Christopher Booker thinks NOAA is distorting global land temperature data to inflate reported global warming, and fan the flames of climate alarmism, and he's written a couple of articles about it.
Dr. Kevin Cowtan contends Booker is wrong, and he created a YouTube video about it. Dr. Cowtan trusts that NOAA's adjustments are justified and correct, and he also says they are too minor to be questionable. "Why would they do that?" he asks at the end of his video, meaning why would anyone commit fraud for an inconsequential difference in the result?
I don't know with certainty whether or not NOAA's adjustments are all justified and correct, but I found Dr. Cowtan's argument unpersuasive, for two reasons.
The first reason is that he's assuming that fraudulent intent is the only possible explanation for biased results, but it isn't. If the results are biased to exaggerate warming, it could also be due to confirmation bias or other error, even by people with the best of intentions.
However, Dr. Cowtan's argument also depends on the adjustments being inconsequential, and they are not. I digitized the endpoints of one of Dr. Cowtan's graphs using WebPlotDigitizer and found that his own analysis proves NOAA's adjustments are far from inconsequential. By comparing the adjusted and unadjusted versions of Dr. Cowtan's graphs of globally averaged land surface temperatures, I found that NOAA's adjustments increased the reported warming by 35%.
Dr. Cowtan briefly had the pre-release GHCN graphing and analysis tool which he used in the video on-line at http://www.ysbl.york.ac.uk/~cowtan/applets/demo/demo9.html, but he took that page down before I got a chance to try to download any data from it.
There's a discussion of all this on the SkS blog, here.


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Miami-Dade Police Shoot Robbery Suspect At Flea Market USA, Scattering Panicked Shoppers
Tim Elfrink
Tim Elfrink | November 26, 2012 | 9:00am
Sunday afternoon shoppers at Flea Market USA had to dive for cover behind their cars yesterday afternoon when Miami-Dade Police opened fire on two robbery suspects they'd cornered in the store's parking lot. One of the suspects died in the hail of gunfire and another was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital.
A police spokesman declined to release the name of either suspect or the officer involved when reached by Riptide this morning, saying the shooting was still under investigation.
- Miami-Dade Cops Shoot Four People for Using Cars as Deadly Weapons
Police were looking for the suspects after a home invasion robbery had been reported near the Flea Market, which is at NW 79th St. and 30th Avenue.
The victim in that robbery followed the suspects to Flea Market USA, the Miami Herald reports, and then phoned police to let them know that they were in a gold-colored van.
The cops approached the van around 4:30 p.m., as a late afternoon crowd milled in and out of the flea market. The suspects tried to flee and repeatedly rammed the cruisers with their van, and the police opened fire.
Witnesses tell CBS4 they heard more than a dozen shots rings out as shoppers fled or hid for cover.
It's not clear yet whether either suspect was armed, but the shooting seems to be the latest by MDPD officers in which the "weapon" used by the suspect was a car. With a quarter of all MDPD shootings this year involving cars as weapons, some have questioned whether the police are breaking protocol by putting themselves in harm's way.
We'll update this post when we learn the identities of the suspects.
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Tim Elfrink is an investigative reporter and the managing editor of Miami New Times. He's won the George Polk Award and was a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting.
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Zhouzhuang: China's Stunning and Popular Venice of the East
Zhouzhuang is a small town located in China's Jiangsu province not far from the modern metropolis of Shanghai. As one of the China's most famous water towns, Zhouzhuang has been nicknamed the "Venice of the East." Apart from the picturesque natural scenery, the town is also known for its well-preserved architecture, including several stone bridges, and old houses that date to the Ming and Qing dynasties. Today, this beautiful little town has developed into an extremely popular tourist destination.
Zhouzhuang is situated in southeastern Jiangsu, a province in the eastern-central part of China. The town is located about 38 km (23.6 mi.) from Suzhou, the second largest city in the province after Shanghai. The southern part of Jiangsu belongs to a geographical region known as Jiangnan, which literally means "south of the river," south of the Yangtze River. Since ancient times, this region has been famous for its rivers and lakes, and its inhabitants have learned to live in harmony with the natural environment.
During the 11 th century AD, a network of towns, which are known also as water towns or canal towns, began to emerge around these bodies of water. Two centuries later, these water towns were flourishing, and became prosperous important trade centers. Moreover, these water towns served as an inspiration to many Chinese poets and painters over the ages. It may be mentioned that whilst water towns exist in other parts of China as well, those in Jiangnan are the most famous. In addition to Zhouzhuang, other well-known water towns in this region include Tongli, Xitang, and Nanxun.
A classic view of the famous side canals of Zhouzhuang, which are so popular with tourists today. (ngader / CC BY 2.0 )
Zhouzhuang: China's Most Famous Water Town
On the top of this list of famous Chinese water towns, however, is Zhouzhuang, which has even been dubbed in one article as the "Number One Water Town in China." The same article also claims that Zhouzhuang is one of the "ten most beautiful towns in the world."
The history of Zhouzhuang dates to China's Spring and Autumn Period , which lasted from the 8 th to the 5 th century BC. At that time, Zhouzhuang was a small town, perhaps even a village, called Zhenfengli, and belonged to the fiefdom of Yaocheng. It was only in 1086, during the Northern Song dynasty (the first part of the Song dynasty ), that Zhouzhuang got its present name. In that year, a devout Buddhist by the name of Zhou Digong donated a large area of land to the Quanfu Temple, or Full Fortune Temple. In honor of the generous donor, the name of the town was changed to Zhouzhuang or, roughly translated, the "Village of Zhou."
Zhouzhuang is a small town, covering an area of about half a square kilometer (about 124 acres). About 60% of the town's buildings date to either the Ming dynasty (1368 to 1644 AD) or the subsequent Qing dynasty (1644 to 1912 AD). Nevertheless, there are also a number of structures in Zhouzhuang that pre-date these periods.
Zhouzhuang's popular Chengxu Taoist Temple(Paul Louis / CC BY-SA 3.0 )
One of these, for instance, is the Chengxu Taoist Temple. This temple is known also as the Shengtang Hall, or Sanctity Hall, and was constructed between 1086 and 1093 AD, when China was ruled by the Northern Song dynasty. In the centuries that followed, the temple was expanded from time to time, and it eventually came to cover an area of 1500 m 2 (1800 yd 2). The Chengxu Taoist Temple is one of the most famous Taoist temples in the area, and is known for its Shengdi and Doumu Halls, as well as the Yuhuang, Wenchang, and Shengdi pavilions. These elements of the temple, though simple, are majestic, and hailed as elaborate masterpieces of Taoist architecture.
Another structure at Zhouzhuang that predates the Ming and Qing dynasties is Fu'an Bridge (translated as "Peaceful bridge of abundance"), which is situated to the east of the Chengxu Taoist Temple, at the eastern end of the Zhongshijie Street. The Fu'an bridge is one of 19 stone bridges in Zhouzhuang. It was originally built in 1355 AD during the Yuan dynasty. In the centuries that followed, the bridge was restored and rebuilt on several occasions, the most recent being in 1855 AD. In that year, granite stairs and elaborate engravings that were fashionable in the Qing dynasty were added to the bridge.
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Another of Zhouzhuang's famous stone bridges is the Double Bridge. In fact, this pair of bridges may be said to be even more significant than the aforementioned Fu'an Bridge. The Double Bridge refers to the Shide Bridge and the Yongan Bridge and is located in the heart of the town. The Double Bridge is known also as the Key Bridge, supposedly because they are linked together like the keys that were used in ancient China. Whilst the Shide Bridge was built in 1573 AD, the Yongan Bridge was built in 1619 AD.
The famous Double Bridge of Zhouzhuang. ( wusuowei / Adobe Stock)
The Double Bridge is said to be the part of Zhouzhuang where the ancient charm of this water town can be best appreciated. Indeed, Chen Yifei, a renowned Chinese painter of the 20 th century AD, drew inspiration from the scenery of the Double Bridge. In 1983, three years after arriving in the US, Chen had a solo exhibition of Suzhou landscapes at the Hammer Galleries. Two years later, Armand Hammer, an American businessman and the owner of the Hammer Galleries, presented one of Chen's paintings, Memory of Homeland – Double Bridge , as a gift to Deng Xiaoping, the premier of China at that time.
Thanks to Chen's status as a renowned painter, his former residence in Zhouzhuang has also been transformed into a tourist destination . Other residences in the town, however, are associated with individuals, or families, from further back in Zhouzhuang's history.
