Oct 27, 2024
Not to be “woke” on main but
SCHOOL LUNCH SHOULD BE FREE!!📢
WATER SHOULD BE FREE!! 📢
FOOD SHOULD BE FREE!!📢
HEALTH CARE SHOULD BE FREE!!📢
MEDICATION SHOULD BE FREE!!📢
IF YOU CANT LIVE WITHOUT IT, THEN IT SHOULD BE FREE!!📢
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Not to be “woke” on main but
SCHOOL LUNCH SHOULD BE FREE!!📢
WATER SHOULD BE FREE!! 📢
FOOD SHOULD BE FREE!!📢
HEALTH CARE SHOULD BE FREE!!📢
MEDICATION SHOULD BE FREE!!📢
IF YOU CANT LIVE WITHOUT IT, THEN IT SHOULD BE FREE!!📢
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In high school (approx. ages 14–18), did you eat the food from the cafeteria?
Yes, regularly
Sometimes
No, I packed lunch
No, I went home to eat
No, I got food from somewhere else (e.g. corner store, cafe, etc)
No, I didn't eat lunch
My school didn't have a cafeteria/other
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If free lunch boosts achievement, then we know taking away lunch lowers achievement.
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As Damian was struggling to open the tiny box milk carton at school, he got a shiver. His eyes narrowed; they were here.
Three bodies sat down enclosing around him in sync. Trays set down.
Jason: maaan! I do love me some school pizza!
Damian groaned. Dicks brows raised as he saw Damian drop the milk carton to the table. Reached across taking it.
Dick: having a hard time Dami?
Damian went to snatch it back as classmates were staring but it was too late. His mother hen was opening it and returning it.
Dick, pleased: there you go, hun.
Damian: oh god.
Jason, mouth full of pizza: what’s that shit?
Damian didn’t have to look to know he was staring down at his salad.
Damian: I don’t like the schools pizza.
Tim: cus you’re an abomination.
Damian: because it’s square
He signaled to the tray in front of Dick since Jason had already almost finished his and Tim and torn the edges off of his.
Damian: it’s pretty much always undercooked. And it’s got cheese so processed and fake I don’t think it can even be called cheese.
The three stared at him trying to find the problem here. Dick clicked his tongue as if he figured it out.
Dick: ahh. Is it because it upsets your tummy.
Tim slowly nodded with the most overzealous serious and concerned expression making Damian blush.
Tim: he must get the shits.
As girls behind giggled, Damian began to slowly to reach for the plastic knife beside him but decided against it.
Dick: don’t worry. I have meds for that!
Jason: guys! Stop. You’re embarrassing him.
Jason: we all know how silent and deadly they are. If we don’t talk about it, people might not be able to point it back to him.
Oh, they will.
Damian: who lets you guys in here?!
Dick blinked: no one. We just walk right in.
That explains a lot.
Tim: Damian! Was that you, ugh!
As Tim pinched his nose, Dick sniffed the air. He waved at the air in shock as he whistled.
Dick: that’s gotta be our baby boy.
Damian twitched.
Jason: nah, that was me.
Damian: every week! Every week you guys come here. You get the fucking gross ass pizza. Tim eats more ranch with it than the pizza itself. And you sit down and embarrass me. Why?
They all deadpanned him. Tim holding a piece of pizza coated in ranch up an inch from his mouth as he was judging him.
Dick: isn’t it obvious Damian?
Damian twisted his face confused.
Damian: because Bruce used to do this?
Dick: yes, but!
Dick: no.
Jason: pizzas good.
Damian: it’s not good!
Dick: same time next Friday?
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1. Massive marine sanctuary the size of Yosemite created in the South Atlantic Ocean
“Patagonia Azul Provincial Park aims to protect one of the most biodiverse areas of the South Atlantic, home to whales, sea lions and over 50 species of seabirds. […] The new park draws a protective blue line around over 60 islands and islets, kelp forests and rugged coastal habitats. […] Plans are already underway to build trails, campsites, a biological station and marine access points, making it easier for people to connect with the sea and its incredible wildlife.”
2. Farmers are making bank harvesting a new crop: Solar energy
“[… G]rowers are fallowing acreage and installing solar panels. Some are even growing crops beneath them, which is great for plants stressed by too many rays. Still others are letting that shaded land go wild, providing habitat for pollinators and fodder for grazing livestock. […] On average, that energy savings and revenue added up to $124,000 per hectare (about 2.5 acres) each year, 25 times the value of using the land to grow crops.”
