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Arsenal's sponsorship deal with the Emirates was bound to explode one day
by Tony Attwood
The problem with accepting sponsorship from a state sponsored entity, when the state is a dictatorship and human rights denier are obvious, and we have touched on them many times before. Untold tended to call the stadium the Ems (which was the name of a sandwich bar on East Midlands Trains) and more recently Arsenal Stadium, not that this does any good in the broader scheme of things. We actually had the address emiratesstadium.info for a while which seemed amusing for a while – until one thinks of the human rights situation.
I have flown Emirates Airlines once but what it's worth that was it and I personally won't fly on the airline again, even though for trips to see my daughter it is far more convenient for me, flying as it does from Birmingham rather than Heathrow.
I also absolutely avoid Dubai as a change over point having found it appallingly ill-organised and worrying – especially when it is necessary to ensure that one knows how to get in touch with "Arrested in Dubai" before even entering its precincts.
But what does one do apart from avoid the airline even when it is the most convenient one to take to protest about Arsenal's association with the Emirates? The Emirates have pushed themselves, and continue to push themselves into all corners of British society. For example we have just had the launch of The Emirates Society organised by Sulaiman Al Mazroui, the UAE ambassador to Britain, which is designed to link Britain ever more closely to the Emirates.
According to the official report "The project aims to promote an understanding of Emirati culture and foster ties between British and Emirati businesses through cultural and social events.
"Collaboration between the UK and the UAE can be seen in all four corners of the UK. From DP World's London Gateway, to the all-conquering Manchester City football team, and Masdar's clean energy investments in Scotland," Mr Al Mazroui said.
And then we have British academic Matthew Hedges, a 31-year-old PhD student in Middle Eastern Studies at Durham University, arrested at Dubai Airport on 5 May and now sentenced to life in prison in the United Arab Emirates on charges he was spying for the United Kingdom.
Of course the British government describes it as shocking and there have been many, many reports of the process Mr Hedges has gone through including a five minute trial, which bears no relationship to anything many people in the UK would consider a proper process.
When the Sun, in August this year ran the headline "8 ways to get arrested in Dubai" it was over a slightly jokey "aren't these foreigners funny" story, but it has beneath it a frightening tale of what the UAE is: an appalling dictatorship and human rights denier.
As the Human Rights Watch website states in its summary, the UAE "arbitrarily detains and in some cases forcibly disappears individuals who criticize the authorities. The UAE plays a leading role in the Saudi-led coalition which has carried out scores of unlawful attacks in Yemen, some likely war crimes. The UAE was implicated in detainee abuse at home and abroad. Labor abuses in the UAE persist. Migrant construction workers face serious exploitation. Domestic workers' rights are now enshrined in law, but some provisions are weaker than those accorded to other workers under the labor law. The UAE has denied activists and international human rights organizations' access."
According to the 2016 Amnesty annual report on human rights "enforced disappearance has been widely practiced against citizen and foreign nationals in the UAE."
So to travel right back to the time when Arsenal did the deal with the UAE, what happened?
We all know that getting the funding for the stadium was difficult, and you may recall Mr Wenger saying that while French clubs "pay nothing at all for their stadium, nothing at all for their maintenance," and "Bayern Munich paid one euro for their ground," Arsenal had to pay for everything in of all places Islington – one of the most expensive parts of the country.
Since then he might have added that some clubs in England such as West Ham and Manchester City don't pay much for their stadia either.
In Arsenal's case the stadium was paid for in part by selling Nicolas Anelka to Real Madrid, plus Overmars and Petit to Barcelona which also helped fund the new training ground at London Colney.
In 2005 Emirates Airlines bought the naming rights for 15 years and shirt sponsorship rights for seven years for £100 million.
The Airline and Arsenal agreed a further £150 million in November 2012 which extended naming rights until 2028 which of course means there is nothing much we can do about it, except for just a few of us, not use the name, not fly the airline, and point out the dangers incumbent on anyone flying through Dubai, which if you fly Emirates, is obligatory.
If you do go to that country you know you are at risk of arrest for all sorts of things that in the west you couldn't be arrested for. And you know what that will mean: it is a fearful country
Verbal abuse relating to a person's sexual honour is punishable by 80 lashes. Non Muslims need Alcohol Licenses to consume alcohol and not having one results in 1–6 months detention.
Women who report rape can be convicted for false allegations and imprisoned. In 2013 a Norwegian woman reported an alleged rape and got a prison sentence for "perjury, illicit sex and alcohol consumption."
And what can we do? Seemingly no more now than in 2005. Not use the official name of the stadium might seem pointless and pathetic, and sometimes I've given up on renaming the place, but it is something in a world when one feels powerless. Yes, I could give up my season ticket but then so what – someone else would take it and the only person affected is me. Maybe I should have written a lot more about the subject over the years, but then I guess it would have just got boring and I know the readership would have gone down as it always does when I stray from football matters. In effect, I don't reach the people I'd like to reach.
Apart from not using the name and not using the airline, and if anyone asks, warning them about my experience when I did use the airline, I guess just the occasional article pointing out that the club some of us have loved all our lives is associated with and part funded by a most appalling human rights denier is about all I can do.
But it never seems enough.
November 22nd, 2018 | Category: Arsenal stories | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)
7 comments to Arsenal's sponsorship deal with the Emirates was bound to explode one day
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The laundering of cash as well as of reputation is very much mixed in with the sponsorship (or indeed ownership) of a football club.
In the past it was the case that because of control of the news outlets (think about the placement of advertising) we probably got to hear about very little concerning the bad things about such people/organisations/countries. But in these internet dominated days the gloves are, relatively speaking, off. The risks of being 'found out' and not being able to hide behind the bluster of sponsorship and the halo of someone else's reputation are much greater.
Sponsors are being more circumspect about revealing themselves to potential ridicule and even the most desperate seeker after income is probably more wary of a future backlash then ever before. Both factors are likely to be playing a part in Tottenhams' failure to secure ground sponsorship for The Toilet Bowl.
The situation also underlines, once again, the wisdom shown by the Arsenal Board in squirreling away the revenues from Champions League campaigns of the past in order to meet future stadium debt repayments between now and 2028.
A classic case of fixing the roof while the sun shines and not relying on what is for everyone a more and more uncertain future.
It is well written article, but football platform is football platform.
A totally relevant subject of things Arsenal. Well done Tony. These (Emi)rats get everywhere even in their disguise as honest citizens. They know they've been (Eati)had.
Dew dew. It's the interlulls fault.
Nice one Tony. It's a shame that you feel that there is such little groundswell of recognition of this association, that the ticket boycott would be so pointless. The shame being that you are undoubtedly correct. Not alone, but hugely outnumbered .
Football resumes soon.
@Tony, I can see you decided to write this article in response to accusations from those of us who've challenged you to show evidence that you indeed have criticised arsenal for collecting "evil money" the same way you have consistently lambasted man city for the same offense. I believe you've reviewed your archives and just like myself or a certain Ben, come to the conclusion that indeed you haven't written any article lambasting arsenal as you've done against city, and so this is an attempt at correcting that. It isn't a bad attempt.
However I must point out that when we once again accuse you of double standards(berating man city while overlooking arsenal) when it comes to the "evil money taking accusations", you can't use this article as a defense. This article makes a lot of accusations against the UAE and Emirates airlines but none against Arsenal FC. The closest thing to criticism of arsenal in the article was the last paragraph and that doesn't resemble what man city has continually gotten from you. If you don't understand what I'm saying why not read your article on renaming man city to be more in keeping with the atrocities of its sponsors/owners. Then compare with this
Aziz I see your mind reading hasn't improved.
Hi Aziz,
Sometimes it's easier to critise those not in our own family, we are too close. Why don't you write that critical and balanced article about Arsenal and the darker elements of money involved? As well as mentioned above you could look at other previous major shareholders and Mr Kronke's other business interests, Rawnda etc.
There are many issues that wound me up over the years, so it would be good to see how an outsider to the club honestly sees it. We used to get a bit of a window on this from Mike the Chelsea fan, and it was very insightful.


