‘It really feels like I’ve found my calling’ … Frances Harper. Photograph: Joshua Bright/The Guardian One morning in 2007, Frances Harper was taking a bath and listening to the local news on BBC Radio Suffolk when one story caught her attention. A young woman, Louise, was being interviewed about her life as a sex worker in Ipswich. “I couldn’t see how this interview was helping her situation at all,” says Harper, who was 60 at the time. “I got out of the bath and made some notes. I realised she needed a documentary to tell her story properly and I thought perhaps I could try to make it.” Harper had never owned a video camera and had no idea how to shoot a film. She had spent the past four decades working in secretarial jobs, as well as raising her son and supporting her husband in his construction business. “I was busy but something was always missing,” she says. “Something I could do for myself.” Armed with a sudden sense of purpose and without a current job to keep her occupied, Harper rushed out to buy a basic camera, read the manual and began looking up ways to contact Louise. The police wouldn’t share her details, but after finding the name of her solicitor in the local paper, she left a letter with the firm to be passed on. “Soon after, Louise phoned me and we decided to meet in a cafe in Ipswich,” Harper says. “I told her I’d like to make a documentary to share her story and help her. She agreed, and that was my entry into an entirely new world.” Following Louise most days for weeks, Harper documented her life on the streets, her drug addiction and sex work, all while learning how to shoot and interview. “She told me that no one had motivated her or really cared about her life,” she says. “She was interested in art and history, so we went to galleries together and I even took her to an afternoon tea – all things she’d never done before. We spent a lot of time together because I had the time to spare.” The more Harper got to know Louise, the more concerned she became about her life and especially her living situation. “She was basically sleeping in an electrical cupboard on the streets of Ipswich,” she says. “I started booking her into bed and breakfasts to keep her off the streets. It really showed me how lucky I had been. It’s changed my thinking ever since.” Once she had enough footage, Harper put together a taster of the film and contacted the local BBC News office in Norwich. The idea of an older Ipswich resident befriending a young sex worker and producing a film was so unusual that Harper was invited to a meeting and commissioned to shoot a half-hour special for BBC East, which aired in February 2008. “I couldn’t believe that Louise’s story would be out there,” she says. “I hadn’t told too many people about it so my friends were shocked when it came out. Once it did, I also managed to battle with the council to finally get Louise a proper flat.” Sixteen years later, Harper, 76, is fully immersed in film-making. After her experience with Louise, she became interested in the world of drug addiction and produced a film for Sky, which was narrated by Davina McCall and followed two mothers coping with the impact of their sons’ drug abuse. She has also completed a commercial film for the seaside town of Southwold and a charity short for an emergency response service. She is now working on a series about women in horticulture as well as a film about the life of female fighter pilots. “I just can’t stop,” she says. “It really feels like I’ve found my calling. I get ideas all the time, although I can’t make all of them because I fund my own projects and it’s hard to come by funding for older people.” But age does have some advantages. “I think people are more inclined to be polite around me because I’m older,” she says. “I’ve also gained newfound confidence through this work. I didn’t know whether I’d achieve anything but I just kept going. I weaved around the obstacles in my way.” As well as changing her life, Harper has recently learned how her films have had a profound impact on other people too. “Louise contacted me last year and we just carried on talking as if no time had passed,” she says. “She told me: ‘You were the only person who believed in me.’ It made that decision to pick up the camera completely worth it.” https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/08/a-new-start-after-60-i-was-a-secretary-until-i-stumbled-upon-an-amazing-story-i-had-to-film

