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Hundreds of flights canceled as snowstorm blankets Midwest
Posted: Nov 26, 2018 / 03:21 PM EST / Updated: Nov 26, 2018 / 04:23 PM EST
A winter storm blanketed much of the central Midwest with snow on Sunday at the end of the Thanksgiving weekend, bringing blizzard-like conditions that grounded hundreds of flights and forced the closure of major highways on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
"It's going to be messy," said Todd Kluber, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service who is based in suburban Chicago.
With much of the central Plains and Great Lakes region under blizzard or winter storm warnings, more than 1,200 flights headed to or from the U.S. had been canceled as of 9 p.m. Sunday, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware.
Most were supposed to be routed through Chicago or Kansas City — areas forecast to be hit hard by the storm.
Strong winds and snow created blizzard conditions across much of Nebraska and parts of Kansas, Iowa and Missouri. The National Weather Service was warning those conditions would make travel difficult in places.
By midday, the blizzard warning was extended to parts of eastern Illinois and Chicago, where snow is forecast to fall at a rate of about 2 inches per hour.
Other parts of the central Plains and Great Lakes region were under a winter storm warning that could see a foot or more of snow dumped in some places by the end of the day.
In eastern Nebraska, part of Interstate 80 between Lincoln and Omaha was closed Sunday morning because of multiple accidents after snow covered that area. That included semitrailer trucks jackknifed across the highway. It was re-opened by Sunday afternoon.
In Kansas, Gov. Jeff Colyer issued a state of emergency declaration. The action came as a large stretch of Interstate 70, spanning much of the state, was closed between Junction City and WaKeeney.
Separately, a portion of Interstate 29 was shut down in Missouri, near the Iowa border.
The weather service posted some snowfall totals on Twitter Sunday night. Kansas City International Airport got 5.3 inches of snow, and at least 7 inches of snow was reported in Rockford, Illinois.
As much as a foot was expected in Chicago. Forecasters predict more than a foot of snow is likely in southeast Nebraska, northeast Kansas, northwest Missouri and southwest Iowa.
By Monday morning, the storm was expected to hit parts of northern Indiana and southern Michigan.
Kluber said the storm was expected to hit the Chicago region sometime Sunday evening. He said rain will give way to heavy snowfall and "near whiteout conditions" that will make for dangerous travel.
Schools in parts of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois have already called off classes for Monday.
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by The Associated Press / Jan 17, 2020
CHICAGO (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration halted all flights in and out of Chicago's O'Hare Airport Friday night due to a sprawling winter storm hitting large sections of the Midwest that led to the closure of schools, universities and government offices.
The FAA said on its website that the stop would last through 9 p.m. CST. Hundreds of flights already were canceled Friday at the airport, one of the busiest in the nation.
Supreme Court to decide if employers must provide birth control coverage
(CNN) - The question of whether employers can refuse to help pay for birth control is heading to the highest court in the land.
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear two appeals challenging a lower court's block against exceptions to what is called the "contraceptive mandate."
by NBC, John Seibel / Jan 17, 2020
(NBC) - Nearly two-thirds of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, according to a recent survey by Charles Schwab & Co.
Nearly half of those surveyed said they struggle to keep up with their monthly bills.


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January 12, 2012 Philip Mboya
Ronaldo: Neymar Has Too Much Talent To Stay In Brazil
So as Messi basks in the glory of winning a third straight FIFA world player of the year title, attention continues to be centred on the players who missed out.
One such Player is Neymar. According to Brazilian legend Ronaldo, Neymar not only has the potential to win the Ballon d'Or, but he can become better than Messi.
However, this can only happen if he moves to a European club. Ronaldo who has taken a beating for his statement is adamant that unless Neymar moves away from Brazil, he does stand a chance to compete against the best players in the world.
"He is a talent that we have to export and allow him to dominate the world, to own it playing the game that he does. The prestige and competition in European football is massive," Ronaldo said.
If you carefully interpret what Ronaldo is saying then you would realise that he is talking about himself. Ronaldo left Brazil at the tender age of 19 and went on to dominate the European scene for more tha a decade.
Here is why i personally agree with Ronaldo. Neymar is now 19 and though the scope of the game has changed somewhat since his time, the opportunity for him to improve is far greater in Europe than in Brazil.
However there is also a very big disadvantage that comes with being such a hot prospect. With a host of clubs willing to break the bank to get Neymar, the teen superstar could fall victim to unscrupulous people looking to make money off of him.
A move to the wrong club can seriously damage his career while a move to the right club could propel him to legendary status. The truth of the matter is Neymar cannot wait for another 2 years before leaving Brazil.
Former international Ronaldo had this to say about his own comments:
"I have taken some flak for having said that, but every person has their opinion and it should be respected. I know people like to follow their idols close, but Brazilians also watch the European games.
"They love to watch Barcelona and Real Madrid. I have played practically my entire life out of the country. And the people's love is the same, if not more,"
It does look very unlikely that Neymar will leave Santos any time soon especially after having stated that the club felt like home for him. However, one thing is for sure for him to compete with he has to play with the best.
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One of the second-grade classrooms at Runkle will be a combination of general education students and special education students, with one general education teacher and one special education teacher.
This "co-teaching" inclusion model might work well if done properly with careful selection of participating students, parental consent, adequate and appropriate staffing, and partnering with external experts for support and independent feedback.
Ironically, the process by which this experiment was decided on and announced was decidedly non-inclusive.
Further, the implementation is missing some of the key elements necessary, e.g., outside support, to maximize the likelihood of good outcomes for all children involved.
The concept for this initiative was not shared with the Runkle community until after the Runkle administration decided to move forward with it.
No parent of children who will be placed in this class, of either general ed or special ed students, was informed beforehand that this initiative was happening and that their children would be assigned to this class.
Accordingly, there was no possibility for parents to consent, provide feedback, or express concerns.
In fact, announcement of the experiment came after an email from the administration declaring that no requests for changes of classroom assignments would be considered.
While it is not realistic to put every Runkle decision to a community vote, it should be the norm to inform parents of possible experiments with their children and to give parents ample time to express concerns, fears, hopes, ideas and preferences.
But assigning students to an experiment without parental input shows no "respect" for those children or their families.
And this kind of decision-making is antithetical to the word "unity." It is unilateral rather than unifying, and therefore alienates community members.
Imposing this experiment on children and their families demonstrates neither "nurturance" nor "kindness." It is, alternatively, autocratic, insensitive and cold.
Back in the fall, the Runkle administration unilaterally imposed a reduction of second-grade recess, upsetting and alienating many children and their parents.
After the tensions around recess, one might have thought that the Runkle administration would adhere to the spirit of "learning from mistakes" and let go of the inclination to impose significant changes in children's lives unilaterally. But apparently that is not the case.
Finally, when it comes to "E for Effort," the Runkle administration made no effort to inform parents of this pending experiment and to allow families to participate in the decision-making in any manner, despite the fact that this change is major and could have a profound impact on Runkle children's lives.
Until recently, Runkle had a K-1 "loop" program, in which a given group of students, and their teacher, would remain together for both kindergarten and first grade.
Looping had both its challenges and its rewards. Accordingly, parents were given the opportunity to express their interest in looping (or lack of interest) before classroom assignments were made.
Giving parents this kind of transparency about experimental systems and allowing them to help make the best decision for their children is part of what gives an unconventional program the best chance to succeed.
Willing participants are much more likely to approach a new situation with a positive, receptive attitude than participants on whom participation is imposed by surprise and without choice.
By moving forward with this latest experiment without "Respect, Unity, Nurturance, Kindness, Learning from mistakes and Effort," the Runkle administration has put our children and sense of a warm, compassionate, inclusive community at risk.


