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Tennessee transfer Drew Richmond has a new home.
Former Tennessee lineman Drew Richmond to transfer to Southern Cal Tennessee transfer Drew Richmond has a new home. Check out this story on knoxnews.com: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/football/2019/04/26/drew-richmond-transfers-usc-trojans-football-tennessee-ut-vols/3589978002/
Mike Wilson, Knoxville News Sentinel Published 2:51 p.m. ET April 26, 2019 | Updated 4:45 p.m. ET April 26, 2019
Tennessee offensive lineman Drew Richmond has a new home.
The longtime starter for the Vols will play his final season at Southern California.
The fifth-year senior offensive lineman departed as a graduate transfer after starting 25 games at Tennessee, including all 12 at right tackle last season.
"I've accomplished everything I set out to do at Tennessee," Richmond wrote for The Players' Tribune in a "Letter About My Purpose" published Friday. "I was a three-year starter and I got my degree, and I'm leaving here with the ability and opportunity to continue playing football at a high level.
"But in order to do that, I have to say goodbye to all of you. And that's really hard for me."
That's the situation .. I'm grateful #FightOn✌🏾 GodGreat🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/y7llJ93HP7
— Drew Richmond (@TheDream_75) April 26, 2019
Richmond, a five-star recruit from Memphis University School, was the No. 56 overall recruit and No. 3 offensive tackle in the nation in 2015.
"Coming out of high school, I was considered one of the top prospects in the country," Richmond wrote for The Players' Tribune. "A lot of people placed high expectations on me. But when I got to college, those accolades didn't mean anything. They didn't provide me a sense of direction. Instead, it was the challenges and the difficult moments that brought me a step closer to understanding my reason for being here.
"I can recall being promised that I'd start my freshman year. When that didn't happen, I felt consumed by anger and frustration. Every game, win or lose, I'd check Twitter hoping for validation, but a lot of the time I just internalized negativity instead. For my first few years at Tennessee, I was always searching for approval that didn't come from myself but from the outside. If football wasn't going well – if I didn't have that – I didn't know what else I had."
Richmond said the time he spent mentoring middle school students at the Emerald Academy in Knoxville helped changed him for the better.
"For a while, I let a lot of outside factors cloud my vision for the future," Richmond wrote. "And that got in the way of finding my true purpose. And it wasn't until I came here and met all of you that I learned that neither my value nor my purpose was tied to how I played in a game."
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Nov 13 'Kinston Christmas' to include contests, lights and a parade
The Pride of Kinston is bringing more festivities to holidays in downtown with A Kinston Christmas, a tourism-based economic development endeavor that will include lights in Pearson Park and a holiday window display contest.
Modeling this endeavor on a similar event in Natchitoches, La, Pride Executive Director Leon Steele believes A Kinston Christmas will experience even greater success due to Kinston's comparatively larger size and proximity to bigger cities.
"It is a joyous holiday season when people are coming to Eastern North Carolina to visit relatives and friends," Steele said. "What a great evening it would be to bring guests to downtown Kinston to enjoy these free events and experience downtown Kinston and our great restaurants and shops."
To kickstart the event, Pride raised more than $35,000 through a grassroots social media campaign which received donations ranging from $5 to $5,000.
"The grassroots effort sidestepped the usual go-to wells for funding," Steele said. "Its success indicated that our citizens are enthusiastic about their Pride of Kinston organization, plus it gave everyone the opportunity to take ownership through personal investments in this project because they recognized the importance of its economic impact potential for Kinston, Lenoir County and the region."
Pride also received a $10,000 grant from the Kinston-Lenoir County Tourism Development Authority to market the event.
As part of A Kinston Christmas, there will be a Christmas window contest open to all businesses and organizations within the Municipal Services District.
Steele said he hopes to make downtown Kinston look like Christmas with merchant windows decorated and lit for Christmas in order to facilitate holiday shopping downtown.
There is no charge to participate; merchants can sign up online and decorate their window display before Nov. 17 at 6 p.m., when judging will take place. Winners will be announced that same night, along with a tree-lighting ceremony in Pearson Park.
"Display windows are a merchant's billboards," Steele said. "The more enticing they are, the more likely someone is to pop in and do business."
Some of the businesses already registered to participate include Mother Earth, Middle Grounds Coffeehouse, Just Add Salt, Whiskey Pig Craft Butchery and Deli and Potter Photography, said Seraphim Smith, marketing and communications director for Pride.
"We decorate every year, so hopefully this year will be no different. This year the only difference is there's an actual competition," Middle Grounds owner Jessy Dawson said. "I hope that it draws people down to see the lights and be a part of the festivity. The more people that we hold accountable to our town the more it can thrive and grow."
Whiskey Pig Craft Butchery plans to decorate one of their windows with a religious theme and the other with an image of Christmas on the farm, said owner Genell Pridgen.
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Pride is also encouraging merchants to extend their hours for the seven Sundays of A Kinston Christmas — Nov. 17 to Dec. 29 — to take advantage of increased traffic in the area. It will promote participating businesses during the period.
"We hope that it'll draw people in, particularly with us being open now on Friday and Saturday nights and not just at lunch," Pridgen said. "We hope it'll be a community and family-based atmosphere."
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"This year, A Kinston Christmas will be a symbol of hope and resilience for those who are rebuilding their lives as a result of the recent storms," Steele said.
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Mexico Pressing Biden Administration To Curb Gun Trafficking
By Cam Edwards | 9:30 AM on January 29, 2021
Cross-border smuggling works both ways when it comes to the United States and Mexico. Drug cartels operating south of the border are a main source of illegal narcotics in the U.S., while firearms purchased or stolen north of the border make their way into the hands of the drug cartels on a regular basis.
You'd think this would be a reason for both sides to want better border security, but for some reason when it comes to trying to block firearms from traveling south of the border the issue tends to focus on the supposed need for more gun control laws.
On Thursday, Mexico's Consul General in El Paso, Texas held an online forum on arms trafficking, which featured a call for more restrictions on the Second Amendment by a college professor in the city. Josiah Heyman is the director of the Center for Interamerican and Border Studies at the University of Texas at El Paso, and he was one of those speaking out in favor of cracking down on the right to keep and bear arms.
