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Posted on August 17, 2012	by Marcus Ampe
America and its culture developed as an easy-to-enter "Melting Pot" for many cultures, creating a new commonality of culture and political values. This open culture allowed many minority groups, including Jews, to flourish in Christian and predominantly Protestant America.
In last writing we saw the reform ideas of Hirsch who stated that derekh eretz (literally, "the way of the earth") refers to not only ways of earning a living but also to the social order that prevails on earth, the mores and considerations of courtesy and propriety arising form social living and things pertinent to good breeding and general education.
Hence Hirsch speaks of the ideal Jews as the "Israel-man", that is, the Jew who is proudly Jewish, a believer in the eternal values and precepts of the Torah as divinely ordained, and is, at the same time, a cultured "man", a human being belonging to the modern world.
Convenient to be a Jew
Hirsch wrote in the Nineteen Letters:
"Was Judaism ever 'in accordance with the times?' Did Judaism ever correspond with the views of dominant contemporaries? Was it ever convenient to be a Jew or a Jewess?…Was that Judaism in accordance with the times, for which, during the centuries following the Dispersion, our fathers suffered in all lands, through all the various periods, the most degrading oppression, the most biting contempt, and a thousand-fold death and persecution? And yet we would make it the aim and scope of Judaism to be always 'in accordance with the times!'"
In the New World many Jews mixed with non-Jews as happened as well in Holland. So the question could arise if a family would be a Christian or a Jewish family or a atheist or non-believing family.
Up into the 21st century we could find traditions being mixed and different people in the same family going from one believe to an other.
{When I look at my wive's family on her fathers site she had a grandmother coming from Jewish ancestry, with my wife's aunts still having the Torah placed at the doorspost, and having them doing some prayers before they entered the house. But hey did not go regularly to the synagogue. My mother in law came from the Dutch Reformed church to become a Catholic. My father in law with Jewish ancestry becoming atheist, later evangelist.}
Jewish identity can include characteristics of an ethnicity, a religion, and today also citizenship.
On religious grounds, according to the Mishnah, the oldest codified normative definition used by Jews for self-identification, normally one is being considered to be a Jew when the person has a Jewish mother or when one is converted to Judaism in conformity with Halacha, Jewish religious law.
As such having on the female site Jewish ancestors someone could be considered a Jew.
Young Ashkenazi Jewish followers of the minority Haredi sect of Judaism, Jerusalem, 2005 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The Jews do not look for converts as other religions try to do. In the Jewish history we do find girls who were not born as People of God in the tribe of Israel, like Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Leah and Ruth . Moses himself, one of the greatest Jews selected by God to fulfil an important task in the history of Gods People, married a Midianite woman who became Jewish.
At its very end, the book of Ruth traces the ancestry of King David, the greatest king the Jews ever had, to Ruth, his great-grandmother.
To be part of the Jewish community when they believe, the Jews can find the great promise which, when they look carefully, is coming more and more into accomplishment since 1948, the foundation of the New Israel State (מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל) the parliamentary republic in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.
Growing Jewish population
World War I poster in Yiddish. Translation: "Food will win the war – You came here seeking freedom, now you must help to preserve it – Wheat is needed for the allies – waste nothing". Color lithograph, 1917.
From a population of 1000-2000 Jewish residents in 1790, mostly Dutch Sephardic Jews, Jews from England, and British subjects, the American Jewish community grew to about 15,000 by 1840, and to about 250,000 by 1880. Most of the mid-19th century Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants to the US came from German-speaking states, as part of the larger concurrent German migration. They all initially spoke German, and settled across the nation, assimilating with their new countrymen; the Jews among them commonly engaged in trade, manufacturing, and operated dry goods (clothing) stores in many cities. Between 1880 and the start of World War I in 1914, about two million Yiddish-speaking Ashkenazi Jews immigrated from Eastern Europe, where repeated pogroms made life unpredictable. They came from Jewish populations of Russia, the Pale of Settlement (modern Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova), and the Russian-controlled portions of Poland. (Paul Johnson, A History of the Jews, p.366) (Wikipedia)
Messianism
German-American pioneer, rabbi, author, translator, editor, and publisher Isaac Leeser
Bohemian-American reform rabbi, editor, and author Isaac Mayer Wise – bust by Moses Ezekiel in the possession of A. S. Ochs.
By the mid-19th century a new wave of central European immigrants revived the declining American Jewish community and remade it to serve its own needs. Primarily petty shopkeepers and traders, the new immigrants migrated westward, founding new Jewish centres which were almost entirely controlled by laymen. The exigencies of life on the frontier within an open society created a predisposition for religious reform, and it is significant that the greatest American Reform Jewish leader of the 19th century, Isaac Mayer Wise, was based in Cincinnati, Ohio. During his lifetime Isaac M. Wise was regarded as the most prominent Jew of his time in the United States. Wise sought to unite all of American Jewry in the new nontraditional institutions that he founded, Hebrew Union College (1875), the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (1873), and the Central Conference of American Rabbis (1889); but his ever more radical reforming spirit ultimately drove the traditionalist elements within the American Jewish community into opposition. The head of the traditionalist circles had been Isaac Leeser, a native of Germany, who had attempted to create an indigenous American community on the lines of a modernized traditionalism. Conservative forces, after his death, became disorganized, but in reaction to Reform they defined themselves by their attachment to the sabbath, the dietary laws, and especially to Hebrew as the-language of prayer. Under the leadership of Sabato Morais, an Orthodox Jew of Italian birth, Conservative circles in 1886 founded a rabbinic seminary of their own, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
A synagogue on West Twenty-Third Street in New York City remained open 24 hours on D-Day for special services and prayer.
During the World War II period the American Jewish community was bitterly and deeply divided, and was unable to form a common front. Most Eastern Europeans favored Zionism, which saw a homeland as the only solution; this had the effect of diverting attention from the horrors in Nazi Germany.
The Zionist Movement looks towards the segregation of the Jewish people upon a national basis and in a particular home of its own; specifically, the modern form of the movement that seeks for the Jews "a publicly and legally assured home in Palestine," as initiated by Theodor Herzl in 1896, and since then dominating Jewish history.
German Jews were alarmed at the Nazis but were disdainful of Zionism. Proponents of a Jewish state and Jewish army agitated, but many leaders were so fearful of an antisemitic backlash inside the U.S. that they demanded that all Jews keep a low public profile. One important development was the sudden conversion of most (but not all) Jewish leaders to Zionism late in the war. (Wikipedia)
Being part of the world
Over the past three centuries American Jews have committed themselves to numerous political and social causes. During the nineteenth century, American Jews were deeply divided over the question of slavery and succession, on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line. Jews also took part in domestic politics and, at the same time, they established a variety of organizations that worked on behalf of oppressed Jews in other parts of the world. By participating in twentieth century causes such as the Civil Rights Movement and the efforts to help Jews living in the former Soviet Union, many American Jews became convinced that by defending the rights of others who were oppressed and downtrodden, they were in fact safeguarding their own civil liberties.
Haredi Judaism in New York City (Photo credit: Alex E. Proimos)
Yet with each passing decade, our personal freedoms are vanishing with increasing velocity. Our governments shoulder much of the blame, but since we the people are the government (which is actually becoming more theoritical than factual) every American or other citizen of a country, who stands silently on the sidelines, not questioning the constiutionality of laws and regulations, shares in the blame for our eroding liberties.
