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ADDENDUM ON THE POSITION PAPER OF COURAGE PHILIPPINES ON HOUSE BILL 956 and SENATE BILL 11 and other similar
bills An Act Prohibiting Discrimination On the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity And Providing Penalties Therefore
1. There is no wide-scale discrimination against homosexual persons in the Philippines that would necessitate a nationwide legislation of non-discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity The Philippine society is one of the most tolerant and accepting of homosexuality. In fact, a youth commentary by a gay balikbayan from the United States, Nelson Everett Toriano, has this to say: I was surprised to find that in the mostly Catholic society of my homeland, gay culture is more tolerated than in America. From nightlife to the media, baklas (Tagalog for gays) are the norm. The strangest part of the entire experience was realizing that although I'm a gay male, as an American I was uncomfortable with such tolerance. In the Philippines, I was aware of almost every gay interaction or innuendo. But no Filipino seemed to give any such occurrences a second glance. Upon returning to San Francisco, I realized that in the so-called "gay Mecca" of the United States, most public displays of gay affection take place only in the Castro district. Gays in the media have only recently increased in presence. And gays who act flamboyant in the hood are asking to get beat. I was overwhelmed by the Philippines' social acceptance of gays. It was also fascinating to see how men in a different country interpreted femininity: thin bodies, long hair, thick layers of makeup. But what was most surprising was how much I, as a gay man, noticed these things while my straight friends there didn't even care. (http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/forum/gay-thailand/bangkok-philippines-t18302.html) Most practicing homosexuals around the world is aware that the Philippines has the most gay-friendly environment in the world! They come to the Philippines because, second only to Thailand (http://philippinestravel.suite101.com/article.cfm/gay_manila), we have the most accepting society for homosexuality and even homosexual behavior. Consider these things that the Philippine society has to offer to homosexual persons: a. Cruising Areas places where LGBT persons thrive in great numbers and engage in bar-hopping or massage. The website http://wikitravel.org/en/Gay_and_lesbian_travel describes Manila as the GAY CAPITAL OF ASIA, where most gay-friendly or LGBT-friendly destinations are found in the city and are owned by LGBTs themselves. It also describes Cebu as having active LGBTQ organizations and gay-friendly restaurants and cafes, and includes also Cagayan de Oro as an LGBT place to be. Another website http://www.gayfriendlyislands.com/gay-friendly-islands-philippines.html describes the Philippines as GAY FRIENDLY ISLANDS, where the choices are endless in terms places and destinations frequented by LGBT. b. Personalities if a boy is teased bakla or a girl tomboy, they would look up to these icons in the movie and television industries and will mimic their mannerisms and even embrace their ideals and principles in life. The website (http://tagaloglang.com/The-Philippines/People/gays-in-the-philippines.html) enumerates some of them: Renee Salud, fashion designer to the stars Jose "Pitoy" Moreno, fashion designer to the stars Ricky Reyes, hairdresser to the stars Jun Encarnacion, the deceased beautician to the stars who had a wife and children Lino Brocka, critically acclaimed director of Macho Dancer (1988) who died in 1991 Mel Chionglo, director of Burlesk King (1999) and Midnight Dancers (1994) Maryo J. de los Reyes, director of Magnifico (2003) Ishmael Bernal, award-wining director Soxy Topacio, director Elwood Perez, director
Rustom Padilla, actor who came out of the closet in 2006 Ogie Diaz, gossip columnist and TV host Boy Abunda, journalist and TV host Aiza Seguerra, actress and singer Ricky Lee, critically acclaimed screenplay writer of Burlesk King (1999) c. Publications mainstream bookstores are now aligned to have a new section in their stores Gay and Lesbian Publications, featuring books of foreign and local gay authors who wants to promote the homosexual lifestyle such as the Ateneo professor Danton Remoto and UP professor J. Neil C. Garcia who even freely teaches Gay Literature to his students at the university. These are some of the popular books and magazines of LGBT in the Philippine bookstores: Books: (http://www.glbtq.com/literature/philippine_lit.html) Danton Remoto's Skin, Voices, Faces (1991) J. Neil C. Garcia's Closet Quivers (1992) Tony Perez's Cubao 1980 at Iba pang mga Katha (1992) Margarita Go-Singco's A Different Love: Being Gay in the Philippines (1993) Nicolas B. Pichay's Ang Lunes na Mahirap Bunuin (1993) Remoto and Garcia's Ladlad: An Anthology of Philippine Gay Writing (1994) Remoto and Garcia's Ladlad 2 (1995) Aida F. Santos and Ginay Villar's Woman to Woman: A Collection of Lesbian Reflections (1995) Remoto's Seduction and Solitude (1995) Garcias Philippine Gay Culture (1996) Most of the gay titles have been published by Anvil Publishers, the publishing division of the National Book Store chain, which has bookstores in most of the Philippines' large shopping malls. By 1997, Anvil was publishing a considerable number of gay titles each year. Magazines: Weegender (LGBTQ Travel and Lifestyle Magazine) MyFemme (magazine for lesbians) Icon (skin magazine for gay men) Valentino (skin magazine for gay men) Ketchup (for the advancement of LGBT rights) d. Advertisements the gay political agenda of desensitizing our public on homosexual behavior is further seen on its promotion on print and television advertisements. Examples of such advertisements that promote homosexuality that was not censored by any advertising monitoring group are: Ponds Whitening Lotion television commercial in the year 2001 featuring two gay men holding hands while walking ( see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6sHKyPxnBM&feature=related) Glutamax billboard in SLEX (which is still there despite of objections of church groups because of pressures and influence of the gay community) featuring DJ Mojo Jojo and a silhouette man with the tag line I feel Whiter and GAY each day (see http://titlletatlle.blogspot.com/2009/08/dj-mojo-jojos-glutamax-billboard.html) Added to these are tons of billboards depicting almost nude men in compromising positions to which psychologically the market are gay men more than women, since men are more sexually aroused visually. This is still part of promoting the homosexual lifestyle to the public (if not promoting the wrong sense of masculinity). e. Websites there are a lot of LGBT websites available in the Internet, which is utilized frequently, even by our youth. Sad to say these websites promote the homosexual sexual behavior and thus endangers the innocence and morality of our young people. Examples of such websites are ManJam, Guys for Men, Men on the Net Erotic Stories, Gay Asia Online (where Manila is listed as a primary spot) and Philippine Gay Resources and Travel Tips f. Movies since most LGBT work in the media, particularly in the movie industry, they utilize the production of movies, particularly the mass production of independent gay indie films that further desensitizes the public on homosexual behavior and would mostly explain why Filipinos are accepting of LGBT. Some of these movies are: (Sources are http://tagaloglang.com/The-Philippines/Movies/filipino-gay-movies.html http://manilagayguy.net/2008/01/30/gay-indie-films-galore/ and www.imdb.com)
Macho Dancer (1988) starring Allan Paule, William Lorenzo, Daniel Fernando, Jaclyn Jose, Princess Punzalan, Bobby Samo, Joel Lamangan, Lucita Soriano, Charlie Catalia, Anthony Taylor & Johnny Vicar; directed by Lino Brocka; screenplay by: Ricky Lee; the ultimate Lino Brocka classic about sex, violence & corruption in the underbelly of Manila Midnight Dancers (1995) starring Alex Del Rosario, Gandong Cervantes, Lawrence David, Perla Bautista & Ryan Aristorenas; directed by Mel Chionglo; screenplay by Ricky Lee; about three brothers from Cebu entering Manila's sex industry to work as "sibak" Pusong Mamon (1998) featuring Albert Martinez, Eric Quizon and Lorna Tolentino, directed by Joel Lamangan tells about a unique story of a woman trapped in a homosexual relationship of two gay men. Burlesk King (1999) featuring actors Rodel Velayo, Joel Lamangan, Leonardo Litton, Cherrie Pie Picache, Raymond Bagatsing, Elizabeth Oropesa & Nini Jacinto; director is Mel Chionglo; screenplay by: Ricky Lee; the story of an Amerasian and his friends from Olongapo eking it out in the gay nightclubs of Manila Markova (2000) starring Dolphy and directed by Gil Portes tells the unconventional true story of Walter Dempster, Jr, otherwise known as Markova, the comfort gay man during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines Doubt / Duda (2003) starring Andoy Ranay and Paolo Gabriel; written and directed by Crisaldo Pablo; nominated Best Director at the 2004 New York Asian American Film Festival and the Barcelona International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival; a critically acclaimed independent film about the relationship of a gay couple in the Philippines Ang pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros (2005) starring Nathan Lopez and JR Valentin directed by Auraeus Solito tells a tale of a 12-year-old gay who comes from a criminal family falls in love with a handsome policeman. Bathhouse (2005) featuring Jet Alcantara directed by Cirsaldo Pablo tells of a love story in a bathhouse in Metro Manila Bilog (2005) starring Archie De Calma and directed by Crisaldo Pablo tells of a story of persons estranged in a cycle of homosexual behavior Pantasya (2007) (director Brillante Mendoza) is a Filipino feature consisting of five episodes that all deal with wild gay fantasies involving men in uniform. The display of naked Asian male flesh is beautifully portrayed in each of these five erotic stories. RoXXXanne by Jun Lana (writer/director) (February 2, 2008) tells of a story of a young man obsessed with cell phone sex scandal videos, even to the point of selling his body to homosexuals Ang Lihim ni Antonio by Lex Bonife (writer) and Jay Altarejos (director) (February 4, 2008) tells of a tale of a teenage boy who discovers his homosexual attractions and begins to explore it Daybreak by Charliebebs Gohetia (writer) and Adolfo B. Alix, Jr. (director) (March, 2008) tells of a married man and a light house guardian who falls in love Sagwan (2009) by Monti Parungao tells about the prostitution of boatmen towards gay tourists Heavenly Touch (2009) by Joel Lamangan tells the sexual struggle of male masseurs These movies present the gay person in all walks of life, birthing the term MSM men having sex with men. This means that they are teaching the public that anyone, even a straight person, can embrace homosexuality. g. Church many are not aware that there are already an existing gay churches in the Philippines that performs same-sex marriages (which they call holy unions) and a religious order that ordains gay priests. Metropolitan Community Churches (http://mccph.wordpress.com/) that perform holy unions are to be found in Makati, Quezon City, Baguio and Dasmarinas Cavite The Order of St. Aelred is a religious order in the Philippines which accepts all people from all sexual orientation and ordains women and men to the holy priesthood for the purpose of serving the spiritual needs of God's children. The order promotes the eligibility of the LGBT community for the friendship of God, which follows the absolute right of the LGBTs for human rights. The order also supports the Pride March.
