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Islamic Lifestyle, Morals and Practices
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Approaching the Quran
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The Testimony of Faith
An Introduction to Pillars of Islam andArticles of Faith (part 1 of 2)
Some Common Questions by Recent Converts
Importance of Seeking Knowledge
Paradise (part 1 of 2)
How to Pray for a Recent Convert (part 1 of 2)
Breaking the News to Family (part 1 of 2)
Getting Adjusted To the Muslim Community
Keeping Good Company
Belief in Allah (part 1 of 2): The Categories ofTawheed
Belief in Allah (part 2 of 2): Shirk, the Opposite ofTawheed
Belief in Prophets
Belief in Scriptures
Belief in Angels
Belief in the Day of Judgment
Belief in Divine Decree (part 1 of 2)
Study Methodology for a New Muslim
Let's Meet Muhammad (part 1 of 2)
Preservation of the Holy Quran
The Importance of Prayer (Salah)
Etiquette of the Ritual Bath (Ghusl)
Ablution (Wudoo)
Prayer for Beginners (part 1 of 2): Before you Pray
Prayer for Beginners (part 2 of 2): A Description of the Prayer
Spiritual Benefits of Prayer
Medical Benefits of Prayer
Manners of Relieving Oneself
Introduction to Dietary Laws in Islam
An Introduction To Muslim Family (part 1 of2)
An Introduction To Muslim Family (part 2 of 2)
Love of God and How to achieve it (part 1 of 2)
An Introduction to Fasting
How to Fast
Eid and End of Ramadan
Abraham (part 1 of 2)
Simple Explanation of Surah Al-Fatiha
Simple Explanation of Three Short Surahs of Quran
Beginners Guide to the Quran (part 1 of 3)
Beginners Guide to the Quran (part 2of 3)
Beginners Guide to Hadith & Sunnah
The Importance of Prayer
Pre-requisites of Prayer
Hygiene in Islam
Bathing (Ghusl)
Performing Two Units of Prayer
Performing Three Units of Prayer
Performing Four Units of Prayer
General Points About Prayer
A Day in the life of a Muslim (part 1 of 2): From Waking uptill late Morning
A day in the life of a Muslim (part 2 of 2): From Noon to Bed
Fate of Non-Muslims
Repentance (part 1 of 3): Door to Salvation
Repentance (part 2 of 3): Conditionsof Repentance
Repentance (part 3 of 3): Prayers of Repentance
Can We See Allah?
Preservation of Sunnah (part 1 of 4)
Eating – The Islamic Way (part 1 of 2)
Simple Explanation of Quran's Greatest Verse: Aaya tul-Kursi
Wiping Over Socks, Making Up Prayers, and Prayer of a Traveler
Adhan (part 1 of 2): The Call to Prayer
Shirk & its Types (part 1 of 3)
Recommended Acts of Ritual Bath (Ghusl)
Reflections on Surah al-Fatiha (part 1 of 3)
Dry Ablution (Tayammum)
Introduction to Sects (part 1 of 2)
Protection from Evil (part 1 of 2)
Perfecting Our Character
Introduction to the Purification of the Soul (part 1 of 2)
The Islamic Dress Code (part 1 of 3)
The Islamic Dress Code (part 2 of 3): Awrah & Mahrams
The Islamic Dress Code (part 3 of 3): Prayer & Wisdom
Satan: Humankind's Worst Enemy (part 1 of 2)
Supplication (part 1 of 2)
The Mercy of Allah (part 1 of 2)
Role Models in Islam (part 1 of 2): The First Generation of Muslims
Role Models in Islam (part 2 of 2)
Trials and Tribulations after Conversion (part 1 of 2): Allah's mercy is embedded in the difficulties of life
Trials and Tribulations after Conversion (part 2 of 2)
Manners of Attending a Mosque (part 1 of 2)
Good Habits for New Muslims to Develop
Glimpses from the Life of Prophet Noah
Friday Prayer (part 1 of 2)
Glimpses from the Life of Prophet Ibrahim
Marriage Advice (part 1 of 2)
Marriage Advice (part 2 of 2): Practical Steps
Rights & Responsibilities of Husbands & Wives
The Nuts & Bolts of an Islamic Marriage
Glimpses from the Life of Prophet Lot
How to Deal with Sadness and Worry (part 1 of 2): Patience, Gratitude and Trust
How to Deal with Sadness and Worry (part 2 of 2): Establish a relationship with Allah
Glimpses from the Life of Prophet Yusuf
Istikharah Prayer
Glimpses from the Life of Prophet Ayub
Easy Guide to Zakah (part 1 of 2)
Glimpses from the Life of Prophet Musa
Should I Change My Name?
Glimpses from the Life of Prophet Isa
Dealing with Doubts
A Brief Biography of Prophet Muhammad (part 1 of 2): The Meccan Period
A Brief Biography of Prophet Muhammad (part 2 of 2): The Madinan Period
Drugs, Alcohol, & Gambling (part 1 of 2)
World of Jinn (part 1 of 2)
Voluntary Prayers
Treatment of Animals
Lying, Backbiting and Slander (part 1 of 2)
Increasing Faith (part 1 of 2): Why faith is not always at a steady level
Increasing Faith (part 2 of 2): Increase your faith (Imaan) and earn rewards
Voluntary Fasts
Signs of the Day of Judgment (part 1 of 2): The Minor Signs
Signs of the Day of Judgment (part 2 of 2): The Major Signs
Adultery, Fornication, & Pornography (part 1 of 2)
Islamic Guidelines for Gender Interactions(part 1 of 2)
Islamic Guidelines for Gender Interactions (part 2 of 2)
Introduction to Shariah (part 1 of 2)
Acts that Correspond to Human Nature (Sunan ul-Fitrah)
Eid ul-Adha from A to Z (part 1 of 3)
Innovation in Islam (part 1 of 2): Two Types of Bidah
Innovation in Islam (part 2 of 2): Is this a bidah?
Ramadan: The Last Ten Nights
Umrah (part 1 of 2)
Concept of Sins in Islam (part 1 of 3)
Parenting in Islam (part 1 of 2)
Major Sins in Islam (part 1 of 2): What is a Major Sin?
