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Where Chivalry Went to Die - DOUBLE FEATURE!

After over a month of hiatus, I am BACK with a DOUBLE WHAMMY for this a certain little fic of mine!

Chapter 4 - A Quiet Revelry

Chapter 5 - Cathedral for the Drowned

are out NOW!

optional listening for the last scene of chapter 5

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Exploring Mental Health Services in Lisbon: A Guide

Lisbon, Portugal’s vibrant capital, is not only known for its rich history, breathtaking architecture, and delicious cuisine but also for its commitment to providing quality mental health services. Whether you’re seeking therapy, psychiatric care, or sleep disorder diagnosis, Lisbon offers a range of options to cater to your needs. In this guide, we’ll explore some of the top mental health professionals and facilities in the city.

Melhores Psicólogos em Lisboa (Best Psychologists in Lisbon)

Dr. Sofia Almeida — Psicologia Clínica

With over a decade of experience, Dr. Sofia Almeida is renowned for her compassionate approach to therapy. Specializing in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), she helps clients navigate various Mental Health Challenges, including anxiety, depression, and trauma. Her clinic, located in the heart of Lisbon, provides a safe and welcoming environment for individuals seeking support.

Dra. Ana Santos — Psicoterapia Integrativa

Dra. Ana Santos offers integrative Psychotherapy Services, blending different therapeutic modalities to tailor treatment to each client’s unique needs. Her holistic approach addresses not only psychological issues but also considers the interplay of physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. With a warm and empathetic demeanor, Dra. Santos fosters a trusting therapeutic relationship conducive to healing and growth.

Dr. Miguel Silva — Terapia Familiar e de Casal

Dr. Miguel Silva specializes in family and couples therapy, helping individuals navigate relationship challenges and interpersonal conflicts. With a focus on communication skills and conflict resolution, he supports clients in building healthier and more fulfilling connections with their loved ones. His expertise in systemic therapy allows him to address underlying relational dynamics effectively.

Hospital Psiquiátrico em Lisboa (Psychiatric Hospital in Lisbon)

Hospital de Santa Maria — Serviço de Psiquiatria

As one of the largest Hospitals in Lisbon, Hospital de Santa Maria boasts a comprehensive psychiatric service dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. Their multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and social workers provides specialized care for conditions ranging from mood and anxiety disorders to psychotic illnesses. With state-of-the-art facilities and evidence-based practices, they prioritize patient-centered care and holistic well-being.

Hospital Júlio de Matos — Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa

Hospital Júlio de Matos, commonly known as the Lisbon Psychiatric Hospital, is a leading institution in the field of mental health care. Offering a wide range of outpatient and inpatient services, they cater to individuals with acute psychiatric needs as well as those requiring long-term support. Their commitment to innovation and research ensures that patients receive the latest advancements in psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation.

Polissonografia em Lisboa (Polysomnography in Lisbon)

Centro de Medicina do Sono

For individuals experiencing sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, insomnia, or restless legs syndrome, the Centro de Medicina do Sono provides specialized diagnostic services, including polysomnography. Their team of sleep medicine experts utilizes advanced technology to monitor various physiological parameters during sleep, enabling accurate diagnosis and personalized treatment recommendations.

Hospital da Luz — Unidade de Medicina do Sono

The Sleep Medicine Unit at Hospital da Luz offers comprehensive evaluation and management of sleep disorders, including polysomnography and home sleep studies. With a focus on patient comfort and convenience, they strive to deliver timely and accurate diagnostic services to improve sleep quality and overall well-being.

Navigating Mental Health Services can feel overwhelming, but rest assured that Lisbon offers a wealth of resources to support you on your journey to emotional and psychological wellness. Whether you’re seeking therapy, psychiatric care, or sleep disorder diagnosis, the professionals and facilities mentioned above are dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based care to help you thrive. Remember, reaching out for support is the first step towards healing, and you’re never alone in your mental health journey.

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Planned Parenthood x Tumblr Issue Time: Reproductive Health Care

Two issues that most likely affect you and everyone you’ve ever met are reproductive freedom and access to affordable and equitable healthcare. These issues are especially important during a pandemic, but as it stands, they are both under attack.

This can’t stand. Bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom must be protected for all people, regardless of class, race, gender, sexual orientation, and income. 

Experts from Planned Parenthood will be answering your questions on reproductive rights, the importance of affordable healthcare for all, the lack of resources in underserved communities, how Planned Parenthood plans to address these issues, and how you can advocate for reproductive and healthcare rights. The Issue Time is scheduled to go live on Thursday, September 17 at 12 pm EST.

Submit a question to our panel of experts here

Alexis McGill Johnson is the President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She is a renowned social justice leader, lifelong political organizer, and a tireless advocate for reproductive rights and access to quality, affordable healthcare.

Dr. Sara C. Flowers is the Vice President of Education at Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She has written, implemented, and evaluated sex education programs and curricula for Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, The George Washington University Student Health Service, the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, and Cornell University Cooperative Extension — New York City. 