The Zhang Residence, for instance, is one of two houses that visitors to the water town should not miss. The residence is located to the south of the Double Bridge, and was built in the 15 th century, during the Ming dynasty. Built by a relative of the Ming royal family, the residence was later sold to the Zhang family, hence its current name. The residence is notable for its 70 rooms, its Ming-style columns, and the free-flowing river that flows through the complex, which allows boats to pass through the residence. Today, however, the Zhang Residence is owned by the local government, which is responsible for its preservation and restoration.
Painted barge docked at the Zhouzhuang Wansan Pier which relates to the town's long and prosperous trade history. ( Weiming / Adobe Stock)
The other residence, the Shen Residence, was built in 1742 AD, during the Qing dynasty, by Shen Benren, over a smaller residence that he had inherited from his father. Shen Benren was a descendant of Shen Wansan, the richest man in Jiangnan during the Ming dynasty. Incidentally, Shen Wansan is also connected with two famous dishes from Zhouzhuang, the Wansan Eight Bowls, and the Wansan Pork Shank. Compared to the Zhang Residence, the Shen Residence is more impressive, containing 100 rooms that surround seven courtyards. The residence is divided into three sections, the water gate and wharf, the tea and main halls, which were used to receive guests and for important ceremonies, and the living quarters. Today, the Shen Residence is no longer a private residence, and is open to the public.
Zhouzhuang is undoubtedly a picturesque water town that is worth visiting, and its titles, "Venice of the East" and "Number One Water Town in China" are not undeserved. Whilst the town relied on trade for its prosperity in the past, it now depends on tourism. Indeed, thanks to Zhouzhuang's scenic landscape and old buildings, the town has been turned into a popular tourist destination, which has kept it alive in the modern world.
Top image: A residential area in the ancient town of Zhouzhuang, China today. Source: 昊 周 / Adobe Stock
By Wu Mingren
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Wu Mingren ('Dhwty') has a Bachelor of Arts in Ancient History and Archaeology. Although his primary interest is in the ancient civilizations of the Near East, he is also interested in other geographical regions, as well as other time periods.... Read More
T1bbst3r wrote on 19 November, 2020 - 05:42
Nothing there looks that old to me, can see the substantial repairs from the double bridge and the white plastered houses look exactly like the ones in undeveloped parts of towns.
It would be an ok place to go for a couple hours but there is a lot better stuff around Jiangsu.


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Good News!! Don't Draft our Daughters Wins the Day
By Doreen Denny | Draft, News and Events | No Comments
[vc_row type="in_container" scene_position="center" text_color="dark" text_align="left" overlay_strength="0.3″][vc_column column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1″ background_hover_color_opacity="1″ width="1/1″][vc_column_text]With the Biden Administration and a partisan majority on Capitol Hill pushing destructive policies at every turn, it's not often that we are able to share good news from Washington, D.C. Today is an exception!
We have confirmed that Congress will NOT be moving forward with a wrong-headed policy forcing young women to register for a potential military draft. Working with our allies in Congress, we stopped the move to draft our daughters in its tracks.
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"American women are free to serve and proud to serve, but they shouldn't be forced to serve. Young women today need to know they are respected for their female status and the many essential roles women embrace in all seasons of life as workers, wives, mothers, and caregivers. Setting women up to be sent to war shouldn't be one of them ….
"Congress has never justified as a matter of military readiness or national security a reversal in selective service policy that would force our daughters under penalty of law to gamble their lives on the lottery of war."
CWAs Legislative Action Committee fought tirelessly to prevent this unjustified, monumental reversal in military policy from seeing the light of day in this year's National Defense Authorization Act:
We initiated a Coalition Letter galvanizing conservative leaders and grassroots organizations to stand up and fight this policy.
We produced a Fact Sheet to educate Members of Congress and provide the case against adding young women to the Selective Service.
We provided leading analysis of the text to behind-the-scenes decision-makers exposing the multiple unintended consequences of the far-reaching language.
Our Action Center galvanized our grassroots supporters to send thousands of messages to members of Congress urging them to oppose drafting our daughters.
We informed of public opinion showing DECLINING support among women since 2016, the last time this issue was debated in Congress.
Our Young Women for America team produced a video relating the views and concerns of young women about this policy.
We held members accountable for their votes and called out publicly the Republicans who voted for the NDAA with a policy to draft our daughters.
We persistently lobbied congressional offices, allies, and lead negotiators to stand firm, sponsor amendments to strike the language, and not give in.
WE WON! This is a CWA accomplishment worth CELEBRATING.
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Breaking: Biden SBA Approves $10 Million PPP Loan to New York Planned Parenthood
By Doreen Denny | Legislative Updates, News and Events, Sanctity of Life | No Comments
Time-sensitive action item at the end of this article.
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York has just been awarded a $10 million loan in the final hours of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which Congress passed to provide struggling small businesses a way to keep their employees during the pandemic shutdown. THIS IS NOTHING SHORT OF A SCANDAL.
Last week, Biden's Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it ran out of funding for the PPP and stopped accepting new applications. That same day, a $10 million loan was approved for Planned Parenthood Greater New York. You may recall that Congress passed restrictions to the PPP that were supposed to disqualify Planned Parenthood affiliates from being eligible.
But the Biden Administration doesn't care about playing by the rules. Fully funding Planned Parenthood is a top priority for President Biden and Democrat abortion advocates in Congress.
In addition to sending millions of dollars out the door through the Paycheck Protection Program, Biden is on a fast track to rewrite the rules for the Title X family planning program.
Two years ago, the Trump Administration succeeded in restoring Title X to its stated purpose of protecting human life and prohibiting federal funds from going to places providing abortion counseling, referrals, or services. As a result, Planned Parenthood was shut out of the program.
Now, Biden is working to revoke the 2019 rules in order to RE-fund Planned Parenthood through Title X.
These proposed rules are now open for public comment until May 17.
Opposing the Biden Title X Rule is a top priority for CWALAC, and we need your help. You can send an official comment and be counted among those who oppose allowing the Title X family planning program from being used as a vehicle to promote abortion and prop up abortion providers.
Visit our Action Center HERE and send your comment today!
2020 Census Moves Seven Congressional Seats
By Doreen Denny | Legislative Updates, National Sovereignty, News and Events | No Comments
By Doreen Denny, Vice President of Government Relations
Results from the 2020 census were announced this week with significant implications for the 2022 election. Every ten years, the U.S. census triggers an evaluation of how congressional seats are reapportioned among the fifty states. Population shifts over a decade can add to or subtract from the number of congressional districts per state. Based on the 2020 census, seven congressional seats are being reapportioned.
Notable: Seven is more than the margin of difference between the Democrat majority and the Republican minority in the House. The states where these new seats are being added (and subtracted) could flip which political party controls the House of Representatives in 2022.
A little history: The U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1787 before most states were even created, established membership in the U.S. House of Representatives.
"The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative."
This Article I provision established the principle of tying a congressional delegation to a state's population. In 1929, the Permanent Apportionment Act was passed and signed into law which capped the number of U.S. House voting members at 435 (the level established after the 1910 Census). It also created the procedure of automatically reapportioning House seats after every decennial census.
Here is the way the seven congressional districts are being reapportioned:
Seven states are losing one seat: California, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York.
Six states are gaining one or more seats: Texas (2), Oregon, Montana, Colorado, North Carolina, Florida
Based on this list of "gainers and losers," it is not hard to recognize a migration away from Rust Belt and big liberal states. This could advantage a Republican party looking to regain control of the House in the next election. The impact to Congress does not end there. With this reapportionment, states will also undertake drawing new boundaries for congressional districts within the state, based on gains and losses of congressional seats among the states and the regional changes in population within the state. When we think of redistricting, memories of Civics 101 and the term "gerrymandering" may come to mind.
Redistricting congressional seats is largely the function of state legislatures which gives the party in control the upper hand. Notably, Republicans control a majority of state house and state senate chambers across the country. States vary in their laws about the process of redistricting and the use of commissions engaged in these decisions.
With reapportionment decided, what we know now is seven incumbent members of Congress (yet to be determined) will not have a reelection opportunity in the seven losing states while seven new seats in pick-up states will offer open entry for a new position. Redistricting remains the great unknown with significant implications for many members of Congress. This will dominate state politics and likely several courts in the coming months.
For political pundits, political action committees, and those interested in politics, it's game time as the battle for drawing new congressional boundaries takes center stage. Stay tuned. Popcorn anyone?