Yes, I have started work on the Digests extension at last. With the Smartfeed extension now in Beta, I felt I understood the 3.1 architecture well enough to tackle Digests, the more complex and popular of my two mods.
And it is moving forward rather predictably so far, thank goodness. I can copy and paste a lot of my code from the Digests mod, but much of it has to be retrofitted requiring lots of global find and replaces. But some code that used to work simply doesn't anymore, and you discover these when you see error messages or when things don't work right. So everything has to be carefully retested and given that there is a lot of business logic in the extension, it just takes time. Digests is definitely in the top 10% of extensions for code size and complexity. Anyhow, the screenshot shows the Edit Subscribers page in the Administration Control Panel, now moved to the Extensions tab. All the screens look pretty much the same. I removed a couple options that are now handled by the improved architecture.
It all looks so easy you are probably thinking the rest will be a breeze. But in some ways this is the easy part, which is why I started here. The User Control Panel interface has to be created, and this will be new since Smartfeed has no such interface. mail_digests.php will need to be recreated and it will have to be made to work with the new improved cron interface built into phpBB 3.1. However, a real cron job will still be needed to ensure digests go out hourly because if you dig into the internals of phpBB's updated cron capability, it's up to you to program a real cron job. Of course the documentation will need a major update as well.
I do expect that the migrator program will ingest all your digests settings from phpBB 3.0 so those will not have to be recreated.
So I am guessing I am 1-2 months from having a first cut of a development version for testing. If consulting picks up delays may get extended. Sorry it takes too long but just remember the price is right: it's free. My consulting is not and when I have business I will prefer it doing this work for no charge.
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Most of these "users" don't bother to complete registration, simply want to leave a spam memberlist link and be gone. Consequently they show up as inactive users.
Inactive users can be deleted in the Administration Control Panel. ACP > Users and Groups > Inactive Users. Select the inactive users you believe to be spam registrations and in the little drop down box in the bottom right of the screen select Delete and press Submit. You may have to do this many times for many screens to get rid of them all. (Note the Mark All link at the bottom of the page. This can speed up things.) This is the safest approach.
You can also use the Prune Users function: ACP > Users and Groups > Prune users. A user that has not completed registration is not necessarily a spammer. Unfortunately, the Prune User function is not smart enough to be able to examine the profile website field to see if it contains data as this is often the key to filtering out likely spammers. However, if you prune a legitimate inactive user they can always come back to the board and register again. To remove these users it helps to look at your memberlist by date and see if you can figure out when the spam started. In the Prune users utility you can enter this date in the Joined field. Entering 0000-00-00 in the Last Active field essentially is the same as filtering inactive users only. You can select the option to delete posts for these users too but if they haven't completed registration there should be no posts to delete.
Tighten up your spambot countermeasure to something more likely to work, like the question and answer one.
Create a question that is unique to the focus of your forum and won't be guessed with a Google search. Create as many questions as you want. All must be successfully answered to complete registration.
Go back to Spambot countermeasures, select Q&A again and press Submit. This will change the countermeasure.
phpBB 3.2 supports Google's new version of reCaptcha as a spambot countermeasure.
First go to the reCaptcha site and generate the public and private keys you will need for your domain.
Enter the public and private keys from the reCaptcha site into the fields and press Submit.
Go back to Spambot countermeasures, select reCaptcha again and press Submit. This will change the countermeasure.
phpBB 3.1 and 3.2: Install the Stop Forum Spam extension. This checks the IP and some other information of the user registering or the guest poster against popular blacklists, and if there is a match they cannot post. It's not 100% perfect so some legitimate people may not get through and it's also possible some spam will get through.
phpBB 3.0: Install the Advanced Block Mod. Warning: this is a very complex mod to install and configure correctly. You will need to point it to more updated blacklists. You may want to have me install it professionally.
If you don't mind paying $8USD a year, my customers report 100% success with Cleantalk. You will have to download the modification or extension, create an account on Cleantalk and enter your registration key in phpBB. It's worth the time and expense.
I will cover how to remove spam posts in a future blog post.
I removed the Recent Work page I created showing my monthly work summaries. Instead, I created posts after the fact for each month to show work for that month. As this information is more of a journal, using posts is more appropriate. I'll be posting these work summaries for the previous month near the start of the month.
All client information is removed to ensure their confidentiality.
Business slowed a bit allowing me to update the Smartfeed extension under development. I'm labeling this version 3.0.1 as a Beta version as it seems to be stable and features seem to work as advertised. You can download it from my Smartfeed page. There are no new features but lots of code improvements have been made and some bugs found and addressed.
I feel I understand this well enough now to begin work on the Digests extension, which is good news for you suffering digests users.
Less work than usual this month, in part because I was settling into a new house and that took precedence. Fortunately, work slowed down to give me time to do things I had to do anyhow, so no stress!
Painful lesson learned in incomplete backups. See this blog post. Geeky details: I tried to upgrade a forum with 1.4M posts from 3.0.11 to 3.1.6. Upon running database_update.php I encountered an error: Fatal error: Class 'Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\Extension' not found in /home/mattash/public_html/forum/phpbb/di/extension/core.php on line 25. I figured it was likely due to bad or inconsistent data in the client's 3.0 database. So I installed the phpBB support toolkit and fixed issue with certain forums not appearing by running the left ID/right ID utility. I also removed some empty topics. I changed phpbb_users table to change language from "english" to "en" — it's unclear how this got so nonstandard. I slowly upgraded from one micro version of 3.0 to another, from 3.0.11 to 3.0.14, hoping to mitigate risk. I tried again with a fresh install of 3.1.6 but same error occurred. I sought help on topic on phpbb.com but none of their suggestions worked. I tried a third time to do the conversion with a clean copy of 3.1.6 but same result. Could not restore database after 3.1 upgrade attempt. This was because the downloaded backups were not complete. I asked client to see if web host had a backup and to restore that. Eventually I recovered the database by patching together pieces of other databases and writing a program to create the missing topics. With a complete archive, for cost reasons the user decided to leave it as an archive and create a new 3.1 forum. Once it was created, I installed a bunch of extensions and moved his new forum into the web root. I installed the Board3 Portal extension on the new site and it is set to be the default for the site.
Ad hoc work for an existing client during October. Patched db.php to use a SQLServer CAST SQL statement because a SQL Server error occurred when trying to update a config_value for a row in the phpbb_config table due to a too small integer for the value that needed to be written. I made another patch to add a CAST statement when another function trigger a similar error. Enabling a new extension group caused an integer overflow again so I yet again added more code to use a CAST statement for SQLServer. I attended a Skype conference call with client and answered questions from his employee and on the forum. I documented a MCP screen overlay issue with a phpBB bug report. I put in an enhancement request on phpBB's bug tracker to use the <video> tag for .mp4 files so plug ins would not be needed for these files. I fixed another SQLServer issue with integer overflow on Manage attachment link.
First I addressed an issue where phpBB could not connect to the database. The password in the config.php file apparently was no longer valid for the database and database username. So I created a new password in cPanel for database user and changed config.php to reflect the new password. Then I upgraded forum from 3.0.11 to 3.1.6, reinstalling the logo and using the ported prosilver_se style.
Upgraded a forum from 3.1.2 to 3.1.6.
Installed a beta version of the Advertising Management extension for a client. While I was in there I upgraded phpBB from 3.1.5 to 3.1.6. I later placed four ads in the beta Advertising Management extension since the user needed some help with HTML for the ads and added code to track clicks.
I ghost wrote an technical article.
I was paid for an hour of miscellaneous work over last few months plus placed a new ad in the top spot for new advertiser for the client.
Client was having a terrible spam problem. I first removed some spam users with zero posts and a listed website URL in profile, 444 users altogether using SQL. I later removed 6193 bogus topics by guest on the same forum, 976 bogus posts by guest and removed 33 orphaned posts, all with SQL. Everything is clean and shiny again, and spambot countermeasures and permissions were improved to reduce the likelihood of this happening again.
I upgraded plain prosilver forum from 3.0.x to 3.1.6. The database upgrade took a long time because of 300,000 users, most of them bogus. I also removed these inactive users from the database.
I upgraded my digests mod from 2.2.25 to 2.2.26 for a client to fix an error where an inactive user who had unsubscribed was getting a digest.
On a phpBB 2 forum, the unread and new private message counts were incorrect in the users table, triggering an error when trying to store a negative value for the number of saved messages when the column type did not allow it in MySQL. I did a number of queries, exports and imports to fix these values. I also added a real name statement next to username on the registration screen.