Dr. Bhavik Kumar is a family physician and the Medical Director of Primary and Trans Care at Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast in Houston and a national medical spokesperson for PPFA. He has been an abortion provider in his home state of Texas since 2015. 

Amanda Matos is the Director of Constituency Campaigns at Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She brings over a decade of experience in public affairs and social movements to the current movement for reproductive freedom.

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Many Homes Still Without Roofs in Puerto Rico, 2 Years After Maria

When Doña Milagros Matos Marquez and her husband Don Cruz Marquez received the news that Hurricane María was approaching Trujillo Alto in Puerto Rico, they expected some rain and maybe a little bit of wind, like with previous storms. Instead María blew their roof off once the storm made landfall exactly two years ago on Friday.

In the months after the hurricane hit, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) distributed 125,981 tarps to the island's municipalities. At the same time the agency also provided 59,469 blue roofs, which are temporary roofs professionally installed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  

At least 30,000 households across the island still live without a roof, former Gov. Rosselló said in May. Until recently the Marquez family was among them, after FEMA denied Matos Marquez's request for help and her insurance company didn't respond. 

President Trump has said multiple times that the federal response in Puerto Rico since Maria made landfall on Sept. 20, 2017, has been great, rating it a 10 out of 10. But the island is still waiting for delayed disaster relief funds. Last week, FEMA ended restrictions they had placed in July over Puerto Rico to manage recovery funds amid the government's crisis that ultimately led to the governor's resignation along with members of his cabinet. Overall, Congress has allocated $42.8 billion, while the island has only received $14 billion so far.

In the meantime, organizations and private citizens have taken charge of reconstruction efforts in the wake of one of the country's worst natural disasters, with an official death toll of 2,975.

"They have been our angels," Matos Marquez said about the nonprofit organization "Techos Pa' Mi Gente" (Roof for my People), which has been rebuilding her home since mid-July. The couple had been living on the first floor of their house, since the second floor was completely destroyed after they lost their roof.

"Techos Pa' Mi Gente's" founder Amarilis González was a schoolteacher who, in the month after the storm struck, saw the same three houses without a roof on her way to work everyday.

Out of frustration, she took to Facebook and wrote about how she wished she could help. Messages started pouring in despite poor cell service across the island. She followed up on Oct. 9, 2017: "DONATE A TARP Do you want to help Puerto Rico? Thousands of families need a tarp to cover their houses... I have decided to take a step forward and request my fellow worldwide friends to donate tarps."

"I received tarps everyday," added González. Once she had enough tarps she asked in another post for volunteers to help her start putting up these temporary roofs.

"We installed hundreds of tarps," González said. She would go on to quit her teaching job to fully dedicate herself to the project. For the first three months, "Techos Pa' Mi Gente" only worked on installing tarps. As time passed by González changed her focus to home reconstruction.

Through donations from private citizens and companies, she and her team of volunteers started to rebuild houses with the help of people locally and nationally.

"Once a month, we have carpenters from the U.S. helping us out," she said.

González and her volunteers take seven days to rebuild roofs when volunteers arrive on the island exclusively to work on the project. If using local volunteers, it might take about a month, since they can only work on weekends due to the volunteers' day jobs. González has experts who guide her and the nonprofit follows guidelines from the Professional College of Engineers and Land Surveyors of Puerto Rico, to make sure these houses are more resistant to any other potential threat.

González said that due to the bad state of the houses on the island, the organization spends at least $5,000 for each repair with money that comes from donations. Some repairs cost more. 

Data obtained by The New York Times last year says two-thirds of the people in Puerto Rico who were granted help by FEMA to repair their homes received less than $3,000.

Matos Marquez has been grateful for Techos Pa' Mi Gente's help. "When I went upstairs and saw I had a roof and walls I kissed them and said 'Thank you God,'" she said tearfully. 

Seeing the reaction of people she's helped has inspired González to stay committed. "This project can't stop," she said.

"Techos Pa' Mi Gente" has helped 48 families so far and has almost a thousand requests of people in need.

Iris Torrado Alvarado is one of those thousands waiting for help. For Torrado Alvarado, living under a tarp has become her new normal in Coamo, located in the south of the island. FEMA gave her two blue tarps, for her house and her mother's house, and $500 to cover food lost during the emergency. She wasn't granted any other help from the agency because she didn't meet the requirements needed. Both houses were under Torrado Alvarado's mom name. Following FEMA’s requirements, you can’t get assistance for two properties that are under the same name. 

Since the storm, Torrado Alvarado has been looking for ways to fix her house and her mother's, where she now lives, due to the poorer conditions of her own home. The 49-year-old woman lives on the second floor of her mother's three story house.

"It's been so hard... I feel helpless," said Torrado Alvarado, who not only is struggling due to the destruction, but is also grieving her mother's death in March 2018. Although Torrado Alvarado's mother had cancer, she says that the emotional toll experienced during the aftermath of the hurricane played a big role in her declining health.

