Ed Lee Gives Us the Willies…The September 22 stealth reappointment of Willie Brown's Executive Director for his Institute (and former top City Hall aide) Eleanor Johns to the Airport Commission signals that Lee is nervous about the Brown connection going into the election. The Airport Commission approves hundreds of millions in contracts, including pending action with the Aris Corporation that has a strong Brown connection. Aris met with Johns earlier this year to push for the contract, which it lost in 2003 over the issue of favoritism by then-outgoing Mayor Willie Brown. Now it is back for another bite of the apple with a contract that exceeds its earlier $250 million bid for a cargo facility.
Lee's stealth move included another veteran of the Brown years with the appointment of Kate Favetti to the Civil Service Commission. As Executive Secretary for the Commission when Brown was mayor, she oversaw the commission's role when Brown created a standing army of special assistants, increasing the budget for them from $15 million to $45 million. It appears another Brown loyalist who worked on Brown's re-election committee, Lisa Gruwell, whose husband Chris Gruwell heads Platinum Advisors, is permanently off the same commission since her term expired last June. The death of Don Casper at the hands of a hit-and-run driver meant that the Commission dropped to three vacancies, leaving it without a quorum. Lee left two seats still open and without commissioners, so word to the wise is not to miss any meetings if this commission is to function.
Lee's stealth move included eight other commissioner appointments or reappointments, but none with the heft on contracts that Airport has. That still left several key commissioners in expired seats, with plenty of time to contribute or fundraise for Lee before he decides on letting them keep their seats. At Redevelopment, neither Darshan Singh nor Rosario Anaya, whose terms ended September 3, has been reappointed so far.
Barbara Sklar, a well-known figure, was appointed to the Arts Commission, Kay Gulbengay was reappointed to the Commission on the Status of Women and Angelo King was reappointed to the Environment Commission, and new commissioners Michael Pappas and Sheryl Evans Davis were appointed to the Human Rights Commission. At the Rent Board, Shoba Dandillaya and David Crow were appointed.
It's the first time in memory going back at least 30 years that the Mayor's Office has not issued a press release on its appointments or provided a brief bio on who's who. They also don't show up on the Mayor's official web page or on the new interactive database that Lee was tardy implementing.
In his campaign web site, however, Lee claims credit for advancing a new level of transparency on commission vacancies and appointments.
"Whatcha Talkin bout Willis?" Or, for that matter, why does it appear that almost no lobbyists have been talking to Mayor Ed Lee since he moved into Room 200. The Ethics Commission requires lobbyists to report each month their contacts with city officials (word to the wise: Ethics does no enforcement so this information is suspect). In their infinite wisdom, Ethics lists contacts with Hizzoner under three names: Ed Lee, Edwin Lee and Mayor Ed Lee. You have to check all three to get the total, but you still only need two hands and no toes to add them up.
In fact, according to the Ethics filings, after Lee announced he would run for election, there have been no meetings with lobbyists – none in August, none in September. Right, You betcha.
Our City Family At Work…The Sheriff's election barely registers which makes it all the easier to pull off inside plays since no one is watching. That doesn't mean that there isn't some heavy lifting going on behind the scenes. Case in point: the Managing Attorneys Association that represents lawyers from the District Attorney, City Attorney, Public Defender and others popped out an endorsement for Chris Cunnie.
That's notable because, first, they didn't make endorsements for mayor or district attorney – only sheriff. And second, because Sean Connelly, head of the Managing Attorneys, was the general counsel for the Police Officers Association when Cunnie was President. And third, because the endorsement was made by secret ballot by the board members with no one knowing how the vote went. And finally, because they didn't invite any other candidates to pitch to them.
Of course, sometimes no publicity is the best publicity of all. Exhibit One: District Attorney George Gascon's effort to keep from public view the memo about problems in the city's crime lab that is causing dozens, perhaps hundreds, of cases to be tossed.
Gascon doesn't have a lot to fear if it is released, since he really had only a tangential role at the time of the problems. But some others (yes, we're still on the topic of Chris Cunnie) would really, really like this issue to disappear before Election Day. Cunnie, as the Deputy in the DA's office who was on point to pass along to the public defender's office any issues affecting the evidence in cases going to trial, so far has kept his name and role from public view. Whether the memo or emails would tell more of the story isn't known, any more than now-Attorney General Kamala Harris' role is fully public, but both are well-entrenched members of the City Family and can expect to be treated as such.
There They Go Again…And who asked them, anyway? The "Loopholes R Us" crowd over at Ethics have popped out with new CFRO proposals to make more changes to the city's laws requiring disclosures of campaign spending and setting limits – and every one of the changes – surprise – provides less timely and specific information for the public. But we're guessing that campaign attorneys and treasurers and big bucks contributors love these proposals.
Here are a couple of examples: Campaign reporting from third party groups wouldn't have to be reported until after campaigns already have started. In other words, no reporting on efforts to support a candidate gathering signatures, lining up issue papers, no fundraising efforts, no polling or anything else until 90 days before the election. By then, a great deal has already been set for the upcoming election.
Again: The type size of disclosures would be reduced from 14 points to 10 points as a result of complaints from committee that the disclosures are too big. In short, too easily read. So let's make them smaller. Candidates themselves would also get to use the smaller type. Great. (has anyone noticed the percent of San Franciscans who are over 60 and who don't easily read small type? No. I thought not).
Next: Committees and candidates won't have to disclose their spending as often. Instead of 24-hour reporting in the last 16 days before an election, it drops to once a week for part of that period, then twice a week, until the last three days when it goes back to 24-hour reporting. Ethics justifies this change because committee representatives told them it is "extremely difficult to track spending" every 24 hours. Any guesses they know to the dollar how much is coming in every 24 hours? Well, of course, everything hinges on money coming in, less so for money going out.
More: Some expenses just won't count. For example, the cost of compliance with the law doesn't count against the spending limit. This is also known as the Sutton Law Firm Swiss Bank Account provision. So the costs for accounting and legal fees now enter into the strange world of double bookkeeping.
Next: Major Donors can give even more under the new rules. Currently San Francisco caps the amount that a donor can give under a formula setting the limit at $500 times the number of offices on the ballot. So this November there are three offices – mayor, district attorney and sheriff – so the most one can contribute is $1,500. Of course you can give $500 to each of three mayoral candidates and nothing to any other races, or any way you want to arrange it. Under this proposal, you can give to everyone, showering him or her with your love.
More: Supervisor candidates in 2012 will have to raise twice as much money as now to qualify for public financing. Currently candidates must raise $5,000. This would change to $10,000 – and also would require that a candidate face an opponent who has raised $10,000 or otherwise qualified for public financing.
Ethics never claims that any of these proposals have the support of campaign finance experts or those active on behalf of "clean elections" that actually won approval of the city's laws. Only the "regulated community" is mentioned as urging the changes.
Life could be so easy, not so?