"Not only do we have a shared problem, but also a shared responsibility and a shared opportunity," he said, adding that several U.S. citizens living in Mexico have been killed in Juarez since 2008.
The number of women killed by gun violence is also on the rise in Juarez, which sits across the border from El Paso, in the past few years.
"We are probably not going to solve the entire issue of violence and illegal markets, but what we can do is make it less dangerous. This is a goal that should be shared by Mexico and the U.S. government and all people who want to live safe," he said.
Both governments need to come up with strategies that include going after the cartels' finances – the money that allows them to obtain U.S. guns, Heyman said.
Heyman called for tougher gun regulations in the United States, including eliminating the private gun sale option and more comprehensive checks and licensing.
I wonder what Heyman would think about the idea of the Biden administration setting up some sort of operation that allows guns to be walked across the southern border and into the hands of drug cartel members so we can track the firearms and arrest cartel leaders? We could call it Operation Faster and Furiouser.
While Heyman was calling for more gun control laws in the U.S., the Mexican officials who spoke at Thursday's forum focused more on actual border security.
"The Mexican government is going to propose specific actions to U.S. authorities, including intrusive and non-intrusive inspections of vehicles at the border, as well as the use of technology to stop arms trafficking," said Fabian Medina Hernandez, chief of the Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico.
Right now, Mexico inspects only about one in 20 vehicles coming over from places like El Paso, Texas. In Juarez, the lone X-ray machine at the Bridge of the Americas port of entry can inspect four to five vehicles at a time.
Southbound checks by U.S. Customs and Border Protection are infrequent, habitual commuters tell Border Report.
Medina also brought up U.S. gun stores, claiming, "there are 9,000 sales points for guns along the U.S. border. I don't know that they have as many McDonald's restaurants as they have gun stores there."
That's a bit misleading. There aren't 9,000 gun stores along the U.S./Mexico border, which would mean multiple gun stores every mile along the line of demarcation between the two nations. What Medina is likely referring to are the total number of FFLs in the border states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Even if every one of those FFLs were to turn in their license and shut down their operations, the drug cartels could still get their hands on guns through other illicit means.
The cartels have multiple ways of acquiring firearms, including theft and illicit sales of military weaponry from more than 50 countries across the globe.
An arms mapping visualization developed by the Igarapé Institute with partners including Google Ideas shows that Mexican imports of all types of weaponry increased steadily from 2006 onward. Moreover, the share of all imports that included military-style weapons shot up from around 10-25 percent a year to 30-50 percent each year during this timeframe.
While many of these weapons are officially destined for the Mexican armed forces and the country's more than 1,600 federal, state and local police agencies, some of them fall into the hands of cartels and militia. In Mexico, military-style arms are frequently diverted and leaked from official arsenals. In some cases weapons are sent to the wrong customers altogether. For example, a recent high-profile case involved 9,000 firearms shipped illegally to Mexico by a German firm…
Igarapé Institute and University of San Diego research has determined that a considerable proportion of illegally acquired firearms in Mexico were originally sold by federally licensed dealers in the US. Meanwhile, older issue US and Soviet-style weaponry is also trafficked from post-conflict Central American countries, including via El Salvador, Honduras and of course Guatemala.
Military and police stocks in some of these Central American countries were singled out by the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala as the largest source of illegal firearms in the region. Twentieth-century M16s and AK-47s have surfaced in the arsenals of the Juarez, Sinaloa, Zeta and Gulf cartels, though the quantities are comparatively modest.
In other words, more gun control laws in the United States doesn't mean fewer guns in the hands of cartels in Mexico. Unfortunately, given the anti-gun attitudes of the Biden administration, the success of any new gun control measures is far less important than putting them on the books and enforcing them against American citizens, and the pleas for help from Mexican authorities provides the administration with another excuse to target the Second Amendment rights of American citizens.
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Mark Wickersham, director of Huntington County United Economic Development (HCUED), says that because no decision has been made as to whether the new stimulus plan will include funding for the feasibility study, Roanoke must decide whether to go ahead with the project or await a congressional decision. That decision, says Wickersham, may still be months in the making.
"Efforts to find funding for (the project) are continuing," says Wickersham. "It was included in a list that the City of Huntington, the municipalities and the county made of 20 infrastructure projects totaling a little over $33 million for consideration as part of the stimulus project. It's been presented to legislature and planning agencies. The A-7 feasibility study was part of that."
The final segment of the Hoosier Heartland Corridor, a link from Roanoke to I-69, is officially known as A-7.
Even if the study is funded, the project is not guaranteed. Questions remain surrounding the existing U.S.-24. If it's up to the county or Roanoke to maintain the highway, "we may not be in a position to do that," says Wickersham.
At the Roanoke Town Council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 17, President John Stoeckley stated that he would like Council Vice President Michelle Schwieterman to confer with Roanoke Utilities Superintendent Paul Swain to organize a list of projects that may also be covered by the stimulus package.
• The council approved a request by Alice Eshelman, representing Joseph Decuis, to close Main Street for a total of 21 hours to host a wedding reception in October. The council granted her request after Eshelman received the approval of other Main Street business owners and addressed insurance and security issues.
• Roanoke Fire Chief Chad Taylor requested a fire department link on the Roanoke town Web site. Taylor also reported a fundraiser would be held for firefighter Todd Brundridge in March.
• Swain stated the utility department was picking up brush and cold patching as able. He was asked to get at least three estimates for Town Hall roof repairs.
• Clerk-Treasurer JoAnne Kirchner reported working with Comcast to do an address audit since the most recent annexations. The annual franchise contract amount increased by $630, she says.


