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Why dance classes are good for your mental health
Note: I would like to thank everyone who has examined the ideas and information I shared with a critical lens. Several individuals have pointed out that the meta-analysis cited below about the effect of exercise on depression has recieved solid criticism and there are doubts about the data quality and methods. Read more here. This thread includes comments from the lead author.
The Life and Looks of San Jose's Most Fashionable Couple
As the fashion industry continues to chase trends, push products and cycle through aesthetics, Andreia and Handerson Freitas' style evolution dictates that true personal style must say something about yourself. In 2018, the couple left their 20-year long fashion careers in the vibrant streets of São Paulo, Brazil for the fast-paced vibes of Silicon Valley.
How to talk about climate change and the problem with doomerism
It often feels as if the world is falling apart. In the past few years, we have faced a global pandemic, record high global temperatures, serious threats to democracy, and the rise of frightening technology — including social media and artificial intelligence. It is not surprising that people are burned out from existential panic. The general malaise about these and other serious challenges is beautifully captured by several memes.
Work-to-Contract Update: Foothill-De Anza faculty reach salary agreement within four days of action
After carrying out a work-to-contract action in order to advocate for a pay raise, the Foothill-De Anza Faculty Association and the community college district have reached an agreement to increase faculty salaries retroactively for 2021-2022 and onwards for 2022-2023.
Faced with rising costs while teaching during the pandemic, Foothill-De Anza faculty vote to withhold extra work until they get a raise
Canva graphic by La Voz multimedia team Yvonne Phan, Reporter April 22, 2022 Beginning Monday, April 25, Foothill-De Anza faculty and counselors will begin a work-to-contract job action, limiting their job responsibilities to only what is in their job description and potentially withdrawing from many aspects of college life that students and staff are used to seeing them in.
Faced with rising costs while teaching during the pandemic, Foothill-De Anza faculty vote to withhold extra work until they get a raise
Beginning Monday, April 25, Foothill-De Anza faculty and counselors will begin a work-to-contract job action, limiting their job responsibilities to only what is in their job description and potentially withdrawing from many aspects of college life that students and staff are used to seeing them in.
What Vallco Mall’s redevelopment symbolizes about Cupertino’s past and future
Selina Malik Trash cans pile up to collect debris around Vallco’s demolition site. After years of dispute and indecision, Vallco Mall is finally being redeveloped into mixed-use housing, but it’s gradual slide into lifelessness throughout the 2010s is evidence of what could happen when a city’s biggest stakeholders fail to compromise. The public is tired of seeing Vallco’s obsolete buildings amidst a housing crisis.
Goodbye to The Oaks: A missed opportunity for student housing that still has potential to serve the De Anza community
Selina Malik The last of the Oaks Shopping Center is set to be stripped apart as the City of Cupertino prepares to welcome in the new Westport development. Yvonne Phan, Reporter October 29, 2021 “The big thing about The Oaks was that it brought people together. I knew people who would chill there every night.
Goodbye to The Oaks: A missed opportunity for student housing that still has potential to serve the community
-Ammad Haider, De Anza alum, 2011 The De Anza College community will soon see the plaza that was once central to their community college experience transformed into a modern residential property. The Oaks Center, the shopping plaza located across the street from De Anza will be redeveloped into senior housing. Moving forward, it will be known as “Westport Cupertino,” a mixed-use development.
Highlighting Local Innovations Addressing Homelessness
Texas The Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County serves as the lead agency in the city’s continuum of care. Over the last decade, the Coalition has collaborated with local service providers, corporations and charitable nonprofits to move over 25,000 unhoused people into permanent housing with supportive services. Under the Coalition’s leadership, the city of Houston’s homelessness population has decreased by 60% since 2011.
Eight Airport Public-Private Partnerships Taking Off in the U.S.
Blog Post Infrastructure By Yvonne Phan , Owen Minott Oct 13, 2023 After a pandemic slump, airline travel has returned stronger than ever, with TSA measuring the highest single day volume of passengers in U.S. history this summer. Air travel is only expected to increase: according to an FAA report, annual domestic boardings are expected to rise from 800 million in 2023 to nearly 1.4 billion over the next 20 years.
Housing Initiatives for Youths Aging Out of Foster Care
In the United States, nearly 370,000 children are living without permanent families in the foster care system.[1] Although foster care agencies generally provide temporary housing and care for children and adolescents until they can be reunited with their family, cared for by relatives, or adopted, thousands of youths—more than 18,500 in fiscal year 2022—age out of the foster care system annually at age 18 (or 21 in some states).[2] This explainer outlines some of the unique challenges...
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