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Sunday . January 16, 2022
US and France discuss ways to promote Libya's democratic process
People urged to be vigilant as more thunderstorms, snow forecast for Saudi Arabia
Saudi and Egyptian forces continue joint warfare maneuvers
Sudan doctors protest state violence in post-coup rallies
Coalition in Yemen kills more than 280 Houthis in airstrikes on Marib, Al-Bayda
Dubai real estate sales in 2021 record highest value since 2009
Egypt sees first private issuance of green bonds
Egypt, UK ministers talk climate change agenda ahead of COP27
US has told Lebanon not to fear sanction law over energy supply plans, says PM's office
US has told Lebanon not to fear sanction law over energy supply plans, says PM's office /node/2004616/middle-east
Fuel tankers block a road in Beirut during a general strike on Jan. 13, 2022 by public transport and workers unions over the country's economic crisis. (Anwar Amro / AFP)
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Weak local currency piling pressure on population
IMF delegation postpones Lebanon visit to February
BEIRUT: The US has told Lebanon it should not fear a sanctions law over its plans to receive energy supplies from the region, according to a statement from Prime Minister Najib Mikati's office on Friday.
US ambassador to Lebanon, Dorothy Shea, handed Mikati a letter from the US Treasury to answer Lebanese authorities' concerns about regional energy agreements that the US had helped to facilitate with Jordan and Egypt.
The diplomat said: "There will be no fears from the US sanctions law. This message represents forward momentum and an important milestone as we continue to make progress to achieve cleaner and more sustainable energy, to help address the energy crisis."
Lebanon is grappling with a deep financial crisis and a weak local currency that is piling pressure on the population.
On Friday, the dollar exchange rate on the black market dropped by more than LBP5,000 at once to reach LBP27,500.
Money exchange shops tried to limit their sales of dollars after people rushed to buy or sell them.
The Central Bank issued a circular on Dec. 27 and followed it up with amendments. The circular removed a ceiling related to bank purchases of dollars using the official Sayrafa exchange rate platform.
It allowed depositors and account holders of Lebanese pounds to withdraw their deposits and salaries in dollars based on the rate set by Sayrafa.
The move pumped dollars into the Lebanese market by replacing withdrawals from pounds with fresh dollars.
A new clause was introduced allowing the banks to increase the quota in dollars, by buying dollar bills from the Central Bank at the rate set by Sayrafa using the pounds owned by these banks or their clients with no specific ceiling. This was aimed at meeting the demand for dollar withdrawals.
Financial experts said these measures would reduce the dollar exchange rate on the parallel market as a result of supply and demand and take back the pounds "stashed by citizens in their homes," bringing down the inflation.
It also allowed the reassessment of the Central Bank's role in the issue of controlling the dollar exchange rate, the experts added.
This role had recently faded as a result of speculation and the Central Bank's focus on subsidizing commodities, fuel and medicines, they pointed out.
The main focus should have been on controlling the dollar rate as it was the starting point to control other prices, said the experts.
The crisis of confidence in the banking sector has been escalating since late 2017, leading to a decrease in the flow of capital to Lebanon, while a parallel market became prominent in Sept. 2019. The political authorities at the time did not - and still have not - agreed to approve the introduction of capital controls.
Black market money changers have been flooded with Lebanese pounds. Audio recordings of them expressing their confusion and concern about the latest developments have been shared on social media.
A banking expert told Arab News: "The Central Bank began a test procedure on Dec. 27. People exchanged their salaries at banks from Lebanese pounds to dollars based on the Sayrafa exchange rate.
"Money exchange shops are now left with huge amounts of dollars, for people are no longer willing to buy dollars from them because of the high exchange rate, which led to a decrease in the exchange rate of the dollar on the black market.
"The Central Bank is thus trying to maintain the dollar exchange rate within a certain range. It is possible to say that, with this measure, the Central Bank is restoring its role in the currency market."
However, the banking expert feared a surge in the dollar exchange rate during the weekend, with banks closing their doors and the attempt of Syrian dealers in the Bekaa to buy dollars from the region's money changers.
He also expected the exchange rate to drop again at the beginning of the week with the banks resuming their work.
Economist Dr. Louis Hobeika told Arab News: "These are superficial declines, as the political situation is further deteriorating and nothing suggests the emergence of solutions any time soon.
"If this measure is not accompanied by the resumption of the Cabinet's meetings and the launch of a recovery plan that includes implementing reforms and restoring confidence in the banking sector, these measures will be nothing but unreliable tactics. The issue is not monetary, but political and economic. What the Central Bank is trying to do is fine tuning."
When asked if the measure may lead to the unification of the dollar exchange rate, which is one of the International Monetary Fund's demands, Hobeika replied: "I think that the rate of the Sayrafa platform is the most reasonable one in Lebanon."
But Hobeika said the matter had "nothing to do" with the IMF.
The IMF delegation, which was scheduled to arrive in Lebanon this month, has postponed its visit until February.
Topics: Lebanese crisis Beirut Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati
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US and France discuss ways to promote Libya's democratic process /node/2005521/middle-east
Updated 55 min 3 sec ago
Egyptian and Algerian foreign ministers met to discuss Libya, Sudan, Mali, and the Sahel and Sahara regions
Arab League chief and UN envoy to Libya also held talks
LONDON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian to discuss efforts to promote the democratic process in Libya, the State Department said on Sunday.
Efforts to lead Libya into elections at the end of December were thrown into disarray when the country's electoral commission said a vote could not take place, citing what it called inadequacies in the electoral legislation and the judicial appeals process.
Blinken also spoke about the recent informal EU foreign ministers' meeting, that was held in the western French city of Brest on Friday as part of the French presidency of the Council of the EU.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had reiterated following the meeting on Friday his view that talks to revive a 2015 Iran nuclear deal are progressing "much too slowly to be able to reach a result."
"Secretary Blinken reiterated the United States' firm commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of continued Russian aggression and discussed US resolve to respond swiftly and strongly to any further Russian invasion into Ukraine," the State Department also said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Algerian counterpart Ramdane Lamamra in Cairo to discuss developments in Libya, Sudan, Mali, and the Sahel and Sahara regions.
The two ministers stressed the need to intensify coordination within the framework of joint African action in a way that enhances efforts to achieve peace and security on the African continent, especially in light of the various security challenges imposed by the successive developments in the region, the Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman said on Facebook.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Algerian counterpart Ramdane Lamamra meet in Cairo. (Twitter/@MfaEgypt)
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit stressed the importance of encouraging the Libyan institutions to assume their responsibilities toward the Libyan people during this important and critical stage that would lead to the desired electoral process.
He was speaking during a meeting with Stephanie Williams, the UN secretary-general's special adviser on Libya, in the Egyptian capital, the Arab League's General Secretariat said in a statement.
The two parties agreed on the importance of holding elections that will reflect the will of the Libyan people, while continuing the security, military and economic agenda.
(With AFP and Reuters)
Topics: Ramdane Lamamra Antony Blinken Jean-Yves Le Drian United States France Libya Arab League Sameh Shoukry Stephanie Williams Ahmed Aboul Gheit
Libya oil, gas exports hit 5-year high of $21.5 bn
Libyan security forces break up protest sit-in by migrants
Sudan doctors protest state violence in post-coup rallies /node/2005501/middle-east
"During every protest they fire tear gas inside the hospital where I work," one doctor, Houda Ahmad, said
"They even attack us inside the intensive care unit," she added at the rally
KHARTOUM: Sudanese doctors protested Sunday against violent attacks by security forces targeting medical personnel during pro-democracy rallies following last year's military coup.
"During every protest they fire tear gas inside the hospital where I work," one doctor, Houda Ahmad, said at the rally in Khartoum.
"They even attack us inside the intensive care unit," she added at the rally, where medical personnel carried pictures of colleagues they said had been killed.
The demonstration was the latest in the crisis-hit north-east African country, where protesters in the north also blockaded roads to vent their anger against an electricity price hike announced last week, and that has since been frozen.
Sudan's October 25 coup led by military leader General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan derailed a fragile transition to civilian rule, that had started with the 2019 ouster of strongman Omar Al-Bashir following youth-led mass protests.
The military power grab has sparked an international outcry and triggered a new wave of street demonstrations, with another rally expected on Monday.