It is virtually impossible to dream beyond borders and not dream lofty dreams.
Oshek/oppression
In accordance with Jewish legal tradition there may not be a mistreatment of workers as Biblically prohibited oshek/oppression. According to the Law of God workers have to be treated with justice, and those who do not so are not to be acceptable children of God in Gods community.
Jews believe that a more democratic and equitable industry in which workers and employers collectively determine wages and working conditions is a blessing that employers should embrace.
The Torah commands us "You shall not abuse a needy and destitute laborer" (Deuteronomium 24:14), and the Rabbis later teach that employees have a right to organize and demand just conditions and compensation or their labor (Tosefta Bava Metzia 11:24)
Percentage of Jewish population in the United States, 2000
Previous: Built on or Belonging to Jewish tradition #2 Roots of Jewishness
To be continued: Built on or Belonging to Jewish tradition #4 Mozaic and Noachide laws
Also of interest:
Judeo-Christian values and liberty
Fear of God reason to return to Holy Scriptures
A world in denial
Fear and protection
Are You Still Confused Between Judaism and Zionism – You Better Know the Difference for Your Own Well Being! (chasvoice.blogspot.com)
Where the Torah tells about the creation of the first human being, the most prominent Jewish commentator, Rashi, explains that the earth from which Adam was formed was not taken from one spot but from various parts of the globe. Thus human dignity does not depend on the place of one's birth nor is it limited to one region.
Rising star of Hungarian anti-Semitic party forced to resign after he discovers his Jewish heritage. (independent.co.uk)
He was a rising star in Hungary's far-right Jobbik Party, and was notorious for his incendiary anti-semitic comments – including attacks on the 'Jewishness' of the political elite; but Csanad Szegedi's career as an ultra-nationalist standard bearer now looks to be over after the revelation that he is in fact Jewish.
Anti-Semitic Hungarian Lawmaker Shocked to Learn His Grandparents Are Jewish Holocaust Survivors [Irony] (gawker.com)
Despite learning in 2010 that his grandparents on his mother's side were Jewish Holocaust survivors, Csanad Szegedi continued to attack the "Jewishness" of his political rivals and claimed Jewish artists were desecrating national Hungarian symbols.After rumors began to spread online that Szegedi was hiding his Jewish ancestry, the politician came clean, and was asked to step down.
'Thank God, there are almost no Jews in Syria now,' says the woman who rescued most of them(menorahblog.typepad.com)Over almost 30 years from the mid-1970s, Judy Feld Carr, a music teacher from Toronto, arranged to smuggle 3,228 Jews out of Syria. Amid the brutal civil war raging there today, the importance of that remarkable life-saving operation has never been more evident
I went to a concert last night. And everyone was Jewish. (leelipman.wordpress.com)
Are we considered a creepy cult coming to listen to messages of our faith? We're not, but the thought of what an outsider would think in this sort of situation was enough to keep me giggling to myself for the first 20 minutes of the show.
+Celebrating Woman's Day: at a Wedding.
At the Bedekken (Jewish wedding post should probably follow soon), at the Chuppah – we were laughing and smiling the whole time. It was so exciting that the day had finally arrived! Being engaged was average. Planning the wedding was average. Organising finances of such astronomical figures was very much the lowest form of average. So in comparison to that, getting married was a breeze (and a flipping jol!) (…and amazing, and special, etc etc)
The Onslaught Of Jewish Organizations (middleeastatemporal.wordpress.com)
There are now over 600 Jewish organizations in Amerika whose influence via billions of dollars has turned the former Republic into a Jewish oligarchy ruling over some 300 million Gentile Amerikans.To name only a few out of the hundreds of Jewry's influence-peddling organizations in Amerika we have:
• American Council for World Jewry • Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations • American Jewish Congress • Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies(Division of the US Holocaust Museum) • Anti-Defamation League (ADL) • Jewish Federations of North America • American Jewish Committee (AJC).
Jews and Booze (wnyc.org)
Marni Davis examines the long and complicated relationship Jewish Americans had to alcohol during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the years of the national prohibition movement's rise and fall. In Jews and Booze: Becoming American in the Age of Prohibition Davis shows that alcohol commerce played a crucial role in Jewish immigrant acculturation and the growth of Jewish communities in the United States.
Csanad Szegedi, o anti-semita judeu (oinsurgente.org)
In the interview with Hir TV, Szegedi denied ever having made anti-Semitic statements, but several of his speeches and media appearances show otherwise.In a November 2010 interview on Hungarian state television, Szegedi blamed the large-scale privatization of state assets after the end of communism on "people in the Hungarian political elite who shielded themselves in their Jewishness."
Speaking on a morning program in late 2010, he said that "the problem the radical right has with the Jews" was that Jewish artists, actors and intellectuals had desecrated Hungary's national symbols like the Holy Crown of St. Stephen, the country's first Christian king.
Szegedi also complained of "massive real estate purchases being done in Hungary, where — it's no secret — they want to bring in Israeli residents."
Szegedi met in early August with Rabbi Slomo Koves, of Hungary's Orthodox Chabad-Lubavitch community, whose own parents were in their teens when they discovered they were Jewish.
"As a rabbi … it is my duty to receive every person who is in a situation of crisis and especially a Jew who has just now faced his heritage," Koves said.
Jewish Life And Religion: The Talmud's Many Demons (contemporarynotes.wordpress.com)
You can never pronounce on "what Judaism says" without specifying what Judaism you are talking about: post-Enlightenment, post-Remorm Judaism may say one thing, where the Judaism of the Talmud says something entirely different. In his way then, Adam admits that Judaism howsoever reluctantly, is responding, or has responded, to outside chalenges to its belief system, in this case evolution. This is encouraging for as Judaism goes to goes Fundamentalis Christianity.
The Talmud, of which there are two versions, the Mesopotamian and the Jerusalem, developed after the Babylonian Captivity, c. -586. I might refer Adam to the Greek pre-socratics who developed their interpetation of Nature from the Eighth to the Fourth century BC well ahead of the 'Sages' of the Talmud. Already the kernel of evolution is apparent in the writing of Parmenides while the Atomic theory of Leucippus and Democritus of the Fourth century BC posits atoms that would be a scientific counterpart to Jewish demons. Much later the microscope would be developed that would show that indeed, the world was full of invisible beings although of a biologic and not ephemeral existence.
No Future in France: Dire Times for French Jews (pjmedia.com)
Bernheim was until recently very eager to reconcile traditional Judaism with Europe's "open society." He has just devoted a book to France as a nation and how Jews can contribute to France's public debates (N'oublions Pas De Penser La France), and in 2008, the year he was elected chief rabbi, he coauthored a book on Judeo-Christian dialogue (Le Rabbin et le Cardinal) with Cardinal Philippe Barbarin.Despite all that, Bernheim suddenly warned Jewish leaders a few weeks ago about a growing "rejection" of Jews and Judaism in France, something he linked to the global passing of "Judeo-Christian values" in French society as a whole.
The connection between Muslim immigration — or Muslim-influenced Third World immigration — and the rise of a new anti-Semitism is a fact all over Europe. Muslims come from countries (or are culturally attuned to countries) where unreconstructed, Nazi-style Jew-bashing dominates.
