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JOEL OSTEEN MOVING ONE STEP CLOSER TO MAINSTREAM EVANGELICALISM
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 6, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Joel Osteen, Word Faith
Apprising Ministries brings you more evidence of the accelerating acceptance of Word Faith prosperity mythology and its leading purveyors into the very heart of conservative Christendom.
This year's Hillsong heresy-fest no sooner wraps up and they announce the lineup for their annual conference in 2013; and Joel Osteen moves ever closer to embrace by the Seeker Driven camp:
First we have Elephant Room 2 hosted by curator James MacDonald and New Calvinist Mark Driscoll pronounce WF mogul T.D. Jakes doctrinal and sound a la John Piper with Rick Warren.
Now General of the Attractional Army Warren and Seeker Driven brigadier general Craig Groeschel are set to share the platform with Joel Osteen, who like Jakes is absolute Word Faith royalty.
By doing so, Groeschel—who is pastor to prophet-führer Steven Furtick—and Rick Warren will also be lending their credibility to the heretical Osteen, which no doubt will delight Furtick.1
I told you earlier in Steven Furtick Bringin' On Word Faith And The Pastrixes that he's developing a hybrid Seeker Driven quasi-Word Faith form of Furtickism combining elements of each mythology.
As I showed you nearly two years ago in Charismatic Quasi-Prosperity Preacher Judah Smith, the other slated Hillsong heresy-fest speaker Judah Smith is already further on down that dead end road.
In closing this, for now, the following video clip is John MacArthur telling it like it is concerning "pagan religionist" Joel Osteen. I've also included a transcript below to bring his words even more to life.
While you check out what a real man sent from Christ says of Joel Osteen, consider what this also says of Christian compromisers like Rick Warren, Craig Groeschel, and Judah Smith set to preach with him:
A few weeks ago there was an event here at Dodger Stadium with Joel Osteen. Thirty five thousand people at Dodger Stadium, something like that. He is the largest quote unquote church using the word loosely in America down in Houston. You need to understand that he is a pagan religionist in every sense. He's a quasi-pantheist. Jesus is a footnote that satisfies his critics and deceives his followers. The idea of his whole thing is that men have the power in themselves to change their lives. In his definitive book Your Best Life Now, he says, and that oughtta be a dead giveaway since the only way this could be your best life is if you're going to hell. He says, "that anyone can create by faith and words the dreams he desires. Health, wealth, happiness success"…the list is always the same.
Here's some quotes from his book Your Best Life Now. "If you develop an image of success, health, abundance, joy, peace, happiness nothing on earth will be able to hold those things from you." See that's, that's the Law of Attraction that's a part of this kind of system.
Here's another quote: "All of us are born for earthly greatness. You were born to win." Win what? "God wants you to live in abundance. You were born to be a champion. He wants to give you the desires of your heart. Before we were formed he prepared us to live abundant lives to be happy, healthy and whole. But when our thinking becomes contaminated it's no longer in line with God's word." By the way God's word is not the bible. God's word is that word that comes to us mystically, spiritually that tells us what we should want.
Here's another quote: "Get your thinking positive and he will bring your desires to pass. He regards you as a strong, courageous, successful person. You're on your way to a new level of glory." How do you get there? "Believe, he says, visualize and speak out loud." Same exact approach. "Words release your power. Words give life to your dreams."
Here's another quote: "Friend, there's a miracle in your mouth." I think Isaiah might object to that. He said I'm a man of unclean lips and I dwell amidst a people of unclean lips.
Here's Joel Osteen's prayer. "I thank you father that I have your favor." Wow, did he meet the Pharisee in Luke 18 or what? I thank you that I'm not like other people…
Here's another quote: "I know these principles are true because they work for me and my wife." Oh so that's the test of truth. Are you kidding? I know these things are true because they work for me and my wife. Sure you're at the top of the ponzi scheme. Then he said: "Even finding a perfect parking spot at the mall." And I asked what about the little old lady you cut off to get into that parking. What about her dreams? Maybe she was born to lose. I mean it's so silly, so bazaar. He says, "God has already done everything he's going to do. The ball's in your court. You have to take that part of God which exists in you and create your own reality."
What is the source of this? Where does this come from? Answer…satan. This is satanic. This is satanic. This is not just off-center. This is satanic. Why do I say that? Because health, wealth, prosperity, the fulfillment of all your dreams and desires…that's what satan always offers. That's called temptation based on the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life. That's exactly what corrupt, fallen, unregenerate people want. That's why it works so well, right. You can go right into satan's system make everybody feel religious and turn their desires, their temptations into somehow honorable desires. I mean what did satan say to Jesus? Grab some satisfaction. Why are you hungry? You need to eat. You need to be healthy, whole. Why would you let yourself be unpopular? Dive off the temple corner whew, everybody'll be wowed. You'll be the winner. You'll be the champion. You'll be the Messiah. They'll hale you. Oh and by the way, if you just look over the kingdoms of the world, I'll give those to you too. That's satanic.
And why are these false teachers so successful at what they do; because they're in cohoots with the devil. Why is satan successful; because his temptations, although they might appear noble on the outside, are in perfect accord with all the fallen corrupt, selfish, proud evil desires of sinners. This is a false kind of Christianity and a false view of God.
And I think preachers like this who preach this stuff hate the true God. I really believe that. I believe they hate the true God and they're to death that somebody might find out who he really is.
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August 27, 2022 by Glenn Blake
There is no direct translation for 'fart' in German, but there are a few expressions that come close. The most common one is 'das riecht nach Rülpsen' ('that smells like burping'). Other expressions include 'das stinkt wie ein alter Fisch' ('that smells like an old fish') and 'das ist aber ein starkes Stück' ('that's quite a piece of work').
There is no one definitive way to say "fart" in German. Depending on the context and regional dialect, it could be translated as "furzen," "pupsen," "rülpsen," or "scheißen."
There is no one definitive way to say "fart" in German. However, some possible translations include "furzen," "pupsen," and "scheißen." In order to say "fart" in German, you will likely need to know how to say "to fart" ("furzen") as well as the words for "gas" or "air" ("Luft").
To say "fart" in german, say "furz."
There is no real verb form for "fart," so you just use the noun "furz."
There are a few different ways to say "fart" in German. The most common way is "furzen." Another word for fart is "scheißen."
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Candidates filed their second quarter campaign finance reports with the Missouri Ethics Commission on Friday. Two Democrats and two republicans have filed to run for Attorney General.
Teresa Hensley (D) [2016 file photo].
Jake Zimmerman (D) [2015 file photo].
There's a minimum critical mass in campaign fundraising when any candidate runs for statewide office in a down ballot race (uh, anything statewide that's not Governor or U.S. Senate). The amount of money is usually somewhere in the six digit range when it comes close to the primary date. Seven digits is nice, but where is the candidate gonna spend it all before the primary? We are certain that the campaign consultant industrial complex will find a way.