h. Gay Advocacy Groups homosexuals are not deprived of organizing into political groups that want to advance their political agenda of promoting homosexual behavior to the public. Examples of such groups are: Lesbian and Gay Legislative Advocacy Network Philippines (LAGABLAB-Pilipinas) Progressive Organization of Gays in the Philippines (ProGay Philippines) Rainbow Rights Project Lesbian Advocates Philippines, Inc. Indigo Philippines Women Supporting Women Center Lunduyan ng Sining (Sanctuary of Art) Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines (STRAP) University of the Philippines Babaylan (UP Babaylan) - first LGBT student organization in the entire UP System and the Philippines The website http://wapedia.mobi/en/List_of_LGBT_rights_organizations#4. lists the Philippines with the most number of LGBT organizations in Asia. They come to fight for their human rights, but their rights are based on their behavior, which is dangerous since it encourages other behavior based groups to clamor for their rights. With all of these happening in the Philippines, how can we say that there is wide-scale discrimination happening in our country that necessitates the passage of a bill on non-discrimination? We are an accepting and loving people, and as such LGBT has been successful in breaking grounds in Philippine society. Now, a passage of anti-discrimination bill will turn the level acceptance of gays into superiority where a special class is treated preferentially by law. 2. Cases of discrimination of homosexuals is not due to the persons themselves but to the behavior that they exhibited (or a collective knowledge of behaviors of homosexual persons) which in authentic criminal law should be judged as good or bad accordingly The LGBT community is always crying foul over cases of discrimination due to sexual orientation or gender identity. However, one must be discerning whether such cases of discrimination were made because of the person per se, or of the behavior that the person manifested, or a collective knowledge of the general public on homosexual behaviors, that may be the basis of the person being discriminated. The following are some local news reports made in recent years that tells us that institutions are generally accepting of homosexual persons, and explain how bad or criminal behavior manifested becomes the basis of discrimination: Inihayag ng isang opisyal ng Armed Forces of the Philippines na posibleng buksan ang institusyon para sa mga bakla at tomboy na nais maging sundalo. For as long as you are not showing outward manifestation, you are not disturbing others, you are not causing scandals, then there is no problem with that," pahayag ni Army chief Lt. Gen. Victor Ibrado nitong Martes. Sinabi naman ni AFP Civil Relations Service Brig. Gen. Gaudencio Pangilinan na maaaring maalis sa serbisyo ang isang sundalo kapag gumawa ng mali. Remember, we have certain officers who were removed, discharge from the service because of scandalous acts. That we cannot tolerate," ayon kay Pangilinan. Ilang taon na rin ang nakararaan nang masangkot sa iskandalo at matanggal sa serbisyo si Army Maj. Ferdinand Ramos matapos lumabas ang isang video habang pinipilit umano nito ang isang kasamahang sundalo na makipagtalik. (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/151239/afp-posibleng-tumanggap-ng-bakla-tomboy) Bakla man o tomboy ay kuwalipikadong mag-enrol sa Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) para mapabilang sa organisasyon ng kapulisan. Ito ang binigyang diin ni Sr. Supt. Melvin Mongcal, Dean of Academics ng PNPA sa gitna na rin ng mga isyu na hindi tinatanggap sa PNPA ang mga 3rd sex kahit pasado ang mga ito sa entrance at medical exam. Ayon kay Mongcal, walang umiiral na diskriminasyon sa PNPA at lahat ng babae at lalaki na ibig magpulis ay kanilang tinatanggap bastat kuwalipikado, ke bakla pa siya o tomboy. "We are more particular in the capability of our cadettes rather than to give focus about their respective genders," ani Mongcal. (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=338523&publicationSubCategoryId=92)
The Manila Archbishop Monday said that having homosexual Catholic priests wouldnt be too bad as long as they didnt act out their tendencies. In an interview on Church-run Radio Veritas, Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales acknowledged that gay men had been accepted into the priesthood because even if [the priest] has [homosexual] inclinations, it does not immediately mean that he is evil. The cardinal noted that such priests had chosen to make a distinction between inclination and acting out. A homosexual inclination is not bad but acting it out is an entirely different matter, and that is what is written in the sacred scriptures, he added. Rosales explained that this had been the stand of Pope Benedict XVI who, he said, was not condemning homosexuals per se when he confronted the issue of pedophile priests during his recent visit to the United States. He noted that when Benedict declared in New York that the Church needs holy priests, not many priests, the latter was speaking out particularly against men of the cloth who had sexually abused children and brought shame to the Church. (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080520-137636/Cardinal-Rosales-says-gay-priests-OKbut-) If we are to pass an anti-discrimination bill that is based on sexual orientation and gender identity where these terms are defined on a persons behavior/s, then we are in danger of passing judgment that all homosexual behaviors are good, innate and uncontrollable because of their sexual orientation and gender identity. We will legitimize homosexuality in all its forms, whether the behavioral manifestations of homosexuality is socially (and morally) acceptable or not. We will penalize our people for the ability to pass judgment on someones behavior.
3. The terms Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity are political terms that only advances the gay agenda and are not recognized in binding principles by international laws Just this December 18, 2009 the United Nations General Assembly eliminated a reference to General Comment No. 20 on non-discrimination in economic, social and cultural rights, which was issued earlier this year by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. This reference, according to the Iraqs delegate who introduced the amendment would recognize controversial concepts on sexual orientation, and the removal would prevent international instruments from being "strangely interpreted". (see submitted 29-page softcopy of the UN GA report) Even Prof. Douglas Sanders, a gay activist and member of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA), admits in his paper Sexual Orientation in International Law three points: None of the international human rights instruments mentioned make any reference to sexual orientation or "gender identity" Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation is impermissible under international human rights law Continuing reforms at the level of individual states in the West and, more slowly, in Africa, Asia and Latin America will permit sexual orientation issues to be openly addressed at the United Nations and in regional intergovernmental organizations in the years to come. This last point clearly supports the idea in his paper that two essential elements have laid the foundation for the advancement of the homosexual agenda: the repeal of any anti-homosexual criminal laws and the prohibition of discrimination. With these two elements in place, Sanders details a progression of homosexual rights in the realms of parental custody, inheritance laws, immigration rights for same-sex partners, government-sponsored educational programs against any criticism of homosexuality in schools as well as paving the way for cases challenging laws against same-sex unions and homosexual adoption. (see www.c-fam.org) It is just puzzling to think that we, as a supposed to be sovereign nation, will give in to the emotional and political pressures of ILGA and other LGBT organizations especially in our country, to include the complicated terms sexual orientation and gender identity in our legal system, and approve a bill on non-discrimination based on these terms, when the United Nations as a body, of which we are a member of, has eliminated these terms from their references (from any international instrument), especially on issues of non-discrimination. The controversial Yogyakarta Principles, presented in a United Nations event in New York in November 2007, has only twenty-nine (29) countries as signatories, and the Philippines is NOT included as one of them (http://www.yogyakartaprinciples.org/index.php?item=25#_Toc161634723). We as a nation, and you, our dear legislators, should try to review these principles and see if we as a people are ready to accept ALL of the provisions given in these principles. Some of these principles are as follows: Repeal criminal and other legal provisions that prohibit or are, in effect, employed to prohibit consensual sexual activity among people of the same sex who are over the age of consent, and ensure that an equal age of consent applies to both same-sex and different-sex sexual activity;
Take all necessary legislative, administrative and other measures to ensure that procedures exist whereby all State-issued identity papers which indicate a persons gender/sex including birth certificates, passports, electoral records and other documents reflect the persons profound self-defined gender identity; Take all necessary legislative, administrative and other measures to ensure the right of each person, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, to enjoy the private sphere, intimate decisions, and human relations, including consensual sexual activity among persons who are over the age of consent, without arbitrary interference; Repeal any law that prohibits or criminalises the expression of gender identity, including through dress, speech or mannerisms, or that denies to individuals the opportunity to change their bodies as a means of expressing their gender identity; Release all those held on remand or on the basis of a criminal conviction, if their detention is related to consensual sexual activity among persons who are over the age of consent, or is related to gender identity; Ensure that education methods, curricula and resources serve to enhance understanding of and respect for, inter alia, diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, including the particular needs of students, their parents and family members related to these grounds; Ensure training and awareness-raising programmes, including measures aimed at teachers and students at all levels of public education, at professional bodies, and at potential violators of human rights, to promote respect for and adherence to international human rights standards in accordance with these Principles, as well as to counter discriminatory attitudes based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Ensure that notions of public order, public morality, public health and public security are not employed to restrict, in a discriminatory manner, any exercise of freedom of opinion and expression that affirms diverse sexual orientations or gender identities; Take all necessary legislative, administrative and other measures to ensure the right to found a family, including through access to adoption or assisted procreation (including donor insemination), without discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; Ensure the protection of human rights defenders, working on issues of sexual orientation and gender identity, against any violence, threat, retaliation, de facto or de jure discrimination, pressure, or any other arbitrary action perpetrated by the State, or by non-State actors, in response to their human rights activities. The same protection should be ensured, to human rights defenders working on any issue, against any such treatment based on their sexual orientation or gender identity;
