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KIERRA JOHNSON SELECTED AS NEXT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEGINNING FEBRUARY 2021
(Washington, DC, September 23, 2020)
The National LGBTQ Task Force today announced that longtime Executive Director Rea Carey will be stepping down in early 2021. Carey has been with the organization since 2003 as a Senior Strategist, then Deputy Executive Director, and became its Executive Director in 2008. The Board of Directors has unanimously selected Kierra Johnson, who has served as Deputy Executive Director since 2018, as its next Executive Director beginning February 1, 2021.
Carey is one of the most respected leaders in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) movement. Through her leadership, she has advanced a vision of freedom for LGBTQ people and their families that is broad, inclusive and progressive and has grown the organization in depth, influence and reach.
On her departure, Carey said, “From overturning discriminatory policies and passing LGBTQ inclusive laws to celebrating marriage at the Supreme Court, to being arrested alongside immigration activists, to the energy of our Creating Change Conferences, it has been a remarkable ride. Just to be alive during a time of such progress over the last many years has been astounding, and to serve the LGBTQ community in my 17 years at the National LGBTQ Task Force has been the joy and honor of a lifetime. We have faced down many obstacles together and made tangible progress for LGBTQ people and our families. I have worked to ensure that we can be all of who we are in our multiple identities as immigrants, as people of color, as parents, as people experiencing homelessness, as voters, as people of faith, as trans and bi, as workers. Together, we have fought to love who we want to love, for sexual freedom, to be free of violence and oppression in all its forms, to be seen, valued, and celebrated as fully human. The Task Force is and always will be my activist home. As I move on, I am happy to leave the Task Force in a stable, sustainable place and am excited for our community and country to benefit from all that Kierra will bring to this role. She is the perfect person for the times, to lead the Task Force and the movement to adapt and to achieve the new dreams our future holds.” Rea’s full letter to the Task Force community can be found here.
Said Kierra Johnson: “I am thrilled to join the long, proud legacy of the many powerful activists that have led this amazing organization. While the world grapples with the convergence of so many storms rooted in injustice, we are proud to stand at the center as an LGBTQ+ voice across our many identities and issues. I am inspired by the multitudes of Black, Brown and Indigenous people that have unapologetically claimed space, power and influence to make change so desperately needed for our communities. I am moved to action by the defiance, creativity and persistence of transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, bisexual, and intersex people that push us to demand a world where we all thrive. The Task Force will work to create a world where checking boxes is obsolete, but health, wellness, equity, justice, joy and pleasure are accessible to everyone. I look forward to building on the powerful legacy of the National LGBTQ Task Force. Through devastating defeats and glorious victories, the Task Force has always been there for our entire community. Whether we are in the streets or in the halls of Congress, we will lead and leverage our LGBTQ+ power alongside our allies and colleagues to rebuild our democracy, combat discrimination in all forms, and ensure economic stability and equity for all.”
The Task Force Board of Directors celebrated Carey’s tenure and Johnson’s incoming leadership by saying, “Combining fiery advocacy with integrity and self-described nerdy fastidiousness, Rea Carey has enabled the Task Force to lead a generation’s contribution towards social justice. She has led the Task Force during one of the largest expansions of rights for LGBTQ people in our nation’s history and has shown that progress comes through collaboration, a range of strategies, and a focus on the connections between the many ways LGBTQ people live their lives. She believes that freedom for any oppressed people requires freedom for all who experience bias, stigma, and cruelty from others. She has brought charm and wit to her job, has served to convene the other leaders of the LGBTQ movement, and has spoken profound truths with a clarion voice that echoes in today’s broader move toward equality, equity, and freedom. We will miss her generosity and brilliance but are fortunate to now join together to support Kierra Johnson, who speaks to this moment with fierceness and compassion that are entirely her own. Kierra is an activist, an artist and an advocate for all that is righteous. Her background in reproductive justice speaks to the breadth and intersectionality of the Task Force’s mission, and her experiences as a BIPOC will resonate with so many in our economically, racially, sexually, and otherwise diverse community. Her expertise, passion and dedication will enhance and grow the strong organization that Rea has helped to build, and her gift for laughter and kindness will radiate into the LGBTQ lives we seek to lift up. Our next chapter could not shine brighter than it will with Kierra.”
During Carey’s tenure, she has led the Task Force to conduct its work through a racial, economic, gender and social justice lens, and to serve as a progressive voice in the LGBTQ community and an LGBTQ voice on progressive issues. She has emphasized and led organizational collaboration across the LGBTQ movement and with non-LGBTQ civil rights, women’s, racial justice and other progressive partner organizations. Her approach to leadership has delivered results as diverse as LGBTQ inclusion in broader legislation; passage of an LGBTQ-inclusive federal hate crimes prevention law; defeating multiple state anti-LGBT ballot measures; fighting discrimination against transgender people; winning marriage equality; successfully securing scores of changes in federal agency policies to attend to the needs of the LGBTQ community; centering immigration, voting rights, and access to abortion and reproductive justice as LGBTQ issues; and, serving as the watchdog on the Trump Administration’s attacks on LGBTQ people and their families.