Anyone who has been involved with the deer industry for longer than a day knows the devastation Hemorrhagic Disease has on a deer herd. The term "Hemorrhagic Disease" refers to infection with either Bluetongue virus (BTV) or Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease virus (EHD). Both of these viruses belong to the Orbivirus family and cause very similar signs.
Both BTV and EHD are transmitted by the biting Midge (gnat). Other modes of transmission are suspected but not scientifically confirmed. There are several different serotypes of BTV and EHD known worldwide. In Louisiana, we have confirmed the presence of BTV types 1, 10 and 12, and suspect type 2. Also, we have confirmed EHD types 1, 2, and 6. Unfortunately, there is no reliable "cross protection" between each serotype of virus. This means that if a deer survives an infection from one type of BTV or EHD and develops immunity to that type, then gets infected with another type of BTV or EHD, it will not be protected or have any immunity towards that new type. However, one study shows that deer with immunity to EHD – 1 will not get as sick when exposed to EHD – 2 and fewer deer will show clinical signs compared to those that do not have EHD – 1 immunity. This would suggest that there is at least partial immunity between these types of EHD.
These viruses are life-threatening to deer and are difficult to treat. The most common clinical signs we see are oral ulcers, lack of appetite, excessive drooling, lameness, respiratory distress, neurologic disease, and death. Deer usually die within 72 hours of the development of any of these signs, often in spite of treatment attempts. It is important to have a veterinarian do a necropsy (autopsy) on deer that die. This will confirm if the deer had EHD or BTV or if it died from some other cause. It is also beneficial to find out which type of EHD or BTV is affecting your deer. This will help your veterinarian to tailor treatment plans and prevention plans for your herd.
Although most people use an autogenous vaccine from Newport Labs, we do not have an approved, commercially available vaccine for deer in the U.S. The autogenous vaccine does appear to provide some herd-level protection, but is not as effective as we would hope for. Currently, it is best to have a vaccine made specifically for the type of virus that is affecting your herd. Ideally, there would be a vaccine that would be efficacious for the types of virus that are most commonly isolated in Louisiana. In order for that to happen, we would need farms to go through the process of submitting samples for virus detection, identification, and typing. If we had this, we could have an understanding of the distribution of virus throughout the state and develop a bank of viruses that can be used to develop a better vaccine. Until then, appropriate insect control and early treatment remains our best defense against these diseases. There is also a myth that people are creating deer that are genetically resistant to these viruses. We do not have any scientific proof that this is happening. Deer may be able to pass on immunity from doe to fawn for the specific type of virus that your deer have been exposed to from year to year, but that does not protect them against the other types of EHD or Bluetongue that may be introduced to your farm.
We recommend that you develop a relationship with a veterinarian who knows the specifics of these viruses so that you have a partner in this difficult fight against this horrible disease. Drs. Fuselier and Whittington are always available for evaluation and consultation.


It is probably the most magical vegetable on earth right now. Anyway, here is the VERY SIMPLE recipe that I used and my initial reaction.
Heat up the oven to 350 degrees and remove the hard rib of the leaves. Rip it into bite-sized pieces and toss the kale, oil, and seasonings together in a bowl. I used an off-brand seasoning described as "soul food" because souls sound salty.
Place the kale pieces on a baking sheet and shove it in the oven. After about 7-10 minutes, flip the kale. It should be done in another 7-10 minutes, or when the chips seem crispy.
The first thought that came into my head was, "These are awesome!" You can't really taste the kale, but they are incredibly crispy and the salt tricks you into thinking they are potato chips. My little sister even liked them, and she normally treats vegetables like enemies. For a healthy snack, these are definitely a great idea. I just recommend making multiple pans of chips because you will want to keep shoving these into your face.
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Let Us Return is a short documentary told by the Chagos Islanders about their expulsion from their homeland and their fight to return home.
Between the late 1960's and the early 1970's the entire Chagos Archipelago was cleared of its native population by the British Government so the American Navy could build a base on the largest island, Diego Garcia. Today, nearly 50 years after these events the Chagossian community still lives a life of suffering and sadness. Today they are campaigning to return to their homeland. This film tells their current story about the effects of the past and their desire to return.
The film consists of 25 interviews shot with the Chagossian community living in the UK between 2014 and 2015 and provides a unique insight into the traumatic events the community suffered during their deportation and the gross breach of human rights by the British Government that has still not been corrected to this day.
A film by Andy Marsh and the Chagossian community of the UK. To learn more, visit chagossupport.org.uk.
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Lying down on the job…
It's been an unedifying week for political debate in the UK as Boris Johnson's attempt to ape the populism of Donald Trump took centre stage. However, his supporting act of Jacob Rees-Mogg took it to a new low, with puerile insults aimed at those who disagreed with him, so much so that, seemingly, one member of his own political party considered him to be an able recruiting sergeant for the opposition. (True and, no doubt, that helped the opposition win the day).
Perhaps that was also due, in part, to his subsequent rather louche display of contempt for proceedings in the House of Common when he lay down across the green benches with, at times, a smug grin on his face whilst listening to a crucial debate on the issue of Brexit.
Rees-Mogg lying down on the job.
Quite rightly that brought fierce criticism from parliamentarians (of all sides) and the public alike. It also inspired this…
A politically right-wing upstart
Showed the world that he's not all that smart,
'Cos that posh demagogue,
Alt-Jacob Rees-Mogg,
Had to lie as his plan fell apart!