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Sinead Keenan calls her time on Being Human "three wonderful years".
Sinead Keenan has admitted that leaving Being Human was a "difficult decision".
It was announced today (January 9) that the actress will not return for the next series of the BBC Three paranormal drama.
"I cannot tell u how difficult it was to make the decision to leave. I've had 3 wonderful years on [the show], some of the best I've had in my acting career."
Keenan also confirmed that she has not shot an exit storyline for her character Nina.
"I believe my departure happens off screen," she said. "I haven't filmed anything for Series 4."
Michael Socha and Damien Molony have joined the Being Human cast as series regulars, while original star Russell Tovey has filmed his final scenes as werewolf George.
Mark Gatiss, James Lance and Harry Potter's Mark Williams will also play guest roles on the show.


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Defining the Enemy
Submitted by William Robert Jack (United States), Mar 3, 2006 at 19:33
Who Is the Enemy?
How Do We Define Our Enemy?
Because of the Islamic terrorist war that confronts us, there are defining chacteristics about the kinds of people we admit to this Nation and who should be allowed to stay.
While internationalism has been replaced by globalization since this quote was made, the following quote by the Theodore Roosevelt is still a fairly reasonable standard in my opinion:
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language.. And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
Theodore Roosevelt 1907
Because our war is with the Islamic jihadists and their anti-American, anti-Western sympathizers who are almost entirely Muslims, millions of Muslims in the US are bound to be under the suspicion that they may be in that category. The occasional arrests of Muslims in this country who are planning terrorist acts only increases these suspicions.
During WWII we did not hesitate to articulate who are enemies were--they were Germany and Japan.
We know that there were related prejudices in this country during WWII. While we are not proud of feeling that way, we did, and it took courageous acts on the parts of the German and Japanese people in this country, particularly the Japanese, to prove themselves loyal to the US and the American people. I feel that we should expect no less from the Muslim population in the US.
The anti-American rage which characterizes hundreds of millions of Muslims in the world is something that we have to face head on as a nation. These Muslims are a danger to American lives, property, freedoms and interests. Succinctly put, they are the enemy. Again we find ourselves at war--WWIII, and this time the enemy is the product of Islam.
We should not do business with the enemy. We should not allow ourselves to be bought off by the enemy. That's why we need to move ahead urgently to break our economic ties with and dependency on the enemy--that means oil, that means port operations, that means all economic ties! There is a limit to globalization.
Dubai is riddled with the enemy. The UAE, comprised in part of Dubai, Oman, Abu Dhabi is riddled with the enemy. The majority of the 9/11 terrorists traveled here via the UAE, the UAE has been a financial tool of terrorism, and a base of operations for the terrorists.
That's why I am strongly opposed to the operation of any US ports being handed over to Dubai. I believe that terrorist infiltration through the UAE,including Dubai, is a higher risk than if the ports were operated by a US interested party.
The Chinese and the South Koreans operate some of our nation's ports. This has been used as an argument that we are discriminating against the Arabs. But no chinese or South Koreans were terrorists on any of the hijacked 9/11 planes or involved in financing these terrorists, or serving as a pass through point or base of operation for these terrorists. The UAE was. We must know our enemy, and make these discriminations where they are in our interests.
The decision to break economic ties with the enemy will take sacrifices by the American people--sacrifices the enemy bets we will not be willing or able to make.
The enemy expects that Americans and its leaders can be bought off. That they will, in the end, not be willing to make these sacrifices--the longer it takes to make these sacrifices, the broader and deeper the enemy's roots grow in America.
In my opinion there is an invisible Trojan Horse moving toward the Gate of the Nation, and out of moral weakness, arrogance, passivity and ignorance the Gate has slowly started to open. All of us should be aware. We need to wake up!
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January 17th, 2020 •6:58
Crypto News Roundup for January 17th, 2020
Today's Crypto Roundup:
Bitcoin gaining today after two straight days of declines, up 1.3 percent to around $8800
The Block reports that Grayscale Investments, a unit of Digital Currency Group, which is the owner of CoinDesk, raised more than $600 million from investors last year. And that's up from 66% in 2018.
The Libra Association, working under the auspices of Facebook to create a digital currency, has designated the leadership of a committee that will coordinate the token's proposed design
And crypto tax legislation is getting a new life in U.S. congress
Some investors at a crypto conference this week in Switzerland say that the U.S. may be entering a new cold war with China - over the future of money
Back in North America, The Block reports that most Canadian crypto exchanges will likely fall under the country's securities laws following new guidance published Thursday
And just a day after reports emerged that the Malta-based crypto exchange Binance will soon restrict access to Japanese residents, the exchange now says it's eyeing the launch of a new trading platform for the Asian market
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The BAFTA Film Awards fall this year on Valentine's Day, Sunday February 14. While nominees wait to find out who will get the British Academy's biggest love, events and soirées have been in full swing this week – and will continue through the wee hours of Monday morning. A prestigious stop on the awards season circuit, BAFTA weekend is also the last major chance for nominees to rub shoulders and be seen ahead of Oscar ballots closing on February 23. There's at least a 500-member overlap between BAFTA and AMPAS, so there are plenty of hearts to still make swoon, and plenty of opportunities to do so over these few days — and also just to have a good time.
Many more big names were due in town this evening for Harvey Weinstein's annual drinks and dinner at Mayfair's Little House. The private event celebrates the past year in film for close friends and Weinstein Co nominees which this year include co-leader Carol.
On Saturday, some will head to Eric Fellner's annual brunch at the Chiltern Firehouse in Marylebone. Fellner is co-Chairman of Working Title which notably has The Danish Girl in the race. After that, they'll be primping for the nominees cocktail which takes place at Kensington Palace, aka the domicile of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. This is the second year in a row that BAFTA has had the royal oui for the event – Prince William has been President of BAFTA since 2010.
Last year's Palace visit stunned most guests who couldn't believe they were in such hallowed halls in the middle of Kensington Gardens. There were, however, no royal sightings. Once some guests are finished marveling at the sparkly rooms on Saturday, they'll head to an annual dinner held by Charles Finch at Annabelle's.
On Sunday, the awards ceremony is held at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden and followed by a dinner at Grosvenor House. There, hundreds of tables are annually adorned with themed-decorations and collectible placemats that feature scenes from beloved films. More of a mingle-fest than a sit-down, it serves as a warm-up for the night ahead.
The first stop for some will be Universal's get-together at Little House in honor of such nominees as Room and The Danish Girl. The next stop is The Weinstein Co party at The Rosewood Hotel in Holborn. Co-hosts this year include Studiocanal and Entertainment Films. This is one of the hottest tickets of the weekend and comes with access to a sweets room that houses a fountain of flowing chocolate. The party regularly draws the biggest talent in town, and the Harvey faithful. Last year's ended at 5AM.


