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The FDA's Blood Policy Still Frames HIV as a 'Gay Sickness'
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All restrictions on donations from gay and bisexual men should be lifted.
By Christian Watson
May 06 2020 3:11 PM EDT
COVID-19 has drained millions of healthcare workers, first responders, and ailing Americans of time, energy, and peace of mind. Unfortunately, it's also sapped America's already limited blood supply, causing blood banks to scramble for donations. But amid the chaos, a group of good samaritans want to help, but their charitable spirit is being hindered by Uncle Sam: Gay and bisexual men.
In early April, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it had reduced restrictions for how long sexually-active gay and bisexual men should wait after having sex with a man to donate from one year to three months. The updated recommendations will remain post-pandemic. The policy had been severely criticized, and its reduction praised, by political organizations like the Human Rights Campaign and GLAAD. But, they argue, the change isn't enough. "We will keep fighting until the deferral period is lifted," said GLAAD's President and CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis. They're right.
Yes, gay men can help replenish the nation's low blood supply if they swear abstinence for three months. Otherwise? Bad luck for people in need of blood donations.
Even in its revised form, this restriction can't be allowed to stand. Dated stereotypes and fears have no place in political decision-making, especially when lives are at stake.
Through the years, the FDA's reasoning on restricting gay blood donations has been consistent: Sexually-active gay and bisexual men present a high risk of transmitting sexual diseases, paritcularly HIV/AIDS. It certainly was once a very legitimate concern, as these men indeed accounted for 70 percent of all HIV diagnoses in America in 2018. But many experts say the concern is simply outdated.
For instance, Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious diseases physician at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, recently told The New York Times that the revision was pretty late in coming. "It's too bad that it took a pandemic to actually prompt this, because it should have been prompted much earlier when technology was such that we could ensure the safety of our blood supply."
And Dr. Jeff Kirchner, chief medical officer at the American Academy of HIV Medicine, said that even people with HIV (note: the rate of new diagnoses annually has declined 11 percent from 2010 to 2017) can take treatment to render their viral load to "undetectable," meaning they can safely donate blood without infecting the recipient. As of 2017, 49 percent of people infected with HIV are on such treatment and "have it under control," according to the CDC.
In Dr. Kirchner's opinion, there "shouldn't be any waiting period, per se, based on MSM history." This, he told me, "was a recent compromise to an antiquated and discriminatory policy from my perspective." All blood is tested after donation for a variety of infectious diseases now, anyway. So why is there still fear of the "gay sickness"?
The FDA had every reason to re-evaluate its antiquated assertions once antiretroviral medicine became available and diagnostic testing became more sophisticated. But they didn't. The scientific efficacy of HIV medicines and screening, as well as social attitudes on homosexuality, has long been further along than the FDA's recommendations. As the tides of social acceptability shifted, the FDA finally followed in 2015 with the 12-month policy, but it took another five long years for their policies to be updated any further.
In light of this fact, COVID-19 should impart upon the medical community the onus to speak for itself, and treat the FDA's guidelines as the FDA itself regards them: As something "suggested or recommended, but not required."
Gay activists must not become complacent after this small achievement. Yes, many gay blood donors will be able to help more quickly than we were before. But if the wait restrictions were lifted altogether, so much more could be done. Stopping the struggle now would be a small victory at best. But while COVID-19 claims hundreds of Americans every day, a small victory is simply not enough.
Christian Watson is a political writer based out of Georgia and a Young Voices contributor. He can be found on Twitter at @OfficialCWatson.
Tags: Commentary, Health, COVID-19, HIV

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November 8, 2016 December 7, 2016 Vincent Announcements
Merry Christmas, ya Filthy Animal
With the turning of the calendar into November, I guess you can finally say that it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Especially if you're in the theatre world, you're either currently rehearsing a holiday show or determining when you can go see A Christmas Carol (I've got two right now – A Christmas Carole Petersen at Theatre Latte Da and A Christmas Carol at the Commonweal Theatre).
Gratefully, I am also in the first camp, although what I'm rehearsing is a little different than the familiar Dickens tale. This play is by Adam Hummel and called Snowed Inn. No, not Snowden, but Snowed_Inn. Not only is it a pun, but it's also hilarious, telling the story of a disillusioned Hollywood screenwriter returning to his family inn in rural Minnesota on Christmas Eve, 1932. Like all good screwball comedies, of course, events quickly spire out of control when a mobster and his moll crash the party looking to run some hooch into Minneapolis. The play is a wonderful tribute to those romantic comedies of the '30s as well as the classic gangster movies that I love so so so much!
In fact, I get to play the role of the gangster! His name is "Dutch" and he's got his own work cut out for him; trying to keep his cool and get promoted up the ranks with no help from his dizzy dame of a girlfriend, Flossy. Although I don't get to say any of the famous lines, I do get to wear a fantastic suit and play the part of so many of my favorite actors. Certainly James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson, but I'd throw in George Raft, Humphrey Bogart and Paul Muni as well.
With that said, you can bet in addition to learning my part, I've taken this as a perfect opportunity to reacquaint myself with those pictures. Back in high school I went through a phase and now own about a dozen of them. Classics like The Public Enemy, Little Caesar, White Heat, Angels with Dirty Faces, The Petrified Forest, and Each Dawn I Die. Whew, even the titles are enough to set your imagination running!
All that is to say, of course, that I'm really stoked about this one and want to share it with as many people as possible. It's directed by Ben Thietje and is at DalekoArts in New Prague, Minnesota. It's really not that far (this is where I did Wait Until Dark last year) and with a cast of goofballs having the kind of fun we are, it's definitely worth it. With such a quirky mix of holiday cheer, fun and thrills how can you resist?
SNOWED INN
a DalekoArts original holiday show
by Adam Hummel
directed by Ben Thietje Nov 25 – Dec 18, 2016
Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30pm
Sundays @ 2:00pm
After failed screenwriter Archie Ježek leaves the glitz and glamour of 1930s Hollywood to return to the small, Minnesota town where he grew up to run the family hotel, his dreams of a quiet, steady Midwestern life quickly devolve to madcap holiday hijinks and mayhem. Featuring a cast of zany characters and silver screen slapstick, Snowed Inn is a family-friendly Christmas card celebrating your favorite classic films and the nostalgia of holidays past.
It's another DalekoArts original holiday show!
DalekoArts recommends SNOWED INN for ages 13 and up.
Bobby Gardner*
Susan J Gerver
Lindy Jackson
Zakary Morton
Dann Peterson
Emily Wrolson
Jane Ryan (sets)
Kurt Jung (lights)
Elin Anderson (costumes)
Abbee Warmboe (props/scenic painter)*
Ben Thietje (sound)*
Janice Geis (stage manager)
Trevor Muller-Hegel (technical director)
*denotes company member
Tagged Christmas show, classic gangsters, DalekoArts, holiday show, James Cagney, Minnesota, Movies, New Prague, Prohibition, theatre, Twin Cities
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
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On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
Director: Céline Sciamma
Actors: Adèle Haenel, Armande Boulanger, Christel Baras, Guy Delamarche, Luàna Bajrami, Noémie Merlant, Valeria Golino
A sexy stuntwoman gets herself thrown into prison to avenge the death of her sister.
Genre: Action, Drama
Be Cool (2005)
Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Romance
Proud Mary (2016)
Mary is a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when…
A whimsical fish-out-of-water story of two spoiled sisters: Nora (Camilla Belle), a law student, and Mary (Alexa Vega), an undergrad party girl, living with their father in a luxurious mansion…
Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda are all married now, but they're still up for a little fun in the sun. When Samantha gets the chance to visit one of the most…
The Favorite (2019)
Inspired by the true events of Luke Benjamin Bernard. His spiritual and physical transformation is told through the life of two brothers.
Platoon Leader (1988)
West Point graduate lieutenant Jeff Knight meets cynicism when taking command of sergeant Michael McNamara's tour veterans platoon in a Vietnamese trench camp. Unlike his predecessor, who hid till the…
Genre: Drama, War
The Lake House (2006)
A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their…
The Great Raid (2005)
As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of…
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Into the Grizzly Maze (2015)
Two estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home in the Alaskan wild. They set out on a two-day hike and are stalked by an unrelenting grizzly bear.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Trailer: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)