Transgenderism vs. Transformation-Episode 2
By Doreen Denny | Legislative Updates, News and Events, Sexual Exploitation, Vulnerable Children | No Comments
Radical gender ideology has a chokehold on the very institutions that are meant to protect, educate, and uplift our children. Now more than ever, it is critical that parents are aware of the issues their children are facing and the permanent changes these mystery drugs being pushed on them can inflict. Our very own Vice President of Government Relations, Doreen Denny, sat back down with Star Parker to unpack exactly what this means and how people of faith must activate to fight back.
To view Doreen's interview, start at 17:40.
To view Doreen's Episode 1 interview, start at 17:50.
Transgenderism vs. Transformation: CWA in the Fight-Episode 1
By Doreen Denny | Erasing Women, Legislative Updates, News and Events, Sexual Exploitation, Vulnerable Children | No Comments
Radical gender ideology has a chokehold on the very institutions that are meant to protect, educate, and uplift our children. Now more than ever, it is critical that parents are aware of the issues their children are facing and the permanent changes these mystery drugs being pushed on them can inflict. Our very own Vice President of Government Relations, Doreen Denny, sat down with Star Parker to unpack exactly what this means and how people of faith must activate to fight back.
Rulemaking Is Your Chance to Make an Impact
By Doreen Denny | Education, National Sovereignty, News and Events, Sanctity of Life | No Comments
Use your voice to help Concerned Women for America hold the line against the Biden Administration's aggressive, pro-abortion, anti-American agenda. Action items below.
The Biden Administration is rapidly translating President Biden's radical and far-reaching agenda into new federal rulemaking. The goal of these proposed rules is to enshrine President Biden's executive orders into regulations that will dictate the terms for federal programs. Where Executive Orders and Dear Colleague letters have limits, federal regulations offer legitimacy and permanency.
Federal rulemaking requires an administrative process established by law that includes a comment period of at least 30 days where the American public can weigh in on the proposed rules. A federal agency must review all comments and adapt them in revising and finalizing any rule. Public comments that are not sufficiently taken into account can be used to challenge the final outcome. Rules stay in force until comparable action is taken to make changes.
It is vital that concerned citizens voice their position by commenting on proposed rules. Whereas letters to Congress are critical to influence members' votes on legislation, comments through rulemaking are how citizens can impact the actions of the executive branch. This is perhaps the most significant way your voice counts in policymaking under the Biden Administration.
President Biden wants to overturn the progress made by the Trump administration in federal rulemaking, especially in the area of pro-life policy. He also wants to force progressive mandates across all federal agencies and programs, including redefining sex as gender identity, not biology, and forcing critical race theory and training in education, health care, law enforcement, and more.
Two proposed rules on these subjects with deadlines in mid-May have been published that provide a vital opportunity for your input. Our CWA Action Center provides the information, bullet points, and avenue you need to write a comment and submit it to the Federal Register.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Proposed Rule revoking Trump's 2019 Title X rule to reinstate Planned Parenthood, remove separation from abortion requirements, and encourage abortion counseling and referral.
Deadline: May 17, 2021
U.S. Department of Education Proposed Rule requiring 1619 Project and Critical Race Theory curriculum priorities in federal American History and Civics Education grants
Please be counted in opposition to each of these proposed rules by submitting a comment today.
Born Alive Discharge Petition Score Letter
By Doreen Denny | Infanticide, Legislative Updates, News and Events, Sanctity of Life | No Comments
Concerned Women for America LAC sent this scorecard letter urging U.S. Representatives to sign the discharge petition in support of H.R. 619, the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
Join CWA in your support for life by contacting your Representatives today using this link and urging them to sign the discharge petition in support of the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
Wanted: Governors of Courage to Stand Against Radical Gender Ideology
By Doreen Denny | Defense of Family, Erasing Women, Legislative Updates, News and Events, Sexual Exploitation, Vulnerable Children | No Comments
In the past two weeks, we have seen significant progress in the fight against radical gender ideology in the states. Importantly, many state legislatures are embracing these debates generating greater awareness of the realities and harms at stake. They are also underscoring the necessity of having governors of courage.
Last week, Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-Arkansas) joined Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Mississippi) in signing the "Fairness in Women's Sports Act" into law. These are notable victories following Idaho's enactment of the first such bill last year signed by Gov. Eric Little (R-Idaho) and immediately challenged, as expected, in a lawsuit leveled by the ACLU.
Gov. Kristi Noem (R-South Dakota) did the opposite. She responded to the passage of a popular House Bill promoting continued fairness in women's sports with a "form and style" veto capitulating to noisy activists and dubious NCAA threats. Noem demanded the South Dakota legislature rewrite big portions of the bill, including removing protections for college women athletes. By putting a price tag on winning her signature, she effectively torpedoed the bill causing female athletes in her state to lose out.
Big majorities of the public agree on protecting women's sports for female athletes, so why the fear? Assuring fair play for women and girls based on biological sex, not gender identity, should be something on which we can all agree. It should be a matter of biological fact, physiological advantage, and basic civil rights, not partisanship or political activism. Male athletes should not be competing in women's sports, regardless of how they identify.
The governor's surrender in South Dakota contrasted acts of courage by governors in Mississippi and Arkansas. It will take governors of courage across America to turn the tide toward regaining women's rights as athletes and against hyped threats from left-wing activists, the ACLU, NCAA, woke corporations, and the Biden-Harris administration, which has thrown the gauntlet further. More governors may have the opportunity to make this choice in the coming weeks.
Women's sports is not the only place radical gender ideology has taken root. It is also happening on social media, in school counseling offices, and in transgender pediatric clinics where children and youth are only affirmed in their self-declared "gender identities" with irreversible medical and surgical treatments. It takes courage to stand against the Big Gender interests behind this craze damaging our daughters.
This week, Gov. Hutchinson acted in opposite fashion on the issue of protecting children from transgender promotion. Hutchinson vetoed a bill called the Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act which would prevent experimental gender treatments and surgeries on minors, citing "government overreach" (even though many government laws shield the health and safety of children from harm). A veto-proof majority had passed the measure in both Arkansas chambers and quickly chided the governor's retreat by overriding his veto. We applaud their courage to lead and enact the first child protection bill of its kind in the nation.
A greedy and negligent medical industry is shrouding the truth about the rising incidence of gender dysphoria, disregarding the reckless and harmful nature of treatment and denying children, who have no capacity for informed consent, the ability to grow up and out of dysphoric conditions. Instead, medical activists tell parents it is the "standard of care" and the best way to deal with gender-confusion and depression. They compel life-altering decisions that stop normal development and place children on a never-ending road of opposite sex hormone treatments that make empty promises about becoming the opposite sex – a scientific impossibility.
South Dakota was in a similar battle last year where the same governor postured concern instead of conviction over what it sought to address: the serious damage to children being inflicted by promoters of transgender medical experiments on youth. She aided the bill's defeat in a Senate committee.
Courageous leaders in Congress are joining legislators in other states in protecting women's sports and protecting children, most notably in South Carolina, where Democrat Representative Cezar McKnight is spearheading a bipartisan bill, the "South Carolina Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act," to shield children from reckless transgender treatment. These leaders need encouragement for their courageous stand.
Concerned Women for America is committed to our role in educating policymakers and citizens on these issues and being a voice of courage standing against radical gender ideology as a promise to America's children. Our prayer is that all governors will respond to the momentum in their states on these serious issues confronting our culture by standing for truth, at such a time as this, and leading the way.
Happily never after: Democrats push a modern-day war on women
By Doreen Denny | Erasing Women, Legislative Updates, News and Events, Sexual Exploitation | No Comments
Washington Examiner Op-ed by Doreen Denny, Vice President of Government Relations
If Sleeping Beauty awakened today, she may be shocked to learn that being a woman no longer means being female. Gender perception trumps biological reality. In fact, biology is downright bigotry in the progressive-era redefinition of the age-old understanding of sex as the immutable genetic code of being male or female. Prince Charming could have ovaries.
What Sleeping Beauty would find is a culture in chaos. The tempest of this 21st-century moment? A Democratic majority beholden to left-wing activists and propped up by media that temper any balanced reporting of the facts, evidence, or novel narratives that challenge tradition. Social media platforms and their attendant mobs ban truth-telling in the name of "fake news" and censor dissent.
No wonder that the Equal Rights Amendment and the so-called Equality Act are being advanced without any examination of the war on women they portend. Any scrutiny could expose their kiss of deception.
House Democrats passed a partisan resolution to "extend the deadline" of the Equal Rights Amendment by a vote of 222-204. Never mind that a federal district court recently declared that the ERA ratification effort expired with no option to resuscitate. The deadline passed long ago, said the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in an opinion from the Obama-appointed judge in Virginia v. Ferriero.