During the turmoil of recent months, prime minister Abdulla Hamdok was detained and later reinstated but then quit, warning that Sudan was at a dangerous crossroads threatening its very "survival."
Deadly crackdowns have claimed the lives of 64 protesters, according to pro-democracy medics. A police general has also been killed in the street violence that has rocked Sudan, one of the world's poorest countries.
The UN World Health Organization said last week there had been 11 confirmed attacks on Sudanese health facilities since November.
The WHO said it was "also aware of the interception of ambulances, medical personnel and patients during their attempts to seek safety."
It called for the attacks to "stop now," pointing out that they threaten health care services needed more than ever during the Covid pandemic.
Covid-19 is a "grave threat" for Sudan, where 94 percent of the population has not been vaccinated, said the WHO.
Sudan has confirmed 93,973 coronavirus infections and about 4,000 deaths. In September, it said 64 percent of about 1,000 health workers tested had been found to be Covid-positive.
Sudan's 45 million people have also been dealing with a severe economic crisis and inflation approaching 400 percent.
On Sunday, hundreds blocked key roads in the Northern Province, 350 kilometers (229 miles) from the capital, angered by recent news electricity prices would double — a move that was then frozen, but not officially abolished.
"No vehicle will pass until the authorities have canceled this increase, because it signs the death certificate of our agriculture," protester Hassan Idriss told AFP by phone.
The protests that led to the 2019 ouster of Bashir had started after the government decided to triple the price of bread.
During the recent protests, Sudan has also often shut down the Internet and moved to limit reporting on the unrest.
In the latest move it revoked the license of Al Jazeera Mubasher, the live TV unit of the Qatar-based network, accusing it of "unprofessional" coverage of protests, the channel said.
The United Nations is now seeking to organize talks involving political, military and social actors to resolve the crisis.
UN special representative Volker Perthes announced the bid last week saying it was "time to end the violence and enter into a comprehensive consultative process."
The mainstream faction of the Forces for Freedom and Change, the leading civilian pro-democracy group, said Sunday it would accept the offer of dialogue if it were to revive the transition to civilian rule.
Sudan's military in April 2019 put an end Bashir's three-decade rule, leading to the arrest and imprisonment of the autocrat and many regime officials.
Bashir is also wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
An imprisoned former foreign minister under Bashir, Ibrahim Ghandour, has begun a hunger strike along with several ex-regime officials, his family said Sunday.
They will only end it "once they have been freed or brought before an impartial tribunal," his family said in a statement.
The public prosecutor's office had recently ordered the release of several ex-officials, but Burhan instead ordered they stay in detention.
Ghandour's family decried the "interference in judicial affairs."
The protester movement however accuses Burhan, who was Bashir's ground forces commander, of helping old regime figures come back to power.
Topics: Sudan Protests doctors Medical staff
Sudan revokes license of Al Jazeera Mubasher citing unprofessional coverage
Army chief thanks Saudi Arabia's leadership for supporting security and stability of Sudan
Coalition in Yemen kills more than 280 Houthis in airstrikes on Marib, Al-Bayda /node/2005456/middle-east
Coalition forces carried out 64 operations targeting the Houthi militia in Al-Bayda and Marib
A total of 30 military vehicles were destroyed during the operations
RIYADH: The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said on Sunday that more than 220 Houthi militants were killed in airstrikes on Marib province, Saudi Press Agency reported.
The coalition added that 17 military vehicles were also destroyed during 45 operations targeting the Iran-backed Houthi militia in the oil-rich Marib province over the last 24 hours.
The coalition also said it had carried out 19 other operations targeting the Houthis in Al-Bayda province, killing more than 60 fighters and destroying 13 vehicles.
Meanwhile, Yemeni Information Minister Moammar Al-Eryani said the government strongly condemned the targeting with mortar shells a hospital in Taiz, which has been providing services to thousands of people since the war began.
1- We strongly condemn targeting of Al-Thawra Hospital in Taiz by mortar shells, which caused material damage &panic among the management, staff and visitors of the hospital, which provides its services to thousands of people in the city that has been under siege for 7 years.
— معمر الإرياني (@ERYANIM) January 16, 2022
"Since the coup, Al-Thawra Hospital and the government, private hospitals, schools, facilities, infrastructure, private objects, citizens' homes in Taiz was subject to indiscriminate attacks by the militia, which killed and wounded thousands of civilians,in flagrant violation of international laws," Al-Eryani said in a tweet.
He also said they were surprised by the international community's silence, including the UN and US envoys, "regarding the war crimes and crimes against humanity against Taiz, which accommodates largest population in Yemen."
He called for adopting firm stances to stop the Iran-backed Houthi from sniping and bombing civilians civilian objects in Taiz.
Topics: Yemen Marib Arab Coalition al-bayda Houthi Moammar Al-Eryani
Houthis reject UN call to release hijacked UAE-flagged ship
Yemeni forces inflict heavy losses on Houthis in Marib
Egypt, UK ministers talk climate change agenda ahead of COP27 /node/2005441/middle-east
Mohammed Abu Zaid
Both parties promised to work together through 2022 and beyond to keep the 1.5 degrees Celsius target within reach
Also agreed to support the efforts of developing countries in adapting to negative effects of climate change
CAIRO: Egypt and the UK have committed to tackling climate change in a "critical decade" following a ministerial meeting.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, president-designate of COP27, and COP26 President Alok Sharma, discussed climate change issues, priorities and areas of cooperation as part of a post-COP26 meeting to prepare for the next session of the summit, which Egypt will host this year.
In a joint statement after the meeting, the two sides promised to work to advance the guidelines of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Paris Agreement.
The statement said: "As the current and incoming UNFCCC COP Presidencies, we affirm our joint commitment to accelerating the fight against climate change during this critical decade.
"In this context, we agreed that the UK and Egypt would strengthen bilateral cooperation to fight climate change and to maintain and build on the current momentum for global climate action."
Both parties promised to work together through 2022 and beyond to keep the 1.5 degrees Celsius target within reach, and to support the efforts of developing countries in adapting to the negative effects of climate change.
The UK will "extend its full support to Egypt to achieve ambitious results during COP27," the statement added.
"We will work together to encourage all parties to meet their commitments across mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage and finance; requesting that by the end of 2022, parties revisit and strengthen their 2030 emissions target to align with the Paris temperature goals and make progress towards doubling of adaptation finance on 2019 levels, as envisaged in the Glasgow Climate Pact," the statement said.
"To this end, we agree to continue close consultations in the months ahead, both on the ministerial and technical levels."
Topics: Egypt UK COP27
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Iran jails anew French academic for 'violating' house arrest: Judiciary /node/2005416/middle-east
Iran jails anew French academic for 'violating' house arrest: Judiciary
Adelkhah, 62, is an expert on Iran and Shiite Islam at France's prestigious Sciences Po university
She was arrested on June 5, 2019, at Tehran airport and sentenced to five years' imprisonment
TEHRAN: French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah was jailed anew for breaking house arrest restrictions, an official from the Islamic republic's judiciary authority said on Sunday.
Her Paris-based support group had on Wednesday announced "with great shock and indignation" her reincarceration, which comes during sensitive talks in Vienna aimed at reviving a 2015 nuclear deal which offered Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program.
"Ms Adelkhah... has unfortunately knowingly violated the limits of house arrest dozens of times," Kazem Gharibabadi, deputy head of the judiciary, was quoted as saying by Mizan Online, the authority's news agency.
"She has insisted on doing so despite repeated warnings from judicial authorities. So now, like any other prisoner who has violated the same rules... she has been returned to prison," he added.
Adelkhah, 62, an expert on Iran and Shiite Islam at France's prestigious Sciences Po university, was arrested on June 5, 2019, at Tehran airport.
She was sentenced in May 2020 to five years' imprisonment for conspiring against national security, accusations her supporters have always denounced as absurd. In October of that year, she was placed under house arrest with an electronic bracelet.
The French foreign ministry said the reimprisonment "can only have negative consequences on the relationship between France and Iran and reduce confidence between our two countries."
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called the decision "entirely arbitrary," adding that "the whole of France" was "mobilized for her release."
Gharibabadi insisted that Adelkhah is "a citizen of the Islamic republic of Iran," adding that Tehran "firmly condemns the intervention of other countries in (its) judicial process."
Iran does not recognize dual nationality so denies French consular staff access to Adelkhah.
"It is very unfortunate that the French authorities... by issuing hasty statements, make baseless and unfounded remarks that are definitely unacceptable," Gharibabadi said.