More recently, the Task Force’s highly successful and impactful campaigns, including the Queer the Census and Queer the Vote initiatives, have been critical to ensuring LGBTQ voices are heard publicly and behind the scenes with policymakers at federal agencies.
Prior to her work with the Task Force, Carey worked extensively in HIV/AIDS prevention and activism on issues affecting youth experiencing homelessness and LGBTQ youth, and in organization and leadership development. Carey is a Hunt Alternatives’ Prime Movers Fellow, served on the board of the Alliance for Justice, and currently serves on the boards of directors for the Flamboyan Foundation and the Freeman Foundation.
The Task Force’s next Executive Director, Kierra Johnson, joined the Task Force in 2018 as Deputy Executive Director but was already engaged with the organization, having previously served on the National LGBTQ Task Force’s board of directors and on its National Action Council. Johnson came to the Task Force, after serving as URGE’s Executive Director with a wealth of experience in organizational leadership and management, program development, youth leadership and reproductive justice. She is recognized as a national expert on queer and reproductive rights issues and has testified in front of the U.S. House of Representatives and has appeared in Newsweek, The New York Times, Fox News, Feministing.com and National Public Radio. Johnson also serves on the boards of directors of the General Service Foundation, Groundswell Fund, and Guttmacher Institute. As a, pansexual Black woman, Johnson will become one of few out queer-identified women of color at the helm of a national LGBTQ organization.
STATEMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES
“Rea has done an extraordinary job building upon the Task Force’s proud history of advocating for the power and dignity of LGBTQ people who are so often disenfranchised because of their race, economic status, and gender identity. But more than that, she has forged incredibly strong ties to other social justice movements by never wavering on the principle that the struggle for ‘gay rights’ is inextricably part of the struggle for the rights of women, people of color, immigrants, and workers. Rea has been the glue that’s held our movement together in rough times. While Kierra has big shoes to fill, I have complete confidence in her ability to do that and more.”Matt Foreman, Senior Program Director, Haas Jr. Fund; former Task Force Executive Director
“For decades, The Task Force has been my political north star as a gay man of color. In large part, that’s because of the visionary, soulful, principled and effective leadership that Rea Carey has brought as leader of the organization for 17 years. Our movements, families and communities owe her a profound debt of gratitude for all the progress we’ve made on issues—and for building a stronger, more diverse and more resilient movement. I can think of no one better to take on the mantle of leadership in this moment of history than Kierra Johnson, whose intersectional approach to social change and broad and deep experience across many issues and social movements make her perfectly positioned to drive a next generation of progress for LGBTQ people. She’s got the vision, integrity and savvy we need to lead us through unprecedented challenges.”Deepak Bhargava, Distinguished Lecturer of Urban Studies, School of Labor and Urban Studies, CUNY; Fellow, Roosevelt Institute; former President of Community Change
“Few leaders in our movement have had the grit and determination of Rea Carey, who has dedicated most of her adult life to fighting for freedom, justice, equality and equity for LGBTQ people. She never lost sight of the fact that ours is an intersectional movement, as she worked to build vital coalitions with progressive partners. And throughout it all, Rea always treated her colleagues with respect and kindness. She will be deeply missed but, thankfully, she is leaving the Task Force in Kiera Johnson’s capable hands. Here’s to the next stage of the Task Force’s journey!”Lorri L. Jean, Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles LGBT Center; former Task Force Executive Director
“Rea Carey, the LGBTQ movement is better off because of your leadership. Your actions helped to turn us from independent agencies that were fighting for turf and power into a movement of collaborators. The HIV community owes you a huge debt for bringing our issues back into the LGBTQ agenda. You will be missed. NMAC is very excited to work with Kiera Johnson. As the first Black executive director of the Task Force, she is a much-needed voice during these challenging times.”Paul Kawata, Executive Director, NMAC (National Minority AIDS Council
“Today, we recognize and celebrate Rea Carey for her many contributions to strengthening and broadening the impact of the National LGBTQ Task Force. Rea has developed smart strategies, built deep and diverse partnerships, and worked to advance a whole person approach that ensures that LGBTQ people are able to advocate for themselves to end discrimination in every aspect of their lives. She has also been a key strategist in the broader progressive movement, making important connections across issues and movements. Today, we also celebrate the announcement of the incoming Executive Director, Kierra Johnson. Kierra is a brilliant, visionary, and collaborative leader who has a long history of leading in reproductive justice and the LGBTQ movements. She will bring forward an audacious vision and lead The Task Force towards a future where every LGBTQ person can be free to be their entire selves. Having known Kierra and Rea for many years now, we should all feel comforted and hopeful by this leadership transition between these two, amazing people.”Sarita Gupta, former Co-Director of Jobs With Justice and Caring Across Generations; Director| Future of Work(ers) Program

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Hundreds of thousands of protestors took to the streets of Montréal recently to protest the Québec government’s intention to raise the amount of tuition post-secondary students will have to pay for their schooling over the coming years.