But advocates will not be deterred. They continue to claim that the ERA can be air-dropped into the U.S. Constitution by virtue of three states "ratifying" in recent years — decades after the expiration date. Resurrection seems reasonable in the run-up to Easter, after all.
Read Doreen's entire op-ed here.
Action Needed! Hyde Amendment at Stake
By Doreen Denny | Hyde Amendment, Legislative Updates, News and Events, Sanctity of Life | No Comments
If you oppose the federal government using taxes from workers' paychecks to fund the destruction of babies in the womb through abortion, call your member of Congress at 202-225-3121 and urge them to vote NO. Read why below.
Senate Democrats Repeal Hyde Amendment in Massive New Spending Cloaked as "COVID Relief"
As part of the massive, partisan $1.9 trillion coronavirus spending bill passed on Saturday, every Senate Democrat voted to scrap over 40 years of bipartisan consensus to prevent the federal government from using your tax dollars from paying for the brutal destruction of babies through abortion. This is unconscionable. Any American who knows babies in the womb deserves the chance to live needs to stand against this atrocity.
A strong majority of Americans, including many who identify as "pro-choice," support the Hyde Amendment (for domestic programs) and the Helms Amendment (for international programs), which prohibit federal tax dollars from American workers' paychecks being used to kill innocent pre-born children at home and abroad.
President Joe Biden and his radical Democrat party are promoting a culture of death in this reckless, excessive federal bail-out bill. Under the guise of an "American Rescue Plan," they are abandoning protection for the most vulnerable and voiceless lives in America: babies in the womb.
Democrat Senators Joe Manchin (West Virginia), Bob Casey (Pennsylvania), and Tim Kaine (Virginia) voted for an amendment to restore the Hyde Amendment protections to prevent any of the $1.9 trillion from paying for abortion on demand. The amendment failed to reach the sixty votes needed for passage. These same members then voted for passage of the final bill, willing to allow billions of dollars in new Obamacare funding to pay for an abortion for any reason. Sens. Manchin, Casey, and Kaine care more about $1,400 checks in the mail than the billions of dollars that can now be spent to destroy innocent pre-born babies. Shame on them and the entire Democrat party.
The so-called "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021" now goes back to the House for a vote. If you oppose the federal government using taxes from workers' paychecks to fund the destruction of babies in the womb through abortion, call your member of Congress at 202-225-3121 and urge them to vote NO.
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CWALAC Letter Opposes Becerra for HHS
By Doreen Denny | Legal, Legislative Updates, News and Events | No Comments
Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) submitted a letter to the U.S. Senate opposing the nomination of Xavier Becerra to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. The letter concludes:
Gen. Becerra is a prosecutor and activist with no experience in the healthcare industry, no respect for the conscience rights of American citizens, and no compassion for the lives of the most vulnerable. CWALAC urges all Senators to oppose Xavier Becerra's nomination to be Secretary of HHS. He is simply the wrong choice for this important position.
Read CWALAC's full letter here.
Click here to read our general counsel Mario Diaz' op-ed on the nomination as feature on The Stream.
Equality Act Exposes Radical Gender Ideology and Need for "Promise to America's Children"
By Doreen Denny | Erasing Women, Legislative Updates, News and Events, Religious Liberty, Sexual Exploitation, Vulnerable Children | No Comments
The "Equality Act" (H.R. 5) just passed a Democrat-controlled House of Representatives for the second time, but for opponents, including Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), the latest result offers encouraging signs. This time, the deceptively-named Equality Act – proposing a revolutionary redefinition of sex in federal civil rights law with far-reaching and harmful implications for women, children, and people of faith – received only three Republican votes (less than half of the eight cast in 2019).
More are coming to see how radical gender ideology endangers children's minds, bodies, and relationships with their parents—and the Equality Act would cement it into law.
Democrats bypassed any congressional hearings and denied any amendments, flexing their power muscle to force a vote but also fearing too much scrutiny. Republicans were ready to speak with conviction and clarity against the extremism of the bill.
As Penny Nance, CEO and President, said in a statement, "The gender ideology of the elitist left erases the ability to differentiate between men and women and denies the harm this inflicts on women and children. Democrats should fear any examination of the real impact of the 'Equality Act' because Americans reject its destructive agenda."
As the Equality Act was being debated on the House floor, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) was questioning President Biden's HHS nominee, Dr. Rachel Levine, in a Senate committee hearing. Dr. Levine, who is transgender, has promoted the use of gender transition medical treatments and surgeries on minors. Sen. Paul's questions emphasized the reckless approach of gender affirmation ideology that freely administers damaging and irreversible medical transition treatments on children who self-declare a desire for a sex change. Please watch this clip and share this shocking exchange that shows what's at stake in the Equality Act.
Rising against these threats, the Promise to America's Children initiative has launched. The Promise recognizes that our children are most at risk of harm in a culture sowing gender confusion and chaos. It frames the conflict and the solutions in this context: protecting children's minds, protecting children's bodies, and protecting children's relationships with their parents. The 10-point Promise identifies principles that should guide policy and advocacy. It equips and invites others to take a stand against the harms of radical gender ideology endangering our children. It provides model legislation for policymakers.
Concerned Women for America is participating with the Heritage Foundation, Alliance Defending Freedom, and others as a national partner in this important movement. State legislators are signing the Promise and taking action by sponsoring legislation. Parents, citizens, and policymakers are encouraged to sign the Promise and take action in their schools and communities.
In endorsing the Promise to America's Children, Penny Nance declared,
"America's children are our most precious gifts. Concerned Women for America believes that as parents and leaders, it is our duty to protect their minds, bodies, and souls – all of which are under attack by a radical sexual agenda …. CWA supports the Promise to America's Children so that our daughters and granddaughters will be assured of fairness on the playing field and bodily privacy and dignity in intimate spaces. I call upon lawmakers and other leaders to sign this pledge and commit to defending our children both personally and in the public square."
Join the movement to protect our children and defeat the Equality Act, which is now moving to the Senate. We need every concerned citizen to rise to the challenge facing our culture through prayer AND action. Check how your Representative voted on the Equality Act here, and please contact your U.S. Senators and urge them to oppose the Equality Act through our Action Center today!
Equality Act Exposed: Virtual Rally
By Doreen Denny | Legislative Updates, News and Events | No Comments
The "Equality Act" will be voted on by the House this week. H.R. 5, the "Equality Act" overrules the truth about being created male and female and must be stopped.
The Equality Act's unverifiable and unscientific attempt to address discrimination by elevating protections for certain groups on the basis of "gender identity" is a direct threat against every woman in America. Its effects are nothing less than extreme, far-reaching, and uncontainable.
Concerned Women for America invites you to attend a virtual rally on Wednesday, February 24, at 10:00 a.m. EST concerning the so-called "Equality Act." We are proud to stand with other conservative leaders in opposition to this legislation. All of the details you need are below, and you will find a link to register for the event.
Confirmed speakers include:
Craig DeRoche (President, Family Policy Alliance), Charmaine Yoest (V.P., The Heritage Foundation), Joseph Backholm (Senior Fellow, Family Research Council), Penny Nance (CEO and President, Concerned Women For America LAC), Jeanne Mancini (President, March for Life), Andrew Beckwith (President, Massachusetts Family Institute), Eva Andrade (President, Hawaii Family Forum), Natasha Chart (Executive Director, Women's Liberation Front), Beth Stelzer (Save Women's Sports), and Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler.
Education Nominee Denies the Injustice Faced by Female Athletes
By Doreen Denny | Legislative Updates, News and Events, Sexual Exploitation, Women's Sports | No Comments
As Education Nominee Denies the Injustice Faced by Female Athletes, "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act" Gains Support on Capitol Hill
This week the U.S. Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions heard testimony from President Biden's nominee for Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona. Cardona has served as the Connecticut Commissioner of Education, the state where female high school athletes are being forced to compete against biological boys identifying as girls.
During the hearing, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) repeatedly questioned Cardona on his views about the injustice of allowing biological males to compete against female athletes in girls' sports. In a telling exchange, Cardona refused to acknowledge the violation of fairness and equity being denied female student-athletes in policies that allow students to participate according to their "gender identity," not their biological sex – as President Biden mandated by Executive Order on his first day in office.
Cardona's refusal to recognize the primary responsibility of a Secretary of Education to enforce Title IX, a civil rights law that requires equality of opportunity in education programs and activities on the basis of sex, should be a disqualifying factor. With encouragement from Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), five Republican Senators on the committee voted against advancing Cardona's nomination: Rand Paul (Kentucky), Mike Braun (Indiana), Tim Scott (South Carolina), Roger Marshall (Kansas), and Tommy Tuberville (Alabama). They deserve to be commended for their position. Other Senators should be encouraged to follow their lead in opposing Cardona's confirmation when it is considered by the entire Senate.