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Help break the blockade that the State Department is promoting by issuing travel warnings on visits to Cuba.
The 10-day Emulation Tour to Cuba is planned for Friday, June 1 to Sunday June 10, 2018. The trip will include visits to industrial, service, and agricultural co-ops as well as visits to ELAM (the medical school), medical facilities, a school, and an ecological reserve. Talks and dialogue will take place on the changing Cuban economy, now placing a much higher value on worker-owned co-ops, as well as education, health care, and mass participation in decision making.
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Embattled agent Peter Strzok escorted from FBI headquarters
An FBI agent who has been pilloried by President Donald Trump and was sharply criticized in a new Justice Department watchdog report was escorted from the FBI building Friday as a disciplinary process plays out, a source familiar with the episode said.
Peter Strzok was removed last August from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian contacts with the Trump campaign after Justice's inspector general found stridently anti-Trump text messages Strzok exchanged with an FBI attorney, Lisa Page.
And FBI officials confirmed last year that Strzok, a veteran agent who served as deputy assistant director of the bureau's counterintelligence division, was reassigned to a job in the FBI's human resources division. An FBI spokeswoman declined to comment Tuesday on what type of disciplinary action is underway or why Strzok was removed from the building.
Strzok's attorney Aitan Goelman said the incident was just the latest in a string of humiliating episodes the long-serving civil servant has had to endure.
"Despite being put through a highly questionable process, Pete has complied with every FBI procedure, including being escorted from the building as part of the ongoing internal proceedings," Goelman said in a statement.
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A source briefed on the development said Strzok was escorted out Friday. Goelman did not immediately respond to a question about the timing, but he did complain that Strzok is the victim of leaks that raise doubts about the fairness of the FBI's handling of his case.
"Pete has steadfastly played by the rules and respected the process, and yet he continues to be the target of unfounded personal attacks, political games and inappropriate information leaks," Goelman said.
Strzok's removal from the building occurred one day after the inspector general released a report that examined, in part, whether the agent's political opinions affected his work on the bureau's investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email use as secretary of state. While the report detailed Strzok's "biased state of mind," it concluded that these views did not ultimately affect the ultimate conclusions in the Clinton probe. The IG is now examining whether Strzok's beliefs played an unwarranted role in launching the Trump-Russia probe.
The episode also came four days before House and Senate hearings on DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz's report, which more broadly addressed alleged FBI misconduct in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election. Horowitz's report revealed new texts sent by Strzok, including one in which he appeared to vow to head off Trump's election.
Asked by Page in August 2016 if Trump would become president, Strzok replied: "No. No he won't. We'll stop it."
FBI agent in texting scandal says he'll voluntarily testify to Congress
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Trump has trumpeted the finding, asking on Twitter why "the FBI's sick loser, Peter Strzok," had worked on Mueller's team after "giving Crooked Hillary a free pass."
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have also denounced the messages, and Horowitz said they raised doubts about the fairness of the FBI's investigative actions prior to the election.
At the hearings Monday and Tuesday, Strzok was a punching bag of sorts, as Republican lawmakers repeatedly excoriated the agent as a corrupting influence in the FBI's investigations of Clinton and the Trump campaign.
Goelman has rejected the criticism as politically motivated, arguing that Strzok never acted on his personal views.
"Instead of publicly calling for a long-serving FBI agent to be summarily fired, politicians should allow the disciplinary process to play out free from political pressure," Goelman said.
House Republicans have also threatened to subpoena Strzok, but Goelman said the FBI vet is willing to testify voluntarily.
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England's sporting misery continues
England's teams across all sports seem to have one thing in common. They never quite live up to expectation.
In a week which saw England Cricket lose the second test to Australia, the England Rugby League side lose the world cup final and also the world cup draw, it's a timely reminder that being an English sports fan isn't great.
In the cricket, England were going into the second test already behind Australia. The start of the second test seemed to be going the same way, with Australia eventually declaring at 442 runs, giving England a lot to do.
England failed to reach these heights as they were bowled all out at 227 runs. This is where the classic England sport formula began to shape.
Start badly – inspire hope – crush dreams. England's fightback began as they managed to bowl Australia out for 138; they needed 358 runs to win, a feasible target.
But, as soon as the fans started to believe, England capitulated and were bowled out for 223, meaning they lost the test by 120 runs and have a huge mountain to climb if they want to get anything from this year's Ashes.
Dust to dust,
Root won the toss & bowled,
The series is bust. pic.twitter.com/ehxXUwYwLC
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 6, 2017
Piers Morgan supplying a good tweet about the situation, for once.
Never forget.#Ashes pic.twitter.com/oMZXsE6qjS
— bet365_aus (@bet365_aus) December 6, 2017
The Australian branch of Bet365 mocking the England captain's strange choice to bowl first even though he won the toss.
England's Rugby League side seemed to be breaking away from the classic formula as they breezed past the opposition and made it to the World Cup final for the first time in 22 years.
Fittingly, it was against Australia and it was a chance for England to beat their colonial counterparts in a major Rugby League trophy.
There was a huge excitement in the air before this game. Any chance for England to win some silverware is always going to be thrilling, even if it is shrouded in unsettling doubt.
This doubt was not in vain as England lost 6-0. An incredibly low score in Rugby and England not even getting on the scoreboard is slightly metaphoric of our countries sporting history.
What an emotional speech from Sam – brought a tear to our eye 😢pic.twitter.com/DyFOj1TKcY
— England Rugby League (@England_RL) December 3, 2017
Emotional speech from Sam Burgess post game.
Finally, and probably the most disappointing sporting team of the lot, the England national football team. The World Cup draw is something that every single football fan looks forward to and they pray that they don't get drafted into the 'group of death'.
England were drawn into Group G alongside Belgium, Tunisia and Panama. This is the opposite of a 'group of death' and England fans will be hopeful that they will make it to the round of 16.
Belgium will go into this tournament being the favourites to top this group which might prove advantageous for the Three Lions.
Playing in the England national team is an immense amount of pressure, as stated by Frank Lampard on this episode of Premier League tonight. It might help this young squad to have as much pressure taken off them as possible.
😬 "They'll do well to get through the group."
🌍 The World Cup draw isn't even made until tomorrow, but Merse isn't holding out much hope for England. pic.twitter.com/MNlXhTTOMt
— Sky Bet (@SkyBet) November 30, 2017
Paul Merson was not full of hope before the draw.
'If they don't get out that group they should be forced to live in exile' – Joey Barton reacts to England's World Cup drawhttps://t.co/kNcfc7gX3G pic.twitter.com/Yvbv4XFDix
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) December 3, 2017
Another wonderful opinion from Joey Barton.
Maybe, just maybe England football can end the 52 years of hurt and bring football home. Again, it's the hope that kills and with England, it's not usually going to end well.
Words: Kieran Soutter | Subbing: Oliver Browning
Posted in Featured, Football, Sport
Tagged Ashes, Cricket, england, football, Rugby League, Sport, World Cup
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package org.apache.camel.component.consul.ha;