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Thrill of a Lifetime
New fire chief David Rudat reflects on his lengthy career
The Orange Fire Department's new fire chief is certainly no stranger to the ranks.
David Rudat, 42 began his career with the department more than two decades ago, most recently serving as acting fire chief since Ed Rowlette retired in April.
"As far as I was concerned there never really was any other candidate," said City Manager Dave Dixon, who announced the selection Sept. 13. "I'm grateful that he's here so that we can continue to provide the outstanding leadership that Orange has always had."
The dedication Rudat has to the department was cultivated at a young age.
As a child, Rudat said he was inspired by two uncles working in fire departments and his mother, who was the Orange Fire Department's fire prevention secretary for many years.
And, his fire service began even before he was old enough to land his first fire-fighting job.
He was a charter member of the Orange Fire Explorers post during his years at Villa Park High School.
After graduation, Rudat worked his was up through the ranks, starting as a fire fighter and moving on to paramedic, engineer, captain, battalion chief and assistant chief under Rowlette.
"I have done most jobs in the department and held most positions in my time with Orange," Rudat said.
Rudat complemented his experience with a bachelor's degree in accounting at California State University, Long Beach and will soon complete his master's degree in public administration at the University of Southern California.
As administrative captain, Rudat took on extra duties with the City manager, performing budgetary analyses and serving on special committees.
"I sought out the opportunities because I felt that if I ever were to become chief, I could do a better job if I knew how the rest of the city operates," he said.
Though most of his time is now spent behind a desk, Rudat said nothing compares to the thrill of fighting a fire.
"Being responsible for saving somebody's life, it's very rewarding," he said.
That thrill was renewed last fall when Rudat fought alongside his fire crews in the heart of the Laguna fires.
"It was very exciting, very rewarding to be part of it all," he said. "We really made a difference."
Now that duty calls him away from the fire's front lines, Rudat leaves the hands-on fighting to his staff.
But, he never wants to get too far away.
"I still go to the fires to keep in touch with what they're going through," he said. "It's too easy to get caught up with the political, managerial and financial aspects. I don't want to lose sight of our most important resource - the people out doing the job."
Between the department's regular tasks of fire inspections, hydrant maintenance, training and emergencies, Rudat wants to see the community education programs expanded during his administration.
"We want to make time to go out to organizations to educate and train the public on what they can do to prevent emergencies," he said.
Recently the department completed a home fire detector installation program for the elderly and coordinating a speakers bureau for organizations warning to learn about disaster preparedness.
The department is continuing to expand its services to the community with programs such as fire safety for residents near wildlands and pool safety.
The department may also expand their boundaries under Rudat's administration.
Villa Park is considering a switch in fire services and his discussed a contract with Orange.
Villa Park contracts for fire service from the county fir department, but may withdraw because of potential fee hikes.
Rudat said he would welcome that opportunity.
"We are positioned very well to bring Villa Park the same level of service as we give to Orange," he said.
Regardless of the outcome of that opportunity, Rudat looks forward to many years of serving Orange.
Rudat said his lon history with the city has given him some insight into its special needs and he is ready to put that knowledge into action. "My contributions to the city are many, but they're really just beginning."


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  title: 字段交互
	noLimit: 不限制
	limit: 限制
	count: 次
	message: 次数限制不能为0
	submit: 提交
en-US:
	title: Fields interact
	noLimit: Not limited
	limit: Limit
	count: times.
	message: Count limit should not be zero
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import { useCallback } from 'react';
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	NumberInput,
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} from 'zent';