They’re upset that their tuition fees will go up to the point where they will need to be paying a similar amount to students in the rest of Canada.
So here’s my question:
If a couple hundred-thousand people are protesting in Québec against having to pay what everyone else pays, then why are those of us who already pay that much OK with the cost of our education?
Or are we?
It would seem that one could either call us accepting of the amounts we are paying for our education, or lazy and complacent.
Then again, maybe we’re too busy studying to flood out into the streets and block traffic.
Maybe we’re engaged in what we’re learning and don’t want to take the time away from our studies just to piss off the public and make ourselves look like self-entitled, whiny drains on society.
Let’s face it, many uninformed and short-sighted people already think that subsidizing post-secondary education at all is a drain on society.
They don’t want to look at the fact that a well-educated workforce demands a higher level of financial compensation, and therefore will be paying far more in taxes post-graduation than the amount they were “given” to attend school in the first place.
They don’t want to look at the fact that preparing academically for the workforce creates a more diligent, hard-working employee who is better at dealing with the stress and pressure of the workplace, which could very well lead to significantly fewer costly visits to the doctor later in life (not to mention someone you’d rather be dealing with in your future endeavours than someone who hasn’t experienced any stress or pressure until they got to their job).
But the short-sightedness of those who think that university education subsidies are a drain on society exists within the students of Québec as well.
They think that continuing the huge subsidies they’ve been receiving that afford them the least expensive post-secondary education in the country is what’s best for everyone, when actually they’re causing the collapse of their province’s financial stability.
They also think they’re entitled to these low rates of financial responsibility for their own education, because they’ve had them as long as they can remember.
Full-time students in Quebec institutions right now pay an average of $2,519 per year according to Statistics Canada.
British Columbian students are currently paying an average of $4,852 per year. Yes, you’re reading that right. It’s almost double.
So I guess each of you has to decide for yourself why you’re not flocking to public spaces and being a nuisance with signs and chants.
I’m not out there because I’m too busy working to pay for an education while attending school, appreciating what it will offer me (and provide for me) in the future, as well as what it will offer (and provide for) society itself.
Maybe if the students of Québec had to get a job while they were in school to help pay for their own education they’d try a bit harder to obtain that education (realizing that the alternative sucks), and appreciate it a bit more because it wasn’t almost free.
That’s what I’m doing.
How about you?


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The Model 3 is the culmination of Elon Musk’s dream of building an affordable high range electric vehicle.
Set to launch at $US35,000 the Model 3 has captured the imagination of EV fans worldwide. Smaller than the Model S and with fewer features standard, the Model 3 brings an entry level vehicle to the brand.
The advertised range is 345 kilometres on a charge with a 0-100kmh time of under 6 seconds. While this sounds tame compared to the Model S P90D Ludicrous which can make the sprint in 2.7 seconds, it is still faster than a 20 year old Porsche 911 Turbo…..
The Model 3 will have hardware built in for Autopilot functionality and will be able to use the Supercharger network although free lifetime supercharging is not included in the base price. I am yet to confirm if there will be an option of pay per charge or if a subscription will need to be purchased.
The Model 3 was launched in March 2016 and deliveries are scheduled to begin in the USA in late 2017 with Australia being a year or so behind.
Such was the anticipation for the Model 3 that over 100,000 people paid a deposit before the car was even unveiled…with over 300,000 deposits taken in the first week. The challenge for Tesla is now to ramp up production fast enough to cater for demand.
The knock on effect is that other carmakers are rushing to bring comparable vehicles to market. The new benchmark is a range of 200 miles, or around 320km, and the Chevrolet Bolt is leading the way, with an all new Nissan Leaf being announced with a 200 mile range and other manufacturers following suit.


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Maryland governor Martin O’Malley has called on Congress to silence talks of legalising online poker at the federal level.
The plea came in a letter to Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Jeb Hensarling, co-chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, the congressional committee assigned to find $1.5 trillion in federal debt savings.
O’Malley said legalising online poker at the federal level would widen state budget deficits and threaten an economic recovery.
“Such proposals would diminish significant sources of revenue for the states when we have already had to endure significant revenue reductions,” O’Malley wrote.
“Historically, states have had the right to make their own decisions about whether to offer gambling and how to regulate the industry,” O’Malley said. “These proposals would strip states of those rights.”
According to O’Malley, Maryland’s lottery, the state’s fourth-largest revenue producer, generating $519 million annually, is in jeopardy.
“[Internet poker] would also jeopardize the dollars for K-12 public education, community colleges, and four-year colleges and universities that are generated by new slots locations in our state,” he said.
The governor’s call comes just days before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade’s hearing on October 25 into Rep. Joe Barton’s bill to legalise online poker.

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I'm interrupting my "botanical hearts" series to bring you this sketch of some hearts of a different sort. These classic little confections enjoy a soaring popularity this time of year. Nothing says "Valentine's Day" quite like conversation hearts.