She is one of at least a dozen Western nationals believed to be held in Iran who rights groups abroad say are being detained for political reasons to extract concessions from the West.
Talks between Tehran and global powers on the 2015 nuclear deal entered the New Year with positive signals emerging, including the European Union saying on Friday that a deal remained possible.
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman last week cited "good progress" but French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Friday reiterated his view that the talks were progressing "much too slowly to be able to reach a result."
Then-president Donald Trump had pulled the US out of the agreement in 2018 and reimposed biting sanctions, prompting Tehran to begin rolling back on its commitments.
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How Testosterone Made Me a Dick
And other adventures in gender-affirmation surgery.
Jan 5 2017, 1:00pm
Beth's voice had begun to sound like an unintelligible adult from a Charlie Brown cartoon. A few minutes earlier I'd simply asked if her sister would be joining us for dinner. Ten minutes later I was still waiting for the story she was telling to lead me to the answer. Finally I snapped.
"So is she joining us or not?"
"Hey, I was getting to that. What's wrong with you? You usually like my stories."
"I don't know, it's just . . . I asked you like ten minutes ago. It was a simple question."
"You know, Mandy and I have both noticed you've been a lot more impatient lately and less sensitive. We think it's that damn testosterone."
They were right. I had kind of noticed it too, but never made the connection. My tone was different and not just because my voice had changed. I was more confident, sticking up for my ideas and speaking up more in meetings. I was couching things less and being more direct—telling it like it is, both inside and apparently outside the office.
"Oh no. Am I turning into a dick?"
"No, you're not a dick," Beth said. "You're just more like a guy. I just have to get used to it."
So did I. When I began the injections, I was well informed of the physical changes the testosterone would have on my body. But I was not prepared for the emotional ones. While going through this adjustment period, it became clear to me that a lot of male and female gender stereotyping is definitely rooted in legitimate hormonal differences. Take aggression for example. As a woman, I used to watch guys get into drunken arguments that escalated into fistfights and wonder what the hell was wrong with them. Then, after a few months on testosterone, there I was throwing the first punch. At a Halloween party . . . dressed as a used Kleenex.
Chris Edwards / Image courtesy of Mary Beth Koeth
I was entertaining a group of my female friends with one of my classic stories. Just as I was getting to the good part, this douchebag dressed in an air force flight suit appeared in the doorway, mirrored sunglasses and all. He was jealous I was getting all the girls' attention and made it his mission to knock me down a few pegs.
"Man, you're short," he announced.
I ignored him and went on with my story.
"Seriously, you are really short."
One of my friends yelled, "Shut up, asshole," but he wouldn't and began closing the distance between us.
"Doesn't it bother you when you're with a girl and she's taller than you?" he baited.
"Look around. It doesn't seem to bother them."
With that comeback all the girls started cheering, which only pissed him off even more. He came closer, his stocky 5'10" frame towering over me by six inches.
"Seriously, I wanna know how tall you are."
"Seriously, why don't you shut the fuck up?"
"Why don't you make me?"
And with that I launched myself at him and if someone hadn't gotten in between us, he would've beaten the snot out of me, which would have been only fitting considering my costume. It was then I realized the quick wit that served me well as a girl could now lead to a major ass-kicking as a guy. I may not have back up next time. In the future I was going to have to check my tongue and my testosterone at the door if I wanted to avoid getting into fistfights.
The point is, most gender stereotypes are based in endocrinology. Men are expected to be more outspoken and aggressive than women. Well, why wouldn't we be, with all that testosterone pumping through our bodies? Women are more sensitive and emotional than men, right? Well, it's a lot easier to be that way when your body is flooded with estrogen—trust me, I know. Take the old adage, boys don't cry. Before going on testosterone, I was depressed, so crying was something I did quite often. Like many women, I found it to be an emotional release. A way to "get it all out" and move on. But about a month into the injections, the tears wouldn't come. Even on my saddest days—nothing. I'd think about the worst things, like people I loved dying—still nothing. I even brought out the big guns: Terms of Endearment. That scene toward the end when Debra Winger is dying in her hospital bed and saying goodbye to her two boys? I thought for sure that would do it, but nope. Dry as a bone. I was starting to worry I'd never be able to cry again.
I spoke to my doctor and he told me not to worry. He said I might cry less than before but that I certainly hadn't lost the ability. He was right. After I got my tonsils out and the pain meds wore off, oh, there were tears. Later on, when my favorite cousin, Candy, passed away, I cried throughout the entire memorial service and funeral. The year my mom went through chemo? Daily cry-fest. And when my girlfriend broke up with me right before my flight home? T.A.B.—Total Airport Breakdown.
Bottom line: If a guy cries less than a girl, it isn't necessarily because he is unfeeling or less emotional. More likely, it's due to his hormonal make-up. Unless, of course, he really is just a dick.
On the upside, all these negative side effects of testosterone were overshadowed by one major bonus: My periods had stopped. Free at last, free at last. Thank God Almighty, I was free at last. The cramps, bloating, lower-back pain, mood swings, risk associated with wearing white pants, and humiliation of having to shop in the feminine protection aisle . . . I was done with that living hell. I threw a "pad-burning party" for my envious female friends and gave away whatever boxes of tampons and bottles of Midol I had left.
After the party, I thought back to the stormy night on the Cape when I first got my period. I knew it was all over for me then. I was male but my body was definitely female, and every month I would get a five-day reminder of the cruel joke God had played on me. Fourteen years later, the joke was finally over and the monthly reminder, gone.
But there were still two other "reminders" that needed getting rid of.
Of all the gender-confirming surgeries I had over the course of seventeen years, my mastectomy was the most life-changing because it made the most difference in how I looked on the outside and felt on the inside. Not having to bind anymore gave me a feeling of liberation and a major confidence boost. And while testosterone didn't increase my height, this surgery actually did. After several people told me I looked taller (one even accused me of wearing lifts!), I measured myself. Sure enough, I had grown about three-quarters of an inch. This was no medical miracle. In fact, the explanation was quite simple: Before surgery, I hunched all the time to disguise the fact I had boobs. Now that they were gone, I was standing up straight. Nonetheless, I was happy to give my doctor the credit, and she was even happier to take it.
More importantly, thanks to her handiwork, I could now take my shirt off at the beach or pool just like any other guy. I'd had two more minor procedures, and my chest was looking pretty good. But did it look good enough to go shirtless in front of hundreds of coworkers?
I debated while sitting at the poolside bar at Arnold's annual summer outing. This year, in addition to having a flat chest, I was thirty pounds lighter with nearly two years of testosterone injections under my belt and a fresh back wax. I scanned the pool deck to see how all the other guys were handling the ninety-degree heat: fifty-fifty shirts and skins, so there was no pressure. Besides, my going shirtless could never trump the infamous Speedo incident of '95. Still, I wasn't ready.
After a few more drinks and extensive cloud coverage, a group of us creatives decided to blow off the pool and enter the volleyball tournament where somehow, despite the heavy rain and alcohol impairment, we ended up advancing to the finals. Even with major downpours, a large crowd gathered to watch. Trash talk between the teams was out of control, and with bragging rights at stake, the game got serious. Guys began stripping off their rain-soaked t-shirts and the competitive side of me contemplated ditching mine too, as it was impeding my performance.
We were down by two and it was my turn to serve. I looked around. Most of the guys without shirts were on the "full-figured" side. This was definitely not the beach volleyball scene from Top Gun. Not even close.
I pulled my sopping wet t-shirt over my head and flung it aside. If nothing else, it would be a good distraction technique. Whether it was or it wasn't, I don't know, but when I was done serving we were up by two. And for me, more memorable than the championship win was the team photo in which I proudly posed shirtless as a man for the very first time.
It was a keeper. A true representation of who I am; who I was meant to be. From that point on, I could no longer bear to look at any past photos of myself as a girl. They represented a person I felt no connection with anymore and reminded me of a painful, inauthentic time in my life when I just couldn't bear to live as I was. For those of us who've transitioned, it's not about the pain of who we were then. It's about the joy of who we are now.
From Chris Edwards' newly released memoir, BALLS: It Takes Some to Get Some
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Supreme Court has been approached by Biswajit Bhattacharya, former Additional Solicitor general, seeking a direction from the Supreme Court to the centre to recover around Rs 20,000 crore tax dues from UK telecom major Vodafone and to restrain the government from going ahead with arbitration on the issue. The petition has been mentioned before a vacation bench comprising of Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice Shiva Kriti Singh.
The PIL will be heard on 1st July.