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			message: '{i18n.message}',
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			getValue,
			FieldUtils.useChangeHandler(option, Form.ValidateOption.Default)
		)
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			className="form-demo-12-radio-group"
			value={option.value}
			onChange={onOptionChange}
		>
			<Radio value="no-limit">{i18n.noLimit}</Radio>
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	);
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ReactDOM.render(<App />, mountNode);
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WHO defers South Africa's proposal on expanding access to cancer treatments including cell and gene therapies until 2021»Knowledge Ecology International
WHO defers South Africa's proposal on expanding access to cancer treatments including cell and gene therapies until 2021
Posted on November 14, 2019 by Thiru
The 146th session of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Executive Board will take place from 3 February 2020 to 8 February 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland. Rule 8 of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization dictate the following:
The Director-General shall draw up a draft provisional agenda for each session of the Board, which shall be circulated to Member States and Associate Members within four weeks after the closure of its previous session.
Any proposal for the inclusion on the agenda of any item under (c), (d) and (e) of Rule 9 shall reach the Director-General not later than 12 weeks after circulation of the draft provisional agenda or 10 weeks before commencement of the session, whichever is earlier.
The provisional agenda of each session shall be drawn up by the Director-General in consultation with the Officers of the Board, on the basis of the draft provisional agenda and any proposals received under the second paragraph of this Rule.
Where the Director-General and the Officers find it necessary to recommend the deferral or exclusion of proposals received under the second paragraph of this Rule, the provisional agenda shall contain an explanation for such recommendation.
An annotated provisional agenda, together with any recommendations referred to in the fourth paragraph of this Rule shall be dispatched with the notice of convocation to be sent in accordance with Rule 5 or Rule 6, as the case may be.
Pursuant to Rule 8, WHO convened a meeting in Manila on 5 October 2019 to 6 October 2019 between the WHO Director-General and the Officers of the Board. Participants included the Director-General (Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus) and Dr Hiroki Nakatani (Japan) Chairman of the Board, Dr Anil Jasinghe (Sri Lanka) for Vice-Chairman of the Board, Dr Päivi Sillanaukee (Finland) Vice-Chairman of the Board, Dr Codjo Didier Agossadou (Benin) Vice-Chairman of the Board,, Mr Colin McIff (United States of America) for Rapporteur, Mr Björn Kümmel (Germany), Chairman of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board, and Mr Nilo Dytz Filho (Brazil) Vice-Chairman of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board.
The Director-General and Björn Kümmel participated by teleconference on 5 October 2019; Colin McIff participated by teleconference on 5 October 2019 and 6 October 2019. Observers included Ms Outi Kuivasniemi (Finland), Dr Hiroshi Matsumura (Japan), Dr Sathasivam Sridharan (Sri Lanka), and Ms Gabrielle Lamourelle (United States of America). The members of the Secretariat who participated included: Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab, Deputy Director-General (on 5 October, by teleconference), Mr Bernhard Schwartlander, Chef de Cabinet (on 5 October, by teleconference), Ms Jane Ellison, Executive Director, External Relations and Governance, Dr Timothy Armstrong, Director GBS (on 5 October, by teleconference), Mr Nicolas Ashforth, Senior Editor, GBS, Mr Issa Matta, Senior Legal Officer, Ms Gina Vea, External Relations Officer, GBS, and Ms Laurence Vercammen, Protocol Assistant, GBS (on 5 October, by teleconference).
The purpose of this meeting was to review the "draft provisional agenda of the 146th session of the Board to be held in February 2020, in accordance with Rule 8 of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board." The eight page Note for the Record 2019 is a comprehensive record of this meeting; prior to Dr. Tedros's tenure as Director-General, the WHO secretariat did not circulate Notes for the Record to the general public.
On 17 September 2019, South Africa submitted a proposal for inclusion at the 146th session of the Executive Board entitled, "Expanding access to effective medical treatments for cancer, including drugs, vaccines, medical devices, diagnostics, assistive products, cell- and gene-based therapies, and other health technologies." South Africa provided the following rationale for inclusion of its proposal:
(1) assess the progress toward the implementation of WHA70.12, Cancer prevention and control in the context of an integrated approach,
(2) invite a discussion of the development of and access to new cell and gene therapy technologies, and the response of the global community to the apparent severe inequality of access to such technologies, and
(3) to discuss the role of the public sector and charities in funding research for new cell and gene therapies, and measures to promote more transparency of the licensing of intellectual property rights from public sector research, and concrete measures in licenses to address the objective of universal access.
On 18 September 2019, Peru submitted a proposal for inclusion at the 146th session of the Executive Board entitled, "Access to medicines and vaccines with emphasis on rare or orphan diseases". Peru provided the following justification for inclusion of its proposal:
Peruvian Law 29698 enacted in June 2011 declares that the treatment of persons with rare or orphan diseases is a national interest and priority. Article 6 of the law states that the Ministry of Health shall adopt the necessary measures to ensure the procurement of medicines to treat persons with rare or orphan diseases, in accordance with current statutes and regulations.
Rare or orphan diseases including of genetic origin are those which expose the persons who live with them to the risk of death or disability. As these diseases are extremely uncommon, they are hard to diagnose and monitor. They are of unknown origin and in many cases result in multiple social problems.
Afflicting only a small number of persons, most of these diseases are of genetic origin, infrequent forms of cancer, autoimmune diseases, toxic and/or infectious diseases, congenital deformities, etc. The persons who live with them have problems getting a precise diagnosis and require highly complex health services for diagnosis and treatment, all of which tend to be scarce and costly.
The growing number of rare diseases awaiting treatment is an important public health issue because they require medicines which have also been termed "orphans". This is because the pharmaceutical industry has little interest in developing and marketing products intended solely for a small number of patients with very rare medical conditions. A good medicine for a patient with a rare disease is an affordable medicine that is available in the country where they live.
Because these medicines are so costly, the situation around accessibility is getting worse. Even without a uniform definition, their characteristics are determined by a range of elements and procuring these medicines represents a significant charge on the public health financing system and/or out-of-pocket expenditure by families and individuals.
Therefore, with a view to treating patients with rare or orphan diseases in our countries, there is a need to establish mechanisms to register unavailable medicines and promote them, thereby giving visibility to the supply and marketing of medicines for the treatment of orphan diseases and guaranteeing their availability at health facilities.
The 2019 Note for the Record indicates that the Director-General stressed the "Executive Board's heavy agenda, the reduced intersessional period with little time to prepare reports for the Health Assembly and the fact that the Health Assembly itself had been shortened to four-days. He told the Officers that they had the opportunity to improve the efficiency of governance processes."
In relation the South Africa's proposal on "Expanding access to effective medical treatments for cancer, including drugs, vaccines, medical devices, diagnostics, assistive products, cell- and gene-based therapies, and other health technologies" and Peru's proposal on "Access to medicines and vaccines with emphasis on rare or orphan diseases", the Officers of the Executive Board decided the following:
merge and defer to the 148th session of the Board the items proposed by the Governments of Peru and South Africa on, respectively, Access to medicines and vaccines with emphasis on rare or orphan diseases and Expanding access to effective medical treatments for cancer, including drugs, vaccines, medical devices, diagnostics, assistive products, cell-and gene-based therapies, and other health technologies
Consequently, discussions on cell and gene therapies to treat cancer will be kicked down the road to 2021 and merged with discussions on rare and orphan diseases.
The Brazilian proposal for the inclusion of an agenda item on the global strategy and plan of action public health, innovation and intellectual property was accepted by the Officers of the Board.
In relation to neglected tropical diseases, the Officers of the Board decided the following:
to accept for addition to the provisional agenda of the 146th session of the Board the item on Road map on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) 2021–2030, proposed by the Governments of Brazil, Burkina Faso and Togo,and the item on Neglected tropical diseases: extending the strategy to 2030, proposed by the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania on behalf of the 47 Member States of the African Region, the Governments of Costa Rica, Mexico and the United States of America, and the European Union and its 28 Member States, merging them in a single standalone item on Neglected tropical diseases.
James Love, the director of Knowledge Ecology International (KEI), provided the following comment to Health Policy Watch:
The challenges of providing equal access to the new technologies are significant, and the WHO needs to engage now. That said, the deferral to the 2021 Executive Board gives everyone more time to prepare and reflect on the measures needed to address the shocking inequalities of access.
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When the storm is over, you began to realize all the things you couldn't see before. You look out and what used to be thick with foliage is now filled with debris. The neighbors you probably heard in the distance can now be seen clear as day. You see friendly faces walking on the road…the road you couldn't see before. You have 'new' people and scenic views to be seen.
What you probably never realized is it would take this for you to see with 'new eyes'. It can be a big financial loss. It can be a huge fight with your spouse. It can be your house burning down. It can be a terminally ill loved one. Or it can be a record breaking, out of nowhere, category 5 hurricane meteorologists (or whomever) named Irma that hit your small 24 square miles island leaving a path of devastation and destruction behind it.
For Paul, it took being knocked off his bearings because of a sudden voice speaking to him.
Before Paul was Paul, he was Saul. It is Saul Jesus is speaking to here. Saul was a big time fella with the politicians. Anyone who was a disciple of Jesus had a bullseye on their back. Saul wanted to imprison them all.
When Saul rose from the ground, he realized he was suddenly blind. It seems God had to cause him temporary blindness to get his attention. Before, he ignored Jesus and he despised the 'Jesus people'. Once he 'saw' the light, he immediately asked, "What do you want me to do, Lord?" Ha! Before this he completely ignored the calling.
After being lead to Damascus, he was unable to see and ate nothing for three days. Apparently Paul prayed for the very first time and was given his very first prophetic vision.
Paul's first vision was of him going to see a disciple (student of) Jesus. Ananias (not the one that was killed for lying) was to lay hands on him and he'd receive sight. God was teaching Paul almost immediately in his walk with Christ to trust Him. Paul could've decided to do his own thing, but at this point, he was completely reliant on God and God's way. So he went as he saw in the spirit and his physical eyes were opened. And boy were they opened!
Paul went on to spend a significant amount of time with the Lord where he learned much from the Holy Spirit, but look what it took for Paul to see. Things were so much clearer now. What will it take for you to see that you can completely trust Him? You can rely on His plans. Will it take you being blinded physically or suffering a great lose? Please don't wait. Trust Him now. Today. This very moment. He longs to have you turn from your way and rely solely on Him.
Without sounding like an altar call (lol), will you come? Will you come to the altar and place your burdens down? He can handle it. He'll swap you and give you His 'burdens' which are light. Will you come with your hands raised in complete surrender and say, "I trust you, Lord. No matter what it looks like, I trust you."
When you completely turn to God and rely solely on Him, your eyes will be opened and you will see things so much clearer. Trust Him.