Seeing these threats to Title IX and female athletes, federal legislation to protect fairness under the law in women's sports is gaining support in Congress. The "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act" has been introduced in the House by Congressman Greg Steube (R-Florida) and in the Senate by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah). To date, they have been joined by over 30 cosponsors. This important legislation would clarify for schools receiving federal funds that it would be in violation of Title IX for biological males to participate in sports designated for women or girls.
Joining advocates in support of Senate introduction, Doreen Denny, Vice President of Government Relations for CWALAC, had this to say:
"Protecting fairness and equality for women and girls in sports should not be a partisan issue. It should be a cause that unites all lawmakers to stand for women's rights and the intent and purpose of Title IX for female student-athletes. Concerned Women for America LAC is grateful for Sen. Mike Lee and cosponsors of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act for being the true champions of Title IX and female athletes in today's gender-crazed world."
CWALAC sent a letter of endorsement to the bills' sponsors, applauding them for standing with us in support of female athletes and upholding women's equality of opportunity under federal law. It is time to encourage all members of Congress to take action and cosponsor the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.
Please visit CWA's Standing with Female Athletes page to learn more!
All Night Vote-A-Rama to Push Massive New COVID Spending
By Doreen Denny | Defense of Family, Legislative Updates, News and Events, Sanctity of Life | No Comments
This week, President Joe Biden shirked off a request from several moderate Republican Senators to work on a bipartisan coronavirus relief bill. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats led by Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders laid the path for a budget resolution establishing a framework for massive new federal taxpayer spending for coronavirus relief that subverts the 60-vote requirement of the legislative filibuster. Their tactic guaranteed passage on a party-line vote after an all-night amendment marathon and Vice President Harris showing up to break the 50-50 tie.
This first partisan showdown by President Biden and his new Senate majority was proof enough that any talk of unifying Washington D.C. policymakers is nothing more than lip service. It previewed the coming battle over whether the filibuster will stand and the issues that will define the differences between the two parties and their priorities.
The process was not without a tactical opportunity for Republicans to file hundreds of amendments for floor consideration (over 800 in all were filed) and secure several votes on key issues during the 50 hours of debate. In a letter to Senators, Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) signaled our intent to score relevant amendments related to our seven core issues. Of the forty-five amendments that received votes, CWALAC identified six votes that will be included on our scorecard, which have put Senators on record for the next election on some key issues.
Two of the six amendments passed to become part of the budget resolution. The others failed:
Protecting Life: Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska) offered a Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act amendment to create criminal and civil penalties for medical providers who fail to exercise the same degree of care for babies who survive an abortion or attempted abortion as would be provided to another child born at the same gestational age. The vote failed 52-48 (all Republicans plus Democrat Sens. Joe Manchin [West Virginia] and Bob Casey [Pennsylvania] voted yes). Sixty votes were required under the Budget Act due to a lack of germaneness as a non-budget measure.
Supreme Court Packing: Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) offered an amendment to prevent attempts to increase the number of Supreme Court Justices beyond nine. The amendment put Senators on record on the issue of court-packing. On a failed 50-50 vote, every Senate Democrat opposed the amendment indicating that every one of them would support adding justices to the Supreme Court in an attempt to overrule the current 6-3 conservative majority.
Religious Freedom: Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) offered an amendment to prohibit infringing the free exercise of religion in employment, commerce, social services, faith and community partnerships, or access to housing, healthcare, or education. With 60-votes needed, the amendment failed 50-50 with Sen. Manchin voting yes and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) voting no across party lines. In his remarks, Sen. Lee cited the targeting of Little Sisters of Poor because of their religious beliefs as a reason why this protection is needed.
Sen. James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) offered an amendment to limit COVID-19 relief payments to states or localities that impose greater limits on the content of speech or restrictions on religious exercise, houses of worship, and faith-based organizations under the pandemic. This measure passed 51-49 with Sen. Manchin crossing the aisle.
Reopening schools: Senators Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) and Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) offered an amendment that would withhold additional coronavirus funds to schools that do not reopen for in-person learning after teachers have received a COVID-19 vaccine. The amendment failed on a party-line vote.
U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem: Sen. James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) and Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee) offered an amendment which shows the Biden Administration that any attempt to undo President Trump's historic move of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem in 2018 would not have Senate support. Their amendment requires the United States to maintain its Israel embassy in Jerusalem and passed overwhelmingly by a vote of 97-3.
With final passage of the budget measure after an all-night vote-a-rama, Democrats will now be able to write a partisan reconciliation bill that can bypass the filibuster in the Senate. Eleven Senate committees are now instructed to report legislation for the $1.9 trillion coronavirus spending package demanded by President Biden by February 16. One month after losing two seats in the Georgia runoff election, Senate Republicans must exercise every muscle as the minority party to hold the line against the radical political priorities of the left.
By: Doreen Denny, Vice President of Government Relations
Pro-life Senators join House Members in Drawing the Line to Save Hyde
Forty-eight Republican Senators have penned a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) pledging to oppose the rollback of longstanding protections in current law. Only Republican Senators Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), both known for their pro-choice views, declined to sign.
Much like President Donald Trump's veto promise in the 116th Congress, the message to Senate Democrats is unequivocal:
"We are united in our resolve to guard against any changes to Federal law that would unsettle nearly half a century of bipartisan consensus against taxpayer funding for abortion on demand, or otherwise threaten the lives of unborn children. Accordingly, we are committed to vote against the advancement of any legislation that would eliminate or weaken the Hyde Amendment or any other current-law pro-life protections, or otherwise undermine existing Federal pro-life policy."
This pledge draws a significant line in the sand for the incoming majority leader whose job it will be to navigate hurdles for advancing his party's political and policy priorities. These include an aggressive agenda to repeal the Hyde Amendment, fund Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry at home and abroad, revoke our rights to conscience protections, sideline faith-based service providers who object to abortion, and codify Roe v. Wade.
These Senators join House members in a bicameral commitment to protect pro-life policy under the Biden Administration and a Democrat-controlled Congress. Their initiative demonstrates their noble commitment to the cause of protecting life at every stage of development and protecting the American taxpayer from paying for abortion, a policy supported by a majority of the American people– even a large percent who identify as pro-choice.
The Senators call on Sen. Schumer to see the truth about abortion:
"Abortion is not health care; rather, it is a brutal procedure that destroys the life of an innocent unborn child. The Hyde Amendment reflects a consensus that millions of pro-life Americans who are profoundly opposed to abortion should not be coerced into paying for it or incentivizing it with their taxpayer dollars."
Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee will work actively in partnership with pro-life members to ensure our hard-fought victories for protecting life are not overruled. Our advocacy on Capitol Hill will require the engagement of all Americans who care about protecting the most vulnerable and voiceless among us.
CWA Calls on Congress to Hold the Line on Life
By Doreen Denny | Hyde Amendment, News and Events, Sanctity of Life | No Comments
Two hundred House Republicans sent a letter to House and Senate leaders today "to express our unified opposition to Congressional Democrats' efforts to repeal the Hyde Amendment and other current-law, pro-life appropriations provisions." They pledge to oppose any government funding bill that eliminates or weakens the Hyde Amendment or other pro-life appropriations protections in current law. Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee joined in support of this vital initiative with the following statement:
"Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee calls on Congress to Hold the Line on Life. We must Save Hyde as a continuing promise to American workers that our federal taxes will not be used to pay for annihilating unborn children. No humane society should promote the destruction of human life with its tax dollars."
Read the letter to House and Senate leadership, released by the Republican Study Committee.
The Washington Examiner quotes CWA's support for the initiative.
U.S. House Barrels Through Trump Impeachment
Despite a plea by many to focus on a peaceful transition of power and warnings against fomenting further political upheaval following the unconscionable violence at the U.S. Capitol, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) stoked the flames of impeachment this week to punish the departing president. The House passed two resolutions, the first ordering Vice President Mike Pence to convene a meeting of the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to the Constitution and declare the sitting president "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office."
In a letter of response to Speaker Pelosi, Vice President Pence responded that with just eight days left in his term, "I do not believe that such a course of action is in the best interest of our Nation or consistent with our Constitution." The Vice President urged the Speaker and every member of Congress to "avoid actions that would further divide and inflame the passions of the moment" and to work together to "unite the country."
A second resolution was introduced for the purpose of "Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors." Two hours of debate was equally divided between the parties, and a vote on the resolution passed 232-197 with ten Republicans joining the Democrats in favor of the impeachment resolution.
