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Posted on September 23, 2016 by AdminUN
WE DO NOT ADVISE DOING THIS, BUT …
Most union reps know that when a manager orders an employee to do something the employee had better do it no matter how wrong the order is. There is a collective bargaining principal called, "Work now, grieve later." That strongly suggests most arbitrators will punish an employee for not complying when s/he could have filed a grievance and gotten the situation corrected and/or remedied. Even though there are some recognized exceptions to that principal, such as a risk of imminent physical harm to someone, employees take a risk when they count on them. Nonetheless, it happens and if you are representing an employee who did this (or you are the HR specialist advising the manager what to do) there is an old FLRA case where it upheld the employee's right to refuse to perform uncompensated work that you should read over. Here is how FLRA largely told the story quoting frequently from the arbitration decision.
The grievant was a plant protection and quarantine (PPQ) officer whose duties were to perform inspections on aircraft, cargo, and luggage. He split his duty time between the Federal Office Building in Seattle and the airport. Whenever an insect ("intercept") was discovered in a shipment, it was transported in a vial filled with alcohol to the Seattle office for identification. Transporting vials was a standard duty assigned during regular hours. If an intercept was discovered close to quitting time, "it was customary to ask an officer coming out of the airport from downtown to take the transport home overnight and bring it to the [Seattle office] in the morning."
One day the grievant, who was working an 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. shift at the Seattle office, was also scheduled to work an overtime assignment at the airport at 6:00 p.m. For his work at the airport, the grievant received overtime pay, as well as commuted travel time (CTT) pay, which covered the time spent travelling from the Seattle office to the airport, and from the airport to home. At the end of the shift, the grievant declined to transport an intercept home overnight and to the Seattle office in the morning, "because he was being asked to do so on his own time without compensation." He was given a 5-day suspension for insubordination.
The grievant grieved his suspension, arguing that he was not required to obey an order to perform unpaid work on his own time. The Arbitrator found that the Agency's order to transport and safeguard the intercept was improper. He reasoned that the Agency's right to assign work under Article IV, Section 1 of the parties' collective bargaining agreement, which incorporates section 7106(a)(2)(B) of the Statute, was "conditioned by a statutory proviso that those rights be exercised 'in accordance with applicable law.'" The Arbitrator decided that the Agency did not have "the authority to demand uncompensated work of an Agency employee." Further, he concluded that the Agency's own policy and practice was to "request, but not require the transport of intercepts by off-duty PPQ officers." The Arbitrator concluded that "[t]he Agency ha[d] not established any authority for requiring the Grievant to perform government work on his own time or any emergency conditions that would have justified the order given." In addition, the Arbitrator rejected the Agency's argument that transporting the vial was work incidental to the grievant's CTT pay, because the grievant was not in CTT status during the time he was at home or during his commute to work the next morning.
Next, the Arbitrator held that the "work now, grieve later" principle did not apply because the Agency had "no inherent authority to control what an employee does on his/her uncompensated, off-duty time[, or] . . . to require work while declaring it will not be compensated." The Arbitrator held that the facts of the case did not support a finding that management's statutory right to assign work extended to "an assignment while off[-]duty in a non-pay, non-standby, non-traveling status." Id. Because it had been the Agency's policy and practice to treat off-duty transport of intercepts as voluntary and not mandatory, the Arbitrator concluded that "the Grievant's refusal to comply with the instructions he received was not by itself a basis for discipline." Consequently, the Arbitrator found that the grievant's suspension was "an unjustified and unwarranted personnel action[,]" and ordered the Agency to award the grievant backpay, without interest, for the 5-day suspension.
When the agency filed exceptions, FLRA dismissed them noting that Arbitrators have recognized several exceptions to the duty to obey orders, e.g., "Some arbitrators have recognized other possible exceptions to the duty to obey orders . . . as where the order 'is QUITE CLEARLY AND INDISPUTABLY beyond the authority of' the company." The Arbitrator in this case found that the Agency's established practice and policy was to request transports of intercepts only on a voluntary basis and that the order given to the grievant was contrary to this policy.
He also pointed out that the supervisor lacked any authority to control what the Grievant did on his own personal, off-duty time, and that there was no "rational basis for the order[,]" which was contrary to and "not based on any established Agency policy or practice." In the end the FLRA found arbitrators could enforce exceptions to the "work now, grieve later" principal without violating management's rights to assign work or schedule travel outside duty hours.
Check out PPQ, MD, 38 FLRA 1291 (1991)
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GTR Home > Conditions/Phenotypes > Age-related macular degeneration 1
Age-related macular degeneration 1
MACULOPATHY, AGE-RELATED, 1
Modes of inheritance
Autosomal dominant inheritance
MedGen UID: 141047, Concept ID: C0443147, Intellectual Product
Source: HPO, OMIM, Orphanet
A mode of inheritance that is observed for traits related to a gene encoded on one of the autosomes (i.e., the human chromosomes 1-22) in which a trait manifests in heterozygotes. In the context of medical genetics, an autosomal dominant disorder is caused when a single copy of the mutant allele is present. Males and females are affected equally, and can both transmit the disorder with a risk of 50% for each child of inheriting the mutant allele.
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Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a progressive degeneration of photoreceptors and underlying retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells in the macula region of the retina. It is a highly prevalent disease and a major cause of blindness in the Western world. Drusen, pale excrescences of variable size, and other deposits accumulate below the RPE on the Bruch membrane; clinical and histopathologic investigations have shown that these extracellular deposits are the hallmark of early ARMD. As ARMD advances, areas of geographic atrophy of the RPE can cause visual loss, or choroidal neovascularization can occur to cause wet, or exudative, ARMD with accompanying central visual loss (summary by De et al., 2007). Genetic Heterogeneity of Age-Related Macular Degeneration ARMD2 (153800) is associated with mutation in the ABCR gene (601691) on chromosome 1p, and ARMD3 (608895) is caused by mutation in the FBLN5 gene (604580) on chromosome 14q31. Up to 50% of the attributable risk of age-related macular degeneration (ARMD4; 610698) appears to be explained by a polymorphism in the CFH gene (134370.0008). ARMD5 (613761) and ARMD6 (613757) are associated with mutation in the ERCC6 (609413) and RAX2 (610362) genes, respectively. ARMD7 (610149) and ARMD8 (613778), which both represent susceptibility linked to chromosome 10q26, are associated with single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the HTRA1 (602194) and ARMS2 (611313) genes, respectively. ARMD9 (611378) is associated with single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the C3 gene (120700). ARMD10 (611488) maps to chromosome 9q32 and may be associated with a polymorphism in the TLR4 gene (603030). ARMD11 (611953) is association with variation in the CST3 gene (604312); ARMD12 (613784) with variation in the CX3CR1 gene (601470); and ARMD13 (615439) with variation in the CFI gene (217030). ARMD14 (615489) is associated with variation in or near the C2 (613927) and CFB (138470) genes on chromosome 6p21. ARMD15 (615591) is associated with variation in the C9 gene (120940). There is evidence for a form of ARMD caused by mutation in the mitochondrial gene MTTL1 (590050). A haplotype carrying deletion of the complement factor H-related genes CFHR1 (134371) and CFHR3 (605336) is also associated with reduced risk of ARMD. Lotery and Trump (2007) reviewed the molecular biology of age-related macular degeneration and tabulated the genes associated with ARMD, including those with only positive findings versus genes for which conflicting results have been found. [from OMIM]
24 tests are in the database for this condition.
Check Related conditions for additional relevant tests.
Clinical tests (24 available)
Targeted variant analysis (4)
Sequence analysis of the entire coding region (22)
Deletion/duplication analysis (13)
Also known as: AD2, APO-E, ApoE4, LDLCQ5, LPG, APOE
Summary: apolipoprotein E
CFHR1
Also known as: CFHL, CFHL1, CFHL1P, CFHR1P, FHR1, H36-1, H36-2, HFL1, HFL2, CFHR1
Summary: complement factor H related 1
Also known as: CFHL3, DOWN16, FHR-3, FHR3, HLF4, CFHR3
HMCN1
Also known as: ARMD1, FBLN6, FIBL-6, FIBL6, HMCN1
Summary: hemicentin 1
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CROGAge-related macular degeneration
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Abnormality of blood and blood-forming tissues
Macular hemorrhage
MedGen UID: 1630962
Concept ID: C2187053
Finding: Pathologic Function
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Abnormality of the cardiovascular system
Abnormality of the eye
MedGen UID: 154726
Foveal hypopigmentation
Finding: Finding
Finding: Disease or Syndrome
MedGen UID: 7434
Macular drusen
Progressive visual loss
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Not only have I received a check before and luckily did not follow through with depositing it, I worked with a company where I picked up three checks going through our account that were fraudulent. Within the day, we got back the money and the bank had high risk note on our account.
Obtaining account and routing numbers is pretty easy. Every day we pay vendors with checks. An employee from the vendor company can take a copy of your routing and account numbers then sell it.
So you might ask yourself, how do you avoid check frauds?
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Never a banal depiction of dysfunctional group dynamics, Stinking Heaven, which was shaped, as in Silver's previous work, largely through improvisation, remains consistently absorbing: The actors' agile reflexes keep scenes unpredictable as their characters react to passive-aggressive slights or terrifying paroxysms of rage.
"Love never ends," according to the lyrics of the home's unofficial anthem; Silver and his talented troupe demonstrate that there's more horror than hope in that declaration.