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Funerals and
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Many families now request charitable donations in lieu of flowers. We are happy to administer these donations on behalf of the family at no additional charge. Individual donations are open for approximately 5–6 weeks after the funeral, after which time we forward all donations received to the nominated charity, asking them to acknowledge safe receipt to the family.
LEAVING A TRIBUTE
Tributes and donations can be made through our 'Much Loved' pages. Within the individual Tribute page, you will have the opportunity to make a donation, leave a message for the family, light a candle or contribute a picture.
DONATING BY CARD
If you wish to make a donation using a credit or debit card, this can only be done through our 'Much Loved' pages. If you are a UK tax payer, you can Gift Aid your donation which will enable the charity to claim back the tax. This can increase the value of your donation by up to 25%.
DONATING BY CHEQUE
If you can only make a donation by cheque, you must make it payable to the chosen charity (we can no longer accept cheques payable to us). Please include a note of the person in whose memory you are donating together with your own name and address. We will acknowledge receipt of your donation if you provide us with your contact details. Donation cheques are held by us for approximately 5–6 weeks after the funeral and are then sent to the nominated charity for processing. If you are a UK tax payer, please print and complete a Gift Aid form to send with your donation.
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Donations made online are processed either by the charity directly or via the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). We make no charge in respect of online donations and our website is free for you to use. Where the charity can receive card payments directly there are no processing costs. Where the charity chooses to receive donations via CAF, the processing and administration costs (including credit card charges) are covered by a small deduction from your donation. This is a very efficient and cost effective way for charities to receive donations.
Some charities are not able to accept online donations. Please contact us if you are unable to find a donation page for the person you wish to remember. Please note that we are unable to accept credit or debit card donations directly via our office, card payments for donations can only be made online.
When donating online you will also have the opportunity to Gift Aid your donation. After 5–6 weeks the family will be informed of the total amount donated online, and given personal access to the individual donation website page where they can see the names of those who have made online donations, plus any messages. The family are also given the opportunity to maintain this free, personal tribute website for the future, if they wish.
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Q: Grab header variable in Python I am trying to use the geoip module on nginx and I think I have set everything up correctly, but my problem is the tutorial I am working with is in PHP and I am working with Python Flask.
This is the PHP:

  <title>What is my IP address - determine or retrieve my IP address</title>

 <?php
     $country_code = getenv(GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE);
    echo "
Your country : $country_code";
?>

Specifically this line:
$country_code = getenv(GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE);

What would be the equvalent Python code to do the same thing? This is the tutorial I was working from if that helps: LINK

A: You need to have a view, with a template, such as:
request.environ will get the value from the WSGI environment
Your view:
@app.route('/show-country-code/')
def get_my_ip():
    return render_template('show-country-code.html', country_code=request.environ['the_name_of_the_var'])

Your show-country-code.html:

  <title>What is my IP address - determine or retrieve my IP address</title>

Your country code is: {{ country_code }}

A: The equivalent python/flask code could be:
from flask import request
country_code = request.environ.get('GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE')

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Home » Blogs » Dairy Foods Blog » Simplify the sustainability message
Kathie Canning, editor-in-chief of Dairy Foods, is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience in the trade publication sector. Her experience includes leadership positions on a number of food and beverage publications for both processor and retail audiences. She is a graduate of the University of Toledo and is also certified as an Editor in the Life Sciences by the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences.
Simplify the sustainability message
Kathie Canning
KEYWORDS clean labels / sustainability
A decade or so ago, sustainability was largely viewed through an environmental lens. But that lens has since expanded to encompass much more.
"The contemporary sustainability mindset involves a greater awareness of practices and products beyond sustainable attributes, including those perceived to impact the greater social and economic good," notes the Hartman Group, a food and beverage consultancy, in its August 13 newsletter.
That reality certainly is reflected in the sustainability efforts of certain dairy processors. Back in July, for example, Greek yogurt maker Chobani LLC announced a comprehensive new program called "Milk Matters." The program aims to further the company's commitment to positive transformation of its "milkshed" by supporting the economic, environmental and social impacts of its No. 1 ingredient: fresh milk from local farms.
Milk Matters was designed to address the unprecedented challenges being faced by today's dairy industry, Chobani said. It takes a comprehensive approach to bringing transparency to dairy, providing support for the entire dairy community and preserving long-term viability for the industry. The program will include co-op partners, dairy farms and third-parties such as Fair Trade USA, the World Wildlife Fund, National Milk Producers Federation, Cornell University, state programs and community foundations in Idaho and New York to validate the continued progress, Chobani said. Milk Matters is working toward 100% implementation by 2025.
And in August, Stonyfield Organic announced that it was one of the founding collaborators of Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment's OpenTEAM (Open Technology Ecosystem for Agricultural Management), the first open-source technology ecosystem in the world to address soil health and mitigate climate change. The farmer-driven, interoperable platform has the goal of providing farmers around the world with the best possible knowledge to improve soil health, the organizations said.
For its part, Land O'Lakes Ventures37 — the new name for Land O'Lakes International Development — has been advancing the broader definition of sustainability since 1981. Part of the mega-cooperative Land O'Lakes Inc., the nonprofit organization aims to help businesses grow, "linking farmers to markets and empowering communities to thrive" via dairy-, livestock- and crop-related ventures.
A consumer disconnect
Meanwhile, anti-dairy forces are working hard to convince consumers to move away from dairy products, citing the dairy industry's negative impacts on the environment, animal welfare and more.
And despite the impressive efforts of the aforementioned dairy companies (and many others), that's a real problem. Why? Consumers actually say they have difficultly identifying companies that are sustainable, according to the Hartman Group.
"That makes it particularly important for manufacturers and others to clearly and shrewdly communicate their sustainability efforts," the company said in its newsletter.
Sustainability-minded certifications (e.g., Certified Humane), communicated on the product label, certainly can help in some cases. But they cannot disseminate the commendable but complicated sustainability efforts of many dairy processors. So what is a dairy company to do?
One actionable idea is to break up the descriptions of those efforts into easy-to-understand snippets that fit on the back of a carton, cup or pack. In other words, deliver the message one piece at a time instead of trying to communicate the entire thing all at once.
Dairy processors could accomplish the same thing via their brand websites and social media posts. By focusing on one aspect of a complex program at a time — in language that consumers can understand — they greatly increase the likelihood that their messages will be heard.
"The communication should be straightforward so that shoppers can quickly and easily understand how buying a particular product will make a difference," the Hartman Group says in its newsletter. "It is important to avoid preaching or even trying to educate on complex issues."