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Cloistered Argentine Carmelite Nun Reaches Out to Trans Women
November 21, 2015 /17 Comments/in Pope Francis /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor
Regular long-time readers of Bondings 2.0 may remember our posts about Sister "Monica," a U.S. nun who pioneered ministry to transgender people. We've covered her involvement in this groundbreaking work a few times (here and here, for example), and you can read about her ministry and why she chooses to remain anonymous, using only the pseudonym Sister "Monica" when she appears in the media.
Sister Monica, third from right, with her group of trans women in Argentina.
In another part of the world, another Sister Mónica has emerged who is doing similar outreach work with the transgender community. This Sister Mónica (which is her real name) lives in the Neuquén province of Argentina and is a member of the Discaled Carmelite Order, a contemplative community. Her ministry has even attracted the attention and support of Pope Francis.
Her story first appeared in OhLaLá, an Argentinian web magazine for women. Thanks to "Rebel Girl," the blogging name of a contributor to Iglesia Descalza, a site for progressive Catholic reflection, we have an English translation of the article featuring Sister Mónica Astorga Cremona.
The story recounts how Sister Mónica's pastoral life has always been with those on the margins of society, and that an encounter with a young transgender woman focused her attention on the needs of this community. The nun described the story:
" 'I feel that God wants me to accompany the wounded and that's why I take responsibility. They often tell me I stand with them; it's that I feel that from that place I can understand them. Because when we look at them from the other side, it's impossible. I get in deep,' the sister adds.
"And because of this kind of attitude, it's not surprising that in December 2005, when Romina, a trans woman, approached Lourdes parish, the bishop decided this was a job for her.
"Romina went at that time to the church because she wanted to donate a tenth of her wages. 'When the priest asked her where it came from, she told him from prostitution, and she explained that that was the only work she could get. At that point, the priest called me and told me about the case.' "
Sister Monica Astorga Cremona
Sister Monica describes the poignancy of many of the simple hopes that some transgender women face, as well as the crushing obstacles to living with dignity:
" 'The first time I came to see the group of trans women, I asked them to tell me their dreams. One of them, Kathy, told me that hers was to have a clean bed on which to die,' says Mónica. At that time the nun contacted a priest, told him about the case and got an abandoned house which eventually became the refuge of the girls, as Mónica calls them.
"As she got to know this group of women, she learned how they lived — that they couldn't hold any job except prostitution because they weren't accepted in any position, that they often didn't finish their studies because they were discriminated against in school, and that hospitals threw them out when they were about to die, so that in most cases they died alone and abandoned."
As with many pastoral ministers who stand in solidarity with the marginalized, Sister Mónica has had her detractors, though she also seems to have the ability to turn those detractors into friends sometimes:
"Mónica admits that within the Church itself there are conflicting opinions as to her work with these people, but says she has the support of Pope Francis and that in her community small advances have already been achieved.
" 'Once, when Romina had just come to the church, a lady came to find me and told me,"There's a transvestite." I replied that she was a trans woman, and then she asked me what she was doing in the church, to which I replied, "What are you doing here?." At first, she continued questioning me about Romina's presence, until I asked her what would happen if that were your child,' she says.
" 'After a couple of days, she came back and apologized to me, and at the following Mass she went looking for Romina to give her the sign of peace,' she adds."
As for the papal support she has received, the nun explains that she has been in email correspondence with Francis:
". . . [S]he affirms that Pope Francis knows of the work she is carrying out with this group of women and that he supports her. In an email he wrote her: 'In Jesus' time, the lepers were rejected like that. They [the trans women] are the lepers of these times. Don't leave this work on the frontier that is yours.' "
The nun sees the possibility of a society that is free of oppression of transgender oppression, noting that such oppression is what causes these women to live lives of poverty and addiction:
"The girls make a huge effort against the stream. We have to help them and integrate them. They are capable and intelligent people, but they are abused. We ourselves are the ones who lead them to the streets. If society would open the door to them and give them a chance, we could help them get out of this. . . .
". . . I think who is that person to judge like that and bury another live."
The witness of Sister Mónica should challenge all of us to take one more step along the journey of advocating and standing in solidarity with trans people. It is people like her who are building God's reign of justice and peace in the world and in our Church.
Tags: Argentina, Carmelite, Catholic, LGBT, Sister Monica, trans, Transgender
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Nancy Corcoran says:
Great story! Last night I attended the blessing of the first (it is thought) transgender memorial garden set in The Grove section of St. Louis. There was a very professional film crew there. It was only later at the MCC memorial service that I saw Caitlin Jenner who maintained a VERY LOW PROFILE at both events. If you ever wanted to interview the two guys behind these events let me know. ❤
Edward Poliandro says:
Fabulous, Frank, like all your daily BONDINGS ! I circulate them frequently, in our group if parishes . Thank you !! Sorry, I missed you at IHM. Heard it was great. Will plan to be there next year. Fr Gil us fantastic . Ed
Wonderful! So wish there were more like Sister Mónica! I send her my gratitude, love & blessings. I am a heterosexual Orthodox bishop, who openly and strongly supports LGBT persons.
tom shea says:
beautifull and uplifting witness to Jesus in our times. I have a godson who is trans woman now. may our church follow the example of sr monica! and pope francis!! go monica!!!
ermadurk says:
It makes me so happy to read of dedicated Christians serving the needs of those we have traditionally ignored. Thanks to Sr. Monica, thanks to Pope Francis, and thanks to you Frank DeBernardo.
bjmonda says:
Great Reporting of a Great Work. Thanks for all you are doing Frank.
Sharon Addison says:
Small thing – typo – should be "discalced", not "discaled" Carmelit Order in the second paragraph.
Lee Anne says:
Christians around the world need to learn from this woman. Instead of slings and arrows they should be showing love and compassion. They should be emulating the one they worship.
Sarah Fahy says:
Thank you for your work lifting up the plight of trans women and helping to alieviate their suffering and to enable them to live peaceful and secure lives.
What a wonderful story, especially the quote from Pope Francis, which I'd never seen before, and which is very heartening to someone like me, on the fringes of the fringes.
Pope Francis Offers Support for Nun's Ministry with Transgender Women – Bondings 2.0 says:
[…] encountered a trans woman, Romina. Bondings 2.0 covered her work in 2015, which you can read about here. The nun described the experience of meeting […]
As pessoas Transgénero e Intersexo são convidadas para a Mesa da Igreja | Global Network of Rainbow Catholics says:
[…] há religiosos, homens e mulheres, que estão pessoalmente a assumir este desafio. O testemunho da Irmã Mónica Astorga, uma religiosa da congregação das Irmãzinhas Descalças, em Neuken – Argentina, é um […]
Les Personnes Transgenre et Intersexe sont invitées à la table de l'Église | Global Network of Rainbow Catholics says:
[…] religieux, des hommes et des femmes, qui font face à ce défi personnel. Le témoignage de Sœur Monica Astorga, une moniale carmélite déchaussée du comté de Neuken en Argentine est exemplaire. Elle a subi […]
Le persone transessuali ed intersessuali sono invitate al tavolo della Chiesa | Global Network of Rainbow Catholics says:
[…] vi sono anche donne ed uomini religiosi che stanno apertamente affrontando questa sfida, come suor Monica Astorga, una Carmelitana della provincia di Neuquén in Argentina. Per il suo pubblico supporto a donne […]
Las personas Transgénero e Intersexo están invitadas a la Mesa de la Iglesia | Global Network of Rainbow Catholics says:
[…] hombres y mujeres, que están personalmente asumiendo este desafío. El testimonio de la Hermana Mónica Astorga, una religiosa de la congregación de las Hermanitas Descalzas, en Neuken – Argentina, es un […]
Catholics Must Avoid Simple Answers on Gender Identity Questions | Bondings 2.0 says:
[…] intentionally included the needs of transgender and queer students in their demands for reform. One Sr. Monica, a Discalced Carmelite, ministers to trans women in the pope's home nation of Argentina, […]
Cloistered Argentine Carmelite Nun Reaches Out to Trans Women | Bondings 2.0 | Queer Church News & Opinion says:
[…] Source: Cloistered Argentine Carmelite Nun Reaches Out to Trans Women | Bondings 2.0 […]
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, Looking at Gifts and Challenges Fired Gay Priest: "The Church Needs a Stonewall."


