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Analysis Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events.
The dramatic rise in state efforts to limit LGBT rights
By Everdeen Mason, Aaron Williams and Kennedy Elliott
In June 2015, the Supreme Court rules to make same-sex marriage legal nationwide.
Since June 2015, 69 bills have been introduced that target transgender civil rights — most of which involve restricting bathroom usage to gender assigned at birth.
Religious exemption
Transgender rights
Marriage refusal
Bills signed into law
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While the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community has become more visible and won more legal protections in recent years, state lawmakers have increased attempts to pass legislation that could restrict civil rights for LGBT people. Since 2013, legislatures have introduced 348 bills, 23 of which became law.
According to data collected by the American Civil Liberties Union and analyzed by The Washington Post, the number of bills introduced has increased steadily each year. In the first half of 2017 alone, at least 70 bills that could limit LGBT rights have been introduced, a steep increase from previous years.
The increase in this type of legislation seems at odds with public opinion, where decades of LGBT advocacy have culminated in significant cultural and legal shifts. In early 2015, President Barack Obama made history when he spoke of "lesbian," "bisexual" and "transgender" people in his State of the Union address. According to a June report from the Pew Research Center, 62 percent of Americans support same-sex marriages, almost a complete reversal from a decade prior. In recent years, transgender people began to see more cultural representation, and "Orange Is the New Black" star Laverne Cox was celebrated on a Time magazine cover as the "transgender tipping point."
Most of the bills are focused on protecting religious freedom
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In June 2013, the Supreme Court strikes down a critical section of DOMA, allowing legally married same-sex couples to receive the same benefits as heterosexual couples.
In 2013, the Supreme Court struck down a critical part of the Defense of Marriage Act, allowing for historic gains in gay rights. In response, many state legislatures introduced what they called religious freedom restoration acts and First Amendment protection bills. Originally backed by the ACLU, these bills are often used to protect businesses and individuals who refuse to serve LGBT people on religious grounds. This type of bill increased by at least 50 percent every year from 2013 to 2015, but decreased by almost a quarter in 2015. Many state houses have since shifted their focus to "bathroom bills."
Recent legislation aims to limit transgender rights
President Obama makes history when he acknowledges lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in his 2015 State of the Union address.
Legislation focused on transgender individuals, such as bathroom bills, didn't appear in ACLU's data until 2015, when two bills were introduced by state legislatures in that session. (Two additional bills were introduced in 2015 but were part of the 2016 session.) Since 2016, more than a third of proposed bills that limit LGBT rights were bathroom bills.
Before this increase, the federal government had made strides toward transgender equality. In May 2014, Medicare regulations changed to allow coverage for sex reassignment surgery. A few months later, then-Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. stated that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars discrimination based on sex, applies to gender identity as well. However, many of the new bills introduced, such as Minnesota's HF 1183, clarify that health-care providers don't have to provide gender transition care. Others, like Arizona Senate Bill 1191, make it more difficult for people to change their name, or they bar transgender people from changing their sex on their birth certificate.
[These states are opening the door to bathroom wars]
Now transgender rights have become the focus of the latest struggle between federal and state lawmakers. In March, North Carolina repealed H.B. 2 — a law requiring people to use public restrooms according to the sex on their birth certificate, as well as reversing other LGBT protections — in the face of economic pressures. Yet states like Texas continue to push through bathroom bills and legislation that allows bias in adoptions and foster care. Last year, 11 states sued the Obama administration over transgender civil rights legislation in schools, challenging the scope and interpretation of federal anti-discrimination laws.
Marriage refusal bills have often followed Supreme Court rulings
In October 2014, the Supreme Court decides not to review lower court decisions that overturned prohibitions on same-sex marriage, a step toward the eventual legalization of same-sex marriage nationwide.
A year after the DOMA ruling in 2013, the Supreme Court decided to uphold a lower court decision that overturned prohibitions on same-sex marriage in five states. State legislatures across the country reacted strongly, introducing marriage refusal bills more frequently.
There was a spike again after January 2015, when the Supreme Court announced it would make a ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges, a case that would definitively determine whether same-sex marriage would be allowed nationwide. The number of marriage refusal bills introduced rose 200 percent that year, but only three passed.
Same-sex marriage is now legal, but there are still bills being introduced, largely to protect government employees and religious individuals from legal action if they choose not to perform marriages. In 2016, 28 marriage refusal bills were introduced, and one became law. So far this year, 16 marriage refusal bills have been introduced.
Other LGBT legislation includes health services and adoption laws
In March 2016, North Carolina passes H.B. 2, which eliminates anti-discrimination protections for LGBT individuals. A year later it was repealed and replaced with H.B. 142. The new bill also does not offer protections for LGBT people.
This category of bills includes legislation relating to college and university groups, health services, pre-emptive protections, and adoption and foster care. Since 2013, nine bills have been introduced that would allow health service providers to deny services because of religious beliefs without the threat of disbarment or license withdrawal, or risk of a civil lawsuit.
The newest category of bills are preemptive bills, which prohibit local governments from passing anti-discrimination bills that exceed protections given by the state. Eighteen such bills have been introduced since 2015. North Carolina passed a bill in March 2016, later repealed, that specified local legislatures must follow statewide policies for single-sex restrooms so as not to disrupt commerce across the state.
A state-by-state look at LGBT legislation
There have been 348 bills introduced across the nation since the ACLU began tracking legislation in 2013. Texas has introduced 36 bills, more than any other state, and only one became law. Virginia has passed the most bills with four pieces of legislation becoming law. Eight states and the District have not introduced any legislation limiting LGBT rights since 2013.
Choose a state to view more information.
The U.S. has introduced 348 bills since 2013. Of those, 23 have been signed into law. There are 24 active bills as of publication.
134 Religious exemptions
70 Transgender rights
has introduced bills since 2013. . .
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Note: An earlier version of this story reported that only two marriage refusal bills had passed since the Obergefell v. Hodges case in 2015, but it was actually three. North Carolina legislature overturned the governor's veto of S.B. 2 and the bill was enacted.
This story has been updated to include new data as of June 29. Several statistics on the page have changed to reflect data added from the second half of 2016 and the first half of a 2017.
The Washington Post's analysis of legislation that could restrict rights for the LGBT community came from data provided by the ACLU. Every bill listed was verified independently by The Washington Post using the Open States database.
Bills that did not directly reference the LGBT community or arise from major court cases or events were not counted. Additionally, bills with identical language submitted to a state legislature at the same time were counted as one instance of said bill. Bills are recorded based on the first action on the bill.
Originally published June 10, 2016.
ACLU, Open States API, Washington Post analysis
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A "thief in law" (Russian: вор в зако́не, Georgian: კანონიერი ქურდი, Uzbek: qonundagi oʻgʻri), in the Soviet Union, the post-Soviet states, and respective diasporas abroad is a specifically granted formal and special status of "criminal authority" (), a professional criminal who enjoys an elite position among other notified mobsters within the organized crime and correctional facility environments and employs informal authority over its lower-status members.