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Rob Portman and the Iran letter: a chance for Democrats to define him?
By Stephen Koff, cleveland.com
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U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, who is up for re-election in 2016.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Think you know Rob Portman? Then which of these events in the last week defines the Ohio Republican U.S. senator best?
When asked while in Alabama
Is Portman a far-right ideologue, as Democrats hope to portray him in 2016?
His actions over the past week -- commemorating Selma, yet showing caution about a new voting rights bill, pushing to help former U.S. inmates, yet cautioning a foreign government about a deal with the United States president --are typical in making that hard to answer.
"It sure is a mixed bag," said David Cohen, a political science professor at the University of Akron. "Rob Portman has a reputation as being a statesman, someone who has an ability to transcend party."
The big question now is whether he has stumbled politically by signing the Iran letter.
"I'm not sure how much it's going to be an issue in 2016, but right now, it puts him in the spotlight in a way he doesn't want to be," Cohen said.
The Iran letter overshadowed nearly every other activity in which Portman is currently involved. This week, for example, Portman is pushing the Senate to crack down on child sex trafficking.
One of his proposals would make law enforcement agencies add photos to the files of missing children, if photos are available, so the children could be more easily identified. Another Portman proposal would replace the words "child prostitution" with "child sex trafficking," to make clear that these are victims.
These are important issues, but they also have political consequences. Portman is against abortion. Ordinarily, then, Portman could use his ongoing work to fight human trafficking "to aggressively rebut" any claims that he has not stood up for women, said Bryan Marshall, a political science professor at Miami University of Ohio.
But Democrats say they have found a flaw in the current Republican bill to halt human trafficking: it has language banning the use of a victims' compensation fund for abortion. While it is standard to prohibit using taxpayer money for abortions, Democrats say this bill's overall sponsor, Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, expands the restrictions beyond taxpayer funds.
What seems like a human trafficking bill, in other words, is becoming yet another fight over abortion. It could be hard for Portman to separate the two.
Similarly, Portman is for gay marriage -- yet says he'd like to leave it up to state voters to rescind their same-sex marriage restrictions rather than having courts force it on them. One of Portman's sons is gay, but the senator has not signed any of the briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court as it prepares to hear the issue in April.
His support for marriage rights could please young voters, while his preference to leave the decision in voters' hands is consistent with that of many Republicans. This is "kind of a crafty way of bridging the two," Marshall said.
This level of compartmentalization frustrates some in the Tea Party who see ambiguity and inconsistency in Portman's approach. It maddens Democrats, too.
They see Portman wearing the outer shell of a moderate. His votes when taken as a body -- rather than parsed issue-by-issue -- certainly put him in the GOP's moderate camp.
Yet on certain big issues -- abortion, most government spending, efforts to strip Obama's controversial immigration order from a homeland security funding bill (Portman called Obama's order "illegal and unconstitutional") and now, the Iran letter -- Portman shows that it's just camouflage, Democrats maintain.
"I think Rob Portman for the last four years has repeatedly tried to pull the wool over the eyes of Ohioans," said Justin Barasky, communications director for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. "And it's going to be a lot harder to do this time."
Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, a Democrat hoping to challenge Portman for the Senate seat next year, said that Portman has made a major blunder with the Iran letter.
"Rob Portman should be embarrassed for irresponsibly attempting to sabotage our country's negotiations with Iran," said Strickland.
It is impossible to tell whether the Iran letter, which started with a proposal from Arkansas freshman U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, will have political consequences. Recent elections have been decided on economic issues, not foreign policy.
Still, "I'm a little perplexed by his signing the letter," Cohen, the University of Akron political scientist, said. "I think a lot of people signing the letter didn't realize how big a deal this would be."
Portman issued a statement saying, "This notion that the 47 Republicans who signed the letter want to blow up the agreement is simply incorrect. In fact, it's just the opposite for me. I want an agreement that will stand the test of time, and that's what we're working for. I believe the letter and the Congressional interest in playing a role in this extraordinarily important effort to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons can and should be used by the Obama administration as leverage to get a better agreement that actually achieves the outcome we all seek."
But that's not how the foreign policy establishment views it, Cohen said.
"I think the foreign policy establishment thinks this is a huge breach of protocol," Cohen said. And for now, Cohen added, it makes Portman "look like a hypocrite."
Portman has crafted a reputation as a statesman. The Iran letter undercuts it, Cohen said.
Portman has said he signed the letter in hopes that it will lead to a stronger agreement with Iran. Cohen wonders, however, whether Portman signed the letter to insulate himself from a primary challenger on the right.
If so, Cohen said, "I think that the damage it potentially causes in the general (election) was not worth it."