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Lenovo's new laptops, ThinkPad A275 and ThinkPad A475, were on Thursday announced as being the first business laptops for the company to be powered by AMD Pro processors for multitasking power and hardware-level security. The ThinkPad A275 starts at $869 (roughly Rs. 55,500) and will go on sale in October, while the A475 will start at $849 (roughly Rs. 54,200) and will go on sale later this month.
Apart from being powered by seventh-generation AMD Pro A12 processors, the two portable laptops will have Radeon R7-class graphics. The main difference between the ThinkPad A275 and ThinkPad A475 is their display size, with the former getting a 12.5-inch display and the latter coming with a 14-inch display. While the base model will have a 1600x900 pixels TN panel, buyers have the options to choose up to full-HD (1920x1080 pixels) IPS displays with or without touch option.
The ThinkPad A275 and ThinkPad A475 can fit up to 16 GB of DDR4 memory. Storage options for both include up to 512GB NVMe M2 SSD or 1TB HDD. As far as portability is concerned, the A275-series weigh around 1.3kg while the A475 is a tad heavier at 1.6kg. These laptops also come with the option for fingerprint reader and are compatible with Windows Hello bioauthentication.
Connectivity options include LTE-A mobile broadband, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, two USB 3.0 Type-A ports, one USB Type-C connector, an HDMI output, a Gigabit Ethernet jack, a card reader, and a headphone port. The ThinkPad A275 and A475 promise to offer more than ten hours of battery life.
"For 25 years, the ThinkPad brand has been defined by simplicity, function, and reliability. And as the digital transformation advances with exponential speed, Lenovo maintains a relentless quest for perfection and delivering customer choice," said Jerry Paradise, executive director, Lenovo Commercial Portfolio and Product Management. "With the launch of the new ThinkPad A series and ThinkCentre M715 we have combined the uncompromising versatility of Think products with the multitasking power and hardware-level security of AMD PRO to meet the ever-evolving needs of our enterprise customers."


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Q: Is any other way to read message from webmail on cpanel using PHP with out using IMAP function I'm integrating PHP webmail read functionality in php. I already tried using IMAP functions. But it could not connect.So I just ask you is there any possibility to get messages from webamil with out using IMAP function.
Below is my IMAP Code. Can you check the code also give me suggestions for why doesn't work. I'm looking forward for your valuable reply.
$emailAddress = 'info@example.com'; // Full email address
$emailPassword = 'xxxxxxxx';        // Email password
$domainURL = 'example.com';         // Your websites domain
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New on Netflix UK in November 2020
Tom Beasley
23 October 2020, 11:42 am ·3-min read
'Hillbilly Elegy', 'The Christmas Chronicles 2', 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' and 'The Crown' S4. (Credit: Lacey Terrell/Joe Lederer/fotojo/Sony/Des Willie/Netflix)
It's another busy month over on Netflix UK, with Christmas just around the corner. The first crop of festive releases are set to show up in November, including the return of Kurt Russell's sexy Santa in The Christmas Chronicles 2. Meanwhile, arguably Netflix's biggest TV series is due to return, as Olivia Colman's royal swansong in The Crown is unveiled.
Read more: Josh O'Connor on being Prince Charles in The Crown
There's also a big, weepy Oscar contender on the way in the shape of Ron Howard's literary adaptation Hillbilly Elegy and some madcap animation courtesy of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, which also features that bizarre Keanu Reeves cameo. That's not to mention the arrival of spectacular superhero team-up Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Here's everything we know about, old and new, that's popping up on Netflix UK in November...
Assassination Nation (2018)
Blended (2014)
Christmas Break-In (2018)
Fatal Deceit (2019)
Human Nature (2001)
Lineage of Lies (2019)
Music and Lyrics (2007)
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
New York Minute (2004)
Police Academy (1984)
Richie Rich (1994)
So Undercover (2012)
White Boy Rick (2018)
Watch: Trailer for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Citation (Original, 2020)
Operation Christmas Drop (Original, 2020)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (Original, 2020)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (Credit: Columbia Pictures)
What We Wanted (2020)
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Original, 2020)
The Life Ahead (Original, 2020)
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Lakeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson in 'Sorry to Bother You'. (Credit: Universal)
The Princess Switch: Switched Again (Original, 2020)
Alien Xmas (Original, 2020)
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square (Original, 2020)
Shawn Mendes: In Wonder (Original, 2020)
HILLBILLY ELEGY: (L to R) Haley Bennett (Lindsay), Glenn Close (Mamaw), Owen Asztalos ("Young J.D. Vance"). (Lacey Terrell/NETFLIX © 2020)
Hillbilly Elegy (Original, 2020)
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (Original, 2020)
Watch: Trailer for Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn in The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures: Go Team Roberts (S2)
Can You Hear Me? (Original, S2)
Dawson's Creek (S1-6)
Transformers Rescue Bots Academy (S2)
Voice 2 (S2)
Felix Lobrecht: Hype (Original, Comedy Special)
Love & Anarchy (Original, S1)
The End of the F***ing World (S2)
'The End of the F***ing World'. (Credit: Channel 4)
Carmel: Who Killed Maria Marta? (S1)
Paranormal (S1)
Country Ever After (Original, S1)
Undercover (Original, S2)
A Lion in the House (S1)
Dash & Lily (Original, S1)
Trash Truck (Original, S1)
A Queen is Born (Original, S1)
The Minions of Midas (Original, S1)
Watch: Trailer for season four of The Crown
The Crown (Original, S4)
We Are the Champions (Original, S1)
Holiday Home Makeover with Mr. Christmas (Original, S1)
Voices of Fire (Original, S1)
A Go! Go! Cory Carson Christmas (Original Special)
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker (Original Docuseries)
Sugar Rush Christmas (Original, S2)
Virgin River (Original, S2)
Wonderoos: Holiday Holiday! (Original Special)
Unspecified Dates
Jack Reacher (2012)
— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) October 20, 2020