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Q: struct initialization/constructor using meta-programming To implement Block floating point, I'm using the following structure in my code:
struct ff32{
    int16_t _exp;
    int32_t _frac;

    ff32(int16_t e, int32_t f)
        : _exp(e), _frac(f)
    {};
};

I can instantiate variables of this structure type and initialized them as follow:
ff32 x(2, 0x60000000);
ff32 y = {2, 0x60000000};

I'd like to extend the constructor to include float data type as follow:
struct ff32{
    int16_t _exp;
    int32_t _frac;

    ff32(int16_t e, int32_t f)
        : _exp(e), _frac(f)
    {};

    ff32(float x)
    {
        // some code that extract _exp and _frac
        // for a given floating-point number x
    };
};

I've already implemented the body of the constructor ff32(float x) but I don't want this code to be executed at run-time for constant float arguments, e.g. ff32(2.7f). Is it possible to achieve this using some kind of meta-programming? I should also mention that my tool-chain only supports C++11.

A: No meta-programming is needed here.
The function ff32(float x) will be created in any case, but as Klaus mentioned, you can rely on compiler optimization to replace it's result on constexpr floats with the respective values without calling the function in run-time. Simply use the following calculations (that can be performed in compilation-time):
struct float32{
    unsigned const bits;
    unsigned const exponent;
    unsigned const fraction;
    bool const sign;

    constexpr float32(float input_float):
        bits(*reinterpret_cast<unsigned*>(&input_float)),
        exponent((bits & 0x7f800000) >> 23),
        fraction((bits & 0x007fffff)),
        sign((bits & 0x80000000) > 0)
    {}
};

you can watch the assembly your code compiles to here. Make sure to use the -O3 flag and see how this works on constexpr floats.