Meanwhile, political punishment and retribution were aggressively directed at members of Congress who opposed the certification of electors in particular states over serious irregularities in the election process. Concerned Women for America (CWA) CEO and President Penny Nance joined conservative leaders in calling out the "opportunistic attempts by some to use last week's events as a pretext to dismiss legitimate concerns about election irregularities, and illegal and unconstitutional actions."
In their memo titled "Cruz, Hawley, Brooks, and colleagues follow the Constitution," Nance and leaders of the Conservative Action Project denounce the attack on the Capitol but defend the constitutional mandate of Congress:
"Conservatives condemn the violent actions that took place at the United States Capitol last week. Our self-government is founded upon the rule of law, and violence as a form of protest is never acceptable. Unlike most Democrats, we condemned the violent actions of rioters over the summer. We condemn the recent violence with equal vigor.
"But one thing is also clear: the actions of 8 Senators and 139 House members, including Sen. Josh Hawley, Sen. Ted Cruz, and many others, who intended to or did debate the certification of certain states' 2020 electors is not, and never will be, tantamount to violence. The right and ability to object to electoral certification is written into the Constitution and housed in the procedural rights of those who represent us."
The timeline for what happens next is unresolved and is anyone's guess. Under the Constitution, the House is required to transmit formally the impeachment resolution to the Senate. The Senate is required to hold a trial with House managers bringing the charges against the president and the president's defense responding to the charges. But President Trump will no longer be president as of noon on January 20. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has announced that he will not call the Senate back before its scheduled return on January 19 since time does not allow for a serious trial to be conducted before Inauguration Day. After that point, a new party will control the reins of the U.S. Senate, and a new president will occupy the White House. It will be incumbent on them to determine the path forward. Will they choose to work to unite the country or to continue stoking the flames of political division?
Follow Through on Final Actions will Provide Foundation for Future Battles
The Trump Administration has taken several important actions in the final weeks of office that will provide an important foundation of policy, fact, and analysis as we anticipate the battleground defining the policy agenda of the next administration. Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) was directly engaged in contributing to, commenting on, and advocating for these policy actions:
HHS "Keep Kids First" Rule. HHS issued a final rule to protect faith-based adoption and foster care agencies that ensures federal grants are in line with nondiscrimination statutes and long-standing religious liberty protections. The final rule follows the rule of law, correcting the activism of the Obama administration that imposed new categories of sex discrimination on grantees and sidelined many faith-based adoption and foster care providers. HHS's action aims to protect the ability of Christian adoption and foster care providers to participate in grant programs and maintain their rights under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. It also asserts the government's responsibility to adhere to federal statutes as passed by Congress and relevant Supreme Court decisions, not pursue an activist expansion of civil rights laws.
Bostock and Title IX. The U.S. Department of Education Office of General Counsel issued a concise directive to the Office for Civil Rights for how the Bostock decision relates to its authority under Title IX. The Question & Answer document, which was sent to over 56,000 education entities across the country, is an official legal analysis that will require a new administration to reckon with its facts before taking any action to impose a new definition of "sex" on schools. The directive asserts, "The Department's longstanding construction of the term 'sex' in Title IX to mean biological sex, male or female, is the only construction consistent with the ordinary public meaning of 'sex' at the time of Title IX's enactment." It makes clear that Bostock does not overrule biological sex with "gender identity" under Title IX and that schools must ensure equal opportunities and benefits in athletics and facilities for women and girls on the basis of biological sex.
Fetal Tissue Research Rulemaking. HHS initiated a rulemaking to govern fetal tissue research conducted by outside researchers as the final step in its promised actions to end unethical research using aborted babies. The proposed rule, "Establishment of Safeguards and Program Integrity Requirements for Health and Human Services-Funded Extramural Research Involving Human Fetal Tissue," has entered a 30-day public comment period that will continue as scheduled despite a change in administration. This important rulemaking would impose strict requirements and tighten rules on any outside research of this nature supported by federal funds, including banning any abortion provider like Planned Parenthood from supplying and profiting from the acquisition of human fetal tissue for research purposes.
CWALAC applauds these actions as a tribute to our impactful work with policymakers and the tireless dedication of federal officials who have served the Trump Administration with honor in following through on these significant policy achievements. They leave a permanent record that the incoming administration cannot erase.
Global Pro-Life Leadership Will Carry On in Geneva Consensus Declaration
By Doreen Denny, Vice President of Government Relations.
Protecting the sanctity of human life on the global stage was among the first acts of the Trump Administration and is set to become a lasting achievement. During his first days in office, President Trump expanded the Mexico City Policy as Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance in an Executive Order. His administration pursued a rulemaking to help secure these protections. While we can anticipate hostile action by the new administration, the fruitful effort of the Trump Administration coalescing nations to commit to policies that promote life and human flourishing will undercut their premise for any "stroke of the pen" retractions of pro-life policy in U.S. global health assistance going forward.
The Geneva Consensus Declaration initiated by the United States with co-sponsors Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, and Uganda, and co-signed by 28 additional countries provides an indelible legacy, even if a new administration seeks to reverse course. The joint declaration of October 22, 2020, Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family, asserts the commitment of coalition nations working together to promote better health care for women, protect human life, strengthen the family unit as the foundation of society, and declare every nation's sovereignty in global politics. By "reaffirming the inherent dignity and worth of the human person," the Geneva Consensus Declaration underscores every nation's sovereign right to push back international abortion ideology and pass their own laws regarding abortion.
In December 2020, the U.S government, on behalf of supporting countries, officially filed the pro-life Geneva Consensus Declaration with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Kelly Craft, Permanent Representative of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, instructed the Secretary-General to circulate the declaration with member states as part of the official record of the General Assembly "inviting all Member States to sign the declaration."
The declaration has now been issued as an official document of the United Nations and translated into all six official UN languages. This action ensures that the Geneva Consensus Declaration and the good work of the Trump Administration will continue on the world stage, giving other UN member states the opportunity to embrace the declaration, even if U.S. leadership should falter.
As President Trump stated at the 2019 United Nations General Assembly, "Americans will never tire of defending innocent life. We are aware that many United Nations projects have attempted to assert a global right to taxpayer-funded abortion on demand, right up until the moment of delivery. Global bureaucrats have absolutely no business attacking the sovereignty of nations that wish to protect innocent life. Like many nations here today, we in America believe that every child born and unborn is a sacred gift from God."
Over 76 percent of Americans continue to oppose American taxpayer dollars supporting abortion in other countries. Abortion that destroys innocent human life is not healthcare and should not be promoted as a legitimate form of family planning. There is no international right to abortion, nor any international obligation to finance or facilitate abortion. Every nation has the sovereign right to implement programs and activities consistent with its own laws and policies. They should be able to preserve human dignity as stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Geneva Consensus Declaration, not be bullied by pro-abortion nations.
Please join CWA in praying for the incoming administration to stand for life: Lord, we beseech You for the future direction of our country and pray that the United States government will continue to stand for the dignity and worth of every human life.


Fairfield University's interfaith student club, Common Ground, recently hosted a viewing of the documentary, Waking in Oak Creek, followed by a discussion led by Inni Kaur, CEO of the Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI).
The documentary was the first in a film series released in 2014 by the U.S. Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) and the organization, Not in Our Town (NIOT), which focused on efforts to help law enforcement and communities work together on hate crime prevention. Not in Our Town is a movement that was developed in 1995 to stop hate, address bullying and build safe, inclusive communities for all.
Waking in Oak Creek documents the law enforcement and community response to the hate crime killings at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, August 5, 2012, when six Sikh worshippers were killed while praying and Oak Creek police Lieutenant Brian Murphy was shot 15 times by a white supremacist. Oak Creek Police Chief John Edwards and Mayor Steve Scaffidi responded to the events by joining forces with the Sikh community, city leaders and community members to address the needs of victims and their families and guide the community toward healing. With a spirit of resilience, young temple members, still grieving, emerge as leaders in the quest to end the violence. The film also focuses on best practices in community engagement to prevent hate crimes, support victims and encourage effective law enforcement around these incidents.
A long time Fairfield resident, Kaur is dedicated to community and service of others and is a respected artist, poet, published author and member of several faith-based organizations. As CEO of Sikh Research Institute whose mission is to provide educational services to the community, Kaur leads SikhRI's team of writers, professors and speakers who educate a range of audiences on the five hundred year Sikhi history, culture and value system.