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October construction starts soar 21 percent
New York — New construction starts in October climbed 21 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $864.0 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The substantial increase followed three straight months of decline, during which the pace of total construction starts fell 22 percent from the exceptionally strong volume reported back in June.
Nonresidential building in October surged 53 percent, as several very large projects lifted the manufacturing plant, office building, and transportation terminal categories. Nonbuilding construction in October advanced 14 percent, supported by growth for public works while the electric utility/gas plant category bounced back from depressed activity in September. Residential building in October edged up a slight 2 percent, helped by improvement for multifamily housing.
During the first 10 months of 2018, total construction starts on an unadjusted basis were $679.1 billion, up 1 percent from the same period a year ago. The year-to-date gain for total construction starts was restrained by a 45 percent slide for the electric utility/gas plant category. If the electric utility/gas plant category is excluded, total construction starts during the first 10 months of 2018 would be up 3 percent relative to the same period a year ago.
October's data raised the Dodge Index to 183 (2000=100), up from September's 150, marking the second highest reading for the Dodge Index so far in 2018 after June's 192. Through the first 10 months of 2018, the Dodge Index averaged 169, up slightly from the full year 2017 average of 166.
"During 2018, the presence of very large projects in a given month has played a considerable role in shaping the monthly pattern of activity, and in October it was nonresidential building that especially benefitted from the start of very large projects," stated Robert A. Murray, chief economist for Dodge Data & Analytics. "These included a $2.4 billion petrochemical plant in Texas, the $1.4 billion Terminal One building at Newark Liberty International Airport, the $860 million expansion to the Las Vegas Convention Center, a $750 million Facebook data center in Utah, and a $655 million concourse expansion at Denver International Airport that's part of that facility's extensive upgrade. Earlier, decreasing construction starts for nonresidential building during this year's third quarter raised some concern, suggesting that this sector may have already peaked and is now in decline. The strong October performance indicates that nonresidential building construction starts continue to proceed at an elevated pace, at least for the present."
Murray continued, "The current year has also witnessed moderate growth for public works construction, helped by the greater federal funding for fiscal 2018 passed by Congress back in March as part of the omnibus appropriations legislation. For fiscal 2019 which began on October 1, the federal-aid highway program and EPA construction-related programs are operating under a continuing resolution through December 7, waiting for Congress to finalize spending levels. As for residential building, multifamily housing has shown renewed expansion this year after settling back in 2017, yet a more cautious lending stance by banks towards multifamily development may dampen multifamily construction starts next year."
Nonresidential building
Nonresidential building in October was $358.3 billion (annual rate), up 53 percent from September's lackluster amount. After registering heightened activity in June, led by the start of a $6.5 billion uranium processing plant in Oak Ridge ,Tenn., and the $1.8 billion Spiral office tower in New York, nonresidential building retreated for three consecutive months before October's upturn. Manufacturing plant construction in October jumped 189 percent, boosted by the start of a $2.4 billion propylene oxide and tertiary butyl alcohol plant in Channelview, Texas, and a $1.6 billion natural gas processing plant in Douglas, Wyo. Additional manufacturing plant projects included as October starts were a $400 million wood products plant in Lexington, N..C, a $400 million natural gas processing plant in Watford City, N.D., and a $320 million biofuel refinery in Lakeview, Ore.
The commercial building structure types as a group increased 48 percent in October, strengthening after declines during the previous three months. New office construction starts in October climbed 123 percent, led by a $750 million Facebook data center in Eagle Mountain, Utah. There were eight additional office projects valued at $100 million or more that reached groundbreaking in October, including the $644 million office portion of the $1.3 billion Winthrop Square Tower in Boston, the $475 million office portion of the $600 million Marriott headquarters and hotel in Bethesda, Md., and the $267 million office portion of a $1.0 billion mixed-use development in Detroit at the site of the former Hudson's department store.
Hotel construction in October advanced 59 percent, boosted by the $301 million hotel portion of Detroit's $1.0 billion mixed-use development and the $218 million hotel portion of the $400 million expansion of the Resorts World Hotel and Casino in South Ozone Park, N.Y.
Warehouse construction in October grew 17 percent, helped by groundbreaking for a $225 million fulfillment center in Rialto, Calif., and a $125 million Dollar Tree distribution center in Marengo, Ohio. There were two commercial structure types that registered declines in October – commercial garages, down 5 percent; and store construction, down 16 percent.
The institutional side of nonresidential building increased 28 percent in October. Transportation terminal construction starts jumped 92 percent, with the boost coming from the start of the $1.4 billion Terminal One building at Newark Liberty International Airport and the $655 million concourse expansion project at Denver International Airport. The October entry for the concourse expansion project follows another $700 million concourse expansion project at Denver International Airport entered as a September construction start, as well as that airport's $650 million main terminal upgrade project that was entered as a July construction start.
The amusement and recreational category in October climbed 89 percent, reflecting groundbreaking for the $860 million expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, the $182 million convention center and casino portion of the Resorts World Hotel and Casino expansion in South Ozone Park, N.Y., and the $177 million convention center portion of Detroit's $1.0 billion mixed-use development.
The healthcare facilities category had a strong October, rising 60 percent with the support of six projects valued at $100 million or more, including a $282 million outpatient facility in Richmond, Va., and a $242 million hospital in Wexford, Pa. Also showing growth in October was the public buildings category, up 95 percent from a weak September, helped by the start of a $140 million courthouse addition in Charlotte, N.C.
Educational facilities, the largest institutional category, ran counter to most of the other institutional structure types with an 18 percent decline in October. The largest educational facility projects entered as October construction starts were an $85 million renovation to a research laboratory in Boston, a $77 million high school in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, and a $71 million high school in Seaside, Ore. The religious building category also weakened in October, dropping 18 percent.
Nonbuilding construction
Nonbuilding construction in October was $184.0 billion (annual rate), up 14 percent following September's 13 percent decline. The electric utility/gas plant category increased 187 percent relative to a very weak September, although October's volume was still 32 percent less than the average monthly pace reported during 2017. Large electric utility projects that reached groundbreaking in October were a $334 million wind farm in Kansas and a $300 million wind farm in Minnesota.
The public works categories as a group rose 6 percent in October, with a varied performance by individual category. Highway and bridge construction starts climbed 26 percent, with October coming in as the highest seasonally adjusted monthly amount so far in 2018. Large highway and bridge projects in October were led by the $1.3 billion U.S. portion of the Gordie Howe International Bridge (estimated at $2.6 billion in U.S. dollars for the entire bridge), connecting Detroit and Windsor Ontario.
Other large highway and bridge projects in October were the $802 million I-395 project in Miami and the $673 million I-10 Corridor project in San Bernardino, Calif. The top five states ranked by the dollar amount of highway and bridge construction starts in October were Texas, Michigan, Florida, California, and Pennsylvania.
River/harbor development in October advanced 114 percent, reflecting a $210 million harbor dredging project in Jacksonville, Fla. Water supply construction grew 30 percent in October, boosted by a $121 million water supply conduit project in Burbank, Calif.
The miscellaneous public works category pulled back 33 percent in October from its heightened September pace, which included the $1.4 billion Arbuckle II natural gas pipeline in Texas and Oklahoma, as well as the $1.1 billion Cactus II oil pipeline in Texas. The October data did include the start of one major pipeline project – the $2.0 billion Gray Oak oil pipeline that will transport crude oil from the Permian Basin to the Corpus Christi, Texas area.
Through the first 10 months of 2018, pipeline construction starts totaled $19.3 billion, down only 8 percent from the robust amount during the same period of 2017. Sewer construction also retreated in October, falling 40 percent.
Residential building in October was $321.7 billion (annual rate), rising 2 percent. The lift came from multifamily housing, which increased 15 percent in October. There were 13 multifamily projects valued at $100 million or more that were reported as October starts, compared to six such projects in September.