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Marijuana lobby presses for coronavirus relief funds
By Alex Gangitano - 04/15/20 06:00 AM EDT
The cannabis lobby is flexing its muscle in Washington and seeking aid for small businesses in the next coronavirus relief package.
The marijuana industry has already found help at the state level. Twenty states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are allowing medical cannabis dispensaries to remain open during the pandemic, and eight states allow both licensed recreational and medical cannabis dispensaries to operate. Cannabis groups are pushing for more states to allow legal marijuana markets to remain open and are seeking funds in state aid packages.
But the push for help from Washington, where the federal government still classifies marijuana as a controlled substance, has so far failed to make headway.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a $2.2 trillion stimulus package passed by Congress in March, prohibits businesses engaged in cannabis-related activity from receiving any small business loans.
Cannabis groups say that is unfair and are pushing to change that in the next aid package.
"Cannabis businesses are dealing with the exact same thing that other businesses are dealing with in terms of employee protection, maintaining payroll ... all on top of the onerous financial burdens that cannabis businesses already face," said Morgan Fox, National Cannabis Industry Association media relations director.
Cannabis lobbying groups wrote a letter to governors last week to urge them to provide loans at the state level and to push their congressional delegations to include them in the next federal relief package.
Fox said the association has heard that Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiGOP operative installed as NSA top lawyer placed on administrative leave: reports Budowsky: Democracy won, Trump lost, President Biden inaugurated Biden taps career civil servants to acting posts at State, USAID, UN MORE (D-Calif.) and Rep. Ed Perlmutter Edwin (Ed) George PerlmutterColorado governor, spouse test positive for COVID-19 Rep. Rick Allen tests positive for COVID-19 Capitol's COVID-19 spike could be bad Thanksgiving preview MORE (D-Colo.) are working out language to allow cannabis companies to receive small-business loans. Pelosi's office did not respond to The Hill's request for comment, but Perlmutter said he is hopeful it will happen.
"I plan to keep pushing to ensure the cannabis industry has the ability to be eligible for SBA [Small Business Administration] relief funds during this COVID-19 crisis. I have spoken to House leadership about this matter and I'm hopeful in one of the next two packages we can get this done," Perlmutter told The Hill.
The National Association of Cannabis Businesses (NACB) is also working toward relief for pot shops.
"We're very favorable towards utilizing stimulus funds or recovery funds and opening those to cannabis businesses. I know that's problematic because of the status of cannabis, but there are people who think there are ways they can get it done, and I think Pelosi's looking at that," Mark Gorman, NACB chief operating officer, told The Hill.
The industry groups have also turned to K Street for help. Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has been working on behalf of the Cannabis Trade Federation to lobby Congress to find ways to help cannabis companies access aid in the CARES Act.
"There is a very robust conversation happening in the House right now about how to help these companies going forward," Brownstein's Melissa Kuipers Blake said.
The GOP-controlled Senate will be a harder sell. In 2019, marijuana business advocates had high hopes for passing legislation that would allow financial institutions to finally do business with cannabis businesses that were legal in the states. The House passed legislation in September that would allow banks to finally work with cannabis businesses, but the bill failed to move in the Senate.
As pot businesses deal with the coronavirus pandemic, the industry hopes to draw attention to the divide between the federal government and states on the issue.
The industry has seen sales spike at points during the pandemic. Pot consumption hit a record high as weekly sales growth peaked at 64 percent for the week of March 16, the sharpest rate increase since the start of 2019. But the marijuana lobby says that despite those numbers, small cannabis businesses still need loans to stay open.
"There's a misconception that the fact that cannabis businesses have been able to stay open has created some kind of bonanza. Average sales have dropped aside from some brief spikes that occurred several weeks ago, based on consumer concern that they wouldn't have legal access," Fox said.
"I think there's a difference between being able to stay open and being able to survive the pandemic," Blake said, likening marijuana businesses to the restaurant industry. "You've seen restaurants able to stay open for delivery, but the revenue is not there to truly keep them afloat."
The industry, though, faces opposition from the anti-marijuana lobby, which called it "laughable" that pot businesses are seeking relief.
"They definitely have a lot of hubris to say they need money at a time when they're seeing record sales. It's laughable that they're asking for it," Kevin Sabet, president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), said. "I think it's just a pattern for them pushing boundaries ... as they can."
Sabet said he is hopeful Congress will continue to deny aid to marijuana shops in future relief packages.
"I think you may have the same old pro-marijuana members who were pro-marijuana before this crisis. … I wouldn't be surprised if they're going to propose something, but I don't think it's going to actually go through," he said.
Jonathan Caulkins, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College, though, pointed to the lobbying muscle behind marijuana.
"[Cannabis shops are] still doing things that are illegal under federal law even though they are state-licensed. I find that absurd. Does that mean their lobbyists won't win? They might win. They've got a lot of lobbying power in Washington, D.C.," he told The Hill.
The marijuana lobby currently is ramping up pressure on Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R), who closed recreational marijuana dispensaries in the state, despite marijuana being legal there.
"It's a fundamentally difficult balancing act that states around the country are grappling with and trying to do their best to help health and jobs," Caulkins said.
Nevada closed storefronts but allows marijuana deliveries, and Maine just announced its first licenses for marijuana shops.
The NACB wrote to Baker last week, saying that state-legal shops should be open just like liquor stores in Massachusetts. They warned of the danger that marijuana consumers will patronize unlicensed sources, posing health risks and taking tax dollars from the state.
"There's no reason if liquor stores are open that cannabis stores shouldn't be open, too," Gorman said.
SAM, though, said allowing marijuana shops to stay open threatens public health when health officials are cautioning against standing in lines or inhaling smoke.
"This is a case of influence really buying a public policy, and the public policy they bought right now is allowing them to stay open during this time of crisis," Sabet said.
For the industry, the coronavirus outbreak has provided an opportunity to revive the debate on legalization.
The NACB says legalization will provide a boost to states as economies begin to reopen.
"There is a great opportunity to think outside the box when you're coming out of a deep recession, especially in the case of ... Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. They should be moving quickly toward cannabis legalization. There's a lot of tax revenue in that, and I think they'd be missing a huge opportunity," Gorman said.
Gorman noted that Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (R) closed liquor stores, which are a crucial source of tax dollars, in the state during the pandemic.
"You can't do what you've done for years, which is when they need money, they raise the markup on distilled spirits. You have to look at other things, and cannabis legislation provides steps to it and the ability to tax the product is a no-brainer," he said.
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At SSI, we believe children in care who are supported to learn about and maintain a connection to their culture, religion and language have better outcomes as they grow up than those who are not supported in this way. These connections help children to understand where they have come from and to develop their sense of belonging and identity.
Helping children stay connected with their culture, language and religion can also help if and when children are returned to their birth parents.


