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module ROM
  # Helper module for classes with a constructor accepting option hash
  #
  # This allows us to DRY up code as option hash is a very common pattern used
  # across the codebase. It is an internal implementation detail not meant to
  # be used outside of ROM
  #
  # @example
  #   class User
  #     include Options
  #
  #     option :name, type: String, reader: true
  #     option :admin, allow: [true, false], reader: true, default: false
  #
  #     def initialize(options={})
  #       super
  #     end
  #   end
  #
  #   user = User.new(name: 'Piotr')
  #   user.name # => "Piotr"
  #   user.admin # => false
  #
  # @api public
  module Options
    # @return [Hash<Option>] Option definitions
    #
    # @api public
    attr_reader :options

    def self.included(klass)
      klass.extend ClassMethods
      klass.option_definitions = Definitions.new
    end

    # Defines a single option
    #
    # @api private
    class Option
      attr_reader :name, :type, :allow, :default

      def initialize(name, options = {})
        @name = name
        @type = options.fetch(:type) { Object }
        @reader = options.fetch(:reader) { false }
        @allow = options.fetch(:allow) { [] }
        @default = options.fetch(:default) { Undefined }
        @ivar = :"@#{name}" if @reader
      end

      def reader?
        @reader
      end

      def assign_reader_value(object, value)
        object.instance_variable_set(@ivar, value)
      end

      def default?
        @default != Undefined
      end

      def default_value(object)
        default.is_a?(Proc) ? default.call(object) : default
      end

      def type_matches?(value)
        value.is_a?(type)
      end

      def allow?(value)
        allow.empty? || allow.include?(value)
      end
    end

    # Manage all available options
    #
    # @api private
    class Definitions
      def initialize
        @options = {}
      end

      def initialize_copy(source)
        super
        @options = @options.dup
      end

      def define(option)
        @options[option.name] = option
      end

      def process(object, options)
        ensure_known_options(options)

        each do |name, option|
          if option.default? && !options.key?(name)
            options[name] = option.default_value(object)
          end

          if options.key?(name)
            validate_option_value(option, name, options[name])
          end

          option.assign_reader_value(object, options[name]) if option.reader?
        end
      end

      def names
        @options.keys
      end

      private

      def each(&block)
        @options.each(&block)
      end

      def ensure_known_options(options)
        options.each_key do |name|
          @options.fetch(name) do
            raise InvalidOptionKeyError,
              "#{name.inspect} is not a valid option"
          end
        end
      end

      def validate_option_value(option, name, value)
        unless option.type_matches?(value)
          raise InvalidOptionValueError,
            "#{name.inspect}:#{value.inspect} has incorrect type"
        end

        unless option.allow?(value)
          raise InvalidOptionValueError,
            "#{name.inspect}:#{value.inspect} has incorrect value"
        end
      end
    end

    # @api private
    module ClassMethods
      # Available options
      #
      # @return [Definitions]
      #
      # @api private
      attr_accessor :option_definitions

      # Defines an option
      #
      # @param [Symbol] name option name
      #
      # @param [Hash] settings option settings
      # @option settings [Class] :type Restrict option type. Default: +Object+
      # @option settings [Boolean] :reader Define a reader? Default: +false+
      # @option settings [Array] :allow Allow certain values. Default: Allow anything
      # @option settings [Object] :default Set default value for missing option
      #
      # @api public
      def option(name, settings = {})
        option = Option.new(name, settings)
        option_definitions.define(option)
        attr_reader(name) if option.reader?
      end

      # @api private
      def inherited(descendant)
        descendant.option_definitions = option_definitions.dup
        super
      end
    end

    # Initialize options provided as optional last argument hash
    #
    # @example
    #   class Commands
    #     include Options
    #
    #     # ...
    #
    #     def initialize(relations, options={})
    #       @relation = relation
    #       super
    #     end
    #   end
    #
    # @param [Array] args
    def initialize(*args)
      options = args.last ? args.last.dup : {}
      self.class.option_definitions.process(self, options)
      @options = options.freeze
    end
  end
end

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Lots to talk about and the best place we can do that is on Citi Trends.
Our first conversation is with Ebenezer Essel Barnes who is the CEO and Technical Director of Wildfox IT Solutions as he explains what Facebook means by end-to-end encryption.
Richard Odame, National President of the Private Universities Students' Association of Ghana (PUSAG) talk about a unique hackathon aimed getting students to rethink technology solutions for the agriculture sector.


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Little Evil es una película de comedia de terror de Netflix dirigida por Eli Craig. Se estrenó el 1 de septiembre de 2017.

Reparto

 Adam Scott como Gary Bloom.
 Evangeline Lilly como Samantha Bloom.
 Owen Atlas como Lucas.
 Bridget Everett como Al.
 Clancy Brown como Reverend Gospel.
 Sally Field como Miss Shaylock.
 Kyle Bornheimer como Victor.
 Chris D'Elia como Wayne.
 Donald Faison como Larry.
 Carla Gallo como Wendy.
 Tyler Labine como Karl C. Miller
 Brad Williams como Gozamel.

Referencias

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Scaptodrosophila lebanonensis är en tvåvingeart som först beskrevs av Wheeler 1949.  Scaptodrosophila lebanonensis ingår i släktet Scaptodrosophila och familjen daggflugor.