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HomeMusic NewsAvril Lavigne announces UK shows for 2020
Avril Lavigne announces UK shows for 2020
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From the NME.
Avril Lavigne has announced two UK shows as part of her upcoming European tour for 2020.
The Canadian rocker will play two dates at London's O2 Academy Brixton and Manchester's O2 Apollo in support of her sixth album 'Head Above Water' – which arrived in February 2019.
She'll play the London date on April 1, before heading to Manchester only a day later. Tickets will go on sale to the public from 9AM on Friday October 18 and you can buy them here.
"We had the most amazing time performing on the US Head Above Water Tour!," said Lavigne. "I can't believe how quickly it went by. Seeing all your faces each night and feeling your energy was exactly what I needed. I truly missed being up on stage, singing with you and this has brought me so much happiness which is why I'm even more excited to announce that I'll be taking the Head Above Water Tour worldwide next year with dates in Europe, Japan, China and Southeast Asia!"
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Case No. 5D21-1569
Kevin Patrick Kelley, Jr. vs. State of Florida
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Judge F. Rand Wallis
In a 2-1 decision, the majority reversed the trial court conviction of neglect of a child and ordered that the case be dismissed. The ruling reads:
"Kelley's conduct, while negligent and deeply irresponsible, did not rise to the egregious level of conduct necessary to show culpable negligence."
The majority considered what the Prosecutor would have needed to prove to support the verdict. They determined:
"Neglect of a child" means someone neglects a child "willfully or by culpable negligence," even if the child does not get hurt.
"Culpable negligence" means someone shows reckless disregard for human life. Or indifference to consequences and a disregard for the safety of others. It is used when behavior is so extreme that if a person died, a charge of manslaughter would be appropriate.
The majority reviewed Kelley's case. They agree he was not acting as a good caregiver, but that he showed concern for the child. He never left the child alone, and they argue that in itself made the child more safe. His body made the child more visible and was a barrier between the child and a vehicle. They also argue he helped the child onto the sidewalk after the second honk.
The majority also considered the surroundings. The road does not often have many cars on it, and did not have many during the incident. The cars that did approach were likely going under the speed limit of 25 mph. Kelley and the child were easily seen by the officer from 100 yards away.
The majority reversed his conviction because they determined the Prosecutor did not prove culpable negligence. The Prosecutor proved simple negligence or an "incomplete care" for the child.
Dissent: Judge Wallis
"...the evidence, when taken in the light most favorable to the State, was sufficient to show that Kelley acted with culpable negligence—a flagrant disregard for the child's safety..."
In Wallis' dissent, he says Kelley admitted to drinking all day and there is reason to believe he drank a 24-pack of beer. Wallis agrees that Kelley did not physically leave the child alone and succeeded in getting to the sidewalk. But Kelley was so intoxicated it significantly impacted his ability to keep the child safe. Wallis argues that it was as if the child did not have any adult supervision.
Wallis says that choosing to travel in the middle of the road also put the child in danger. He points out there were sidewalks available on either side of the road. If the off-duty officer hadn't slowed the cars behind him, a car may have hit the child. Wallis argues the child could have been seriously injured or killed.
Wallis believes Kelley's behavior shows that he intentionally reduced his ability to function and then put the child in danger. He says the evidence shows Kelley acted with culpable negligence (defined as a "flagrant disregard for the child's safety"). He believes the trial court was correct to not acquit Kelley. He supports the jury's verdict.
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An off-duty police officer saw Kelley walking in the middle of a two lane road with a 25 mph speed limit. with a child next to him on a toy scooter. Kelley swayed back and forth as he walked. At first the off-duty officer was the only car on the road. Soon, he saw cars approach from both directions. The off-duty officer slowed down traffic in his lane and honked twice. Kelley then helped the child onto the sidewalk, but stumbled and moved slowly.
The off-duty officer followed the pair as they walked to the park. He called for police assistance because the child wasn't dressed for the cold weather. While he waited at the park for the assistance to arrive, he saw Kelley fall down as the child played. Someone else had also called to report the child's clothing and that Kelley had fallen down in the road.
When the on-duty officer arrived, Kelley had trouble speaking clearly. He wasn't able to give the on-duty officer his name. The child was picked up by his mother, and Kelley was charged with neglect of a child.
During his trial, he requested the judge acquit him because his behavior didn't meet the legal standard for conviction. The trial judge did not, and the jury found him guilty. He appealed this conviction, saying that the trial judge should not have denied his request for acquittal. He argued his behavior was not "culpable negligence", which is required to be found guilty.
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Q: Learn DirectX or Game engine? I started learning DirectX 11 with C++. It's hard, but I think I'm doing good.
I discovered UDK (Unreal game engine), and read that many good games like Mass Effect 1-3 was made in that engine. I consider why I should learn DirectX, when many games are already made in game engines, and it's a lot easier.
What are the pros and cons by learning DirectX?

A: DirectX gives the capability to push pixels on screen.  Anything beyond that - physics, map models, dev tools, file formats, music, AI, networking code - is still your problem.  On the other hand, a game engine provides a comprehensive solution for most of the things you will need, but at a cost (technical constraints, learning curve, and often non-trivial amounts of $$).
It really depends on your goals and needs.

A: If you goal is to learn Graphics programming then you should choose DirectX 11 because it gives you access to low level graphics programming.
On the other hand if you want to jump right to gameplay programming UDK will allow you to step over low level graphics programming and get your hands on gameplay.
If you want to learn physics, audio, networking programming, you should take a look at Ogre3D (it's a graphics engine that as the name suggests handles the graphics, all you have to do is programming physics, gameplay).