import org.apache.camel.impl.ha.AbstractCamelClusterService;
import org.apache.camel.util.ObjectHelper;
import org.apache.camel.util.jsse.SSLContextParameters;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

public final class ConsulClusterService extends AbstractCamelClusterService<ConsulClusterView> {
    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ConsulClusterService.class);

    private ConsulClusterConfiguration configuration;

    public ConsulClusterService() {
        this.configuration = new ConsulClusterConfiguration();
    }

    public ConsulClusterService(ConsulClusterConfiguration configuration) {
        this.configuration = configuration.copy();
    }

    // *********************************************
    // Properties
    // *********************************************

    public ConsulClusterConfiguration getConfiguration() {
        return configuration;
    }

    public void setConfiguration(ConsulClusterConfiguration configuration) {
        this.configuration = configuration.copy();
    }

    public String getUrl() {
        return configuration.getUrl();
    }

    public void setUrl(String url) {
        configuration.setUrl(url);
    }

    public String getDatacenter() {
        return configuration.getDatacenter();
    }

    public void setDatacenter(String datacenter) {
        configuration.setDatacenter(datacenter);
    }

    public SSLContextParameters getSslContextParameters() {
        return configuration.getSslContextParameters();
    }

    public void setSslContextParameters(SSLContextParameters sslContextParameters) {
        configuration.setSslContextParameters(sslContextParameters);
    }

    public String getAclToken() {
        return configuration.getAclToken();
    }

    public void setAclToken(String aclToken) {
        configuration.setAclToken(aclToken);
    }

    public String getUserName() {
        return configuration.getUserName();
    }

    public void setUserName(String userName) {
        configuration.setUserName(userName);
    }

    public String getPassword() {
        return configuration.getPassword();
    }

    public void setPassword(String password) {
        configuration.setPassword(password);
    }

    public Long getConnectTimeoutMillis() {
        return configuration.getConnectTimeoutMillis();
    }

    public void setConnectTimeoutMillis(Long connectTimeoutMillis) {
        configuration.setConnectTimeoutMillis(connectTimeoutMillis);
    }

    public Long getReadTimeoutMillis() {
        return configuration.getReadTimeoutMillis();
    }

    public void setReadTimeoutMillis(Long readTimeoutMillis) {
        configuration.setReadTimeoutMillis(readTimeoutMillis);
    }

    public Long getWriteTimeoutMillis() {
        return configuration.getWriteTimeoutMillis();
    }

    public void setWriteTimeoutMillis(Long writeTimeoutMillis) {
        configuration.setWriteTimeoutMillis(writeTimeoutMillis);
    }

    public Integer getBlockSeconds() {
        return configuration.getBlockSeconds();
    }

    public void setBlockSeconds(Integer blockSeconds) {
        configuration.setBlockSeconds(blockSeconds);
    }

    public int getTtl() {
        return configuration.getSessionTtl();
    }

    public void setTtl(int ttl) {
        configuration.setSessionTtl(ttl);
    }

    public int getLockDelay() {
        return configuration.getSessionLockDelay();
    }

    public void setLockDelay(int lockDelay) {
        configuration.setSessionLockDelay(lockDelay);
    }

    public String getRootPath() {
        return configuration.getRootPath();
    }

    public void setRootPath(String rootPath) {
        configuration.setRootPath(rootPath);
    }

    // *********************************************
    //
    // *********************************************

    @Override
    protected ConsulClusterView createView(String namespace) throws Exception {

        // Validate parameters
        ObjectHelper.notNull(getCamelContext(), "Camel Context");
        ObjectHelper.notNull(getRootPath(), "Consul root path");

        return new ConsulClusterView(this, configuration, namespace);
    }
}

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Bridging the Pearl River Delta
If you want to get from Macau or Zhuhai to Hong Kong, you either have to take a boat or drive at least four hours (200 kilometers) across southeastern China. An ambitious engineering project intends to shorten that drive time to 40 minutes.
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau (HKZM) Bridge has been dreamed about for at least 30 years and under construction for seven years so far. There are at least three or more years to go before cars and trucks will be able to pass between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the eastern shores of the Pearl River estuary to Zhuhai City (Guandong Province) and the Macau Special Administrative District on the western side. The bridge will add a new transportation link in one of the fastest-growing and largest urban areas in the world. More than 50 million people live around the Delta.
The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite acquired two natural-color images of the bridge-tunnel construction project. The top image was acquired on November 29, 2013, while the lower image was acquired on March 27, 2016. The different shades of blue and green in the water are likely due to different sediment loads in different seasons and tides. Turn on the image comparison tool to see the detailed progress on the bridge.
The HKZM connector will include roughly 42 kilometers (26 miles) of bridges over water, with another 7 kilometers (4 miles) passing through a submarine tunnel. The estimated $132 billion (Hong Kong) project will include three cable-stayed bridges and long stretches of causeways; the longest bridge section will be 29.6 kilometers (18.4 miles) long. Three lanes of traffic will move in each direction, roughly east-west across the water. Once completed, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge will be one of the longest water crossings in the world, equivalent to about 15 Golden Gate Bridges.
The tunnel section is being created to allow passage of large ships through the estuary. The concept is similar to the design of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia and the Oresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden. The HKZM bridge has required the creation of several artificial islands for entry and exit from the tunnel.
NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens and Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.
22°32'00.0"N 113°44'00.0"E
Location: Pearl River Delta
Posted: May 2016