The large multifamily projects in October included the $580 million multifamily portion of the Winthrop Square Tower in Boston, the $535 million Veyoel Moshe Gardens residential development in the Poughkeepsie, N.Y. area, the $300 million Laurel multifamily complex in Philadelphia, and the $184 million multifamily portion of Detroit's $1.0 billion mixed-use development.
Through the first 10 months of 2018, the top five metropolitan areas ranked by the dollar amount of multifamily starts (with their percent change from a year ago) were New York (up 3 percent), Boston (up 91 percent), Miami (up 44 percent), Washington, D.C. (up 20 percent), and Seattle (up 25 percent). Metropolitan areas ranked six through 10 were San Francisco (up 11 percent), Los Angeles (down 31 percent), Dallas-Ft. Worth (up 24 percent), Atlanta (down 15 percent), and Chicago (down 43 percent).
Single family housing in October decreased 4 percent, as affordability constraints continue to make it difficult for this project type to register any sustained upward movement during 2018. By geography, October showed single family declines in four of the five major regions – the Northeast, down 10 percent; the South Central, down 8 percent; the West, down 6 percent; and the Midwest, down 5 percent. Only the South Atlantic, growing 4 percent, was able to post a single family gain in October.
The 1 percent increase for total construction starts on an unadjusted basis during the first 10 months of 2018 was due to mixed behavior by the three major construction sectors. Residential building maintained its 6 percent lead over last year, with the dollar amount for both single family housing and multifamily housing up 6 percent. Nonresidential building year-to-date slipped 2 percent, with institutional building down 8 percent, commercial building down 3 percent, and manufacturing building up 32 percent. Nonbuilding construction year-to-date dropped 4 percent, as a 5 percent increase for public works was outweighed by the 45 percent plunge for electric utilities/gas plants.
By major region, total construction starts during the January-October period of 2018 showed this pattern compared to a year ago: the South Central, up 11 percent; the Midwest and South Atlantic, each up 5 percent; the West, down 1 percent; and the Northeast, down 18 percent. The year-to-date decline in the Northeast was relative to the robust first 10 months of 2017 that included such construction starts as the $7.6 billion LaGuardia Airport project in Queens, N.Y., a $5.8 billion ethane cracker facility in Monaca. Pa., the $1.7 billion 50 Hudson Yards office tower in New York, the $1.6 billion Moynihan Station rail terminal project in New York, and the $1.4 billion Penn Medicine Patient Pavilion in Philadelphia.
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Talking Romance & Downton Abbey with Debut Author Therese Beharrie
JenniFletcher/ December 2, 2016/ Uncategorized
Today, I'm chatting with the nicest friend-I've-never-met Therese Beharrie, who writes for Harlequin Romance/Mills & Boon Cherish. Despite living in different hemispheres, we became friends via Twitter after getting our first contracts from Harlequin in the same month. We're also release buddies, since our first and second books are out on the same days. Therese has already been interviewed by the South African Glamour magazine, which is a slightly tough act to follow, so I'm going to ask her all about Romance instead.
Therese, the most important question first. The hero on the Harlequin cover of 'The Tycoon's Reluctant Cinderella' looks a lot like Gerard Butler. Was that deliberate or a happy coincidence?
I'm so glad our priorities are aligned 😉 A very happy coincidence, which may or may not have led to a Gerard Butler marathon…
That sounds like a brilliant idea! What was your favourite? I quite like him as a cartoon in 'How to Train Your Dragon', but then I have a thing for Vikings…
That's definitely high on the list! But I do like him as a romantic hero in The Ugly Truth, and then there's him as an action hero (hello, Alpha male!) in London Must Fall…I'm multi-faceted 😉
What led you to write Romance rather than any other genre?
I've never read a book that has made me feel as happy as a romance does. And in a world where things are often not very happy, romance has become a welcome escape, which I hope to offer my readers in my books.
Tell us about 'The Tycoon's Reluctant Cinderella'. Just how ruthless is Blake Owen? LOVE his name btw.
Thanks! Ah, he's a sweetheart beneath the ruthlessness! In The Tycoon's Reluctant Cinderella, CEO Blake Owen comes to Cape Town to deal with a struggling hotel. There he meets tour guide Callie McKenzie, who convinces him to find investors for the hotel. He agrees – if they work together! Sparks fly between them, but both have heartache in their pasts. Can they overcome it to be together?
What's the most romantic thing that's ever happened to you?
That's a tough one! My husband is incredibly romantic (an inspiration for my heroes, honestly), so there's a lot to choose from! I think it might have to be when he bound one of my stories into a book when we just started dating to show me he believed in my dreams. Or perhaps it should be how he's given me a reason every day to say why he loves me since the day he first told me he loves me. Or…no, wait, I should probably stop there, right?
Wow, he sounds wonderful! It doesn't sound like you need this next question, but if you could be any romantic heroine from literature, film or tv, who would you be?
Another tough one! Most of the characters I love on tv or film have devastating things happen to them, but I can see myself as Lady Mary in Downton Abbey (minus her more snobbish moments!) From literature, I quite like the idea of being one of the strong heroines from a Nora Roberts' novel like Queen Moira from Valley of Silence in her Circle Trilogy books.
If you were going to write a Historical, when would you set it and who would your hero & heroine be?
It would have to be the Medieval times so that I could have a knight in shining armour save my damsel in distress. But my damsel is only that by circumstance, so she would likely give my hero a run for his money with her feistiness! Though then I think about my love of literature, and I would love to do something set in the Elizabethan times akin to Shakespeare in Love…oh dear, Jenni, what have you done!
Aha, maybe you're a Historical author after all! But until that happens, what are you writing next?
I have two works-in-progress at the moment – one about a hero who needs a good woman to help him rebuild his reputation, and one about an arranged royal pregnancy to save the hero and heroine's kingdoms!
They both sound fantastic. Thanks for putting up with my questions, Therese. X
And in case you were wondering, both our books are published on 20th December in paperback and 1st January online (if you buy and read them on Kindle straightaway, we PROMISE to be the best things you've read so far that year)!!!!
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Girls' bodies, thoughts are restricted with blackness
Despite their young age, but IS did not exclude them from imposing blackness upon them, wearing black veils and cloaks yet not aware of the reason for their adherence to this blackness. Despite their liberation from the so-called IS caliphate and their access to freedom, those young girls, however, are still bound by the black imposed by the obscurantist ideology.
NEWS 14 Feb 2019, Thu - 12:59 2019-02-14T12:59:00
HOGIR NAJJAR/DEIR EZ ZOR
SDF starts their last battle against IS mercenaries in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor on 9th September 2018, under the name "Battle to Defeat Terrorism" to eliminate the last pocket of IS in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
With the expansion of the liberated area by SDF, the release of civilians has increased, amid the prevention of IS mercenaries of thousands of civilians to come out as human shields to block the advance of SDF fighters and to ensure their stay as long as possible as they hide among civilians.
During the last stage of the battles, IS mercenaries resorted to depriving civilians from food and drink, while allowing that to their families. Despite losing most of their positions, but they did not stop for a moment from carrying out their massacres or applying their unjust laws against civilians.
Children prevented from living their childhood
Among those who have suffered and been deprived of their normal lives are children, especially girls, who are deprived of all their childhood, because IS prevented them from schools and closed them down to be used as military headquarters, restricted to male children and forced to study the curricula prepared by them and according to their beliefs and religion concepts.
They turned thousands of children to what IS called "The Caliphate Cubs" assigned missions bigger than their young age to them and prompted them to carry out the "jihadist operations" and blew themselves up
Today, SDF liberated about 1,000 thousand civilians, most of them children and women, one of the eye-catching, sorrowful scenes is the sight of girls who have been exhausted by the hardships of the road. Yet they did not dare to take off the so-called "black veil" imposed by IS to become the victims of IS practices and methods against childhood.
Amid the presence of a number of female correspondents who work in the field of media follow-up at moments of the liberation of the civilians, a sudden position appeared, one of the boys, who did not exceed 10 years old, turned his eyes away from the female correspondents, saying it is forbidden for men to look at women who do not wear legitimate dress!!, saying " This is what the state taught us, means IS."
It is worth mentioning that SDF and after the liberation of civilians are working to transport them to al-Hol camp in al-Hasakah canton, where the number of those who entered the camp, reached to more than 27 thousand families, mostly children and women.