Muslim immigration is nurturing European anti-Semitism in more surprising ways as well. One unintended and ironic consequence of European Islam's demographic growth is that Jews are frequently amalgamated with Muslims. Many people use a widespread concern about a growing influence of Islam in Europe as a way to hurt Jews as well, or to hit them first.
However, differences between Judaism and Islam may outweigh similarities. As far as Near Eastern or Middle Eastern countries are concerned, Muslims turn to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, the strongholds of anti-Western hatred, while Jews turn to Israel, the super-Western "start-up nation." In terms of ritual, kosher slaughtering — a quasi-surgical operation — is as remote from halal slaughtering as from secular slaughtering. Jewish circumcision is performed on newborn babies and is much closer to secular prophylactic circumcision (as it is largely practiced in the United States) than to Islamic circumcision, which is performed on boys in their preteens or early teens. And when it comes to relations between politics and religion, there is simply a chasm between the two religions. Judaism (including Orthodox Judaism) is not interested in mass conversion; does not seek to wrest Europe or any historically Christian part of the world from Christianity; recognizes the supremacy of state law over religious law in non-ritual matters; and sees Western democracy — a polity based on the rule of law — as the most legitimate political system.
The second half of the 20th century was a golden age for French Jews, both in terms of numbers (from 250,000 souls in 1945 to 700,000 in 1970 due to population transfers and natural growth) and in terms of religious and cultural revival. There was only one shadow: the French government's anti-Israel switch engineered by Charles de Gaulle in 1966, in part as a consequence of a more global anti-American switch. The 21st century may however be a much darker age. After a first wave of anti-Jewish violence in the early 2000s, some Jews left for Israel or North America. Emigration never really ceased since then, and may soon reach much more important proportions.
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Retired dancer, choreographer, choreologist Founder of the Dance impresario office and archive: Danscontact-Dansarchief plus the Association for Bible scholars, the Lifestyle magazines "Stepping Toes" and "From Guestwriters" and creator of the site "Messiah for all". - Gepensioneerd danser, choreograaf, choreoloog. Stichter van Danscontact-Dansarchief plus van de Vereniging voor Bijbelvorsers, de Lifestyle magazines "Stepping Toes" en "From Guestwriters" en maker van de site "Messiah for all".
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Caroline Kroll says:
Very interesting piece Marcus. I had just commented about my mother's advice on how to read the Bible and the Torah, and your title is strangely apropos.
marcusampe says:
Coincidences can be strange. Thanks for coming along and liking the article.
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When given a choice, most consumers prefer to keep important appliances on the main floor. The problem is that many appliances are too loud to keep anywhere near the main floor of a home.
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Below, you'll find reviews for some of the best quiet washing machines available.
The Giantex Portable Washing Machine, is a little gem, particularly useful for students or people that move around frequently. It is incredibly easy to install, small and compact so easy to move around. With a modest capacity of 7.7lbs it isn't suitable for a large load. However, it will take a set of clothes, or a few towels with ease and provide a thorough clean.
This washer comes with an automatic drain pump, 3 water levels and five different wash settings.
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The drum has a capacity of 4.3 cubic feet, so it's not the greatest capacity out there, but can certainly hold more than it's fair share of clothes. The drier has about twice that capacity.
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The Haier HLP21N is a quiet washer, and since it's portable, you can hook it up almost anywhere. With a capacity of one cubic foot, this washer can hold six pounds of clothes. It offers three different wash cycles and water levels, which allow you to wash several types of items.
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There are designated lights to let you know the status of the cycle, and a signal lets you know when the cycle is finished. This washer even comes with an adjustable leveling leg.
For easy transportation, it has smooth casters, and it comes with a quick-connect sink adapter. The installation kit is easy to use and makes this one of the best portable washers on the market.
The LG WT1701CV is a top-load washer, and it's designed to offer a larger capacity than many competing models. It gives you 12 different wash cycles to choose from, and you can set it for five different temperatures.
With the Turbo Wash feature, this unit can help you to shave some time off of every laundry session. Since it uses a front control, it offers a new spin on the traditional washer design.
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The greatest benefit that this washer has to offer is quiet operation. Although it has a design that is similar to a traditional washer, it doesn't make nearly as much noise.
Another product that is worth considering is the Bosch WAW285H2UC 800 Series. It has about half the capacity of the Electrolux above at 2.2 cubic feet, but matches the wash to dry time of under 30 minutes. This model comes with WiFi and can be controlled straight from your smart phone.
The Bosch WAW285H2UC 800 Series comes stacked with features as you would expect from a Bosch. One of the most impressive, and most relevant for this post though, is the EcoSilence motor which helps to keep the washer at an impressive 50 dba. For a washer that is very impressive, one of the quietest on the market.
If you are looking for one of the quietest washing machines on the market, stacked with features and a modest capacity, then this could be the choice for you.
There are two things that are true to say about Miele washing machines. That is that they use high quality components, and that they are very quiet. Both of these factors work hand in hand to bring you incredible machines. It is the high quality brushes and bearings that contribute deeply to the quiet running of these machines. That kind of quality though does come at a price, literally. Miele machines are above average for cost but very few regret the investment.
The W3038 Miele 24 Front Load Washer is no exception to this rule. While above average for price, it is well above average for quality. While the capacity is a little on the snug side at 2.02 cubic feet, the W3038 is quiet enough to run in any room of the house without disturbing you. It doesn't need to be tucked away in a basement or garage. It also comes stacked with features, such as 18 wash cycles, 6 temperature settings and an intuitive LCD display.
The machine is also stackable with the compatible dryer (Miele T8033C) and has an energy consumption rate estimated at 139 KWh per year. This works out at an estimated average of $15.42 per year.
Another quiet washer is the Samsung WF50K7500AV Mega Capacity Washing Machine. Here it comes bundled with the compatible dryer, and what a team they make. This washer is another front loader, but comes with an impressive capacity of 5 cubic feet.
In terms of noise, Samsung are known for using VRT technology in their washing machines to significantly reduce the sound level. This is taken a little further in the WF50K7500AV, which employs VRT Plus. This is 40% quieter than Samsung's standard VRT tech, and utilises sensors to ensure that even heavy loads are well balanced to reduce vibration.
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Unlike many other portable washers, this unit has a plastic wash tub. To generate the friction needed to get clothes clean, this washer generates pulses of energy from the bottom of the unit, which eliminates the need for an agitator.
For easier movement, it comes with built-in rollers, so you shouldn't have much trouble moving it around your home. To prevent water waste, the Avanti TLW09W offers three different options for load size. It operates quietly and uses a lint filter to remove lint from your clothes.
With a transparent lid, the TLW09W lets you see what's going on inside of it. The compact size and portability make this washer very convenient for busy people.
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Kerala: Five CPI(M) workers sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of BJP activist in 2008
Surendran was 62 years old at the time of the murder. He was hacked to death at his home near Tellichery by the accused with sharp weapons on the 7th of March, 2008
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A sessions court in Kerala has sentenced five CPI(M) workers to life imprisonment for murder of a BJP worker to death in 2008. The court also slapped a fine of Rs. 1 lakh on the Thiruvangod residents Akhilesh (35), M Kalesh (36), M Lijesh (32), Vineesh (25) and P K Shaijosh (28) for the murder of K.V. Surendran.