Oddly enough, they're kind of challenging to draw. I spent a couple of hours on a more "photorealistic" drawing, only to scrap the darn thing. There's something about that type on them that trips me up: it's very imperfectly stamped onto the candies, but that imperfection is hard to duplicate. So I decided to do a quickie drawing, and I think that the more casual sketch sort of suits these little hearts.
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Conservative Party's new legislation if passed will further undermine Canadian privacy rights, civil liberties and freedom of speech.
Last year, the government requested information 1.2 million times (every 27 seconds), and Bill C-13 will make the situation worse.
Landmark Supreme Court ruling allows people to identify themselves outside the traditional gender binary
Civil rights advocate Jesse Jackson, attending a religious service at a Havana-based Baptist church, called for actions to end the U.S. economic blockade against Cuba.
Former South African President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela celebrated his 95th birthday on Thursday, July 18.
The Istanbul Gezi Park protests have been coordinated by a broad coalition called "Taksim Solidarity," which is composed of 117 different constituent groups, including trade unions.
Thousands of black-robed Turkish lawyers stormed out of their courthouses Wednesday, shouting about the alleged rough treatment of their colleagues by police.
"The government is using homophobia and xenophobia to justify its policies against an independent civil society."
Turkish protesters clashed with riot police in the early hours today after a night of noisy protests and violence in major cities.
On Sunday, May 5, two Americans rode their bikes in a 40-mile ride that passed through over 20 different towns in the area of Lake Como, Italy.


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Break out the pillows. A televised fluff fight is breaking out in the race for Utah's governor.
Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon has been running television ads for about two weeks focusing on his bipartisanship and common sense and touting how cheap, er, frugal he is.
Gov. Gary Herbert is countering with a string of ads testimonials from Utah business leaders and a legislator talking about his strong sense of business values and personal integrity that began running this week.
"He wants this government to run like a business," says Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce President Lane Beattie in one of the testimonial spots. "Isn't that nice?"
"Nice" is the theme of the race so far, which, aside from a barb from Herbert's camp over Corroon sending his kids to private school, has been sunshine and lollipops.
If, as the saying goes, nice guys finish last, they could both lose.
Herbert said his campaign anticipates spending $1 million or more on television and radio ads, starting with the set of ads he rolled out Wednesday, and producing as many as 20 before the November election.
"We're looking forward to a robust debate on the issues," Herbert said Wednesday.
Corroon's campaign has already spent more than $270,000 on his ad production and media buy, according to financial disclosures. Corroon spokeswoman Stella Thurkill said the campaign will be outspent but will have enough media to stay competitive and, for now, plans to keep the tone upbeat.
"For now, that's the tone we will continue to put out there. It is a good way for people to get to know Peter and [lieutenant governor nominee] Sheryl [Allen]," Thurkill said. "We're going to stick with the issues … that are important to Utahns."
Kirk Jowers, director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah, said it's standard for both campaigns to try to define their candidates as the good guy out of the gate.
"If you're winning, you don't talk about the other guy," Jowers said. "If you're losing, then you have a tougher job because you not only need to define yourself in favorable terms, but you have to start taking points off the guy who's ahead and, therefore, take some shots at the front-runner."
Based on where the polls stand now a recent survey by Rasmussen Reports indicated that Herbert was leading Corroon 60 percent to 29 percent Jowers said he wouldn't expect the governor to go after Corroon anytime soon.
There are omens of potential political conflict, however, as Herbert accused Corroon of raising taxes on unincorporated Salt Lake County residents through a public safety fee.
"Whether you call it a police fee [or not], it's raising taxes. I think that's the wrong way to do it," he said. "It's not right to take from the struggling public and say, for some reason, government needs to salve its wounds more than [the public]."
Herbert said he hadn't raised "general" taxes as governor.
He did allow a $1-per-pack increase in the cigarette tax to take effect. He didn't sign the bill, but he didn't veto it.
"I was put in a box by the Legislature," he said. "You have to make choices in this world. I could have vetoed the tobacco tax in the last week of the session, put a hole in the budget and sacrificed education."
Corroon has, during the past several months, spelled out differences between his approach to governing and that of the Herbert administration. For example, Corroon has said he would eliminate incentives that attract businesses that compete with Utah-based companies, stiffen graduation requirements for high schools and do more to protect the state's air and water quality.


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Imagine only being able to celebrate your birthday every four years?
For people born on 29 February, this year is one of the few occasions they actually get to have a birthday, as in 2020 we will be marking 29 February on a Saturday.
Also known as Leap Day, the extra day is added every four years to help fix the problem that while our calendar year is 365 days, the solar year (the amount of time it takes the Earth to circle the sun) is just a teeny bit longer, at 365.24219 days.
Despite adjusting the calendar over the years, some experts have discovered that the calendar is now 26 seconds off the solar year, and if allowed to continue, we'll have to add another day every four years.
They also suggest omitting a leap year day once every 128 years could prevent the extra day for the next 100,000 years.
In honour of these unique celebrants, we've put together some amazing facts about Leap Day babies, and we also take a look at local law: when exactly is a Leapling considered of age?
Amazing Leap Day Facts
Those born on 29 February are called Leaplings, Leapers, Leapsters or Leap Day babies.