Palestinian Health Ministry says 249 people killed and 510 wounded in Israeli assault on Gaza over 24 hours. An Israeli tank takes part in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza [Ronen Zvulun/Reuters] 8 Jan 2024 US officials have reiterated calls for Israel to ease its assault on Gaza as the Ministry of Health in the besieged Palestinian territory reports hundreds of more deaths. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting the Middle East amid growing alarm that Israel’s war on Gaza could turn into a regional conflagration. He arrived in Israel late on Monday after a day meeting Gulf Arab leaders. Israeli officials have said they are entering a new phase of more targeted warfare after the mass bombardments that have laid waste to the Gaza Strip and killed more than 23,000 people, according to Palestinian authorities. Blinken held talks in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Monday to try to chart a way out of the conflict. Saudi state news agency SPA reported that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) stressed the importance of ceasing hostilities in Gaza and forming a path to peace. SPA said MBS emphasised the need to restore stability and to ensure the Palestinian people gain their legitimate rights. Blinken said he would tell Israeli officials in their meeting later that they must do more to prevent civilian casualties in Gaza and they must allow Palestinians to return to their homes after several calls from right-wing Israeli officials for the displacement of Palestinians out of Gaza. Israeli soldiers deployed in Gaza [Ronen Zvulun/Reuters] He announced that Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar and the UAE would consider participating in and contributing to “day after” scenarios for Gaza. “We agreed to work together and to coordinate our efforts to help Gaza stabilise and recover, to chart a political path forward for the Palestinians to work toward long-term peace, security and stability in the region as a whole,” he told reporters. While he did not offer specifics, he said the countries had agreed to use their leverage and influence in the region to prevent the war from spilling into neighbouring countries. European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell also attended the meeting in Saudi Arabia. In the United States, President Joe Biden was interrupted by protesters calling for a ceasefire while giving an address in Charleston, South Carolina. “I understand their passion, and I’ve been quietly working, quietly working with the Israeli government to get them to reduce and significantly get out of Gaza,” Biden said. ‘New phase of war’ Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced on Monday that the war in Gaza would move away from the “intense manoeuvring phase of the war” toward “different types of special operations”. Gallant told The Wall Street Journal that the next phase will last for a “longer time”. “We’re close to the next phase in the north, including Gaza City. … It will take some time, but we aren’t going to give up.” At least 23,084 people have been killed, and 58,926 wounded in Israel’s assault on Gaza, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. At least 249 people were killed in the latest 24-hour reporting period and 510 wounded, the ministry said on Monday. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/8/us-officials-renew-calls-for-israel-to-reduce-civilian-casualties-in-gaza

‘Living among the animals is more merciful than what we get from the warplanes in the sky.’ Lions in their cage at the zoo in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip where displaced Palestinians have sought refuge. [AFP] 4 Jan 2024 At a zoo in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, dozens of destitute Palestinians are sheltering between cages that hold starving monkeys, parrots and lions, with no end in sight to Israel’s offensive on the enclave. Most of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been driven from their homes because of the Israeli military’s relentless attacks by air, land and sea, as well as forced evacuations, and much of the territory has been reduced to rubble. Many fled to already overcrowded Rafah, seeking security in packed camps and pitching tents on street corners. In the private zoo run by the Gomaa family, a row of plastic tents has been set up near the cages and washing is hung from lines between palm trees. Nearby, a worker tried to feed a weak monkey tomato slices by hand. Many people at the zoo are members of the extended Gomaa family who were living in different parts of the enclave before the conflict destroyed their homes. “There are many families who have been completely wiped out. Now all our family is staying in this zoo,” said Adel Gomaa, who fled Gaza City. “Living among the animals is more merciful than what we get from the warplanes in the sky.” A United Nations-backed report last week warned that Gaza was at risk of famine with the entire po[CENSORED]tion facing crisis levels of hunger. Israel stopped all food, medicine, power and fuel imports into Gaza when the current conflict started in October. While it now allows some aid to enter the Strip, security checks, delivery bottlenecks and the difficulty of moving through the rubble of a warzone have hindered supplies. Many Palestinians say they do not eat every day. A displaced Palestinian family takes shelter near an animal cage at a private zoo in Rafah. [AFP] A displaced Palestinian family takes shelter near anThere is little food or medical care for the caged lions, monkeys and parrots in the zoo, which is run by the Gomaa family. [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]animal cage at a private zoo in Rafah. [AFP] A man holds up a monkey that died from starvation at the zoo. [AFP] A Palestinian man feeds a monkey at a zoo, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Four monkeys have already died and a fifth is now so weak it cannot even feed itself when food is available, said zoo owner Ahmed Gomaa. [Mohammed Salem/Reuters] He also fears for his two lion cubs. 'We feed them dry bread soaked in water just to keep them alive. The situation is tragic.' [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency] The cubs' mother has shed half her weight since the war started, going from daily meals of chicken to weekly servings of bread, he said. [AFP] Animals have been dying and falling ill every day, said Sofian Abdeen, a vet who has worked at the zoo. [Mohammed Salem/Reuters] 'Cases of starvation, weakness, anaemia. These problems are widespread. There is no food,' said Abdeen. [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency] Displaced Palestinians shelter behind plastic sheets in the zoo in Rafah. [AFP] A Palestinian child eats a sandwich at the zoo, where many families have sought shelter. [Said Khatib/AFP] Palestinians cook a meal inside their shelter at the zoo in Rafah. [AFP] https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/1/4/photos-hunger-hits-displaced-palestinians-and-animals-in-gaza-zoo