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Q: Finding minimum total length of line segments to connect 2N points I'm trying to solve this problem by bruteforce, but it seems to run very slow when given 7 (which is 2*7 points).
Note: I only need to run it to maximum 2*8 points
Problem statement:

Given 2*N points in a 2d plane, connect them in pairs to form N line segments. Minimize the total length of all the line segments.
Example:
Input: 5 10 10 20 10 5 5 1 1 120 3 6 6 50 60 3 24 6 9 0 0
Output: 118.4

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <cmath>
#include <algorithm>
#include <iomanip>
using namespace std;

class point{
public:
    double x, y;
};

double getLength(point a, point b){
    return hypot((a.x - b.x), (a.y - b.y));
}

static double mini = INT_MAX;

void solve(vector <point> vec, double sum){
    double prevSum = sum;
    if(sum > mini){
        return;
    }
    if(vec.size() == 2){
        sum += getLength(vec[0], vec[1]);
        mini = min(mini, sum);
        return;
    }
    for(int i = 0; i < vec.size() - 1; i++){
        for(int j = i + 1; j < vec.size(); j++){
            sum = prevSum;
            vector <point> temp = vec;
            sum += getLength(temp[i], temp[j]);
            temp.erase(temp.begin() + j);
            temp.erase(temp.begin() + i);
            solve(temp, sum);
        }
    }
}

int main(){
    point temp;
    int input;
    double sum = 0;
    cin >> input;
    vector<point> vec;
    for(int i = 0; i < 2 * input; i++){
        cin >> temp.x >> temp.y;
        vec.push_back(temp);
    }
    solve(vec, sum);
    cout << fixed << setprecision(2) << mini << endl;
}

How can I speed up this code ?

A: I don't think this is what you are looking for but I mention it for completeness sake anyway. The problem can be formulated as a Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) problem.
We have distances:
d(i,j) = distance between point i and j (only needed for i<j)

and decision variables
x(i,j) = 1 if points i and j are connected (only needed for i<j)
         0 otherwise

Then we can write:

Solving this problem can be done with widely available MIP solvers and leads to proven optimal solutions. A small example with 50 points:

A: You can solve this iteratively by using next_permutation() to go through all the permutations one by one. Apologies for the messy code, but this should show you how to do it:
struct Point {

    Point(int x, int y) : x(x), y(y) {
    }

    bool operator< (const Point& rhs) {
        const int key1 = y * 1000 + x;
        const int key2 = rhs.y * 1000 + rhs.x;
        return  key1 < key2;
    }

    double dist(const Point& next) {

        const double h = (double)(next.x - x);
        const double v = (double)(next.y - y);
        return sqrt(h*h + v*v);
    }

    int x, y;

};

You need the operator so you have some sort of sorting key for your points, so next_permutation can go through them in lexicographical increasing order.
    double getShortestDist(std::vector p)  {
    double min = 200000;

    std::sort(p.begin(), p.end());

    while(std::next_permutation(p.begin(), p.end())) {

        double sum = 0.0;
        for (int i = 0; i < p.size(); i+= 2) {
            sum += p[i].dist(p[i+1]);
        }
        if (sum < min) {
            min = sum;
        }
    }

    return min;

}

int main(int argc, char*argv[]) {

    static const int arr[] = {
        10, 10, 20, 10, 5, 5, 1, 1, 120, 3, 6, 6, 50, 60, 3, 24, 6, 9, 0, 0
    };
    std::vector<Point> test;

    for (int i = 0; i < 20; i += 2) {
        test.push_back(Point(arr[i], arr[i+1]));
        printf("%d %d\n", arr[i], arr[i+1]);
    }

    printf("Output: %d, %f", test.size(), getShortestDist(test));
}


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Q: asp.net c# multiple conditions in gridview in my gridview I have a single condition inside and it is working fine as shown below:
<ItemTemplate>
<%#
//if
Convert.ToString(Session["lang"]) == "en" ?
//do this
Eval("emp_en"):
//else
Eval("emp_ar")
%>
</ItemTemplate>

and my question is how I can add myltiple conditions which means if condition inside another if condition I tried this code but it gives me error in the last line:
<ItemTemplate>
<%#
//if
Convert.ToString(Session["lang"]) == "en" ?
//if
Eval("emp_id") == "1" ?
//do this
"yes":
//else
"no":
//if
Convert.ToString(Session["lang"]) == "ar" ?
Eval("emp_id") == "1" ?
//do this
"1":
//else
"2"
%>
</ItemTemplate>