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Prof. Reich has received numerous distinguished awards including the Newcomb Cleveland Prize from AAAS (2010) and the Genzyme Outstanding Achievement in Biomedical Research Award (2007).


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During the past week, Harlequins have become more noticeable. I spotted a few walking on a tree trunk in my street. Today, passing by the same tree I had a look and saw many clusters of bright yellow-orange eggs laid on small crevices on the tree trunk, they are not wasting time! One of the Harlequins seemed to be laying (above). I also noticed that some egg clusters looked like they had been partially predated. The culprit is not hard to find: Harlequins are known by their cannibalistic tendencies, so - hungry after winter - , they may turn to eat eggs laid by other ladybirds. They also may be able to eat their own unfertilised eggs.
A close up of another cluster. Note the chewed up egg on the top right hand side.


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GH Spoilers For The Week of December 19: Bad Choices Have Repercussions
Find out what juicy drama awaits a plethora of Port Charles denizens.
By Garren Waldo 1 month ago
The GH spoilers for December 19 – December 23, 2022, tease familiar familial conflict, the seeking of light, truth, and love, the ending of a once beautiful relationship, and so much more. You won't want to miss this all-new week.
GH Spoilers Highlights
Another day, another argument between the perennially volatile father/son duo Nikolas Cassadine (Marcus Coloma) and Spencer Cassadine (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) — this one concerning the former's supposed liaison with Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) and her apparent resulting pregnancy.
Off that confrontation, Spencer seeks the wise counsel of his aunt Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn), and off that convo. He makes a beeline for Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali) — but will the mournful young woman welcome Spencer's visit?
General Hospital Spoilers: Sour Note
Though their romantic relationship has been severed, Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) hopes against hope that she and Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard) will still be able to come together and accomplish their goal of bringing Linc Brown (Dan Buran) down once and for all. Chase, however, has other ideas. He's firing Brook Lynn as his manager!
GH Spoilers: Odds and Ends
In other GH spoilers news, Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) gives Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco) cause for concern, Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms) gives Austin Gatlin-Holt (Roger Howarth) a piece of her mind, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Nina Reeves (Cynthia Watros) offer Ava Jerome Cassadine (Maura West) some much-needed support, and Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) finds her expertise much in demand.
Meanwhile, the collaboration between Nikolas and Elizabeth seems poised to end before it even really begins, especially in light of Officer Rory Cabrera's (Michael Blake Kruse) murder which seems to definitively prove that their hostage, Esme Prince (Avery Kristen Pohl), isn't the murder-minded Hook.
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How has the momentous decision affected the country, all these decades later?
Today marks the 46th anniversary of the historic Roe v. Wade decision, handed down by the Supreme Court in 1973, which guaranteed women the right to an abortion in all 50 states. Now, as the decision approaches its 50th anniversary, its effects are still being felt all across the country.
Prior to Roe v. Wade, according to History, various state and local laws, some dating back to the 1800's, governed women's access to abortion. Some states allowed abortion up until "quickening" – that is, when the mother could feel the baby's movements in her abdomen.
Methods were crude, and often included the use of drugs that often left the mother dead.
By the 1850's, doctors were calling for abortion to be outlawed. Similarly, the Catholic Church and various anti-immigrant groups were also coming out in opposition to abortion, the latter of which was largely spurned on by the fact that immigrants were having more babies than native whites.
By the 1880's, abortion and contraception laws had effectively banned abortion across large swaths of the country.
By the 1960's, the Sexual Revolution was in full swing and, spurned on by the advent of oral, hormonal contraception, women were able to more freely express their sexual agency without fear of unwanted pregnancy.
As states loosened up their laws on birth control, some, such as Hawaii and New York, also began to legalize abortion – but only for state residents.
In 1969, an impoverished woman who had twice given up babies for adoption, found herself pregnant again and wanting an abortion in Texas. However, as "Jane Roe" would later find out, Texas law allowed abortion only in extreme cases in which doing so would save the life of the mother.
According to a 2018 ABC News report, Roe (later identified as Norma McCovey) sought the help of two Texas lawyers who were attempting to challenge Texas' abortion laws – and by extension, those across the whole country.
It took years to get before the Supreme Court, during which time McCovey gave birth to her baby, but eventually the Court heard arguments for and against abortion. And on January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that denying a woman the right to an abortion violates her rights as laid out in the 14th Amendment.
Now going on 50 years since that landmark decision, the right to legal abortion remains a contentious issue in American politics, to put it mildly. Meanwhile, the Washington Post reports that, despite an initial spike in legal abortions after Roe v. Wade, abortions are actually on the decline.
Ever since the decision, a variety of abortion-related cases have come before various Supreme Courts, with varying results. Some decisions have affirmed restrictions on abortion and abortion rights, while others have struck down laws aimed at restricting abortion rights. A patchwork of laws regarding abortion once again exists across the 50 states.
At least two abortion-related cases are due to wind up before the Supreme Court in the coming months, according to the New Republic, including a a Louisiana law that requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital, as well as a similar case out of Missouri.
Meanwhile, by some measures, Trump Supreme Court appointee Brett Kavanaugh is seen as a possible conservative vote that could seriously curtail abortion rights, according to the New Republic article cited above, and possibly lead to Roe v. Wade eventually being overturned.