Artens utbredningsområde är Libanon. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Daggflugor
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The Chumash people, the "Keepers of the Western Gate" seek respect for the truth of the past and the truth of the human mind that they carry.
The Chumash spiritual leaders, the antap, understand deep truths about the human unconscious mind through ancient uses of somanmbulism. Through reading the unconscious minds of their people and others, they know the future. And if humanity cannot assimilate again, the truth of its unconscious mind, collective and individual, our futures are going to end in a global nuclear exchange called Armageddon. Just as it is said we all know when we are going to die, we know many other things about our futures and all of that knowledge is in the unconscious mind.
The oral histories of these people contain vast amounts of information. It is understandable, as a matter of survival, that information regarding "living" rather than the identity or location of the deceased, would have priority.
In 1876 severe discrimination of the Chumash began. There were numerous massacres unrecorded in anyway except by the oral histories of the Chumash people.
One I've heard was particularly repugnant. A number of families (seventy five people) were invited to the Santa Maria area for a barbecue by somebody they trusted. They were fed poisoned meat and died in the night. One man survived. He drank too much, threw up, passed out and looked dead. He woke up in the night after the entire party had died, or were dying. He snuck away in the darkness to tell the story.
Entire families were murdered after torturing the children. I have a persistent memory echoing in my mind with the words "two left hands" since I visited a burial ground at the "Flores Adobe" and of being told about children being torn apart by horses as their parents looked on in efforts to gain the identity of the 'antap', the leaders of the Medicine people who reacted to House of Representatives Bill, 2204 by creating a mental event serious enough in Santa Barbara, a mass insanity. to require courts to understand mind control.
As the leaders of ancient America, the violation of treaties and common sense represented by HR2204 was too much. And, the 'antap had learned of a plan to cause global war, Armageddon, to distract from events at the end of the Mayan Calendar, the same Calendar the Chumash use, and extract the last resource from the people as well as the planet in the form of oil. The process of Armageddon is designed to distract us from the natural cataclsym with a 26,000 year cycle. We are now engaged in the process with the escalated conflicts of the middle east because of 9-11, which was conducted unconsciously by the infiltrated secret societies of America resulting from operation paperclip and MKultra which resulted from Nazi mind kontrol scientists being allowed to immigrate and enter into US intelligence agancies.
We have time to be aware of the unconscious and its potential, but NOT MUCH. Armageddon can only be stopped by human awareness and its use of freedom to share the truth so democratic control can intervene with common sense action to at least intervene in our out of control behaviors creating pollution and global warming.


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Labena is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 40 described species in Labena.

Species
These 42 species belong to the genus Labena:

 Labena annulata (Brulle, 1846) c
 Labena canelensis Porter, 2005 c g
 Labena chadwickii (Parrott, 1955) c g
 Labena delta Gauld, 2000 c g
 Labena eremica Gauld, 2000 c g
 Labena espinita Gauld, 2000 c g
 Labena fiorii Graf & Marzagao, 1999 c g
 Labena flavatoria (Fabricius, 1804) c g
 Labena gloriosa Cresson, 1874 c g
 Labena grallator (Say, 1835) c g b
 Labena grandis Gauld & Holloway, 1986 c g
 Labena guanacasteca Gauld, 2000 c g
 Labena humida Gauld, 2000 c g
 Labena jacunda Gauld & Holloway, 1986 c g
 Labena keira Gauld & Holloway, 1986 c g
 Labena lachryma Gauld, 2000 c g
 Labena littoralis González-Moreno & Bordera, 2015 g
 Labena madoricola Gonzalez-Moreno & Bordera, 2015 g
 Labena malecasta Gauld & Holloway, 1986 c g
 Labena marginata Szepligeti, 1914 c g
 Labena mimica Gauld, 2000 c g
 Labena moragai Gauld, 2000 c g
 Labena morda Gauld, 2000 c g
 Labena nigra Rohwer, 1920 c g
 Labena obscura Gauld, 2000 c g
 Labena ogra Gauld, 2000 c g
 Labena osai Gauld, 2000 c g
 Labena petita Gauld, 2000 c g
 Labena pluvia Gauld, 2000 c g
 Labena polemica Gauld, 2000 c g
 Labena pucon Porter, 2005 c g
 Labena pudenda Gauld & Holloway, 1986 c g
 Labena rufa (Brulle, 1846) c
 Labena schausi Cushman, 1922 c g
 Labena sericea (Kriechbaumer, 1890) c g
 Labena striata Townes, 1966 c g
 Labena tarsata Gauld, 2000 c g
 Labena tekalina Gonzalez-Moreno & Bordera, 2015 g
 Labena tinctipennis Rohwer, 1920 c g b
 Labena trilineata Ashmead, 1895 c g
 Labena variegata Szepligeti, 1914 c g
 Labena zerita Gauld, 2000 c g

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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Dr. Gutierrez started her educational career in Long Beach Unified as a teacher, counselor, and activities specialist. Her previous position was at the Orange County Department of Education, where she was the AVID Coordinator for 8 districts. She has earned her Bachelors of Arts, Masters in Education, and Doctorate in Education, which were all from UCLA. (Go Bruins)! She has also earned a Masters in School Counseling from the University of LaVerne. She is very excited to be at Cerritos High School, where she enjoys working students and their parents. Her goal is for all students to have the tools necessary to be successful, and have a plan for after high school graduation. When not at work she enjoys spending time with her daughter, and is very familiar with Disneyland, Knotts' Berry Farm, and Aquarium of Pacific!
She is a first generation college student and proud AVID product. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Cal State Long Beach. During her undergrad, she studied a summer abroad at Universidad de Salamanca in Spain says that it has been one of the best experiences of her life. She received her Master's in School Counseling from Cal State Dominguez Hills. Recently, She also completed a Master's Degree in Educational Administration at Cal State Long Beach. GO BEACH! She has been a counselor since 2014 and began at CHS in 2017. She is proud to be part of a school focused on preparing students for college and career success, the kind of school where she belongs.
Mrs. Mai is a proud product of the ABCUSD. She graduated from Cerritos High School, where she was an active participant in the Dance Drill Team and ASB. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Masters of Art degree in Education from UCLA. She is currently working on her Doctorate in Educational Leadership degree from CSULB. Mrs. Mai spent eight spectacular years teaching high school chemistry before working at the district office overseeing college and career readiness programs. This is her second year as a counselor at Cerritos High.
Mrs. Kelemen is excited to begin her first year as the K-N counselor at Cerritos High School! She is happy to be back in the ABC family, as she first started out as a substitute teacher and then completed her counseling internship at several different schools in the district. She attended Cal State Long Beach for her undergrad and completed her Master's in Counseling with embedded Pupil Personnel Services credential at the University of Redlands. Mrs. Kelemen is passionate about serving her students and loves being an integral part of their academic journey towards success… while having fun along the way! When Mrs. Kelemen isn't at CHS, you can find her spending time with family and friends, reading, BBQ'ing or planning her next adventure …which would include anywhere by a beach.
Mrs. Marbrey is a product of the ABC Unified School District and the Cerritos community. She attended UCR for her undergraduate studies, in which she ran track on a full scholarship all four years. Her Master's of Science in Counseling was obtained at CSULB in addition to earning a Pupil Personnel Services credential. She has a strong commitment to the excellence of students and their academic success is important to her. She loves serving the students of Cerritos High School and making a difference in their lives. You can also check Ms. Hundley out on the track as she is now the CHS Track & Field Sprint Coach.