any help will be appreciated

A: try this one.
<ItemTemplate>
<%# Convert.ToString(Session["lang"]) == "en"
                                      ? Eval("emp_id") == "1"
                                      ? "yes"
                                      : Convert.ToString(Session["lang"]) != "ar"
                                      ? "no"
                                      : Eval("emp_id") == "1"
                                      ? "1"
                                      : "2" %>
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LABEL: Virgin Records RELEASE DATE: March 14, 2005 GENRE: House, Experimental, Electro
Daft Punk takes a nap on a keyboard.
If this album proves anything, it's that it's human to be lazy. And since they are "human after all", I guess that means that it gives them a free pass to create a lackluster album -- which is what they did. Am I saying I hate this album? No, that's not what I'm saying at all. What I am saying is that Daft Punk has deemed itself a sluggish duo now. In fact, I'm inclined to say that this album is not a group of songs, but a collection of experimental loops that were dragged out for supposedly "maximum potency". If they didn't go into overkill with their loops, this album could be heard in under 25 minutes.
The album starts off simple with the title track, Human After All, which is the spiritual descendant of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" from their 2001 album "Discovery". However, it's not quite as catchy. Again, it takes the road of the seriously vocoded voice (but it's grittier this time around), alongside a possibly false electric guitar and some retro synths. This song REALLY could have been cut to three minutes though, as the two-minute ending with the word "Human" being repeated over and over again in different octaves gets old fast. It became a single though, so they HAD to cut it. Daft Punk didn't even alter the tone of the sample with the same quality as they did in "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"! There are even points where the voice goes so high, one could discern what it was saying.
Minimalism takes its toll on the Punks in The Prime Time of Your Life. The minimalist approach they take is certainly unique, and this IS one of the more innovative of the tracks on the album. Brandishing a horribly flanged beat and a vocoder/talkbox combination of kooky lyrics (also in that "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" style), this is certainly a force to be reckoned with. After a while, it drops the vocals, adds a sweeping kick, and then speeds up the song until it is beyond recognition! Was that really necessary, or were they just filling up CD space?
If real guitars are what you seek, you may find some enjoyment in Robot Rock. This uses a powerful guitar riff (and a bubbly lead synth) as its main hook, and it sounds rippin' awesome, but it is VERY repetitive. This, too, could have been shortened to two minutes, and we'd still have missed out on nothing. I do particularly appreciate the vocals over the guitar -- "ROCK! ROBOT ROCK! ROCK! ROBOT ROCK!" Still, that does not detract from the overly lazy feel of this track. But it's nothing compared to a couple of other tracks on this album which feel like the ultimate slothenly production set, including the next track, Steam Machine. It's pretty sad when a song sounds VERY dated upon its INITIAL release. "Steam Machine" is a monotone piece with no melodic advancement at all. Interspersed within the song is someone whispering "STEAAAAAMMMMMM... MACHIIIIIIIINE..." and it sounds like it's being steamed out of that person. Weird. The beats are kind of infectious, but the monotone bass synth that they use without much modification (aside from a bit of slicing in the middle) just makes this a less-than-pleasant excuse for a song.
Make Love is quite the detour, however. It's a much more contemporary track until anything played so far. It is a simple loop of smooth guitar plucking, heavy snare use, and a soft piano. And after a while, a mysterious voice chimes in, saying "Love... love... make love..." That's sound advice if I ever heard it. It, too, is VERY repetitive after a while (it's more of a concept than a song), but it's more low-key this time, so it's more tolerable to have it loop for almost 5 minutes.
Yet all is not forgotten. Remember that "ultimate slothenly production set" I was talking about? Well, first there was "Steam Machine", but it's not as bad as The Brainwasher. I loathe this track, and I find it almost unlistenable at times. Behind a freaky masked ripply voice that says "I am the brainwasher!" (without even explaining more) lies yet another monotone bass synth. There is no progressive advancement in this song, save for an uberspacey pad that might come in. It's just a gruff song with no inspiration at all.
And On/Off isn't even a song at all -- it's just nineteen seconds of someone flipping TV channels! What's the deal? That's extremely lazy to put that there (especially on an album with only ten tracks). Following this crap (yes, CRAP) is Television Rules The Nation. Although it initially caught my attention as something cool, I eventually realized that it's just a rip-off of the style from "Human After All", but without any exciting progression. A vocoded delivery of "Television... Rules the nation..." over a filtered electric guitar and retro-synth. I must point out, though, that even though this song IS as repetitive as the others, it doesn't FEEL repetitive. That's odd.
You may recall the next song from those iPod commercials. It's Technologic -- y'know, the one where that high-pitched voice says "Buy it, use it, break it, fix it, trash it, change it...", etc. etc. etc. The voice is really the only hook for this song, and that feeling doesn't really last very long. Lots of people like this song. It just never caught on with me. Meh.
And the grand finale this time is Emotion, similar in tone to "Make Love", but with actual progression! It starts out with a very flaky cheesy synth repeating the same few chorded notes, and then a slightly fuzzed voice starts repeating "E-MO-TIONNNNNNNNN" over top. Then the bass kicks in. And then a very tough but stable kick completes the ensemble. That plays out for a while, and then the aforementioned sequence is duplicated. Why, Daft Punk, you could've cut this in half! It's a nice and endearing way to end the album, but still, it feels like filler!
So what can I say? This album was written over a period of six weeks -- perhaps they should've used a bit more time to craft REAL and complete songs. No, no, wait... not a bit more time, but a LOT MORE TIME. A year, maybe two! Then perhaps they wouldn't have released such an embarrassing follow-up to one of dance music's finer moments. Daft Punk really needs to get its act together, or else they'll be flushed down the toilet like so many other passé artists.


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The Marines' Latest Weapon Is a Remote-Controlled Robot With a Machine Gun
It's not controlled by an AI yet, but if some marines have their way, it will be.
Kristin HouserMay 4th 2017
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Remote-Controlled Warfare
Few images of war are as iconic as the 1944 storming of the beach at Normandy, but due to new military technologies, tomorrow's version of D-Day will undoubtedly look much different. Weaponized drones will likely fill the air, and instead of soldiers streaming out of the water, we could see amphibious hovercrafts that move as quickly across the land as they do the sea. Aboard those craft might be the latest high-tech military tool, the Multi-Utility Tactical Transport (MUTT).
Each MUTT is roughly the size of an ATV and is operated remotely using a joystick and tablet. General Dynamics designed the vehicles to transport food, water, and other supplies, and the Marines recently tested MUTTs with a far more powerful piece of cargo on board: a .50-caliber machine gun.
With a series of cameras and sensors providing accurate imaging and heavy-duty tracks that have no trouble navigating across rough terrain, MUTTs could prove to be an invaluable military tool, particularly in conditions that would be extremely hostile for soldiers to navigate. As one soldier told Business Insider, "It's a mobile platform where it doesn't get fatigued. It doesn't need water. It needs very little maintenance, and it's always in the fight, so that's a great asset to have."
Armed and Autonomous
A remote-controlled MUTT does clearly have several advantages over a similarly equipped soldier, but according to a senior Marine officer, the military isn't content with the system as it currently stands.
"Eventually, what we hope to do is go to systems that are more truly autonomous, that I can say, 'Hey, go cover my right flank,' and it's going to go do the things it needs to do in order to make that happen," the officer told Business Insider. "And then if it does get in the situation where the weapons systems malfunction, it can either fix itself or then I've got to send a marine to go fix it."
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The idea of an autonomous system armed with a machine gun having its "weapons systems malfunction" will no doubt worry Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, and the thousands of others who signed an open letter calling for a ban on autonomous weapons. They assert that we need to draw a distinct line between a robot directly controlled by a human — like these current MUTTs — and ones that operate autonomously.
"Autonomous weapons are ideal for tasks such as assassinations, destabilizing nations, subduing populations, and selectively killing a particular ethnic group. We therefore believe that a military AI arms race would not be beneficial for humanity," the letter reads. "There are many ways in which AI can make battlefields safer for humans, especially civilians, without creating new tools for killing people."
Unless a ban is enacted, however, there's nothing stopping the military from pursuing such tech advancements. Even if the practice does become illegal in one nation, that wouldn't necessarily prevent others from developing such tech. Truly, the wars of the future will look much different, but whether those differences keep us safer or not is still up for debate.
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This is a family mission trip, so children school-age and older are welcome to join their parents. Cost is $800 per person.
Read stories of how Grace members and partners are making Jesus visible in our community and around the world.
Newsletter from Jasmina, Igor, and Mila Mukha serving as a family in Nice, France. Click here to watch a video of their team's refugee ministry in Ventimiglia, Italy.
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Dan McNerney, pictured second from the left, stands beside Swailem Hennein, age 91, holding a copy of the brand new Perspectives on the World Christian Movement in Arabic at a celebration of the finished work in Cairo, Egypt. Mr. Hennein led a team of people on this translation project for over ten years. It is now complete. Grace's Mission Partner Frontier Fellowship helped with the funding and resourcing of the work. Dan McNerney suggested this material for the Cairo Theological Seminary and, in fact, helped support the formation of the missions department at the seminary. Therefore, he and Frontier Fellowship were invited to attend the celebration in recognition of their encouragement, counsel, and support.
Also pictured are members of American Presbyterian churches which have supported this project. Present too are Egyptian workers in the missions department at the seminary.
Now we ask for your prayers that Perspectives will be used by Christians throughout the Arabic-speaking world to disciple others.