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Although depictions of Robin vary significantly, the Dark Knight's Boy Wonder is an integral part of the Batman legacy. With his ridiculous outfit and obnoxious catchphrases, Robin could always be counted on to provide commentary in dangerous situations.
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Indiana Jones only had this little guy helping him for one adventure, but his presence as an annoying/endearing sidekick is immense. He can be relied on to make bad situations worse and rescue Indiana from terrifying cult members in a pinch. He maybe only eleven but he's clearly helpful when going gets tough.
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We have all been there. Scouring a baby registry to pick the best baby shower gift for an expectant mom. It is a haze of blankets and bottles galore. It can be difficult to pick just the right gift. Something that will stand out from the crowd and the new mommy will love and will be useful at the same time. The best baby shower gifts are those that are not only adorable, but functional as well. If you pick one of these following gifts, then you are sure have the stand out gift of the shower!
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I am not talking about one of those lack luster play mats. Oh no. If you want the best baby shower gifts, you need to gift an amazing organic wooden play gym. Fin+Emma makes an amazing one that will last forever. The best part is that they are rather gender neutral and can be stored and used for subsequent children.
Coming from a mother of two, baby wearing is the best thing ever. It allows you to hold your baby while still having both of your hands free to do other things! There are so many different styles of carriers, from slings to wraps, but my personal favorite is the Ergo. The Ergo is a soft structured carrier that will last forever. I have one that I used when my daughter was a baby. I use the same one now, 4 years later, with my son. So if you want to have a stand out gift, show up with one of these.
So this might sound like a boring git, but I promise it is one of the best gifts to give. I personally love the NUK Simple Natural line of bottles. They make going from breast to bottle and back again a breeze. Mom will love them, baby will love them, so it is a win win! Trust me, functional gifts are the best.
Every new mom needs a Boppy and a Boppy Lounger. I have both of these products and I can't say enough good things about them. The Boppy pillow is amazing for nursing or even bottle feeding your baby. It just makes it much more comfortable. The lounger is great for baby to relax in for a while, but not for sleeping!
You can never go wrong with diapers. You can get disposables or even cloth diapers if that is the way mom decided to go. I know it might seem like a boring gift, but you can make it special. Get a pack or two of diapers and make a Diaper Cake. You can find a ton of ideas on Pinterest and even buy Diaper Cake kits on Amazon.
I have the Caio! Baby Highchair and it is the best thing ever. It is light weight and I can take it everywhere with me. We actually use it at home as our every day highchair. So if you know a mom who likes to travel and get out of the house, this is an awesome gift that she is sure to love.
If all else fails, get mom a gift card. I promise these are extremely appreciated. Some of my best baby shower gifts were gift cards. The reason being is that I had that extra money to spend on stuff that I randomly ended up needing. You can get her a gift card to almost anywhere, but I recommend somewhere universal like Amazon.
Yes, the shower is all about celebrating baby, but that doesn't mean that mom shouldn't get a little something too. Some of the best baby shower gifts I got were things that were completely for me. You can do a fun gift basket with bath bombs, lotion, and candles. I promise, mom will love you for it when she needs a moment to relax when that new baby is here.
So there you have it, my list of the best baby shower gifts for expectant moms. Always take the mother into consideration when buying a gift. Everyone has a different style, and plans to parent differently, so just look at the registry and talk to mom about her desires.
Now I want to know, do you have a go to gift for baby showers that you always get the expectant mom?
I am loving all of your ideas. I like to be the person who brings THAT gift that gets all the oohs and ahhs.
The dockatot is my favorite. My son sleeps in it so well. There's a full review on my blog as well if you are interested .
These do look like amazing gifts. I know I loved my Boppy!
For sure! I still haven't had to buy diapers and my son is 7 months old lol.
These are all great gift ideas. I love the first one, because I co slept, and that would have been amazing to have had. Plus travel would have been much easier when it came to sleeping arrangements.
Everyone I know who was pregnant has already had their babies. I often worry that gift cards are not personal enough for gifts. I do think, however, that they allow the person to spend the money freely on something they will like and use instead of something they may end up hating, or return at a later time. It saves them from the stress of possibly pretending they like a gift too!
oh boy I remember the day of baby shower gifts. it has been awhile but it was fun. wish guides like this existed years ago.
So great, practical gift ideas. My girlfriend told me that she has four bins of 0-3 months clothing. These gifts are so much better than clothes.
they grow out of clothes so fast! My boy is almost 7 months old and I just purged all of my newborn to 6 month clothes and there were so many, some he never even got to wear!
I love the nursing cover that can double as a shopping cart cover. It is nice to have multiple uses for some of these baby items.
A baby carrier was one of our only purchases with our youngest. And worth every penny.
I got most of my friends a baby carrier when they were expecting – it was seriously my lifesaver when I had my oldest, and then my two other children as well!
I LOVED my Ergo baby carrier with my youngest. I used it every.single.day. There are some great suggestions here!
This is a great roundup of gift ideas, and you chose such a wide range of items to feature that it would be easy for anyone to choose something appropriate! I with they had had a camp high chair when my little ones were that small – I imagine it would come in VERY handy for a space-saver family like mine.
There are so many new and exciting items out there since my kids were little that I am at a loss when I need to buy a baby gift. Thank you for this list. I especially like the DockATot!
These gifts are all essentials when it comes to taking care of little ones and would be good at any shower. Although I don't remember anything like the dock a tot. We just had one of those boppy pillows that we kept B up with and she liked that, or her bouncing chair. Ah for being a dad of an infant again.
A docking station for your baby. Its hilarious and practical and I love it haha!
This has always been an issue with me. It's a struggle to look for different gifts for baby showers. This is a pretty awesome list! Thanks!
It's nice to give something that will help the new parents with saving some money. Diapers are always a nice gift! I think this list is helpful.
My favorite gifts were diapers and a few big ticket items that my friends pooled in together to get me. Having the swing I needed was really helpful!
Spring is the season for baby showers! I love having something unique from the crowd plus getting something off of the registry. That usually seems good.
Great ideas! Baby Showers are only just catching on over here in the UK, I love the idea of them!
I didn't know that. Over here I think it has been a thing as long as I can remember. I think they are fun and amazing, and a great way to celebrate mom and the new baby! So I am glad they are catching on over there.
I have never-ever seen a camping high chair! That is crazy unique! And I bet that it will be really valued by those outdoorsy parents! Love it!
I love all of these ideas. MY co-worker just announced her pregnancy. I'll check these items out again later.
These are great ideas, especially if you don't have a registry to go off of or everything had been bought off the registry. I know my sister could have used a dock-a-tot when my niece was little because she got into everything.
Thank you for this post! So many great ideas that I will definitely be keeping in mind for gifts.
Thank you for these unique ideas! It happens all the time that multiple people get the same gift. I like how many options you list.
Really great ideas! I love the Boppy for moms because even if you decide to formula feed your baby it's a perfect positioner!
These are great ideas. I love giving onesies and blankets because you can never ever have enough of them.
these are truly lovely items and i now kinda wish i was a father.. aw!!! so cute to gift stuffs like this to the new arrival ..
These are some great baby shower gift suggestions. I like to buy unusual gifts and that DockATot would be perfect for a friend of mine.
My "baby" is turning two years old Sunday and I can't believe how the time has flown by. It seems like yesterday I was looking at new baby products amazed by all that had changed since I had a new baby (six years!). This list is great!
Your post gives me idea now what to bring to baby shower… However, i am wondering, for every baby shower, why we all gave gifts for the baby and not for the mom or dad? I mean they deserve more gifts just like their baby, right?
These are such great baby shower gifts! I love the Mango Pear basket for the moms…they definitely need love.
I keep hearing amazing things about Dockadot! These are all great recommendations! I would have loved receiving any of them!
Great article and baby shower gift ideas! I really like the Boppy Newborn Lounger! Thanks for sharing.