Thousands of households remain without power, but situation in evacuation centres is slowly improving. Heavy snow in quake-affected areas has complicated relief efforts [Jiji Press via AFP] 9 Jan 2024 The death toll from Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake has jumped to 161 with more than 100 people still missing, and snow complicating relief efforts. More than 2,000 people remain cut off since the magnitude 7.6 New Year’s Day quake, with thousands of troops, firefighters and police continuing to search collapsed buildings on Monday in the hope of finding survivors. Authorities warned of the danger of landslides throughout the hard-hit Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture, with snow adding to the danger. An estimated 1,000 landslides have already been reported in the area as a result of the quake and wet weather. About 18,000 households in the Ishikawa region remained without electricity on Monday, while more than 66,100 households were without water on Sunday. Many of the 28,800 people packed into government shelters, were also without sufficient water, electricity and heating, and sleeping on cold floors. While initial help provided only a piece of bread and a cup of water for each person a day, according to media reports, the arrival of aid is allowing some facilities to begin serving hot food cooked in huge pots. A woman receives a hot meal from an outdoor kitchen set up by Japanese soldiers [Jiji Press via EPA] People were also delighted by the temporary bathing facilities set up by soldiers, sitting in the hot water they had missed since the quake struck a week ago. “Disaster-related deaths must be prevented at all costs. I want to improve the poor environment in shelters,” Ishikawa governor Hiroshi Hase told national broadcaster NHK. ‘It’s so cold’ Of the confirmed deaths, 70 were in Wajima, 70 in Suzu and 11 in Anamizu – all on the northern part of the Noto Peninsula – with the rest spread among four other towns. At least 103 people remain unaccounted for, while 565 people were injured, and 1,390 homes were destroyed or seriously damaged. A tsunami of several metres followed the initial major quake, adding to the damage. Aftershocks have continued daily. Exhaustion and stress are wearing people down, and many are in mourning. Naoyuki Teramoto, 52, was inconsolable on Monday after three of his four children’s bodies were discovered in the town of Anamizu. His daughter has just passed her high school entrance exam. “We were talking of plans to go to Izu,” he told broadcaster NTV, referring to a famous hot spring resort. The main quake struck on New Year’s Day, a major holiday in Japan and a time when families gather together. Mizue Kaba, 79, said she was lucky she survived, as did her daughter, son-in-law and grandson, who were all visiting her from Osaka in central Japan. Many of the evacuees have taken refuge in schools, which were closed for the New Year holidays [Hiro Komae/AP Photo] Kaba is sleeping at a school, and no one is sure what might happen when schools open in a week following the New Year break. Three stoves were straining to heat the school’s hall, but the arrival of more heaters had raised hopes that it would soon warm up. “It’s so cold,” Kaba said. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/9/death-toll-from-japanese-quake-jumps-to-161-as-snow-hinders-relief-efforts