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Strange Bedfellows -- Politics News
Church 'outmarketed' on gay marriage: Cardinal Dolan
By Joel Connelly on November 29, 2013 at 5:52 PM
The Catholic Church has found itself "outmarketed" in its opposition to same-sex marriage contending with Hollywood and caricatured as homophobic, according to Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York.
The TV-savvy Dolan has just ended a term as president of the National Council of Catholic Bishops, during which the bishops have been routed on gay marriage. They were hostile to President Obama only to see him take a majority of the Catholic vote, and found their obsession with sexuality pointedly questioned by Pope Francis.
Kara Haney, left, and her partner of 8 years Kate Wertin, right, embrace as the Washington State Senate passes a bill that would legalize gay marriage in Washington.
In a taped segment of "Meet the Press," due to air Sunday, host David Gregory asks Dolan:
"Regardless of the church's teachings, do you think this (marriage equality) is evolving in such a way that it's ultimately going to be legal everywhere?" Or, asked Gregory, might there be a "backlash" against same-sex marriage?
"I think I'd be a Pollyanna to say that there doesn't seem to be kind of a stampede to do this. I regret that," Dolan replied.
The "stampede" began in Dolan's home state, when the New York Legislature legalized same-sex marriage over the cardinal's vociferous opposition.
Despite a campaign by the Catholic hierarchy, the states of Washington, Maryland and Maine voted last November to legalize same-sex marriage. Legislatures in Minnesota, Rhode Island and Delaware followed suit in the spring. Gov. Chris Christie yielded to a court challenge in New Jersey.
Hawaii and Illinois are the latest states to approve marriage equality. Same-sex marriage became legal again in California as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court letting stand lower rulings against anti-gay Proposition 8.
How has this happened? "Well, I think maybe we've been outmarketed sometimes," Dolan told Gregory. "We've been caricatured as being anti-gay."
Being against marriage equality does not mean the church is "anti-anybody," Dolan insisted, and added:
"When you have forces like Hollywood, when you have forces like politicians, when you have forces like some opinion molders that are behind it, it is a tough battle."
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signs the gay marriage bill in front of the State Capitol in May. Marriage equality was approved despite furious opposition from Minneapolis-St. Paul Archbishop John Nienstedt.. . Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva described marriage equality as a "manufactured civil right,."
Tin-eared bishops have added — massively — to their woes. In Minnesota, Archbishop John Niendstedt made homophobic remarks while pressing for a constitutional amendment outlawing gay marriage.
Decrying Catholic lawmakers for backing marriage equality, Springfield, Ill., Bishop Thomas Paprocki staged an "exorcism in reparation for the sin of same-sex marriage" in his cathedral. Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva sneered at marriage equality as a "manufactured civil right."
The Catholic bishops submitted a legal brief to the Supreme Court defending the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). A key provision of DOMA was overturned in an opinion written by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, a practicing Catholic.
Opinion polls show American Catholics support marriage equality in a higher percentage than the public at large, and back including contraception in women's health plans.
The chief sponsor of marriage equality in Washington's Legislature was state Sen. Ed Murray, a gay man and practicing Catholic. Murray was unable to marry his longtime partner, Michael Shiosaki, in his own church, so tied the knot last summer at Episcopal St. Mark's Cathedral.
A bevy of Catholic governors — Andrew Cuomo in New York, Jerry Brown in California, Pat Quinn in Illinois, Martin O'Malley in Maryland and then-Gov. Chris Gregoire in Washington — have become outspoken advocates for same-sex marriage.
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Strange Bedfellows -- Politics News Search
King County Council Chair Joe McDermott is running for Congress
Alaska police handcuffed 'uncooperative, belligerent and evasive' Palin son
Illegal delivery services undermine legal marijuana: Murray, Holmes
Back from Iraq, ex-Foreign Service officer to challenge U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Judge will rule Thursday on Tim Eyman's 'gun to the head' initiative
Sarah Palin endorses Donald Trump: Bristol Palin blasts Ted Cruz as a 'typical politician'
The nation's largest gay rights lobby endorses Clinton, catches flak from Sanders campaign
Ex-Sec. of Defense Gates on Republican candidates: 'They don't know what they're talking about'


Barrigón – the "little potbellied one" – looks mysterious. The 800-kilogram boulder from Guatemala's coastal lowlands probably represents a deity. At around 2,500 years old, he provides clues to a very early settlement phase in Central America.
At just over 120 centimetres high and weighing 800 kilograms, this stone figure from Mesoamerica appears powerful and imposing. And despite the closed eyes it seems to have an astonishing presence.
The figure was fashioned from the boulder using stone tools. The front is formed using a few striking lines, reduced to the essential features. It appears as if the shape of the original material decisively influenced the design. The face and the neckless body appear fat, almost swollen. In comparison to the face, the hands are only roughly modelled. The rear of the boulder is almost completely unworked.
A Deity Made of Stone?
It can only be speculated as to what meaning it had for the people of its time. The genderless form of the Barrigón and the striking facial features, which can also be found on other figures from this time, would suggest that this statue from Guatemala is a deity.
However, the "little potbellied one" remains mysterious. What is certain is that this archaeological find takes us back to an early phase in the settlement of Central America, about which we know very little because there were no written records, but certainly before the heyday of the Maya culture. As there are various find spots with similar figures, it can be assumed that Guatemala's coastal region was already settled by independent, regional chiefdoms between 300 and 500 BCE.
Barrigón and two further figures were found around 1860 during forest clearance for a coffee plantation on land belonging to Finca Concepción, owned by the French Baron Oscar du Teil. Following his death, the trustee of the underage heirs donated the figure to the Königliches Museum für Völkerkunde. In future the Barrigón, who has come from the collection of the Ethnologisches Museum in Dahlem, can be seen on the second floor of the Humboldt Forum.


"It took some time for Geraldine to become fully awake and a few seconds more, before she understood that she had been dreaming again& Why did she still feel that there was something familiar about the dreams? Something she should remember."
Following the steps of her partner RB Russell, Rosalie Parker, editor and co-owner of Tartarus Press, has decided to try her hand at dark fiction. And, like Russell, Parker has chosen to stay on the quiet side of the horrific and the ghostly, creating subtly disturbing tales of unease, eight of which are now assembled in her debut collection. If you like low-key dark tales, this is the book for you.
The title story, The Old Knowledge, ostensibly about archaeological excavations, is actually an atypical tale of witchcraft, while the captivating Chanctonbury Ring is the report of a strange incident befalling an archaeologist exploring ancient sites in the English countryside. The story leaves behind the obscure, disquieting feeling of an unsolved mystery.
"She rose and, motioning me to stay where I was, crept into the enclosure& After a minute or so she reappeared, now carrying a large wicker basket by its two handles. She put it down on my feet. To my astonishment, lying inside and wrapped up warmly in a plaid blanket was a sleeping baby."
The picture is a compelling, short piece revolving around an oddly haunted drawing.
"This is a warning. You are meddling with something you do not understand. The picture must be returned from whence it came, otherwise youll be held responsible. It should not be displayed. HEED THIS WARNING OR SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES."
"The answer is in your hands. There is an unquiet one among you and the spirit feeds on it. The spirit will not rest until you have found the one and soothed away its energies or expunged it from your hearth. Only you will know the solution. Seek and ye shall find. Be careful. We see danger."
In the end the story offers less than what it seems to promise in the beginning, but does manage to unsettle the reader.
"Gardening is a creative pastime, but the result is always a work in progress; unlike a painting or a piece of music, a garden is never fixed in time"
To me, however, the best stories are others. One is The Cook Story, an excellent werewolf tale, cunningly disguised as a mainstream piece with an unexpected, final denouement.
"Ive decide to prepare the venison very simply& Im going to pan fry the steaks and make a simple herb jus & 'I think I would like to help with the herb sauce. I will pick some herbs for the table, then we can sprinkle them over the food. She seemed very dreamy and far away, a little-girl-lost. I felt suddenly, without knowing exactly why, very sorry for her."
The other one is The Rain, a longer, atmospheric tale depicting, in an unassuming but insightful narrative style, the ways of a small rural village where a woman is spending a short break from the city troubles. Subtly unnerving and purposely, deliciously ambiguous.
"The place was beginning to give her the creeps, and she would have to make an effort to think about everything rationally. If her car was not fixed then she would just have to walk to the next village, however far it was. There, hopefully she would find a telephone box&"
In short, Parkers debut collection appears very promising, especially for those who favour steady, well crafted prose hinting in soft tones at the darker side of reality, rather than describing in garish colours the horrors lurking around the corner.
Rosalie Parker is co-proprietor and editor of the independent publishing house Tartarus Press, and lives in the Yorkshire Dales. She has degrees in English Literature & History and in Archeology.