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Home Around the province New residential subdivision with 2,100 homes planned for Barrie's south border
Barrie/Simcoe County
New residential subdivision with 2,100 homes planned for Barrie's south border
Mark Buckshon, Publisher, Ontario Construction News
A project proposed at McKay Road West and Veterans Drive in Barrie includes more than 2,100 homes, an elementary school and mixed-use development block.
Michelle Banfield, the city's director of planning and building, says the planning department has issued conditions of draft-plan approval for H&H Capital Group – a step that will lead to the first phase of development at 124, 180 and 228 McKay Rd. W.
It's an 86-acre site currently zoned agricultural.
Through the technical review process, Banfield says "several items of importance" were identified as conditions of draft-plan approval, including provisions for affordable housing and traffic-calming measures that meet the city's approval.
"This will allow for the construction of 327 single-detached residential units, 359 townhouse units, one elementary school, one neighbourhood park, and one mixed-use block that includes 100 high-density residential units which will be home to approximately 2,152 future Barrie residents," Banfield wrote in a memo to council.
The applicant is "working toward satisfying the draft-plan conditions," Banfield said, in order to allow for registration of the subdivision and building permits to be issued.
Subdivison servicing is expected in 2020 and construction should begin in 2021, Banfield said.
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Mark Buckshon has published regional construction news publications in Ontario since 1989. Earlier, he worked as a journalist and sub-editor, including a stint on the Bulawayo Chronicle in 1979-80, during the transition from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe. He has lived in Ottawa since 1981. While most publishers achieve their role through a sales/business development career, Mark developed his business skills after succeeding as a journalist, and he continues to enjoy actively writing, editing and contributing to the publication. Mark can be reached at buckshon@ontarioconstructionnews.com