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Safety is, without a doubt, a crucial element to a welcoming and friendly campus, but safety can be understood and experienced is diverse ways. Universities should have, at the very least, a procedure for reporting crimes and incidents against LGBT students. But beyond this, schools should promise to train their faculty and staff—especially campus police—on issues specifically related to gender and sexual orientation. Similarly, universities should train all employees on bias, use of language, trans inclusivity, hate crime prevention, and more. Many LGBT Resource Centers offer free trainings and workshops. For example, the Rutgers LGBT leadership go into classrooms to teach about language, nonconforming identities, and building inclusive communities. And at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, faculty can host workshops on privilege, ally intervention, transgender identities, or request something else entirely. Endorsed by the college or university and implemented by the LGBT community on that campus, workshops and trainings reflect a community committed to awareness, inclusivity, and shattering bias.
College and university LGBT Resource Centers are unequivocally a place to connect, through group meetings (see below) or hosted events (see above). But many now offer the opportunity for even closer connection through peer mentoring programs. Especially for first-year or transfer students, getting involved in mentoring is a critical first-step to involvement in the larger LGBT community. Mentors act as a positive role model, as those who know the cultural nuances of the campus. They provide support, guidance, information to resources, and answers to your questions on what it means to be LGBT at your school.
Social groups are the nucleus of a vibrant LGBT resource center. A particularly active and high-functioning center will accommodate groups and organizations that align with various identities and needs. The examples below reflect a sampling of student groups one can find through a university LGBT resource center, and are, in fact, pulled from our list of Best LGBT Friendly Colleges and Universities:
Gay and straight alliance
Trans and gender-nonconforming groups
Reading and discussion groups
Queer athletes
Questioning groups
Queer people of color
Faith-oriented LGBT students
Asexual and non-binary groups
Womyn's group
Holistic health for LGBT students includes mental, physical, and emotional care. Most universities and colleges offer health insurance and have a healthcare facility on campus, but only some cover the range of needs specific to its queer population, especially its trans students (for more on trans health, see our section below on being a trans or gender-nonconforming student). Here's what to look for when researching a college's health services:
Guaranteed confidentiality
LGBT trained doctors, nurses, counselors, and staff
LGBT specific counseling and support
Free and anonymous HIV/STI tests
Health insurance that covers hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgeries
Voice modification programs
Resources on safe sex and contraceptive care
Respect to and use of a preferred name
Tip: For more on what makes a campus safe, welcoming, and nourishing for LGBT students, we recommend visiting Campus Pride.
The Definitive List: 50 Best LGBT Friendly Colleges and Universities
COLLEGE CHOICE SCORE: 100
COST PER YEAR: $49,536
LGBT CENTER WEBSITE
COLLEGE CHOICE SCORE: 99.90
BOWDOIN UNIVERSITY
See the full list of all 50 Best LGBT Friendly Colleges and Universities here.
Queer and LGBT Studies
While many liberal arts colleges and research universities have a Women and Gender Studies department and a corresponding major, fewer present the option to supplement with a minor in queer or LGBT studies, and even fewer offer a full-fledged major. For those students wishing to concentrate in queer studies, our list of the 50 Best LGBT Friendly Colleges and Universities is a good place to start. However, there are many other programs worth noting in addition to those, so we've listed below the colleges and universities where you can earn either a bachelor of arts in queer studies or combine a queer studies minor to another area of study. Finally, are you wondering how a queer studies degree will serve you, what kind of career it'll afford you? We've provided some suggestions and resources below the school listing.
Bowdoin College - minor in Gay and Lesbian Studies
California State University, Northridge - minor in Queer Studies
DePaul University - minor in LGBTQ Studies
Hampshire College - major in Queer Studies
Hobart and William Smith Colleges - major in LGBT Studies
Humboldt State University - BA minor or Certificate of Study in Critical Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Mills College - minor in Queer Studies
Northern Illinois University - minor in LGBT Studies
Northwestern University - major in Gender and Sexuality Studies
Oregon State University - major in Queer Studies
Sarah Lawrence University - major in LGBT Studies
Syracuse University - minor in LGBT Studies
Temple University - minor in LGBT Studies
Towson University - minor in LGBT Studies
University of Arizona - Institute for Queer Studies
University of California, Irvine - minor in Queer Studies
University of Chicago - LGBT Studies Fellowship
University of Toronto - major in Sexual Diversity Studies
Wesleyan University - course cluster in Queer Studies
Western Washington University - minor in Queer Studies
Yale University - LGBT Studies track within Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program
After Graduation: Careers for LGBT/Queer Studies Students
A degree in LGBT/queer studies may not situate you on an explicit and predictable career track, but rather than see this as problematic or a vocational hindrance, students of LGBT/queer studies should feel confident that their studies have prepared them for a range of career options, and that this scope will set them apart. Education, health, and public policy systems alike actively seek prospective employees with experience and expertise in diversity. In business, media, and philanthropic fields, the need for a queer perspective is of exponential importance. Wherever you decide to apply your academic experience, it's of crucial importance to know your workplace rights as a LGBT person:
Transgender Law and Policy Institute
This nonprofit organization is committed to changing law and policy initiatives to advance transgender equality.
Lambda Legal
A civil rights organization devoted to LGBT equity, Lambda Legal enacts impact litigation, societal education, and public policy to ensure LGBT rights in legislation and the workplace.
Pride at Work is a nonprofit organization that represents and advocates for LGBT union members. They are officially recognized by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.
The country's largest LGBT equal rights group, the HRC lobbies in Congress on behalf of the LGBT community.
Out For Work
Out for Work provides resources and guidance to LGBT students seeking employment opportunities.
Most LGBT Friendly Cities in the U.S.
Tip: To see how hundreds of cities rank across the country in terms of non-discrimination, their relationship with the LGBT community, employer equality, and more, check out the Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index.
1. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Naturally, San Francisco is home to the largest LGBT community in the country, with its long history of LGBT activism and its proliferation of queer events, resources, programs, bars and restaurants, and neighborhoods. San Francisco is also notable for having some of the highest rent rates in the country. So, if you're considering college in the city—and the schools below are definitely worth considering—look into student housing, roommates, or outlying cities such as Oakland.
San Francisco State University's tuition rates—around $6,000 a year for in-state residents and $17,000 for out-of-state residents—are some of the lowest in the city. The curriculum includes a queer studies minor and the Queer and Trans Resource Center provides resources and information on the school's LGBT organizations, events, and services.
The University of California San Francisco, a major center of health sciences, has an active and vibrant LGBT community, supported by a trans health center, the AIDS research institute, a child and adolescent gender center clinic, the Alliance Health Project, and much more. Tuition rates are between $32,750 and $44,996 a year for in-state and out-of-state residents, respectfully.
The University of San Francisco is a Jesuit Catholic school nestled near Golden Gate Park. Their Gender and Sexuality Center offers workshops, presentations, and a dialogical space to infuse LGBT voices into the community. Tuition rates are around $44,000 annually.
2. PORTLAND, OREGON
Home to the Portland Queer Film Festival and PQ Monthly, this growing city on the border of Oregon and Washington is known for its liberal politics, art scene, enthusiasm for outdoor recreation, and ebullient Pride celebrations. Portland is populated by several small liberal arts colleges, which boast the resources and inclusivity of bigger institutions with the intimacy of small classes and communities.
Lewis & Clark College is a private liberal arts college specializing in arts, sciences, education, and law. They have been lauded for their Gender Studies Program, built on a curriculum already committed to creating gender balance. For more about being queer at Lewis & Clark, check out the Queer Resource Center. Tuition is $45,100 a year.
