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Three great stories we found on the internet this week. Help in hand Good news for teens who need to talk: As part of a broader effort to address rising mental health concerns since the start of the pandemic‚ New York City has launched a program that will provide free online therapy.  The initiative‚ called NYC Teenspace‚ enables New Yorkers ages 13 to 17 to text‚ call and video chat with licensed therapists via the online platform Talkspace.  Though live sessions are limited to one per month‚ texting is unlimited — and valuable. “We have learned that when people face something stressful‚ messaging is a powerful tool at their fingertips‚” said Talkspace CEO Jon Cohen. Read more at Chalkbeat Building resilience Bamboo is having an architectural moment. Yasmeen Lori‚ an award-winning architect — and the first practicing female architect in Pakistan — is using the material to build structures for displaced Pakistanis. The Heritage Foundation of Pakistan‚ which Lori founded‚ has built nearly 40‚000 homes since 2022’s devastating monsoon floods. And it’s aiming to hit one million in the next couple of years. Become a sustaining member today! Join the Reasons to be Cheerful community by supporting our nonprofit publication and giving what you can. Join Lori draws a key distinction: these aren’t disaster relief shelters‚ but rather disaster-resistant homes. They are designed to be easily repaired‚ added to and‚ of course‚ replicated. Plus‚ bamboo can be harvested much more quickly than traditional timber‚ and bamboo products can store carbon. “Architects call it natural steel‚” said Liu Kewei‚ an engineer who has worked on bamboo projects elsewhere. “It’s really a marvelous material.” Read more at the Washington Post Hatching plans The kiwi‚ a brown bird that one observer recently described as resembling an “avocado with legs‚” is New Zealand’s most iconic animal. But while these flightless‚ nocturnal creatures could once be found all over the country‚ today there are only an estimated 70‚000‚ mostly in remote areas. A baby kiwi being nursed in an avian nursery. Credit: K Ireland / Shutterstock That’s why it’s a big deal that two hatchlings have been discovered just three miles from the bustle of Wellington — the first‚ experts say‚ to be born in the wild in the area in living memory. This marks a small but critical victory for a multi-year conservation effort‚ which included reducing predator populations and reintroducing kiwis into nearby farmlands. There’s a long road ahead‚ and those Wellingtonian hatchlings still have to make it to adulthood. But it’s a “special moment‚” says Pete Kirkman‚ the conservationist who found them. Read more at the New York Times The post NYC Is Giving Teens Free Online Therapy appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.

Heather Lawless came close to never existing on this earth. Due to her mother’s medical condition‚ Lawless’ mom was advised by her physicians and her family to have an abortion.  “There was an abortion appointment made‚ and she didn’t show up to it‚” Lawless said of her mom‚ adding‚ “She chose life for me‚ and I was able to experience the life that I have now.” When Lawless had an unplanned pregnancy herself‚ she chose life‚ and years later when her daughter found herself unexpectedly pregnant‚ Lawless supported her as her daughter chose life as well.  Her mother’s story and her own are “the main reasons why I started Reliance‚ why I do what I do‚” Lawless said.  She founded Reliance Ministries and the Reliance Center in Idaho to serve women facing unplanned pregnancies.  “We have a four-part model that includes a holistic reproductive health clinic and a men’s program‚ a maternity home and a coffee shop‚” Lawless explains.  “We wanted to figure out whatever the barrier was to life and remove the barrier‚” she explains‚ adding that‚ for example‚ “if a woman wants to choose abortion because she doesn’t have a place to live‚ we want to give her a place to live.”  Heather Lawless (Photo: Reliance Ministries) Whether the obstacle to choosing life is housing‚ health care‚ finances‚ or an abusive relationship‚ Lawless says she and her team at Reliance Ministries seek to eliminate and overcome the barrier for the mother so she is free to choose life.  Lawless joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to share her own story and how Reliance Ministries offers a practical model for pregnancy resource centers around the country.  Listen to the podcast below:  The post She Was Close to Never Existing‚ but Her Mother’s Choice Changed That. Now‚ She’s Giving Back. appeared first on The Daily Signal.

December 06‚ 2023

Texan rocker loved Dark Side Of The Moon‚ leading him to an admiration for‚ and later friendship with‚ the man behind the controls

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