Can We Really Increase The Life Span Of A Vehicle?
It is a well-known fact that most people love their automobiles more than anything else and they would strive to give the best to the vehicle. Some people spend hours and hours caring for their vehicles and most would love the idea of being able to keep the auto up and running for longer as it is really difficult to make up the mind to sell it once you have gotten so attached.It is a common factor that there are some vehicles that would last longer than the others and there are some models that can endure extreme conditions quite well. However, what most of us overlook is that the way you maintain the vehicle may also have an effect on how long it will be roadworthy.
I have listed below a few tips that are known to increase the life span of a vehicle.
Just as we go to the hospital to get a medical check-up once in a while, we should do the same with our vehicles. No matter how well you think you are taking care of the vehicle, there is a chance that you may be overlooking something crucial unless you are a professional mechanic.
Defects such as wheel alignment issues can cause a lot of trouble in the long run and, therefore, should be identified as soon as possible. Visit this link http://www.carreramotors.melbourne/Wheel-Alignment for more info on wheel alignment Blackburn.
Facing an accident, specially a major one can do a lot of damage to a vehicle and even though it was repaired, you may face other side effects of the same in the long run. Moreover, the number of accidents and their severity decides the secondhand value of the automobile.
Even though you may not have realized, driving fast on a bad road can cause suspension issues and can damage other parts of the vehicle as they have to deal with more shock than they were ever designed to. Therefore, you need to be careful when driving to avoid not only accidents but other types of not very prominent damages that can be caused over time.
I know, it is obvious, right? Most vehicle lovers who go through extreme pains to keep both the exterior and the interior clean. However, even if you are not one of them and you do not have enough time to clean the vehicle every day at least try to clean it once a week so that you will minimize the chances of rusting that can be caused by things like salt being stuck for too long.Therefore, if you go on a trip near a beach or some other place that may have corrosive elements, make sure to clean the vehicle as soon as you can.
Having dirty interior can attract creatures like moths and even mice that may destroy many important components.Thus, if you love your vehicle and want to use it for maximum possible time without too much trouble and too many repairs, try the aforementioned tips.
Why Power Problems Arise In Vehicles?


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Ahirauli Population - Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
Ahirauli is a large village located in Mariahu Tehsil of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh with total 321 families residing. The Ahirauli village has population of 2228 of which 1142 are males while 1086 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Ahirauli village population of children with age 0-6 is 320 which makes up 14.36 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Ahirauli village is 951 which is higher than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Ahirauli as per census is 778, lower than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.
Ahirauli village has higher literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Ahirauli village was 77.15 % compared to 67.68 % of Uttar Pradesh. In Ahirauli Male literacy stands at 90.33 % while female literacy rate was 63.74 %.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Ahirauli village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Ahirauli village.
Ahirauli Data
Marginal Worker 321 187 134
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.56 % of total population in Ahirauli village. The village Ahirauli currently doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.
In Ahirauli village out of total population, 678 were engaged in work activities. 52.65 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.35 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 678 workers engaged in Main Work, 133 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 53 were Agricultural labourer.


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Labor Management Forums
Submitted by rthomas on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 14:11
John Kamensky
Some things can move fast in bureaucracies! President Obama signed Executive Order 13522, "Creating Labor-Management Forums to Improve Delivery of Government Services," in early December to resurrect the labor-management partnerships from the Clinton era.
Some things can move fast in bureaucracies! President Obama signed Executive Order 13522, "Creating Labor-Management Forums to Improve Delivery of Government Services," in early December to resurrect the labor-management partnerships from the Clinton era. OMB guidance on developing agency implementation plans came out a few weeks later. To date, a national council has been created – and held substantive meetings – and 50 agencies have submitted plans to the Council on how they are going to implement the Order. The Council reviewed the plans last month and sent half of them back for revisions, which are due later this week.
The E.O. is framed around an appealing premise: "Federal employees and their union representatives are an essential source of front-line ideas and information about the realities of delivering Government services to the American people." The forums are to be "nonadversarial" and comprised of managers, employees, and employees' union representatives.
OMB guidance also clarifies that the effort is intended to focus the role of these forums on achieving measurable results that align with agencies' missions and strategic goals.
What was in the E.O.?
The E.O. says agencies will work with unions to:
Establish, or adapt, existing department- or agency-level labor-management forums (LMFs) "at appropriate levels in their organizations.
Allow employees and their union representatives to have pre-decisional involvement in workplace matters "to the fullest extent practicable."
Evaluate and document changes in employee satisfaction, manager satisfaction, and organizational performance resulting from LMFs
Develop written implementation plans, which were due March 9th..
These plans were expected to describe:
the process the Agency will undertake to design and implement LMFs at appropriate levels within the Agency;
the process the LMF will undertake to develop a limited number of mission-linked or process-improving performance goals; and
a plan for developing Agency and/or bargaining unit-specific metrics to monitor progress toward these goals and performance trends in key areas such as labor-management satisfaction, productivity gains, cost savings, and other measures as identified by the relevant LMF participants.
What Are Some of the Best Practices So Far?
The Council has identified some best practices, to date. For example:
In the area of mission-linked or process-improving performance goals, the Department of Education says it will adopt metrics from the 2008 federal human capital survey and identify mission and process goals after receiving input from lower level forums and joint work groups.
The Federal Trade Commission's headquarters forum will establish metrics and monitor progress.
Veterans Affairs says it will use annual employee survey and labor-management collaboration to develop metrics.
the National Credit Union Administration is the first national partnership agreement under the new EO to agree to bargain over "(b)(1)" matters (which define the scope of bargaining).
Probably one of the best plans so far is the one developed by the Department of Homeland Security. Its plan establishes a good overall framework for engagement and commits to conducting a baseline assessment of the Department's labor-management relations by September 2010.
Agencies will need to submit a report on their progress by the end of the year. The E.O. sunsets in December 2011, so there is pressure on all sides to demonstrate its value in contributing to measurable progress toward improving government services!