Major Sins in Islam (part 2 of 2): Major Sins and How to Repent from Them
The Pilgrimage (Hajj) (part 1 of 3)
The Rightly Guided Caliphs: Abu Bakr (part 1 of 2)
The Rightly Guided Caliphs: Umar ibn Al-Khattab (part 1 of 2)
The Rightly Guided Caliphs: Uthman ibn Affan (Part 1 of 2)
The Rightly Guided Caliphs: Ali ibn Abi Talib (part 1 of 2)
Events on the Day of Judgment (part 1 of 3): The Day Begins
Events on the Day of Judgment (part 2 of 3): Before the Judgment
Events on the Day of Judgment (part 3 of 3): Judgment Begins
Interest in Islam (part 1 of 2)
An Explanation of Surah Al-Asr
The Questioning in the Grave (part 1 of 2): Death is not the End
The Questioning in the Grave (part 2 of 2): Your Place until the Day of Judgment
The Fruits of Taqwa (part 1 of 2)
An Explanation of Surah Al-Ikhlas
The Rights of Neighbours in Islam (part 1 of 2): The Kind Treatment of Neighbours
The Rights of Neighbours in Islam (part 2 of 2): Neighbours - Good and Bad
Those Shaded when there is no Shade (part 1 of 2): Allah's Mercy made Manifest
Those Shaded when there is no Shade (part 2 of 2): Striving to be Shaded
Sincerity in Worship: What is Ikhlas? (part 1 of 2)
Sincerity in Worship: Ikhlas vs. Riyaa (part 2 of 2)
Lawful Earning
The Companions of Prophet Muhammad: Salman Al-Farsi
The Companions of Prophet Muhammad: Bilal ibn Rabah
The Companions of Prophet Muhammad: Ammar ibn Yassir
The Companions of Prophet Muhammad: Zayd ibn Thabit
The Companions of Prophet Muhammad: Abu Hurayrah
Islamic Terms (part 1 of 2)
Khushoo in Prayer
Inviting Non-Muslims to the Right Path (part 1 of 3): Deliverthe Message in the Best Way Possible
Inviting Non-Muslims to the Right Path (part 2 of 3): Tawheed First
Inviting Non-Muslims to the Right Path (part 3 of 3): Inviting Family, Friends and Colleagues
Trust & Reliance in Allah
Who Is a Good Friend? (part 1 of 2)
Pride and Arrogance
The Mothers of the Believers (part 1 of 2): Who are the Mothers of the Believers?
The Mothers of the Believers (part 2 of 2): Altruism & Alliances
Getting Involved in the Muslim Community
Ummah: The Muslim Nation
Simplified Rules of Islamic Divorce (part 1 of 2)
The Role of a Muslim Scholar (part 1 of 2)
The Benefits of Being a Muslim
Sacred Cities; Mecca, Medina, & Jerusalem (part 1 of 2)
Prayers – Advanced (part 1 of 2)
Prayers - Advanced (part 2 of 2)
The Purpose of Life
Why & How to Learn the Quran (part 1 of 2)
Miracles of the Prophets
Meat of the People of the Book (part 1 of 2)
Dhikr (Remembering Allah): Meaning & Blessings (part 1 of 2)
Intercession on Judgment Day (part 1 of 2)
Virtues of the Quran (part 1 of 2)
Good Morals (part 1 of 2)
The Islamic Golden Age (part 1 of 2)
Social Media in Islam
Leisure, Fun and Entertainment
Astrology and Fortune-telling
Miracles of Prophet Muhammad (part 1 of 2)
Bad Morals to Stay Away From (part 1 of 2)
The Spiritual Benefits of Fasting and Charity
Detailed Biography of Prophet Muhammad - Meccan Period (part 1 of 3)
Detailed Biography of Prophet Muhammad - Meccan Period (part 2of 3)
Detailed Biography of Prophet Muhammad - Meccan Period (part3 of 3)
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What is Jihad?
Prophet Adam: Beginning of Humankind (part 1 of 2)
An Explanation of Surah Az-Zalzalah
Morals of Prophet Muhammad (part 1 of 2)
Preserving the Environment
Crime and Punishment in Islam (part 1 of 2)
Prostration of Forgetfulness
Introduction to Hadith Terminology
Detailed Biography of Prophet Muhammad - Madinan Period (part1 of 3)
Detailed Biography of Prophet Muhammad - Madinan Period (part 3 of 3)
Story of Creation (part 1 of 2)
Funeral Rites (part 1 of 2)
Islamic Wills and Inheritance (part 1 of 2)
Prophetic Narrations: Sincerity
Understanding Media Stereotyping
Health and Fitness (part 1 of 2)
Intimate Issues
Islam Began as Something Strange
Merits of Islam (8)
Benefits of being a Muslim (3)
Excellent features of Islam (5)
Islamic Beliefs (57)
Oneness of God (Tawheed) (12)
Articles of Faith (16)
Hereafter (13)
Life of other Prophets (12)
Coping with Sects Attributed to Islam (4)
Acts of Worship (63)
Zakaah (2)
Various Recommended Deeds (11)
Islamic Lifestyle, Morals and Practices (48)
General Morals and Practices (32)
Dietary Laws (7)
Financial Transactions (2)
The Holy Quran (17)
Approaching the Quran (7)
Explanation of Selected Passages (9)
Hadith and Sunnah (6)
Selected Sayings (2)
His Biography (16)
His Companions (13)
Social Interaction (38)
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Increasing faith (18)
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Description: A general introduction to Islam's attitude toward the universe, natural resources, and the relation between man and nature.
By Imam Mufti (© 2016 NewMuslims.com)
Published on 08 Aug 2016 - Last modified on 25 Jun 2019
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Category: Lessons >	Islamic Lifestyle, Morals and Practices >	General Morals and Practices
· To appreciate Islamic instructions on environmental protection.
· To understand our relationship with the universe and surroundings.
· To understand that every creature in the universe is in a balance which demands their preservation.
· To learn some tips for combating climate change.
Arabic Words
· Iftar - Meal to break the fast.
Our Relationship with our Surroundings
Environment protection is an important aspect of Islam. Being stewards of the Earth, it is the responsibility of Muslims to care for the environment in a proactive manner. There is a definite purpose behind the creation of different species, be it plants or animals. Muslims are encouraged to reflect on the relationship between living organisms and their environment and to maintain the ecological balance created by Allah. Protection of the environment is essential to Islamic beliefs and mankind has the responsibility to ensure safe custody of the environment.
The universe is enormously diverse in form and function. The universe and its various elements fulfill human welfare and are evidence of the Creator's greatness. He determines and ordains all things and there is not a thing He has created but celebrates and declares His praise.
"Have you not seen that Allah is glorified by all in the heavens and on the earth - such as the birds with wings outspread? Each knows its worship and glorification, and Allah is aware of what they do." (Quran 24:41)
All created beings are created to serve the Lord of all beings and, in performing their ordained roles in a cohesively designed society, they benefit themselves and each other in this world. This leads to a cosmic symbiosis. God's wisdom has ordained stewardship of the earth to human beings. Therefore, in addition to being part of the earth and part of the universe, man is also the executor of God's injunctions and commands. He is only a manager of the earth and not a proprietor, a beneficiary and not a disposer. In Islam, the utilization of resources is the right and privilege of all people and all species. Hence, man should take every precaution to ensure the interests and rights of all others since they are equal partners on earth. Man should not abuse, misuse, or distort the natural resources as each generation is entitled to benefit from them and is not entitled to "own" them in an absolute sense.