The phrase "Thieves in Law", otherwise known as "Vory", is a calque of the Russian slang phrase "вор в зако́не," literally translated as "a Thief in [a position of] the law." The phrase has two distinct meanings in Russian: "A legalized thief" and "A thief who is the Law." "Vor" came to mean 'thief' no earlier than in the 18th century, before which it meant "criminal". The word retains this meaning in the professional criminal argot.

Each new Vor (thief) is a made and vetted, literally "crowned" male; with respective rituals and tattoos, by the consensus of several Vory. Vor culture is inseparable from prison organized crime: only repeatedly jailed convicts are eligible for Vor status. Thieves in law are drawn from many nationalities from a number of post-Soviet states, but the majority are ethnic Georgians and ethnic minorities from Georgia.

History
Although Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have long had criminals and bandits, during the disorder of the Russian Revolution of 1917, armed gangs proliferated until they became a very significant factor which controlled society. The criminal culture with its own slang, culture and laws became known as vorovskoy mir () or "Criminal/Thieves' World."

As the police and court system were re-established in the Soviet Union shortly after the 1917 revolution, the NKVD secret police nearly exterminated the criminal underworld completely. Under Stalin, the forced labor camps (Gulag) overflowed with political prisoners and criminals, and a new organized group of top criminals arose, the vory v zakone, or "thieves in law."

The "thieves in law" formed as a society for ruling the criminal underworld within the prison camps, "who govern the dark gaps in Soviet life beyond the reach of the KGB." They adopted a system of collective responsibility, and swore to a code of "complete submission to the laws of criminal life, including obligations to support the criminal ideal, and rejection of labor and political activities."

For example, while incarcerated, a Vor (вор) must refuse all work, and is not allowed to assist the warden/correction officers in any way. The thieves' code states: "Your own prison you shall not make." If an inmate walks past a guard, and the guard asks him to ring the dinner bell, the convict must refuse or he will be judged by his fellow inmates and found guilty of assisting his jailers. The Vory organized their own courts and held trials governed by the code of 'thieves' honor and tradition'.

Acceptance into the group is often marked by specific tattoos, allowing all members of the criminal world to instantly recognize a "thief in law". Most prison inmates are tattooed (by other inmates) to indicate their rank within the criminal world, noteworthy criminal accomplishments and places of former incarceration. For example, a tattoo of one cat indicates that the criminal robs alone while multiple cats indicate that he has partners during robberies. Reportedly, "while the Communist Party had a steadfast grip on government and society, the Vory had something of a monopoly on crime."

After World War II, the vory in the Gulag system were weakened by the so-called Bitch Wars – a prison gang war between pure vory and the so-called suki ("bitches"). The 'suki' were former members of the criminal underworld who had broken the thieves' code by agreeing to cooperate with administration of prisons and labor camps. The "Bitch Wars" lasted for decades. Due to a large number of 'suki', most gulags were divided into two separate zones: one for 'suki' and one for 'vory'.

After the breakup of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, the vory assumed a leading role within the Russian criminal hierarchy (see Russian mafia). The group was able to "infiltrate the top political and economic strata while taking command of the burgeoning crime network that spread murderously through the post-Soviet countries." Thieves In Law are given the title by other vory and in order to be accepted they must demonstrate considerable leadership skills, personal ability, intellect, charisma, along with a well-documented criminal record.

Once accepted they must live according to the thieves' code. The penalty for violation of this code is often mutilation or death. Reportedly, "today the Vory have spread around the world, to Madrid, Berlin, and New York" and are "involved in everything from petty theft to billion-dollar money-laundering while also acting as arbiters among conflicting Russian criminal factions."

Reportedly, as capitalism began to take hold in Russia, an increasing number of college-educated criminals began to take over more lucrative ventures. While these new criminal elements first worked with the Vory in the 1990s, in the 2000s (decade), ties to big business and government grew in importance. Consequently, while the "Vory are still strong in gambling and retail trade," their importance in Russian economy and society has decreased. However, since the majority of criminals eventually are arrested and incarcerated, at some point they will come in contact with the Vory who are at the top of the hierarchy of the criminal world within the penal system in Russia.

In 2011, the Obama administration implemented sanctions against an organisation known as the Brothers' Circle, several members of which are thieves-in-law.

Ethics and code of conduct
"Ponyatiya" (literally "the definitions") is the rules of conduct (or even the customary law or code of honor) among prison inmates, with Vory being respectful leaders and judges according to these rules.

Vory consider prisons their true home and have a saying, "The home for angels is heaven, and the home for a Vor is prison." According to Aleksandr Gurov, an expert on the Vory who headed the organized crime units of the Soviet Interior Ministry and the GRU, "unlike the Cosa Nostra the Vory have 'less rules, but more severe rules' [and the] members must have no ties to the government, meaning they cannot serve in the army or cooperate with officials while in prison. They must also have served several jail sentences before they can be considered. They also are not allowed to get married."

Furthermore, according to Michael Schwirtz, "ethnicity has rarely determined whether someone can join the club, and today many members, even those active inside Russia, are from other post-Soviet countries such as Armenia, Georgia, and are not ethnic Russians."

While there still are many ethnic Russian vory, many also are drawn from other ethnic groups from the former Soviet Union.

Set of rules according to Aleksandr Gurov
Under the theoretical code of the vory, a thief must:
Defend and love his relatives—mother, father, brothers, sisters...
Not have a family of his own—no wife, no children; this does not however, preclude him from having a lover.
Never under any circumstances work, no matter how much difficulty this brings—live only on means gleaned from thievery.
Help other thieves—both by moral and material support, utilizing the commune of thieves.
Keep secret information about the whereabouts of accomplices (i.e. dens, districts, hideouts, safe apartments, etc.).
In unavoidable situations (if a thief is under investigation) take the blame for someone else's crime; this buys the other person a time of freedom.
Demand a convocation of inquiry for the purpose of resolving disputes in the event of a conflict between oneself and other thieves, or between thieves.
If necessary, participate in such inquiries.
Carry out the punishment of the offending thief as decided by the convocation.
Not resist carrying out the decision of punishing the offending thief who is found guilty, with punishment determined by the convocation.
Have good command of the thieves' jargon ("Fenya").
Not gamble without being able to cover losses. The losses must be covered in the agreed time.
Teach young beginners.
Have, if possible, informants from the rank and file of thieves.
Not lose your reasoning ability when using alcohol.
Have nothing to do with the authorities (particularly with the ITU [Correctional Labor Authority]), not participate in public activities, nor join any community organizations.
Not take weapons from the hands of authorities; not serve in the military.
Make good on promises given to other thieves.

The above code is no longer in use besides the standard prison code of ethics of not cooperating with prison authorities or informing on your fellow inmates. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, author of The Gulag Archipelago, claimed never to have seen any thief honor the code if it conflicted with his personal criminal wants.

Vory tattoos

The Vory subculture (more exactly: the prison inmate subculture where Vory are the leaders) is well known for having symbolic tattoos. The tattoos are usually done in the prison with primitive tools.