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NOMINATE 2016
Speeches, oral histories, personal and organizational profiles, miscellany
A Compass for Our Future
By Suzanne Deakins, Ph.D., GLAPN
Many years ago I sat in a teaching lab at UCLA, when the professor, Dr. Rod Gorney began talking about violence, creativity, and history. Up until that moment, I had never connected the three: history had always been about dates and wars in my mind.
He was eloquent in his approach and my other concerns passed as I listened intently to this lesson that would change my life. His thesis was based on the idea that without history we are doomed to violence, and stunted creativity. He went on to explain that when history showed the impact on society, the humanity of life, it changed how people made decisions. "Without history we are doomed to repeating violence." His study showed that when each of us understood our personal, family, and tribe history we could relook our decisions and the impact of decisions on our life. His further study showed that in the worst situations when young people understood history/herstory, instead of turning to violence they turned to using their creativity to resolve social issues and pains.
This is why I belong to and support GLAPN. Through the years I have seen what can happen to my brothers and sisters. I have feared for the life of my son who died from AIDS way too early, seen my friends discriminated against in housing and medicine. I have seen the longing for families and a sense of normalcy in life. I embraced my own fear that my children would be taken away if I were found out.
In many ways 2015 is a watershed year. The achievements in the GLBT community are gargantuan. They have not been without pain, or fear. BUT we knew our history and knew it was important to prevail, to embrace each other. We learned that hate was only conquered with love and tolerance. Remember this year, teach it to your children, nieces, and nephews. Let those young people know what came before so they may find their way to helping all those who are thought less of and discriminated against. History is an art, full of glorious moments, times of fear and pain, and times we should hide our heads in shame for what we were afraid to do. Society is changed, enlightened, and embraced by one footstep at a time. One person clapping can bring the thunder of change.
Without history we have no compass to the future. We must know from whence we come to find our path to the future.
Suzanne Deakins, Ph.D., is an author, and publisher of One Spirit Press/Q Press. Her commentaries have appeared in Bloomberg Press, Working Women, Art Age, and Wall Street Journal. Some of her books include: Back to the Basic Management, Lost Craft Of Leadership, Authentic Forgiveness, Sacred Intimacy, Double Chocolate, Book of Exotic Poetry. She may be reached at onespiritpress@gmail.com.
Four columns for Just Out
By Robin Will
Just Out began as a tabloid newsmagazine based in Portland, Oregon, aimed at the region's LGBTQ community.
The publication was founded in 1983 by Renée LaChance and the late Jay Brown, who both had experience with earlier Portland-based gay publications. In 1998, LaChance sold Just Out to Marty Davis, who ran the publication until 2011, until she was stopped by that era's economic downturn. Local publishers Jonathan Kipp and Eddie Glenn acquired Just Out in shortly afterward, changed format radically, and ran for six issues before deciding the publication was not financially viable. Just Out closed again in March, 2013.
During the short Kipp-Glenn tenure, GLAPN was approached to provide a brief historical column for each issue. Four articles were provided in all. Two of them actually appeared in print before the magazine shut down. We're reproducing all four of them here.
A brief history of Just Out … (January, 2013) by Robin Will
Picking up Volume I, Number One, of Just Out, (October, 1983), is like walking into an argument in progress.
"We're back, folks!" Jay Brown announces in the very first editorial. "And we're doing it our way."
From the distance of 30 years, it isn't clear who had been missing, where they had gone, whose way they had been doing it before, or even what "it" was.
However, queer Portlanders in 1983 knew that "it" was the issue of inclusion; and by the way, we never, ever called ourselves queer in those days. Queer was a sneering, pejorative, oppressive term, and, to this day, some elders in the community have difficulty saying it. Nowadays, the term "queer" lets us avoid the alphabet-soup LGBTQI label that never seems to fit; but in fact, in 1983 we didn't have the alphabet soup, either. The story of Just Out began in the controversy over changing the name of 1983 Gay Pride to "1983 Lesbian & Gay Pride."
Emotions ran high. Lesbians, and plenty of other folks, favored inclusion. The publisher of Portland's only gay newspaper at the time, the Cascade Voice, believed that "gay" was inclusive enough. "Lesbian & Gay Pride 1983" finally won out, but two staff members at the Cascade Voice, editor Renee LaChance and assistant editor/photographer Jay Brown, felt the value conflict strongly enough to leave the Voice and start up their own newspaper. In Just Out, the two of them were indeed back – back in print, and running their own very inclusive show.
Portland watched to see if the town would support two gay newspapers – or, rather, one gay newspaper, and one lesbian and gay newspaper with regular contributions from the black community, plus writers in Roseburg and the Klamath Basin.
Yes, Portland supported Just Out; or, more correctly, Just Out earned its place in Portland. By any measure, each of the early issues looked healthier than the one before, with more advertising, more local articles, and more engagement with the community.
The little publication overcame two potentially fatal problems during that first year. Circulation dwindled when Just Out, initially a free publication, suddenly started charging 25 cents per issue, possibly because people outed themselves just by buying one. Renee and Jay went back to distributing their papers for free at friendly locations. Also in the first year, the pressroom at Nickel Ads abruptly refused to print Just Out any longer, causing the young publication to miss an entire issue, and leaving the staff scrambling to locate a printer who found the content morally acceptable.
Nonetheless, at the end of the first year, in October, 1984, Just Out was up to twenty well-filled tabloid pages from the original sixteen, and looking good.
For those who were wondering, Cascade Voice printed their last issue in December, 1984, changed ownership, and came back as The Eagle Newsmagazine from January through August of 1985. The City Open Press, City Week, Oregon Gay News, The Portland Monitor, and The Alternative Connection all came and went between 1985 and 1993.
Just Out continued, inclusively. Jay Brown died in 1990. In 1998, Renee sold Just Out to Marty Davis, who ran the publication until 2011, when it was acquired by its current owners.
Sodomy and Sterilization in good old Oregon … (February, 2013)
(Note: A 400-word magazine column doesn't allow justice to be done to Oregon's early sodomy and eugenic sterilizations statutes. GLAPN's George Painter provides a thorough discussion of those laws on this site, at this link, and other commentary can be found by typing "Oregon eugenic sterilization" into any search engine.)
Imagine this: you have enjoyed a passionate night with your special someone, and in the morning, you head out for breakfast. Outside, you find your landlady and two policemen waiting. Another robbery, you think, or a weirdo on the loose.
No. Your nosy landlady never really liked you much. She's sure there's something wrong when two men spend so much time together. She has reported you to the authorities. The policemen are there to arrest you!