If we are to pass into a law this anti-discrimination bill or any other bill that was based on these principles, then we are accepting these principles in its very essence. Soon, we shall be facing ourselves with the other gay rights bills that await the passing of the anti-discrimination bill. This bill will open the doors of Philippine society to the legitimization of homosexual behavior and practice, since it is based on the terms of sexual orientation and gender identity.
4. The Anti-discrimination bill may be used to incriminate people who does not approve of the homosexual lifestyle and behavior Since the bill is based on the terms sexual orientation and gender identity that is defined on behavioral aspects of homosexuality, and discrimination is defined as actual or perceived there is a danger that this will be used against persons or groups that does not approve of the homosexual behaviors and lifestyle. This danger is evident on the other nations who have already anti-discrimination laws based on sexual orientation and gender identity is in placed. Examples of how this type of anti-discrimination law has in fact brought discrimination to other types of persons: South Africa: Homosexual Discrimination Against Heterosexuals and Women Necessary for Democracy Its okay for guest houses catering to a homosexual clientele to discriminate against heterosexual couples, women, and lesbians, the Commission on Gender Equality ruled recently, saying it is a necessity in our democratic society. The Human Rights Commission received an official complaint against two Amsterdam guest houses over a year ago, stating that the resorts were billed as men only. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance initiated the action after claiming to receive 107 complaints of discrimination from women, lesbians and heterosexual couples who had been turned away, Pretoria News reported yesterday. The complaint was referred to the Commission on Gender Equality, which determined that the guest houses were operating within their rights when they specified men only, saying they were serving a legitimate interest inthat they seek to create a comfortable environment for gay men where they can express themselves freely. (http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/jun/06062704.html)
Cardinal Says Church Must be Exempted From British Homosexual Discrimination Law - Warns if exemption not granted Church could no longer operate adoption agencies The Chancellor of England, Lord Falconer, told the BBC this weekend that there would be no religious exemptions to the new Equality Act's "sexual orientation regulations" (SOR). In response, England's highest-ranking Catholic prelate has warned that the Church could no longer operate social services such as adoption agencies if the government insists on coercing adherence to the homosexual doctrine. (http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/jan/07012401.html) Homosexual Indoctrination in Schools Under this new version of the homosexual indoctrination bill, private schools would also be banned from any teaching or activities deemed adverse to the homosexual or other alternative lifestyles. This means that any teaching promoting traditional families would be discriminatory. Any activities such as having a prom king and queen or genderspecific bathrooms would also be discriminatory. (http://www.capitolresource.org/web/34.html) Oakland Employees Persecuted for Stand on Marriage Two city employees in Oakland were denied their free- speech rights when a supervisor removed a flier the pair had posted on a workplace bulletin board, expressing support for traditional marriage. Despite the fact that the city had earlier disseminated information to workers on a National Coming Out Day rally to oppose hatred and bigotry against homosexuals, the workers were not permitted to express their own views on the issue. The flier posted by the employees simply promoted a Good News Employee Association, where workers could come together to preserve our workplace with integrity. The flier stated that the association is a forum for people of faith to express their views on contemporary issues of the day with respect for the natural family, marriage and family values. A supervisor removed the flier after a lesbian coworker complained. The employees then sued, claiming that their rights were violated by an Oakland anti- discrimination policy that promotes homosexuality and denounces Christian values. A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit and now the case is being appealed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. (http://www.capitolresource.org/web/34.html) Parental Rights Disappear at the Public School Door It is alarming when public schools trash parental authority in order to force a politically correct agenda. Thats exactly what happened earlier this month in Massachusetts when a federal judge sided with public schools over parents. Four parents had sued Lexington public school when their children were given books normalizing homosexual families, without their parents permission. One couples seven-year-old son was read a homosexual fairy tale, King & King where a prince turns away a beautiful princess after falling in love with another prince. The princes marry, kiss, and live happily ever after. The story was read as a part of class on weddings. Lexington public school officials argued that schools have the authority to teach homosexuality in a positive light and that parents have no right to remove their children from such instruction, but that parents only option is to entirely remove their children from the public school. ((http://www.capitolresource.org/web/34.html)) This is the scenarios that will face us when the Anti-Discrimination bill becomes a law. The liberty and freedom of other persons will be jeopardized to favor the LGBT community. Any person who stands to oppose the promotion of homosexual behavior will be outlawed. Now, see this local news taken from Philippine Star dated June 2, 2008: Sekyu kinuyog ng 5 maingay na bakla Ni Rose Tamayo-Tesoro (Pilipino Star Ngayon) updated June 02, 2008 12:00 AM Halos hindi mailarawan ang mukha ng isang guwardiya makaraang kuyugin, sabunutan at bugbugin siya ng limang bakla na pawang naburyong makaraang sitahin niya sa pag-iingay ng mga ito sa loob ng kanyang binabantayang internet caf kahapon ng hatinggabi sa Makati City. () Nauna rito, labis umanong nairita ang mga suspek nang sawayin sila ng biktima dahil sa labis nilang pag-iingay na ikinabulahaw din ng iba pang kostumer. Iginiit naman ng mga suspek na sila ay mga kustomer at hindi naman sila nanggugulo. Humantong lamang umano ang mainitan nilang pagtatalo nang laitin na umano sila ng guwardiya sa pagiging homosexual nila na naging dahilan upang pagtulungan nila itong kuyugin at bugbugin. This is just an example of how members of the LGBT community will be encouraged to harass persons who oppose their behavior, even if these behaviors are already violating the rights and moral sensitivities of other persons. They will vouch on sexual orientation and gender identity as their license to conduct themselves in these behaviors. And this anti-discrimination bill, when it becomes a law, will have a chilling effect on the general public, making them avoid and fear homosexual persons all the more for fear of being involved in a discriminatory case. The LGBT community is not merely asking for acceptance, but superiority. We, members of Courage, are persons with same-sex attractions (like them), but we are working not only for acceptance by society, but for us to be empowered to face our condition and humbly change to become better persons for others. We begin with ourselves.
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Home prices in the country, spurred by low mortgage rates, continue to forge ahead. On average, American home prices have recovered nearly all their losses from the 2006 crash, but when adjusted for inflation they still have some ground to cover at 20% below the 2006 peak.
Home Price Index (HPI) indicates that home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, gained 1.1 percent from June and were 6 percent higher than in July 2015.
Oregon and Washington continue to top the charts with double digit annual increases of 11.2 and 10.2 percent respectively. Leading that charge were the cities of Portland – which saw 12.6 percent gains – and Seattle – which saw an 11 percent jump.
They were followed by Colorado at 9.3 percent, West Virginia (8.6 percent) and Utah (7.9 percent.) Only one state failed to net an annual gain – Connecticut – where prices dipped 1.2 percent.
Price gains in the Midwest were mixed. Home prices in Cleveland and Chicago rose just 2.5 percent and 3.3 percent, respectively, while in Minneapolis they climbed a faster 5.1 percent.
Southern cities saw stronger increases. Home prices jumped 8.9 percent in Dallas, 7.9 percent in Tampa, and 5.8 percent in Atlanta.
Inventory continue to be a key driver in home value appreciation and, with housing start numbers lagging, is poised to dog us well into 2017 at least.
Part of the inventory problem revolves around the lack of a skilled workforce needed to ramp up construction.
Eight years after the housing bust drove an estimated 30 percent of construction workers into new fields, homebuilders across the country are struggling to find workers at all levels of experience, according to the National Association of Homebuilders.
The association estimates that there are approximately 200,000 unfilled construction jobs in the U.S. – a jump of 81 percent in the last two years.
What happens when you have a shortage? Prices rise. That's simple supply and demand economics.
Not only is the supply of homes constricted, but the cost of labor is more which bleeds over into inflated home values for new construction and for existing homes too.
The good news is that single family housing starts in June were up 13 percent from the previous year with all housing starts – including multi unit – increasing as well. The positivity carried into July which posted the some of the strongest housing start numbers since the crash.
In other words, hang in there the inventory just might be coming after all. Let's just hope the record low mortgage rates are around to see it.


