#12 august

[lostamber]

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Members of the American Federation of Labor unions participate in a parade on Fifth Avenue, August 12, 1939.

Photo: UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images

[greendayauthority]

Kansas City, MO, 12 August 2009

[a-shade-of-blue]

New Gaza fundraiser asks I've received (11 August)

Ghada Banat (@ghadabanat): Ghada is pregnant and on her latest trimester and is expecting to give birth very soon. Ghada is from a family of 14 and has a 9-month-old daughter. They are trying to evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/65f2a341) (#239 on the verified fundraiser spreadsheet vetted by el-shab-hussein and nabulsi.) 

Malk and Ahmed Al Zaeem (@malkzaim): Malk is 14 years old. His grandfather suffers a spinal injury but there is limited meidcal resources in Gaza. Malk and is family is trying to evacuate and ensure his grandfather receives essential medical care abroad. (https://gofund.me/f5a14faa) (#129 on the verified fundraiser list vetted by nabulsi and el-shab-hussein)

Suad Ahmad (@suad-ahmad): Suad and her husband have an infant son Khaled who is born during the current war. Her infant son developed a severe fever due to a chest infection. They, along with her family, are stranded in the streets of Al-Bureij, where a bombing attack and ground invasion is imminent according to multiple sources (!) They are trying to evacuate and find medical treatment for Khaled (https://gofund.me/ebaee2af) (vetted by nabulsi)

Lina (@azaxa): Lina is 25 years old and has two children, 2-year-old Saif and 3-month-old Sidra who was born during the current war. Their home has been destroyed and they are trying to evacuate out of Gaza.  (https://gofund.me/4f077ab2) (Vetted by association. This campaign belongs to a friend of @/mohiy-gaza. Mohi's gfm has been shared by 90-ghost. ana-bananya has been able to confirm this connection by reaching out to Mohi, please see linked post.)

Kareem Almadhoon and family (@kareem-family): Kareem suffers from cerebral palsy and severe malnutrition and needs many medications that are not available. Kareem also has three other siblings Lamees, Maryam and Nour. (https://gofund.me/baf38a35) (shared by 90-ghost)

Sameer Al Khaldi (@sameer-17): Sameer is from a family of 17, including 9 adults and 8 children. Before the current war, his was preparing for his daughter’s wedding which was supposed to take place this summer. One of his son was supposed to finish high school this year and was looking forward to study business in uni.They are trying to evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/e61eadec) (Vetted by association. This campaign belongs to a friend of @/mohiy-gaza. Mohi's gfm has been shared by 90-ghost. Both @/ana-bananya and @/dlxxv-vetted-donations has been able to confirm this connection by reaching out to Mohi, please see linked post.)

Ahed and Samah (@ahedalshaer): Ahed is a 22 year old dental student and Samah is 18 years old and supposed to be in high school this year. They are from a family of 7 with 3 brothers: Jamal, Hamdan, and Hamada.Their father is diabetic and their mother suffers from chest infections but there are not medicine or treatment available. They are trying to evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/ed54855f) (#407 on the Butterfly Effect Project verified fundraiser list)

Ahmed Jihad (@ahmad-syam-blog): Ahmed is newly wedded right before the current genocide happened, and his daughter was born during the ongoing slaughter. They are trying to survive and evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/2768b3a3) (#171 on the Bees and Watermelons verified fundraiser list!) (11 Aug: LOW FUNDS! Currently $598 CAD raised of $40,000 goal.)

The one below is UNVETTED but seems legit:

Malak Al-Mughribi (@malakalmughrabi): Malak and her husband Amjad has a 3-year-old son named Malek. (https://gofund.me/cf2f172e) (This campaign is UNVETTED but seems legit. Her Instagram goes back a decade (See the post she has been tagged in on IG. The earliest she has been tagged in is from 2015, a post she has been tagged in in 2019 is geotagged in Gaza))

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 13 July - 25 July.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 26 July -29 July.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 30 July - 1 August.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 2 August - 5 August.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 6 August - 10 August.

[wiiildflowerrr]

@Michael5SOS: To the moon.. :)

12 August 2013

[oediex]

When the blood donation centre calls me, I usually recognise the number before I pick up. But on Friday their opening line was different from the usual one.

"We have vegan Magnums!"

In the summer, a freezer occupies the recovery spot at the centre, where you can have a drink and a snack. Besides the usual biscuits, cakes and pieces of fruit, you can have some ice cream. A treat. As a vegan, it's usually slim pickings. Just one or two types of ice lolly. Orange flavoured. Boring.