The charge will be sodomy. Your apartment will be searched. Your friend may be charged, or offered a deal to testify against you. You may plead guilty – or plan on standing trial. Witnesses will be called. The newspapers will be involved. You will almost certainly be fired from your job. If convicted, you will spend one to 15 years in the state penitentiary.
It sounds like something out of the dark ages – but until 1972, this could have happened in Oregon. Before 1965, along with the prison sentence, you could have been sterilized!
But, you're thinking, you'd never be convicted. There were no witnesses. There is no evidence. Besides, Americans don't go around sterilizing people. That would be incorrect, times four. Perverts and moral degenerates were often convicted on testimony alone, and the Eugenics Board referral for sterilization was automatic.
Oregon's first sodomy law dates from 1853. In 1913 the law's scope was expanded, and the maximum penalty tripled. It specifically banned anal and oral sex, along with unnamed "perversions," and treated it all the same as sex with animals. In 1926, an attempt to commit sodomy was judged the same as the actual act. In 1928, consensual masturbation was included, and in 1961, the Oregon Supreme Court added cunnilingus to the list. In 1970, the court determined that golden showers were included in the legal definition of sodomy.
Sodomy law got extra bite in 1917, from a eugenics law that authorized sterilization of the feebleminded, habitual criminals, sexual perverts, and moral degenerates.
Arrest, imprisonment and sterilization didn't always happen. But it could happen, and there was little recourse. When someone lived out and proud before 1972, this was the risk they took.
Fortunately for us, things changed. After 1965, the eugenics law applied only to the mentally ill and the mentally retarded, and it was repealed for good in 1983, the year Just Out was first published. In 1972, Oregon was among the first to decriminalize consensual adult sexual activity, except for prostitution (and, as a nod to conservatives, the age of consent was raised from 16 to 18 years of age). Nationally, sodomy laws were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in Lawrence v. Texas, in 2003.
When parents come out of the closet … . By Robin Will
(This column never appeared in print. Just Out closed down before the March 2013 issue went to press.)
Here's a different kind of coming out story: in the early 1970s, Ann and Bill Shepherd came out as the parents of a gay child.
They discovered that public support of their homosexual child could put them in conflict with just about every other element of their community. It got them death threats and promises of cross-burnings. However, it offered hope to other parents of gay kids; and it brought allies, in the form of Rita and Charles Knapp, who were in the process of coming out with their daughter, Kristan. The two couples founded Parents of Gays in Portland.
As a "family newspaper," the Oregonian wouldn't publish an advertisement for Parents of Gays until 1976, so POG started small, getting its earliest publicity from word of mouth, and flyers circulated in gay bars. Then, in 1977, KATU-TV aired a Town Hall program on "the question of gays in society."
"Mom and dad's phone number ran on the screen and was repeated by the host," recalls Susie Shepherd, "and within hours, their phone was ringing off the hook."
In 1981, LGBT support groups formed the national Federation of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays; and in 1982, Portland's Parents of Gays joined the national PFLAG. Attorney Bill Shepherd did the legal work for their incorporation.
Members of the queer community clung to PFLAG like it was a life preserver, which in many cases, wasn't far from the truth. In early 1984, Just Out quoted something Ann Shepherd had said in one of her TV appearances: "Ann Shepherd … talked about some of the lesbians and gays she has met through PFLAG. 'Some have asked if they could call me Mom. One man said he wanted to do so, "because my mother says I'm dead,"' Mrs. Shepherd said."
PFLAG's work isn't done. When queer kids come out, they tend to leave the closet door standing open behind them. Sometimes, parents and family members decide to come out as well, to embrace their kids' gayness, to continue being a family. And, of course, sometimes not. But the program that started from Ann Shepherd's kitchen table now has a Black chapter, an East County chapter – and there are chapters in twelve other cities in Oregon, from Pendleton to Gold Beach.
All of them were founded by straight people who came out as parents of gay kids. That's what we mean in the queer community when we talk about Straight Allies.
Liberation and empowerment? Not if you're in high school … By Robin Will
(This column was in the pipeline for the April, 2013 issue of Just Out at the time the publication closed down.)
The earliest waves of LGBTQ liberation and empowerment left Oregon's high school students relatively untouched.
Gays and lesbians started organizing locally in 1970. It wasn't all deadly serious. LGBTQ bowlers and their friends got organized in 1978, and gay square-dancers formed the Rosetown Ramblers in 1983. Relatively speaking, grownups were on a roll.
Gay high school kids waited to hear the language of liberation and empowerment – in school, anyway – until there could be out gay teachers. It took a while. Peggy Burton, a teacher in Turner, was fired in 1971 after admitting she was gay. She appealed, and the verdict came back in her favor, in early 1973. Peggy received a settlement, but was not reinstated in her job. She left the state, and changed careers.
There were youth activities outside of schools – in Portland, at least – and Just Out paid attention. Windfire, a rap group for LGBT teens, ("rap" still meant "discussion" in 1983), met in various venues through the late-'70s and early-'80s. Entrepreneur Lanny Swerdlow opened a series of nightclubs for the underage LGBTQ crowd (Mildred's Palace, The City, Evolution), and kids attended them in droves. Swerdlow was hailed as hero by some folks in the community, and as a dirty old man by others.
By the mid-'90s, Just Out was reporting on changes within the schools, with LGBTQ teachers doing the heavy lifting. The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN), had its beginnings in Boston in 1990, when there were possibly two Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) in the country, and only one state had legal protections for queer high school students. GLSEN went national in 1995, and showed up in Oregon shortly thereafter.
Larry Smith, now retired from teaching, was chairman of Oregon's chapter of GLSEN from 1998 until January of 2013. Larry's workshops taught teachers and counselors how to create safe, respectful environments for LGBT students, and how to overcome resistance from administrators. Larry also took his message to the community, partnering with Nike's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Friends Employee Network in a leadership workshop for high school GSAs. Ten years ago, 75 students attended. In 2012, more than 400 young people, accompanied by their advisors, attended the Nike-GLSEN Youth Forum.
Oregon Safe Schools and Communities Coalition appeared in the early 2000s. Just Out reported a substantial grant from Equity Foundation to OSSCC in 2003. Nowadays, they are working statewide to help school districts comply with the Oregon Safe Schools Act of 2009.
A Different Daughter, Billye Talmadge
This article originally appeared in PQ Monthly in October, 2015. View the article in its original context at: http://www.pqmonthly.com/a-different-daughter-billye-talmadge/23760
By Suzanne Deakins, GLAPN
Billye Talmadge, Ph.D., was born on December 7, 1929 in Missouri, and raised by her mother in Oklahoma. The black sheep of the Talmadge family, she is the niece of former U.S. Senator and Georgia Governor Herman E. Talmadge.