Furthermore, all human beings and, indeed, livestock and wildlife as well, enjoy the right to share in the resources of the earth. Man's abuse of any resource, such as water, air, land, and soil as well as other living creatures such as plants and animals is forbidden, and the best use of all resources, both living and lifeless, is prescribed. Integration of the development and conservation of natural resources is clear in the idea of bringing life to the land and causing it to flourish through agriculture, cultivation, and construction. Allah says:
"…It is He Who has produced you from the earth and settled you therein..." (Quran 11:61)
God has called on man to appreciate the value of this so essential source of life:
"Say: Have you considered if your water were one morning to have seeped away, who then could bring you clear-flowing water?" (Quran 67:30)
Owing to the importance of water as the basis of life, God has made its use the common right of all living beings and all human beings. The Prophet, may the mercy and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
"Muslims are to share in these three things: water, pasture, and fire." (Abu Dawud)
Air is no less important than water for the perpetuation and preservation of life, playing a vitally important role in pollination. God has said:
"And we send the fertilizing winds..." (Quran 15:22)
From the minerals of the earth are made the solid constituents of our bodies, as well as those of all the living animals and plants. God has said in the Quran:
"And among His signs is that He has created you from dust; then behold, you are humans scattered widely." (Quran 30:20)
One of the fundamental principles of Islamic law is the Prophetic declaration:
"There shall be no damage and no infliction of damage." (Al-Hakim)
Americans discard 40% of the food supply every year and the average American family of four ends up throwing away an equivalent of $2,200 annually in food. 55 square feet of tropical rainforest are destroyed for the production of each fast-food hamburger made from rainforest cattle.
Even though Americans constitute only 5% of the world's population, they consume 24% of the world's energy. If a Styrofoam cup was used at an iftar meal during the time of the Prophet, it would still be here today. Styrofoam, a type of foamed plastic, never decomposes.
Tips for Combating Climate Change
· Walk, bike, or use public transport.
· Use fuel efficient cars.
· Get an energy audit for your home to save power and money.
· Switch to green power, energy efficient light bulbs and appliances.
· Use clothe lines, not a dryer.
· Be conservative when making ablution or taking a bath.
· Buy fresh and local food - not frozen.
· Go to farmer's markets.
· Eat less meat.
· Cancel junk mail.
· Use recycled paper.
· Use a cloth bag when shopping.
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MPs will have to contribute more to their generous pension schemes and see their pay frozen for a year in a tough new salary settlement.
The politicians will continue to get £65,738 per year until at least 2013, under recommendations by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA). Their pay is likely to rise by just one per cent each of the following two years.
The advisers also recommended that MPs increase their pension contributions by 1.85 per cent. The Government actuary estimates this will save the taxpayer £700,000 a year.
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Last year, Prime Minister David Cameron said MPs should turn down a one per cent pay rise recommended by IPSA. The House of Commons agreed to forgo the increase.
Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said a pay rise for MPs this year would have been "unthinkable".
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Photography's Golden Era 11
California School of Fine Arts Fall 1947 Photography Class
(Continued from the blog post, "Photography's Golden Era 10," about the California School of Fine Arts Photography Department application questions.)
Windswept Pass And Clouds, Yosemite High Country, Yosemite National Park, Sierra Nevada, California, copyright 1949 by Philip Hyde.
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"In the early classes with Ansel Adams, we were with him all the time, day and night," said Ira Latour, photographer and a co-author of "The Golden Decade: Photography at the California School of Fine Arts 1945-1955." Ira Latour enrolled at the California School of Fine Arts, now the San Francisco Art Institute, in the first classes Ansel Adams offered in 1945. Ira Latour also took the first full-time class that started in the Fall of 1946.
"We were in class with Ansel and in the field with him," Said Ira Latour. "In the evenings we either printed in the darkroom or got together at Ansel's house in San Francisco." The Summer Session 1946, besides being an intensive round-the-clock photography experience, was also an opportunity for students to either show they were ready for the full-time professional training classes or were to continue in the evening classes for amateurs that served as a basis for a semi-professional training.
By September 1947 there were 20 full-time students for the new fall professional class. Nearly all of the students in the Fall 1947 photography class were World War II veterans enrolled using their G.I. Benefits. Ansel Adam's photography department at the California School of Fine Arts had been inundated with applications from soldiers recently discharged from the armed services. The 20 full-time students selected out of hundreds that applied were as Minor White described them, "Full of plans after the long futility of no planning; older, most of them experienced in photography… and in school because they chose to be."
The Class Of 1947's Major Names In Photography
In his book "The Moment of Seeing: Minor White at the California School of Fine Arts ," Jeff Gunderson wrote that the majority of these students had learned photography in the armed services. He added that the Fall 1947 Class included an African American student, David S. Johnson, later famous for his Jazz era photographs of San Francisco's Fillmore District, two Chinese American students, Charles Wong and Benjamen Chinn, who both became noted photographers. The class also included celebrated documentary and portrait photographer Pirkle Jones, who worked with Dorothea Lange, as well as Pirkle Jones' future wife who also became a well-known photographer Ruth-Marion Baruch. In letters to Ansel Adams, Minor White praised the work of a number of students, in particular the nature photographs of Philip Hyde and the portraits and natural scenes by Bill Heick. Don Whyte, Ira Latour, Bob Hollingsworth, Helen Howell, Pat Harris, Walter Stoy, John Rogers, and Al Richter all started at the California School of Fine Arts in the Fall 1947 photography class and went on to become prominent photographers in the West Coast tradition.
Who Were The Advanced Students And When Did The Students Socialize?
Philip Hyde later said that some of the students started the class with more advanced photography skills than he did. He said that the more advanced students headed out into the field right away. "Some were more interested in taking pictures of people and some more interested in the outdoors," Philip Hyde said. "Each student's preferences were indulged fully. Ben Chinn and many others were independent types. Ben had been photographing since he was 10 years old."
Benjamen Chinn concurred that many students were more advanced, but did not include himself in that group. He said that Philip Hyde had taken photography classes since high school. He pointed out that Philip Hyde went to Polytechnic High School, a technically oriented high school. Benjamen Chinn also said that Philip Hyde took photography classes at San Francisco City College. The student-instructor Bill Quandt and Benjamen Chinn had both been photographers at Gabriel High School and at San Francisco City College as well. Benjamen Chinn gave more background and explained why he did not get as much feedback as some of the other students:
The rest of the students sometimes would gather around and B. S. about photography and what they photographed. I had my own darkroom. Usually I attended class then came home and did my own work. So, I never knew, I never had any feedback on my own photography from Minor or Ansel until after I turned my work in. I never did know how I was doing. Philip, your dad, only lately told me, maybe 10 years ago, that the people in class would talk about me and wonder what I would come up with for my assignment. I did everything at home. They never knew what I was going to do. They were always interested. They were surprised when I turned in my assignments or they saw my prints at the print exchange parties. The print exchanges were the only times when Minor and Ansel and some of the other instructors saw my work.