Tattoos associated with the thieves in law include, but are not limited to:
 The eight-pointed star is the main tattoo in thieves world and it usually appears on the shoulders.
 Madonna and her Child (St Mary and the infant Jesus Christ) indicates a criminal lifestyle from a young age
 A spider tattoo, when facing up, denotes an active criminal; facing down, it denotes one who has left the lifestyle
 A circled "A" (done in the style of a finger ring) indicates an anarchist (, anarkhist)
 A circle with a dot inside (as finger ring) known as "The Roundstone" indicates an orphan (, krugly sirota), or the saying "Trust only yourself" (, nadeisya tolko na sebya)
 A skull inside a square (as finger ring) indicates a conviction for aggravated robbery (, sudim za razboy)
 A lozenge with an Orthodox cross inside (as finger ring) indicates a thief-in-law (, vor v zakone)
 A circle with the left half black, right half white (as finger ring) indicates one who moves around thieves-in-law, but is not one himself (, v krugu vorov; "in the circle of thieves")
 The letters "" (kot; cat) indicate a chronic prison inmate (, korennoy obitatel tiurmy)
 The letters "" (omut; deep water hole) on the back of the hand indicate "it's hard to get away from me" (, ot menya uyti trudno)
 The letters "" (mir; world or peace) on the back of the hand denote one who will never be rehabilitated or re-educated (, menya ispravit rasstrel; "a shooting will rehabilitate me")
 The word "" (sever; north) on the back of the hand indicate time done in a Northern prison (Siberia, or Magadan)
 A cat in a hat (from Puss in Boots) on the back of the hand is the symbol of the thieves in law and, as such, denotes one
 The head of the Devil (Fenya: , oskal, bared teeth; Russian: , golova diavola) on the back of the hand denotes one who harbours anger towards the government
 The quincunx on the wrist indicates one who has done extensive time, from the saying "four guard towers and me" (, chetyre vyshki i ya)

Notable thieves in law

In popular culture

 The cast of the 1935 Isaac Babel play Maria includes the character of Isaac Dimshits, a Lithuanian Jewish vor, who rules a black market empire in 1920 St. Petersburg.
 Vory feature in the popular Soviet 1972 comedy film Gentlemen of Fortune – the first Soviet movie to depict the criminal underworld in detail. Although the issue is not directly addressed, both the main character and the criminal "Docent" he is impersonating, sport prison tattoos that may be found on a vor. Other criminals in the film repeatedly characterize "Docent" as an "authority Vor" (literally "avtoritetnyi" – which is the synonym for respected professional criminal).
 The Soviet 1979 TV miniseries The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed contained the first direct on-screen mention of the Vory phenomenon in the USSR. In the plot, the police are tasked with bringing down a gang of vicious robbers known as the Black Cats in post-war Moscow, several members of whom are described as thieves-in-law.
 In the 2002 Russian TV series Brigada, the main character's gang gets into a conflict with a Vor who tries to bring them under his patronage.
 In the 1988 film Red Heat, Arnold Schwarzenegger portrays a Moscow cop sent to Chicago to bring back a Georgian criminal - Vagran Rustaveli (played by Gábor Koncz).
 Vory feature in the 2007 film Eastern Promises, starring Viggo Mortensen and directed by David Cronenberg.
 Russian prison fighter Yuri Boyka of Undisputed II: Last Man Standing and Undisputed III: Redemption sports several Vor tattoos.
 The 2009 video game Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony features fictional Georgian crime boss Marki Ashvili.
 The 2010 German TV series Im Angesicht des Verbrechens focuses on the Russian Mafia and its involvement in the black market trade in untaxed cigarettes in Berlin. The characters of Misha and Uncle Sasha are shown to sport prison tattoos that identify them as Vory.
 The 2010 John le Carré novel Our Kind of Traitor is about a Russian Vor trying to defect to the United Kingdom after a dispute with his superiors.
 One of the main plots of the third season of the French TV series Braquo, which aired in 2012-2014, heavily involves Vor of multiple origins (Turk, Armenian, Georgian...).
 The 2016 video game Deus Ex: Mankind Divided features the fictional Georgian Dvali crime family.
 The Denise Mina novel Conviction features a retelling of the suki versus vor war in a side story.
 In the tabletop game Shadowrun, Russian crime families are important criminal elements in Seattle and will often contract players.

See also

State capture
Armenian Mafia
Crime boss
Criminal tattoos
Kazan phenomenon
Made man
Prison gang
Azeri mafia
Serbian mafia
Thieves by Law (2010 documentary by Alexander Gentelev)
Triads Society
Yakuza
Pink Panthers

Notes

References

External links

 Museum history of thieves (in law) world

Transnational organized crime
Organized crime in Armenia
Organized crime in Azerbaijan
Organized crime in Chechnya
Organized crime in Estonia
Organised crime in Georgia (country)
Organized crime in Kyrgyzstan
Organized crime in Russia
Organised crime in Ukraine
Organized crime in Uzbekistan
Prison gangs
Secret societies related to organized crime
Soviet phraseology
Criminal subcultures
Crime in the Soviet Union
Second economy of the Soviet Union

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Lalthanhawla, oder auch Lal Thanhawla (* 19. Mai 1942 in Aizawl, damals Britisch-Indien, heute Mizoram, Indien) ist ein indischer Politiker. Von 1989 bis 1998 sowie vom 11. Dezember 2008 bis zum 14. Dezember 2018 war er Chief Minister des indischen Bundesstaats Mizoram und wurde beide Mal von Zoramthanga von der Mizo National Front abgelöst.

Biografie
Lalthanhawla wurde noch zu Zeiten Britisch-Indiens im damaligen Fürstenstaat Mizoram als Sohn von Hmartawnphunga Sailo und Lalsawmliani Chawngthu geboren. Seine Familie gehört zur christlichen Religionsgemeinschaft.

Nach dem Schulbesuch studierte er und erwarb 1964 den Grad eines B.A. am Pachhunga University College. Kurze Zeit war er danach als Angestellter der Assam Cooperative Apex Bank tätig, bevor er sich 1966, im Alter von 24 Jahren, der revolutionären Untergrundorganisation Mizo National Front (MNF) anschloss, die eine weitgehende Autonomie oder Unabhängigkeit Mizorams anstrebte und die vermeintliche "indische Fremdherrschaft" bekämpfte. Er wurde jedoch verhaftet und verbrachte 1966/67 ein Jahr im Gefängnis in Silchar (Assam). Nach der Entlassung orientierte sich Lalthanhawla politisch um und schloss sich der Kongresspartei an. Im Jahr 1973 wurde er zum lokalen Kongresspartei-Präsidenten in Mizoram gewählt, ein Amt, das er bis heute innehat. Er gehörte zu den Pionieren, die die Parteiorganisation der Kongresspartei in Mizoram aufbauten.

Die innenpolitische Lage in Mizoram beruhigte sich, nachdem das Land 1973 vom Bundesstaat Assam abgetrennt wurde und den Status eines Unionsterritoriums erlangte. 1987, nach einem Friedensabkommen (Mizoram Peace Accord), erhielt Mizoram den Status eines Bundesstaats und die MNF wandelte  sich in eine reguläre Partei um.