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Sherry Hormann (* 20. April 1960 in Kingston, New York, USA) ist eine deutsche Film- und Fernsehregisseurin und Drehbuchautorin.

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Hormann ist die Tochter des ehemaligen IBM-Managers und Unternehmensberaters John Hormann (geboren in München) und einer deutschen Malerin. Seit 1966 lebt sie in Deutschland, wo sie auch zur Schule ging und Abitur machte. Von 1979 bis 1983 studierte sie an der Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München. Im Anschluss war sie als Continuity und Regieassistenz in diversen Fernseh- und Spielfilmproduktionen tätig. Seit 1986 arbeitet sie als Regisseurin, Drehbuchautorin und Filmausstatterin. Zudem ist sie als Dozentin an der IFS Köln tätig und Mitglied der Deutschen Filmakademie sowie im Bundesverband Regie (BVR).

Sie war mit dem Regisseur Dominik Graf verheiratet, mit dem sie eine Tochter hat. Im Oktober 2011 heiratete sie den Kameramann Michael Ballhaus (1935–2017).

Filmografie
 1989: Tiger, Löwe, Panther (Buch & Ausstattung)
 1990: Spieler (Ausstattung)
 1991: Leise Schatten (Regie & Buch)
 1994: Frauen sind was Wunderbares (Regie & Buch)
 1996: Irren ist männlich (Regie)
 1996: Die Cellistin – Liebe und Verhängnis (Regie)
 1998: Widows – Erst die Ehe, dann das Vergnügen (Regie)
 1998: Ich bin reich arm (Dokumentation; Regie)
 1998: Denk ich an Deutschland …: Angst spür ich, wo kein Herz ist (Regie)
 2000: Bella Block: Blinde Liebe (Regie)
 2001: Bella Block: Schuld und Liebe (Regie & Buch)
 2001: Scheidung auf amerikanisch (Private Lies; Regie)
 2002: Meine Tochter ist keine Mörderin (My Daughter's Tears; Regie)
 2003: Wenn Weihnachten wahr wird (Regie)
 2004: Männer wie wir (Regie)
 2006: Helen, Fred & Ted (Regie)
 2006: Der Kriminalist (Regie, Pilotfilm & 2 weitere Folgen)
 2009: Wüstenblume (Desert Flower) (Regie & Buch)
 2012: Anleitung zum Unglücklichsein (Regie & Buch)
 2013: 3096 Tage (Regie)
 2014: Spreewaldkrimi: Die Tote im Weiher (Regie)
 2016: Lotte Jäger und das tote Mädchen (Regie)
 2016: Operation Zucker: Jagdgesellschaft (Regie)
 2016: Tödliche Geheimnisse (Regie)
 2017: Tödliche Geheimnisse – Jagd in Kapstadt (Regie)
 2018: Wir lieben das Leben (Regie)
 2018: Vermisst in Berlin (Regie)
 2019: Nur eine Frau (Regie)
 2020: Altes Land (Buch & Regie)
 2022: Das Haus der Träume (Regie)