The chance of being born on 29 February is 1 in 1,461, or .068 per cent.
But, it is a Leap Year only if it is also divisible by 400. So between the years 2097 and 2103, your chance of being born on Leap Day is zero.
Hallmark Cards, which makes 2,665 different types of birthday cards, produces none for 29 February babies, citing a lack of interest.
In 2016 the Google Doodle marked Leap Day with this adorable gif:
There are only around five million Leaplings in the world.
According to the Guinness Book of Records Norwegian parents Karin and Henry Henriksen hold the record for the most children born on a Leap Day. Heidi (1960), Olav (1964) and Leif-Martin (1968) all celebrate their birthday together once every four years.
In 2012 an American family tied with them when baby Jade was born, following in the footsteps of her brothers Remington, born in 2008, and Xavier, born in 2004.
Leaplings share their birthday with a small number of famous people, including Rapper Ja Rule, The Godfather actor Alex Rocco and - wait for it - Superman. In 1988, TIME magazine marked the superhero's 50th birthday with a special cover.
Leap Day babies are totally over the joke about dividing their age by four, but American Daisy Belle Ward took full advantage and celebrated her 100 years on earth with a 25th birthday party in 2016.
Sir James Milne Wilson, the Premier of Tasmania from 1869 to 1872, made history for being the only known person to be born on a Leap Day, and then also to die on a Leap Day.
There are three verified Leaplings with names that celebrate their unique birth date:
- Prof. J.N. Oleap Fernando born Leap Day 1944
- Aleapia Anderson born in Leap Day 1984
- Cody James Leaping Edgerly born Leap Day 1996
Tradition and superstition
Regardless of the day they celebrate, all Leaplings fall under the Pisces zodiac sign, which it is worth noting are said to make good parents because they balance their sensitive side with discipline.
In an old Irish tradition, it is acceptable for a woman to propose to a man during a Leap Year, and this concept has been embraced around the world. However, in olden day Europe, if a man refused this proposal, he's have to buy the lady no less than 12 pairs of gloves - to hide the lack of engagement ring.
Some couples schedule their wedding for the 29th, and then only exchange anniversary gifts every four years.
In Greece though, it's bad luck to get married during a Leap Year and many believe that these marriages will end in divorce. There’s also a Greek superstition that couples who separate during a leap year will never find happiness again.
The same superstition extends to starting a relationship, a new job agreement or any new contract signed during Leap Year.
Coming of age
If you birth date disappears for years at a time, when exactly are you legally a year older?
If you're turning 18 in New Zealand this year, you're officially of legal age from 28 February, but in the UK you will have to wait a day longer and are only considered legally an adult from 1 March.
What happens in South Africa?
Rushka Pedro, founder of Minor Impact and in association with SLDP Attorneys, told us that 1 March is the official day marked by law in South Africa.
So those turning 18 this year will have to wait an extra day to drink, drive or otherwise become 'of age'.
"It's just my birthday"
We spoke to these Leap Year babies, to gain some insight into how their special birth date has impacted their lives.
Mandilakhe Mahokoto, 32, from Port Elizabeth, told us he only realised his birth date was unusual when he found himself the butt of a joke.
"One day at school our teacher asked for our birthdays and all the kids laughed, so my teacher had to explain," he told us. "I was teased and my parents never actually gave me a party so I took it as 'it's just my birthday'.
"To me now it's just something I can't change, although I wish I had celebrated it more." He marks his birthday on 28 February.
"A hearty smack!"
Gordon Bowers, 79, from Cape Town, Shared with Parent24 that his earliest recollection of a birthday party was at the age of 4.
"An aunt made a lovely chocolate cake that took center place on the table. Us children, my sister and 2 cousins, sat admiring this, my special cake," he described to us.
"When my aunt went to the kitchen to fetch plates, I stood up on my chair, put my knee on the table, and was reaching for the biggest slice, when she returned and gave me a hearty smack!"
"She then proceeded to give each one a piece of my cake and served me last. I guess bawling my eyes out at that age is quite understandable," he said.
"As a boarder at Escourt High School where I matriculated in 1958", he told us, "I realised from all the back slapping that my birthday was more of a special occasion for my friends, with a natural tendency to say “ Shame – you only get a birthday every 4 years”."
"Now as an adult my birthday is no different from other years and I am grateful for the love of family members, who always make it a special occasion. My wife, Marietjie, and I love being grandparents at this time of our lives."
"This year I will be 80 years," he revealed. "Birthdays are only another milestone on the way to Eternity, but if God spares me I look forward to still being able to invite friends to my 21st birthday bash, providing they bring their own walking sticks!"
"But I am more excited that my mother turns 100 the day after. Her birthday is a day after mine on the 1st of March. I always celebrate my birthday on the last day of February, so as not to spoil her birthday, in recognition of that extra day in 1940," he added. "She remained in the UK and I appreciate that she is looking forward to a card from Her Majesty the Queen."