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Marshall's daughter: "Change the name"
Op-Ed: Marshalling One Key Vote On An NFL Team Name Change
By Leonard ShapiroAt a tailgate party during the Middleburg spring races, a woman walked up and introduced herself, wondering if I was the same reporter who used to cover the National Football League and the local pro football team for The Washington Post.
The answer was yes, at which point, long-time Washingtonian Jordan Wright told me she was the granddaughter of George Preston Marshall, the original owner of the Washington (pardon the derogatory expression) Redskins when he moved the team here from Boston back in 1937.
We had a perfectly pleasant chat, recalling that many of the same people who used to work for Marshall were still on the job for the team when I covered it in the 1970s. Finally, though, I couldn't help myself. I had to ask. What about this whole team name controversy, I wondered, fully expecting she'd be soundly in favor of the status quo.
"They need to change the name," she said. "In this day and age, it's just not right."Comment: Let's see. In the last few days:
The blogger who uncovered George Allen's "macaca" joined the team, then quit after his own ethnic slurs were revealed
Activists called for a boycott of Redskins sponsor FedEx and tried to raise the issue at a shareholders' meeting
Sonny Sixkiller, a major Native pro athlete, called the Redskins name "racist"
The Quechan tribe rejected a donation from Redskins OAF, calling it a bribe
Musician Drake joked about the Redskins' racism at the ESPYs awards ceremony
CBS's people may be the first of many on-air announcers to avoid the Redskins name
George Preston Marshall's granddaughter, who should know the original owner's thinking as well as anyone, says the name should go
I'm sure glad the Redskins think they're winning the PR battle. If I were them, I'd be thinking of heading for the hills with my tail between my legs.
Seven major PR hits in a couple of weeks. And that's after the Patent and Trademark Office ruled against the Redskins trademark. If that's winning, I'd hate to see losing.
In reality, this looks like one of the biggest PR debacles in modern business history. It's a textbook example of how you can suffer bad PR day after day until you're the joke of the industry. In other words, a laughingstock.
Since he's embracing it so eagerly, this must be Dan Snyder's goal. For some reason, he wants to be known as the biggest racist since his predecessor Marshall. Okay, Dan...you've got your wish.
Posted by Rob at 10:30 AM
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The racebending of Billie Frechette
Wiggle Tooth of the Tooth Tribe
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Love After Love, Ingrid Persaud (paperback, Jan 2021)
WINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2020
Meet the Ramdin-Chetan family: forged through loneliness, broken by secrets, saved by love. Irrepressible Betty Ramdin, her shy son Solo and their marvellous lodger, Mr Chetan, form an unconventional household.
Happy in their differences, they build a home together. Home: the place keeping these three safe from an increasingly dangerous world - until the night when a glass of rum, a heart to heart and a terrible truth explodes the family unit, driving them apart. Brave and brilliant, steeped in affection, Love After Love offers hope to anyone who has loved and lost and has yet to find their way back.
Crossroads, Jonathan Franzen (hardback, October 2021)
'His best novel yet ... A Middlemarch-like triumph' Telegraph '
It is a testament to Franzen's authorial habits of empathy, his curiosity about the lives of others, his efforts in a land of cliche to add twists to easy assumptions, that you are likely to find yourself caring about how things turn out for each of the Hildebrandts equally' Observer
It's December 23, 1971, and heavy weather is forecast for Chicago. Russ Hildebrandt, the associate pastor of a liberal suburban church, is on the brink of breaking free of a marriage he finds joyless - unless his wife, Marion, who has her own secret life, beats him to it.
Their eldest child, Clem, is coming home from college on fire with moral absolutism, having taken an action that will shatter his father. Clem's sister, Becky, long the social queen of her high-school class, has sharply veered into the counterculture, while their brilliant younger brother Perry, who's been selling drugs to seventh-graders, has resolved to be a better person. Each of the Hildebrandts seeks a freedom that each of the others threatens to complicate.
Jonathan Franzen's novels are celebrated for their unforgettably vivid characters and their keen-eyed take on the complexities of contemporary America. Now, for the first time, in Crossroads, Franzen explores the history of a generation. With characteristic humour and complexity, and with even greater warmth, he conjures a world that feels no less immediate.
Snow Country, Sebastian Faulks ( hardback Sept 2021)
'A fine and profoundly intelligent novel, written by an author who balances big ideas with human emotion. Wistful, yearning and wise' ELIZABETH DAY
1914: Aspiring journalist Anton arrives in Vienna where he meets Delphine, a woman of experience and deep secrets. Entranced by the light of first love, Anton comes to life.
Until his country declares war on hers. 1927: For Lena, life with her mother in a small town has been cosseted and cold. After a few years of schooling, she encounters a young lawyer who spirits her away to Vienna.
However, what she imagines to be love soon crumbles, and she leaves the city behind to take a post at the snow-capped sanatorium, the Schloss Seeblick. 1933: Having lost many friends on the Eastern Front, Anton is sent to write about the mysterious Schloss Seeblick. In this place, on the banks of a silvery lake where the roots of human suffering are laid bare, two people will see each other as if for the first time.
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Nobody knows yet that she is a murderer... Abandoned at the gates of a London park one winter's night in 1850, baby Lily Mortimer is saved by a young police constable and taken to the London Foundling Hospital. Lily is fostered by an affectionate farming family in rural Suffolk, enjoying a brief childhood idyll before she is returned to the Hospital, where she is punished for her rebellious spirit.
Released into the harsh world of Victorian London, Lily becomes a favoured employee at Belle Prettywood's Wig Emporium, but all the while she is hiding a dreadful secret... Across the years, policeman Sam Trench keeps watch over the young woman he once saved. When Sam meets Lily again, there is an instant attraction between them and Lily is convinced that Sam holds the key to her happiness - but might he also be the one to uncover her crime and so condemn her to death?
Ascension, Oliver Harris ( hardback October 2021)
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Any private company, public company, not-for-profit organization, university or individual can submit a proposal.
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Watch David Gilmour play Fleetwood Mac classic "Albatross" at 2020 Peter Green tribute concert
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Pink Floyd's David Gilmour is featured in a new preview from the upcoming film and album documenting the star-studded London tribute concert that Mick Fleetwood organized last year celebrating Fleetwood Mac's early years and the group's original leader, Peter Green.
A video of Gilmour playing a version of the atmospheric 1968 Fleetwood Mac instrumental "Albatross" on a lap-steel guitar has premiered on YouTube, while the audio is available now digitally.
David was accompanied by the show's house band, which included Fleetwood and Zak Starkey on drums, ex-Fleetwood Mac member Rick Vito on guitar, and others.
"Albatross," which was written by Green, is the only Fleetwood Mac song to reach #1 on the U.K. singles chart.
