The disaster of Nazino Island in 1933 remains one of the darkest chapters of Russian history. It was an entirely man-made disaster, too. Devised as part of Stalin's plan to remake Soviet Russia, Nazino Island in Siberia was supposed to be the home of a forced settlement called Nazinsky. It was a prison in all but name.
But it was clear from the very beginning that the Nazinsky Island project was doomed to fail. Shortly after thousands of people arrived on the island, they began to starve. Desperate for nourishment, many turned to cannibalism.
About a month later, the project was abandoned, and survivors were evacuated. Only one-third of the people who arrived on Nazino Island left it. This is the story of how a Soviet settlement became known as "Cannibal Island."
The FAA is hiring people interested in a career as an air traffic controller to “Be ATC”. As an Air Traffic Controller, you will join the FAA’s fast-paced, active team of 14,000 professionals across the nation working in radar facilities and in towers who help keep the skies safe.
This episode is one of our most requested topics — how to become an air traffic controller as an entry-level applicant. FAA experts will walk you through everything from the application process to training at the FAA Academy and certification.
The median annual wage for air traffic controllers (ATCs) was $138,556 in 2021. The wage for ATC Trainees, while attending FAA Academy training on a temporary appointment, is based on an annual salary of $32,552 - $33,637 for 2022, which includes locality pay.
Upon successful completion of the FAA Academy training, and assignment to a facility, developmental ATCs receive an annual wage of $41,101. There is also applicable locality pay. (Unless the ATCs has prior ATC experience, which qualifies for higher pay under the ATCs Collective Bargaining Agreement.)
The salaries for entry-level air traffic controllers increase as they complete each training phase. The annual salary for more advanced controllers, who have completed on-the-job training, varies with the location of the facility, the complexity of the airspace, and other factors.
The Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) places high school students in Department of Navy (DoN) laboratories where they take part in real Naval research for eight weeks during the summer.
SEAP gives academically talented sophomores, juniors, and seniors interested in STEM the opportunity to learn about Naval research and technology while receiving first-class mentoring by top scientists and engineers.
SEAP is a competitive program with around 300 placements in more than 30 laboratories around the country in which many participants go on to careers within the DoN. Interns are selected based upon academic achievement, personal statements, recommendations, and career and research interests.
DURATION & STIPEND
The internship has a duration of eight weeks (with the possibility of extending up to two additional weeks). Stipend levels will be determined by the student's years of participation in SEAP and will be paid bi-weekly via direct deposit. Stipends are as follows:
Newman’s
Own Foundation, with equity and strategic support
from FoodCorps, is launching a new grant program! The Power of Food in
School grants offer up to
$50,000 to state and district-reaching organizations working to
increase access to food education and nourishing meals in school.
Who can
apply: Any 501(c)(3) organization operating
within one of these locations: AR, CA, CT, DC, GA, IA, ME, MA,
MI, MS, NJ, NM, NY, or OR. Priority will be given to Black,
Indigenous, Multiracial and People of Color (BIMPOC)-led
organizations and those that honor the grassroots wisdom and
expertise of local communities.
Funding
amount: Grants will range from $10,000-$50,000,
with Newman’s Own Foundation awarding up to $450,000 total.
Funding can be used for general operations or program
support.
Key
dates: Proposals will be accepted through August
15. Funding will be distributed in October.
More
information: All grant program information and
RFP instructions are available on the
Newman’s Own Foundation website. Have more
questions? A live Q&A session will be held on June 30.
Registration information will be available soon on the website and
the session will be recorded.
Know of an organization that could benefit? Please forward this email and encourage them to
apply! Thanks for helping spread the word.
FoodCorps is a non-partisan,
non-profit organization. FoodCorps staff and FoodCorps AmeriCorps
members may not participate in any partisan or seemingly partisan
activities during work time charged to an AmeriCorps funded grant
or while earning AmeriCorps service hours. No federal funds were
used to prepare or distribute advocacy actions.
Join Us
Monday, June 27th on Debt Relief Guide for Black, Indigenous and
People of Color (BIPOC) Producers under the American Rescue Plan
(ARP)
5pm ET,
4pm CT, 3pm MT, 2pm PT
Greetings Farmers and Ranchers and Member and
Allied Organizations,
Farmers and ranchers continue to be impacted by the
halt in Debt Repayments for BIPOC Farmers and Ranchers under the
American Rescue Plan (ARP). If you or members of your
organization remain stuck lacking this critical relief - still
frozen in the courts - without clarity on what they should do to
keep their loans current or to access additional credit they may
need to keep farming, we are working to provide the most current
information and answer any questions possible.
Please join us for an important zoom call for
farmers and ranchers who were informed they were eligible to
receive debt payments under ARP, on Monday, June 27th at 5pm
ET. We will be joined by attorneys Stephen Carpenter and
his colleagues from the Farmers’ Legal Action Group (FLAG) who
will provide information on the status of the frozen ARP debt
payments. They will also present guidance on what happens next
with the loans that farmers and ranchers have with USDA.
We are working closely with FLAG on a
Comprehensive Guide for Farmers and Ranchers with relevant
information on the lawsuits that have halted payments, on the
rights farmers and ranchers have as they navigate options to keep
loans current, and what options they have to protect their
rights. We ask that you come prepared to share any
questions, concerns, or comments you might have, which will also
help to inform the Guide. If you have any questions to share
before the zoom call, please email them to Dr. Kenesha Reynolds
at Kenesha@ruralco.org.
We urge the organizations and producers receiving
this message to share this invitation and the meeting link with
other farmers and ranchers who need this information.