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March 19, 2022 April 5, 2022 by Maeve Korengold
Second-wave feminism is credited as a catalyst for women's liberation in the workplace and in broader society. The Equal Pay Act of 1963, Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling are milestones attributed to the efforts of mainstream feminists — most of which were cisgender and heterosexual. LGBTQ+ women, particularly lesbians, were widely excluded from feminist organizations and disavowed by prominent feminist figures whose influences are still present today.
In 1966, twenty-eight feminist activists, including Betty Freidan and Pauli Murray, co-founded the National Organization for Women (NOW), frustrated by the government's failure to enforce new anti-discrimination laws. NOW's Statement of Purpose, penned by Freidan and Murray, stated that the organization's purpose was to "bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all the privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men." Evidently, Freidan, a straight woman, and Murray, who had lifelong relationships with other women, interpreted this statement differently.
Lesbians have long been contributors to the feminist movement; NOW's logo was designed by openly lesbian artist Ivy Bottini in 1969 and is still used to identify the organization today. Bottini and other lesbian members of NOW attempted to bring attention to issues facing them, who lived at the intersection of experiencing misogyny and homophobia at a time when both ran rampant, to straight leaders' attention. Bottini, then the president of NOW's New York Chapter, held a seminar in 1970 with that purpose, titled, "Is Lesbianism a Feminist Issue?" Freidan, who vehemently opposed the inclusion of lesbians and their concerns within the feminist movement, was deeply angered by this action. In response, she cleansed lesbian members of the New York chapter of NOW, including Bottini and Rita Mae Brown, an openly lesbian author, and the editor of NOW's newsletter. The mainstream feminist movement, made up of straight women, was not concerned with lesbian issues but with their own liberation. Phyllis Schlafly and her anti-feminist campaign dismissed NOW and other feminist organizations as militant, man-hating lesbians; Freidan and other leaders distanced themselves from this viewpoint by alienating lesbian women.
In response to NOW's purge, Brown and other lesbian feminists branched out and created their own groups. One such organization was the Lavender Menace, named after Freidan's infamous comments at a 1969 NOW meeting asserting that the group did not associate themselves with the radical threats to their goals that lesbians were determined to be. Shunned from the women's liberation movement and frustrated by the misogyny present in male-dominated gay rights groups, the Lavender Menace, and its daughter organization Radicalesbians, as well as The Furies, the Salsa Soul Sisters, and others held demonstrations at straight feminists' meetings, marches, and other forms of protest to garner the attention and respect of heterosexual society. They produced manifestos outlining their views of lesbian identity and persecution, and for the first time, they were able to forge unified selfhood separate from straight feminists and the male figureheads of mainstream gay activism.
Their efforts received a response: a year after Freidan's famous New York purge, NOW's national convention members issued a statement assuring that "NOW recognizes the double oppression of women who are lesbians… NOW acknowledges the oppression of lesbians as a legitimate concern of feminism."
In 1973, the NOW Task Force on Sexuality and Lesbianism was established, and Del Martin became the first openly lesbian member of NOW's board of directors. She and her wife, Phyllis Lyon, became the first openly lesbian couple to become involved with NOW. However, much of the damage was necessary to create a permanent rift between mainstream feminism and the lesbian community. Much of lesbian feminism revolved around the idea of separatism — solely interacting with lesbian-owned organizations and businesses, and not forming friendships or relationships with anyone not involved in the lesbian feminist movement, a sort of way to cope with societal rejection and surround themselves with people who they knew were affirming of their struggles. The extremely insular nature of many lesbian communities that resulted from this proved to be detrimental to the very sisterhood and inclusion that many groups attempted to advocate for.
During the time that lesbian feminism and mainstream feminism were at odds, some radical lesbian feminists accepted a different definition of lesbianism than we know today. As opposed to a sexual orientation separate from factors like subjugation to patriarchal values, some lesbian feminists argued that lesbianism was "the most complete form of feminism," the choice to put relationships with women, whether romantic, sexual, or platonic, above relationships with men. Leaders of the Furies in Washington D.C. asserted that every woman was born a lesbian, and exposure to America's male-dominant society destroyed their ability to only love other women. "Political lesbianism," the idea that heterosexual women should swear off all romantic and sexual relationships with men and become celibate in the name of fully practicing feminism by completely removing themselves from institutions like marriage. Therefore, lesbianism was viewed as a political identity and a choice, rather than an innate characteristic that cannot be changed — a view now regarded as homophobic and incorrect. These radicals' appropriation of lesbian identity perpetuated the idea that lesbianism is not a valid orientation and deep down, lesbian-identified people harbor an attraction to men, an idea that still exists among many today.
In their crusade for community and acknowledgment of concerns pertinent to them, some lesbian groups participated in the alienation of others, namely transgender women. In 1991, a transgender woman who wanted to attend the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival was expelled by a security guard. Following this instance, the festival instituted a "womyn born womyn" only policy excluding transgender women from attending. Some activists even began referring to women assigned men at birth as the "Transgender Menace," adopting a term used to offend and alienate themselves to estrange transgender women from their movement. Now, many self-appointed radical feminists still hold the views that women's oppression is solely based on their ability to reproduce and push a new brand of "feminism."
As somebody who grew up already possessing many of the social and legal privileges that my predecessors afforded me, I cannot pretend to understand the disaffection and persecution that lesbians faced throughout the twentieth century.
However, I can attest that lesbian existence continues to be difficult due to our estrangement from the patriarchal space we occupy: our inability to fulfill the societal expectations put on us to find a man and bear his children. Our very existence invalidates the preconceived notions pushed on us about women's place in relation to men, undermining the basis of gender roles that are foundational to our society.
I know that being a lesbian is an experience distinct from every other sexual orientation in the ways in which we are subjugated to the twisted forms of misogyny and homophobia that make up the lesbophobia present in many Queer and feminist spaces. I find the system formed by mainstream feminists' exclusion of lesbians from their message to radical lesbians' exclusion of transgender women from their spaces to be indicative of how cycles of oppression function. Lesbian feminists were so scarred by the dismissal of their experiences by mainstream feminists that they pushed that malice forward towards the transgender community in an attempt to preserve their insular and family-like community. This is by no means acceptable, but it offers insight into how some feminist groups became so exclusive of transgender women.
Progress has been made in the ways in which lesbian communities articulate our place within society. Many lesbians struggle with our lack of place within societal gender roles and discover that we are more comfortable presenting ourselves in a way that honors our unique position by altering our gender presentation and pronouns. As our definitions of gender, the construction of gender roles, and intersectionality evolve with the help of Judith Butler, Audre Lorde, and Barbara Smith, so does our understanding of how they play out in the real world and affect the human interpretation of identity.
It is my sincere hope that the feminist movement continues to become more inclusive to lesbians and that transgender women and people whose essences don't fit the predetermined gender binary become more welcomed by mainstream lesbian communities.
Maeve Korengold
Maeve (she/her) is a freelance journalist based in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Rolf Sigurd Syversen (May 6, 1920 – May 7, 1987) was a Norwegian musician (piano and accordion), composer, and ensemble leader known from many recordings.

Syversen was born in Oslo. He studied under Kristian Hauger, Erling Westher, and Ottar E. Akre, and he took second place in the 1936 Nordic Accordion Grand Prix. During the German occupation of Norway he worked for a record company in Oslo as an ensemble leader, and he made recordings with artists including the Swedish singer Johnny Bode for the Norwegian market. Later he directed the choir at Chat Noir (from 1946 to 1949), was a member of the quintet Sy-We-La, worked as recording director for Iversen & Frogh A/S (Odeon / Columbia Records / His Master's Voice), and was repertoire manager for EMI (from 1969 onward). He became a celebrity accompanist for the television music program Husker du? He led many ensembles under his own name, creating dozens of recordings.

Syversen died in 1987 and is buried at Vestre Gravlund in Oslo.

Publications
Så spiller vi trekkspill (How to Play Accordion; Oslo: Norsk Musikforlag, 1945)

Compositions
"Rytmefeber" (Rhythm Fever, instrumental)
"Østenfor sol og vestenfor måne" (East of the Sun, West of the Moon; lyrics: Juul Hansen)

References

20th-century Norwegian accordionists
Norwegian male pianists
20th-century Norwegian composers
1920 births
1987 deaths
20th-century Norwegian male musicians
20th-century Norwegian pianists
Musicians from Oslo

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Kathmandu : In a massive traffic jam of Kathmandu valley a new concept of entrepreneurship has been flourished as Uber taxi app has taken the market in Europe and America.
A mobile app called Tottle which is developed by local youth in Nepal is gaining its popularity due to its innovative feature of sharing a motorbike to travel. An alternative taxi concept to 4 wheeler taxi dominated the market in Kathmandu is being popular.
Due to the risky nature of travel, health & safety and legal issues, it is said that the government has kept its supervision due to some of the case registered against earlier this week.
Local startup Tootle has attracted a growing number of young and tech-savvy commuters to its motorbike-sharing service, which is five times cheaper than traditional taxis, since its launch in early 2017. It now operates in three cities in the Kathmandu Valley where about 4 million people live. Nearly 10,000 taxis operate in the valley and the industry generates roughly 17 billion Nepalese rupees ($162.6 million) annually.
But as the population in Nepal becomes increasingly connected digitally, the potential for Tootle also extends elsewhere.
Tootle is also planning to expand to the cities of Narayangadh and Pokhara within six months, with the ultimate aim of setting up abroad. More than 50,000 users have downloaded the app, which on average provides 700 rides a day, Tootle says.
Sixit Bhatta, the 37 year old co-founder of Tootle, which employs 16 people in its glass-paneled office in Kathmandu, said it was easier for locals to use motorbikes. "There are almost half a million motorbikes in the [Kathmandu] valley. It is the most convenient mode of transport to get around," he said.
Bhatta and his two co-founders, who declined to specify their initial investment, were in part inspired by what they saw during an Indian embargo in 2015 that led to the disruption of supplies in this Himalayan nation. Then, Nepalese pooled resources and shared rides.
"Sharing taxis is an existing behavior, but bike-sharing is new. Our service, though, is ideally suited to navigate the traffic-choked streets," said Bhatta, a former telecommunications engineer. "Transportation is a big problem here … We lack freedom of mobility." Bhatta added.
Around 40% of Tootle users are women, according to Bhatta, a pool that could increase over time as women avoid crowded public transportation systems, which includes buses, minibuses and three-wheelers, such as rickshaws. A 2014 survey by the World Bank found that 25% of women aged 19-35 have experienced "inappropriate touching" while traveling on public transportation in Kathmandu.
The Tootle app gives users the option to choose between male and female drivers, even though it currently has only male drivers. But Tootle intends to change that. The company has signed an agreement with an organization promoting women's employment to train female chauffeurs. For the handicapped, motorbike-sharing is also easier than getting on cramped buses.