Benjamen Chinn explained further about student efforts to understand Ansel Adams' concepts and how it brought them together:
Maybe I would just skip and go home. Another classmate, George Wallace, and I became friends when Ansel was giving the zone system. It was very, very complicated. George and I and anther guy by the name of Jerry Seward had engineering training. George Wallace was an engineer for US Steel. The way he got into photography was that his family owned US Pipe and it went down after World War II. George made a deal with his brother to sell him his share of the company. George offered his brother $500/month plus his brother would also pay for tuition for him at photography school. Because of his technical and engineering background George sort of understood what Ansel was talking about. Ansel talked about graphs and exposure care, exposure relationship with density, and a lot of people didn't know what he was talking about. Somehow George Wallace knew, I don't know how he knew that I could not understand it. I invited him home to my darkroom and we discussed it among the three of us, including Jerry Seward. We talked about the problem of how to explain it to other students. We also used to get together with other students at homes. The student-teacher Bill Quandt used to get the students to go down to North Beach to a cafe called Vesuvio. It was right across from the Save Right Book Shop. We used to get five cent beers and hang out. Now we have all known each other for 60 years or more.
Vesuvio Cafe And The Rise Of North Beach As A Hip Artist's Hangout
Benjamen Chinn held that the lifetime friendships that developed in photography school started with discussions about photography, efforts to solve homework problems for class and otherwise just enjoying each other's company down at Vesuvio. At Vesuvio they sometimes drank beer or other alcoholic beverages, but just as often they had sodas or something to eat. North Beach in the late 1940s and early 1950s already had become an interesting part of town with artists, musicians and the beginnings of what would become the epicenter of the beat generation on the West Coast.
By the mid to late 1950s, just down off Russian Hill where the California School of Fine Arts would soon become the San Francisco Art Institute, many beat generation writers such as William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg made their homes in North Beach. Today the North Beach neighborhood "overflows with independent literature cafes, old-world delicatessens, jazz clubs and gelato parlors," reads the San Francisco Art Institute website. Besides the cultural experience of North Beach that developed after World War II and is still thriving today, "Close enough to hear the sea lions barking at Pier 39" is Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco's most visited neighborhood.
As far as developing a vibrant art culture like New York City, San Francisco was just starting to blossom after World War II. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMoMA, did not have much space. "They were located on the third and fourth floors of the Veterans Hall," Benjamen Chinn said. "They didn't do much for photography then yet."
To read more about the forthcoming book, Golden Decade: Photography at the California School of Fine Arts, 1945-1955, and the special exhibition to honor Golden Decade photographers see the blog post, "The Golden Decade: California School of Fine Arts Photography."
This series was to continue in a blog post called, "Photography's Golden Era 12," but the series will take the new title "San Francisco Art Institute Photography History." The next post in the series can therefore be found under the name, "San Francisco Art Institute Photography History, Part 12."
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There were plenty of nice moments to catch as Leah and David got ready for the wedding. You could tell their friends were extremely excited about the union as well. When everyone was all ready, we made the short walk over to the aquarium.
The ceremony was short but sweet, officiated by a friend of theirs, and with some sweet vows that they wrote themselves.
My opportunities for portraits came throughout the day, from the preparation part of the day at the hotel, some of the time at the aquarium before the ceremony, as well as a little bit of time after the ceremony. That meant I needed to be ready to move pretty quickly, and have an idea of what I wanted to accomplish, with some shots in mind.
After the ceremony and portraits, it was on to the party, with some nice heartfelt speeches and plenty of dancing.
Thank you Leah and David, for the challenge, and for the opportunity to capture memories for your future life together!


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Japanese gay community at the centre of new "Tokyo Neighbors" web series 【Video】
Oona McGee Jun 17, 2017
The webisodes explore what it's like to be gay in Japan.
As the LGBT community continues to fight for equal rights across the globe, here in Japan small steps are being made towards equality, with same-sex partnerships now officially recognised in six areas of the country, including Osaka, Shibuya, Setagaya, and Naha.
While spokespeople and politicians are also doing their best to give a face and voice to the community, now there's a short film project that's working at a grassroots level to openly reveal what it's like to be a gay man in Japan, and it's currently attracting a lot of attention online.
For an overview of the series' characters, take a look at this short clip below:
Called Tokyo Neighbors, the 12-part series is currently being released on YouTube, with the first episode appearing at the end of May.
Click on the closed captions button to view the first episode with English subtitles:
While it's easy to focus on the series' less-than professional feel, and the fact that the actors aren't turning in the most stellar performances, these elements actually work to the show's advantage. Rather than presenting exaggerated characters with polished or over-the-top performances, a caricature commonly portrayed by gay personalities on Japanese television shows, this series plays up the everyday awkwardness of the men onscreen.
The absence of professional lighting and conventional camera shots gives each episode a raw feel, adding to the sense of reality, which serves to highlight the fact that these lives and these experiences really do exist in Japan.
▼ These men are, in fact, your Tokyo neighbours.
Onabys Pictures, the group who spearheads the team of photographers, illustrators, musicians and actors involved in the project, is currently releasing a new episode of Tokyo Neighbors every Monday and Thursday on their YouTube channel.
The series, which centres around a Tokyo bar in Shinjku's ni-chome district, follows different characters as they explore topics such as love, marriage and coming out, with an honesty and frankness that's rare to find on mainstream TV shows.
While English subtitles are yet to be added to the rest of the episodes in the series, we're hoping that they get added soon so we can follow them on their journey up until their very last episode, which is scheduled to appear on 6 July.
For updates and more information about the series and the people involved in the project, head on over to the Tokyo Neighbors Twitter account. With series like this one and Japanese television ads also working to raise awareness for the LGBT community, hopefully it won't be too long before we see more leaps and bounds being made towards equal rights in Japan.
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Drafting Students Means Trouble
By Pavel Felgenhauer
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Just before New Year's, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov announced that all draft deferments would be abandoned, including those given to university students. The draft in Russia's unreformed military is the equivalent of a prison sentence: inadequate food, hazing, scanty medical services and, on top of that, the possibility of being sent to war in the Caucasus.
In Russian villages and in many small towns, life is so miserable, and unemployment so widespread, that military service is seen by many as acceptable, as a way to escape. That is where the military gets its soldiers, from the economically underprivileged, badly educated lower class.