While there is still time: Wouldn't that be so much nicer?
Wouldn't that be so much nicer?
the store to your car in the parking lot.
every so often at the edge of vision.
than trying to think of something to say?


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package io.prestosql.operator.scalar.timestamptz;

import io.prestosql.spi.connector.ConnectorSession;
import io.prestosql.spi.function.LiteralParameter;
import io.prestosql.spi.function.LiteralParameters;
import io.prestosql.spi.function.ScalarOperator;
import io.prestosql.spi.function.SqlType;
import io.prestosql.spi.type.LongTimestampWithTimeZone;
import io.prestosql.spi.type.StandardTypes;

import static io.prestosql.spi.function.OperatorType.CAST;
import static io.prestosql.spi.type.DateTimeEncoding.packDateTimeWithZone;
import static io.prestosql.type.Timestamps.round;
import static io.prestosql.util.DateTimeZoneIndex.getChronology;

@ScalarOperator(CAST)
public final class TimeToTimestampWithTimeZoneCast
{
    private TimeToTimestampWithTimeZoneCast() {}

    @LiteralParameters("p")
    @SqlType("timestamp(p) with time zone")
    public static long cast(@LiteralParameter("p") long precision, ConnectorSession session, @SqlType(StandardTypes.TIME) long time)
    {
        // time is implicitly time(3), so truncate to expected precision
        long epochMillis = convert(session, round(time, (int) (3 - precision)));
        return packDateTimeWithZone(epochMillis, session.getTimeZoneKey());
    }

    @LiteralParameters("p")
    @SqlType("timestamp(p) with time zone")
    public static LongTimestampWithTimeZone cast(ConnectorSession session, @SqlType(StandardTypes.TIME) long time)
    {
        return LongTimestampWithTimeZone.fromEpochMillisAndFraction(convert(session, time), 0, session.getTimeZoneKey());
    }

    private static long convert(ConnectorSession session, long time)
    {
        if (session.isLegacyTimestamp()) {
            return time;
        }

        return getChronology(session.getTimeZoneKey())
                .getZone()
                .convertLocalToUTC(time, false);
    }
}


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Getting to Sack the General
James Chace
Manuel Noriega; drawing by David Levine
For three short hours last February Panamanians celebrated in the streets. I drove through Panama City with a man who had been beaten and imprisoned under the current regime, and had been exiled for ten years in the Seventies by the government of General Torrijos. He was now flying the white flag of Panamanian democracy and honking his horn. Throughout the city people were sounding their horns in the streets, or standing waving white handkerchiefs; white flags were displayed from balconies and buses. It was six PM, February 25, 1988. An hour earlier, President Eric Arturo Delvalle had announced over national television that he had fired the military strong man General Manuel Antonio Noriega. With General Noriega apparently gone, Panamanians' prayers for democracy seemed about to be answered.
We turned into Fiftieth Street, the traditional gathering place of the Civic Crusade for democracy, the street where the riots designed to oust Noriega had begun last summer. Then we heard shots. There was a smell of tear gas in the evening air. The white flags were hastily pulled in. We drove in silence between the lines of riot police—the self-styled Dobermans—and knew that something had gone wrong. In another hour we learned over foreign television that President Delvalle had failed. The army had rallied to Noriega. Delvalle was soon to go into hiding. The sole opposition newspaper was being occupied by troops. Twenty years of military dictatorship were not about to end. In Panama City that night, the streets were silent and deserted.
Delvalle's attempt to rid Panama of Noriega was supported, though probably not initiated, by US policy makers. If so, this indicated a shift in US policy. For almost twenty years the United States supported the buildup of the Panamanian Defense Forces to keep Panama under control and to train the local armed forces that are to guard the Panama Canal when it is finally turned over to the Panamanians in the year 2000. In addition, the Reagan administration also used General Noriega to obtain information on Cuban activities in the region and help supply US aid to the Nicaraguan rebels in their war against the Sandinistas. Revelations by Noriega's close associates to a Miami grand jury and in Senate hearings that Noriega was a major drug trafficker and had been supplying arms and information to both sides in the Nicaraguan conflict as well as in the protracted war in El Salvador seem to have forced the administration to revise its policy. No longer could the Pentagon and the CIA look upon Noriega as a "strategic asset."
But even if Noriega is finally forced out through US pressure and Panamanian protests, will the armed forces rid themselves of corruption? Will the United States still honor the 1977 canal treaty, and hand over an important international waterway to a country that has become a haven for drug dealing and money laundering?…
—— April 28, 1988 ——
Gore Vidal's 'Lincoln'?: An Exchange
Grinding Axes
Robert C. Williams
For a Polish-Russian Dialogue: An Open Letter
Jacek Bochenski


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Yoeli Childs Colbey Ross Skylar Chavez Kessler Edwards Zac Seljaas Sports Men's college basketball College basketball Basketball College sports Men's basketball Men's sports
Brigham Young West Coast Pepperdine
Childs scores career-high 38 as No. 17 BYU wins 9th straight
By JOE REEDY - Feb. 29, 2020 09:11 PM EST
BYU forward Yoeli Childs (23) is greeted by Kolby Lee as he walks off the court during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Pepperdine on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Yoeli Childs had a milestone afternoon in his final regular-season game for BYU,
The senior forward scored a career-high 38 points and became the first player in school history to reach 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds as the 17th-ranked Cougars rallied in the second half for a 81-64 victory over Pepperdine.
"I'm playing with energy and making the right plays," Childs said. "Teams have been digging and not doubling. When you do that I am going to try to go to work in the post."
The Cougars' ninth straight victory gave them the second seed in the West Coast Conference Tournament. BYU (24-7, 13-3 WCC) doesn't play again until the tournament semifinals on March 9 in Las Vegas.
"It's huge. It gives you a good chance to go fresh," Childs said.
Childs came in needing 30 points to become the sixth player in school history to score 2,000 points. He reached the milestone midway through the second half. He also had 14 rebounds for his third straight double-double.
"He's a pretty special player," coach Mark Pope said. "He's just a handful down there."
Zac Seljaas added 12 points and Jake Toolson 11 for BYU, which was 8-0 in February.
The Cougars trailed 37-32 before they went on an 11-3 run to seize control and extend their winning streak to nine. Childs keyed the rally with eight straight points and also scored 12 of the Cougars' first 22 points in the second half.
Pepperdine was within four at 54-50 midway through the second half before BYU put it out of reach with a 10-3 run. The Cougars would extend their lead to 18 late in the half.
"We didn't guard well in the first half," Pope said. "They did a great job guarding us one-on-one. We got more physical and aggressive defensively in the second half."
Kessler Edwards led the Waves (15-15, 8-8) with 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Skylar Chavez scored 11. Edwards had 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and nine rebounds in the first half.
"We turned the ball over too many times in the second half. We had too many empty possessions and allowed them to get a rhythm," Pepperdine coach Lorenzo Romar said.
The Waves have lost two straight and will be the sixth seed in the conference tournament.
The Cougars raced out to a 15-9 lead as Toolson and Childs combined for 13 points. The Waves responded, though, with the next six points to tie it. There would be three ties and two more lead changes before Pepperdine would lead the final seven minutes of the half as Edwards scored 12 of the Waves' 14 points during one stretch.
BYU: The Cougars came in leading the nation in 3-point shooting (42.2%). They were strong again from beyond the arc, going 7 of 14.
Pepperdine: Colbey Ross was second in the WCC in scoring (20.2 points per game), but was held to eight on 3-of-11 shooting. The junior point guard also had a streak of six straight games with at least 20 points snapped.
Both teams will participate in the WCC Tournament, which starts Friday in Las Vegas.
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