The concert film, titled Mick Fleetwood & Friends Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac, will premiere April 24 via video on demand at nugs.tv. Audio, home video and digital editions will be released on April 30.
Other performers at the show included Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, The Who's Pete Townshend, ex-Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman, Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, Oasis' Noel Gallagher and U.K. blues great John Mayall. A number of other current and former Fleetwood Mac members also performed, including Christine McVie, Crowded House's Neil Finn, and founding guitarist Jeremy Spencer.
Green didn't attend the event and, sadly, passed away in July 2020 at age 73.
Mick Fleetwood & Friends will be released in multiple formats, including a box set featuring the concert on Blu-ray, two CDs and four vinyl LPs, and a 44-page hardbound book offering sleeve notes, photos and more.
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By: Sam Minarick 0 Comments	June 23, 2014
Why Kagame should invite Judge Bruguière for a thank you cup of café after getting his heroes' medal from Museveni
As a country, we seem to live in very interesting and happier times. And President Paul Kagame must be a very happy and satisfied man these days. These two sentence statements came from an acquaintance. When I asked why, he wondered whether I know the implications of the findings in the Trévidic report and whether I was aware that President Kagame is scheduled to receive a heroes medal from President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda for his contribution to NRM/A's five year 'liberation' war.
Upon reflection, my acquaintance has a good point informed by historical facts. A few years ago, Rwanda was at the brink of war with Uganda following the two countries' armies' bitterly clashing on three different occasions in DRC's Kisangani City between August 1999 and 2000. Just less than three years ago, Rwanda and France had severed all diplomatic relations.
As a follow up to the Kisangani debacle in which the ICG estimates six hundred soldiers and civilians to have perished, each country, as recently as early last year, was accusing the other of supporting each other's dissidents. Almost all major Rwandan dissidents in recent times, including Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa and Patrick Karegeya were reported by the media to have transited through Uganda with the support of senior officials in that country. Media reports also suggested that the Museveni government believed that Rwanda was financing Dr Kizza Besigye's campaigns in the 2006 and 2011 elections to defeat their man.
Now, all of a sudden, Presidents Kagame and Museveni are so much in love that each cannot visit the other's capital without icing it with lunch, dinner and breakfast at the other's country home. Last December, President Kagame spent Christmas Holiday at Museveni's village home at Rwakitura, Western Uganda. In August last year, Museveni was here and spent two days at Kagame's home at Muhazi. To top this up, media reports now suggest that Kagame has been invited to NRM's liberation celebrations where he will be awarded a heroes medal on January 26 for his role in the NRM five year war and eventual capture of state power.
How was it possible for Kagame to turn bitter foes into bosom friends? How did he manage to convince France to talk on equal terms following the humiliation of their ambassador who was given marching orders upon Judge Jean-Louis Bruguière indictment of nine former senior RPA and now RDF officers in 2006? Or how did Museveni and France manage to convince Kagame to talk peace?
To understand how Kagame managed to turn foes into friends or vice versa, one needs to comprehend Rwanda's strategy in its relations with both countries. Evidence suggests that she combined both hard and soft power to win the respect of both countries and their leaders; at least some of the leaders.
For starters, Rwanda and Uganda are not really enemies. The peoples of the two countries share long historical, social and economic ties. Also, a lot has been said and written about Uganda's role in RPA/F's four year struggle just as the contribution of Rwandese in NRM/A struggle is well known. There is no doubt that Uganda and President Museveni in particular played a critical role in RPF's victory than any other country or leader.
The reason this history is important to recount here is not to reignite sad memories. It's to ensure we know how we got here; what it took and what it takes or might require in the future remaining a respected people and country. It's also to show how respected countries are built and sustainable mutual relations between countries forged.
With France, it is a well know fact within the political and diplomatic circles that Paris, from the day the RPF/A captured state power and defeated its ally, the FAR, it used different tools to undermine it; ranging from attempting diplomatic isolation to undermining the country's ability to attract aid.
It has also been said variously by different leaders in Rwanda that France was using justice to intimidate, and silence Kigali or deflect attention from its role in the 1994. The Bruguière report of 2006 that ended in indicting nine senior RDF officers is largely seen in this light.
On his part, Kagame refused to be intimidated and called France's bluff. First, in reaction to the indictment, the French ambassador was expelled and their embassy closed. Secondly, the Mucyo Commission was set up to investigate France's role in the genocide. This closed with the naming of 33 senior military officials and political leaders, including current foreign minister Alain Juppe. The Mutsinzi Commission was also set up that closed with the finding that the plane that was carrying Habyarimana was brought down by a missile from Kanombe Military barracks then controlled by Habyarimana forces. If France did not reconsider its stand, it is thought her officials would be indicted too.
Combining diplomatic, political and judicial offensive, and publicising it must have humbled the French establishment or some of it. As a consequence, France, under Nicolas Sarkozy agreed to talk instead of plotting and fighting. With Uganda, it is probable that the gist of the problem was Ugandan officials' failure to recognise that while some Rwandese were in their army as junior officers, upon return home, they had grown up to become generals and leaders of a sovereign nation that deserved respect. It is widely known that some Ugandan senior military officials such as the late Maj. Gen James Kazini used to refer to Rwandan senior officials as 'corporal'.
In this climate of disrespect, something had to be done. Either the RPF/RPA had to accept the inferior position or they had to assert their equality and even superiority. This is partly what was done and achieved in Kisangani. As former US president Woodrow Wilson said many years ago, the best and durable agreement is one between equals. President Kagame will be travelling to Kampala to pick his heroes' medal from his former mentor, not as an inferior, but an equal; an accomplished and tested general and head of a respected state.
Likewise, in the years to come, he will sit down with French officials, including Sarkozy, not as an inferior but a leader of a respectable country with interests to pursue and protect. In that sense, Bruguière will go down in history, not as the man who helped France silence Rwanda over its role in the genocide, but as the judge who handed Kagame the weapon to downsize the French ego and assumptions about its superiority and in the process establishing relations based on mutual respect.
With this outcome, and politics being what it is─with no assured permanent friends or enemies, it would perhaps be worth Kagame inviting Bruguière for a thank you cup of café at Village Urugwiro! And in Uganda, no one will say Kagame has fluked the heroes' medal, for he is not only among the original 27 members of the NRA war, fighting and rising to become Uganda's chief of military intelligence, but he reconfirmed his military credentials as an accomplished general in Kisangani.