Portland State University receives excellent marks on their Campus Pride report card, especially for its health services and campus safety. They offer a minor in queer studies as well as a slew of scholarships for those studying gender or queer studies. Tuition is $7,794 for in-state residents and $23,319 for out-of-state residents.
Reed College also makes the Campus Pride Index. A very small (there are only 1,400 undergrads) private, liberal arts college with a forested canyon nature preserve at the center of campus, Reed is known for its interdisciplinary studies program, which includes a consortium on sex, gender, and sexuality. Tuition is $47,760 annually.
3. NEW YORK CITY
Aside from San Francisco, it doesn't get much gayer or welcoming than New York. With a history of advocacy, the city has programs for LGBT people of all stripes, queer celebrations throughout the year, and countless bars, neighborhoods, and organizations supporting the LGBT community. There are dozens of colleges and universities within the city, but the ones below are especially inclusive and progressive, each making good grades on Campus Pride (NYU is listed above in our best LGBT schools list).
Columbia University honors Trans Awareness Week and Queer Awareness Month, and their LGBT Resource Center hosts leadership retreats, open houses, lavender graduations, and dozens of queer student groups. Columbia is ranked fourth in the nation and costs $51,000 annually.
The College of Staten Island, part of the CUNY system, offers a queer studies program with classes such as LGBT Literature, Black Gay Male Literature, Gender Studies, and more. Tuition rates are notably affordable; in-state students pay around $6,000 a year and out-of-state residents, $12,800.
Pace University nearly made our best LGBT schools list, which is only to say that they are a great school for queer youth. Their LGBTQA Center holds a library of resources, hosts numerous events for the LGBT community throughout the year, and supports alumni among many other services and initiatives. Tuition is $38,000 annually.
4. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
One of the few cities in the country that can still boast the existence of a lesbian bar, Seattle is home to Dan Savage and his syndicated column, Savage Love, as well as the annual Queer Film Festival, the famous Capital Hill neighborhood, and a LGBT visitors center—one of only a few in the country. The literary, music, and art scenes in Seattle further reinforce the counter-cultural ethos of the largest Pacific Northwest city. Many of the colleges and universities in Seattle reflect this inclusivity and celebration of the LGBT community, notably the University of Washington and Washington State, both of which make our best LGBT schools list. So see above for more on those schools, but if you're looking to avoid a big city and big school, we suggest Evergreen State College in Olympia.
Only an hour from Olympia National Park, Evergreen State College is an experimental public liberal arts college where there are over sixty emphases to choose from, covering everything from biology and art history to somatic studies and sustainability. Not only is Evergreen considered one of the best colleges on the West Coast, as ranked by The Princeton Review and the U.S. News and World Report, but Evergreen made the Campus Pride best LGBT campuses list, and is one of the more affordable education options with an in-state tuition of $8,200 and an out-of-state tuition at $22,321.
5. AUSTIN, TEXAS
Texas may not be a queer haven, but Austin's LGBT scene has reason to be proud (pun intended), and is, in fact, quite vibrant since it attracts queers from all over the Lone Star State. There are two Pride parades each year, as well as LGBT sport leagues, youth programs, a handful of gay and lesbian bars, and more.
The University of Texas at Austin not only ranks well academically (52nd among national universities) but the renowned Gender and Sexuality Center has promoted gender and sexuality equality for decades, by way of a queer library, internship and mentorship programs, feminist Fridays, scholarships, and more. In-state tuition is $9,830 and out-of-state tuition is $34,836.
Mardi Gras is only one part of the greater NOLA queer scene. In addition to its huge Pride celebration, numerous LGBT organizations for old and young alike, and a sizeable LGBT Community Center, the city annually hosts an international literary festival that began as way to promote awareness of AIDS/HIV. Gallup has estimated that over 5 percent of the New Orleans population identifies as LGBT (compared with 6.2 percent in San Francisco).
Though many universities and colleges in New Orleans are predominantly private and religiously affiliated, Tulane University makes many rankings for being one of the most LGBT friendly campuses in the country. LGBT History Month, Trans Awareness Week, Pride Week, and Audre Lorde Week are just some of the commemorative events honored by the school. Finally, Tulane is also nationally acclaimed, ranked 41st among National Universities by U.S. News & World Report. You can learn more Tulane's queer life at their Office for Gender and Sexual Diversity. Tuition is nearly $50,000 annually.
Los Angeles is home to the world's largest provider of programs and services for LGBT people through the Los Angeles LGBT Center. They offer resources on health, social services and housing, culture and education, and leadership and advocacy. Additionally, varying neighborhoods throughout the LA metro area have upward of 40 percent LGBT-identified people. ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives as well as the Gay Woman's Service Center are also located in the City of Angels.
The University of California Los Angeles is ranked 23rd among National Universities by U.S. News & World Report and receives 4.5 out of 5 stars on the Campus Pride best LGBT schools list. Their LGBT Resource Center connects students with over twenty queer organizations, health and counseling services, trans resources, and more. Tuition for California residents is $12,753 a year and $35,631 for non-residents.
Tied with UCLA in its U.S. News & World Report ranking, the University of Southern California is California's oldest private school. Campus Pride gives them high marks for their health and counseling services, queer student retention rates, and resident life. The University of Southern California has a high price tag—tuition rates are around $50,200 annually—but they offer a bachelors degree in gender studies with a minor in queer studies, as well as access to a stellar LGBT center.
8. BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Known for its "gayborhoods," neighborhoods with large and thriving LGBT populations, Boston has a long history of queer rights advocacy and activism; Massachusetts was the first state in the country to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2004. In addition to the dozens of LGBT establishments, Boston is also home to Fenway Health and Institute, a national health service for LGBT communities.
Located in downtown Boston, Suffolk University was founded as a law school and still maintains a reputation for its business and law schools, though it offers dozens of degrees in arts and sciences as well, including a minor in gender studies. Suffolk protects its LGBT students with extensive queer programming, anti-discrimination policies, and two LGBT student organizations: one for the law school and the other for the arts, sciences, and business students. Tuition is $33,934 annually.
Brandeis University is ranked 34th among National Universities by U.S. News & World Report and receives 3.5 out of 5 stars from Campus Pride, namely for their LGBT support, institutional commitment, and academic life. Among their many services, Brandeis has a Queer Resource Center, an Allies Training Program, an Intercultural Center, a Rape Crisis Center, and an Office of Prevention Services. Brandeis' tuition is $49,598 annually.
Babson College is a private business school located in Wellesley, a city part of greater Boston. Their commitment to the LGBT community is reflected by their many queer events and services and their high ratings from Campus Pride. Babson boasts a 99 percent employable rate for their graduates and tuition is $46,784.
It may be counter-intuitive at first glance, being that Utah as a whole is quite conservative, but Salt Lake City offers a lot to the queer community: a gay magazine called Gay Salt Lake, a booming Pride Center, a thrift store whose proceeds go to HIV/AIDs prevention, and this year Salt Lake City has their first gay mayor. Plus, we would maybe never have The Book of Mormon without Salt Lake. Visit Autostraddle for a queer tour through Crossroads of the West.
The University of Utah is the state's flagship university, ranked well among National Universities by U.S. News & World Report. They provide scholarships for LGBT students, a LGBT Resource Center, lavender graduations, queer mentorship programs, fabulous Fridays, and more. Tuition for residents is $8,239 and $26,177 for non-residents.
10. DENVER AND BOULDER, COLORADO
Denver is the largest city in a 600-mile radius, making it a destination for LGBT folks from all over the middle of the country. Colorado's GLBT Community Center is based in Denver, as is OUT FRONT media. Denver even has a Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. Denver's neighboring city, Boulder, was once a choice destination for progressives and counter-culturals, a reputation that still exists in addition to being a top-ranked city in health, outdoor recreation, art, inclusivity, and celebration of diversity.