Évora Cathedral, or as it is locally known Sé de Évora. It is the largest medieval cathedral in Portugal and you can see its silhouette from very far away.
It is on the highest part of the town, nearby some other important monuments as the Roman Temple.
This Cathedral dates from 1250 and it is completely made of granite. Its style assumes the transition between romantic and gothic styles.
The exterior dome is one of the most amazing architectural features of this structure. Also in the interior, you can see the three great naves. Évora Cathedral includes a Religious Art Museum with a rich collection in the areas of ecclesiastic garments, painting, sculpture, and jewelry.
Don't miss the opportunity to go up, and enjoy one of the best views over the city.


Announced via the Samuels & Company website, an iFLY indoor skydiving facility is 'coming soon' to Las Vegas, Nevada. This location will join the long running Vegas Indoor Skydiving facility which has been operating since 1982. As of March 2019, we've received an update that this location will be located in Spring Valley - just west of downtown.


A report released this week finds older workers who are self-employed — particularly those who not only work for themselves but also employ others — are likelier to be happier with their work situation than those who labor for someone else while women face the hardest road.
Small-business owners (whether men or women!) are happier, said Ellen Galinsky, president of the Families and Work Institute, a New York-based nonprofit research group that studies workplace and family issues.
Galinsky said the study provides a message to employers hoping to improve employee retention: "There are lessons in here for organizations that employ people: Provide people with learning opportunities, provide them with more autonomy, provide them with more flexibility," she said.
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from __future__ import division
from __future__ import print_function
from __future__ import unicode_literals
from __future__ import absolute_import
from builtins import str as newstr
from builtins import range
#__all__ = ["format_output"]

import numpy as np
import subprocess
import pkg_resources
from .generalTools import air_to_vac
from scipy.interpolate import interp1d
###
# ***.lin: [cloudy_ID, flux]
# ***.lineflux: [sorted_vac_wl, flux]
# ***.out_lines: [sorted_vac_wl, flux]
###
# ***.outwcont: [wl, attenuated_incident, diffuse_continuum]
# ***.inicont: [wl, incident_flux]
# ***.contflux: [wl, incid_out, atten_out, diffuse_out]
# ***.out_cont: [ang, diffuse_out]
###
def formatCloudyOutput(dir_, model_prefix, modnum, modpars, use_extended_lines=False, write_line_lum=False, **kwargs):
    '''
    for formatting the output of a single cloudy job
    '''
    # model information
    logZ, age, logU, logR, logQ, nH = modpars[0:6]
    if logZ > 0.2:
        print("WARNING WARNING WARNING")

    dist_fact = 4.0*np.pi*(10.0**logR)**2.0 # cm**2
    lsun = 3.839e33 # erg/s
    c = 2.9979e18 #ang/s

    oldfile = "{}{}{}.lin".format(dir_, model_prefix, str(modnum))
    newfile = "{}{}{}.lineflux".format(dir_, model_prefix, str(modnum))
    print_file = "{}{}{}.out_lines".format(dir_, model_prefix, str(modnum))
    # read cloudy output
    dat = np.genfromtxt(oldfile, skip_header=2, delimiter="\t",
                        dtype="S20,f8")
    #line_names = [d[0] for d in dat]
    datflu = np.array([d[1] for d in dat])
    # non-ordered wavelengths
    if use_extended_lines:
        wavfile = pkg_resources.resource_filename(__name__,
                                                  "data/refLinesEXT.dat")
    else:
        wavfile = pkg_resources.resource_filename(__name__,
                                                  "data/refLines.dat")
    wdat = np.genfromtxt(wavfile, delimiter=',', dtype=None)
    wl = np.array([dat[0] for dat in wdat])
    # sort them by wavelength
    sinds = np.argsort(wl)
    ### print vac_wl, flux to ***.lineflux
    output = np.column_stack((wl[sinds], datflu[sinds]))
    np.savetxt(newfile, output, fmt=str("%4.6e"))
    # print lines to ***.out_lines
    # line luminosity in solar lums per Q
    line_wav = wl[sinds]
    if write_line_lum:
        conv = 1.0
    else:
        conv = 1./lsun/(10.**logQ)
    line_flu = datflu[sinds]*conv
    print_output = np.column_stack((line_wav, line_flu))
    np.savetxt(print_file, print_output, fmt=(str("%.6e"),str("%.6e")))
    # print to file
    print("Lines were printed to file {}".format(print_file))
    ########
    ### continuum
    ########
    outcontfl = "{}{}{}.outwcont".format(dir_, model_prefix, modnum)
    incontfl = "{}{}{}.inicont".format(dir_, model_prefix, modnum)
    print_file2 = "{}{}{}.contflux".format(dir_, model_prefix, modnum)
    print_file = "{}{}{}.out_cont".format(dir_, model_prefix, modnum)
    # lam, atten_inc, diff_cont, diff_line, sum
    cont_data = np.genfromtxt(outcontfl, skip_header=1)
    # cont is nu L_nu / (4 pi R**2): Hz * (erg/s/Hz) * (1/cm**2)
    # [erg / s / cm^2 ] -> [ erg / s / Hz ]
    atten_0, diffuse_0  = cont_data[:,1], cont_data[:,2]
    ang_0 = cont_data[:,0]
    # reverse arrays
    atten_in, diffuse_in = atten_0[::-1], diffuse_0[::-1]
    ang = ang_0[::-1]
    ang_v = air_to_vac(ang)
    # interpolate
    lamfile = pkg_resources.resource_filename(__name__, "data/FSPSlam.dat")
    fsps_lam = np.genfromtxt(lamfile)
    nu = c/fsps_lam
    atten_y = interp1d(ang_v, atten_in, fill_value=0.0, bounds_error=False)(fsps_lam)
    diffuse_y = interp1d(ang_v, diffuse_in, fill_value=0.0, bounds_error=False)(fsps_lam)
    ##
    # diffuse continuum
    diffuse_out = (diffuse_y) / nu * dist_fact / (10.**logQ) / lsun
    ##
    inidata = np.genfromtxt(incontfl, skip_header=1)
    incid_0 = inidata[:,1]
    incid_in = incid_0[::-1]
    incid_y = interp1d(ang_v, incid_in, fill_value=0.0, bounds_error=False)(fsps_lam)
    # F_nu / (nu=c/lambda) per solar lum
    f = open(print_file2, "w")
    f.write("# lam (ang) incid (erg/s/cm2) attenuated_incid (erg/s/cm2) diffuse_cont (erg/s/cm2)\n")
    for i in range(len(fsps_lam)):
        printstring = "{0:.6e} {1:.6e} {2:.6e} {3:.6e}\n".format(fsps_lam[i], incid_y[i], atten_y[i], diffuse_y[i])
        f.write(printstring)
    f.close()
    print("The full continuum was printed to file {}".format(print_file2))
    #####
    f = open(print_file, "w")
    f.write("# lam (ang) diffuse_cont (lsun/hz/Q)\n")
    for i in range(len(fsps_lam)):
        printstring = "{0:.6e} {1:.6e}\n".format(fsps_lam[i], diffuse_out[i])
        f.write(printstring)
    f.close()
    print("The diffuse continuum was printed to file {}".format(print_file))
    return

def formatAllOutput(dir_, mod_prefix, use_extended_lines=False, write_line_lum=False):
    '''
    for formatting output after running a batch of cloudy jobs
    '''
    data = np.genfromtxt(dir_+mod_prefix+".pars")
    def get_pars(modnum):
        return data[np.int(modnum)-1, 1:]
    for modnum in data[:,0]:
        mnum = np.int(modnum)
        formatCloudyOutput(dir_, mod_prefix, mnum, get_pars(mnum), use_extended_lines=use_extended_lines, write_line_lum=write_line_lum)
    return