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Clean Energy Can Support India's Economic Recovery post-COVID-19
New Report highlights emerging challenges and opportunities for India's transition to clean mobility and power systems in the context of COVID-19
New Delhi, 30 June 2020, — A new report by NITI Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) identifies how COVID-19 is beginning to influence the clean energy transition in India, specifically for the transport and power sectors. The report recommends principles and strategic opportunities for the country's leaders to drive economic recovery and maintain momentum towards a clean energy economy.
COVID-19 has presented significant demand- and supply-side challenges for India's transport and power sectors, from liquidity constraints and supply shortages to shifts in consumer demand and preferences. The new report, titled India Stimulus Strategy: Recommendations Towards a Clean Energy Economy, advocates for stimulus and recovery efforts that work towards building a clean, resilient, and least-cost energy future for India. These efforts include electric vehicle, energy storage, and renewable energy programs.
Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog said he is confident that India's economy will recover following the containment of the Covid-19 pandemic. "India's strong democratic institutions promote policy stability. Ongoing economic reforms, if executed well, should keep the country's growth rate ahead of peers," he said.
"Clean energy will be a major driver of India's economic recovery and international competitiveness," added Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog. "We must look at how to leverage our domestic innovation ecosystem to bring value to the country and industry in this new normal. We have recommended specific actions by which India can revive two of our economic powerhouses—the transport and power sectors—and emerge stronger."
The report lays out four principles as a framework for policymakers and other key decision-makers considering programs to support India's clean energy future:
invest in least-cost-energy solutions,
support resilient and secure energy systems,
prioritize efficiency and competitiveness, and
promote social and environmental equity.
"India needs to identify strategic opportunities for economic recovery in the short, medium, and long terms that can translate challenges posed by the pandemic into clean energy transition opportunities" said Anil Srivastava, Principal Consultant and Mission Director, NITI Aayog.
Opportunities in the transport sector include making public transport safe, enhancing and expanding non-motorized transport infrastructure, reducing vehicle kilometres travelled through work-from-home where possible, supporting national strategies to adopt electric vehicles in the freight and passenger segments, and making India an automotive export hub.
In the power sector, opportunities include improving the electricity distribution business and its operations, enabling renewables and distributed energy resources, and promoting energy resilience and local manufacturing of renewable energy and energy storage technologies.
"The principles and opportunities in the report can provide guidance to India's public and private sector leaders on how to evaluate and prioritize stimulus and recovery options that continue to invest in a long-term clean energy future for India," said Akshima Ghate, Director, RMI India.
"COVID-19 has disrupted the world and affected everyone's lives," said Clay Stranger, senior director, Rocky Mountain Institute. "As India looks to recovery efforts, clean energy and mobility systems can make a more resilient India by bolstering manufacturing, enhancing the reliability of electricity, avoiding costly oil imports, and cleaning the air."
The report states that India's transport sector can save 1.7 gigatonnes of cumulative carbon dioxide emissions and avoid about 600 million tonnes of oil equivalent in fuel demand by 2030 through shared, electric, and connected passenger mobility and cost-effective, clean, and optimized freight transport. Significant savings are also achievable in the power sector through the adoption of renewable energy, energy storage, efficiency, and flexible generation and demand.
For more details, please contact Indrani Dasgupta at [email protected] and Ashpreet Sethi at [email protected].
RMI: India Stimulus Strategy: Recommendations Towards a Clean Energy Economy
RMI India: India Stimulus Strategy: Recommendations Towards a Clean Energy Economy
About NITI Aayog
The National Institution for Transforming India, also called NITI Aayog, is the premier policy think tank of the Government of India, providing both directional and policy inputs. While designing strategic and long-term policies and programs for the Government of India, NITI Aayog also provides relevant technical advice to the centre and states. An important evolutionary change from the past, NITI Aayog acts as the quintessential platform of the Government of India to bring states to act together in national interest, and thereby fosters cooperative federalism.
About Rocky Mountain Institute
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)—an independent nonprofit founded in 1982—transforms global energy use to create a clean, prosperous, and secure low-carbon future. It engages businesses, communities, institutions, and entrepreneurs to accelerate the adoption of market-based solutions that cost-effectively shift from fossil fuels to efficiency and renewables. Rocky Mountain Institute published India Leaps Ahead: Transformative Mobility Solutions for All with NITI Aayog in May 2017, and works with central government agencies like NITI Aayog, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and Department of Heavy Industries to support India's transition to clean, shared, and connected mobility.
About RMI India
RMI India is an independent organization that works towards accelerating India's transition to a clean, prosperous, and inclusive energy future. We engage with government, industry, and civil society leaders to design innovative policy frameworks and market solutions to support India's clean energy and mobility transformation in order to enhance the lives and livelihoods of all Indians. RMI India takes inspiration from and collaborates with Rocky Mountain Institute, USA.


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So for many, the question has become simply who should pay for the nuclear reactors that will never produce any energy: customers or SCANA stockholders? Which has led to all the "I don't care if SCANA goes bankrupt" talk.
Dominion is 'bluffing' over doomsday scenarios in deal to buy SCANA, lawmakers say
Is this the best deal SCE&G customers can get? Why finding out could cost us
4 changes the Legislature needs to make after the $9 billion nuclear debacle
You might want to hold off spending that SCE&G refund check
SC nuclear debacle, by the numbers
SC nuclear debacle: an updated timeline
Which made me wonder: What exactly would happen if SCANA had to end the nuclear surcharge and file for bankruptcy protection in federal court? So I asked Columbia attorney Rick Mendoza, one of the state's foremost experts on bankruptcy law, to explain what we could expect.
There's no guarantee that ratepayers would get refunds, or even be off the hook for additional payments.
My takeaway: It probably wouldn't be as awful as I assumed. But the key word is "probably." There's a lot that will be very bad no matter what, and enough more that could be very bad that I still think the Dominion deal is better than bankruptcy.
Stockholders, many of them retirees here in South Carolina, many of them low-level SCANA employees, likely would lose everything in a bankruptcy. Local businesses that are owed money for work they've done and continue to do for SCANA would lose nothing in the Dominion deal but might not get all the money they're owed in a bankruptcy.
Ms. Edwards says out-of-state utilities might be unwilling to help a bankrupt SCE&G during emergencies without payment in advance. SCANA could find it impossible to borrow money for what might be years before it's sold. And Dominion did promise not to fire anyone for two years and to provide, for five years, $1 million more a year in charitable donations than SCANA does.
It becomes very complicated, although there are a lot of things that could occur that you hope would be worked out.
Rick Mendoza, bankruptcy attorney
Another downside, which I don't fully understand, involves potential efforts by ratepayers to stop paying for electricity in order to essentially give themselves a refund for their already-paid surcharge, which Mr. Mendoza said "in theory that could undermine what SCE&G was trying to do with the bankruptcy."
In a case that involves a regulated utility that files for bankruptcy because of a retroactive change in state law — which he says "strikes me as unprecedented" — "It becomes very complicated, although there are a lot of things that could occur that you hope would be worked out."
Note the word "hope."
The bankruptcy court would sell the company or its assets and use the proceeds to pay off SCANA's debts. That would be "much like what Dominion has already proposed, (although) it would be through a process where they solicit potential buyers, a structured sale." That could generate a higher sale price, which could mean more creditors would get more of what they're owed.
The legal fees likely would be in the tens of millions of dollars, and the case would drag on for years.
But the legal fees likely would be in the tens of millions of dollars, and the case would drag on for years. Mr. Mendoza said the court might sell off the assets early in the process, but by "early" he means, "maybe after a year or two of litigation." He said the chance of a regulated utility being sold to a corporate raider with no expertise was remote.
And here's the kicker: There's no guarantee that ratepayers would get refunds, or even be off the hook for additional payments. Unless it was a state Supreme Court decision to eliminate the monthly surcharge that drove SCANA to bankruptcy, there would be lawsuits charging that it was unconstitutional to eliminate the surcharge (a topic for another column). Of course, there already are lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the surcharge itself.
The smart question isn't what's fair. It's what's best for all of us.
So bankruptcy probably would leave customers paying less than the Dominion proposal. But it could take years to sort everything out, which could stall economic development in areas served by SCE&G. Local companies that do business with SCANA could suffer. The shareholders, and likely management, would be wiped out. And there are countless other complications that might develop.
The Dominion sale would mean less money spent on attorney fees, full payment for local businesses that SCANA owes money, and no further losses for shareholders. Ratepayers would pay much less than SCANA wants to charge us — although still probably much more than we would pay after a bankruptcy. But it would be quicker and cleaner, and we would have a whole lot fewer "probablies" to worry about.
There's nothing fair about customers having to pay another penny for the abandoned plants. But the smart question isn't what's fair. It's what's best for all of us, and I still can't see how "bankruptcy" is part of that answer.
Here are some other pieces I've written about this that you might find helpful:
These are the people who brought us the SCE&G/Santee Cooper nuclear debacle
Here's who voted to give SCE&G a blank check
How 'waste not, want not' became 'spend more, profit more'
SCE&G nuclear fiasco: It's complicated. Here are some explanations.
Santee Cooper still has a chance to cut the cost of failed nuclear project
Still want to run government like a business? That's insane
Buying the benefit of the doubt: How donations secured SCE&G the means to squander billions.
Kapow! SCE&G punches back at Santee Cooper criticisms
How much worse was the original Bechtel nuclear report?
Where to hide nuclear secrets? Behind a lawyer, of course
Santee Cooper's role in SC nuclear debacle looks worse by the day
Does anyone at Santee Cooper remember who Santee Cooper works for?
Carter's departure doesn't fix the problems at Santee Cooper. These 2 changes could.
SCE&G law could cost you more than you imagine
SCANA's corporate headquarters fronting I-77 in Cayce.
West Nile Virus found in mosquitoes in 2 Richland County communities