The University of Denver is ranked well among National Universities by U.S. News & World Report as well as by Campus Pride for their commitment to their LGBT students. With an active queer population, the University of Denver hosts many events, offers numerous opportunities to get involved or find support, and provides access to scholarships, health services, and more. Check out their Pride Portal for more information. Tuition is $44,178 annually.
University of Colorado Boulder, a flagship university, has a strong academic reputation (89th among National Universities) and a relatively affordable cost: resident tuition is $11,091 and non-residents pay $34,125 annually. Campus Pride awards them 5 out of 5 stars for their queer student life, housing and residential options, campus safety, and counseling and health services. The University of Colorado Boulder is also one of few schools that offer a LGBT & queer studies degree. For more about LGBT life, check out their Gender and Sexuality Center.
11. Hartford, CT
The capital of Connecticut, Hartford is largely liberal and home to a nine-day LGBT Film Festival (Out Film), a Gay & Lesbian Health Collective, a LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and True Colors, a nonprofit serving the needs of sexual and gender minority youth. Hartford is also home to Trinity College, one of the nation's best liberal arts colleges with an active and vibrant queer scene, earning the school 3.5 out of 5 stars on Campus Pride.
12. Philadelphia, PA
Many Campus Pride-acclaimed schools are located in or near Philadelphia: Penn State Brandywine, University of the Arts, and, of course, the University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia is known for its history, and its history with LGBT equality is no different. From a mayor who hired twelve queer people to work on his team to the Mazzoni Center, the only health care provider specifically for LGBT people in Philly, Philadelphia's burgeoning queer community has had a lot of support. The William Way LGBT Community Center, for example, provides innovative programming, social groups, networking events, art exhibitions, and counseling services to the LGBT communities in all of Philadelphia
13. Providence, RI
Rhode Island may be small, but it is mighty, and mighty queer with its reputation for progressive politics, vibrant arts and cultural scene, its proliferation of theaters and museums, and, especially, its slew of both Ivy League and renowned art schools. Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design, for example, are both widely respected for their academic standing, as well as for their support of their queer students. For more on Brown's LGBT services, check out their LGBT Center. And for Rhode Island School of Design, we encourage you look around their Student Diversity pages.
14. Washington, DC
Nationally ranked both academically (72nd among National Universities by U.S. News & World Report) and for its LGBT friendly campus (4.5 stars from Campus Pride), American University is just one aspect of the effervescent LGBT culture in our country's capital. The innumerable services, programs, and resources offered through American's LGBT Center alone solidifies this standing. Washington D.C. is not just the epicenter of progress and politics, it's home to the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest LGBT advocacy group. As well as Metro Weekly, an award-winning magazine for the LGBT community, several gay and lesbian businesses, and The Gayborhood.
15. Chicago, IL
The Windy City is pocked with colleges and universities of all stripes, several consistently ranked as the most LGBT friendly schools in the country: Northeastern Illinois University, the University of Chicago, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Southern Illinois University–Carbondale. Chicago has been a center for LGBT culture for nearly a century now, starting with its gay neighborhood—now known as Boys Town—in 1920. Politics are progressive, and Chicago hosts one of the country's biggest Pride festivals and the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame.
16. Des Moines, IA
Ranked as third among cities with the Most Out Politicians, Des Moines is small numbers yet high in queers. Attracting LGBT people from across the heartland, Des Moines scores way above the national average for its equality laws, policies, and inclusivity. Iowa's biggest LGBT organization, One Iowa, is based in Des Moines, working toward equality across the state through advocacy and education. The University Des Moines is a medical school that not only provides safe spaces for their LGBT students, but hosts a LGBT Health and Wellness Conference.
17. Baltimore, MD
Several Campus Pride-acclaimed schools are located in or near Baltimore: Morgan State University, the University of Maryland in Baltimore and College Park, and John Hopkins University. Additionally, Equality Maryland, OUTloud Baltimore—an award-winning independent paper for the gay and lesbian community—and a huge, active LGBT community center are all based in Baltimore, a city marked by its arts and foodie scene. Every year, Baltimore's Pride festival draws over 30,000 and the city's Mount Vernon neighborhood is the hub of the queer scene, with its numerous gay bars and restaurants.
18. Madison, WI
The University of Wisconsin makes our list of best LGBT schools in the country, notably for its queer student life, support, institutional commitment, policies, recruitment, and retention rates. Read more over at the LGBT Campus Center. Madison, as a city, offers a large LGBT community center with various resources and services, called OutReach, as well as Our Lives, a magazine celebrating the city's LGBQ culture.
19. San Diego, CA
In addition to boasting one of the best college campuses for LGBT people—San Diego State University—this surfing city also has room to brag about its huge LGBT Center, of which some of its services include discussion groups, volunteer resources, advocacy and civil rights assistance, behavioral health support, as well as services for men, women, and youth. Thousands attend San Diego Pride each year, in addition to numerous other city-held events for the queer population, including an HIV/AIDS run, a Frida Kahlo birthday celebration, and a Harvey Milk Breakfast. The University of San Diego, a liberal arts university ranked 89th among National Universities by U.S. News & World Report, hosts film festivals, Pride celebrations, discussion groups, and much more. Learn about USD's queer community online.
20. Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, the second most LGBT friendly city in Michigan, is most notably recognized for being the home of the University of Michigan, a renowned institution that has imprinted on its town its progressive, literary, cultural, health and wellness, and artistic priorities. Outside of academia, this relatively small city has its own LGBT bookstore, called Common Language, as well as the Jim Toy Community Center, a hub of queer advocacy and activity. There are gay restaurants and bars, and numerous social groups specifically for people who identify as LGBT.
LGBT Scholarships
Nearly one-third of LGBT high school students drop out as a way to escape the discrimination, bullying, harassment, and violence they encounter in their school halls. The hurdles don't cease on graduation however. Many LGBT students will seek bigger metro destinations to attend school in a welcoming environment, to connect with other LGBT identified people, and to participate in queer events. This can mean out-of-state tuition. And many won't receive help, financial or emotional, from their parents. This is why LGBT scholarships can be key to enacting and affording college. We've compiled below a definitive list of such scholarships; while some are general, others have specific eligibility requirements. Additionally, a handful of individual schools offer their own LGBT scholarships. We've noted that above in our 50 Best LGBT Friendly Colleges and Universities list.
Point Foundation
As the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBT students of merit,
Point Foundation awards out LGBT high school students with a proven history of community involvement, leadership, and strong academic achievement. Recipients of the scholarship must be enrolled or intending to enroll full-time to an accredited U.S. college or university.
Application deadline: January 19
Award range: $10,000
Contact Point Foundation
Pride Foundation
Founded in 1985, the Pride Foundation has awarded over $1.65 million in scholarships. Though there are over fifty scholarships to choose from, covering a wide range of requirements, only one application is required, and students can receive more than one scholarship. However, eligible applicants must be residents of the Pacific Northwest (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington).
Categories: General, Regional
Award range: $3,000–10,000
Contact Pride Foundation: Gunner Scott
The Stonewall Community Foundation
Though regionally focused (New York City), the Stonewall Community Foundation makes available a number of scholarships to LGBT students across the country, from athletic scholarships to funds covering GED tutoring, work uniforms, legal name changes, college application fees, and more.
Application deadline: April 30
Award range: $1,500¬–$2,500
Contact the League Foundation
Last year alone, PFLAG, the organization devoted to uniting parents and families with LGBT people, awarded more than $75,000 in scholarships. Both U.S. and non-U.S. citizens are welcome to apply. Eligibility requirements include demonstrated interest in serving the LGBT community, identifying within the LGBT spectrum, and entering college for the first time.