In recent years, the number of conscripts was sufficient to fill the ranks. However, generals complained that the conscripts' education was not strong enough to allow them to serve in postings such as radar stations, which require more than basic knowledge. And in a couple of years, a draft crunch is coming, the second generation descended from those born during World War II.
In the Soviet era, university students enjoyed draft deferments, and some were not called up even during wartime. The Kremlin considered sustaining the intellectual potential of the nation more important than getting extra foot soldiers. The first time students lost their deferment was in the late 1970s during the previous demographic crunch when the small generation of the children of those born in the 1940s was called to serve. The measure was highly unpopular, especially among the Soviet elite, and it helped build the public discontent that in the end destroyed the Soviet Union.
In the late 1980s, deferments for students were reintroduced. Soon after, conscript service was reduced from two years to one and a half. After the first war in Chechnya in the mid 1990s, service terms again grew to two years, and now deferment for students is being abolished. The State Duma will surely vote to change the legislation at the Kremlin's first bidding.
The Kremlin is appeasing the Defense Ministry, which wants more conscripts. At the same time, the public is being told that if deferments are eliminated, service terms may be reduced from two years to one. It is already clear that deferments will be abandoned, but the question remains whether one-year service will be introduced at the same time. Or will it wait until 2008 and appease the masses right before the next presidential elections?
Mustering students as conscript soldiers will not modernize the military. The Soviet mass conscript army with university students as foot soldiers performed miserably in the war in Afghanistan in the 1980s. In the modern world, nation after nation is abandoning the draft for relatively small all-volunteer armies, while Russia maintains a massive and unruly military it cannot keep in line or provide with efficient new weapons.
Maintaining the draft and calling up students will cause political discontent, and it makes little sense militarily. So why is it being done and who will gain from the changes?
Sane Russian parents with sufficient means do everything possible to save their sons from the terrible ordeal of serving as conscript soldiers. Young men currently have two ways to dodge the draft: to go to a university or to bribe military officials and get an "unfit for service" certificate on medical grounds. There is competition in the market of helping draft dodgers, which helps keep prices reasonable.
The system of bribery within the military is well organized. One contacts a middleman who, after considering the case, announces the price: If the boy indeed has health problems that make him unfit for service, the price is lower. Without a bribe, however, even unfit boys will serve. Regular customers get discounts: A health deferment from service is given for three years and must be renewed until the boy who was first deferred at 18 turns 27 and is too old to be drafted.
The middleman in most cases takes the money only after the "unfit for service" certificate has been issued. No results -- no pay. The medics and the military also get a cut of the bribe.
The amount of money involved in draft dodging is huge: Researchers estimate that Russian parents pay deans and professors up to $5 billion per year in bribes to get their children into state universities. Now that students will be drafted, the military will be able to pocket most of that money. This alone is reason enough for officials to change the draft rules.
Pavel Felgenhauer is an independent defense analyst based in Moscow. He contributed this comment to The Moscow Times, where he is a columnist.


There are two things that you'll instantly notice when watching "Stoker". First, it's clear that director Park Chan-wook is a true visionary. Second, there is something seriously not right in the Stoker household. "Stoker" is a twisted psychological thriller oozing with Hitchcockian influence and mixed with traces of classic horror. There's a good reason for that. The script was written by Wentworth Miller (yes, the guy from "Prison Break") who stated that he used Hitchcock's classic thriller "Shadow of a Doubt" to help frame his story. But this isn't a mere carbon copy. He takes things in a much darker direction which helps this movie stand on its own two feet.
Chan-wook is best known for his "Vengeance" trilogy and for "Oldboy" which is currently being remade by Spike Lee. "Stoker" marks his English-language debut and his fingerprints are all over this film. He takes Miller's script and instantly incorporates his signature style which works to create a specific mood and tone throughout the picture. And if you're familiar with his other work you know his films often incorporate uneasiness and brutality. Both are present here as well.
The story centers around young India Stoker (Mia Wasikowska). Her life is dealt a terrible blow when her father Richard is killed in a tragic car accident on her 18th birthday. India was very close with her father, something that can't be said about her relationship with her mother Evelyn (Nicole Kidman). The two have a strained relationship resulting from Evelyn's emotional instability and her jealousy of India's affection for her father. After the funeral, both meet Richard's brother Charlie (Matthew Goode) who has been traveling abroad for years. Evelyn takes to him instantly but India doesn't trust him. He has the charm and good looks but there's something unnerving about this guy.
Uncle Charlie volunteers to move in to help the family out. Evelyn is thrilled which does more to strain her relationship with India. The story unfolds and we quickly sense Charlie is up to no good. But there's a lot more going on than anyone realizes. Most of the film deals with the tension between India and her Uncle. Her suspicions of Charlie are valid but neither she or the audience can figure the guy out. But it's not as if she's completely stable. She's a very dark and brooding recluse. She lives in her own little world which is made clear by a couple of scenes that take place at her high school. The contrast between home and away is profound. Her nature and Charlie's creepiness make for some good, eerie conversations between the two. But there's also an undeniable psychosexual tension that permeates each scene. It's a key part of the movie's overall weirdness that sometimes has you squirming in your seat.
Wasikowska is an young actress that I've always been impressed with. She gives another solid performance here although the material doesn't require much in terms of range. Throughout the entire film she maintains the same blank expression regardless of what's happening. It's nothing that allows her to flex her acting muscle yet it's strikingly appropriate for this story. I also thought Kidman was really good. She takes on a smaller role, but her strong performance brings more to her character than you might expect. But for me Matthew Goode is the real standout. From his first appearance in the cemetery overlooking his brother's funeral service, Goode maintains an eerie presence. He slithers around the Stoker's secluded two-story estate channeling his best Joseph Cotton from "Shadow of a Doubt". I loved what Goode did with the role and for me he helped give the movie the creepy intensity it was shooting for.
But I think my favorite thing about "Stoker" was the undeniable style of Park Chan-wook. I loved what he was doing with his camera and I never grew tired of his perspectives. There's such artistry at work as he uses strategic close ups, moving cameras, and specific framings of shots. Chan-Wook also left indelible images carved into my mind. He gives the film a real horror movie feel with chilling shots of things like a crawling spider, a hair on a bar of soap, or a pencil sharpener. He also gives the movie heightened senses particularly in the area of sound. It may be voices, buzzing house flies, or even the crumbling of a boiled egg's shell. All of this contributes to letting us know everything's wrong in their world. I mean even the end credits are backwards and scroll down instead of up.