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JOHANN MICHAEL MACK
Johann Michael Mack ---Parents
Born September 3, 1767 at Neckartenzlingen Germany
MARRIED Febuary 22, 1791
Eva Johanna Kumerle
Born January 5, 1771 at Neckartenzlingen Germany
Died May 27, 1845
Johann Jacob Mack
Born November 29, 1792 at Neckartenzlingen Germany
Born June 1, 1795 at Neckartenzlingen Germany
Died March 10, 1875
Johanna Friederica Mack
Born August 11, 1796 at Neckartenzlingen Germany
Died August 17, 1796
Eva Friederica Mack
Born April 15, 1798 at Neckartenzlingen Germany
Catharina Barbara Mack
Born July 31, 1799 at Neckartenzlingen Germany
CHILD: Johannes MACK Born 1820 at Neckartenzlingen Germany
Johann Gottfried Mack
Born April 3, 1802 at Neckartenzlingen Germany
Died September 26, 1802
Gottfried Mack
Born December 1, 1803 at Neckartenzlingen Germany
Died October 9, 1885
Johanna Friederika Mack
Born October 20, 1806 at Neckartenzlingen Germany
Died December 12, 1824
Eva Maria Mack
Born November 4, 1808 at Neckartenzlingen Germany
Died Sepember 30, 1860
Anna Maria Mack
Born May 22, 1813 at Neckartenzlingen Germany
Stillborn Mack
Born 1815 at Neckartenzlingen Germany
Johann Michael Mack Born 1722
Johann Georg Mack Born 1685
Jacob Mack Born 1645
Hanns Mack Born 1594
Hanns Mack
Michael Mack Born 1540
JOHANN MICHAEL MACK - RIN 242
INDIVIDUAL NOTES AND SOURCES - MOCK.PAF Page 38 of 142
Johann Michael Mack was born on 3 Sep 1767 according to p.640 of LDS reel 1056574 for the Evangelical church at Neckartenzlingen Germany. The same date was given in his parents' family record on p.0091 of LDS reel 1056576.
Johann Michael was married to Eva Johanna Kummerle in Altenriet on 22 Feb 1791 according to p.218 of LDS reel 1056590 for Altenriet. Her father was Gottfried Kummerle.
Johann Michael was confirmed in 1782 according to p.679 of LDS reel 1056575. The record lists his birth date and the names of his parents. For additional records, see LDS reel 1056576, pages 998 (this gives his birth date as 5 Sep 1767, and his age as 3 months; this record must have been entered after most of the other records were made), 1000 (his date of birth was given as 5 Sep--probably 1767, and he was 1 yr and 3 mos at the time of the record in late 1768; records for the next four years are also given on this page), 1035 (records are given for 5 yrs ending in late 1777), 1069 (5 yrs of records ending in late 1782), 1107 (3 yrs of records ending in late 1785), 1228 (his family record in late 1795; this record states he was married on 22 Feb 1791). His family record is on p.0093 of LDS reel 1056576. He was born on 3 Sep 1767, and he married Eva Johanna on 22 Feb 1791. He died on 11 (?) Mar 1840. His parents were Johann Michael Mack and Maria Barbara Kummich. In his family record found on p.780 of LDS reel 1056590 for Altenriet, his name was given as Hans Michael Mack of Neckartenzlingen, and his wife was Eva Johanna Kummerle, born on 5 Jan 1771. They married on 22 Feb 1791.
EVA JOHANNA KUMMERLE - RIN 265
Johanna's date of birth was given as 5 Jan 1771. Her father was Johann Gottfried Kummerle, and her mother was Eva Friedrika Weinmann. She married Hans Michael Mack on 22 Feb 1791.
Eva Johanna was married to Johann Michael Mack on 22 Feb 1791 in Altenriet according to her marriage record found on p.218 of LDS reel 1056590 for Altenriet. Her father was Gottfried Kummerle.
Eva Johanna died on 27 May 1845 at 74 yrs 4 mos 22 days according to p.353 of LDS reel 1056575.
MISC.:
Eva Johanna was born on 5 Jan 1771 according to her married family record for late in 1795 on p.1228 of LDS reel 1056576. In the family record for her parents, found on p.772 of LDS reel 1056590 for Altenriet, Eva Johanna was listed as born on 5 Jan 1771. Her father was Johann Gottfried Kummerle, and her mother was Eva Friederika Weinmann. On p.0093 of the same reel, the records for her and her husband give her date of birth as 5 Jan 1771, her marriage date as 22 Feb 1791, and her death as 27 May 1845. She had eleven children. Her father was Gottfried Kummerle and her mother was Eva Friederika (?). In the death record for her daughter, Johanna Friederica, her name was given as Joh. Friederica Kummerle. In her and her husband's family record (no children listed) found on p.780 of LDS reel 1056590 for Altenriet.
JOHANN JACOB MACK - RIN 299
Johann Jacob was born on 29 Nov 1792 according to his family record on p.1228 of LDS reel 1056576. On p.0093 of the same reel, the record shows he was born on 29 Nov 1792, and he was confirmed in 1806. On p.0094 of this reel, his birth was given as above, and he married Anna Margaretha on 10 Jan 1821. In 1852 he emigrated to America apparently. Johann Jakob was confirmed in 1806 according to p.701 of LDS reel 1056575. He was born on 29 Nov 1792.
BIRTH: Johann Michael was born on 1 Jun 1795 and died on 10 Dec (?) 1875. Thus he did not join other family members in emigrating to America in the 1850's. See p.712 of LDS reel 1056574.
Johann Michael Mack, son of Johann Michael Mack and Eva Johanna Kummerle, married Gottliebia Wezel (spelling?) on 14 May 1843 in the Evangelical church in Neckartenzlingen. Record: p.026 of LDS reel 1056575. Johann Michael's date of birth was given as 1 June 1795. Johann Michael Mack also had married Wilhelmina Carolina Wiedmann (or Wielmann?) in 1827. See p.1233 of LDS reel 1056575.