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Putin's Russia Just Rushed To Defend Trump From Criticism At The United Nations
Colin Taylor is the editor-in-chief of Occupy Democrats. He graduated…
3,000 US Workers Just Lost Their Jobs As Trump's Taj Mahal Closes, Goes Bankrupt
Donald Trump's cozy relationship with dictator Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation was made clear to the world when Moscow's representative recently stood up for the Republican nominee at the United Nations after the burgeoning fascist rabble-rouser was condemned by top UN officials.
The UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, Prince Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein of Jordan, roundly slammed Trump and other ethno-nationalist far-right anti-immigrant conservatives for encouraging the "banalisation of bigotry" and cultivating an "atmosphere of hate" in a September speech:
And yet what Mr [Geert] Wilders [of the Netherlands] shares in common with Mr Trump, Mr [Viktor] Orban [of Hungary], Mr [Milos] Zeman [of the Czech Republic], Mr [Norbert] Hofer [of Austria], Mr [Robert] Fico [of Slovokia], Madame [Marine] Le Pen [of France], Mr [Nigel] Farage [of the United Kingdom], he also shares with Da'esh (ISIS/ISIL).
All seek in varying degrees to recover a past, halcyon and so pure in form, where sunlit fields are settled by peoples united by ethnicity or religion – living peacefully in isolation, pilots of their fate, free of crime, foreign influence and war. A past that most certainly, in reality, did not exist anywhere, ever. Europe's past, as we all know, was for centuries anything but that.
History has perhaps taught Mr Wilders and his ilk how effectively xenophobia and bigotry can be weaponised. Communities will barricade themselves into fearful, hostile camps, with populists like them, and the extremists, as the commandants. The atmosphere will become thick with hate; at this point it can descend rapidly into colossal violence.
We must pull back from this trajectory. My friends, are we doing enough to counter this cross-border bonding of demagogues?
In response, the Russian ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, issued a formal complaint to Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in a private audience, according to diplomats in touch with the Associated Press. The ever-oblivious Trump wasn't even aware the speeches had been made and did not ask Moscow to intervene on his behalf, meaning that the Russians took it upon themselves to complain about the treatment of an American politician – "virulently," according to witnesses – is an unprecedented event. A senior diplomat noted that Churkin specifically condemned the mention of Trump.
This kind of back-room politicking shows just how deeply invested the Kremlin is in securing a Trump victory. Putin's armies of internet trolls have been caught hacking Democratic National Committee servers and flooding social media with pro-Trump posts; Putinist agents have wormed their way into Trump's policy team, eager to take advantage of a charlatan who wants the prestige of the Presidency but none of the responsibility that accompanies it. Putin's kleptocracy would win both a huge foreign policy victory and receive a huge boost to his personal finances should Trump win; for the sake of the free world and our democracy, we cannot allow that to happen.
Moscow Putin style Trump UN
Colin Taylor is the editor-in-chief of Occupy Democrats. He graduated from Bennington College with a Bachelor's degree in history and political science. He now focuses on advancing the cause of social justice and equality in America.
Colin Taylor October 7, 2016


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Illinois Governor's Mansion: See What it Looks Like After Renovations
Published at 1:17 pm on July 12, 2018
The Illinois Governor's Mansion, which has undergone a massive, multimillion-dollar renovation over the past two years - will soon reopen to the public. We've got an exclusive look inside.
The view from the balcony.
Period bedroom suites on the second floor will highlight the Civil War Period of the 1860's and the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.
On the wall of the education center, which is the first thing children see when they enter the building, are the words of former Gov. Adlai Stevenson, chosen by the first lady.
The private residence previously lacked one important element: a kitchen.
"There was a little bar sink that was about, you know - you couldn't even put a cereal bowl in it, it was so small, and a microwave and a small refrigerator," Diana Rauner said. "And that was it in the private residence."
All appliances were donated and the full cost of the renovation - $15 million in total - was raised privately, including a million dollars from the Rauners and the governor's Democratic opponent J.B. Pritzker.
"This used to be another bedroom," Diana Rauner added. "This private space is big and it was empty, so we were able to carve out space for a kitchen and family room."
"This is our living room, we are still moving in," the first lady said of the home's now bright and airy room to relax and unwind, still a work in progress.
"This is the furniture we bought in 2015, but we haven't sort of moved back in," she elaborated. The Rauners, who personally own nine homes across the country, relocated from the Governor's Mansion to the Illinois State Fairgrounds during construction.
Lee Bay
This is a dog bed for the Rauners' beloved dog Stella.
"The dumbwaiter goes down to the kitchen downstairs," Diana Rauner said. "That's basically how other governors would be fed. They would just - everything would come up and down the dumbwaiter and they would just bring it up here. The dumbwaiter works, it's just a strange way to live."
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Co-Mobility provides people with alternative options to private car & bike ownership but with similar levels of independence. It complements public transport and active travel and together, these provide compelling mixes of choices for varied, practical and aspirational modern lifestyles. This leads to a shift away from car dependency and hence helps to unlock significant public benefits.
Co-mobility complements public transport and active travel.
Ride sourcing or ride hailing such as Uber & Lyft are app-based taxi services. As they trigger taxi-like car journeys, we do not consider them as co-mobility.
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Трка на 100 метара у женској конкуренцији на 17. Светском првенству у атлетици 2019. у Дохи одржана је 28. и 29. септембра на стадиону Khalifa International Stadium.

Титулу светске првакиње из Лондона 2017. бранила је Тори Боуи из САД.

Земље учеснице
Учествовало је 47 атлетичарки из 31 земље.