The fine amount will be paid to the family of the victim. Two people were acquitted in the case. The court relied on the testimonies of various witnesses, including the wife of the deceased who was the prime witness in the case. The prosecutor argued that the motive for the murder was political.
Surendran was 62 years old at the time of murder. He was hacked to death at his home near Tellichery by the accused with sharp weapons on the 7th of March, 2008. He was taken to the hospital by the Police but he succumbed to his injuries.
Political murders of BJP cadres are quite rampant to this day. In West Bengal, BJP karyakartas are being murdered at an alarming rate, allegedly by goons associated with the ruling Trinamool Congress. The government has been utterly incapable in stopping the series of murders. Other states have witnessed murders of BJP karyakartas too.
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This week I spoke at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the USCG Valent Hall. After working on this project for many years, I am glad to see it finally came to fruition. It was scheduled to be completed about two years ago, but the process got bogged down due to disagreements between the U.S. General Services Administration, the Coast Guard, and the developer. I brought all the parties together and worked on finding a compromise so this important project could be completed.
Valent Hall is named after Pablo Valent, a Corpus Christi native. Valent served in the Coast Guard in the 1900s spending most of his career at the Brazos Coast Guard Station. He was the first Hispanic-American to command a boat station in 1935 and was responsible for the rescue of an eight-man crew whose schooner, Cape Horn, capsized during a hurricane in 1919 earning him the Coast Guard's Silver Life Saving Medal. It was a privilege having the great nephew of Pablo Valent, Adolfo Garza, in attendance for the opening of Valent Hall. The new facility will meet the needs of the Coast Guard for the foreseeable future and in a much more cost-efficient matter.


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Thomas Jefferson School of Law Professor Richard Winchester has been elected to the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI). He was nominated for membership because of his work on employment tax policy, including social security taxes.
"Admission into the National Academy of Social Insurance validates the work I have been doing on social security tax policy and the influence it has had in shaping legislation," says Professor Winchester. "Because the organization includes the nation's most prominent figures in the field of social security, I now hope to be in a better position to work with other tax professionals and policy makers to impact the direction and shape of future legislation."
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The National Academy of Social Insurance is a non-profit, non-partisan organization made up of the nation's leading experts on social insurance. Its mission is to promote understanding of how social insurance contributes to economic security and a vibrant economy. Social insurance encompasses broad-based systems for insuring workers and their families against economic insecurity caused by loss of income from work and the cost of health care. NASI's scope covers social insurance such as Social Security; Medicare; workers' compensation; and unemployment insurance, related public assistance, and private employee benefits.
NASI convenes steering committees and study panels that are charged with conducting research, issuing findings, and, in some cases, reaching recommendations based on their analysis. Members of these groups are selected for their recognized expertise and with due consideration for the balance of disciplines and perspectives appropriate to the project.
Election to membership in the National Academy of Social Insurance is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a social insurance professional. Academy membership recognizes those who have made distinguished and continuing achievements in the field.
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10 Black Lesbian Celebrities and Their Relationship Status
By Timothy Walbe
The 21st century has been very good to the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community as it has broken all the limitations and barriers that have hitherto held back this community from being themselves and enjoying their life to their utmost best. Members of this community that had no voice in the past have suddenly found their voice and are expressing themselves freely. In this vein, many members of the LGBT community, from all races and walks of life have been able to make defining life choices and openly enjoy their life and sexuality without being judged or looked down upon. There are several black Americans that are members of this community – who have come out as either being lesbians or bisexual and we will be looking at a few of them here with particular focus on black lesbian celebrities.
Black Lesbian Celebrities and Their Relationship Status
1. Wanda Sykes and Alex Niedbalski
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Popular writer, actress, and comedian, Wanda Sykes, officially came out as a lesbian in 2008. That was the same year that she married her longtime lover, Alex Niedbalski. It is worth noting that before Wanda came out as a lesbian, she was once married to producer Dave Hill in 1991. The marriage did not last long before it ended in divorce in 1998. Wanda is currently married to Alex, and they both have two adopted children.
Wanda and Alex Niedbalski who is French first met in 2006 and in 2009, they had their twins; Olivia and Lucas.
2. Dana Owens (Queen Latifah) and Eboni Nichols
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Dana Owens popularly known as Queen Latifah – the famous rapper and actress, is one of the most popular black lesbian celebrities. Though she has been coy with answers when asked about her sexual preferences in interviews, she has been in quite a number of relationships in the past.
Although she is more popular with women, she was rumored to have dated Kendu Isaacs from 1992 to 2001. From 2002 to 2011, it was rumored that she dated fitness enthusiast Jeanette Jenkins and then from 2013, she was in an on-and-off relationship with dancer and choreographer Eboni Nichols. In 2019, it was rumored that Eboni had their first child together. There have been recent claims that Eboni and Queen Latifah have been engaged.
3. Robin Roberts and Amber Laign
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The beautiful television broadcaster is known to have publicly declared that she was a lesbian and prefers dating women in 2013. Robin, who has had a history of medical challenges, has been dating her long term partner, Amber Laign since 2005.
Through all the health challenges of Robin, she has always had the support of her lover who although craves for private life, still manages to appear in public with Robin.
4. Sheryl Swoopes and Alisa Scott
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Among other black lesbian celebrities, Sheryl Swoopes has a pretty much interesting and different story considering how her love story moved. She seemed straight to many at first because the retired professional basketball player did not only date Jordan Jackson since they were in high school, but she also got married to him in 1995. The two remained together for the next four years before their union ended in 1999. Their marriage produced a son in 1997 named Jordan Eric Jackson.
In 2005, she became one of the first people in basketball at that level to announce that she was gay. From then, she dated her partner Alisa Scott who was also a basketball player. They parted ways in 2011 and that same year, Swoopes was engaged to her male friend of a long time, Chris Unclesho whom she later married in 2017.
5. Tracy Chapman and Guinevere Turner
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Chapman has always been all about her life as a musician and so he has managed to keep her love life away from the media. Although the popular American singer has never come out to publicly make a statement about her sexual orientation, it is known that she is lesbian. More so, she has been identifying with the LGBT community for a while now, and many believe that her very popular song Talkin' About A Revolution, was about her coming out as a lesbian.
She dated a couple of women in the past. Her first known lesbian relationship was with American writer, Alice Walker in the 1990s. According to the writer, she enjoyed the relationship which she described as delicious and no one's business. After this relationship, Chapman later started another relationship with actress and screenwriter, Guinevere Turner. The two have maintained a notoriously private relationship that hardly is anything of significance known about them. In 2010, it was reported that the two were planning in together.
6. AzMarie Livingston and Raven-Symone
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In 2015, Livingston revealed that she had troubles reconciling her gender identity as a black woman and her sexual identity. She is one of the black lesbian celebrities that came out very early in their lives as she was only 14 when she identified as bisexual. It was easy for her father to accept it because he was gay. Growing up as a tomboy, it was also not difficult for her mother to also accept her and she even went with her to her girlfriend's house when she revealed to her that she was already in a lesbian relationship.