Lalthanhawla gewann erstmals bei der Wahl zum Parlament von Mizoram 1978 ein Parlamentsmandat, und konnte dieses bei fast allen seitherigen Wahlen (mit Ausnahme von 1998) in verschiedenen Wahlkreisen behaupten. Die Wahl 1984 gewann die Kongresspartei mit 39,8 % der Wählerstimmen und anschließend war Lalthanhawla vom 5. Mai 1984 bis 20. August 1986 Chief Minister. Die folgende Wahl 1987 im neuen Bundesstaat wurde durch die MNF gewonnen. Die anschließende MNF-Regierung hatte jedoch keinen langen Bestand. Bei den Neuwahlen 1989 erlangte erneut die Kongresspartei die Mehrheit der Mandate, Lalthanhawla wurde zum zweiten Mal Chief Minister und amtierte bis 1993. Seine dritte Amtsperiode als Chief Minister dauerte von 1993 bis 1998 an der Spitze einer Koalitionsregierung aus Kongresspartei und Janata Dal. Nach einer zehnjährigen Unterbrechung mit einer MNF-Regierung unter Zoramthanga, gewann die Kongresspartei die Wahl 2008 und Lalthanhawla führte als Chief Minister von 2008 bis 2013 die Regierung. Auch die Wahl 2013 wurde durch die Kongresspartei gewonnen, die mit 44,6 % der Stimmen 34 von 40 Mandaten erhielt. Am 9. Dezember 2013 wurde er zum fünften Mal zum Chief Minister gewählt.

In einem Interview im Jahr 2009 in Singapur beklagte sich Lalthanhawla, dass er in Indien "Opfer von Rassismus" sei. Er würde in Indien gefragt, ob er wirklich Inder sei. In Südindien werde er gefragt, ob er aus Nepal komme. Diese Personen würden vergessen, dass Indien aus drei Rassen bestünde, den Ariern, den Draviden und "wir im Nordosten". Wieder in Indien angekommen, bestritt Lalthanhawla den Begriff "Rassismus" verwendet zu haben.

Seit dem 15. Dezember 2018 ist Zoramthanga erneut Chief Minister von Mizoram.

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Lalthanhawla ist verheiratet und hat mit seiner Frau Lal Riliani einen Sohn und zwei Töchter.

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Chronic Stress Worsens Kids' Immune Systems, Ability To Fight Off Disease
Mar 15, 2014 04:41 PM By Lecia Bushak
Children are particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of chronic toxic stress, which can impair their immune systems and brain development. Image courtesy of Shutterstock
Stress is, without a doubt, harmful to our overall well-being. Recently, researchers have found that stress in children in particular is linked to an increased likelihood of obesity and other health problems in adulthood. However, in a new study, which was presented at the American Psychosomatic Society in San Francisco, researchers found that the impact of stress on children has more far-reaching — and immediate — effects than previously thought.
"The kids who have the highest number of adverse experiences have the highest likelihood of having multiple conditions," Melissa Bright, the study's author and a research coordinator at the University of Florida's Institute of Child Health Policy, said in a press release. "It is not one poor health outcome; it is a whole slew of poor outcomes across the board."
In the study, Bright and her team reviewed data of 96,000 children around the U.S., which included the number of difficult experiences the kids have faced — ranging from economic difficulties to parental divorce, to exposure to violence. Some 11 to 24 percent of parents reported that their kids had been diagnosed with some disorder, whether it be mental, learning, or physical; and about four percent of parents reported that their kids had all three. The authors found that kids who had been through difficulties were far more likely to have a disorder in every category than kids who hadn't experienced such stressful events.
The authors naturally link these disorders to chronic stress, which can be toxic to the mind and body; it changes the body's neuroendocrine and immune systems, making it easier for stressed people to get sick. "These adverse experiences are affecting multiple domains of health simultaneously," Bright said in the press release. "We need a holistic approach to tackle this issue."
But it's also important to remember that though there is a correlation between stress and mental, physical, and learning disorders, it doesn't necessarily mean that the stress is the direct cause: "It is also possible that having a child with multiple health conditions puts serious financial and emotional strains on families, making them more susceptible to adverse experiences such as caregiver mental illness and divorce," Bright said. The researchers plan on investigating this further.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), stress is a normal part of life that everyone must face, and for children it can be a learning experience, coaxing them to begin finding ways to cope with difficulties. But the benefits of stress begin to "diminish when it is severe enough to overwhelm a child's ability to cope effectively," the CDC writes. "Intensive and prolonged stress…can disrupt early brain development and compromise functioning of the nervous and immune systems. In addition, childhood stress can lead to health problems later in life including alcoholism, depression, eating disorders, heart disease, cancer, and other chronic diseases."
There are usually three different types of stress: positive stress response, which is short-lived and essential to normal development, like facing up to the fear of talking to new people or getting a shot. There is also tolerable stress response, which prompts the body's systems to a higher degree, which may involve a natural disaster, the loss of a loved one, or a scary incident. Toxic stress, however, is the worst and the most damaging kind of stress — when a child experiences prolonged difficulties like emotional abuse or neglect.
The CDC explains that toxic stress, like child abuse, can impair brain circuits, which are particularly vulnerable during early childhood. High levels of stress hormones like cortisol, meanwhile, can impair the immune system, damage the hippocampus, and ultimately create a lasting impact into adulthood. "If we can identify these changes early on, then we can develop interventions to hopefully prevent some of these poor outcomes," Bright said.