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The Ceredigion Herald
Schools have major role to prevent exploitation
NAHT CYMRU has welcomed the publication of key messages for education professionals from the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse
The 'Key messages from research on child sexual exploitation: Professionals in school settings' paper aims to increase school professionals' confidence to take appropriate action based on the best current research evidence. The paper looks at understanding child sexual abuse and offers best practice in supporting young people affected.
The Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse is also embarking on a long-term project to look at the scale and nature of child sexual exploitation in England and Wales. It has produced an initial scoping document that assesses the current knowledge of CSE and outlines the breadth of the work it hopes to undertake.
The Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse is funded by the Home Office, led by Barnardo's, and works closely with key partners from academic institutions, local authorities, health, education, police, and the voluntary sector. It works on identifying, generating and sharing high-quality evidence of what works to prevent and tackle Child Sexual Abuse (including Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE), and to inform both policy and practice .
WHAT IS CSE?
' Child sexual exploitation is a form of child sexual abuse where an individual or group takes advantage of an imbalance of power to coerce, manipulate or deceive a child or young person under the age of 18 into sexual activity (a) in exchange for something the victim needs or wants, and/or (b) for the financial advantage or increased status of the perpetrator or facilitator ' . (New England definition 2017).
There is no one way that CSE is perpetrated. Grooming is common in some forms of CSE, but it is not always present. Online and offline exploitation can overlap. That children and young people may appear to co-operate cannot be taken as consent: they are legally minors and subject to many forms of coercion and control. These abuses of power are similar to those which are recognised in domestic violence and they may lead to children and young people being unable to recognise what is happening to them as abuse.
Whilst all of the research evidence to date shows that girls and young women are the majority of victims, boys and young men are also exploited. The average age at which concerns are first identified is at 12 to 15 years, although recent studies show increasing rates of referrals for 8 to 11 – year – olds, particularly in relation to online exploitation. Less is known about the exploitation of those from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT ) communities.
There is no 'typical' victim. That said, some young people may be more vulnerable than others, and a range of indicators have been highlighted to which professionals should be alert.
These include: prior abuse in the family; deprivation; homelessness; misuse of substances; disability; being in care; running away/going missing; gang-association. It is not known whether these also apply to young people where exploitation begins or wholly occurs online, although some factors appear to be involved in both contexts. It is important to remember that indicators are not evidence that sexual exploitation has taken place. All they suggest is that practitioners need to use their professional curiosity and judgement to explore what is going on with each young person.
Child sexual exploitation can happen to young people from all backgrounds. Whilst young women are the majority of victims, boys and young men are also exploited.
A ' WHOLE SCHOOL ' APPROACH
Creating an educational environment in which there is a 'whole-school' approach to addressing gender inequality, sexual consent, and relationships built on respect is crucial in responding to violence and abuse, including CSE. The curriculum, school policies, pastoral support and school ethos all contribute to environments that enable or challenge exploitative practices and the attitudes that condone them.
PREVENTING CSE THROUGH THE CURRICULUM
Work to prevent CSE should be taking place in independent and maintained schools, as well as state-funded schools, free schools and academies (where appropriate) and alternative educational settings, including Pupil Referral Units, Short Stay Schools, colleges and post- 16 training, including from independent providers.
Schools are ideally placed to deliver information to students about CSE and a number of resources exist for them to use in doing so. It is important that this work also challenges attitudes and helps students to develop emotional and social skills. Opportunities to learn about sexual exploitation should be available in age appropriate forms in both primary and secondary schools. Open conversations inside and outside the classroom can help children recognise potentially abusive behaviours, identify trusted adults who they can talk to and offer information about support services.
Some young people may be more vulnerable – those who have experienced prior abuse, are homeless, are misusing alcohol and drugs, have a disability, are in care, are out of education, have run away/ gone missing from home or care, or are gang-associated.
All schools (including alternative educational settings such as Pupil Referral Units and Short Stay Schools, colleges and post-16 training) should assume that CSE is an issue that needs to be addressed.
An educational environment where there is a 'whole-school' approach to addressing gender inequality, sexual consent, and relationships built on respect should be developed.
All schools are ideally placed to deliver information to students about CSE through preventative education that delivers knowledge and challenges attitudes.
Staff within the school community should be trained to spot potential 'warning signs' of CSE and to feel confident to begin conversations based on their concerns.
Multi-agency links mean that schools can be part of developing a protective community network which holds perpetrators to account.
A SAFE AND SECURE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
A prevention curriculum should be combined with a safe and secure school environment which promotes positive and respectful relationships between peers, between students and staff, and includes wider parent/carer engagement.
Whilst the school environment can represent a positive space for young people, it may also be a context within which they experience sexual exploitation. Sexual exploitation can also involve peers in complex ways, as facilitators, abusers or bystanders. Grooming and sexual exploitation may take place during the school day, including by gang-associated peers. Some students may introduce other young people to exploiters. Social media may facilitate the spreading of gossip and images around peer groups so that the impact of CSE taking place outside of school may 'migrate' back into it.
Every school community should assume that CSE is an issue. In addition to educating young people about CSE, schools need to identify and support young people who are affected. Links should be made with relevant school policies, including those on bullying, sexual violence and harassment and equalities. Young people may not think of themselves as victims and may believe that they are in love. A proactive approach should therefore be taken to identifying victims, distinguishing between disruptive behaviour and early warning signs of exploitation.
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Translated teaching materials help Ceredigion children stay safe online
Children in Ysgol Gymraeg Aberystwyth have had lessons in online safety using newly translated teaching materials.
The deputy headteacher of Ysgol Gymraeg Aberystwyth, Gareth James used the materials to teach children through the medium of Welsh about being safe online. The materials were initially developed by Google and Parent Zone and was translated using Google funding. The Welsh Government endorsed the materials.
Online safety is taught throughout the year in schools across the county. Ceredigion schools have adopted the Welsh Government's Digital Competence Framework, which includes teaching online safety. The newly translated materials will help schools teach online safety more effectively.
Councillor Catrin Miles is Ceredigion County Council's Cabinet member responsible for Learning Services. She said: "The internet is now ever-present in children's lives. As more and more information and learning opportunities are available on-line, it is essential that we equip our children to make the best use of what is on offer. To do this we have to make sure that they know how to use the internet safely, to be aware of the threats and how to deal with them.
"It's important that the teaching materials are available in Welsh, and I was delighted to see them being used in Ysgol Gymraeg Aberystwyth."
Councillor Ellen ap Gwynn is the Leader of Ceredigion County Council. She said: "We are committed to increasing and improving Welsh medium education in the county. We are fortunate to have a talented and largely bilingual workforce, but materials such as this are a great help to improve the quality of Welsh medium education in the county."
Minister for Education, Kirsty Williams AM said: "It was great to attend Ysgol Gymraeg Aberystwyth to see a lesson from Google's 'Be Internet Legends' Programme being delivered. Ensuring the safety of children and young people online is so important and these resources will support learners to consider things like their digital footprint.
"With the resources due to be launched bilingually on Hwb shortly that will mean that all pupils in Wales can benefit from the programme."
Vicki Shotbolt is the founder and CEO of Parent Zone. She said: "It is essential that children learn to think carefully and critically about what they do and see online. Parent Zone has teamed with Google to teach younger children the essential tools they need to become safe and confident online explorers, helping them be resilient, kind and positive in this digital age."
Rosie Luff, Public Policy Manager at Google UK said: "We are delighted to visit Ysgol Gymraeg Aberystwyth today to help teach children about how to Be Internet Legends. By getting acquainted with what we believe are the five core areas of online safety, we want to prepare children to have a safe and positive experience online."
Ysgol Gymraeg Aberystwyth has played a part in designing the Welsh Government's new curriculum as a Pioneer School for the last three years. The school is leading the way in beginning to embed the principles of the new curriculum, including online safety in particular.
What 3 words links with UWTSD
UWTSD recently welcomed Richard Lewis, Travel and Tourism Consultant at what3words to the University's Institute of Management and Health.