The popular model, actress, and Disc Jockey is known to have been in a very serious relationship with Raven Symone for about 5 years before they ended their relationship rather abruptly. It seemed like the perception of the public and/or Raven's own confusion about her sexuality affected the relationship with Raven. Since the relationship came to an end, Livingstone has managed to keep her relationships away from the public and so it is not known if since then she has dated anyone secretly.
7. Felicia Pearson and Bernice Burgos
Felicia Pearson and Bernice Burgos
Growing up as a child, Felicia Pearson wasn't sure about her sexuality until her Uncle, Arnold, introduced her to his lesbian friend to "show her the ropes", she was 12 at the time and her lesbian friend was 6 years older. She hasn't looked back since then and has always been upfront about her preference for dating women. She stated in a recent interview that she can't wait to "put a big rock" on the fingers of her current lover when the time is right.
Looking at her dating history, the rapper was in a relationship with Judith "J" Adrienne. The two dated for a long time and although they had some misunderstandings on Love & Hip Hop New York, they still managed to pull things through but by December 2016, the two had parted ways. As of this writing, Felicia Pearson is dating Instagram model Bernice Burgos whom she met in 2018. She stated in a recent interview that she can't wait to "put a big rock" on the fingers of her lover when the time is right. More so there have been plans for having children.
8. Tessa Thompson and Janelle Monae
Tessa Thompson and Janelle Monae (Image Source)
The Thor: Ragnorak star actress Tessa Thompson is very open about being bisexual, and she stated in an interview that none of her family members has any problems with her sexuality. However, she has always preferred not to label herself.
Tessa has been linked in the past to Ben Crowley in a relationship that was highly publicized. Nonetheless, it ended almost as soon as it began. Currently, she is rumored to be dating singer Janelle Monae who came out in 2019 to identify as pansexual. The two are said to be protecting their "fragile" relationship and declining to speak to the public about them right now.
9. Dee Rees and Sarah Brown
Dee Rees and Sarah Brown (Image Source)
In the community of black lesbian celebrities, Dee Rees holds a rather special place. When the popular director and screenwriter came out when she was much younger she revealed that her parents found it extremely hard accepting it. They kept calling, texting and emailing her to have a rethink and change of mind, they went as far as sending her bible verses to help her remember her Christian upbringing and help her change her mind, but she remained adamant and stood her ground. She would later cut off all communication with them until they came to be more accepting.
Dee has been in a relationship with her partner, Sarah Brown – who is a poet and writer, and their relationship blossomed to the level where they decided to get married, and they are still madly in love with each other till date. Dee revealed that her popular movie Pariah which captures the struggle of a young woman coming out as a lesbian is actually a semi-autobiographical work that captures her coming out in her late 20s as well as how her parents felt guilty for who she had become.
With her film Mudbound, she got an Oscar nomination for Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. This made her the first black lesbian woman to be so nominated as well as the first black woman ever to get the nomination.
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10. Raven-Symoné Pearman
Actress, Singer, and model Raven-Symoné Pearman is one of the celebrities to applaud the decision to legalize same-sex marriages in America. In a 2014 interview with Oprah, she confirmed that she was in a happy relationship with her female lover.
In the past, Raven-Symoné was in a relationship with her partner, AzMarie Livingstone – a model and singer, who she later broke up with in 2015 after dating for three years. Raven who has always maintained that she wants her sexual life kept private may probably be in another relationship presently that she has refused to disclose to the public.
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On April 1, police responded to Martin Luther King Drive near Forrest Street after a report of gunshots in the area at about 8 p.m. They found an 18-year-old male who had been shot and transported him to Jersey City Medical Center then found Jacques one block north at Oak Street and was also rushed to the hospital and later discharged, prosecutors said.
However, Jacques was brought back to the hospital the next morning and was pronounced dead, prosecutors said, as a result of a gunshot wound.
Shirden and Rush's charges include first-degree murder, attempted murder and weapons charges.
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Al llarg de la història de la literatura hi ha hagut moltes escriptores de ciència-ficció feminista (CFF). Algunes de les més prominents han estat Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, amb el relat breu Sultana's Dream (1905); Charlotte P. Gilman, amb la seva obra Terra d'elles (1915); o molt abans Christine de Pisan, amb el Llibre de la ciutat de les dames (1405). Les distòpies o anti-utopies, en totes les seves variants, també han guanyat rellevància i contingut polític a mans d'escriptores com pot ser Margaret Atwood, una autora no especialitzada en ciència-ficció, amb El conte de la serventa (1985). Aquest gènere literari de ficció especulativa a més d'obres de narrativa inclou també poesia, teatre i còmic.

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Come to Britain £26,000 For Not Working and Breast Implants on the NHS
LONDON - England - Millions of people in the world are itching to get to the United Kingdom to live a life of leisure and benefits from the state as new figures reveal the extent of the taxpayer funded lifestyle of unemployed Britons.
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As long as Britain remains a soft touch with benefits, it will remain in debt and flounder economically
Britain's porous borders are easy to get through, and there are little or no checks at the airports and ports as millions of people from across the globe come to what used to be Great Britain, for a lifestyle they could only dream about.
£1 Trillion UK Debt
"In Romania, if you make £300 in a year you are considered rich. I come to England to sell Big Issue magazine, and they give me £26,000 benefits, housing benefits, council tax exemption, breast implants on the NHS, veneered teeth on the NHS and I still make £250 a day selling the Big Issue. I send money back to Romania now and I build big f*cking palace. Next year I build two palace and maybe a brothel. Thank you English suckers," Olga Latvayev, a Romanian woman from Lewisham told the Evening Standard.
An angry worker from Wimbledon said: "All across Britain, there are millions of families with benefits packages costing taxpayers fifty or sixty thousand pounds per annum minimum, and of course, there is no impetus for these people to work. Why should they? Britain's problems will only get worse and worse as these leeches and feckless useless-eaters are mollycoddled for the rest of their lives, as others have to work to support them."
Britain is now the sick man of Europe, an over burdened, over crowded piss hole country where no one wants to work.
"You cannot have a Conservative government in a socialist system. Britain will never break its debt burden without kicking the benefits packages to the floor. How can we as a nation get out of massive debt if the money Britain makes goes to prop up the feckless scum who are bleeding the nation dry? There is no way we will ever get out of debt because we have to pay for these useless excuses for human beings, in fact they contribute nothing to society. What's the point in working when there are millions of people earning £60,000 in benefits and they get to play their playstation 3 consoles on 3D TVs and smoke drugs all day as well as get boozed up? Go into any of these low-life scum's house and you'll see that they've got all the latest gadgets, not only for themselves but for all their sink estate kids as well. The government is not only encouraging these loathsome broken sub-humans to breed, but is effectively encouraging them to not work," another angry British worker told the BBC.
Britain has a socialist welfare system, which was effectively proposed by William Beveridge in the 1940s for post-war Britain and adapted by Labour's Clement Attlee, when he came into power in 1945. That system is now outdated, and has been exploited to the point of reproach.
"If the system is socialist, then you can't have a Conservative government come into that very system and try to govern. This will not be possible, because the system is socialist. The only way a Conservative government can therefore govern, is to break the socialist system and to replace it with a system that works and is profitable for the nation. Beveridge was a eugenicist, and espoused that those who receive benefits should not be allowed to breed. Maybe we need to adopt these original methods of controlling the reproduction of the sub-classes. If you want to go on benefits, we will first sterilize you. Socialist systems only work when there is money poured into them. When other people's money runs out, then the socialist system stops working. This is one thing we have to tell the Fabians," a Whitehall insider told the Times.