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ABOUT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU):
Oklahoma State University is a land-grant institution with a current student population of more than 35,000 students across a five-campus system. Our Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is in the main campus of Stillwater, Oklahoma. Each year OSU welcomes students from across the United States as well as more than 100 countries of the world. The faculty members always strive to provide the best possible academic experiences to all students.
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Thank you for your interest in our graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology. The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Oklahoma State University offers a full-time 2-year (5 semesters) in-person graduate program (Master of Science Education degree) in Speech-Language Pathology. In addition, the department offers a four-year undergraduate program and a year-long post-baccalaureate program in Speech-Language Pathology.
The graduate program has been accredited by the Council on American Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Our core mission as a land-grant university is to promote learning, advance knowledge, enrich lives, and stimulate economic development through teaching, research, extension, outreach, and creative activities.
Students who have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and wish to pursue a master's degree in communication sciences and disorders at OSU may apply for admission to the graduate college. If the bachelor's degree is in something other than communication sciences and disorders, please see the menu item to the left titled Leveling.
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Our graduate program has grown considerably during the past five years as is evident with the total class sizes reported below.
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We receive applications from within and outside of the United States each year. We transitioned to the CSDCAS application database last year in 2021 and our total number of applications have steadily increased during recent years. The table below summarizes number of non-international and international applicants that applied to our graduate program in recent years.
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Starting fall 2022, OSU has a new non-resident tuition award program for out-of-state students applying to different graduate programs including our graduate program of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
The Graduate College Nonresident Tuition Award provides subsidized tuition to admitted nonresident graduate students. For the fall 2022 admission cycle, the rate was set at $364/credit hour, which gave nonresident graduate students a tuition savings of $515.75 per credit hour.
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Our graduate program has seen a tremendous growth during the past 10 years. Our faculty grew from 4 full-time tenure track members in 2014 to now 7 full-time tenure-track faculty members. In addition, our student cohorts have substantially increased in recent years as noted below.
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(B) Summary of In-State and Out-of State Graduate Students
Current First Year Cohort
Current Second Year Cohort
Number of in-state students
Number of out-of-state students
We are one of the leading universities within the state of Oklahoma that offers different avenues of graduate funding. These include departmental graduate teaching assistantships, graduate research assistantships, and other graduate scholarships. We have been to provide at least some degree of funding for at least 50% of our incoming graduate students.
(A) Summary of Graduate Assistantships (number of positions in parentheses)
Graduate Teaching Assistantships (Within Department)
Full 2-year GTAs (4)
1-year GTAs (8)
Graduate Teaching Assistantships (Other Departments)
(B) Number of Graduate Students to Receive Assistantship/ Funding
Students who received funding
Percentage of students who received funding
(C) Graduate Scholarships
In addition to graduate teaching assistantships (GTAs) and graduate research assistantships (GRAs), our department offers several graduate student scholarships annually. Some of these scholarships are listed below:
Communication Sciences and Disorders Endowed Scholarship: The recipient must be a senior accepted into the OSU graduate program for the subsequent fall semester in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at OSU. Selection criteria will include a 3.25 GPA (undergraduate).
Leone L. and William H. Monroe Scholarship: The recipient must be enrolled as a second-year graduate student in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Oklahoma State University. Selection criteria will include academic records and practicum performance.
Ronald and Julie Schaefer Endowed Scholarship: The recipient must be a second-year graduate student at OSU and must have graduated from a high school located in the State of Oklahoma. In the event no graduate students are identified using this criterion, the Head of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders may select a student at his/her discretion to receive the scholarship for that year.
Jeanette Sias Graduate Research Award: The recipient must be a graduate student with outstanding research contributions to communicative disorders with a preference for stuttering research/ service/ clinical contribution. Nomination from your research mentor (CDIS Faculty) is required, and previous awardees will not be considered for this recognition.
Oklahoma ABLE Tech Scholarship: The recipient must be enrolled as a full-time student in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Oklahoma State University. Selection criteria will include involvement in clinical practicum (Submit five demos, submit one success story, Help a client/family access at least one device from the ABLE tech loan system).
INFORMATION ABOUT GRADUATE ADMISSIONS FOR FALL 2023
Admissions Process:
Our admissions process includes a comprehensive review of submitted applications followed by short-structured one-on-one interviews (typically held in mid to late February). We consider several different academic metrics and the structured interview to come up with the final admission offers.
The admission deadline is (January 15, 2023; 10:59 PM CST OR 11:59 PM EST).
The following items are included in the online application submission:
• An official transcript from each institution previously attended
• GRE scores (Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical Writing) (GRE Code for Oklahoma State University CSDCAS is 3289). Please send your GRE scores directly from ETS to CSDCAS.
• 3 letters of reference submitted on CSDCAS application portal.
• A personal statement indicating why you wish to pursue a graduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). You may discuss your personal and prior experiences in CSD, including but not limited to personal struggles and growth, advocacy related to communication and/or disabilities/social issues, and professional experiences within the field. You might also highlight related achievements and any unique contributions you would bring to a CSD program. The personal statement is due on the CSDCAS application portal.
• Completion of screening questions about your personal achievements and your preferences (teaching/ research) on CSDCAS application portal.
Major GPA of 3.1 or higher in the undergraduate major
GRE cumulative score of 296
Verbal GRE of 153
Quantitative GRE of 144
Analytical Writing GRE of 3.5
Course requirements: All students (admitted to the OSU CDIS Graduate Program) must have taken coursework in Speech Science and Neural Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent courses prior to beginning graduate coursework at OSU. OSU offers both of these courses online in the summer for students who have not completed them during their undergraduate program.
International applicants applying to our graduate program: To be considered for admission, international applicants are expected to submit evidence of English proficiency in the form of official scores of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or PTE Academic examinations. A waiver of this requirement can be obtained for students who have completed a baccalaureate or graduate degree from an accredited institution of higher learning, at which English is the primary language of instruction, located in a country in which English is a recognized primary language. For more details, please visit https://gradcollege.okstate.edu/prospective-students/international-students/index.html
Criteria for Post-Baccalaureate Applicants:
Applicants who have an undergraduate degree in a different field and are either currently working on a post-baccalaureate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) or already have a post-baccalaureate degree may be also eligible to apply to our graduate program. Beginning March 2022, all applicants who are either currently pursuing or have a post-baccalaureate certificate in Communication Sciences and Disorders need to complete three courses (Phonetics, Anatomy and Physiology, and Communication Disorders in Children) within the fall semester before they can be considered for admissions to graduate program for the next academic year at Oklahoma State University.
Graduate Applicant Interviews:
Once all applications have been reviewed, our department will extend invitations to interview students based on the order of merit. Admission Interviews are typically conducted during the second or third week of February.
Example Interview Questions:
Professional Question:
What is the difference between speech, language, and communication? Can you define each of them in 1-2 sentences?