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القوانين الخاصة باللاعبين السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاتهُ أخواني اللاعبين العرب Gag - كتم اللاعب من الشات اللاعبون الذين يستمرون في نشر البريد العشوائي ( اسكات لمدة 6 دقائق ). اللاعبون الذين يهينون / يسيئون ( اسكات لمدة 12 دقيقة ) اللاعبون الذين يسيئون باللغة الانجليزية او اي لغة أخرى ( أسكات لمدة 12 دقيقة ) ( اسكات لمدة 6 دقائق ) كلام مهين وغير محترم واستهزاء مثل كلمة Noob - idiot نوب , غبي او اي كلمة مهينة وغير محترمة. ممنوع التكلم بالسياسة ومناقشة الأمور السياسية وسب بعض الدول الأخرى الذي يعطل اسلوب اللعب العام أو الذي يشعر بعض اللاعبين بالانزعاج منه على السيرفر. Slap - صفع اللاعب او تحريكه اللاعبون الذين يكونون تحت الخريطة او فوق الخريطة في مكان لا يستطيع الزومبي \ البشر الوصول اليه ( الحد الأقصى 3 صفعات ثم قتل ). ( الزومبي الذين يخيمون او يختبئون ويكونون سبب في إطالة الجولة ( تحذير 3 صفعات ثم قتل. Slay - قتل اللاعب او ذبحه إذا اشترى لاعب ما مود , يجب عليك الانتظار جولتين لشراء المود الخاص بك، اذا اشتريت مود ولم تنتظر 2 جوالات تاخذ قتل. اللاعبين الذين يمنعون اللاعبين الاخرين من التحرك او زومبي يقوم بتخييم ياخذ قتل. Nemesis .إذا اشترى شخص ما مود زومبي وقتل الجميع وقام بحماية العدو ياخذ قتل اعطاء القتل المجاني في ( راوند الهرمجدون - Armageddon Round ) في مود زومبي Nemesis ممنوع واذا فعلته تاخذ قتل. اللاعب الذي يطلق النار ويضرب الليزر ماين او يكسرها ياخذ قتل ( /lm ). أستخدام الليزر ماين على اللاعبين الأفك ممنوع واذا تم استخدامه يأخذ قتل (Laser Mine) on Afk Zombies مسموح فقط في المود البشري سرفايفل ( Survivor ). أثناء مود ( راوند الهرمجدون - Armageddon Round ) اي لاعب يستخدم مود الزومبي ( Nemesis ) ورتبته اقل من رتبه Co-Owner , سوف يقتل بالذبح. Freeze - تجميد اللاعب الزومبي الي ما يهجم في هذه المودات (Plague, Nightmare, Sniper, Survivor, Swarm) يحصل على تجميد ثم يقتل بالذبح. الزومبي الذي يعمل كامب بالماء يعني يبقى بالماء ولا يخرج سيحصل على تجميد بالبداية ثم ذبح بالثواني الأخيرة. Ban - الباند ( 60 دقيقة , ساعة ) اللاعب الي يعمل اعادة دخول للسيرفر بعد حظره من الشات يأخذ باند rr.gag. اللاعب وهو زومبي او مود زومبي يلي يستخدم وضع المشاهدة السبكتيتر بالضغط بالكيبورد على M6 سيحصل على باند ( 60 دقيقة , ساعة ). ( 60 دقيقة , ساعة ) اللاعب الي يعمل اعادة دخول للسيرفر وهو زومبي لكي يرجع بشر او لا يموت لانه زومبي rr.zm. اللاعب الذي يستعمل الهكر \ السكربت ( 5000 دقيقة , ثم مؤبد ). اللاعب الذي يقوم بعمل أعلانات لسيرفرات أخرى ( مؤبد ). اللاعبون الذين يقومون بتغيير النموذج من وحدة التحكم ( 60 دقيقة - 120 دقيقة - ثم مؤبد ). اللاعب الذي يسب الله عز وجل او الدين او احد من أفراد العائلة او اي إهانات متطرفة أخرى ( 3000 دقيقة ) اللاعب يلي يعمل ستريف او اس جي اس او بني هوب ( 5000 دقيقة ). Destroy - التدمير اللاعب الذي يسب الله عز وجل او يسب الدين او يسب اي احد من العائلة او اي اهانة أخرى. اللاعبون المدرجون في القائمة السوداء \ المحظورون لاستخدامهم الهاكر او السكربت او يعمل دخول بعد الباند. اللاعب الذي يستعمل الهكر او السكربت. Notes - الملاحظات والنصائح ¤ ممنوع أستخدام اي نوع من الهاكر او السكربت. ¤ ممنوع تستخدم مود بشري قناص او سرفايفل ماب بعد ماب , لازم تستخدم مود بشري ماب بعد ماب ثاني ليس ماب بعد ماب مباشرتاً يعني على سبيل المثال: إذا اشتريت مود بشري قناص يمكنك شراء مود زومبي بالماب القادم ويمكنك شراء مود بشري القناص او اي مود بشري بعد الماب الذي اشتريت فيه مود الزومبي, وبعدها ستستطيع شراء مود بشري. ¤ أيضاً ممنوع أن تشتري 2 مود في نفس الماب, وأذا اخذت مود من الادمن او من السيرفر نفسه, ممنوع ان تشتري مود ثاني والا سيتم قتلك\ذبحك. ¤ تستطيع شراء مود الزومبي ماب تلو الآخر. ¤ الإختفاء او الإختباء إالزامي فقط في مود السرفايفل البشري, اما مود القناص البشري او أي مود بشري ليس ضروري. ¤ ممنوع منعاً باتاً الإهانات والكلمات غير المحترمة, أي أدمن يتم القبض عليه وهو يهين او يسب أي شخص سيتم تعليقه أو إزالته حسب نوع السب والكلام. وسوف يحصل اللاعبون على حظر من الشات. ¤ سيتم طرد أي لاعب/أدمن بدرجة أقل من رتبة الكو اونر بعد البقاء في وضع الأفك لأكثر من ساعة واحدة دون هجوم تلقائي يعني الأفك التلقائي. ¤ ممنوع شراء 2 من المود البشري في الماب والذي بعده يجب ان تنتظر ماب بعده ماب ثم بالماب التالي الثالث تستطيع ان تشتري مود بشري. ( اللاعبيين /الأدمنز سيتم تحذير /قتل / تعليق / إزالة أي شخص تم القبض عليه ). ¤ إذا اعطاك السيرفر مود أياً كان ممنوع تشتري مود ثاني لانه خلص اخذت مود ما يصير تاخذ 2 مود في نفس الماب واللاعب الي يعمل هكذا يتم قتله او ذبحه, واذا اشتريت مود واعطاك السيرفر مود فهذا يعني حظك جيد, ولن يتم قتلك او ذبحك. ¤ ممنوع للاعبين او الادمنز شراء مود في اول ثلاث راوندات من بداية الماب. والي يشتري مود في اول ثلاث راوندات ياخذ قتل او ذبح. ¤ مسموح لك ان تغير اسمك مرة واحدة في الماب. ¤ اسمك يجب ان يحتوي على أحرف انجليزية عادية وليس الكثير من الحروف من اللغات المختلفة لانها غير واضحة مثل لغتنا العربية , او اللغة الصينية وغيرها. تمت كتابته بواسطة : @7aMoDi بتاريخ: 01/08/2024 1445/6/26 (جمادى الآخرة) سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ، وَلا إِلَهَ إِلا اللَّهُ ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَر @NINJAAAA : تم التعديل من قبل بتاريخ: 5/26/2024