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Up and coming bi+ and transgender/non-binary leaders who are changing the world
By Miranda Rosenblum, Campaigns Intern |
There is little information, data, and visibility surrounding the experiences of people who identify as bisexual, pansexual, fluid, or queer in addition to identifying as transgender or non-binary. It's a common misconception that individuals cannot be both bisexual and transgender; in reality, however, there is a significant intersection between the bisexual+ and transgender/non-binary communities.
The Movement Advancement Project (MAP)'s 2017 report, A Closer Look: Bisexual Transgender People, analyzed data from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey to learn more about the bisexual+ transgender community. They found that the majority of transgender individuals identify as bisexual+: "One-third of respondents to the survey (32%) identified as bisexual or pansexual, compared to 16% who identified as lesbian or gay, 21% who identified as queer, and 15% who identified as heterosexual."
MAP also discovered that younger people were more likely to identify as bisexual or pansexual: "36% of transgender people ages 18-24 identified as bisexual or pansexual, compared to 31% of people ages 25-44, 31% of people ages 45-64, and 26% of people ages 65 and older."
As part of #BiWeek, GLAAD profiled seven up and coming advocates who are proud of their bi+ and transgender/non-binary identities—and already changing the world.
Jazz Jennings (She/Her)
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16-year-old Jazz Jennings has gained national attention for her openness about her life as a transgender teenager through her hit TLC reality TV series I Am Jazz, her popular YouTube channel, and her memoir titled Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen. She's also been open about her pansexuality, becoming a face for the pan community: "Being pansexual basically means to me that you are attracted to anyone, no matter their sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, everything. There's no limits...I love someone for their soul."
Follow Jazz on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
C Mandler (They/Them)
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A GLAAD Campus Ambassador and Rising Stars Grant recipient, C Mandler is a senior at Bard College double majoring in Philosophy and Written Arts. They run a campus DIY music venue called the Root Cellar, sing in their school's sole a cappella group, and work as an Event Coordinator at the Difference and Media Project. C, who identifies as queer and is attracted to more than one gender, has been featured in a Seventeen video about their experience of coming out. They were also profiled in the Logo article titled "The Next Generation of Trans Activists," where they discuss how their own privilege allows them to be a voice for change. "When trans women of color are facing higher homicide rates every year, it's my responsibility to advocate on behalf of people whose safety is at risk when they attempt to advocate for themselves."
Follow C Mandler on Instagram.
Asia Kate Dillon (They/Them)
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Billions and Orange is the New Black actor Asia Kate Dillon has been in the spotlight for being of the most visible out non-binary celebrities, receiving media attention for openly discussing their non-binary gender identity on Ellen and for being given a choice of "actor" or "actress" category by the Emmy Awards. They've also been open about their pansexuality, discussing it in multiple interviews including on the podcast Nancy. Just last week, Dillon was honored with the Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award. In their speech, they discussed their privilege as a white non-binary person assigned female at birth: "Being the first non-binary gender identified actor to play a non-binary identified character on a major television show has widened my platform, and I am grateful. Being out as non-binary, trans, and pansexual as garnered me acceptance and praise, for which I am also deeply grateful...[But] because I was labeled white and assigned female at birth, I am able to wear a suit and it is considered groundbreaking, while my femme friends of color who were assigned male at birth are ostracized, bullied, and beaten because they wear a skirt or a dress."
See more of Asia Kate Dillon on Twitter and Instagram.
Jen Richards (She/Her)
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Jen Richards is a transgender and bisexual writer, actress, and producer. A longtime advocate for social justice, Richard has recently received increased media attention for her latest projects, including producing and starring in the web series Her Story and joining the cast of the television series Nashville. She has been open about her identity as a bisexual transgender woman: "Having been bisexual my whole life, I've literally dated straight men, gay men, straight women, lesbians, trans women, trans men. I've been seen as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, and queer. I've been every letter in LGBTQ." Jen Richards continues to be an increasingly visible champion for better transgender representation in film and television.
Follow Jen Richards on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and start watching Her Story here.
Jackson Bird (He/Him)
Jackson Bird is a transgender and bisexual YouTuber, creating videos about identity, social justice, Harry Potter, and what happens when you put different things into a waffle maker. His videos have been featured on Upworthy, BuzzFeed, and Mashable, among others, and in 2015, he was a finalist for Forbes 30 Under 30. In a video about perceptions of bisexuality with guest Lauren Fairweather, Jackson explains that he is attracted to "men, women, people of all genders and no genders." Last year, he joined us in GLAAD's New York City office for his Queerstory series to interview GLAAD's Alexandra Bolles about bi+ visibility and Spirit Day.
Watch Jackson's YouTube videos here and follow him on Twitter.
Skylar Freels (He/Him)
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Skylar Freels is a GLAAD Campus Ambassador from the University of Southern California, where he is majoring in philosophy and political science. Identifying as agender and pansexual, Skylar is an incredible advocate for transgender students on his campus, currently working with USC's IT department, Title IX staff, and LGBTQ Resource Center to create a trans-inclusive server system for student information so that students can update their own names and pronouns without needing legal documentation. Skylar also runs USC's Transgender Advocacy Group, to provide trans students a safe social environment, and works with the Long Beach LGBT Center's Speak Your Mind Academy program to provide training and education on mental health issues in the LGBTQ community.
Zeam Porter (They/Them)
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Artist and BiNet USA board member Zeam Porter first came into the public eye when a video of their emotion speech about the experience of being a transgender athlete went viral in 2014. This testimony led to more opportunities for them to share their story, including an appearance on Logo's digital series Beautiful as I Want to Be with Caitlyn Jenner. When asked to give a piece of advice to other transgender teens, Porter said: "You're allowed to make mistakes. You're allowed to explore your gender. You're allowed to have as many phases as the moon does and every single one is valid. Be as fluid as you want to be. We have to see beyond the bounds of gender." Porter identifies as a bi, pan, and trans non-binary person of color.
Watch Zeam's viral speech here and Zeam's episode of Beautiful as I Want to Be here.
Do you know of any more up and coming bisexual+ and trans/non-binary leaders? Let us know @GLAAD.
Bisexuality,
#BiWeek,
transgender,
non-binary,
Jen Richards,
C Mandler,
Skylar Freels,
Jackson Bird,
Jazz Jennings,
Zeam Porter,
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Girl Up North: Salted Caramel Green Tea - Really?
You've probably heard something about the benefits of drinking Green Tea; it's packed with antioxidants which can help speed up your metabolism, reduce the risk of heart disease etc. I drink quite a bit of it because I do believe it helps with my weight loss; if I've had a bad food week I up my intake of green tea and I genuinely believe that it's helped to keep weight off. The problem is that I can't say I actually 'enjoy' the taste of normal green tea. I think it tastes really bitter; nothing like actual tea and I've never thought it would be any better with sweetener so when I saw that Twinings were doing a salted caramel version of green tea I obviously picked a box up with high hopes that it was going to taste like actual salted caramel.
Twinings Salted Caramel Green Tea is £2.49 for 20 tea bags in which is a little on the expensive side but Twinings is a premium tea brand and it's something different to your normal kind of tea so I didn't really mind paying it. I always keep the tea bag in the water for at 2-3 minutes because I like to actually taste something rather than it being more like sipping on hot water; I have to say that this green tea smells incredible when it's steeping, you can really smell the salted caramel whereas normal green tea is pretty odourless I would say.
As far as taste goes I'm going to say don't expect it to tastes as strong as it smells. I think the salted caramel aspect only really serves to make green tea less bitter and more palatable; it does have a very very slight taste of caramel but it really isn't a lot. I was a bit disappointed to be honest but then I do have to remember that is it still green tea and it's quite a vast improvement on the normal stuff; I much prefer the salted caramel version. If you want to drink green tea for its health benefits but you really dislike the taste then I would suggest trying this or one of the fruity green teas. I think when I've finished this box I'm going to try Twinings Mango and Lychee because I think that sounds nice and I reckon it'll have even more of a sweet taste than the salted caramel.
What's your favourite brand of green tea?