Auszeichnungen
Männer wie wir
Publikumspreise bei folgenden Filmfestivals:
 Outfest in Los Angeles: für "Outstanding Narrative Feature"
 Gay and Lesbian Filmfestival Philadelphia
 Gay and Lesbian Filmfestival Long Island
 Filmfestival Bruxelles
 Gay and Lesbian Filmfestival Connecticut

Leise Schatten
 1991: Bayerischer Filmpreis für Beste Nachwuchsregie
 Max-Ophüls-Preis in Silber für den Besten Film
 Diverse Festivalpreise im Ausland

Tiger, Löwe, Panther
Fernsehfilmpreis der Deutschen Akademie der Darstellenden Künste

Nur eine Frau
 2019: Bayerischer Filmpreis für Beste Regie

Weblinks

 Sherry Hormanns Agentur

Einzelnachweise

Filmregisseur
Drehbuchautor
Mitglied der Deutschen Filmakademie
Hochschullehrer (IFS Köln)
⚭Sherry
Dominik Graf
US-Amerikaner
Geboren 1960
Frau

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Tena G. Fox, an attorney with Leach Fox Law - Estate Attorneys in Hurst, Texas, helps clients address Estate Planning & Probate situations.
She received legal training from Texas A&M University School of Law and the acquired Texas Wesleyan Univ. School of Law. She graduated from law school in 2004. Tena Fox became licensed to practice law in 2004.
Tena Fox was selected to Super Lawyers. The designation means that she is a top-rated attorney as recognized by peers. She was selected to Super Lawyers for 2018 - 2019.


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My work is my passion. I captain motor yachts including luxury superyachts.
I often get asked whether being the captain of luxury motor yachts is really as glamorous as it sounds. And my answer is always "yes" and "no". Yes, being a superyacht captain can be a glamorous life style as you see the world in a very high standard of living. But being a superyacht captain is also a lot of responsibility and hard work. Sure a captain can be well paid, but the responsibility is enormous.
A captain, is always on duty or on call. There is never total down-time when I am captain of a client's luxury boat. Responsibility doesn't sleep!
When delivering a luxury motor yacht I am always on duty to be called if a situation arises – 24 hours a day. Delivering a superyacht there are three navigational watches in charge of the bridge four hours on, eight hours off, however as superyacht captain, I leave standard orders to be called if any navigational watch-keeper feels there is a problem.
Being a superyacht captain involves more than just navigating, of course. My days are varied. I plan the shifts for all crew onboard, including myself, oversee the vessel's maintenance, plan routes, solve problems and complete paperwork.
Time spent at the bridge really depends on the itinerary of the particular superyacht.
It depends on how often the superyacht is used by the owner. Each superyacht is different. Some are very busy, some aren't.
When I'm not out on the ocean, I am managing the vessel and her crew. It's also the superyacht captain's role to undertake maintenance of the vessel to keep the superyacht at 100% high standard, ready to go at any stage.
As a superyacht captain, I have seen so much of the world: Asia, the Med., the French Riveria, Italy, the Greek islands, the Caribbean and the South Pacific – they all offer scenic beauty and challenges to a superyacht captain!
There are a lot of very good opportunities for superyacht captains, but it isn't all smooth sailing. It's a hugely rewarding series of triumphs and challenges whether at sea or in port!