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Great thread, but crikey, a hard one to choose. Here goes…
Bond’s Moonraker Jaws dropping pre title escape gives me everything I want from Bond: effortless cool, mind boggling danger and some ridiculous attempts at humour that should never have been attempted… but I’m kind of glad they did!
Bond’s night time breaking and entering the Whytehouse. Connery just exudes Bond as he adjusts his lapel flower while stepping onto the elevator and Barry’s score is haunting and perfect. Landing on the toilet is a great pay off and then we go into my favourite set in the whole series… just ace!
Tim’s escape from the divers is pure Bond: from firing his harpoon to escape his enemies’ clutches, to the outrageous waterskiing, to dumping the pilot out of the plane and circling the Wavekrest to rub it in. An outstanding and exhilarating sequence that only Bond can pull off.
George flirting outrageously with the angels of death over tea at Piz Gloria. Despite some dubious racial stereotypes over what each girl eats that really are hard to watch, this scene fizzes with fun and chemistry as Irma tries and fails to keep a tight rein on proceedings.
Just a little thing this, but it puts a smile on my face without fail. After an hour of angry CraigBond in QoS, the way he escapes his MI6 captors in the hotel atrium is pure old Skool Bond. The way he moves like a panther here reminds me of Connery in the Shrublands scenes of Thunderball, and the Bond theme reappearing in the score is perfect timing.
Not my definitive list by any means, but 5 moments that popped into my head and made me smile
I think the main issue with DAF is it’s jarring change in tone following OHMSS. It doesn’t seem like a natural follow-up. Though Connery does seem to be having quite a lot more fun than he was in YOLT.
Agreed on both counts. As a trio of films, YOLT, OHMSS and DAF are a right old lucky dip that don’t follow in any way, shape or form. However, as individual films to enjoy, each on its own merits, they’re absolute classics. Connery definitely seems to be enjoying the more comedic aspects of DAF.
I’m going to follow theSpectre’s example and choose one from every Bond actor:
Sean Connery: In Thunderball, a gun-wielding Vargas slowly approaches an unsuspecting Bond who suddenly uncoils and shoots him with a harpoon gun before saying, “I think he got the point.” My favorite 007 one-liner.
George Lazenby: Bond’s fight with Che-Che in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. I’m always impressed with how intense and in the moment Lazenby’s expressions are in this fight. He really looks like he’s putting in a physical effort and is really fighting.
Roger Moore: Bond skis off a cliff and, after several seconds of free-falling, opens a parachute that reveals a Union Jack motif in The Spy Who Loved Me. Nothing screams 007 more than that.
Timothy Dalton: During the tanker truck chase in Licence To Kill, Bond gets his 18-wheeler to drive on 9 wheels. Only Bond would try that and succeed at it. And I love how the Stinger missile just whizzes by the upraised undercarriage, missing it by inches.
Pierce Brosnan: Bond is the ultimate backseat driver as he outmaneuvers Stamper’s men by remote control all throughout the car park in Tomorrow Never Dies. It’s a fun scene and Brosnan is clearly enjoying himself in it.
Daniel Craig: Bond going to extremes to chase down Mollaka in a free-running battle of physicality vs. finesse in Casino Royale. A great example of Bond’s ability to think quickly on his feet to deal with or get around any obstacle to achieve his objective.
Follow with each actor.
Sir Sean FRWL Meeting Tania wearing nothing but a towel and his PPK.
George OHMSS Knife throw to Marc Ange’s calendar(Scene adapted from novel)
Sir Roger SWLM Closing scene “Keeping the British end up”
T.Dalton LD “Stuff my orders! I only kill professionals.” This made me happy 'cause this line
demonstrated TD could play 007.
P. Brosnan GOLDENEYE Lifting and carrying Nat. out of tobacco field followed by Marines. Look at
the smile on PB’s face.
D. Craig CASINO ROYALE Final scene “My name is…” well you know
1- The Gun barrel. It means the wait is over and I’m about to enjoy 2 hours + of my favorite entertainment.
2- The way George swaggers down the hallways of the Palicio and Piz Gloria. That’s how I would project if I had the gig.
3- Like several others here, the entirety of DAF. You never forget your first.
4- It’s a little thing, but the way Roger kicks up a scuff of sand as he runs from the Mujaba club to the back of Jaws’ van. It assures me that the rest of the film is going to unfold just as it always has.
5- Roger arrives in Rio. I had been there in the winter of 77, and watching him cruise Copacabana to John Barry’s lush choral work is like a home movie for me.


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In Syracuse, N.Y., marchers turned out to support President Donald Trump, and they were met by other demonstrators who are calling the rallies anti-Muslim bigotry.
Authorities have made several arrests after fights broke out during an anti-Shariah rally and counter-protest at the Minnesota State Capitol.
"I don't believe in having Muslims in the United States", Francisco Rivera, a student and spokesman for Vanguard America, told WaPo. "Don't bring Sharia law in here because it's created to take over the government".
CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy program and it says its mission is to enhance a better understanding of Islam. "We are anti-radical Islam", said an anti-Sharia speaker. These citizens cite Europe as an example, citing false claims of "no go" areas where Sharia law trumps the nation's rules.More news: So it begins: Britain kicks off Brexit negotiations with EU
"We're making so much noise to drown out the fact that they are furthering hate speech".
The demonstrations were held in more than two dozen USA cities, including Oceanside and San Bernardino in California as well as Seattle, New York and Chicago.
"The constitution is the law of the land", said a protester in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
"Shariah law is kind of making its way into countries", Stephanie Eitel Rosemount, an organizer with ACT for America, said.
Yusufi-Marin described Sharia law as a series of opinions, not a firm set of rules, on issues such as how to prepare food and what types of shoes to wear at a mosque.
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Austin police and DPS Troopers monitored the scene to ensure protest stayed peaceful and safe. "I'm thinking of the Muslim community here in Orlando who come out to protests and vigils and they've stood with the community, and I feel like it's time for us to stand and let the world know we wont let anyone attack them".
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Sharia law is about domination of women.
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By Joe Guzzardi
March 12, 2014
On Tuesday, Republican David Jolly beat Democrat Alex Sink in Florida’s 13th District special election. Bill Young, who held the seat for more than four decades, died in October.
Even though Young, a Republican, had been a popular, powerful Floridian and Jolly had worked for him, analysts gave the early edge to Sink, a well-funded, high visibility candidate who had previously run for governor. Democrats contributed more than $4 million to Sink’s campaign and outspent Jolly by a 3-1 margin. Vice President Joe Biden and former president Bill Clinton stumped for Sink.
Jolly’s campaign criticized the struggling Affordable Health Care Act, hoping to capitalize on its unpopularity. Sink, in her tepid defense of the ACA, repeatedly said that the legislation is broken but could be fixed.
Reporters predicted that the race would boil down to an Obamacare referendum. With the results final, Sink’s loss portends bad things for the Democrats in 2014, according to the consensus. For Democrats, regaining control of the House seems out of reach and retaining the Senate may be an uphill climb.
But the Jolly-Sink race had a secondary issue, not as hotly debated as Obamacare but crucial in Florida and nationwide: immigration. During a debate, Sink found herself in the midst of controversy after she gave what attending reporters described an unflattering response to a comprehensive immigration reform question.
In her attempt to describe immigration reform as crucial to Pinella County, even though its Hispanic population is 8 percent, Sink linked immigration to local businesses in a way that voters found offensive. Sink said that without legalizing illegal immigrants and doubling legal immigration within a decade, the Senate and House bills’ ultimate consequence, employers on Florida’s beaches wouldn’t be able to find housekeepers or landscapers. Jolly, an immigration law enforcement advocate, said he thought Sink’s statement reflected “bigotry,” was “a disgusting comment, and should “disqualify her from serving in the U.S. Congress.”
Sink’s suggestion that Americans won’t clean hotel rooms or mow lawns—the familiar “jobs Americans won’t do” refrain—has been bandied about since the 1986 Immigration Reform Act. The evidence, however, disproves Sink’s claim. Center for Immigration Studies research based on federal American Community Survey data found that of 465 civilian occupations as defined by the Department of Labor, only 4 were immigrant-majority staffed. Those four occupations comprise less than 1 percent of the total U.S. workforce. The two professions Sink said need foreign-born workers to fill available slots, housekeepers and landscapers, are currently made up of 55 and 65 percent American-born labor. Hotel and restaurant-related fields like porters, bellhops, and concierges are 71 percent American-born; janitors, 75 percent.
The relentless Chamber of Commerce’s immigration reform lobbying in the name of “America needs workers” is inconsistent with the facts. Besides the Center for Immigration Studies findings, every non-partisan economic report issued over the last two years shows a deep and unrelenting employment crisis, one that would be severely exacerbated by adding millions more to the already saturated labor pool. The latest from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: nearly 92 million Americans are out of the work force, more than at any time during the last 35 years. Only politicians like Sink, indifferent to American workers’ plights, could support a blanket amnesty.
Unfortunately, too many congressional incumbents and candidates are more concerned about illegal immigrants and overseas workers than unemployed Americans.
Joe Guzzardi is a Californians for Population Stabilization Senior Writing Fellow whose columns have been syndicated since 1987. Contact him at [email protected]


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Chain Reaction Ministries refurbishes bicycles and offers dependable transportation to OKC’s homeless.
Jason Ferbrache, EMBARK city transit director, said the increase in various forms of non-car transportation also gives OKC’s central business district more transit options.
Cities in the metro have banded together and formed a regional transit authority, a step toward a future integrated commuter transit system.
As the city spends over $18 million on new sidewalks across Oklahoma City, Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid has requested that some of the funds be used for concrete pads for dedicated bus shelters.
The launch of evening bus service instantly helped many who work night hours across the city.
Members of Oklahoma City’s streetcar subcommittee praised city staff on its plans for a new transit hub at the Santa Fe train station but expressed concern that it would not directly link to stops on the future downtown streetcar line.