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Рекорди пре почетка Светског првенства 2019.
26. септембар 2019.
{| class="wikitable" width=95%
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!colspan="6" | Рекорди пре почетка Светског првенства 2019.
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| Олимпијски рекорди
| rowspan="2" | Флоренс Грифит Џојнер
| rowspan="2" |
| 10,62
| Сеул, Јужна Кореја
| 24. септембар 1988.
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| Светски рекорд
| 10,49
| Индијанаполис, САД
| 16. јул 1988.
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| Рекорд светских првенстава
| Мерион Џоунс
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| 10,70
| Севиља, Шпанија
| 22. август 1999.
|-
| rowspan="2" | Најбољи светски резултат сезоне
| Елејн Томпсон
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="3" | 10,73
| rowspan="2" | Кингстон, Јамајка
| rowspan="2" | 21. јун 2019.
|-
| Шели Ен Фрејзер-Прајс
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| Европски рекорд
| Кристин Арон
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| Будимпешта, Мађарска
| 19. август 1998.
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|Северноамерички рекорд
| Флоренс Грифит Џојнер
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| 10,49
| Индијанаполис, САД
| 16. јул 1988.
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| Јужноамерички рекорд
| Росанжела Сантос
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| 10,91 (.901)
| Лондон, Уједињено Краљевство
| 6. август 2017.
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| Афрички рекорд
| Миријел Ауре
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| 10,78
| Монтверди, САД
| 27. јул 2016.
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| Азијски рекорд
| Ли Сумеј
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| 10,79| Шангај, Кина
| 18. октобар 1997.
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| Океанијски рекорд| Мелиса Брин
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| 11,11 | Канбера, Аустралија
| 5. фебруар 2014.
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| Најбољи светски резултат сезоне| Шели Ен Фрејзер-Прајс
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| 10,71| Доха, Катар
| 29. септембар 2019.
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 Најбољи резултати у 2019. години
Десет најбржих светских атлетичарки 2019. године је пре почетка светског првенства (27. септембра 2019) заузимало следећи пласман.

Такмичарке чија су имена подебљана учествовали су на СП 2019.

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Сва времена су по локалном времену (UTC+1)

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Такмичење је одржано 28. септембра 2019. године у 16:30 (1), 16:37 (2), 16:44 (3), 16:51 (4), 16:58 (5) и 17:05 (6). 47 такмичарки је подељено у 6 група. У полуфинале су ушле по три првопласиране из сваке групе (КВ) и шест према постигнутом резултату (кв).,,
Ветар:Група 1: -0,2 м/с, Група 2: -0,3 м/с, Група 3: -0,4 м/с, Група 4: -0,1 м/с, Група 5: -0,1 м/с, Група 6: -0,3 м/с.

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Такмичење је одржано 29. септембра 2019. године у 21:20 (1), 21:28 (2) и 21:36 (3) по локалном времену. У полуфиналу су учествовале 24 такмичарке, подељене у 3 групе. У финале су се пласирале по две првопласиране из група (КВ) и две на основу постигнутог резултата (кв''').,,
Ветар:Група 1: +0,8 м/с, Група 2: +0,5 м/с, Група 3: -0,4 м/с.

Финале
Такмичење је одржано 29. септембра 2019. године у 23:20 по локалном времену.,
Ветар: +0,1 м/с

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Светско првенство у атлетици на отвореном 2019.
Трка на 100 метара на Светском првенству у атлетици на отвореном


Rajasthan, the barren region is not only renowned for its architectural splendor, dreamy palaces and multihued people but also admired for its exclusive, spicy and assorted culinary. For the imperial Rajputs, one of the principal groups of people of Rajasthan, a meal or a feast is never complete without meat varieties such as lip smacking dishes overwhelmed with chilies and spices ; grilled meat with cashew nuts and almonds such as the Soolas, Murgh mokul and the red meat Kababs. On the other hand, a different community of Rajasthan called Marwaris eats only vegetarian food items. The cook equally delicious perhaps more sizzling food items with whatsoever ingredients they get in the parched lands of this interesting province.
Rajasthani cooking is mostly influenced by both the lifestyles of its citizens and the handiness of the ingredients they get in this desolate tract. People usually prefer food that could last for several days and could be consumed without reheating. Lack of fresh green vegetables and water has had major effects on Rajasthani cooking. If you wish to make a trip to Rajasthan, you should definitely try the mouth-watering Rajasthani cuisine. Due to the scarcity of water, the food is generally prepared by adding ghee (clarified butter) or milk thus making it an exotic dish. In contrast, gram flour (Besan) is a basis of Marwari food owing to the scarcity of vegetables in this desert state. The lip-smacking "gatte ki sabzi (curried gram-flour dumplings)" and kadhi, the curried gram-flour in yoghurt paste are a treat to the tongue. One more delicious item is Kair sangria which is served with spicy mango pickle. Basically, Kair, a tiny, round desert fruit is a favorite of camel and is found on a spiky bush. On the other hand, sangri is dried-out untamed leaves. The leaves and seeds of these two are soaked in water during the night. Then, it is boiled and fried in oil in order to make a delicious delicacy that is essence with touches of desiccated dates, turmeric powder, red chilies, salt, shredded dried mango, cumin seeds and coriander. Dal-bati-churma, the signature dish of Marwari cuisine is a great instance of the endurance in the midst of the limitations and at the same time fetching the most excellent out of it.
Proudly known as 'the terra firma of Kings', Rajasthan is a wealthy abode culinary glee both inside the fortresses and outside. Throughout the days of yore, daily menus in the imperial kitchens of Rajasthan were a vital issue and were elevated to the echelon of an art type. Hundreds of talented chefs worked in the imperial citadels of the Maharajas and maintained their unique recipes secret and intimately protected. A few of the royal recipes were revealed to their descendants and rest of the recipes never revealed to anyone.
In olden times, it was considered as a great status to serve extraordinary food items to the royal guests. The royal chefs were motivated to experiment with different and ingredients. The stately guests were treated with a regal palate of delicacies that were cooked with goats, stuffed camels, pigeons, peacocks and pigs. It was very common to have pigeons flutter out of ornately made dishes. In fact, Royal guests cannot taste all wide-ranging delicacies. Generally, Safed Maans (white meat) was served on celebratory events. While the influence of Mughal cooking was noticeable in the cooking of royal Rajasthan kitchens, a common person's kitchen still remained unaffected those days.
The zeal for hunting (shikar ) was extreme among former Maharajas. This passion for hunting greatly contributed in forming the culinary art in Rajasthan. Without doubt, in the planet of mindful eating, game cooking was the most esteemed form of art owing to the extreme skills needed to clean, cut and cook the things needed for the game are not simply obtained. The Pathani attacks fetched the art of barbecuing to Rajasthan which has now been sharpened to excellence. Also, the typical skewered boneless lamb and "Sula-smoked" kebabs can be cooked in eleven different ways. In contrast, the vegetarian culinary of the Marwaris of Marwar (or) Jodhpur city who cooks their exotic cuisines without even using onions or garlic are also tasty. They avoid garlic and onions as these are believed to stimulate the blood pressure.
Numerous varieties of desserts can be spotted in this arid region of Rajasthan. The Rajasthani cuisine enthusiastically bestows a broad assortment of sweet dishes that will really quench your taste buds. Apart from the highly spiced delicacies, every region of Rajasthan is famous for its unique sweet varieties. To name a few, the mishri mawa & ghevar of Jaipur, mawa kachori of Jodhpur, rasgullas of Bikaner, ladoos of Jaisalmer, dil jani of Udaipur, malpuas of Pushkar, mawa of Alwar, sohan halwa of Ajmer are unique in their individual ways. The city of Bikaner has a broad array of various savories and snacks as well. "Bikaner ki bhujia", the world famous dessert is simply mount-watering.
The Badam ki barfi is an almond fudge cake prepared with milk, sugar, ghee and almonds. Jaipur, the pink city of Rajasthan invites every visitor with its famous sweet dish known as Ghewar. Ghewar is a paste of 'Urad' puffed rice which is trodden, deep fried and then immersed into Sugar syrup that is flavored with cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. A trip to Rajasthan is never fulfilled without buying these famous sweet delicacies for your family and friends!!