Richard delivered a guest lecture to students from International Travel, Tourism, Events and Leisure Resort Management on the benefits of using the new system that has divided the world into 3m x 3m squares and given each a unique 3-word address. It means that every place around the world has been given a reliable and precise address.
Jacqui Jones, Programme Director said: "We were delighted to host Richard's lecture and hope it is the start of an exciting relationship between What3words & our Tourism Programmes at UWTSD to explore this innovative new travel development.
"We strongly hope that this initiative will become a catalyst enabling our industry partners from the tourism & events sectors to benefit from the use of what3words. Our students are already using the app and will also use it as part of their educational tourism adventures to Qatar, Malaysia, Switzerland, Singapore & London in the New Year. They are also all looking forward to helping the Tourism & Events industry launch the Welsh version of what3words in 2020."
Co-founded in London in 2013 by Chris Sheldrick, what3words is designed for travellers making their way around the entire globe. Currently available in over 30 languages, the revolutionary technology is available to more than half of the world's countries in at least one of their official languages.
3-word addresses are also listed by tourism boards and incorporated into major travel guides like Lonely Planet, EatOut and Secret Luxury Hotels, as well as digital guides like Saudi Tourism and TripWolf. Mercedes-Benz has also created its own series of luxury local guides after launching what3words voice navigation in its vehicles.
The unique system, accessed by downloading the app, is also being used by a number of British Police Forces and other UK Emergency Services including South Wales Fire and Rescue and South Wales Police, to respond to incidents more effectively. Police Force call-handlers are able to send an SMS that contains a link to the what3words browser map site, where they can see their location and read the corresponding 3-word address. Help is then dispatched to that precise location.
what3words has a team of over 70 people, across offices in London UK, Johannesburg ZA and Ulaanbaatar Mongolia.
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RSPCA looks for Compassionate Class
DO YOU have a class full of animal lovers who want to make a difference in the animal welfare world?
The RSPCA has launched its Compassionate Class competition for 2020 – which is an innovative programme that encourages children to develop compassion and empathy through the lens of animal welfare.
This year's entrants will follow in the footsteps of the Year 3 class at Ysgol Gymraeg Coed y Gof who were recognised as 2019's 'Most Compassionate Class' across England and Wales.
Last year around 700 schools took part with the Cardiff school impressing judges with their Welsh-language animation, which incorporated into a short production several key animal welfare messages.
Compassionate Class takes an interactive, discussion-based approach to develop emotional literacy and consider the welfare needs of animals. These PSHE Association-accredited resources are designed to provide an exciting learning experience as well as supporting schools in the delivery of spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) for 7 – 11-year-olds.
Through a series of enquiry-led activities, children will consider what it means to be compassionate, understand the needs of different types of animals, and work collaboratively to develop empathy skills for their school lives and beyond.
The programme – which is now open and closes on March 23 – finishes with the chance to enter the Most Compassionate Class awards.
Dave Allen, Head of Prevention and Education at the RSPCA said: "We are very much looking forward to this year's Compassionate Class which is about developing compassion and empathy through the lens of animal welfare and the programme encourages children to think about the needs of animals and help them to realise that animals have feelings and are sentient.
"The activities teach children about the five animal welfare needs, while the resources get them talking and debating about the importance of animals and creates an awareness of how we should respect them and each other. In turn, we hope this will help to create a kinder society in the future.
"We were just blown away with Ysgol Gymraeg Coed y Gof last year and we can't wait to see what participating schools come up with this year."
Ysgol Gymraeg Coed y Gof's animated video featured the rules people need to follow to keep animals safe and healthy in a whole series of environments.
Year 3 teacher Nia Norman at Ysgol Gymraeg Coed y Gof, said: "We felt taking part in Compassionate Class would be a great opportunity for the children to build compassion towards animals and hopefully each other as a result. The children loved learning about animals, their habitats and their needs. They were all very passionate about protecting animals' environments and what we as individuals can do to help preserve them.
"I'm super proud of the children, they worked so hard. We were thrilled to hear that we had won. We didn't really enter the competition to win but to be able to complete the project with the children so that they would have an end product for which they would be really proud.
"The children were so excited when they found out we'd won. We hope that they will always remember that they are national winners although, of course, they're winners for us every day!"
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To Life
CASA of Los Angeles July 2, 2015 December 31st, 2015
It was about a year ago. Sarah, then 10, was at home with her mother, Rachel, when she took a terrible fall, hitting her head and gashing her eyebrow. Stunned but aware she was injured, she walked to a neighbor's house and rapped on the door.
"I'm hurt," she said. "My mom can't help."
The two of them had been living an isolated life together recently. In a battle with a brain tumor, Rachel had become incapable of caring for Sarah, and the accident had the effect of alerting the LA County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to their situation. A caregiver was assigned, and Sarah was allowed to remain in the home.
Then in October, Rachel passed away. With no relatives available to take her in, Sarah was placed in a group home. Though she wasn't a victim of abuse or neglect like most kids in the dependency court system, she was soon assigned a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), Noushin Parham.
For their first meeting, they went to the mall to get know each other. Over cheeseburgers and milkshakes, they talked about Sarah's circumstances and what might come next.
"Sarah was very sad about what was happening," Noushin says. "She missed her mother, her cat, her bed. She talked about how beautiful Rachel had been, how she had dark hair and bright eyes. Their lives had become very small, but she loved their time together."
Sarah was up against several developmental delays too, which made Noushin wonder how well she was able to process everything that was going on. In addition, Rachel had left no plans for Sarah's care or her estate, so there were some big decisions to be made.
Perhaps the most important to Sarah's grieving process was how to get her mother's body out of the hospital morgue so a funeral service could be held. There were no family members to assume that duty, and though it isn't something a CASA normally does for a child, Noushin began looking into doing it herself.
"I learned that, since I had no legal relationship to Rachel, I would need what's known as an ex-parte petition," she says. "I worked with the court to get that, but DCFS then explained that I was not permitted to take on that responsibility. I had put together a long list of Rachel's friends and neighbors, so I started making calls and within a few days I had identified a friend who was willing to help."
By this time, Rachel's body had been in the morgue for several months—several months that Sarah had been deprived of a funeral service and a formal occasion to say goodbye to her mother. Another decision had to be made.
"Rachel had talked with Sarah about her wish to be cremated—in large part because of the cost savings over burial—but they were Jewish, and their faith doesn't allow cremation," Noushin says. "So we took Sarah to lunch one day to try to determine how much of this situation she could comprehend and whether we should go ahead with the cremation or have her buried, which would permit us to give her a proper Jewish funeral service."
Sarah really liked the idea of a ceremony to honor her mother. She also talked about wanting to be able to visit her grave, have a picnic, and bring her a stuffed animal. She decided to forgo the cremation.
Rachel's friend jumped in again, this time to recruit a rabbi to perform the service without compensation. The rabbi, in turn, located a temple in the South Bay to host the service.
The day of the funeral, in late April, Sarah showed up in a new dress Noushin had helped her shop for the week before. Sarah had earlier noted her mother's love of lilies, so Noushin and others had the temple decorated with lily plants.
"Sarah was delighted that people were there to honor her mother," Noushin says. "But she really seemed to comprehend the finality when her mother's caregiver arrived. Seeing her for the first time since her mother's death, she broke down and embraced her."
There has since been a lot of interest in Sarah in the Jewish community as a result of the funeral-planning process. A prospective adoptive family has already come forward and is being evaluated by DCFS.
Noushin, a lawyer who used to work in the dependency court system, notes that Sarah has serious needs and will require a special kind of home. As her CASA, she is also her educational rights holder and recently got her an individualized educational program at her school.
Meanwhile, Sarah, now 11, has something to look forward to. She is very focused on having a bat mitzvah—something Rachel had wanted for her—and her faith has become a constant connection to her mother and a source of consolation. She's going to Hebrew school and learning her letters. She's thrilled to draw them in the air for anyone who asks.
"Sarah is a delightful kid. She's funny and engaging and curious. All the people who work with her adore her," Noushin observes. "You can't help it. Despite her tragedy, there's this wonderful light around her."
Some identifying details were changed to protect the child's privacy.
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Q: Rows in table overlap each other I have problem with putting any simple table in to my document.
Every row is typeset on the same line and they overlap each other.
I'm using Miktex 2.9 on windows.
Is this some kind of bug? Or problem with my configuration?
\begin{table}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{ c c c }
 cell1 & cell2 & cell3 \\
 cell4 & cell5 & cell6 \\
 cell7 & cell8 & cell9
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\end{table}