In September 1955, she joined a group of other women in Rose Bamberger's living room for a gathering that would lay the foundation for the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB), the first lesbian civil rights group in America. By 1958 DOB had formed a network of local chapters across the country and between 1960 and 1970, DOB sponsored public conventions on gay and lesbian issues. Billye acted as educator to the women that came as well as in interviews and literature, presenting the DOB and GLBT issues in a non-threatening manner to the general public. She was involved with the Gab 'n Java sessions, The Ladder magazine, and in the formation and development of the Council on Religion and Homosexuals. She was an early supporter of Troy Perry and the formation of the Metropolitan Community Church. From the very beginning she was heavily involved in education and peer-to-peer counseling, which often was as simple as reassuring Lesbians they were not ill or depraved.
DOB became more and more involved with civil rights. Instead of speaking in terms of gay and lesbian, DOB often used the term variant, as in alternate sexual preference. Members were assured that their identity would be kept secret as it was a time when many would have lost their jobs or been expelled from school if their sexual and gender preferences were known. Billye used a code name of "PD Griffin" or "PD Griff".
Early on Billye became interested in human sexuality and the variations it represented. She has always identified as female, but taught and showed that the androgynous nature we all have allows us to identify as any gender. She was instrumental in providing the philosophy for Del Martin and Phyl Lyons activities on human sexuality in San Francisco.
One of my recollections of stories Billye told me about the early days of DOB was that they were inclusive of all races. She often recounted that there was no greater minority than a Hispanic or African American Lesbian.
Billye has dedicated her life to education and inclusion of all women. Her memories are full of DOB and the early days and the individual stories of the women who came to DOB seeking shelter and companionship from their well of loneliness in a world who rejected them.
I moved Billye from Maryland to Portland in March 2013 she now resides in a convalescent home. Billye and I are in the process of recording her stories. These are the stories of women, their humanity, sexuality, and the drive to be accepted politically and equally in our world.
(In addition to working with GLAPN, Suzanne Deakins is owner of One Spirit Press. Her company has published a number of LGBTQ books.)
PCC Cascade campus launches Queer Resource Center
This article originally appeared in PQ Monthly in November, 2015. View the article in its original context at:, http://www.pqmonthly.com/pcc-cascade-campus-launches-queer-resource-center/23925
The Cascade Campus of Portland Community College launched its new Queer Resource Center (QRC) with a grand opening on Monday, October 12. About 80 people attended. The event was organized by QRC Student Advocates, with support from Debra Porta, an employee of PCC Cascade who is also President of Pride Northwest."
QRC Student Advocates and ASPCC Student Leaders who spoke included Will Spalding, Israel Johnson, Onesha Cochran-Dumas who is also active with PFLAG Portland Black Chapter, and Red Hamilton who is also campus Black Student Union Coordinator.
Others who addressed the gathering included openly lesbian Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek, PCC Cascade President Dr. Karin Edwards, and PCC Chief of Staff Dr. Traci Fordham (on behalf of PCC Interim President Dr. Sylvia Kelley).
PCC's website states "The Queer Resource Center's mission is to facilitate a campus community that intentionally advocates for, supports, and empowers students, faculty, staff, and alumni of all sexualities, sexes, gender identities, and gender expressions. We conduct educational outreach as well as provide a safe, welcoming space that offers both academic and personal support to Portland Community College's LGBTQQ and Ally communities."
For more detail, please see https://www.pcc.edu/resources/qrc/cascade/.
Portland activist wins global recognition
This article originally appeared in PQ Monthly in November, 2015. View the article in its original context at: http://www.pqmonthly.com/portland-activist-wins-global-recognition/23927
Openly gay Portlander Trevor L. Chandler was chosen as one of the Top 50 Diversity Figures in Public Life in the Global Diversity List published by The Economist.
The Public Life category "recognises the achievements of individuals who have used their position in public life, for example as a campaigner, politician or journalist to make an impact in diversity."
The article states that "Chandler is Associate Regional Field Director at Human Rights Campaign [HRC], which allows him to further the cause of LGBT rights and acceptance by working with supporters, allies and partners on strategy across the Western US. He trains activists on effective messaging, crafting plans and contacting legislators, as well as organising lobby days and rallies to boost awareness of the struggle for equality."
The other 49 people on this list include Barrack Obama, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Prince Henry of Wales, Caitlyn Jenner, Angelina Jolie, Queen Noor of Jordan, Jesse Jackson, Bill Gates, and the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. The entire list can be found at http://www.globaldiversitylist.com/top-50-diversity-figures-in-public-life.html.
Trevor was born and raised in New Hampshire. He came to Oregon temporarily a few years ago when HRC assigned him to work with Oregon United for Marriage. He decided to move here permanently, and travels to HRC assignments around the country as needed.
The Economist is a weekly newspaper edited in offices in London. It has been in continuous publication since 1843. This was the first year it published the Global Diversity List.
PFLAG Portland wins national award
This article originally appeared in PQ Monthly in November, 2015. View the article in its original context at: http://www.pqmonthly.com/pflag-portland-wins-national-award/23923
PFLAG Portland Oregon originated in 1976 as Parents of Gays (POG). In 1983, it joined a coalition of national groups to become PFLAG, which originally stood for Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. Today, it is fully inclusive, with about half its members LGBTQ, and the other half straight cisgender allies.
In the past few years, the organization has become a family of three chapter: PFLAG Portland, PFLAG Portland Black Chapter, and PFLAG East County. Every year the PFLAG National Network honors exceptional chapters in three categories: Support, Education, and Advocacy.
This year, the PFLAG Portland family of chapters shared the support award with PFLAG Columbia-Howard (Maryland) for its leadership in developing its network of community-responsive chapters to better serve the diverse Portland Metro area. The award announcement states:
After reflecting on the diverse and complex needs of their community, PFLAG Portland developed a family of chapters in the Portland metro region. This includes the PFLAG Portland Black Chapter which serves the African-American community and PFLAG Portland East County which serves more conservative areas in Multnomah County. Each group works independently to meet the specific needs of the families that come to them for support and they also work together to creating real and lasting culture change in Portland area schools, religious institutions, governmental organizations, and more.
PFLAG Portland President Dawn Holt notes "We don't do this work for the recognition, but it's nice to be one of the 4 most innovative chapters in the 350+ chapter PFLAG National Network."
Local activists win Light-a-Fire Awards
This article originally appeared in PQ Monthly in November, 2015. View the article in its original context at http://www.pqmonthly.com/local-activists-win-light-fire-awards/23921