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Leeds United and Wolves could benefit from Douglas Luiz joining Aston Villa
John Verrall @JohnVerrall
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Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers were both said to be interested in signing Kalvin Phillips from Leeds United.
Aston Villa's move for Douglas Luiz is surely good news for Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The Telegraph claim that Villa are set to sign Luiz from Manchester City for a fee of £15 million, and that may just take them out of the race to sign Leeds midfielder Phillips, which Wolves have reportedly just joined.
Villa have been heavily linked with Phillips throughout the summer, but Leeds have fought hard to keep him.
Luiz's impending arrival at Villa may just suggest that Dean Smith's side are now looking elsewhere, as he performs a similar function to the Leeds man.
It means that Leeds and Wolves have reason to celebrate the move.
Leeds now appear to have just one side to fend off in their battle to keep Phillips, while Wolves could face less competition for his signature.
The Daily Mirror claims that Wolves are lining up a bid for Phillips, but whether it will be enough to convince Leeds to sell remains to be seen.
Phillips is arguably Leeds' most important player, and Marcelo Bielsa's side will be loathed to lose him, after already letting go of Pontus Jansson this summer.
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Мамври́йский дуб, или Дуб Авраама — дерево, под которым, согласно Библии, Авраам принимал Бога. Библия сообщает, что . Авраам предложил трём ангелам, явившимся ему в образе путников: . Согласно преданию, дерево сохранилось до наших дней, это вечнозелёный палестинский дуб (), которому, как полагают, около 5000 лет.

Находится на территории русского монастыря Святой Троицы в Хевроне, в 3 км северо-западнее пещеры Махпела, на Западном берегу реки Иордан, в Палестинской автономии.

История

Дуб известен по преданиям христиан, евреев и мусульман, которые издавна отождествляли эту местность с библейской дубравой Мамре, собственно дуб и есть остаток этой дубравы. Сохранилось описание дуба, сделанное русским паломником игуменом Даниилом в начале XII века:

Дуб же тот святой рядом с дорогой; когда там идешь, по правую руку; и стоит, красив, на высокой горе. А вокруг корней его внизу Бог вымостил мрамором белым как пол церковный. Вымощено около всего дуба того хорошего; посреди этого помоста вырос дуб святой из камня этого, удивительный! Дуб этот не очень высок, раскидист очень и густ ветвями, и плодов на нём много. Ветки же его низко к земле склонились, так что муж может, на земле стоя, достать его ветки. Окружность его в самом толстом месте две сажени, а высота его ствола до ветвей — полторы сажени. Удивительно и чудесно, что столько много лет стоит дерево то на такой высокой горе и не повреждено, не искрошилось!

Дерево обнаружил начальник Русской духовной миссии в Иерусалиме архимандрит Антонин (Капустин). Он исследовал окрестности Хеврона, сверял свои наблюдения с библейскими текстами и рассказами местных жителей. В 1868 году он приобрёл участок земли, на котором произрастал дуб. Место стало привлекать русских паломников, и постепенно площадь владений Русской церкви расширялась. В XX веке поблизости был выстроен монастырь Святой Троицы. После революции 1917 года земля перешла во владение Русской православной церкви заграницей, с 1997 года при участии Ясира Арафата передана Русской православной церкви.

По мнению специалистов, в результате строительных работ, проведённых в 1970-х годах, когда вокруг древнего дерева была возведена кольцевая подпорная стенка в форме чаши, начался постепенный, но необратимый процесс отмирания корней дуба. Спустя четверть века это привело к тому, что и ствол дерева полностью засох. Последний зелёный лист на основном стволе Мамврийского дуба наблюдали в апреле 1996 года. Вероятно, это связано с паломниками, которые отрывали от дерева куски коры. До засыхания дерева считалось, что две части дерева символизируют два завета, засохшая часть — Ветхий Завет (период исполненного закона, завет на смену которому дан новый: , , ), зелёная — Новый Завет (завет по закону духа жизни: ). Существует православное предание, что смерть этого дерева является одним из признаков конца света. Примерно в 1997 году от корня дерева начал расти новый молодой побег, что дало верующим основание считать, что мир в очередной раз помилован. За двадцать лет он превратился в кустистое зелёное молодое деревце.

С 2016 года усердием ключаря подворья Русской миссии в Хевроне иеромонаха Алексия (Елисеева) ведутся работы по консервации Мамврийского дуба от гниения, обработке древесины от вредителей и болезней.

В феврале 2019 года пришло известие, что металлические подпорки, удерживавшие самую старую сухую часть дуба от падения, прогнили, и этот ствол Мамврийского дуба рухнул. Российские специалисты ведут работы по освобождению ветхозаветного дерева от отмерших частей, которые препятствуют росту молодых побегов из корневой части дуба: сейчас из его корня растут два новых ствола. Все собранные фрагменты упавшей древнейшей части дуба будут выставлены в храме подворья святых Праотцев.

В начале XX века Филипп Луганский как благословение Святой земли привёз из паломнической поездки веточку Мамврийского дуба. Невдали от бывшей станции Старая Ильенко Ростовской области он посадил веточку, а на вопросы отвечал: «Здесь она нужнее будет». Вскоре из веточки вырос молодой дуб, а у корней забил источник, названный в честь Параскевы Пятницы.

Галерея

См. также
 Монастырь Святой Троицы в Хевроне

Примечания

Литература

 Ульянов О. Г. «Филоксения Авраама»: библейская святыня и догматический образ // Богословские труды. - Т. 35. - М., 1999.- С. 216-232.

Хеврон
Места паломничества
Библейские места
Знаменитые деревья Азии
Дубы


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The Ritual (15) | Close-Up Film Review
October 12, 2017 Carol Allen	Arsher Ali, Rafe Spall, Robert James-Collier, Sam Troughton, The Ritual
Dir. David Bruckner, UK, 2017, 94 min
Cast: Rafe Spall, Robert James-Collier, Arsher Ali, Sam Troughton
Review by Carol Allen
After the death of one of their group, four young college friends go on a hiking trip into the Swedish wilderness, as a sort of tribute to the dear departed, who was a lover of the healthy, open air life. The ritual of the title is one they conduct there to honour his memory.
But when one of them is injured, they decide to take a short cut back to civilization through the forbidding and uncharted forest. And as this is a horror film, that is a very bad move.
The opening, which deals with the violent murder of Robert (Paul Reed) in a convenience store robbery and is witnessed by Luke (Spall), who is unable to come to come to his friend's aid, is both startling and gripping. Once the four characters have been established though, the story then develops into standard horror film fare about a group of people, usually young, going somewhere no sane person would go and being picked off one by one by either a serial killer or, as in this case, an unknown entity.
There are some effective creepy moments to do with macabre indications of more rituals in the forest, this time of the distinctly weird and scary variety, which in turn bring on some well imagined nightmare sequences, particularly for Luke, who is riddled with guilt about his failure to prevent Robert's murder. The mountains and forests of Romania, standing in for Sweden (where it is probably more expensive to shoot) make an effective backdrop.
The film is efficiently made and the actors strut their fear stuff with total professionalism, but like many horror films, the tension depends solely on what new, gory and disgusting horrors the film makers can dream up. The story itself is a well worn routine we've seen many times before. There is however always a market for the horror movie and fans of the genre may well enjoy it.
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