As an advocate and representative of the Sikh community for interfaith and education forums, Kaur has addressed the U.S. Office of the Pentagon Chaplin several times and has made presentations at universities as well as creating awareness of the Sikh identity to the Connecticut Board of Education, local police departments and area schools. Kaur serves on the Board of the Interfaith Council of Southern Connecticut, an organization dedicated to increasing interfaith understanding. She also serves as a local Justice of the Peace. Prior to moving to the United States in 1982, Kaur has lived in Kuwait, New Zealand, Australia and Greece.
Click Waking in Oak Creek for more information about the film and Not in Our Town.


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Energy Chapter dominates as Derry panel tackles Town Plan
Bruce Frauman | Jul 04, 2017 | Comments 1
By Bruce Frauman
©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC
A dozen Londonderry residents joined with the town's Planning Commission to discuss a revised Town Plan that will guide Londonderry for the next eight years.
Planning Commission chair Sharon Crossman introduces the Town Plan overview to the audience. All photos by GNAT-TV.
The first issue out of the block at the June 26 hearing was what the town could do to prevent another solar array such as the one on Route 11 overlooking Thompsonburg Road. While Commission member Emmett Dunbar replied that that issue wasn't the sole purpose of the meeting, energy issues still dominated.
Commission members Dick Dale and Larry Gubb noted that the newly appointed Energy Committee (of which the writer is a member) is working with the Windham Regional Commission on an enhanced Energy Chapter of the Town Plan. Once that is adopted and approved by the WRC, the Town Plan will receive substantial deference by the state Public Service Board.
Planning Commission chair Sharon Crossman said the goal is "to try to represent what a vision for Londonderry would be for the next eight years … The meat of the matter is really in the goals, policies and actions that we have laid out. The chapters each contain a lot of information some of it constructive, some of it historic and current trends."
The goal of the Town Plan is to try to represent what a vision for Londonderry would be for the next eight years … The meat of the matter is really in the goals, policies and actions that we have laid out.
Sharon Crossman
Planning Commission chair
The eight chapters of the Town Plan are in response to the 14 goals set forth in state statute. The Town Plan that passed in 2012 contained "non substantive" changes from the previous plan, according to Crossman. So, this plan is the first major revision in 10 years and will be in force eight years rather than the previous five-year updates. One major difference is the addition of goals for each topic in addition to the policies and action steps.
Also new to the 2017 Town Plan is a section on Flood Resilience with goals "to reduce the loss of life, injury and economic impacts resulting from all flood hazards and to reduce the impact of flood hazards on the town's water bodies, natural and historic resources."
One attendee suggested that the wind power project proposed for Glebe Mountain 15 years ago was denied because of the town's by-laws. Crossman and former Select Board member Kevin Beattie said the real reason was that the developer withdrew the proposal because town sentiment was against the project. Dale said that protection of natural resources set forth in the Town Plan also played a part.
About a dozen residents turned out to the public hearing.
Crossman said the new Town Plan has revised the land use section to encourage development on higher elevations in the village centers to avoid damage from future water events. This would also concentrate development in the villages and discourage development between the villages.
Cynthia Gubb asked how the Town Plan could be used to try to move higher speed through-traffic from secondary roads such as Middletown and Thompsonburg roads onto Route 100. Another resident asked about the goals of encouraging more pedestrian and bicycle use and safety. Crossman replied that one of the commission's projects is connectivity to develop trails for pedestrian use. Dale said unless the town chooses to set local speed limits, the speed limit on Thompsonburg Road is 50 mile per hour, yet one goal is increased pedestrian safety.
Answering one question about the proposed land use maps, Crossman said that new designations of Village Commercial and Service Commercial have been added to strips of the village areas to encourage commercial development along Routes 11 and 100. These are now zoned residential, but the goal is to encourage economic development while still maintaining a rural character.
Cynthia Gubb said, "Let's support the businesses we have here." Dunbar added the suggestion to the town plan draft.
The Planning Commission, from left Joshua Wengerd, Larry Gubb, Dick Dale, Emmett Dunbar and Sharon Crossman.
Gubb also praised the Planning Commission for its two years of work and bemoaned the fact that more people did not attend the hearing. Crossman thanked Gubb and said it was the bylaws that tend to get people's attention.
When Select Board chair Paul Gordon said he had "a significant problem" with Goal 1 of the Energy Chapter, quite a discussion began. Gordon said he objects to a goal of a 40 percent reduction in total per-capita non-renewable energy consumption, preferring to leave off the numerical goal. He asked, "At what cost to Londonderry" is that reduction? "By specifying how much and when without a plan does not compute to me."
Lawrence Gubb said, "It was a guideline, a target we are trying to read. It is not a mandate you must reach. In order to do something you have to have a goal, and that goal has to have a number." Crossman said the Planning and Energy committees will check on the state progress on its goals before committing to a specific numerical goal.
Dick Dale addresses the audience.
Select Board member George Mora said the Williams Dam has been determined to be in very poor condition yet Goal 1 under Flood Resilience is to save life and property. "I know this topic is radioactive" and suggested looking at the cost of repairs since most in town want to keep the dam.
Kim Ray asked if commercial solar development could be prohibited from residential areas. Crossman said the Town Plan could make suggestions but the decision is made by the state Public Service Board. Dale said the aspiration is for solar energy projects that fit the rural character of the town. Gubb said the Energy Committee will continue to discuss the issue.
The Planning Commission will revise the plan based on the discussion at the hearing, then present a final version to the Select Board. The Select Board will then hold another public hearing before it can vote to adopt the new Town Plan.
The enhanced energy portion will be amended once the Energy Committee agrees on draft language. The Planning Commission will then be able to review that before passing it on the the Select Board.
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Kelly Capen says:
I have some serious concerns about being legally able to drive 50 mph on Thompsonburg and Middletown roads. These roads have no shoulders and are full of blind hills and/or corners. These are not bike paths. Could we put up a speed sign or take down some trees? Unless the town is willing to put up signage and/or at least thin the brush, I am NOT for sending any more bicyclists or summer skiers down this road. Could someone please direct me to the proper people to speak with? I would not dare drive this road at 50.
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Why is the above code not valid ? And why does it give a segmentation fault?

A: Because a is passed by-value itself, then any modification on itself in the function has nothing to do with the argument.
You can change it to pass-by-reference as
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}

BTW: In C++ better to use new (and delete), or don't use raw pointers from the beginning.

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Why stacking die is getting so much attention in computer science.
Matrix multiplication is a critical operation in conventional neural networks. Each node of the network receives an input signal, multiplies it by some predetermined weight, and passes the result to the next layer of nodes. While the nature of the signal, the method used to determine the weights, and the desired result will all depend on the specific application, the computational task is simply a dot product of the signal and weight matrices.
One proposal for implementing such calculations with memristor devices uses a crossbar array with ReRAM or phase-change memory elements at the intersections between row and column electrodes. The weights are stored in the conductance of each node. Ohm's Law gives a current I as the product of the conductance (1/R) and an applied voltage (V), and Kirchoff's Law states that currents from multiple nodes can be added together.
While this approach is conceptually simple, the enormous number of connections needed for systems that can solve practical problems introduces significant challenges. Manufacturers will need integration schemes that can manage thousands of inputs, with potentially millions of synaptic connections. If, as researchers hope, neuromorphic designs are able to break the von Neumann bottleneck, the datasets being manipulated are likely to get still larger. Because of the large number of connections required, some form of 3D integration is sure to be needed for neuromorphic computer architectures.
3D integration promises high density and rapid parallel calculations. On the other hand, the large number of tightly packed connections needed for such a scheme introduces a number of potential concerns. Heat management is an important issue for 3D integration generally. With ReRAMs, though, the transition between the high and low resistance states is accompanied by substantial joule heating. In phase change memories, the transition between ON and OFF states explicitly depends on a thermally-driven change in structure. Both circuit designers and package engineers need to be aware of the potential for thermal crosstalk between adjacent lines.
IBM's True North chip, with 1 million neurons and 256 million synapses, offers a preview of the requirements such designs might face. IBM uses injection-molded solder connections between layers of a chip stack. Currently placed at a 50 micron pitch, they will need to reach a 10 micron flip-chip pitch to support high-I/O neuromorphic applications. Electrical crosstalk, electromigration, and mechanical stress must all be accounted for in the solder composition and insulating dielectrics.
A true neuromorphic architecture would not simply calculate weights for connections in an existing network, but, like biological brains, would be able to form new connections as well. Imec's Jan Genoe, in a workshop organized by the European Union's NeuRAM3 program, estimated that in a reconfigurable network with more than a hundred "neurons," the reconfigurable interconnect components could dominate the circuit's area, transistor count, and power consumption. Overall device footprint would be limited by via dimensions rather than transistor dimensions. Here, too, the need for 3D integration is clear.
