Feeling rather emotional listening to Richard Branson letter to his late mother. "Brave men may not live forever, but cautious men do not live at all." #VirginGalactic #Unity22

A special ceremony yesterday marked our stand-up & the official opening of our headquarters During the ceremony, the 1st Space Operator badges were presented to UK Space Command personnel from the Royal Air Force, British Army 🇬🇧 & @SpaceForceDoD Read more: raf.mod.uk/news/articles/…

Please re-Tweet to raise awareness: There is no ‘typical’ older person. Communities and countries need adaptable policies. (image: World Health Organization (WHO)) #gerontology #geriatrics #aging

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The families of missing people of color say media coverage favors the stories of missing White women - CNN edition.cnn.com/2021/09/23/us/…

“Signs of autumn - the reddening leaf, the chill in the early-morning air, the misty evenings. The summer has been splendid but it has lasted long enough. This morning I welcomed the chill in the air and viewed the falling leaves with cheerfulness.” ~A.A.Milne #mondaymotivation

Often we don’t believe it can be possible to move forward……but somehow we just do. #hope

We are launching the International Journal of Missing Persons. This is a peer reviewed academic journal. We are now open for submissions on all topics relating to missing persons, using relevant research methods (quantitative and qualitative). Please RT. scholarworks.sjsu.edu/ijmp/

After a day of interviews the one takeaway I want to remind people is that media representations of who goes missing are not indicative of who actually goes missing. We need media guidelines to ensure safe inclusion of all who are missing + vulnerable. #cleosmith #missingpersons

One thing that very few people have pointed out about Ukraine is how its state has continued to provide essential services even under severe disruptions created by Russia's invasion — and even more, how quickly it has adapted to this new reality. A couple of examples.

"I affirm that the daffodil is my favourite flower. For the daffodil comes, not only before the swallow comes, but before all the many flowers of summer; it comes on the heels of a flowerless winter. Yes, a favourite flower must be a spring flower." ~A.A.Milne #Spring #Hope

“War is war, but flowers still need to be planted” - the view of a Kyiv city gardener, bringing spring colour to the city. She’s hopeful that conflict will be over soon and wants the capital looking beautiful again. #Ukraine

An estimated 12 million Ukrainians have been displaced, having fled their homes and their country since the Feb. 24 Russian invasion began, to safer places within Ukraine or beyond. But Ukraine’s disappeared make up a vast and so-far-uncounted group. torstar.co/R4kB50IQLvp

“Kelsi German said she doesn’t like when people say “I’m sorry for your loss.” I don’t either. But I don’t know why. We simply don’t have a language for families and survivors of violent crime.” Kim Goldman talks about living with her brother Ron’s murder. #crimecon

#FollowedByCancer ❗️Ovarian Cancer symptoms: I Need A Wee Again @_BloatedBelly My Tummy Hurts Feel Full Quickly These accounts have been following thousands of people before #WorldOvarianCancerDay. Just like in real life, most people ignored them. 🔁RT this to get them noticed🔁

The Danger of Minimalist Design (& the death of detail) A short thread...

A thirteen year old girl was reported missing from Edmonton and, thankfully, has been found. She was apparently abducted and taken to Oregon. There are hundreds of posts on social media referring to her by name. If you posted one of them, please consider deleting it.

University of South Wales is hosting the International Conference of Missing Children and Adults 5th-7th July in Cardiff. The event will cover the challenges faced by those who are missed, those who respond to missing and those who are affected by missing. southwales.ac.uk/business-servi…