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3. Summary of future projection
Mean surface air temperature in winter (Fig 3.1, Fig 3.2)
Greater temperature increases in winter (December - March) are projected at higher latitudes for the end of the 21st century.
The surface air temperature in winter is projected to increase more than 3°C in Hokkaido, 2 to 3°C from Tohoku to Western Japan, and about 1.5°C in Okinawa/Amami for scenario A1B.
For B1, projected surface warming in winter is 1.5 to 2°C in Hokkaido and 1 to 1.5°C in other areas.
Temperature extremes in winter (Table 4.1, Fig 4.1)
In Hokkaido, a decline of about 50% in the frequency of days with a maximum temperature of < 0°C relative to the present day is projected by the end of the 21st century for scenario A1B.
The number of days with minimum temperatures of < 0°C is projected to decrease by almost half in Tohoku for scenario A1B.
Projections indicate that the number of days with minimum temperatures of < 0°C decrease by up to 50% for scenario B1 and disappear almost entirely for A1B in Hokuriku, Kanto/Tokai and Western Japan.
Precipitation in winter (Fig 5.1, Fig 5.2)
Precipitation in winter (December - March) is projected to increase around Japan (except around Okinawa/Amami) for the end of the 21st century.
The projected increases of precipitation in winter are 10 to 30% relative to the present day in Hokkaido and on the Sea of Japan side of Tohoku for scenario A1B.
Snowfall in winter (Fig 6.1, Fig 6.2)
Snowfall in winter (December - March) is projected to decrease under both scenarios A1B and B1, in most areas except Hokkaido. The projected decrease for scenario A1B is greater than that for B1.
The projected increase in snowfall at high altitudes in Hokkaido for scenario A1B is greater than for the B1.
Heavy snowfall in winter (Fig 7.1, Table 7.1, Table 7.2)
The frequency of heavy snowfall is projected to increase at high altitudes in Hokkaido. The projected rate of increase for scenario A1B is greater than that for B1.
In most areas except Hokkaido, the frequency of heavy snowfall is projected to decrease for scenario A1B more than that for B1.
Sea Surface temperature (Fig 8.1, Fig 8.2)
The sea surface temperature (SST) around Japan is projected to increase. The projected long-term trends of the SST during the 21st century are 2.0 - 3.1°C and 0.6 - 2.1°C per century under scenarios A1B and B1, respectively.
The projected long-term SST trends in the Sea of Japan are greater than those in the seas south of Japan. Projected warming shows geographical patterns similar to those observed over the past century.
Sea Level (Fig 9.1)
The sea level around Japan is projected to rise. The projected long-term trends of sea level rise during the 21st century are 0.09 - 0.19m and 0.05 - 0.14m per century under scenarios A1B and B1, respectively. The contribution to sea level rise does not include losses from the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica.
The projected sea level rise for scenario A1B is greater than that for B1 in every region.
Kuroshio (Fig 10.2, Fig 10.3)
The projections for the volume transport and current position of the Kuroshio show no statistically significant trend with global warming.
The projected current velocity of the Kuroshio shows a tendency to increase east of Japan by the end of the 21st century.
The projection for future changes in the Kuroshio is uncertain at the present stage.
Sea Ice in the Sea of Okhotsk (Fig 11.1)
The sea ice extent in the Sea of Okhotsk from January to April is projected to decrease by around 75% and 80% by the end of the 21st century under scenarios A1B and B1, respectively.
The maximum sea ice extent observed in the Sea of Okhotsk during March is projected to shrink to about 75% and 80% by the end of the 21st century under scenarios A1B and B1, respectively.
With global warming, a later onset of sea ice freeze-up in late autumn and an earlier retreat northward in early spring is projected in the Sea of Okhotsk.
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J&K government has stopped advertising in two major English newspapers, says Kashmir Editors Guild
The guild said it was taking measures to ensure that 'the media in one of the most sensitive states is not strangulated'.
Feb 23, 2019 · 11:17 am
A file photo of Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik. | IANS
The Kashmir Editors Guild on Friday said the state government had suspended advertising to two major local English dailies – Greater Kashmir and Kashmir Reader – without specifying a reason. The guild said the state administration is trying "deliberate strangulation and subversion of the institution of media in the state".
An unidentified editor told The Telegraph that no government ads had gone to Greater Kashmir and Kashmir Reader since February 16. "We are told that around two dozen more newspapers are under the scanner of security agencies," the editor said. "We have approached the top functionaries of the government but they have expressed helplessness."
The Kashmir Editors Guild said it has decided to ask the Press Council of India and the Editors Guild of India to intervene in the matter, adding that it was taking measures to ensure that "the media in one of the most sensitive states is not strangulated".
The organisation alleged that the attempt "at strangulating the media is in continuation of what has happened in the last more than three decades". "The media in Kashmir is one of the most professional media and has retained its neutrality even at the cost of lives. It will continue to do so," the statement said.
"Hitting the two institutions will impact the state and status of both, the journalists and the journalism in Kashmir," it added.
The state has been under President's rule since December 2018. Governor's rule was imposed in June 2018 when the coalition state government fell apart after the Bharatiya Janata Party pulled out of an alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party.
Meanwhile, National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah described the situation as a case of shooting the messenger. "The state government is reported to have blocked the Greater Kashmir newspaper group from any government advertisements," Abdullah tweeted. "If true, I am not sure what this move is meant to achieve other than to create a pliant, subservient media."
In a classic case of shooting the messenger the state government is reported to have blocked Greater Kashmir newspaper group from any government advertisements. If true I'm not sure what this move is meant to achieve other than to create a pliant, subservient media.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) February 22, 2019
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Greater Kashmir
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Short Takes – The Congessional Circus
Opinion July 18, 2018 , by Admin Assistant
The Congressional Circus
Well, what more can be said about July 12th's Congressional hearing circus featuring Peter Strzok as ring master, except to point out the obvious, that the Democrat party, all of them, shouting out objections to Republican questions of the witness, praising the shamed witness with accolades for his bravery and Purple Hearts for his wounds, are morons determined to defend the indefensible, stretch the imagination into the realm of fairy tales, and strive to prove themselves to be, in fact, enemies of America.
Not enemies of America the country, filled as it is with us hopeless "Deplorable's," as they say, but America the Idea; the constitutional America that enjoy's the rule of law; the America nurtured on the field of battle with the blood of patriots soaked into its soil; the America of self-determination, personal freedom and prosperity if you can earn it.
Strzok, having risen into the higher ranks of the FBI, convinced of the righteousness of his and his girlfriend preserving the deep state by torpedoing Trumps campaign and, as determined to protect the shadow government of Barak Obama and all its odious appendages, strides defiantly into the Congressional interrogation chamber to attempt to set in concrete the lies that have already been made visible by their own clumsiness. The truth is ineluctable.
We were entertained if not outraged, by the haughty, contentious representative of official government corruption from the highest levels of the civil service. Agent Strzok who, through the use of rhetoric, alternate word definitions and denials of his own written intent to deny Trump the presidency, attempted to traduce the committee by his defiance. Democrats were pleased.
Some say the confrontation was "historic". Maybe, but I don't think so. It was tawdry! A Civil servant of the FBI who disgraced his badge and brought embarrassment to the agent corps of honest bureau investigators who also, in a stroke, destroyed the trust that American citizens once implicitly had in the product the FBI turned out. Unlike all other agencies of the federal government, only he FBI exists without a mission statement, no congressional limits on its activities and no accounting to Congress on its activities. It claims sovereign immunity from scrutiny because its work to protect Americans must remain hidden. A sure formula for corruption. Congress must correct that. Maybe they should stick to bank robberies.
It was the Democrats who thought the hearing was a "circus" and "ridiculous." Still clinging to the faint hope that Mueller may finally find something they can use to impeach Trump, they claim the hearings are only designed to chip away at the integrity of the FBI and the Mueller investigation. Who can believe that? Rep. Hakeem Jeffries,(D-NY) called the hearing a "kangaroo court. It is a three-ring circus, It is not even meritorious of an investigation by Ace Ventura, Pet Detective let alone 75 members of the United State Congress." Democrats are a leaderless rabble looking to stay afloat in a ship punched full of holes and sinking fast.
We have yet to hear from the lovely and talented Lisa Page, who refused to comply with a congressional subpoena to appear for her session with Congress. The probable reason is so when she does appear, her answers will comport with her lover Strzok's. Another waste of time?
The corruption exposed thus far is trial-able on the basis of physical evidence alone. The Clinton toady's from Comey to Lynch and Lisa Page and Strzok, and all in between should face a Grand Jury, trial and hopefully imprisonment. That will start the healing of America.
Remember, freedom is the goal, the Constitution is the way. Now, go get 'em! (13July18)
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Under-fire Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri sent a message to his Stamford Bridge bosses by insisting success in English football comes through continuity.
"Then I think that, if he's able to improve physically, he will be able to be useful for us immediately". "I am a dreamer; I want to play my football".
The result - a fourth Premier League defeat in 10 matches - saw Chelsea slip to fifth in the table behind Arsenal, but Sarri said he would not be deviated from the plan he is trying to implement.
"In one the coach arrived five years ago, in another three years ago and in the other two years ago".
"They had a plan and were really passionate". Now we have a clearer idea what was said in that room. "Then I can change".
Chelsea to win to nil is disappointingly short at [1.69], but if you want to squeeze a bit more out of it you could back a Chelsea/No BTTS double at [1.73], which is effectively the same thing for a slightly better price. If you want the last pass he is not adapted.
Higuain had played just 130 minutes of football for AC Milan in 2019 before signing for Chelsea on a lucrative loan deal last week, and after the match Sarri revealed he expects his new striker to take time to regain his rhythm.
Chelsea's board are reportedly unhappy with Maurizio Sarri's decision to criticise his players this season, in addition to his treatment of Callum Hudson-Odoi. He is fantastic from the technical view and I think he can do more tactically.
Firstly, they are upset with Sarri's tendency to slate his players in the media. I want first of all to change the mentality. "I have to try again tomorrow because I need to understand why, because I need to solve this problem".
Sticking to the methods that got him this job, Sarri has enjoyed success this season and has a Wembley final to look forward to next month.