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Google Delays the Unveiling of Android 11 OS, Says 'Not the Time to Celebrate'
by Christopher Baugh – Sun, May 31, 2020
Google announced Saturday that it will delay the unveiling of its new Android 11 operating system.
Earlier this month, Google said that it would announce the first Android 11 public beta on June 3 in a live stream. The live stream was officially announced on the Android developer site soon after, but things have changed. In a brief update on the matter today, the Android team said that Google is postponing the event and the Android 11 beta release.
"We are excited to tell you more about Android 11, but now is not the time to celebrate," tweeted Android"s developer account. "We are postponing the June 3rd event and beta release. We"ll be back with more on Android 11, soon."
We are excited to tell you more about Android 11, but now is not the time to celebrate. We are postponing the June 3rd event and beta release. We'll be back with more on Android 11, soon.
— Android Developers (@AndroidDev) May 30, 2020
As noted earlier the launch event of Android 11 was originally scheduled for this week via a virtually meet. In an official tweet, Google noted that it will announce more details about the new version of Android "soon." However, the company didn't announce any specific date for the announcement as of yet.
According to Reuters, the launch of Android 11 has been postponed due to the on-going protests in the United States. "Protests have spread across the United States over the killing of George Floyd, a Minneapolis black man who died after being pinned by the neck under a white police officer's knee," the publication noted.
It is unclear how this delay in the beta release will impact the overall timeline for Android 11 release. Beta 1 was planned for a release in June, with beta 2 following in July. Beta 3 was planned for an August release, and a final release in quarter 3 of 2020. For now, Google has not updated the timeline and milestones for Android 11 release.
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Kakuzi becomes the first local firm to establish an Independent Human Rights Advisory Committee to the Board
Local agri-business firm Kakuzi PLC has, in a trendsetting move announced the appointment of an Independent Human Rights Advisory Committee (IHRAC) to be chaired by former Attorney General Prof Githu Muigai.
With the appointment of the committee to its Board, Kakuzi PLC becomes the first corporate organization in Sub Sahara Africa to constitute and establish such an independent advisory panel benchmarked against the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
In appointing the IHRAC, Kakuzi joins a growing list of globally focused institutions' progressively adopting the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, such as football governing body FIFA, Global Chemicals manufacturer BASF SE, Adidas, among others.
Speaking when he confirmed the appointment of the IHRAC, Kakuzi PLC Managing Director Chris Flowers said the committee would provide independent technical advisory to the firm's Board of Directors. He said such technical advisory and expertise would guarantee sustainable compliance with global human rights matters across the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) listed firm's operations.
Alongside the IHRAC body, Kakuzi, he said, has also enacted an Operational-level Grievance Mechanism also benchmarked against the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Members of the Prof Githu chaired IHRAC, include former Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) Board, Member Grace Madoka, former Finlays Kenya Legal and HR Director Dr Brenda Achieng, and Kakuzi Plc non-executive independent director Andrew Ndegwa with another member set to be announced soon. Both Ms Madoka and Dr Achieng are Advocates of the High Court of Kenya and have extensive corporate governance experience, while Mr Ndegwa is a Chartered Accountant.
"As part of our core values, the Board of Kakuzi PLC is sincerely committed and desirous of strengthening end to end efforts to ensure that human rights are respected in all our operations. The appointment of this IHRAC committee underscores this commitment to voluntarily protect, respect and remedy any human rights grievances as a responsible business practices," Mr Flowers said.
On his part, Kakuzi IHRAC Chairman Prof Githu Muigai said: "Kakuzi is pioneering a public accountability programme demonstrating its commitment to respecting human rights within its operating and supply chain environment. The members of the IHRAC are meant to autonomously advise and review Kakuzi's action points to ensure that the firm remains at the leading edge of this accountability programme. Above all else, adopting an IHRAC is advantageous to all stakeholders. Human rights standards are fundamental standards that lead to better business accountability. Adoption of IHRAC is an idea whose time has come and one that I would strongly recommend."
Prof Githu said he recommends the idea of IHRAC adoption by other local companies to advance Human Rights in corporate environments. While advocating for the adoption of the IHRAC standards benchmarked against the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, he further said such a committee is advantageous to all stakeholders, including government, business, civil society and even to the people working within the enterprises. He noted that addressing human rights issues leads to a better organization with a motivated workforce, where stakeholders human rights are upheld.
The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights recently released an assessment of the first ten years of UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights implementation by States and businesses.
The UN Working Group noted that: "There has been significant progress over the first decade, as witnessed by a growing number of companies committing to respect human rights and a recent surge of legislation in Europe making respect for human rights and the environment a mandatory requirement for businesses."
While still slow, these critical developments, the UN Working Group said, demonstrate emerging awareness around the human rights responsibilities of business that did not exist a decade earlier. The Guiding Principles have also provided unions, affected communities and civil society with a framework for demanding accountability for business-related harm to people and the planet.
"All States must make the implementation of the Guiding Principles a top governance and policy priority. All businesses – including small and medium-sized enterprises – need to make respect for human rights part of their corporate culture. We call on States and businesses to step up and all stakeholders to take part in the movement to make the next ten years a decade of action on the Guiding Principles." Said the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights in its media communique.
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module Fae
  module NavItems
    extend ActiveSupport::Concern

    def nav_items
      [
        { text: 'Releases', sublinks: [
          { text: 'Current', path: main_app.admin_releases_path },
          { text: 'Legacy Markup', path: main_app.admin_legacy_releases_path },
        ]},
        { text: 'Wines',          sublinks: wine_sublinks },
        { text: 'Acclaim',        path: main_app.admin_acclaims_path },
        { text: 'Varietal',       path: main_app.admin_varietals_path },
        { text: 'Selling Point',  path: main_app.admin_selling_points_path },
        { text: 'Event',          path: main_app.admin_events_path },
        { text: 'Event Hosts',    path: main_app.admin_people_path },
        { text: 'Locations',      path: main_app.admin_locations_path },
        { text: 'Teams',          sublinks: team_sublinks },
        {
          text: 'Look This Drawer Does Nothing',
          sublinks: [
            {
              text: 'Except Open To Another Drawer',
              sublinks: [{ text: 'To A Link That Goes Nowhere' }]
            }
          ]
        },
        { text: 'Pages',          path: fae.pages_path },
        { text: 'Cats', path: main_app.admin_cats_path },
        { text: 'Validation Testers', path: main_app.admin_validation_testers_path },
        { text: 'Milestones', path: main_app.admin_milestones_path },
        # scaffold inject marker
      ]
    end

    private

    def wine_sublinks
      wines_arr = [{ text: 'New Wine', path: main_app.new_admin_wine_path }]
      Wine.all.each do |wine|
        wines_arr << { text: wine.name_en, path: main_app.edit_admin_wine_path(wine) }
      end
      wines_arr
    end

    def team_sublinks
      teams_arr = []
      Team.order(:name).each do |team|
        teams_arr << {
          text: team.name,
          sublinks: [
            { text: 'Coaches', path: main_app.admin_team_coaches_path(team) },
            { text: 'Players', path: main_app.admin_team_players_path(team) }
          ]
        }
      end
      teams_arr << { text: 'Edit Teams', path: main_app.admin_teams_path }
    end

  end
end

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In the 15 years I have lived here, I have never seen so much litter along our roadways. In many places, our county resembles third-world countries I visited before I retired. Clean Gloucester Day is this Saturday, March 10, but I will be pleasantly surprised if it makes much of a dent as the problem is so bad.