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Helps to increase appetite and clears the pathways of nutrient absorbing channels.
The rhizomes are commonly used in the preparation of herbal tea.
Used as a spice in cuisines throughout the world.
Ginger is a creeping perennial rhizomatous herb which can grow to a height of about 0.6-12m tall. The plant has lanceolate leaves 15-30cm long, which dies off each year.
The rootstocks are collected in Autumn, cleaned and chopped into fine pieces and dried in clean warm place.


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Thich Nhat Hanh's tips on emotions at Doon School
by Jaskiran Chopra,TNN, Sept 30, 2008
DEHRADUN, India -- The smiling face of the monk who believes the "real miracle is to walk on the green earth in the present moment" can make people easily trust his words.
On Saturday, as Thich Nhat Hanh, the world-famous Buddhist master, spoke about the "importance of present" in front of 600 teachers at the Doon School's leafy campus, almost everyone in the crowd appeared to be enjoying the moment as the Vietnamese monk's soft voice flowed through the rows of people listening to him in rapt attention.
"It's important to live in the present. People forget to live as they either remain trapped in their past or they keep worrying about the future," the Zen master said, addressing the teachers who have come here from all over the country to attend a four-day workshop on "how to be calm and controlled in adverse situations".
After the retreat is over, the teachings of the monk, who coined the famous term "Engaged Buddhism", would trickle down to thousands of students across the country. Talking to the teachers, the Zen Master said, "Strong emotions need control and this could be done by living in the present and understanding the wonders of life which can help calm the mind."
The Zen master, whose unique mindfulness meditative techniques in daily living have benefited people from diverse backgrounds, spoke to the teachers about "handling emotions", a crucial factor in schools these days.
"The retreat has brought together teachers from many parts of the country to give them an opportunity to look within themselves and also understand their counterparts from other regions," said Shantam Seth, Dharmacharya of Ahimsa Tru-st, organiser of the workshop.
During the retreat, the monk will delve upon topics like "togetherness in the family, handling stress, reviewing the importance of technology in one's life and learning to listen and speak mindfully", Seth added.
Speaking about anger, the master said it was a dangerous emotion and awareness could check it. "Compassion can be learnt from one's own suffering and from the suffering of others. Life cannot be all happiness. By understanding suffering, by taking out time to understand it, one can finally reach happiness," he said. "One must be connected to the mysteries of life and keep the wonders alive within."
During the workshop in the serene and beautiful campus of the Doon School, the Buddhist master will conduct sessions on walking meditation, deep relaxation, Dharma talks, guided meditation, and five mindfulness trainings.


Fred. Olsen Travel is one of the largest and longest-running travel companies in the United Kingdom. Their portfolio comprises of 14 sub-brands including Adventure Tour Holidays, Fred Discover and Far Horizon, each aimed at different target markets. For example, the inspirational Travel Quest showcases a range of high-quality cruise and tour packages.
Fred. Olsen Travel required a new, multi-site platform to showcase each of their 14 brands. They requested a new design which could be easily adapted for each of their 14 brands; whether it be a change in colour scheme, layout or features. Mobile and tablet devices accounted for a large proportion of visitors to Fred. Olsen Travel's portfolio of websites and, therefore, they wanted a responsive website. Also on their wish list was a content management system for control over their 14 websites, as well as the ability to distribute products from a central pot of products, to any of the 14 brands.
CSI Media are a very professional team whose collective skills make for a well-oiled web design agency that delivers on-time and to budget. The development that has just been provided is outstanding, meeting all the project deliverables.


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Q: How To Filter Out Lambdas with the AWS Cli with tags? So I know I can grab all lambda functions via this command in text/csv form:
aws lambda list-functions --region us-east-1 --query 'Functions[].FunctionName' --output text

But I want to list all the functions with their relevant tags associated with the lambda. How do I do it? I want to output all of them into a CSV/text form, such as:
Name Tag_1 Tag2
{lambda_name} {tag_1} {tag_2}

A: We can combine list-functions and list-tags
An example:

aws lambda list-functions | jq -r ".Functions[].FunctionArn" | xargs
-I {} aws lambda list-tags --resource {} --query '{"{}":Tags}'

A: You would first of all need to call aws lambda list-functions, then save the results, and then call aws lambda list-tags --resource 'YourLambda' for all of your retrieved functions. Unfortunately there is no other way currently.


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🍰 Shortcake Emoji 🍰 Meaning in Texting apps of Android ,Apple (iOS) operating system and various social media websites like Twitter, Facebook, Whatsapp, Snapchat, instagram. U+1F370 🍰 Unicode Emoji Emoticon character Shortcake as emoji was first used in 2002, It belongs to the category Food & Drink – "Food-Sweet".
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This Felicity necklace design includes a lineup of some of our favorite semi-precious gemstones. The focal stones include a round Aqua Chalcedony stone in a 24k plated bezel and a long lariat pendant finished with an oval Labradorite also in a 24k plated bezel. Round gold beads, Silverite and Pyrite stones sparkle at the bottom of the lariat and are one of our favorite parts of this beauty. This feminine, eye catching necklace, is the perfect way to dress up a simple white blouse.
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Байльштайн () — община в Германии, в земле Рейнланд-Пфальц.

Входит в состав района Кохем-Целль. Подчиняется управлению Кохем-Ланд. Население составляет 136 человек (на 31 декабря 2010 года). Занимает площадь 1,68 км².

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