"I'm sure that seeing our homes destroyed advanced her death," she said.

Two years after Maria, Torrado Alvarado still has the tarp on the third floor of her mom’s house, one patched together by her husband because the original FEMA tarp broke. This has caused leaks on the floor were Torrado Alvarado and her husband sleep.

Worried about the thousands of Puerto Ricans who are living in similar conditions, Maricarmen Más Rodríguez, a member of Puerto Rico's House of Representatives, said she wrote a letter in June to FEMA asking the agency to replace damaged tarps in Puerto Rico. She said she never received a response.

A FEMA spokesperson told NBC that they received the letter and that it's under review. 

"This situation has to be taken care of," Más Rodríguez said, adding that what Puerto Ricans have lived through is unfair. "Since we are not a state we've been discriminated and we deserve an equal treatment."

Más Rodríguez has referred people to local organizations that are assisting Puerto Ricans in need.

Aside from Techo Pa' Mi Gente, other organizations working to rebuild homes in Puerto Rico include Habitat of Humanity Puerto Rico, Enactus Puerto Rico, Ricky Martin's Foundation and Rehace.

Also among the groups is CUNY Service Corps based out the City University of New York. Melissa Fernández, the director of Service Corps Puerto Rico, has traveled three times to the island with 500 students who have volunteered to help in the rebuilding process. Some of the municipalities they've operated in include Loiza, Orocovis, Arroyo, Rio Grande and Vega Baja.

As a Puerto Rican, Fernández feel especially drawn to the project.

"It's been one of the most important and meaningful experiences of my life," she said. "It makes me want to work even harder to make sure everyone has a roof over their heads."

Photo Credit: Amarilis González This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. Many Homes Still Without Roofs in Puerto Rico, 2 Years After Maria published first on Miami News

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Investment In Training Of Diesel Engine Mechanics

During the automotive sector, whether for diesel or gasoline ("flex" vehicles), the fix marketplace has become getting prominence along with the niche of restore and routine maintenance in automobiles has a tendency to keep warm. And in this industry, whose principal present is products and services, it's important to pay attention into the high-quality in the repairs and changes, purchasing the qualification with the workforce, for the reason that rapidity from the technological advancements demand from customers gurus who're in constant complex potential. This encourages repairers and repairers to generally be generally competitive, specifically as amplified level of competition also involves operational and managerial coaching. It is actually worthy of bringing some partnerships of founded technical courses to provide quality classes.

Pronatec in partnership with Senai, in Ituiutaba, while in the Triângulo Mineiro has already provided a free diesel motor mechanic class. This class geared toward the dismantling, assembly, adjustment, screening and adjustments in diesel engines. Servicing and diagnostics of failures in diesel engines and complementary systems had been also performed, pursuing the technological norms and procedures of high-quality, basic safety, cleanliness and health and fitness. The prerequisite for coming into the class will be to possess the seventh 12 months of elementary faculty comprehensive. As well as in the study course are used the contents "Integration and Expert Orientation", "Metrology" and "Diesel Motor Systems". The workload is generally a hundred and eighty hours and with attendance lessons. Produce a pay a visit to at mecanica diesel

Fatec Senai Campo Grande and Sincovems (Mato Grosso do Sul Concessionaires Union) have signed a partnership to train new automotive mechanics and boost the present workforce, assembly the demand for capable pros during the workshops of motorcar dealers in the Point out , mostly for diesel engines (vans, tractors and agricultural machinery). In keeping with the manager of Fatec Senai Campo Grande, Artur Quintella, are going to be supplied forty vacancies divided into two classes of 20 learners just about every.

He adds the initial course with 20 students is going to be centered on the qualification of latest mechanics, while the second will be for the enhancement of pros who currently do the job with diesel mechanics. With the qualification, the training course commences together with the courses of mechanics of diesel engines and mechanic of trade and differential. To the advancement of professionals will probably be made available the classes of preventive and corrective upkeep of diesel motor and maintenance within the digital diesel injection process. So go to our internet site mecanica diesel

Artur Quintella emphasizes the purpose with the partnership is usually to present competent specialist vehicle dealers in the region promptly, but later on, new courses will have to be supplied under the partnership with Sincovems. Here is the initial phase of a perform that starts now using the intent of qualifying and perfecting often, emphasizing the partnership is of maximum great importance for that realization on the initiative. The president of Sincovems, Luiz Antonio de Souza Campos, reinforces which the partnership with Senai may be the result of the need through the network of car sellers to coach new employees and improve the mechanics of the dealerships. The best need will be to meet up with the demand with the heavy-duty truck community, which happens to be the vehicles towards the agricultural equipment, "he spelled out, noting that the expansion of the car or truck marketplace in Brazil has elevated the need for experienced professionals within the dealers' workshops.

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