This weekend would be an ideal opportunity for all those who are participating in VDOT's Adopt-A-Highway program to clean their assigned locations (Boy Scout Troop #133 really has their work cut out for them on T.C. Walker from Route 17 to Page Road). But litter pickups treat the symptom, not the cause.
In my opinion, a major cause is the lack of education. Education can take many forms: formal education in the schools, parental guidance, disciplinary action by law enforcement and self-learning. Children tend to mimic the actions of their parents. If they see their parents litter, they will be inclined to do the same. If law enforcement doesn't punish litterers, what is the downside to littering? If citizens don't participate in cleanups, they fail to recognize just how bad the problem is.
I looked at the sheriff department's online list of citations issued for the last six months, and there has not been one for littering. I recognize the difficulties involved with citing a driver for littering—the deputy must observe the act and, at the same time, they must not be involved in a higher-priority mission. But if these conditions are met, I hope they have been instructed to issue a citation in accordance with the Code of Virginia, which carries a minimum fine of $250.
When drivers learn this law is being enforced, perhaps some of the offenders will cease their littering ways.
I know this last item is a return to treating the symptom, but the way our litter problem is growing, having two Clean Gloucester Days a year will not address this ugliness in our county.


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iPhone 6s review – should you buy it?
On September 2015 – iPhone 6s was released. The iPhone 6s and 6s plus new features: 3D Touch technology, better camera, more powerful processor – that's good. Reduced battery capacity, a lot of weight, the same design and 16GB Memory in a basic model – not really. Is the iPhone 6s worth buying? Let's figure out.
The Apple iPhone 6s common sense is struggling with the desire to save money on. 16 GB of memory with no possibility of expansion in 2015, Carl! 2 GB of RAM! The camera without optical stabilization, super-fast autofocus and other new technology! And it costs $ 649 without taxes.
New iPhone 6s is almost unchanged
A repeating design of the iPhone – is not news. The iPhone 6s looks the same as the iPhone 6. The same metal casing, sloppily hidden plastic antenna, a broad framework. The design is clearly outdated. Nevertheless, the Chinese are actively replicate it. Look at just released new smartphones from the Meizu, for example.
In the popular smartphone from Samsung gorgeous curves on both sides. Quad HD screen in the Sony smartphone – slim glass and metal protection from water and the top Apple smartphone offers HD screen (4 times lower resolution than the Samsung) without additional bonus. Is the iPhone 6s or the iPhone 6s plus waterproof? No. Saving again.
The maximum brightness of the iPhone 6s was 548 cd / m2, and the version 6s Plus altogether reached 582 cd / m2. Contrast Ratio – 1370: 1, very good for IPS. Effective anti-glare screens allow both look good in the direct light, and the viewing angles are very wide, even by the standards of IPS.
As for color, then both versions of the iPhone 6s show too cool shade (7800K) and underestimated the range of (2.0), but show a neat color sRGB. Color reproduction of new the iPhone 6s somewhat worsened: low gamma makes the image too whitish.
iPhone 6s dimensions
But the devil is in the details. Both the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s plus has changed in the size. Due to the use of technology had to change the 3D Touchscreen coating and add an additional layer so that the iPhone 6s thicker, wider, heavier than its predecessor. The difference – not so large, 0.1 mm in length and width and 0.2 mm in thickness. Your favorite covers from the iPhone 6 to the new generation may not fit.
The iPhone 6s plus now weighs almost 200 grams: a very heavy 5.5-inch smartphone.
No other changes. Waited for Full HD screen (not even Quad HD)? Relax! Apple thought that more HD and it is not necessary. Although the thickness of the smartphone has increased, the camera as before extends from the housing. And optical image stabilization is not received (image stabilization exist only in the 6s Plus model).
Innovation of Apple – pink is the new white. Even highly evolved antenna, pink color will be popular, we are confident.
iPhone 6s Power and Battery life
Inside the smartphone – a processor Apple A9. In practice, we didn't notice the changes. Predecessors were not slow, and Apple's new iPhone 6s too. Apple promises reduced power consumption, let's see how things are going.
Facts about energy tell the different story: technology has not changed, so the power consumption remains at the same level. Battery capacity reduced (!): Apple struggled with excessive increase in the thickness and weight of the new smartphone by reducing battery.
We checked: while playing the same video at the maximum brightness of the screen in the iPhone 6 and 6s the same, the difference is not so big. The promised growth time work is not worth waiting for. My friends also confirmed this.
Battery capacity of the iPhone 6s is 1715 mAh. Battery capacity on almost any smartphone on Android is much higher: 2000 mAh in the finest models to 2700-3000 in top smartphone models. What did it cost Apple to spend a little more money and use more capacious battery?
While you will be charging a tiny iPhone 6s battery for 2 hours, the owner of the Samsung Galaxy S6, Sony Xperia Z5, Huawei Mate S, LG G4 and a bunch of other smartphones with a much larger capacity battery will charge a smartphone twice.
Other features are not encouraging. Built-in memory in the younger version is 16 GB. For an expensive smartphone in 2015 – this is ridiculous. The amount of RAM – 2 GB, which is less than in many Chinese middle-class smartphones. 2 SIM-cards is not available as always.
iPhone 6s 3D Touch
The main change in the new smartphone from Apple – new screen technology. 3D Touch (or Touch Force) – a technology for a touchscreen that can recognize the force pressing the screen. For example, clicking on the icon a little stronger will have an additional menu. It's simple. If you hold your finger on the icon or press a little harder, the actions will be different.
iPhone 6s Camera Specs
So, iPhone 6s has a new 12-megapixel camera. Sensor Size 1/3 ", which is less than in the Samsung GALAXY S6 or LG G4. Apple has tried to make progress, reducing the distance between pixels. But in fact, this is another "paper breakthrough" – you will not see strong differences between shots on the iPhone 6 and 6s. And photos made in the dark on the iPhone 6s is even worse.
Front Camera is now 5 megapixels compared to 1.2 megapixels so selfie will become much better quality.
iPhone 6s Camera Test – iPhone 6s Front Camera Samples
iPhone 6s Back Camera Samples
Another feature that has been long available from competitors (Nokia Lumia, HTC) – Live Photo.
A Live Photo is essentially a way to bring your photos to life by capturing a few seconds of video when you're taking a photo on your iPhone. It's a bit like a Gif, but it can also capture audio at the same time.
The camera of the iPhone 6s can record 4K video. High resolution is better than low, the video looks great, especially on the Retina-display. Do not wait for cinematic quality, but compared to smartphones that can't record in 4K resolution, this can be considered as a big advantage.