All of the amazing visuals and strong acting really worked for me. But some will assuredly be turned off by the movie's bloody and violent final act. In a way I can understand why but not necessary due to the blood. I'm just not sure that the ending works that well storywise. That aside, "Stoker" is a strong film, dark and unsettling but still wickedly entertaining. It's most certainly not a film for everyone. But it should be seen even if only for Goode's devilishly good performance and the stylistic visionary direction. Lucky for me, I found there to be more to like than just that.
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Great review Keith and I agree with pretty much everything you say. I thought it was verging on style over substance at times but fortunately had enough to carry it through.
Thanks! You make a good point. But I felt the style was so connected to the mood of the film that it worked. In fact I thought sometimes the style kept things creepy even when the story would hit a rut.
Great review, you've convinced me to view it.
Fantastic. It's a nice little film and a solid English language debut from Chan-wook.
Man this family has long necks.
Cool. It's not a perfect film but a good one. Let me know what you think if you see it.
Crazy freakin' movie, but a bunch of fun to watch. There's no real character development or emotions involved, but that's what the movie is going for. It's dark, weird, and a bit strange. That's the way I like it. Good review Keith.
I hear ya bro. That's exactly the way I saw it. It's not flawless but it was a lot of fun.
No prob! It's spoiler free but I completely understand wanting to go in with everything completely fresh.
Good looking film but it was awkward and irritating at times. The ability of characters to show up at just the right spot at the right time without any explanation was frustrating. The creep factor is high, but sometimes it felt like images are inserted without any reason. It just struck me the wrong way and unfortunately ended up being a disappointment.
Always appreciate your comments. I can see where you're coming from especially concerning the visuals. Some did seem out of the blue but they did work for me mainly because they always felt consistent with the mood of the film. It kept me with the sensation of unease an the feeling that something just wasn't right.
YAY, we're in agreement once again Keith! Goode is sooo eerie wasn't he? He's sooo good looking which makes him even more terrifying, there's that Norman Bates vibe to him. Wasikowska has always impressed me too, kinda like Saiorse Ronan, so young but sooo talented!
Oh yes, I love Ronan as well! Both are such good young talents. Stoker was the picture of creepy. I loved the visual style that you see all through the film.
Great review, Keith. Really want to see this one!
I appreciate it man. It's good creepy fun!
I love Park's style – his "Thirst" is one of my all time favorites, so I can't wait to see this one. I really like all 3 main actors and Clint Mansell's score is lovely so I'm sure I'll love the movie. Great review!
Thanks a bunch. In many ways this is a tempered Park but its still really effective. And great mention on the score. It's really good!


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About two weeks ago I arrived in Guatemala, a beautiful mountainous country which has endured one of the most tragic histories in the world. It is the place I will call my home for the next two years as MPI's Country Director, replacing Dana Zichlin. I am amazed by the strength and unity of the people I have encountered here thus far. The colorful handmade clothing worn by the Maya is a reminder of the strong indigenous presence which so few Latin American countries still have.
The biggest highlight of my experience in Chaquijyá has been attending two PTA meetings at the school. Around 60 parents gather monthly to discuss updates regarding recent happenings at the school and potential projects the community wishes to implement. The meetings generally last around four hours, and everyone talks and listens to one another regarding the well-being of their community. The slow pace and lack of urgency is a welcome change of pace from my past year of attending graduate school in the U.S. People are not rushed to get to their next destination or do something "more important," because community is what really matters.
After spending a year studying the complexities of international development work at The School for International Training in Vermont, I am left with many questions regarding how to carry out development work in the field while doing the least amount of harm possible. I know there are no definitive answers to my questions, and throughout the next two years of working with MPI I will gradually learn what works and what doesn't. Step by step. Day by day.
I come here with a very different background from those I will be working with. I grew up in the United States as a white, middle class female. It is important for me to publish where I am coming from up front. I have not grown up with the culture and history of the people of Guatemala. I do not know what they want; and to begin to understand I must take the time to listen closely and carefully to what they have to say.
I come here inspired by a love for Latin America after having lived in Chile and Costa Rica, a passion for immersing myself in cultures foreign from my own, and most importantly, because despite the vast differences between my story and theirs, we are all affected by the same world history. My hope is that side by side we can work to create long-term solutions to community identified issues, and that by collaborating with local partners we can bring our strengths together to create positive social change. One day at a time.


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Today's soaring unemployment, small business failures, and uncertainty about the future are like nothing most of us have seen in our lifetimes. If there's any useful historical parallel, it might be the Great Depression.
Like the coronavirus-driven economic crash, the Depression devastated a nation where things were already awful for a lot of people. In the 1920s, business owners pretty much did whatever they wanted. The rich got obscenely richer. Progressive, pro-worker policies had little place in national politics. The crisis changed everything. By the end of the 1930s, the country's unions were stronger than they'd ever been and Congress had passed huge, unprecedented economic policies. The notion that the federal government didn't have a central place in securing middle-class wellbeing was relegated to the political fringes. But how, exactly did that transformation happen? How did the economic suffering of the 1930s birth a new political and economic era?
Nineteen thirty-two presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt was among those who treated the early 30s as an essentially normal time.
"A lot of Roosevelt's campaign in '32 is 'I'm not Herbert Hoover,'" said Erik Loomis, a labor historian at the University of Rhode Island. "It's not policy-driven, not about organizing the masses." In fact, Loomis told me, if FDR had been a left-wing figure, he couldn't possibly have won the nomination of the 1932 Democratic Party, which, like the Republican Party, was deeply beholden to big corporations.
Actually, the most powerful force working for fundamental change in the early 1930s was probably the Communist Party. It was a group that represented a tiny portion of the U.S. public, but it was highly organized and savvy. In 1929, it went to work organizing the jobless, eventually forming local Unemployed Councils around the country. Writing in the American Political Science Review in 1989, historian Michael Goldfield describes massive communist-led demonstrations, including a national day of action that brought more than a million people out on the streets, in March of 1930. Goldfield writes that local councils fought evictions and demanded relief in militant local actions.
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Kate Middleton's brother is opening up about his battle with depression.
In an op-ed for the Daily Mail, James, 31, recounted his darkest moments before seeking treatment a little over a year ago.
"During the day I'd drag myself up and go to work, then just stare with glazed eyes at my computer screen, willing the hours to tick by so I could drive home again," James wrote.
"I couldn't communicate, even with those I loved best: my family and close friends," James continued.
James went on to explain that he felt completely alone in his feelings and even contemplated suicide.
James later revealed his reason for speaking out on his experience is to help change the stigma associated with mental illness.
In addition, James felt compelled to follow the lead of his sister Kate, brother-in-law Prince William and Prince Harry, who have been strong advocates for mental health.
Although James was inspired to share his journey because of his family, he didn't immediately share his battles with them.
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Lower recommended baking temperature by 25° F.
Place pan on a baking sheet for stability.