Unbanned, I will give you a chance but please don't do strafe again and read the rules very good to avoid the mistakes. thank you, Enjoy.

Yes @commander1?

Let ballantines decide what to do because he has the biggest opinion. Everyone knows that you were doing strafe and you were warned by me and by the other admins. i will follow what ballan say.

I actually was giving you a chance and unban you because I don’t want players to hate the server I like the players to play and enjoy but when I saw your behaviour i really backed down to unban you.

I told you to stop using Necro's name as an excuse because Necro was strafe and he stopped.

I told you in advance, it is not a requirement that you strafe for a long time and fly and walk very quickly on the map This is not necessary for us to consider it as such Strafe, or keep pressing Duck + A + D to know this is SGS, no man this is ridiculous. You do a strafe when you become a zombie, and sometimes something simple so as not to attract the manager's attention. But my eyes are wide open when I'm around, so don't make yourself weak.

Necro doesn't do this, stop defending yourself using Necro's name. Because this will not benefit you or make the managers pity you.

I forgot that, because my computer is not wood My fps max is 780, RAM 16GB, Card is 3070 ti and I'm not doing strafe or sgs so don't use these arguments and drama please.

and stop comment in my banlist!

As usual, trivial, ridiculous and worthless arguments. 😄 Stay away from arguments by ( wood pc, fps_max like: 50, you don't know strafe ) Everyone in NewLifeZM knows you made strafe, And Ninja already have banned you because of Strafe before in 1 jan of this year, And don't act like you don't know or do drama please it will not working, And you say most of the people you blocked don't do Strafe or sgs just slow D + A or Duck Also, this is a trivial argument why? Because they already do strafe or SGS, and when I record or be spectator they will stop like you And they become as a cute players just playing and so sad I banned them without reason omg why this drama bro come on 😞 you know and I know you were strafing, Ninja have banned you before, and I have warned you 2 times and you said sorry, and then make yourself cute player, but when I left or any admin afk or leaving you doing strafe asf. Strafe or SGS This does not mean that you should fly and walk at very high speed no you're wrong, This does not mean that you should stay longer at a faster speed no man this is NewLifeZM not DeathRun server, And honestly, you are very smart, why and how? When I'm recording or going into spectator mode, You are pretending to be normal and not doing strafe. I tried to record you, but you were smarter than me actually, Because if you really weren't doing a strafe, you would have shown from the beginning that you were normal, and not been confused when I was recoring.

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