1 minute of 4K video weighs more than 300 MB. That is on the iPhone with 16 GB of internal memory, of which about 12 are available, space is only enough for 40 minutes of video.
iPhone 6s | Verdict
The iPhone 6s is a kind of experiment on common sense. Only 16GB of memory in the basic version, HD screen (even with the loud name «Retina») and the same design. Updated 4k camera and increase the amount of RAM up to 2 GB – the main advantages. However, optical stabilization is only left to the Plus version, and the emergence of technology 3D Touch – is a controversial innovation.
As a practical buyer, you can open a wide world of smartphones, which are cheaper, more interesting, innovative, functional. Beautiful Samsung Galaxy S6 edge and edge +, Sony Xperia Z5 and Z5 Premium, Huawei Mate S and LG G4 – which do you like more?
New pink color
Amazing 4k video quality
Fast 5Ghz wi-fi
Increased camera resolution and added Live Photos mode
3D Touch Technology
The same design
Only 16 GB of memory in the basic version
Reduced battery capacity
Low-resolution screen
No fast charge
No wireless charging
No 2 SIM-cards
No optical image stabilization (only in iPhone 6s plus)
The iPhone 6s plus now weighs nearly 200 grams
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Washington, DC (November 18, 2008)- There is growing momentum in Congress behind a solution to wildfire issues within the Forest Service. For many, the top wildfire priority will be to overhaul the funding mechanism for Forest Service wildfire suppression efforts. Currently, the agency is dealing with increasing firefighting costs in the face of static budgets, inducing cuts in other programs in order to meet suppression needs.
Some feel this problem is best addressed through a separate account for fire suppression like the one proposed in Rep. Nick Rahall's (D-WV) FLAME Act introduced earlier this year. Beyond simple funding needs, other members are calling for a more holistic approach that confronts hazardous fuels buildups and "appropriate management response" which would allow firefighters to allocate resources based on a number of factors that determine a fire's threat to life and property.
With a new Congress next year comes a fresh chance to revamp the Forest Service, an agency beset in recent years by budget troubles and annual fights over where it should focus its priorities.
Insect infestations and the beginning effects of climate change have harmed the health of the nation's forests, while a century of focus on fire suppression has allowed a buildup of brush and trees ready to burn. Congress stepped in five years ago with legislation to address some of the problems, but few agree it has worked well, and fire costs have continued to rise steadily.
About half of the agency's budget now goes toward fighting wildfires, leaving lawmakers lamenting that the Forest Service has turned into the "Fire Service." To make matters worse, Congress and the Bush administration have not covered rising firefighting costs in recent years, leaving the agency to scrounge for necessary dollars by raiding other programs.
This year, for example, the Forest Service had $1.2 billion budgeted for fire suppression, but the agency had to transfer at least $400 million from other programs when that fell short. Forest Service Chief Gail Kimbell sent a memo in August to agency staff asking them to find ways to come up with the extra money.
The cuts were forcing the closure of some recreation areas, causing some contract obligations to go unmet, and cancelling construction, research and natural resource work. Congress later approved $610 million for the Forest Service and Interior Department in emergency federal firefighting funding, restoring some of those transfers that had been made.
Lawmakers often direct such money outside the regular budget process to the agency late in the year, but all sides agree the process needs to be changed. The incoming Obama administration has promised to end the agency's need to shift money from other priorities to cover fire, but it is up to Congress to make it happen.
More than 5.1 million acres of land nationwide have burned this year, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, the lowest annual total since 2003. More than 9 million acres burned in 2006 and 2007, and more than 8 million acres burned in 2004 and 2005. Fire suppression costs are not determined solely on how many acres burn — costs escalate near population centers and other areas where firefighters are attempting to save lives or resources.
An attempt was made this session to fix the Forest Service's fiscal woes. Earlier this year, the House easily passed a bill sponsored by Natural Resources Chairman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) to create a special federal fund for the largest wildfires.
Called the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act, or FLAME Act, it would have taken the pressure off the agency's regular budget by paying separately for catastrophic fires, which make up a very small percentage of the blazes the agency fights but account for most of its costs. Conservation and state forester groups called it a good first step but decried last-minute changes to the bill that weakened it.
The Senate never acted on the matter.
The legislation will be at the top of his agenda in January, Rahall said.
A spokesman for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has said Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) looks forward to working with Rahall on the issue. In a recent interview, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who will be the top Republican on the panel, also said wildfire budgets need to be dealt with, especially in light of the effects of climate change and drought and because her state sometimes lacks the equipment or manpower it needs to fight fires.
Environmentalists and state foresters also seek an end to the annual fire budget dilemmas, said Cecilia Clavet, national forest program associate with the Wilderness Society.
Clavet also said Congress should encourage the agency to continue a management strategy it has begun to employ called "appropriate management response," which can range from aggressively suppressing a fire to simply monitoring a fire in the backcountry as long as it does not threaten lives or significant property.
Some members of Rahall's panel have pushed him to address what they say are the underlying issues of forest health — reducing so-called hazardous fuels, the dry brush and trees that have accumulated and increase the likelihood of unusually large wildland fires. Some Republicans wanted to streamline environmental review for some of those projects.
"Let's get the bill we had this year through first, and we can certainly follow up on that," Rahall said. "I know the appropriate appropriations chairman, Norm Dicks, is very concerned as well, we've worked closely together on this legislation." Dicks (D-Wash.) is chairman of the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, which annually bemoans the growing percentage of Forest Service dollars going to fire suppression.
Five years ago, Congress passed the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, which was intended to make it easier for the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to thin hazardous fuels that had built up over a century of fire suppression in fire-adapted ecosystems, especially near communities. So far, about 213,000 acres of forest land have been treated nationwide under HFRA authorities — far less than the 20 million acres authorized for expedited thinning under the act (Landletter, Nov. 6).
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The upcoming rally game, DiRT 3 is going to have a pretty long car list with over 50 rally cars. The game is also having some pretty amazing weather effects and of course top-notch graphics as well.
The first two Dirt games have gone well and Dirt 3 is sure going to do well, it's set to be released on the 24th of May 2011, which will be a global release across Windows (PC), Xbox 360 and also PS3 platforms. Which is pretty much the "major" consoles, these days there aren't many other consoles which can keep up with the high standards we expect and Dirt 3 is expected to meet them. As you'll see in the trailer below, Dirt 3 features Ken Block's Modified Ford Fiesta, which is the one with the DC stickers all over it.
Like with all game releases, the best way to get an idea of what to expect is to watch the trailer, judging from watching it, it looks like it's going to be pretty awesome rallying game, the graphics look great in the trailer, the different cars you see all look nice.
Something which caught my eye was all of the different types of weather you can race in, the trailer really shows off all of the elements nicely and hopefully so will the game play, changing from snow to sun, warm to wet and what not. Keeps your driving style changing all of the time, obviously driving in the snow is going to be different from driving on dry dirt etc.
When it comes to graphics, I'm pretty impressed with what I've seen so far, the car will change according to the weather conditions, it's one of the those minor things which make the game feel so much more feel, having frost over the windows while driving though the snow etc.
We don't know too many details about Dirt 3 to be honest, although they'll be a total of 15 different classes, 9 pure rally classes and 6 which are non rally classes, which will give us a nice range of cars to choose to drive.
All of the screenshots and videos of Dirt 3 I've seen look pretty nice, I mean the game play videos are obviously not always going to be very good quality, but from screenshots you can tell there has been a lot of attention to detail with the surroundings, for example the water looks real and the trees look natural and so on.