and migrants. While fatalities in the Mediterranean have been better documented than in many other regions since 2014, AP reports that boats which go missing shortly after setting off from Tunisia or other North African countries often go unrecorded. Information about refugees and migrants who disappear after leaving their homes in Asia, Africa and South America is even more scarce. WHAT’S ON OUR RADAR All refugee children to be removed from Nauru by year’s end. The Australian government is set to move all remaining refugee children held as part of its offshore processing policy on the island nation of Nauru by the end of the year , according to George Brandis, Australia’s High Commissioner to the UK. “There are hardly any children in Nauru and in New Guinea, and we expect that by the end of this year there’ll be none,” Brandis told British radio station LBC. The Guardian Australia reported on Wednesday that fewer than 40 children remain on Nauru, owing to ongoing medical transfers. UNHCR has called for the evacuation of all refugees and asylum-seekers from Nauru and Papua New Guinea. Forced out of Angola, Congolese returnees stranded at border. With nearly 350,000 Congolese forced to return from Angola during October and more arriving every day, aid agencies are warning of an emerging crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kasai province, which is receiving most of the returnees. Some 50,000 people are currently trapped near the border town of Kamako with no resources or means to travel home, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Wednesday. At least 80,000 children are among the returnees and are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, according to UNICEF. Andreas Kirchhof, a spokesperson with UNHCR, told Reuters the main needs were for onward transport, as well as food and health care. He said there was a risk the influx could exacerbate ethnic tensions in the region. UN refugee chief urges states to support global compact on refugees. Addressing the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged member states to get behind a new global compact on refugees that emphasizes international cooperation and the rights and aspirations of refugees. Presenting his annual report and the compact to the Assembly’s Third Committee, Grandi said refugees were an international concern and a shared responsibility. “In the compact, we will for the first time have a practical workable model, a set of tools that translates this principle into action,” he said. The compact is expected to be validated by the UN General Assembly by the end of 2018. A separate global compact for migration is to be adopted at an intergovernmental conference in Morocco next month. Green homes build cohesion between Syrian refugees and Jordanians. Reuters reports on a pilot project in northern Jordan that employs Syrian refugees and Jordanians to retrofit and build affordable “green” homes . Led by two non-profits – the Jordan Green Building Council and Habitat for Humanity – the project aims to not only cut carbon emissions, but also to build community cohesion. The influx of Syrian refugees to Jordan since 2011 has strained the country’s energy, water and housing demands and added pressure to Jordan’s ability to meet its obligations under the 2015 Paris climate agreement. Meanwhile, some low-income Jordanians resent the attention and funds directed towards the refugees. The green homes project is helping to heal community rifts while lowering emissions. GET INSPIRED Unable to afford text books, Abdullah Kattineh studied chemistry on his mobile phone from his bedroom in Syria. After coming third in a global chemistry competition, he decided to aim high and applied to study Natural Sciences at Cambridge University. Not only did he secure a place, but his college and a charitable trust are covering his costs. DID YOU KNOW? Since 2014, at least 18,400 African refugees and migrants have died while traveling within Africa, according to figures compiled by the Associated Press.

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