Please help.
EDIT1: Document has over 1k lines, so I've upload it on my google drive: full document
EDIT2:
I'm putting full example, cutted from my original document:
\documentclass[12pt]{report}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,amsfonts}
\usepackage{txfonts}
\usepackage{indentfirst}
\usepackage{polski}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{url}

\begin{document}

\chapter{Wstęp} \label{rozdz-wstep}

\section{Problematyka i zakres pracy}
\indent Niniejsza praca dotyczy odkrywania wiedzy z baz danych, eksploracji danych oraz sztucznej inteligencji, w szczególności obliczeń inteligentnych. \\
\indent Głównym przedmiotem pracy są algorytmy genetyczne oraz problem wykrywania punktów osobliwych (wyjątków) w zbiorach danych.
Przedstawiona zostanie również analiza praktycznego wykorzystania algorytmu genetycznego do przeszukiwania przestrzeni rozwiązań, w poszukiwaniu wyjątków.
Sprawdzone także zostanie, dla jakich typów danych należy wykorzystywać ewolucyjną eksplorację punktów osobliwych. W końcowej części zawarte zostaną wnioski z przeprowadzonej analizy.\\
\begin{table}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{ c c c }
 cell1 & cell2 & cell3 \\
 cell4 & cell5 & cell6 \\
 cell7 & cell8 & cell9
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\end{table}
\indent Podejmując tematykę, o której mowa należy posiadać bardzo dobre zrozumienie problemu przeszukiwania ewolucyjnego.

Typowe implementacje algorytmów genetycznych nie radzą sobie najlepiej z problemem wykrywania wyjątków,
a utworzenie specjalistycznych operatorów selekcji, mutacji oraz krzyżowania nie należy do łatwych zadań.\\

\indent Podejmowanie tej tematyki jest bardzo ważne ze względu na to, że różnego rodzaju firmy oraz organizacje zbierają i przechowują ogromne (liczące nawet petabajty) i wciąż rosnące ilości danych, służących do przeprowadzania analiz.
Aby wydobyć wiedzę z tych danych potrzeba coraz lepszych i wydajniejszych algorytmów.
Spodziewanym rezultatem pracy, jest odpowiedź, że zastosowanie algorytmu ewolucyjnego do eksploracji wyjątków przyspiesza przeszukiwanie przestrzeni rozwiązań (w porównaniu do pełnego-naiwnego przeszukiwania), przy jednoczesnym zachowaniu akceptowalnej dokładności otrzymywanych wyników.

\end{document}

A: The package polski is mostly outdated, just replace the call by
\usepackage[polish]{babel}

There's a slight complication with amssymb that wants to define \lll, but there's no need for amssymb when txfonts is loaded. On the other hand, instead of txfonts it's better to load the combination of newtxtext and newtxmath.
Here's a fixed version, where also the useless \indent command and the wrong \\ for ending paragraphs have been removed.
\documentclass[12pt]{report}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[polish]{babel}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{amsmath,amsfonts}

\usepackage{newtxtext,newtxmath}
\usepackage{indentfirst}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{url}

\begin{document}

\chapter{Wstęp} \label{rozdz-wstep}

\section{Problematyka i zakres pracy}

Niniejsza praca dotyczy odkrywania wiedzy z baz danych, eksploracji danych oraz sztucznej
inteligencji, w szczególności obliczeń inteligentnych.

Głównym przedmiotem pracy są algorytmy genetyczne oraz problem wykrywania punktów osobliwych
(wyjątków) w zbiorach danych. Przedstawiona zostanie również analiza praktycznego
wykorzystania algorytmu genetycznego do przeszukiwania przestrzeni rozwiązań, w poszukiwaniu
wyjątków. Sprawdzone także zostanie, dla jakich typów danych należy wykorzystywać ewolucyjną
eksplorację punktów osobliwych. W końcowej części zawarte zostaną wnioski z przeprowadzonej
analizy.

\begin{table}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{ c c c }
 cell1 & cell2 & cell3 \\
 cell4 & cell5 & cell6 \\
 cell7 & cell8 & cell9
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

Podejmując tematykę, o której mowa należy posiadać bardzo dobre zrozumienie problemu
przeszukiwania ewolucyjnego.

a utworzenie specjalistycznych operatorów selekcji, mutacji oraz krzyżowania nie należy do
łatwych zadań.

Podejmowanie tej tematyki jest bardzo ważne ze względu na to, że różnego rodzaju firmy oraz
organizacje zbierają i przechowują ogromne (liczące nawet petabajty) i wciąż rosnące ilości
danych, służących do przeprowadzania analiz. Aby wydobyć wiedzę z tych danych potrzeba coraz
lepszych i wydajniejszych algorytmów. Spodziewanym rezultatem pracy, jest odpowiedź, że
zastosowanie algorytmu ewolucyjnego do eksploracji wyjątków przyspiesza przeszukiwanie
przestrzeni rozwiązań (w porównaniu do pełnego-naiwnego przeszukiwania), przy jednoczesnym
zachowaniu akceptowalnej dokładności otrzymywanych wyników.

\end{document}

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Yesterday we were all gloating… it was 75*. We laughed in the face of Winter, happily sporting our flip flops and uploading images of the thermometers in our cars to InstaGram. We rolled down our windows and walked our dogs in Tshirts, toting water bottles for when we "broke a sweat." We laughed on Facebook at how thankful we were to live in Florida, and how we would take our "White Christmas" laying out on the Worlds Whitest Beaches.
Apparently Winter didnt find the humor.
Today is a dreary, rainy, windy day… with a freeze warning in effect for tonight. *sigh* BUT it is a perfect night for Crock Pot Taco Chili….
It is a well known fact that me in the kitchen most often results in either smoke or stitches, but this week I actually concocted something edible.
A few months ago we went to Wednesday Night Supper at church where they were serving "Taco Chili" – I nearly turned on my heels and left. I didn't think that even SOUNDED appetizing. It isn't that I don't like tacos or chili… I just never would have put them together in one bowl. However, since my friends were there and the girls were "starving" we stayed. I have to admit – it was AWESOME. Like, I was considering getting seconds.
I mentioned it to my friend Jeannie and apparently she has been cooking it for years – I had never even HEARD of it until that night at Church… probably because it is not on any restaurant menu in Pensacola. Anyhow, she sent me the recipe but naturally I left it at home, so I called from the store parking lot and then tried to remember what she told me when I went inside. I know.
I browned the meat and onion together in one pan, added a cup-ish (I mentioned I don't measure stuff, right?) of water and one package of Taco Seasoning. In the Crock Pot I put everything else -including the second Taco Seasoning -and then mixed in the meat and onions. I left the Crock Pot on low for about 3 hours.
Then I lined the bowls with Tortilla Chips and spooned the Taco Chili right into the center. I topped mine with a little bit of cheese, and the girls liked cheese and sour cream on theirs.
Note: It's EVEN BETTER the next day… so all you "no-leftover" people… just send it all to me!
Mmm! It looks and sounds delicious! I love my crock pot, makes dinner less stressful!
Yummy! I love making chili in the slow cooker.
This looks really delish. Thank you. I needed a crockpot recipe for chili!
I love to cook in my crockpot, this recipe looks so good! Thank You!


Anyone who knows me, will know that I have a sweet tooth.
I always think that a little bit of something sweet goes a long way in adding delight to a crafting session.
A sweet treat and a crafting project make a wonderful combination to create the perfect Crafternoon Tea.
I will be adding recipes here regularly, so do pop back and discover your next temptation soon.