Grease the head and body area of the pan; fill 3/4 full with batter, leaving the ears and tail empty.
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Adam Drewnowski and Allen S. Levine write in the "Journal of Nutrition" in March 2003 that added sugar and fat make up more than 50 percent of the typical American diet and contributes to the obesity epidemic. Craving sweets after a meal can hamper weight loss efforts. You try to deny the craving, only making it more pronounced. If you indulge the craving, stopping with a small serving may be impossible for you.
Drewnowski and Levine point to evidence that regular consumption of foods high in sugar and fat leads to "neurochemical changes" in the brain--hardwiring you to crave these types of foods. Food cravings often are a result of habit and association--if you have always had something sweet after a meal, you do not feel closure unless you meet that need. Sweet treats often are associated with rewards and positive feelings, so you feel good when you eat them.
Another cause of post-meal sweet cravings has to do with the mood-elevating brain chemical, serotonin. When serotonin is low, feelings of depression and sadness set in. You crave something sweet because sugars and simple carbohydrates prompt the body to release serotonin, improving your mood. Uneven blood sugar levels cause you to crave sweets after a meal as well. If you fail to balance macronutrients at your meals and eat primarily carbohydrates, your blood sugar levels soar--only to drop suddenly shortly after the meal. Your body seeks the "high" again, causing you to crave sugar.
If your cravings are due to deprivation, allow yourself a small sweet--perhaps a cookie or a miniature candy bar. Sometimes, however, this sets you up for binging, in which case it might be best to go cold turkey for a few weeks. Over time, if your cravings are due to habit, they will subside. Make sure you are consuming adequate nutrition and calories during the day. Try to make each meal contain a serving of protein, healthy fats and complex carbohydrates such as whole grains. Techniques such as brushing your teeth immediately after eating or chewing a piece of minty, sugar-free gum also may help cut the desire to consume sweets after a meal. If you must have something sweet--opt for fresh or dried fruit, which offers nutrition along with natural sugars.
If you seek to cut out sugar, eliminating cookies, cakes and candy may not be enough. Manufacturers add sugar to all sorts of products, from bread to salad dressings--so read food labels carefully. Artificial sweeteners may offer you a sweet taste with little or no calories, but they do little to curb your cravings. A 2004 study at Purdue University showed that artificial sweeteners may disrupt the body's ability to count calories, setting you up to consume more calories overall. Also, because artificial sweeteners exhibit sweetness hundreds of times more intense than sugar, they may cause you to crave sweeter and sweeter products.
ScienceDaily: Chocolate Is The Most Widely Craved Food, But Is It Really Addictive?
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Series: The Drone War
6 Months After Obama Promised to Divulge More on Drones, Here's What We Still Don't Know
by Cora Currier
November 6: This story has been updated to reflect new developments.
Nearly six months ago, President Obama promised more transparency and tighter policies around targeted killings. In a speech, Obama vowed that the U.S. would only use force against a "continuing and imminent threat to the American people." It would fire only when there was "near-certainty" civilians would not be killed or injured, and when capture was not feasible.
The number of drone strikes has dropped this year, but they've continued to make headlines. On Friday, a U.S. drone killed the head of the Pakistani Taliban. A few days earlier came the first drone strike in Somaliain nearly two years. How much has changed since the president's speech?
We don't know the U.S. count of civilian deaths
The administration says that it has a count of civilian deaths, and that there is a "wide gap" between U.S. and independent figures. But the administration won't release its own figures.
Outsideestimatesof total civilian deaths since 2002 range from just over 200 to more than 1,000. The Pakistani government has given three different numbers: 400, 147, and 67.
McClatchy and the Washington Post obtained intelligence documents showing that for long stretches of time, the CIA estimated few or no civilian deaths. The documents also confirmed the use of signature strikes, in which the U.S. targets people without knowing their identity. The CIA categorized many of those killed as simply "other militants" or "foreign fighters." The Post wrote that the agency sometimes designated "militants" with what seemed like circumstantial or vague evidence, such as "men who were 'probably' involved in cross-border attacks" in Afghanistan.
The administration reportedly curtailed signature strikes this year, though the new guidelines don't necessarily preclude them. A White House factsheet released around Obama's speech said that "it is not the case that all military-aged males in the vicinity of a target are deemed to be combatants." It did not say that people must be identified. (In any case, the U.S. has not officially acknowledged the policy of signature strikes.)
Attorney General Eric Holder confirmed only that four Americans have been killed by drone strikes since 2009: Anwar al Awlaki and his sixteen-year-old son, Abdulrahman, Samir Khan, and Jude Kenan Mohammed. Holder said that only the elder Awlaki was "specifically targeted," but did not explain how the others came to be killed.
Although Obama said that this disclosure was intended to "facilitate transparency and debate," since then, the administration has not commented on specific allegations of civilian deaths.
We don't know exactly who can be targeted
The list of groups that the military considers "associated forces" of Al Qaeda is classified. The administration has declared that it targets members of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, and "elements" of Al Shabaab, but there are still questions about how the U.S. determines that an individual belonging to those groups is in fact a "continuing and imminent threat." (After the terror alarm that led to the closing of U.S. embassies this summer, officials told the New York Times they had "expanded the scope of people [they] could go after" in Yemen.)
This ties into the debate over civilian casualties: The government would seem to consider some people legitimate targets that others don't.
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch conducted in-depth studies of particular strikes in Pakistan and Yemen, respectively. They include eyewitness reports of civilian deaths. (Most of the deaths investigated happened before the Obama administration's new policies were announced, although the administration has not said when those guidelines went into effect.) The reports also raised questions of the legality of specific strikes, questioning whether the deaths were all unavoidable casualties of legitimate attacks.
It does not appear that the U.S. plans to expand strikes against Al Qaeda to other countries – officials have reportedly told Iraq, for example, it won't send drones there. But the U.S. has established a surveillance drone base in Niger, and fed information from drones to French forces fighting in Mali.
We don't know if the U.S. compensates civilian casualties
CIA director John Brennan suggested during his confirmation hearing that the U.S. made condolence payments to harmed families. But there is little evidence of it happening. U.S. Central Command told ProPublica that it had 33 pages related to condolence payments – but wouldn't release any of them to us.
We don't always know which strikes are American
While unnamed officials sometimes confirm that strikes came from U.S. drones, other attacks may be from Pakistani, Yemeni, or even Saudi planes.
(It's also worth noting that the U.S. has also used cruise missiles and Special Forces raids. But the bulk of U.S. counterterrorism actions outside Afghanistan in recent years appear to rely on drones.)
We don't know the precise legal rationale behind the strikes
Some members of Congress have seen the legal memos behind targeted killing of U.S. citizens. But lawmakers were not granted access to all memos on the program. Legislation pending in the Senate would require the administration to give the Intelligence Committees a list of such legal opinions.