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Intersectionality 101 for anarchists
Feminisme English
21 Jan, 2014 door joanna
Recently, I co-facilitated a workshop on intersectionality at Joe's Garage which is squatter/non-commercial space in Oost. The crowd was about 99% white, mostly students, and considering where it was being held, I would venture to guess most of them would identify as anarchists, radical or progressive.
Here's the thing with white, anarchist/radical women: you can't tell them shit. Surprisingly, most of them understood that they benefited from white privilege. However, many of them thought their gender oppression somehow cancelled out their white privilege. I read this article on racial innocence and it really resonated with what I experienced at that workshop. The women wanted to be congratulated for their political awareness and moral rightness. When it came to discussing intersectionality, they seemed to be more interested in keeping intact the radical identity they had carefully crafted for themselves.
This one woman started talking about hitch hiking. Hitch hiking in Europe is kind of a thing. I've talked to more than one woman who has said that she hitchhikes on a regular; within a city, between cities and between countries throughout Europe. The woman at the workshop started by talking about how great hitch hiking is. How it's the best way to travel, how much you can learn, etc. She said that as a woman, she's often discouraged from doing it by those who think it's too dangerous. She's been told that she'll end up dead or raped. I tried to use her comment as a way to demonstrate intersectionality. I told her that hitch hiking was a privilege, that as a Black woman I would never consider hitchhiking because it would be unsafe. And, that if I were gender non-conforming it would be even more dangerous. After trying to interrupt me several times, she said that she faced the same danger as I did but that she decided that she would "fight for my rights" and do it anyway. I didn't have the time or space to respond to her.
What I wish I had been able to say to her is that intersectionality is what happens when the chips are stacked against you. That as a woman hitch hiking she is indeed at risk for gender-based violence but that as a Black woman I'm doubly at risk. What she, and I think most of the women there did not understand was white woman privilege. Patriarchy has always wanted to protect white women. They are considered vulnerable, weak and worthy of safety and protection. This courtesy has never been offered to Black women. We've always been beasts; unable to feel emotional, mental nor physical pain. A white woman hitch hiking may face danger but will also encounter people who think she deserves protection and kindness. Would a Black woman receive the same? How about a Black transgender woman? I think not.
Marly Pierre-Louis is a writer, activist and community cultivator currently cycling through the rain in Amsterdam. She is interested in the intersections of race, gender and urban spaces. You can find her at marlyatlarge.com.
Source: marlyatlarge.com
For more information on this issue:
http://www.blackgirldangerous.org/
http://www.decolonizingyoga.com/
Reposted by Redmond Amsterdam (http://www.redmondamsterdam.com/): "Redmond is a non-profit Amsterdam-based collective of intersectional feminists. We seek to create a space for the most marginalized people by building a community both online and offline in which we challenge, discuss and decolonize dominant racist, sexist, classist, ableist and transphobic ideas and stereotypes. Our mission is to offer an alternative, witty and critical response to mainstream media, pop culture and politics. We do this through making radio, blogging, community building events and workshops. Redmond is committed to engaging in intersectional feminism and building an inclusive movement." FB: https://www.facebook.com/RedmondRadio
Also recommended: "Black female voices: Who is listening?" https://www.kritischestudenten.nl/feminisme/video-black-female-voices-who-is-listening-a-public-dialogue-between-bell-hooks-and-melissa-harris-perry/
501 thoughts on "Intersectionality 101 for anarchists"
Joanna on 22 Jan 2014 at 12:17 said:
Also take some time to read the discussion on Marly's blog after publishing this article:
1.http://soiliveinamsterdamnow.tumblr.com/post/71998739580/reaction-on-guest-blogger-marly-joes
2. http://soiliveinamsterdamnow.tumblr.com/post/72865568338/in-response-to-maikel
"From my perspective, there are white radicals who take great pleasure in being radicals. They feel absolved of all social responsibility because they believe they've got it all figured it out. They've read some books, they've attended some demonstrations, they get it. They are anti-sexist, anti-racist, anti-capitalist, anti-establishment, etc, etc. However, I'm of the mind that our responsibility goes behind claiming these "anti's" and requires us to constantly work on undoing some of our internalized bullshit, which means reflecting often, which means feeling uncomfortable often, which means being quiet and listening often, which means work. Amongst this group, I did not feel a willingness to be quiet, to be uncomfortable, to be wrong, to reflect. I felt a defensiveness and unwillingness to reflect, a righteousness that as radicals, their moral and political ground could not be questioned or challenged.
I have no interest in debating statistics or sources. As I stated, this was not an academic article. I included the Wiki link just to mention the scores of trans people who have been murdered, most of which I'm sure are not on this list. Furthermore, I don't have to prove anything to you. I don't have to prove my experience, I don't have to prove that trans-gender women of color face more violence than others. I don't need sources. These are no assumptions. These are experiences, and by using terms like "assumptions" and "claim", you show that your starting point is like most… how ordinary, how conventional, how completely non-radical."
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The Health Benefits of Probiotics for Women
Source: The Health Benefits of Probiotics for Women
by Dr. Edward Group
Appreciation for the role probiotic bacteria play in promoting good health has reached the mainstream, and more people than ever before are taking notice. Whether they're reaching for yogurt or kombucha or taking a probiotic supplement, it's common knowledge that probiotics offer huge health benefits. Not only are probiotics helpful for promoting healthy digestion, but research shows these beneficial microbes offer specific health benefits for women.
What Are Probiotics and How Are They Used?
Probiotics are microbes, usually bacteria but sometimes fungi, that have a beneficial effect on the body and human health. Louis Pasteur, the father of germ theory, found that different bacteria species compete with one another to create "ecosystems" within the human body and the balance of various good and bad microbiota affects many aspects of your health. Probiotics work in the gut by increasing the number of healthy microbes and keeping the number of harmful bacteria in check.[1] Since these early discoveries, medical research has focused more on developing antibiotics to kill bad bacteria than how to promote the growth of good bacteria.[1]
But, in recent decades, research has found that beneficial probiotic bacteria may ease digestive upset, support a healthy immune system and better mood, improve absorption of nutrients, and help symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and constipation.[2] Probiotics are even being studied as an alternative to antibiotics which, in medical circles, is called microbial interference treatment (MIT).
What Are the Benefits of Probiotics for Women?
Promote normal bowel movements
May ease symptoms of IBS
Promote vaginal balance
Defend against UTIs
May reduce the impact of harmful microbes
Women have different health concerns, different hormones, and different bodies than men, and so it should not be a surprise that women's health needs are also unique. Probiotics offer many benefits for both genders but carry some specific benefits for women, including supporting vaginal health, urinary tract health, and helping other conditions that are more common in women, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), yeast infections, and bacterial vaginosis.
Can Probiotics Promote Normal Bowel Movements?
Women are more susceptible to developing irritable bowel syndrome than men, yet may not seek the care they need to relieve their symptoms. IBS is a common condition in women, with symptoms such as cramps, bloated stomach, frequent diarrhea, or occasional constipation.[3, 4, 5] Women also tend to experience more constipation-predominant IBS versus diarrhea-predominant IBS. Studies show that women's IBS symptoms change throughout their menstrual cycle, worsening around the time of menses due to hormone changes. Women with IBS report more stomach pain, cramping, nausea, and diarrhea during their periods compared with women who do not have IBS.