Preprofessional Question:
How do you balance academics and personal life?
Critical Thinking:
Case Study: You are assigned to work with a 10-year old girl with autism with severe behavioral and language deficits. She has two other younger siblings and one older sibling. Her parents usually have her play with her tablet most of the time to avoid conflicts and manage all the kids at home. What strategies would you use to achieve better results with the client.
See Admissions FAQs and Graduate Program Application tips for more information.
Useful forms and links:
ASHA Application for CCC-SLP (2020 Standards)
ASHA Code of Ethics (PDF)
Choosing between master's thesis and non-thesis options
Graduation Checklist (PDF)
Graduation Clearance Form (PDF)
Graduate student resources (academic calendar, graduation deadlines, thesis guides, etc.)
Graduate_Manual_2022-2023.pdf (PDF)
Immunization Record Form (PDF)
Oklahoma License Application
Teacher Certification Form (Oklahoma) (PDF)
Student Achievement Data:
Employment Rates of Graduates
Academic Year Employment Rate in Profession
Number of graduates (#) Percent of graduates (%)
1 Year Prior (2020-21) 29 100
2 Years Prior (2019-20) 23 100
3-Year Average 100
Praxis Examination Pass Rates of Test-takers
Method of reporting praxis examination pass rate data: ETS Data
taking exam
Pass rate (%)
Recent Year (2021-22) 25 20 80.0
1 Year Prior (2020-21) 19 18 94.7
2 Years Prior (2019-20) 13 11 84.6
3-Year Average 86.4
On-time Program Completion Rates
Number completed
program within
expected time frame
later than expected
Number not
% Completed
within time frame
Recent Year (2021-22) 32 2 0 94.1
1 Year Prior (2020-21) 29 0 0 100
2 Years Prior (2019-20) 23 0 1 95.8
The Master of Science (M.S.) education program in speech-language pathology (residential) at Oklahoma State University is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.
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Varazdin FOI Opens Drone Pilot Academy Aimed at Students
By Lauren Simmonds 8 July 2021
July the 8th, 2021 - The Varazdin FOI is bringing the sky and access to it even closer in their following of global trends in Northern Croatia. Meet the Drone Pilot Academy.
As Poslovni Dnevnik/Darko Bicak writes, the rapid development of technology has made unmanned aerial vehicles available to a wider range of users, regardless of their age. Today, there are toy drones on the market for around 100 kuna, but also professional drones for around 100 thousand kuna. Operating a popular drone requires preparation, knowledge, and responsibility for one's own actions because irresponsible behaviour can have dire consequences, in regard to human and animal lives, as well as property.
Following global trends and in accordance with the relevant legal regulations, the Faculty of Organisation and Informatics (Varazdin FOI), in cooperation with Varazdin County and the European Talent Centre Croatia - Centres of Excellence in Varazdin County, has developed the Drone Pilot Academy aimed at high school students. All participants are provided with equipment in the form of drones for use during the training.
Silvija Zagorec, Deputy Prefect of Varazdin County, pointed out that the Varazdin FOI's education programme aims to create young "pilots" who will use the airspace in a responsible way.
"With this partnership, the county is raising the bar of the quality of the educational offer it boasts and imposing itself as the leading county in terms of technological innovations in education. We're proud that this academy is being launched and that we'll contribute through the training so that new technologies are being applied responsibly and in a safe way,'' said Zagorec at a recently held presentation of this training at the Varazdin FOI.
The Drone Pilot Academy, they say at the Faculty of Varazdin, is designed as a set of workshops that will be held in the municipality of Beretinec, using the natural beauty of Varazdin County. Through education, the partners, as they point out, want to enable, above all, students to responsibly operate drones in compliance with EU and Croatian regulations and learn their application in various fields.
"At FOI Varazdin, we're constantly working hard to strengthen the educational offer we have both for our students and for the wider community in which we operate. It's our social responsibility to contribute to the community in which we operate, which we do best through what we're the strongest in - quality education that enables the strengthening of competitiveness and long-term economic development,'' said FOI Dean Nina Begicevic Redjep, emphasising that education allows participants to safely access the exam of the Croatian Civil Aviation Agency and obtain a license to operate unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Varazdin FOI training, which starts at the end of August this year, lasts five working days and is intended primarily for high school and university students. In addition to the theoretical knowledge obtained in the fields of physics, electronics, communication and multimedia necessary to operate an aircraft, participants will learn practical knowledge and gain flying experience.
"It's invaluable for participants to acquire the skill of operating drones so that they can operate them safely. Therefore, for the practical part, we've prepared a programme that includes maintenance and control of drones through the simulation of solo flights in the simulator, after which participants are made ready for the most exciting part of this education - solo flights out in the open,'' stated Boris Tomas, assistant professor.
The project is also supported by the Croatian Civil Aviation Agency (CCAA), whose experts are involved in the implementation of the training, and CCAA air safety inspector Damir Bezik said that Croatia was among the first in the European Union to adopt legal regulations on this topic.
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The Presbyterian Church of Novato (PCN) has a strong commitment to youth and children ministries. Our Christian Education mission statement is to "shepherd children from infancy through adulthood, building the foundations of faith. In doing so, PCN will teach youth to understand and seek God's wisdom from the scripture in a safe and fun learning environment; encourage families so they may grow in relationship with one another and Christ; encourage youth to model their lives after Christ and through the power of the Holy Spirit share their faith by serving the world." Our goal is to create an environment in which every student in our programs has at least one consistent, caring, Christian adult in their life.
The position requires a high level of energy, committed Christian faith, familiarity with and adherence to the Reformed tradition, and knowledge of the Bible.
Requires a personal relationship with Jesus Christ; desiring to communicate it with a passion to large and small groups of young people and to the congregation.
Encourage youth in developing their relationship with God.
Build caring friendships with Middle School and High School students and their families.
Foster and grow the Student Leadership Team.
Connect informally to build relationships with students and adults.
Oversee a weekly Youth Group for Middle School and High School students.
Teach a weekly Middle School and High School Bible study to interested students.
Regularly host outreach pizza lunches onsite at a neighboring Middle School.
Attend and assist with weekly evening Elementary Age program to build relationships with the 4-5th graders and help them transition to the Middle School program.
Hold quarterly outreach/mission opportunities locally for students.
Offer quarterly workshops on parenting/teen issues, etc. or small group opportunities for parents.
Plan, organize, oversee and attend the annual youth mission trip including orchestration of all fundraising events.
Attend camps/conferences that involve our youth.
Participate in Vacation Bible School.
Recruit, equip, train and nurture the Adult Leadership Team of volunteers.
Provide oversight to any interns currently focused on youth ministry, and recruiting when necessary.
Work with pastoral staff to incorporate youth in worship on a more frequent and/or more consistent basis.
Collaborate with children's ministry director to ensure holistic and integrated programs and objectives for students of all ages (birth through high school).
Attend weekly staff meetings, monthly Christian Education meetings, and when requested, Session Meetings.
Participate in weekly worship as requested by the pastoral staff.
Maintain effective and timely communications related to Youth Ministries, including: website updates, social media, newsletter articles, promotional materials, annual report, etc. to parents, volunteers, staff, and congregants.
Other duties as requested by the pastoral staff.
Ideal candidate will have a passion for youth and youth ministry.
Must possess a proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a diverse group of youth, parents, and volunteers.
Must possess a vision for a youth program that deepens the faith of those involved.
Must be able to communicate scripture to both churched and unchurched students.
Is highly relational- a person who develops strong, nurturing connections with students, adult leaders, and families.
A team player who can collaborate with the pastoral staff, ministry leaders, the congregation, and the community at large.
Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, time management skills, and be proficient with a variety of technologies (including, but not limited to, social media).
Be organized and demonstrate initiative and creativity.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and training.
3-5 years of experience in youth ministries preferred.
Musical ability and bilingual in Spanish are desirable but not required.