Johann Michael died on 10 Mar 1875 according to p.483 of LDS reel 1056575. He was 79 yrs 9 mos and 9 days old.
Johann Michael is listed as having been born on 1 Jun 1795 in his family record on p.1228 of LDS reel 1056576. On p.0093 of reel 1056576 for his parents' family record, Johann Michael was listed as having been born on 1 Jun 1795, and he was confirmed in 1809. Johann Michael was confirmed in 1809 according to p.703 of LDS reel 1056575. He was born on 1 Jun 1795.
JOHANNA FRIEDERICA MACK - RIN 306
Johanna was born on 1 Aug 1796 and died on the 10th of Aug 1796 (although the days are difficult to read) according to the family record on p.0093 of LDS reel 1056576.
Johanna Friederica died on 17 Aug 1796 at the age of 6 days. Her father was Johann Michael Mack and her mother was Johanna Friederica Kummerle.
Johanna was born on 11 Aug 1796. The above dates under "Misc." have probably been misread. Her mother was Johanna Friedrica Kummerle (presumably the same spelling as Eva Johanna Kummerle). See p.715 of LDS reel 1056574.
EVA FRIEDERICA - RIN 307
Eva Friederica was born on 15 Apr 1798. A cross appears by her name indicating she may have died soon after birth. See p.722 of LDS reel 1056574.
DEATH: Eva Friederica died on 25 Jul 1798 according to p.255 of LDS reel 1056575. She was three months and ten days old.
Eva was born on 15 Apr 1798 and died that same year according to her family record on p.0093 of LDS reel 1056576.
CATHARINA BARBARA MACK - RIN 300
Catharina was born on 31 Jul 1799 according to p.725 of LDS reel 1056574.
Catharina Barbara is listed in her parents' family record on p.1228 of LDS reel 1056576. She was born on 31 Jul 1799. The same record is found on p.0093 of the same reel. Catharina Barbara was confirmed in 1813 according to p.705 of LDS reel 1056575. She was born on 31 Jul 1799.
JOHANN GOTTFRIED MACK - RIN 308
BIRTH: Gottfried was born on 3 Apr 1802 and died young according to p.731 of LDS reel 1056574.
Johann Gottfried died on 25 or 26 (?) Sep 1802 at the age of 5 mos and 3 weeks according to p.263 of LDS reel 1056575.
Johann Gottfried was born on 3 Apr 1802 and died on 2 (or 26 etc.) Sep 1802 according to p.0093 of LDS reel 1056576.
GOTTFRIED MACK - RIN 271
Gottfried was born on ? Dec or Nov 1803. See p.733 of LDS reel 1056574.
Gottfried Mack, son of Johann Michael Mack and Eva Johanna Kummerle, married Christina Fauser (spelling ?) on 11 Oct 1831 in the Evangelical church in Neckartenzlingen. Record:p.008 of LDS reel 1056575.
Gottfried died on 9 Oct 1885 according to p.522 of LDS reel 1056575. He was born on 1 Dec 1803. He was a farmer.
Gottfried is listed in his parents' family record on p.1228 of LDS reel 1056576. He was born on 1 Dec 1803. On p.0093 of the same reel Gottfried was listed as born on 1 Dec 1803, and he was confirmed in 1817. Gottfried was born on 1 Dec 1803 and he married Christina Fauser on 11 Oct 1831. He died on 9 Oct 1885. See his family record on p.235 of LDS reel 1056576. Gottfried was confirmed in 1817 according to p.707 of LDS reel 1056575. He was born on 1 Dec 1803.
JOHANNA FRIEDERIKA MACK - RIN 288
Johanna Friederika was born on 20 Oct 1806 and died on 12 Dec 1824 according to p.740 of LDS reel 1056574.
Johanna Friederika Mack, daughter of Johann Michael Mack and Eva Johanna Kummerle, died on 12 Dec 1824 at 18 yrs 8 (or 1) month and 23 (?) days. Record: p.294 of LDS reel 1056575 for Neckartenzlingen. Eva Johanna's name was clearly Kummerle (umlaut u).
Johanna was listed in her parents' family record for late 1795 on p.1228 of LDS reel 1056576. Her date of birth was 20 Oct 1806. The same date was given on p.0093 of the same reel, and she was confirmed in 1820 and died 12 Dec 1824. Johanna Friedrika was confirmed in 1820 according to p.708 of LDS reel 1056575. She was born on 20 Oct 1806.
EVA MARIA MACK - RIN 301
Eva Maria was born on 4 Nov 1808 according to p.744 of LDS reel 1056574. She died on 30 Sep 1860.
Eva Maria married Johannes Worz or Kurz (?) on 16 Feb 1830 according to p.1235 (and p.006) of LDS reel 1056575. She was born on 4 Nov 1808.
Eva Maria died on 30 Sep 1860 at 51 yrs 10 mos 26 days according to LDS reel 1056575. She was born on 4 Nov 1808.
Eva Maria appeared in her parents' family record on p.1228 of LDS reel 1056576. She was born on 4 Nov 1808. On p.0093 of the same reel, her birth was given as 4 (or 11) Nov 1808, and she was confirmed in 1822. Eva Maria was confirmed in 1822 according to p.709 of LDS reel 1056575. She was born on 4 Nov 1808.
ANNA MARIA MACK - RIN 274
Anna Maria Mack, daughter of Johann Michael Mack and Eva Johanna Kummerle, married Gottlieb (Heinrich?)(Ernst?) on 2 Nov 1831 in the Evangelical church in Neckartenzlingen. Record: p.008 of LDS reel 1056575.
Anna Maria was born on 22 May 1813 and was confirmed in 1827 according to her parents' family record on p.0093 of LDS reel 1056576. Her son, Johann Michael, was born on 20 Sep 1831. His father was Gottlieb (Ernst?). See p.1831 of LDS reel 1056574.
STILLBORN MACK - RIN 309
This child was born on 10 Jun 1813 according to p.755 of LDS reel 1056574.
This child was stillborn on 10 Jun 1813 according to her parents' family record on p.0093 of LDS reel 1056576.
(Notes by Giles Carpenter)