Fortunately, drugs and other medical interventions may not be necessary in cases of constipation and mild to moderate IBS. Both occasional constipation and IBS (whether it is associated with constipation or not) respond well to probiotic therapy. In one study, all 20 IBS patients who received the probiotic strain, Lactobacillus plantarum experienced less stomach discomfort and an improvement in stool frequency.[1]
Other studies have found that Lactobacillus helped protect against certain harmful organisms that target the gut.[6] A different probiotic strain, Bifidobacterium lactis – found in fermented dairy products and fermented vegetables, as well as supplements – promoted normal bowel movement frequency and consistency.[7, 8]
Are Probiotics Good for Promoting Vaginal Balance?
Although probiotics benefit everyone, for women specifically, they can help promote normal vaginal health and defend against conditions that cause unpleasant discharge and itching.
The vaginal canal typically has a pH level around 4.5, which is highly acidic. Research suggests that bacteria in the vaginal canal are responsible for producing lactic acid, which causes the vagina's acidity, rather than the human body itself. This low pH, in turn, helps to fight off harmful organisms that can take hold and cause issues.
Diet, age, hormone levels, sexual practices, douching, and medications also affect the vaginal microbiota.[9] A diet high in sugar, as well as the use of certain pharmaceutical drugs and particularly antibiotics – which selectively kill bacteria – often result in Candida albicans fungus growing unchecked, which causes yeast infections.[10, 11]
Gardnerella vaginalis is the primary bacteria species that causes bacterial vaginosis, and some strains of Lactobacillus have been found to inhibit G. vaginalis from adhering to vaginal epithelium – the thin tissue lining the vaginal walls.[12] Loss of vaginal lactobacilli is a contributor to imbalances in the vaginal microbiota, making probiotic supplementation crucial.[13]
Are Probiotics Good for Urinary Tract Health?
According to research, probiotics can also promote urinary tract health. Certain strains of Lactobacillushave been found to defend against UTIs, including in women with recurrent infections.[6, 14] Most conventional treatments for urinary tract infections use antibiotics, but the rise in antibiotic resistance is making this approach problematic.[15] While antibiotics may provide short-term benefits, antibiotics kill good and bad bacteria non-selectively, whereas probiotics provide a boost in beneficial bacteria which then out-compete the bad species. Probiotics provide a more natural way to create a healthier microbiota in the body while avoiding the side effects of antibiotics.
How Do Probiotics Affect Sexually Transmitted Diseases?
Studies have found that strains of Lactobacillus probiotic bacteria which produce hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) create the healthiest vaginal ecosystem for women. Women with H2O2-producing Lactobacillusnot only had a healthier vaginal microbiota but also lower rates of certain sexually transmitted diseases.[6,16, 17, 18]
Scientists are still trying to find out exactly how probiotics reduce the impact of various harmful microbes. There are a few different scientific hypotheses about how they work. One is that the hydrogen peroxide released by probiotic bacteria kills the bad microbes outright. Another scientific hypothesis is that hydrogen peroxide inhibits bad species from adhering to the cell walls of the urinary tract or vaginal canal. Finally, scientists believe that introducing good probiotic species allows them to out-compete the bad species.[19,20]. Most likely, it may be a combination of all of these factors.
Can You Take Probiotics During Pregnancy?
Yes, women who are pregnant can safely take probiotics. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has concluded that probiotics have a good safety record, and adverse effects from probiotics are rare.[21] A systematic review of scientific studies found that taking probiotics during pregnancy neither increased nor decreased the risk of preterm birth; in other words, probiotic supplementation was safe and did not negatively affect the birth outcome.[22] However, pregnant women and anyone with a serious medical condition should consult their healthcare provider for specific advice.[23]
In addition to improving overall health, studies have found that probiotics may even have benefits for pregnant women. One study found that pregnant women with gestational diabetes had better cholesterol readings when they took probiotics.[21, 23]
What Are the Best Probiotics for Women?
Some specific probiotic strains support women's health by promoting a healthy balance of bacteria in the vagina and promoting normal digestive health. Hydrogen-peroxide producing Lactobacillus species are ideal since they have been found to protect against harmful organisms and have many other benefits for women.
These probiotics have the best scientific documentation as effective probiotics[6]:
Lactobacillus plantarum 299V
Lactobacillus johnsonii LJ1 (formerly called Lactobacillus acidophilus LA1)
Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFB 1748 & NCFB,
Lactobacillus crispatus CTV05
Lactobacillus casei DN114, CRL431 & Shirota
Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and GG
Lactobacillus fermentum B-54 & RC-14
Bifidobacteria bifidum
As previously mentioned, L. plantarum may help women with irritable bowel symptoms. With UTIs, Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Lactobacillus reuteri are effective at reducing risk.[24] Research suggests some strains of Lactobacillus inhibit Gardnerella vaginalis (the major cause of bacterial vaginosis) from adhering to vaginal epithelium.[25]
Choosing the Right Probiotic
There are different probiotic options for women, including vaginal suppositories and dietary supplements. Dietary supplements are taken by mouth, usually daily. This method introduces millions to billions of bacteria into the digestive tract which then populate the intestines as well as other areas of the body. With a suppository, you insert the probiotic species into the vaginal cavity. This helps restore balance within the vagina while protecting against harmful microbes that cause issues.
How to Choose the Right Probiotic
Why Probiotics Matter
Probiotics support a healthy vaginal environment and urinary tract environment. Without an appropriate bacterial balance, your health is threatened by a wide range of harmful invaders. One way to ensure the correct quantity and quality of beneficial bacteria your body has at all times is to take a probiotic supplement, particularly one that contains a combination of different beneficial bacteria strains which have been shown to positively impact health. Floratrex™ is one that I recommend, especially to women.
Have you taken a probiotic supplement to support your health? We'd love it if you left a comment and told us about your experience!
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Every John Mayer Album, Ranked
The 41-year-old singer-songwriter, style god, and Instagram live host has produced seven brilliant studio albums—but which one tops the list?
By Ben Boskovich
John Clayton Mayer is many things: a style icon, a late-night-Instagram talk show host, a reformed provocateur, a thinker. But before all of that, Mayer is a musician, and a damn good one at that. Mayer's ability to articulate the human feeling is only trumped by his status as one of the greatest guitar players of his generation. Not convinced on that last point? Listen to him go to work toward the end "Gravity" from his live album Where the Light Is: Live in LA, wipe the tears away, and tell me I'm not right.
Since his 2001 debut with Room for Squares, Mayer has produced seven studio albums. If you grew up listening to Mayer, you've listened to him growing up through his music as well. That lovesick boy on Squares has become a man with an innate ability to articulate questions about the world we live in—which we hear in his latest single, "I Guess I Just Feel Like." From my extremely subjective point of view, Mayer has really only ever made one bad song. It's called "Say," and you can hear it faintly playing at your local chain restaurant, department store, or in an elevator.
Here's how his seven studio albums stack up against each other.
7. Paradise Valley (2013)
After a long hiatus from the spotlight, Mayer's Born and Raised in 2012 surprised and delighted fans with a new sound. He carried that over to the following year with Paradise Valley which leaned into its predecessor's country/folk vibe. From a mainstream point of view, there's only one hit to be found on this record: a duet with then girlfriend Katy Perry called "Who You Love," which flexes both of their vocals (mainly Perry's) and some damn good harmonies. The line "My boy, he ain't the one that I saw comin'. And some have said his heart's too hard to hold," is a fitting, self-aware reference from Perry about Mayer's tumultuous dating history. That history also comes into play with "Paper Doll," a song rumored to have been written about Taylor Swift. Drama aside, the best part of the song is its music video—a parody of a viral internet tutorial on "Prancercizing." Not even a Frank Ocean feature on "Wildfire (Reprise)" could bump this one up on the list, but it's due more to the strength of the rest of his catalogue than to the failures of the album.