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Lemon Grove sales tax
LEMON GROVE INITIATIVE CHALLENGE WON'T BE HEARD IN TIME TO BLOCK BALLOT MEASURE
Lemon Grove ballot initiative
By Miriam Raftery
December 11, 2019 (Lemon Grove) – A challenge seeking to block the Lemon Grove sales tax initiative on technical grounds won't be heard until February 21 – too late to keep the measure off the March 3, 2020 ballot. But if a judge rules the process was invalid, the vote could later be voided and the sales tax hike would not take effect.
The initiative, Measure S, would raise the sales tax by three quarters of a cent, from 7.75 to 8.5 percent. The city is facing serious financial shortfalls, with a budget deficit of nearly $1.2 million projected by the end of its fiscal year 2021-22. More than 85% of the city's budget is spent on public safety, police and fire protection, leaving not enough money for other needs.
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LEMON GROVE SALES TAX MEASURE QUALIFIES FOR BALLOT
Lemon Grove Security Initiative
Photo: George Gastil, former Lemon Grove Councilmember who spearheaded the petition drive
November 8, 2019 (Lemon Grove) – The Registrar of Voters confirms that the Lemon Grove sales tax measure has qualified to appear on the March 2020 ballot. If approved, the initiative would increase the city's sales tax by three-fourths of a cent to 8.5 percent, the same as neighboring La Mesa.
According to the Registrar, 1,987 signatures have been verified as valid, substantially more than the 1,482 required for the measure dubbed the "Lemon Grove Security Initiative."
Advocates for the measure posted on their "Sweeten Lemon Grove" Facebook page, "Shoutout to all of the volunteers who circulated 233 petitions and to every person who provided their signature in support of the measure."
The stakes are high for Lemon Grove residents and businesses.
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LEMON GROVE SALES TAX INITATIVE SPURS JUICY DEBATE
Lemon Grove security
Mary England
George Gastil
Mary England and George Gastil sound off in arguments for and against measure
September 26, 2019 (Lemon Grove) – Advocates of a ballot measure proposing a three-quarters of a cent sales tax increase argue that the measure will sweeten Lemon Grove, shoring up a structural budget deficit to fund city services wanted by residents, such as parks, road repairs, and improving public safety.
But former Lemon Grove Councilwoman Mary England, also president of the Chamber of Commerce in neighboring La Mesa, is sour on the idea.
Both England, who opposes the ballot measure dubbed the "Lemon Grove Security Petition," and former Councilman George Gastil, a leader of the citizens' group advocating for the petition, agree that the city has had a structural deficit for years, with a budget that's nearly entirely consumed by rising police and fire protection services. But they disagree sharply on solutions.
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LEMON GROVE CITIZENS LAUNCH SALES TAX INITIATIVE
August 12, 2019 (Lemon Grove) – For years, Lemon Grove has been struggling financially. Now, a group of residents led by former Councilman George Gastil is gathering signatures on a ballot initiative to raise Lemon Grove's sales tax by three-quarters of a cent, an action the "Vote Yes for the Lemon Grove Tax" committee estimates would raise approximately $3 million.
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Houston's subtropical climate means that a drink on an open-air patio is practically mandatory. The Montrose neighborhood is the classic hangout, but you'll also find great outdoor spaces concentrated in Midtown, Rice Village and the Heights.
Hard-partying bars and clubs are scattered around town, but Washington Ave defines all that is hip and happening in Houston nightlife. Some of Houston's most popular dance clubs are also hot LGBT venues.
Parking is generally bad everywhere there's nightlife in Houston. Avoid driving worries by using cabs or ride-sharing services.
Radiating out from the 300 block of Main St is a good place to start looking for downtown's idiosyncratic nightlife scene.
Around namesake Montrose Blvd and Westheimer Rd, the vast number of choices may drive you to drink. Heading towards Midtown, look along Main St and the surrounding blocks.
Despite Houston's conservative streak, the town has a hot gay scene, which centers in Montrose.
To take the pulse on the local LGBTQ community, OutSmart (www.outsmartmagazine.com) is the go-to news source that also has a bar guide. Every June, the community sponsors a huge Pride Parade.
Houston has no less than 20 gay-oriented bars and clubs. The largest and loudest is South Beach, where young guys and high-tech dance music keep things hot. F Bar, a 'boutique nightclub,' has a slightly more mature crowd – plus award-winning DJs. Right in Midtown, the Houston Eagle dance club aims to attract the manliest of men. Theme nights are many.
With a stylish but low-key vibe and cheap drinks, JR's Bar & Grill consistently rates among the best in Houston – especially with reigning drag-queen champion Kofi as emcee.
Start out on the chill back patio at Pearl Houston, a long-running – and welcoming – women's bar; after midnight when the DJ comes on, migrate to the dance floor where you can show off your moves.
The tall trees along Morningside Dr provide a cool and leafy location for several pub patios. Start in the 5100 block and wander south.