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Departed, The
Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Corrigan, James Badge Dale, David O'Hara, Mark Ralston, Robert Wahlberg, Kristen Dalton, Thomas B. Duffy
Rating: 6 (from 1 vote)
Review: When Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) was a boy, he got to know local Boston gangster Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) who thought he could be useful to him in later life. As it was, when Sullivan graduated from the Massachusetts Police Academy Costello was there to congratulate him, because while Sullivan moved up the ranks and became part of an elite unit he was still an informer to the gang boss. Meanwhile, another graduate, William Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio), would turn informer as well, only for the good guys as he went undercover. Costigan would spend time in jail to give him a convincing background in crime, and was assigned to Costello's outfit. Little did these two cops know that they were pitted against each other - but they'd find out one way or another...
In 2006, two notable American movies were caught up in the problems facing undercover policemen and the blurring of the lines between whichever side they were supposedly on. One was A Scanner Darkly, an adaptation of Philip K. Dick's identity confusion science fiction and didn't win any Oscars; the other was the no less paranoid The Departed and walked away with four Academy Awards, including the Best Picture one and the long overdue first for veteran director Martin Scorsese. This was a remake of the Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs which had been a big hit in its homeland and the potential was there for an American set version, staying faithful to the original's twists and turns: the result was one of the few remakes to do justice to its source material.
That's not to say it's Scorsese's finest achievement, although his style is there in abundance, but he managed to sustain a complex plot and keep its ambiguities in place without leaving us too bewildered over nearly two and a half hours. In addition to being packed with incident the film is packed with recognisable actors (actresses, well, not so much) all of whom look delighted to be working with a cinematic maestro and unwilling to let him down with a lacklustre performance. This means the cast are consistently on top form, from the department's hardnosed investigators like Mark Wahlberg's sweary agent, one of only two people to know Costigan's status, to ruthless hoodlum Ray Winstone, the unfriendly right hand man to Costello. Nicholson is allowed free reign for his eccentricities all the while, but he's not too distracting.
There are of course complications, as if it weren't complicated enough as it was, as Costigan is seeing a police psychiatrist played by Vera Farmiga, who happens to be Madolyn, Sullivan's fiancée. And what do you know, a love triangle develops, made interesting in that the two men in the equation aren't aware of each other. This increases their rivalry, as Sullivan is doing his best to flush out Costigan to tell Costello, and Costigan is desperately trying to figure out who among the cops is crooked. There are a few good suspense sequences, such as where Sullivan's cover is almost blown when Costigan follows him after a meeting with his underworld boss and both are nearly caught by the other, and the silent phone call scene. Speaking of which, have mobile phones harmed or enhanced films? Horror film writers could well see them as a handicap, but here screenwriter William Monahan relies on them almost to the neglect of all other devices, to the extent that it's a nice change to see people talking face to face here. The Departed is easy to admire, but finally oddly unmoving and feels paradoxically small scale considering its epic ambitions. Music by Howard Shore.
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Martin Scorsese (1941 - )
American writer and director who emerged as one of the brightest and most vital of the generation of filmmakers who came to prominence during the 1970s with his heartfelt, vivid and at times lurid works. After deciding against joining the priesthood, he turned to his other passion - movies - and started with short efforts at film school until Roger Corman hired him to direct Boxcar Bertha.
However, it was New York drama Mean Streets that really made Scorsese's name as a talent to watch, and his succeeding films, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (which won Ellen Burstyn an Oscar and is the only Scorsese movie to be made into a sitcom) and the cult classic Taxi Driver (starring Robert De Niro, forever associated with the director's work) only confirmed this.
Unfortunately, his tribute to the musical New York, New York was a flop, and he retreated into releasing concert movie The Last Waltz before bouncing back with boxing biopic Raging Bull, which many consider his greatest achievement. The rest of the eighties were not as stellar for him, but The King of Comedy and After Hours were cult hits, The Color of Money a well-received sequel to The Hustler and The Last Temptation of Christ kept his name in the headlines.
In the nineties, Scorsese began with the searing gangster saga Goodfellas, and continued with the over-the-top remake of Cape Fear before a change of pace with quietly emotional period piece The Age of Innocence. Casino saw a return to gangsters, and Kundun was a visually ravishing story of the Dalai Lama. Bringing Out the Dead returned to New York for a medical tale of redemption, and Gangs of New York was a muddled historical epic.
Still the Best Director Oscar eluded him, but the 2000s gave what many saw as his best chance at winning. Slick Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator didn't make it, but remake of Infernal Affairs The Departed finally won him the prize. Outlandish thriller Shutter Island then provided him with the biggest hit of his career after which he surprised everyone by making family film Hugo - another huge hit.
This was followed by an even bigger success with extreme broker takedown The Wolf of Wall Street, and a return to his religious origins with the austere, redemption through torture drama Silence. Despite being an advocate of the theatrical experience, he joined forces with Netflix for The Irishman, reuniting him with De Niro for one last gangster epic. He also directed Michael Jackson's Bad music video.


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September 24, 2021 at 7:59 p.m. EDT
After a month of dramatic twists and turns more suited to a soap opera than a staid federal health bureaucracy, the White House this week got much of what it hoped for: access to Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus booster shots for most adults at least six months after completing the standard two-dose regimen.
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But the messy process leading to this moment sparked massive confusion about the booster program, critics say, and may distract from efforts to get first shots to the unvaccinated.
In a statement issued just before midnight Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended extra shots for everyone 65 and older as well as those 50 and older with underlying medical conditions such as diabetes. It also said extra shots may be considered for younger people with medical conditions and for those whose jobs or living situations are putting them at risk for serious cases of covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus.
But the reality of who will have access to third shots, experts said, is much starker: Most adults who want a Pfizer-BioNTech booster will be able to get one simply by saying they are in one of the designated groups. Such "self-attestation" does not require a doctor's note or other verification.
"The door just got opened," said Paul A. Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, who says boosters won't curb the pandemic and should be used in a more targeted way, partly because of a lack of safety data for younger people. "The administration just got what it wanted: three-dose fever."
Peter Hotez, professor of pediatrics and molecular virology at Baylor College of Medicine, agreed the CDC recommendations "are pretty leaky," adding that most people could argue, for example, that their jobs put them at risk for covid-19, unless "you are a writer of novels in the backwoods of Maine."
But he said he supports much wider use of boosters, in part to counter the threat of long covid syndrome, which can cause muscle pain and neurological problems for months or years, and to allay fears of front-line workers in occupations such as health care and teaching.
As a practical matter, many consumers who want an extra dose have already been able to get a shot by asserting they are immunocompromised, a group eligible since last month. Unlike earlier in the year, the nation is awash in vaccine. Of the more than 260 million doses of Pfizer vaccine that have been delivered, about 37 million doses have not been administered, according to the CDC. About 70 percent of vaccine doses are being given at pharmacies, which won't require additional documentation for boosters, the CDC said.
"In line with CDC guidance, we are relying on self-attestation from customers with regards to their qualifying conditions as outlined in the agency's recommendation and guidance," CVS Health spokesman Joseph Goode said in an email Friday.
"It should be easy," said one state immunization official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly. "There won't be heavy screening. No one has time or resources for that."
But the number of booster-seekers is expected to rise sharply following the issuance of the new recommendations, weeks of public debate about the waning of vaccine efficacy and concerns about breakthrough infections among the vaccinated.
President Biden on Friday urged front-line workers, Americans older than 65 and people with underlying health conditions who got the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to get a third shot. He said 20 million people who received the vaccine are eligible to receive the booster and another 40 million will be soon.
"Six months after you receive the second shot, you're eligible," Biden said.
Jason Goldman, a Florida physician, said he has been deluged by patients seeking boosters.
"I have had nonstop questions about boosters all day," said Goldman, a liaison member to the CDC advisory panel on immunization. He said some are confused by the process and "really have lost faith in the CDC because their perception is no one can make up their mind."
The new booster recommendations were spelled out by CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, who accepted most of the recommendations from her panel of outside experts, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
But on the key issue of whether adults 18 and older should be eligible for a booster because their work or living situation places them at risk, she overruled her advisers, who in a vote narrowly opposed eligibility for that group. Walensky instead aligned herself with the Food and Drug Administration's stance, which was to authorize boosters to people in higher-risk occupational and living situations.
The issuance of the CDC recommendations Thursday gave Biden, who had said in mid-August that boosters would be available for all adults, a win — one that does not go as far as initially sought but gets close.
Some observers said the process, with its numerous disagreements and reversals, was already igniting questions in the minds of the public.
"It's just really, really, really confused, more than I think anyone could have expected, even with changing science and different vaccines and all the complexities that go into policymaking," said Jason L. Schwartz, associate professor of health policy and the history of medicine at the Yale School of Public Health. "It's a really bad place to be in at this really critical moment in the pandemic."
Immunization advocates also worry some people will be more adept at taking advantage of what is essentially an honor system for boosters. That will widen inequities in the vaccination program, they fear.
At a White House covid-19 briefing Friday, Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy said it is "extremely important" to the administration that people have clarity on the recommendations. He said officials have been working for the last month in planning the booster rollout with state and local health officials.
"We'll continue to get information out through a variety of means to make sure people know how to put these recommendations into effect," Murthy said.
The Biden administration had been debating the need for boosters for months, but the issue moved front and center Aug. 18, when top health officials announced a plan to begin offering extra shots for all three coronavirus vaccines this week in a bid to counter waning immunity and combat the delta variant of the virus. The officials said the plan would depend on sign-offs from the FDA and CDC.
The month that followed was marked by a remarkable amount of disagreement both inside the health agencies and between administration officials and their scientific advisers. One of the biggest issues exposed a philosophical divide: whether the United States should give vaccinated citizens boosters while many countries have little access to the shots. Another point of contention was whether sufficient data existed to make sweeping decisions.
As circumstances rapidly changed, goals shifted. Early on, it became clear the FDA would not have sufficient time and data to quickly authorize boosters for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. Officials now are hoping they can act on those brands in the next few weeks.
In addition, officials initially said people would need to wait at least eight months after the second dose of the standard two-dose regimen for the mRNA vaccines before getting a booster. That timeline was based on it being roughly eight months since the first groups of Americans, including nursing home residents and health workers, had received vaccines last December and January, said a federal official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal discussions. But the FDA decided to authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech booster for six months out because the companies had the most data for that time frame, the official said.
Two big surprises shook the march to boosters. In a highly unusual move, two senior vaccine officials at the FDA demonstrated their disapproval for the booster push by signing on to a medical journal article questioning the scientific and ethical rationale for a booster. In essence, they embraced the World Health Organization's viewpoint on the issue.
At the CDC, the agency's advisory committee on Thursday voted down, in a close vote, booster eligibility for people placed at risk because of their jobs or living situations, dialing back on one of the main parts of the FDA's earlier authorization.
That left Walensky on Thursday night with a difficult choice: Accept her experts' advice and split with the FDA, leading to conflicting messages from two of the government's health agencies, or overrule the advisers and risk their wrath. She chose the latter course, saying at a White House briefing Friday that "it was a scientific close call" but she supported giving access to people in at-risk jobs and living situations.
"It was a decision about providing rather than withholding access," she said.
A federal official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal discussions said Walensky strongly favored the broader FDA approach but was uneasy about overruling her advisers.
"With the support of multiple government partners, she made her decision to override" the advisory committee, the official said.
Some members of the CDC advisory group are upset, but the consensus is that the decision was Walensky's prerogative as director.
"It's complicated and there is no right answer as seen by the split votes, and they stand by the open, public, honest and science-based process," said an advisory panel member who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak frankly. But the person added: "Also, it would be nice to get out the word that getting more people to get the primary series is the most important thing to do."
An administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations conceded that the booster process was messy. But the official said the administration push was needed to make the shots available now rather than later.
Analysts watching the process predicted the debate over boosters is not over.
"We think the lack of congruency among decision-makers at both the CDC and FDA highlights how challenging it is to make data-driven decisions in this environment, with fairly limited data but plenty of political pressure," analysts at Baird Equity Research said in a note to investors.
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WILMINGTON, VT Southeast Vermont Transit (SEVT) recently appointed two new members to its Board of Directors.
Joel Bluming of Jamaica joined the Board in May, and in September Scott Tucker also joined. They replaced Tom Marsh and Eithne Eldred who served on the Connecticut River Transit and Deerfield Valley Transit Association Boards respectively. They became SEVT Board members when the companies merged in 2015.
Bluming is a member of the Windham Regional Planning Commission's Transportation Advisory Council and is a strong advocate for public transit. Tucker is the Wilmington Town Manager and a longtime member of the Rutland Police Department.
The other Board members are Chip Stearns of Springfield; Wendy Harrison of Brattleboro; Travis Wendel of Wilmington; Marco Tallini of Dover; Jon Meeks of Wardsboro; and Matt Mann of Brattleboro. The Board meets in two locations via video conferencing usually on the third Thursday of the month. The two locations are 45 Mill Street in Wilmington and 706 Rockingham Road in Rockingham.