Each year, Portland Monthly magazine presents its Light a Fire Awards which it describes as their "annual celebration of good deeds" and "annual showcase of local individuals and organizations making Portland a better place to live, love, give, and grow."
This year, three of the twelve recipients are people who have made substantial contributions to Portland's LGBTQ community.
Jean DeMaster received the Lifetime Achievement award. She was a co-founder of the Outside In Counseling Center. For eleven years, she directed Transition Project. Jean's Place, a shelter for homeless women, was named for her. In the thirteen years before her retirement, Jean headed the very effective Human Solutions. Under Jean as Executive Director, Human Solutions built hundreds of units of low income housing. They have also helped with eviction prevention for families on the brink of homelessness, utility assistance, and employment training programs.
Jean was an early lesbian activist, having started in 1970 with the Portland Gay Liberation Front, the parent of Oregon's current LGBTQ movement. She helped establish the Women's Resources Center, the Women's Resource Fund, and the Oregon Feminist Federal Credit Union. In 1972, she was involved with the Gay Women's Caucus. That same year, she joined a group that demonstrated to have homosexuality removed from the American Psychiatric Association's list of mental disorders.
Giovanni Blair McKenzie (pronouns: Giovanni, they) is this year's Light a Fire awardee for Emerging Leader.
Giovanni has worked to help others cope with challenges similar to theirs as a young, black, LGBTQ immigrant.
"The barriers in front of young people like myself are just so "right"complex," says Giovanni. "I want to see a city and world where queer and trans youth of color can truly thrive."
At the age of 19, they founded the non-profit Queer Intersections Force to aide other LGBTQ youth at the intersections of marginalization. A year later, Giovanni launched Queer Intersections Portland.
In response to Giovanni's articulate advocacy, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) appointed them as a national Youth Ambassador (the only ambassador appointed in the Pacific Northwest). In this role, Giovanni delivered a compelling speech at the 2015 HRC Foundation's Time to THRIVE Conference in February 2015.
A video and transcript of the presentation is featured in the Southern Poverty Law Center's Teaching Tolerance program for educators.
Anita Yap, a committed straight ally, is Extraordinary Board Member.
As a board member of the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO), she encouraged the organization to take charge of the Jade District. In the process, she guided the Jade concept toward "building prosperity for the diverse community that's there, not about displacement." Once the relationship between APANO and Jade District was established, Anita helped guide it.
The Jade, Anita says, is "not 'the new Chinatown.' It's what the future looks like."
Anita is the very supportive mother of two LGBTQ daughters. She has also provided considerable assistant to local LGBTQ activists.
Details on all the awards can be found at http://www.pdxmonthly.com/features/2015/10/21/introducing-our-2015-light-a-fire-winners.
Community Profile: Cascade AIDS Project (CAP)
In late 2015, I nominated Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) for the Spirit of Portland Award (SOP). Although CAP did not receive the award, I have turned the nomination narrative into an article so that more people could be aware of the organization's many contributions. I also nominated CAP for the Queer Heroes NW Award which the organization won in 2013: http://glapn.org/6354CAP2013.html.
Incorporated in 1985, Portland based Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) is the oldest and largest AIDS service organization in Oregon and Southwest Washington. CAP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the stated mission "To prevent HIV infections, support and empower people living with or affected by HIV, and eliminate HIV-related stigma and health disparities."
While CAP has done an excellent job working to prevent further spread of HIV, it has been heroic in helping those already infected. I am nominating CAP for the Spirit of Portland Award in the category that honors "organizations that go above and beyond to make Portland more inclusive for people with disabilities" (Organization Making a Difference). According to the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division "Persons with HIV, both symptomatic and asymptomatic, have physical impairments that substantially limit one or more major life activities or major bodily functions and are, therefore, protected by the [Americans with Disabilities Act] law." (http://www.ada.gov/aids/ada_q&a_aids.htm)
Through its work in preventing further HIV infections, CAP has helped assure that less people will be disabled. CAP has also been outstanding in its work of managing infections to prevent them from reaching more advanced stages. It does that by helping those infected get through all aspects of life. This has prevented minor and controllable disabilities from becoming major disabilities which are more difficult to cope with and can sometimes be fatal.
CAP helps infected people receive health services, jobs, and housing. In terms of health management, "CAP is a one-stop shop for medical care, support groups, and other healthcare referrals." To help with housing "CAP has spent years building relationships with landlords and rental property owners", and can help its clients find safe options, help pay their rent and find affordable homes. It is entirely possible that without these efforts, many people with AIDS would literally be dying on Portland's streets.
Working Choices is CAP's employment assistance program. It is a personalized and holistic approach to helping a client find work, get their GED, learn to write a stellar resume, or find job leads. Even if a client has a challenging work history or has tried other vocational rehabilitation programs with little success, Working Choices can often help them.
HIV has the potential of affecting and infecting anyone. It is not something that involves just one community. Still, CAP has taken great efforts to reach people within their cultural contexts. CAP has worked closely with groups and individuals to contact men who have sex with men (MSM). Additionally, CAP has been successful in reaching communities of color. In fact, CAP's current Executive Director Tyler TerMeer is a black gay man who has been living with HIV for many years. Additionally, much of CAP's work goes to help low income people who are sometimes desperately in need of it services. Only through full inclusiveness can the HIV problem be addressed. CAP has been exceptionally effective in making sure that all segments of our community are included in its message and in the delivery of its services.
Although CAP has a substantial paid staff, it has mobilized an army of volunteers to augment its mission. One of many examples is its annual AIDS Walk Portland which helps raise money for its extensive services.
In addition to participating in the AIDS Walk, I have personally done some other volunteer work for CAP. I saw the diversity of its client. I wondered how some of those people would have survived without its services. Probably most Portlanders would have lost more friends and family to AIDS were if not for the work of Cascade AIDS Project.
I strongly believe that CAP, in the services it delivers and the way it includes all aspects of our community, deserves the Spirit of Portland Award. For thirty years, it has assisted some of those in our community who need help the most.
For more information on CAP, please see its web site at http://www.cascadeaids.org/.


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