Of the possible integration schemes that have been proposed, stacking of conventional circuits with through-silicon vias is the most mature, but supports relatively low interconnect density due to the large spacing of TSVs. Leti's monolithic 3D-IC concept is intriguing, particularly when the NMOS and PMOS transistors may use different channel materials with incompatible processing requirements, but only envisions two stacked transistor layers. As an alternative, Genoe proposed adding thin-film transistors to existing interconnect stacks, with dimensions corresponding to the pitch of each layer. Achieving sufficient performance with silicon TFTs requires higher temperatures than conventional interconnect stacks can tolerate, but n-type metal-oxide semiconductors offer a promising combination of adequate performance and reasonable thermal budgets. Unfortunately, the performance of p-type metal-oxide semiconductors remains poor.
Neuromorphic computing is in its infancy. It's difficult to say what the fundamental design components will be, much less the best way to assemble them. It's already clear, though, that high speed, high density interconnects are essential for the data arrays being contemplated. Three-dimensional integration will be critical component of whatever designs ultimately emerge.
Competing models vie to show how the brain works, but none is perfect.
Deep-pocket companies begin customizing this approach for specific applications—and spend huge amounts of money to acquire startups.
General Vision's chief executive talks about why there is such renewed interest in this technology and how it will be used in the future.
Old concept gets new attention as device scaling becomes more difficult.


Last Friday we noted that in the latest ominous development to hit the bond market, in addition to a potential deluge of "fallen angel" companies, or those which are currently rated the lowest investment grade rating, BBB, sliding to junk, we have also witnessed accelerating downgrades of "pre-fallen angels", or "Fallen As": A-rated companies getting downgraded to BBB. And, as Goldman calculated as of December 14, quarter to date over $176 billion of debt has migrated into BBB territory from the A bucket the highest amount since 4Q2015, which was a period characterized by a heavy wave of commodity-related "fallen angels".
We can now add another: on Thursday, formerly A-rated tobacco giant Altria, which recently made two major acquisitions in the marijuana space both of which were financed entirely with debt, lost its single-A ratings from S&P and Fitch and slumped into the BBBucket. Call it BBBtria?
Altria bonds widened 40-50bps across the curve since the initial headlines hit on Wednesday yesterday, as BofA notes.
Following the BBBtria cut, gross downgrade volume to BBB from single-A based solely on the Bloomberg Barclays index has $171.0bn in 2018 according to the following Bank of America table which shows the modest pace of downgrades through August and then the sudden pick up in "Fallen As" which is set to continue into 2019.
Meanwhile, the net downgrade volume to BBB from single-A based on the ICE BofAML index has exploded to $114.9BN in 2018, up significantly from $0.7bn in 2017.
Finally, the most concerning chart is the following visual depiction from Goldman of all A -> BBB downgrades by quarter (not just members of the Bloomberg Barclays Index), which when incorporating Altria's downgrade which affects $11.5BN in debt, has surpassed the prior quarterly record hit during the peak of the commodity crisis hit in Q4 2015.


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Pet stores that sell baby turtles
By Dave Fogel
Like many other children born in 1960, my first real pet, a pet that was not the family dog, but my pet, was a baby red-eared slider turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans). Variety stores (often referred to as five-and-dime stores) supplied a great many baby turtles sold in the United States. These were predominantly red-eared sliders, but additional species, even non-native, such as the Amazon yellow-spotted side-neck turtle (Podocnemis unifilis), would periodically be offered. Typically costing only 25 or 50 cents during the 1950s and 60s, the red-eared slider became known as the dime-store turtle. Although this era was the heyday for baby pet turtles, my mother recalls purchasing a baby turtle in the early 1940s from S.S. Kresge (a five-and-dime store). She and her second-grade classmates were encouraged to bring their turtles to school, where races were held in the classroom.
The red-eared slider is an aquatic species native to the U.S., inhabiting freshwater systems, and ranging from West Virginia to New Mexico and south to the Gulf of Mexico.
The red-eared slider is an aquatic species native to the U.S., inhabiting freshwater systems, and ranging from West Virginia to New Mexico and south to the Gulf of Mexico. The typical adult size is 5 to 8 inches in length. However, individuals over 11 inches have been recorded. Although these potentially long-lived pets rarely lived long enough to grow, that did not discourage their sale.
Popularity in Print
A 1937 Sunday comics newspaper page featuring a color Ralston Purina cereal, Tom Mix cartoon included a coupon for a free baby turtle. The promotional turtle's carapace was decorated with a painted Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooter Bar Brand logo, and was mailed to children for two cereal box tops, or one box top and a 10-cent coin. Additionally, a 1950 full-color comic book advertisement offered kids "real, live racing turtles." For $1, Jamaica Pet of New York, mailed a baby turtle, with its carapace completely painted in your choice of five colors, along "with your favorite name on it, " turtle food and a glass bowl.
Boxes with cellophane windows, measuring 4 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 1 inch tall were manufactured specifically to highlight and sell baby turtles, and allow for easy transport. These boxes were also used to sell "chameleons, " which were in fact American green anoles (Anolis carolinensis). The box stated, "make ideal pets, live baby turtles; loads of fun for children, and hand-painted baby turtles."
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Profound retroactive interference in anterograde amnesia: What interferes?
Dewar, Michaela; Della Sala, Sergio; Beschin, Nicoletta and Cowan, Nelson. 2010. Profound retroactive interference in anterograde amnesia: What interferes? Neuropsychology, 24(3), pp. 357-367. ISSN 0894-4105 [Article]
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0018207
Objective: Anterograde amnesia is characterized by a profound inability to retain new information. Recent research suggests that at least some of this severe memory impairment may be the product of retroactive interference. What exactly interferes with memory in amnesic patients, however, remains unknown. The aim of the present study was to examine whether or not postlearning material which is highly dissimilar from the material to be remembered would interfere with amnesic patients' memory. Method: Prose retention was tested in 10 densely amnesic patients and 10 controls following a 10 minute delay period, which was either unfilled (minimal interference) or filled with a tone detection task in which participants were required to listen for piano notes (nonspecific interference). Results: A significant nonspecific retroactive interference effect was observed in the amnesic patients (p < 0.004): Whereas 7 Out of the 10 amnesic patients were able to recall some prose material following the unfilled delay period, only I of them was able to recall any material after the tone detection delay. Conclusions: The data reveal that some amnesic patients have the capacity to retain new material for much longer than usual but that apparently any new postlearning information profoundly interferes with such retention. This nonspecific retroactive interference effect deviates from the item-specific interference effect that is typically assessed in clinical practice and which is frequently observed in patients with executive impairment. We hypothesize that these interference effects are qualitatively different, occurring during distinct memory processes, namely retrieval (item-specific interference) and consolidation (nonspecific interference).
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Album The Beautiful
Album Raindrops
Lisbet was born in Denmark.
She started a very early musical career at eleven years old with the lead role in the world-known musical "Annie".
Followed with two other Danish musicals "Ikke nu men nu" and "Mademoiselle Ntouche".
She arrived in Paris in the early 90's and performed in various different clubs.
She met Michel Legrand and recorded lead vocals in numerous cartoons "Il était une fois l'Amérique", "Les découvreurs", ... He also gave her the mission to sing lead vocals in Daniel Steel's film "The Ring" .
In 1995, she had the lead role in Roger Louret's French musical "Les Années Twist" and collaborated with him again in 1998 at the Folies Bergères in " La Fièvre des Années 80".
Once again at the Folies Bergères she played the part of Claudia in Broadway Musical "Nine", produced by Saviero Marconi.
2000 she was hired by Elie Chouraqui and Pascal Obispo for Bithia, the Egyptian Princess, one of the main parts, , in musical "Les Dix Commandements" up til 2003.
Lisbet was then hired by Disney to do lead vocals in "Cinderella 2" and that same year she also dubbed Edie's voice in French version of "Desperate Housewives."
2005 performed in "Les voix du cinéma" for Paris' Townhall.
2009 recorded a jazz album, "Raindrops" released on Itunes in 2012.
2010 on tour playing Dionne's role in the musical "Hair".
From September 2010 to January 2011 played Vi Moore's role in "Footloose"at Espace Cardin, paris.
2016/2017 Returns on stage in the musical "Les Dix Commandements" as Bithia.
Backing vocalist on stage and in the studio with :
Christopher Cross, Johnny Hallyday, Tina Arena, Seal, Tom Jones,...among others.
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