UFO SIGHTINGS DAILY: Amazing Tower and base found on Moon in Apollo 10 NASA photos! UFO Sighting News.
Amazing Tower and base found on Moon in Apollo 10 NASA photos! UFO Sighting News.
I found this base on the Earths moon today. The base is clearly made by intelligent life because it has a perfectly flat bottom area which is impossible for something thats almost -5 miles across. However it could actually be a alien ship hovering above the surface. That would explain it. Also there is a tower near it that is about .3-.5 miles high. Absolute proof that aliens exist, so powerful of proof, we could take NASA to court and use this to force them to tell the truth about the existence of aliens.


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Ara Darzi and the British Health Care System: Changing the Mindset
April 27, 2009 • 2 min read
In the current debate in the U.S. over reforming the country's costly health care system, what lessons can be learned from Britain's National Health Service?
'Our Biggest Opportunity: Investing in the Tremendous Leadership Pool We Have in the NHS'
During a recent visit to the University of Pennsylvania, Ara Darzi, Lord Darzi of Denham, spoke with Wharton management professor Michael Useem about the British National Health Service (NHS) and how it plans to meet the challenges of delivering quality health care in England over the next decade. Darzi was appointed Health Minister by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in June 2007.
Darzi, a surgeon who still practices surgery two and one-half days a week, noted the importance of prevention, which he said, "is better than cure … and cheaper than treating illness." He cited obesity as an example. "We look at obesity as seriously as climate change, because we believe, from a health perspective, that it could have the biggest impact on the health of our population." Equally important is "quality, which is not more expensive…. Doing things right the first time, giving patients access at an earlier stage of their disease — that in itself'" will lower health care costs.
On the subject of leadership, Darzi noted that the NHS will be focusing on developing leadership at all levels of the system. "The question is, how do you activate that?" he asked. "How do you promote the leadership gene that exists in the system? That, in itself, requires more than just saying, 'Go out there and be a leader.' Leadership has to have a purpose."
For a transcript of the full interview, click here.