Even the terrain in hell can change.
As Dante and Virgil head into the first round of hell's seventh circle, they stand on the edge of a devastating and treacherous pit. No accidental tourist, Virgil has passed through "this dark way to the depths of Hell" before; yet he notes that the topography, on this journey, has changed dramatically (112). Dante describes it as a "ruin" similar to "the result of an earthquake/or of some massive fault in the escarpment—" (111). Given the photographs of downed houses, upturned roads, and piles of rubble from Haiti, Chile, or eastern Turkey, it isn't hard to imagine the "broken cleft" our poet and his guide saw. Without warning, earth and hell rip open and then seal off their wounds like a boxer's bloody mouth opening and closing.
The river of blood proves to be the most obscene and disturbing part of this scene. The Minotaur didn't have it easy above ground, and in hell he's as dodgy as the path Dante and Virgil must navigate to pass him. The centaurs, with their bows and arrows at the ready, have a "shoot first, ask questions later" attitude. Split between man and beast, their very physical being makes them possessors of a (potentially) terrible, unpredictable power. (Just like animals; just like us.) And yet, outside of the few moments when their arrows are turned toward this creature who "moves what he touches," their attentions remain trained on the souls cooking, at various depths, in the river (113). Somehow, I expected the river of blood to be red, but it is instead a "scalding purple" in my translation. A gruesome reduction.
In hell, I'm beginning to realize, all of a river's good—indeed much of nature's good—appears turned on its ear. True, earthly rivers cause destruction and wreak havoc, yet they also make life possible. They replenish the land as they flow seaward. They transport us and our "goods," literally and metaphorically, up and down river. Crossing the Mississippi or flying above the Colorado makes easy a sense of wonder. Rivers baptize us, they heal us, they usher us from one shore of our existence to the next. They don't turn into the burning Cuyahoga River, in other words, without some sin. Nor do we get, without some sin, a river of blood that feeds into itself, in a loop with depths both profound enough to cover a man and shallow enough for some critters to barely wet their hooves.
As children we used to prick our fingers and become blood brothers/sisters with the other kids in our neighborhood. Someone always had the needle if someone else had the will. We might not all have been born of the same family, from the same blood, yet by combining our red sap we could become kin to one another and symbolically unite our family trees. We went around saying that we were brothers and sisters to one another, not only because of this ritual, but because someone had heard at church that we were all brothers and sisters in the eyes of God. For a few weeks, this neighborly, embracing notion of "blood" relations took off like a match to dried grasses.
Everyone hanging out in the river of blood either ignored or forsook that basic notion of brotherhood, even though their sins appear to be on a sliding scale—a hierarchy which leaves Dionysius and Alexander up to their eyelashes and a bunch of cats, whom Dante recognizes, free from the waist up. Though of a similar type, not all of these sins are created equal. Is Eichmann covered over, Ted Bundy bare from the shoulders up, and woman who poisoned her neighbor wading up to her kneecaps? The centaurs may be ready to shoot them back down when they get "uppity," but these questions invite questions about the nature of sin and hell and justice.
Nessus guides Dante and Virgil expertly past the river to "deeper Hell," explaining the various figures and their sins along the way. At one telling moment, Virgil raises his hand to hush Dante, "Let him be the teacher now, and I will listen" (114). I wondered what Nessus was thinking, whether this was all in a day's work for a centaur and a soldier of sorts. After he carries them across the river, he goes back across the ford without fanfare. There is work. There is hell. There is the reality of blood. Much like, when we as girls asked my father about Vietnam, "Have you ever killed anyone?" All of the blood in him froze. He didn't answer. He walked upstairs, back to his work, without saying a word.