6. The Search for Everything (2017)
Mayer's latest, released in 2017, is another that falls victim to the the brilliance of his previous work. The Search for Everything is full of bops, from the soulful, yet poppy, "Still Feel Like Your Man," to the deeply introspective "In the Blood." The album runs the gamut of feelings we've seen throughout Mayer's career. There's blues guitar, there are folksy acoustics, and of course, there are quests for love, but the album doesn't quite hit you in the feels the way others do. It also features a song called "Emoji of a Wave," which probably holds the largest disparity between the quality of a song and its title that I've ever seen. (You'll want to belt it out, regardless.)
5. Heavier Things (2003)
Mayer's sophomore album is just as Young Man Existential as his debut with Room For Squares, but with a bit more solace. Mayer had hit the big time at this point, and, in my humble opinion, avoided the sophomore slump. This is the album that gave us "Daughters," perhaps his most popular song of all time. Where Room for Squares is curious, Heavier Things is anxious. Its final song, "Wheel," is not well-known, but paved the way for future life-appraising songs like "Emoji of a Wave" and "I Guess I Just Feel Like."
Stream John Mayer Albums
Room For Squares
Heavier Things
Continuum (Original)
Battle Studies
4. Born and Raised (2012)
In 2011, Mayer underwent surgery for Granuloma of the vocal chords, a condition that's plagued the likes of Adele and Keith Urban as well. Born and Raised was a comeback story on many fronts. Not only does Mayer literally get his voice back post-surgery, the album also followed a long hiatus, where Mayer retreated from public life to Montana. The rebirth is evident not only in his vocals, but in the lyrics as well. On "Speak for Me," Mayer references the public fallout from a Rolling Stone cover story everyone has already talked about to death with the line "Now the cover of a Rolling Stone, ain't the cover of a Rolling Stone. And the music on my radio, ain't supposed to make me feel alone." The album flexes the influence Neil Young had on Mayer with country, folksy vibes, on songs like "Whiskey, Whiskey, Whiskey," but also brings back the blues guitar on classic Mayer love tracks like "Love Is a Verb," and "Something Like Olivia." The underdog MVP of the album is "Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967," where Mayer tells the story of a man fed up with life, driving him to build his own submarine and take off for Tokyo. The song ends ambiguously, not knowing whether Walt Grace makes it across the Pacific or dies on his way. It's a sort of storytelling we'd not yet seen from Mayer, and it lands graciously.
3. Battle Studies (2009)
In 2009 I was a junior in college and had just gone through a breakup, so of course Mayer's pure breakup ballad-filled Battle Studies ranks high on my list. Just look at some of these titles: "All We Ever Do Is Say Goodbye," "Perfectly Lonely," "Edge of Desire," and of course, the very on the nose "Heartbreak Warfare." Battle Studies also features a duet recorded during rumored romance with Taylor Swift called "Half of My Heart," which could have easily been recorded during their actual breakup talk. Battle Studies is dark and brooding—a catalogue of sad songs to listen to while walking home from class in the rain. It's also the first time Mayer references running away from it all and doing his own thing. While the album isn't full of hits, it's quintessential Mayer. Fans had waited three years for the album after Continuum, and what they got was a more grown-up, seemingly broken Mayer any Sad Boi worth his salt could relate to.
2. Room For Squares (2001)
Mayer's debut album, originally only released online before Columbia signed him, could easily be his best, if we were ranking on songwriting alone. On Room For Squares, a young, curious Mayer explores the ups and downs of love and life from his own experiences. It gave us the songs anyone who causally knows of Mayer will reference upon his mention with "No Such Thing," ("I wanna run through the halls of my high school") and "Your Body Is a Wonderland," ("Your body is a wonderland"), but also contains some of his deepest songwriting of all time. On "83" Mayer pines to return to life at age six, and on "My Stupid Mouth," he, ironically enough, predicts his own future. Though not included on the original online release, the song "3X5" might be the album's best. It's a song you'll want to send to your ex to tell them you want to get back together. (Don't, though. Or any song for that matter.)
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1.Continuum (2006)
John Mayer's third album is often regarded as his best, and that's because it is Mayer at his most comfortable, and his most uninhibited in terms of songwriting and performance. If Squares gave us a taste of Mayer's ability as a songwriter then Continuum established Mayer as a master of his craft and not just a fluke hit artist. The album was nominated for three Grammys (including Album of the Year), and won two (Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Waiting on the World to Change." It's difficult to pick a top song from Continuum because of its consistency from start to finish. The beautifully unfortunate story within "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room," the existential bombshell of "Stop This Train," and tears-pouring-down-your-face inducing brilliance of "Dreaming With a Broken Heart" have all stood the test of time. But his all-time guitar work and frustratingly relatable songwriting on "Gravity" may go down as his greatest and most popular song of all time, let alone this album. By the time Continuum came around, John Mayer was already a star among the people, but this is the album that made an entire industry utter "whoa." It's too easy to put this atop his catalogue.
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New National Minimum Wage comes into force
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More than 2.5 million workers returning to work today from a long bank holiday weekend will find that they've received an above-inflation pay rise.
On Sunday 1 April, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) increased from £7.50 to £7.83 - a rise of around 4.4 per cent or £600 over a year.
Employers yet to make the appropriate changes to reflect the increased living wage should do so as a priority as they run the risk of harsh penalties.
Business minister Andrew Griffiths said: "Over two million people across the UK will get a step up in pay thanks to today's rise in the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage.
"The uplift means a pay rise of over £600 a year for a full-time worker on the National Living Wage – that could be two months food shopping or a year's electricity bills.
"So if you should be getting a rise this month, check your pay, talk to your boss and report underpayment to Acas or HMRC."
Failure to pay the new legal minimum wage can result in fines of up to 200 per cent of the amount owed and employers can be publically "named and shamed" by the Government.
Recent figures show that more than £9 million in backpay has been paid to around 67,000 workers since 2013.
In a related announcement, the Government also confirmed that workers paid by the hour will now be entitled to request a payslip, making pay "easier to understand and challenge if it is wrong".
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The CISL HPC Advisory Panel (CHAP) met on May 14, 2009, to review and recommend allocations for computational requests from university researchers with an NSF award in the atmospheric or closely related sciences. The CHAP's focus continues to be on the computational experiments being proposed and their efficiency.
There were 25 requests from university researchers whose research met the criteria listed above. All of the requests except for one received an allocation. The panel requested more information from the PI before making a recommendation, so the GAUs allocated by the May 2009 panel may increase.
University researchers requested 5.5 million GAUs (General Allocation Units). Requests ranged from a high of 900,000 GAUs to a low of 15,000 GAUs. The median request size was 180,000 GAUs.
A little over 4 million GAUs were allocated by the CHAP with allocations ranging from over 700,000 GAUs to 15,000 GAUs. The median allocation was 111,000 GAUs. The distribution of allocations is given in the chart below.
Not shown on the chart are the small requests and allocations for the university research community. During the six months preceding the May 2009 panel meeting, 115 small allocations were made for a total of about 580,00 GAUs. One allocation of 47,000 GAUs (previously reviewed by the panel) was also made. So the total of university allocations for the past 6 months (including the May panel meeting) is 4.8M GAUs.
The CHAP was pleased with the large requests from the university community responding to the availability of IBM POWER6, bluefire, at NCAR. For more information on bluefire and its use see: http://www.cisl.ucar.edu/computers/bluefire/.