3. Maine Gov. Janet Mills beats Donald Trump, gets school meal funds restored while defending trans kids
“The Trump administration has backed down after a federal court intervened in its attempt to cut off funding for Maine’s school meal programs—punishment for the state’s refusal to discriminate against transgender people by barring trans girls from participating in girls’ sports. [… “W]e are pleased that the lawsuit has now been resolved and that Maine will continue to receive funds as directed by Congress to feed children and vulnerable adults.””
4. "It gives some hope": new population of near-extinct tiny chameleons discovered in Madagascar
“[T]he Belalanda chameleon [… has] one of the smallest known distributions of any land vertebrate[…. T]he team discovered two males and one female Belalanda chameleon at the new location, around five kilometres outside of its usual range in the Belalanda area. […] Work’s now underway to help locate and protect any remaining individuals, harnessing the local knowledge of surrounding communities, with hopes of bolstering efforts to safeguard its habitat.”
5. State’s “largest urban solar farm” and battery switches on to help power university
“[… T]he 2.9MW solar farm and 2.5 MW/4.5 MWh battery system is expected to cut the University’s total energy emissions by a further 15 per cent, taking overall emissions reduction at the Bundoora campus to over 65 per cent [since 2019…. T]he new Bundoora solar farm and battery is connected to the grid, meaning that La Trobe will be able to provide support to the grid when required in emergencies to help avoid power issues in the local community.”
April 22-28 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)
The initiative for children from poor or disadvantaged families was introduced by President-elect Prabowo. Read more at straitstimes.com.
"A trial programme providing a free meal a day has yielded not just financial relief for households but also improved child nutrition and student outcomes such as attendance and focus.
The free school lunch initiative for children from poor or disadvantaged families was introduced by President-elect Prabowo Subianto and Vice-President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka as one of their key campaign promises. Mr Gibran is President Joko Widodo’s elder son...
The pair – who won the Feb 14 presidential election by a landslide and will be inaugurated in October – had in the lead-up to the polls pledged to offer free lunches and milk for students as well as nutritional aid to toddlers and pregnant women in a bid to lower the country’s stunting rate.
Over 20 per cent of Indonesian children under the age of five experienced stunted growth in 2022, according to the United Nations. Stunting, which is being too short for one’s age as a result of poor nutrition, can result in long-term development delays.
When fully implemented by 2029, the programme will cover 83.9 million beneficiaries across the world’s fourth-most-populous nation of nearly 280 million, and cost over 400 trillion rupiah (S$33.7 billion) a year – about 2 per cent of annual gross domestic product.
But on the ground, a trial that was first rolled out in January at 16 schools in Sukabumi, in West Java, has been warmly received by around 3,500 students, their parents and school leaders, who have seen positive changes.
For one thing, saving on the cost of lunches for four of her nine children has provided significant financial relief for Indonesian housewife Rofiati, 46.
Her husband, a teacher at an Islamic boarding school in Sukabumi, earns 2.5 million rupiah a month on average, and the free school meals have helped them save about 420,000 rupiah monthly, which she can put towards other household needs.
Her children do not usually have breakfast before school. Before the free lunch programme, her children would eat lunch only upon returning home from school. Lunch would usually consist of instant noodles, or dishes of vegetables, eggs, tempeh or salted fish.
“I am not worried any more because I know they will eat at school. They have more appetite as they eat together with their friends,” Ms Rofiati told The Straits Times, adding that her children’s appetites have improved and they also like the variety of the meals provided. In fact, her 11-year-old daughter has gained 4kg since the programme started.
Every day, students on the programme receive a lunch package worth 15,000 rupiah, containing rice, meat such as chicken, fish or beef, vegetables, fruit and milk.
At home, the family usually eats meat only once a week.
It is not just the financial savings that parents are happy about. Ms Depi Ratna Juwarti, who has two out of three children benefiting from the free lunches, has noticed other encouraging results.
“They rarely get sick now. They are more motivated to study and spend a longer time studying at night,” Ms Depi said.
Her eldest daughter, Adifa Alifiya Mahrain, 12, also has good reviews. “The food is always delicious and the menu changes every day. I always eat everything. It’s a lot of fun to eat together with my friends,” said Adifa, who hopes to become a paediatrician in the future.
Mr Shalahudin Sanusi, principal of Gelarsari Islamic primary school in Sukabumi, which is trialling the programme, said he has noticed that pupils have been able to concentrate better and understand lessons more.
He said the initiative has raised the attendance rate of its 110 pupils from 85 per cent to 95 per cent. “They eat modestly at home – mostly rice and salted fish. Rice and eggs are the best they can get,” he told ST. “Now, they are so excited, some even arrive in school at 6am, an hour before lessons start.”"
-via The Straits Times, May 18, 2024