Citizens, local officials and members of the Urban Land Institute of Oklahoma Institute for Quality Communities recently walked a stretch of Classen Blvd. to discuss ways to make the busy urban cooridor more pedestrian and cycle friendly.
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A study on the hormones that govern feelings of hunger and fullness has shown why it's such a struggle for some individuals, revealing that changes in body chemistry two years after shedding weight can have an impact on our desire to go back for second helpings.Read the whole article
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The Weak-Willed Gain More Weight During the Week
(NEW YORK) -- People who watch what they eat during the week and then gorge themselves on the weekend are doing it all right if they're trying not to gain weight.
In a study conducted of 80 people ages 25 to 62, U.S. and Finnish researchers learned that those who tracked their eating habits Monday through Friday in order not to overindulge were more successful in actually shedding pounds than participants who didn't pay any attention to what they consumed throughout the same period.
The researchers confirmed previous studies that show people weigh more on Sunday or early Monday compared to any other time of the week and weigh the least on Friday morning. This is apparently a natural fluctuation of the body.
Co-author Brian Wansink from Cornell University says that study participants who lost weight were religious about keeping healthy eating habits from Monday through Friday in order to offset any gain from the weekend.
In an effort to explain this phenomenon, Wansink speculates that weekdays are more regimented while the weekends are filled with temptations that aren't as readily available otherwise.
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I make pottery because I believe in a return to a simpler time when life wasn’t so complicated by technology, society and politics. I try to live my life enjoying and appreciating every moment. Living simply and creating beautiful vessels for everyday life is what makes me whole. This living represents the cycle of life and celebrations that makes life magical. I dig in the garden. I plant the food which I cultivate into nutritious meals. From this precious earth, I build the vessels in which to serve to my loved ones as we celebrate the richness of our life. This cycle of creating, nurturing and celebrating is customary across time and civilization and that must be embraced! These rituals are an important aspect of life that for me making pottery completes.

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Hassans started out as a small family-run law firm some 75 years ago but is now the major player in the industry in Gibraltar. It has expanded overseas, offering a whole gamut of different services to an ever-increasing international client base. Hassan is not only Gibraltar’s leading law firm and the only one rated Tier 1 by Chambers and Partners; it is also an institution in its own right. When you think of Hassans, you think of Gibraltar; and when you think of Gibraltar, you think of Hassans, such is the extent of the company’s role in transforming a British military base into a vibrant services-based modern economy.
The founder of the firm, Joshua Hassans, was a long-serving chief minister of the territory, while current premier Fabian Picardo was a partner of the group – as was today’s education minister, Gilbert Licudi. In that respect, Hassans could be considered something of a nursery for future political leaders. Hassans has also played a key role in helping to draft rules and regulations, transforming the territory into an agile and vibrant onshore financial services centre.

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Our Company is well aware of the essence of renewable energy in sustainable development all around the World, especially in Turkey. Therefore being not only a feasible investment, but also a part of our responsibility to the Earth, we opted for investing in the energy infrasturcture of Turkey with a portfolio of various renewable energy resources.
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Guwahati, March 17, 2019
The Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit is likely to field Queen Ojha from Gauhati East parliamentary seat. As per reports, the BJP has confirmed candidates for nine out of ten seats in Assam.
It may be mentioned that two months after pulling out over the much-debated Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, the AGP and BJP are back as allies in poll-bound Assam. The AGP will contest from Kaliabor, Barpeta and Dhubri constituencies respectively. The Bodoland People’s Front will field Assam Minister Pramila Rani Brahma from Kokrajhar.
The BJP parliamentary board has decided to drop five sitting MPs – Ramen Deka (Mangaldai), Rajen Gohain (Nagaon), Kamakhya Prasad Tasa (Jorhat), Bijoya Chakravarty (Guwahati) and RP Sharma (Tezpur).
As per reports, BJP is going field Dilip Saikia from Mangaldoi, Pradan Baruah from Lakhimpur, Rameswar Teli from Dibrugarh, Topon Kumar Gogoi from Jorhat, Rupak Sharma from Nagaon, Rajdeep Roy from Silchar, Kripanath Mallah from Karimganj and Haren Singh Bey from Diphu.
For the Nagaon seat, the party leadership has reportedly rejected Union Minister of State Rajen Gohain’s plea to nominate his wife in his place.
The candidate for Tezpur is yet to be decided. As per reports, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was likely to contest 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Tezpur. In 2014, the BJP MP R P Sarmah won from the Tezpur seat. However, he resigned
from the primary membership of the party on March 16th, 2019
The Lok Sabha elections in Assam will be held in three phases on April 11th, 18th and 23rd, 2019. The results of the election will be announced on May 23rd, 2019.
A total of 21,760,604 voters will exercise their franchise in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Assam. A total of 706,489 young voters – 40,47,15 males and 301,774 females – in the age group of 18 to 19 years in Assam will exercise their franchise for the first time in the Lok Sabha polls. Out of 21,760,604 voters, 111,327,82 are males and 106,278,22 are females.
756,284, 68,364,96 and 74,078,24 voters in Phase I, Phase II and III respectively will cast their votes in 28,143 polling stations.