But when I donated earlier this summer, the nurses were all excited that, for once, they had seen vegan Magnums on the list of products that could be ordered. All of them were very keen to inform me.

"We've been saying, when Oedie comes, she can have a vegan Magnum!"

But when they went to check the freezer that day, while I was still locked to the machine singling out the plasma and platelets in my blood and giving the rest of it back to me, they returned with a disappointing message. Apparently, the vegan Magnums had not, in fact, been ordered. Bummer.

Hence Friday's opening line.

But today was the day. And as I was leaving after a, unfortunately, failed and early-terminated donation session (it happens), the nurse I get along with the most says conspiratorially, "let me come with you to get the vegan Magnums."

They had, I kid you not, hidden the vegan Magnums at the bottom of the freezer, underneath all the other ice cream and ice lollies, just to make sure that I, the one donor they know to be a vegan, would not miss out.

[rabbitcruiser]

Truck Driver Day

Professional truck drivers are honored and celebrated today with Truck Driver Day. In the United States, a driver is considered to be a truck driver when their vehicle has a gross vehicle weight—the weight of the vehicle loaded—of at least 26,000 pounds. They must obtain a commercial driver's license (CDL) to drive a vehicle of this weight. Employers often require their drivers to take a safety training program, and some also require a high school degree or GED.

Truck drivers carry all kinds of freight—livestock, food, canned goods, liquids, packages, and vehicles—all across the United States and the world. They often have to load and unload their freight and must inspect their trucks before taking to the road. Truck drivers often ship products to stores, and some may have to undertake sales duties. Many truck drivers work long hours. Some may have daily local routes that keep them close to home, while others may have routes and schedules that often change, and many have to be away from home for an extended amount of time.

Some trucks were on the road in the United States prior to World War I. Trucks continued to be used and developed during the war, and by 1920 there were more than a million trucks on the roads of America. Trucking continued to expand over the following decade, on account of advancements such as the introduction of the diesel engine, improved rural roads, the introduction of power brakes and steering, and the standardization of truck and trailer sizes. In the 1930s, a number of trucking regulations were implemented, and the American Trucking Association was created. Trucking activity increased in the 1950s and '60s, in large part because of the creation of the Interstate Highway System. Regulations on the weight of trucks continued to be updated.

The heyday of the truck driver came in the 1960s and '70s. At the time, a wide swath of the public viewed truck drivers as modern-day cowboys or outlaws. The rise of "trucker culture" was signaled with the proliferation of trucker songs and films, the wearing of plaid shirts and trucker hats by the public, and the wide use of CB radios and CB slang. The romanticization of trucker culture subsided by the dawn of the 1980s.

Many truckers went on strike during the energy crises of 1973 and 1979, after the cost of fuel rose. The Motor Carrier Act of 1980 partially deregulated the industry. As a result, many new trucking companies were started. Trucker union membership also drastically declined, leading to lower pay. But the deregulation did reduce consumer costs, and it increased production and competition in the trucking industry. By the twenty-first century, trucking dominated the freight industry. In 2006, there were 26 million trucks on America's roads, which hauled about 70 percent of the country's freight. Truckers continue to play a prominent role in keeping the wheels of the economy turning, and for the hard work they put in to make this happen, they are honored and celebrated today!

How to Observe Truck Driver Day

Some ideas of ways the day could be spent include:

If you are a truck driver, get out there and drive! Or, take the day off. It should be up to you!

Wave to truckers or make a gesture like you are pulling a truck horn in an attempt to get them to honk their horns.

Thank a truck driver. Tell them thanks in person or make a social media post of thanks. Include the hashtag #TruckDriverDay.

Become a truck driver.

Listen to some truck driving songs such as "Convoy" and "Truck Drivin' Man."

Watch some truck driving films such as Smokey and the Bandit, Convoy, and Big Rig.

Talk on a CB radio.

Eat at a truck stop.

Attend or take part in the National Truck Driving Championships, which are held around the time as Truck Driver Day.

Read a book about trucking or truckers such as Trucking Country: The road to America's Wal-Mart Economy or The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road.

Explore the websites of organizations and companies related to the industry such as American Trucker, Truckers News, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the American Trucking Associations, and the Women in Trucking Association.

[dracula-dictionary]

Dracula Dictionary, August 12th

brain fever: a nervous breakdown, due to extreme emotional distress, often with associated fever like symptoms

sanatorium: a facility offering long-term medical care or treatment

Klausenburg: german name of the romanian city Cluj-Napoca, unofficial capital of the Transylvania region

thither: in that direction