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How the RAC's Work Created Change in 2019
January 19, 2020Arno Rosenfeld
Throughout 2019, the Religious Action Center worked across North America, and at the state level in the United States, to advance principles of justice, wholeness, and compassion. At a time when our biblically-inspired values to love the ger, or immigrant, to uphold kavod ha'briyot, respect for individual dignity, to till and tend the earth as did Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, and more are under threat, we worked with Reform Jews across North America to build power and create the change we want in the world.
The renewal of our Brit Olam, covenant with our world, at the 2019 Consultation on Conscience has guided the RAC over the past year and will continue into 2020 and beyond. The Brit Olam is the product of listening to Reform communities across North America and has focused our work on stronger engagement, support, and training of congregational leaders with the goals of advancing justice at the local, state, provincial, and federal levels, and to deeply ground this work in our Jewish texts and tradition.
From policy victories, to activating our base, to driving the narrative around Jewish values in the public square, here is a sample of the RAC's impact in a few of our priority areas.
Mobilizing Reform Jewish leaders to fight for justice
In 2019, the RAC trained over 4,000 Reform Jews to organize for social justice through our L'Taken Teen Social Justice Seminar, the 2019 Consultation on Conscience in Washington, our learning sessions at the URJ Biennial in Chicago, state lobby days and gatherings in California, Texas, Illinois, Ohio, and New York, and webinars and online cohorts.
The impact of those trainings was felt in Washington and across North America. RAC-TX played a key role in a coalition calling for additional public school funding and won an unprecedented $6 billion in new funds to pay teachers and ensure educational equity in Texas. RAC-NY joined with groups under the Green Light New York banner successfully advocating for legislation allowing undocumented immigrants to apply for drivers' licenses, making a difference for hundreds-of-thousands of Empire State residents. Ohio has been devastated by the opioid epidemic, which has reverberated through the criminal justice system, and RAC-OH brought hundreds of Reform Jews to the capitol in Columbus for a lobby day focused on criminal justice reform and gun violence prevention – adding our essential voice to a bipartisan campaign to pass key legislation. In California, home to the first RAC state project, years of organizing led to RAC-CA's largest-ever lobby day in Sacramento and saw the vast majority of its legislative agenda signed into law.
Nationally, nearly 700 Reform Jews met with 200 congressional offices during the Consultation on Conscience lobby day in May 2019 – our largest ever lobby day – to raise our voices for criminal justice reform and immigration justice. We contributed to the House of Representatives' passage of bipartisan legislation to protect undocumented immigrant youth at risk of deportation, and just before the end of the year, Congress passed and the president signed legislation to help even the job market playing field for formerly incarcerated people.
Immigration justice
This spring, The Kraus Family Foundation's generosity allowed us to create the Kraus Initiative for Immigrant and Refugee Justice to activate and galvanize greater action across the Reform Jewish Movement amidst the current immigration and refugee crisis.
Over the summer, URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs represented our Movement at a major interfaith rally in El Paso, Texas, where he visited asylum seekers forced to remain on the Mexican side of the southern border. While there, he delivered a moving sermon on why Reform Jews show up for immigrant justice: because we worship a God who is impatient with injustice. In August, the URJ's Rabbi Esther Lederman spoke on behalf of the RAC and our Movement to say that children belong in schools, not cages. The RAC also partnered with a coalition of Jewish social justice organizations to hold a series of Tisha B'Av rallies across the United States reflecting the Jewish commitment to fighting the Trump administration's immoral treatment of immigrants, including child detention. In fact, the Reform community in South Florida helped lead the successful fight to shut down the Homestead immigrant child detention facility, the largest of its kind in the country.
During Fall 2019, we helped Reform congregations organize immigration justice events to coincide with the Sukkot holiday and RAC-TX joined a day of action outside a San Antonio immigration court to bring a Jewish voice to the fight to save the asylum process.
When we heard in July that massive ICE raids on immigrant families were imminent, the RAC sent out material on how individual Reform Jews could help support immigrants in their community, and we helped rabbis across the country write to their local newspapers to oppose these raids.
In partnership with immigrant-led organizations, we advocated to Congress to decrease funding for inhumane immigration detention, deportation, and enforcement practices led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol and helped our Reform Jewish activists call on their elected officials to do the same. Of course, we also continued our advocacy in support of permanent protections for DREAMers participating in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) and Temporary Protected Status holders as well as in opposition to the decimation of the U.S. refugee resettlement program.
After an investigation uncovered that White House Senior Advisor and architect of many of the administration's worst immigration policies, Stephen Miller, had sent racist emails to reporters and colleagues, the RAC brought together institutions across the Reform, Conservative, and Reconstructionist movements to call for Miller's firing.
A moral voice representing our Jewish values
As hate continues to spread and vulnerable groups, including Jews, continued to come under assault in 2019, the RAC was there to fight back with moral clarity and concrete action. After a gunman attacked a synagogue outside San Diego, our director Rabbi Jonah Pesner made clear that, "Our enemies will not defeat or define us." He outlined the RAC's intersectional approach to stopping antisemitism and all forms of hatred and bigotry, and offered essential ways to take action. Rabbi Pesner also joined with leaders across the faith and race spectrum to condemn antisemitism and hate, including a Moral Witness rally outside the White House with Rev. Dr. William Barber II, and a press conference on Capitol Hill opposing the White House's discriminatory travel ban.
And in Chicago at the URJ Biennial, our Movement became the first major Jewish denomination to adopt a resolution calling for the study of U.S. slavery reparations.
Building off huge involvement from Reform Jewish youth in the 2018 March for Our Lives, the RAC continued to support youth-led activism to stop gun violence as we lobbied Congress for universal background checks. In March, we launched the Student State Leadership Network, featuring student leaders in states coast-to-coast organizing locally to support gun violence prevention projects with far-reaching impact. We also trained two cohorts of outstanding alumni of our L'Taken Teen Social Justice Seminars in how to do community organizing with a focus on gun violence prevention.
Reproductive health and rights
The RAC has long been a prominent Jewish voice supporting reproductive health and rights.
Last summer, RAC director Rabbi Jonah Pesner even drew the ire of a notorious far-right pundit named Sebastian Gorka after speaking out forcefully in favor of abortion rights. Rabbi Pesner was clear: "We don't put our heads down and say I'm Jewish but I'm pro-choice – we believe from a deeply-founded Jewish place that individuals should have control over their own bodies," he wrote.
2019 marked a new milestone in our work on reproductive rights, as we partnered with Women of Reform Judaism in the spring to create a joint campaign and new staff position focused on reproductive health and rights. Our work on this crucial issue included hosting learning sessions for Reform Jewish college students in D.C. this summer and at the URJ Biennial in Chicago.
As we carefully monitor and oppose an unprecedented crackdown on abortion rights in states around the country, the RAC has also backed legislation that would proactively expand reproductive rights in states like Massachusetts where Reform Jewish leaders have been vocal supporters of the ROE Act.
Climate and environmental justice
As North America and the entire world confronts the climate crisis, the RAC and Reform Movement have actively been engaged in the effort to prevent further climate change and support those already impacted. From helping congregations understand the value of carbon pricing to calling on the United States to remain in the Paris Climate Agreement and helping hundreds of Reform Jewish teens lobby for climate justice, protecting our earth is a top priority for the RAC. We also understand that environmental justice is connected to our other social justice priorities, including racial and economic justice, and the well-being of women and children, and promote that understanding throughout our work.
The need for committed, passionate, and engaged Reform Jewish social justice advocates has never been clearer. We are proud of our work in 2019 and know that with the support and partnership of congregational leaders – lay and clergy – we will continue to make an impact in 2020 and beyond.
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Arno Rosenfeld
Arno Rosenfeld (he/him) is a former communications strategist for the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.
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