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ViaVan launched shared ride service in London
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Last Wednesday, ViaVan was launched in London. From now on ViaVan offers its innovative on-demand ridesharing service as an ecologically and economically valuable addition to the existing mobility services in the capital. Last year, ViaVan, the joint venture of Mercedes-Benz Vans and the US based start-up Via, announced that they will offer their ridesharing service here, among other places. Now, the London authorities granted the license to operate. At the start, rides in Zones one and two, in the heart of central London, are offered at an introductory price of £ 3 (GBP).
After the successful launch in Amsterdam just four weeks ago, London is the second metropolis in Europe where the young company is active. Other cities, including Berlin, will follow as soon as the required permits are obtained.
Shared rides without delays
The principle behind ViaVan is as simple as efficient: the system combines travel requests with the same or similar goals in real time. The passengers are guided by the app to a nearby, virtual stop, where they are then picked up by a professional driver. The algorithm behind the system ensures that the rides are only minimally delayed despite the intermediate stops and that hardly any detours arise through intelligent route planning. The bundling of rides will sustainably relieve traffic in the city and at the same time increase mobility capacity.
Attractive conditions, security and service
The young mobility company offers attractive conditions for drivers, including an attractive compensation system and high flexibility in shift choice and length. In addition, the company ensures that drivers never exceed their maximum shift duration, which is ten hours. Passengers can contact ViaVan at any time for problems or questions thanks to 24/7 support.
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India's flat May fuel demand points to sluggish economy
Business Reuters Jun 16, 2019 00:05:08 IST
India's fuel demand in May was unchanged from a year earlier, preliminary government data showed on Saturday, indicating a continued slowdown in various sectors including industrial output.
Fuel consumption, a proxy for oil demand, was 18.61 million tonnes in May, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the oil ministry showed on Saturday.
India's economy grew 5.8% in March quarter, its slowest pace in more than four year, falling behind China's pace for the first time in nearly two years.
Several indicators – automobile sales, rail freight and domestic air traffic - indicate a slowdown in domestic consumption. India has not yet released industrial output data for May.
Sales of gasoline, or petrol, rose by a robust 11.32% to 2.73 million tonnes in May as the narrowing price gap with diesel is pushing motorists to opt for petrol-driven vehicles. Diesel sales rose 2.84% to 7.78 million tonnes.
Cooking gas, or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), rose marginally to 2.06 million tonnes.
Naphtha sales increased by 7.73% to 1.09 million tonnes and sales of bitumen, used for making roads, were down by 8.4%.
India revised down its fuel consumption for April to 17.67 million tonnes, a decline of 0.6% from a year earlier, the data showed.
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More than 20 volunteers braved the ice and snow to salvage building materials from deconstructed homes. Volunteers de-nailed boards, sorted donated lumber, and shoveled snow at the Rebuilding Center's warehouse on North Mississippi Avenue. The many tons of lumber salvaged by YNPN and Urban League volunteers is now ready for reuse in a project for the Village Coalition that will construct tiny homes for people experiencing homelessness.
The Rebuilding Center offers affordable used building and remodeling materials with the goal of promoting the use of salvaged and reclaimed materials to strengthen environmental, economic, and social fabric of local communities.
Thanks to all who joined for this project!


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