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Givenchy's bold star print has become the Parisian brand's most recognisable motif. This handy card holder has been made in Italy from smooth leather. The streamlined shape makes it ideal for travelling light, while the zipped compartment means you can carry coins without weighing your pockets down.


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Q: jquery mouseout no works I have link for activate this little script when mouseover , the problem no hide when the mouse it´s out
The Script :

The Link Activate the function :

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Content Sub Menu

When i go over the link show the div the problem it´s when i go out the link , no hide the div
I don´t know which it´s the problem
The best regards

A: Check this Demo
You need mouseout on link and use attached it to the
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function show_subcats(id) {

    jQuery(".cat_sub_menu_" + id).show(1000);
    jQuery('a').mouseout(function () {

        jQuery(".cat_sub_menu_" + id).hide(1000);

    });
}

The above solution, though it works, is not the correct way to define an event handler.
I would suggest this simple solution : Working Demo
If you have multiple  links, choose the above solution.
jQuery('a').mouseover(function () {
    show_subcats('1');
}).mouseout(function(){
    hide_subcats('1');
});

function show_subcats(id) {
    jQuery(".cat_sub_menu_" + id).show(1000);
}

function hide_subcats(id) {
    jQuery(".cat_sub_menu_" + id).hide(1000);
}

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Death of man and woman in Weston-super-Mare on same day not linked, confirm police
Incidents both prompted a large police response in seaside resort
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The death of a man and a woman in Weston-super-Mare on the same day are not linked, police have confirmed.
A woman died in a house fire at Meadow Villas, Meadow Street, on Saturday, May 2.
In a second incident on the same day, a man was found dead at a property at Bristol Road Lower.
It is understood the man suffered a cardiac arrest.
Emergency crews were called to both scenes and the air ambulance was also called.
Both the man and the woman were pronounced dead at the scene.
Police have reassured the public that the incidents were not linked.
Neither are being treated as suspicious and are being classed as sudden deaths.
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Both will now be referred to the coroner.
Weston town centre and Ashcombe Sergeant Lee Kerslake told Somerset Live: "On May 2 we had a lot of police activity around two locations.
"The incidents were not linked.
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"One involved an adult female in a house fire in Meadow Villas and the other was an adult male in what we believe to be a cardiac arrest at Bristol Road Lower.
"Our colleagues in patrol and officers from our team worked to try to ensure that every possible measure was taken to preserve life however in both cases there was little we could do and health professionals pronounced both deceased at the scene.
"This did cause a significant amount of public interest as we were using officers to protect areas in both cases and had requested the air ambulance which always generates a lot of speculation in the community.
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"In terms of police activity, I was not on duty, however I have been informed by supervisors on at the time that officers there worked tirelessly to ensure the protection of life wherever possible.
"The patrol team were exceptional, doing all they could to manage this difficult situation," he continued.
"The fact that we had officers protecting different parts of the area within the same day also can generate speculation, but I can assure you the incidents were not linked.
"As a process we would protect an area until we know exactly what has occurred so that we can establish if there is anything that requires further investigation."
"Our priority in these cases is firstly the preservation of life and then ensuring we do the best possible job for those involved and their families," Kerslake continued.
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"We do this with as minimal impact on the community as we can manage, but it does often trigger a lot of interest.
"In these specific incidents neither was considered 'suspicious' and I can confirm there is no ongoing risk to the public.
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"If anyone has any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. For obvious reasons I cannot go into personal details of those involved, however I am happy to manage any issues of concern in the community."


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General Dynamics Information Technology Awarded $364 Million Enterprise IT Contract by GSA
GDIT selected to advance global information technology services for Special Operations Forces (SOF).
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) announced today it has been awarded a contract by the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) to continue providing digital enterprise services for SOF. GDIT will design and implement technology capabilities to enable rapid data analysis and dissemination of critical operational intelligence in response to emerging threats. The SOF Information Technology Enterprise Contract J (SITEC J) is a single award with a total estimated value of $364 million. It includes a one-year base period with four one-year options.
Under the SITEC J contract, GDIT will support local and remote connections to a global Department of Defense network. The work will leverage both existing and new data centers as well as new instances of cloud computing. Through a hybrid data storage approach and the introduction of automation, SOF units will be able to consolidate, analyze and disseminate information in real time as they protect U.S. interests.
"We are excited to build upon the work we started in 2012 and to continue our support of the GSA as a trusted technology provider," said, Leigh Palmer, senior vice president, GDIT defense division. "GDIT will provide enhanced enterprise IT capabilities to ensure our Special Operations Forces around the world are connected to the information and intelligence they need."
Work completed under SITEC J will increase operations efficiency and deliver flexibility for SOF units. With an emphasis on performance-based managed services, GDIT's support will deliver the outcomes SOF missions require and users demand.
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In the City of the Prophet, peace be upon him, Hamza Yusuf delivered this series of lectures on this lesser known work, Refinement of the Hearts. The author of the text, the 8th century Spanish master of the Islamic sciences and martyr, Imam Ibn Juzayy al-Kalbi, presents an unassailable Sufism thoroughly grounded in the Book of God. This small but powerful treatise is one of the finest pieces of Islamic spiritual literature in Muslim history. Hamza Yusuf's illuminating and engaging reflections bring it to life for any modern Muslim in search of the keys to refining his or her heart in a world that seduces the hearts of humanity. Doomsday's singular preparation is to use the opportunity of the world to refine our hearts, for it is a "Day when nothing avails a person, neither wealth nor progeny, only one who brings to God a sound heart." This wonderful treatise helps us with practical and effective means to do just that. A 15 CD set.


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Being "under the weather" (and dodging real nasty weather) often leads to unexpected discoveries.
Case in point: Earth's Mightiest Show over on the official Marvel YouTube channel.
From Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission: BREAKOUT! and Heroic Encounters at Disney California Adventure Park — to Stark Expo and the Super Heroes United Show at Disneyland Paris — to the Iron Man Experience and upcoming Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle at Hong Kong Disneyland – Lorraine Cink and Langston Belton are gathering your favorite Super Heroes at Disney Resorts.
Plus, Ryan Penagos takes us on an epic Marvel Day at Sea. Patti Murin from Frozen on Broadway has us feeling all the Disney feels. Plus, she belts out the unofficial Marvel musical of our dreams!
Interesting that they skipped over the Orlando, Florida area, no? Heh.
But seriously, this was a great watch, and had me thinking about checking out "Marvel Day at Sea" and "Frozen on Broadway" – as soon as I am off my antibiotics (and the temperature climbs past 30).


Media personality Liz Cantor and radio host Micheal "Pickle" Walkley have been named as the summer breakfast hosts for Sea FM on the Gold Coast.
The two, who have worked together before, will heat up mornings with hit music, good times and celebrity interviews while the regular breakfast crew Galey, Matt and Charli take a break.
Liz originally got her break in 2005 when she won Channel Seven TV show The Mole. She then went on to pursue a professional surfing career travelling the world with the likes of Layne Beachley and Lisa Anderson. She is also an actress, appearing in several Australian films and TV series including the Blue Water High. She is now a weekly weather, beach and surf presenter on Seven News, the host of the live Gold Lotto national draws and a presenter on Creek to Coast and The Great South East.
Micheal has been a regular on Sea FM since 1999 and currently hosts The Gold Coast Suns Game Day shows.
Sea FM Content Director Andrew Very said: We're thrilled to have Liz Cantor join Sea regular Michael "Pickle" Walkley across the Summer break. Liz brings excellent local knowledge coupled with an impressive black book of celebrity friends we'll be calling on to help keep the seats warm for Galey Matt and Charli while they are on a well-deserved holiday!."
Micheal Walkey said: "I first came to Sea FM for work experience out of high school now they can't get rid of me. Being a full time Belieber is a big commitment, I just hope the other Beliebers can continue on without me while I host Summer Brekky".


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