Other congressmen have introduced billswith more reporting requirements for targeted killings. (Proposals for a "drone court" for oversight have not gotten very far.)
It's far from clear that any of that additional oversight would lead to public disclosure.
The government and the American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Times are still locked in court battles over requests for drone documents. While a judge has ruled the CIA can no longer assert the "fiction" that it can't reveal if it has any interest in drones, the agency hasn't been compelled to release any information yet. The government has also so far fought off disclosure of legal memos underpinning targeted killings.
And here are some things we've learned through leaks and independent reporting:
How the U.S. tracks targets: Documents provided by Edward Snowden to the Washington Post detailed the NSA's "extensive involvement." Lawyers in a terrorism-related case also uncovered reports that government surveillance of their client may have led to a drone strike in Somalia. The Atlanticpublished a detailed account of Yemen using a child to plant a tracking chip on a man who was killed in a U.S. strike.
What people in the countries affected think: The Pakistani government's cooperation with at least some U.S. drone strikes – long an open secret – has now been well-documented. Public sentiment in the country is vividly anti-drone, even when violent Taliban commanders are killed, and politicians continue to denounce them as American interference. Limited polling in the region most affected by drones is contradictory, with some saying that at the very least, they prefer drones to the Pakistani military campaigns. Life in those areas is between a drone and a hard place: Residents told Amnesty International of the psychological toll from drones, and they also face reprisals from militants who accuse them of spying.
Yemen's president continues to openly embrace U.S. strikes, though the public generally opposes them – particularly those strikes that hit lower-level fighters, or those whose affiliations with Al Qaeda aren't clear. Foreign Policy recently detailed the aftermath of an August strike where two teenagers died. Their family disputes they had any link to terrorism.
The physical infrastructure: More of the network of drone bases across the world has been revealed – from the unmasking of a secret base in Saudi Arabia to the fact that drones had to be moved off the U.S. base in Djibouti, in the Horn of Africa, after crashes and fear of collision with passenger planes.
The CIA's role: The administration had reportedly planned to scale back the CIA's role in targeted killing, moving control of much of the drone program to the military. But the CIA reportedly still handles strikes in Pakistan and has a role in Yemen as well. Officials told Foreign Policy yesterday that the transition won't happen anytime soon.
The history of the programs: Revelations continue to change our understanding of the contours of the drone war, but two books published this year offer comprehensive accounts – The Way of the Knife, by Mark Mazzetti of the New York Times, and Dirty Wars, by Jeremy Scahill.
Cora Currier
Cora Currier was a reporting fellow at ProPublica and previously on the editorial staff of the New Yorker.
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Heritage Park is a community-built park and a huge source of pride for Sapulpa citizens. The park features a covered picnic shelter area, indoor restrooms, and a playground for children of all ages. American Heritage Bank and Sapulpa Main Street spearheaded the development of this community-built park in 2004 with the assistance of architects Leathers and Associates of Ithaca, NY and design assistance from Sapulpa-area elementary school children. The entire town was involved with over 14,000 volunteer hours logged over the nine-day building project. The park, referred to early on as "The Big Build", was built as a "thank you" to the citizens of Sapulpa from American Heritage Bank for their 100th Birthday. The total cost of the project was $284,125, ninety percent provided by American Heritage Bank. The remaining ten percent came from tile sales, the Tulsa Sapulpa Union Railway, and the H.U. & Eva Maud Bartlett Foundation. All funds were used for materials, design fees, and preparation of the site. The project was finally complete in December 2005.
Heritage Park by the Numbers:
1,700 volunteers
1,200 tiles painted
1,000 borrowed tools
1,345 lbs. of nails hammered
6,965 pieces of lumber cut
160,000 lbs. of rubber safety surface spread
The park pavilion is on a "first come, first serve" basis and does not accept reservations for use.
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La bahía de Corea Oriental (, Dongjoseon en Corea del Norte y Donghan en Corea del Sur) es una ensenada en la costa este de Corea del Norte y una extensión del mar del Japón, ubicada entre las provincias de Hamgyong del Sur y Kangwon. Su extremo norte es Musu Dan, cerca del sitio de misiles Musudan que dio su nombre a los misiles Taepodong y Musudan de Corea del Norte. La caza de ballenas alguna vez fue común en la región, apuntando a especies como las ballenas de aleta.

Junto con la bahía de Corea Occidental, ubicado al otro lado de la península de Corea, la bahía de Corea Oriental delimita el istmo de Corea, que conecta la península con el resto del continente asiático.

Véase también
 Geografía de Corea del Norte
 Bahía de Corea (bahía de Corea Occidental)
 Península de Corea

Referencias

Bibliografía

Corea
Geografía de Corea
Geografía de Corea del Norte
Mar de Japón
Wikipedia:Artículos con texto en coreano

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The last couple of years have been a pretty crazy ride for us at PHP Antwerp. We went from a handful of attendees to over 800 members on our meetup.com page. We've seen our meetups grow to over 40 regular attendees for each meetup. We've organized 28 meetups and hosted more than 50 speakers. It's amazing to see to how the user group has evolved.
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So what changes? Well, besides our new name and logo not much really. We'll continue to host meetups like we do now, offering the same type of talks as we did over the past year and so on. We'll still keep a strong connection to our friends in the PHP community and still be giving PHP talks amongst others. We're just opening up the possibility to offer a more diverse range of talks.
Besides our re-branding we also have something else to announce. We're starting a new Slack community called Full Stack Belgium for the entire developer community in Belgium. Here, we aim to offer a single place where Belgian developers can join and share knowledge, network and help each other out. We want to offer a safe place and bring developers in Belgium closer together. Give it a try and join us at fullstackbelgium.be!
We're excited for the future to see where our new path leads us. Hopefully we'll see you at one our upcoming meetups. Our next meetup is planned for the end of May and we hope to see you there!


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To make the focus a little slower, so that pop-up windows are useable, you also want to change the focus timing. Change the REG_DWORD ActiveWindTrkTimeout (also in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop) to the number of milliseconds to wait before focus shifts to the window under the mouse. I like a value of 0x00000080 (128ms). You might like 200ms (c8), or some faster or slower value.
* If you can't do this hexadecimal bit twiddling math in your head (difficult if you're not a programmer), then Windows' Calc can do it for you: put it in Programmer and Hex modes, type the first byte (hex pair e.g. 9e), press the 'Or' button, then '1' and the '=' button. If the number changes, that's what you replace the first byte with. Thanks to Erik in the comments below, I've finally figured this out and (I hope) clarified what to do..
REG_BINARY UserPreferencesMask OR= 01 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
These registry hacks require a reboot to take effect.


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