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Helsinki, Finland 01 March 2012 -- Metso will supply a new evaporation plant and an upgrade of an existing recovery boiler for Billerud Skärblacka AB's Skärblacka mill outside Norrköping in Sweden. The goal is to strengthen the mill for the future by improving its environmental performance and energy efficiency, and to enable future company expansion. Metso's delivery will contribute to this environmentally oriented investment. The value of the order will not be disclosed.
Metso's delivery will allow for a substantial increase in production capacity. In addition, the mill's energy efficiency will be improved, leading to a significant reductions in consumption of fossil oil and external biofuels.
"This investment is very important for Billerud, as the mill's overall energy efficiency and environmental performance will improve significantly," said Johanna Lindén, director for Metso in Scandinavia.
The project will go through two project phases. The first is to install the new evaporation plant and the second to upgrade the recovery boiler. The entire project is scheduled for completion at the end of 2013.The order is included in Pulp, Paper, and Power's first quarter 2012 orders received.
Billerud Skärblacka AB is part of Billerud Group, which is a world-leading supplier of packaging paper and packaging solutions to four industries: Food and Beverages, Industrial, Consumer and Luxury Goods, and Medical and Hygiene. Billerud has an annual net sales of approximately EUR 1 billion and is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.
Metso is a global supplier of technology and services to customers in the process industries, including mining, construction, pulp and paper, power, and oil and gas. Metso's 30,000 professionals in more than 50 countries deliver sustainability and profitability to customers worldwide.


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Q: aria-* attributes are not valid or misspelled I was generally testing Accessibility of a website using Lighthouse in Chrome Audits.
I stumbled upon this warning:

aria-* attributes are not valid or misspelled.

this is the failing element:
<a class="issue-title muted-link" href="#" data-bi-name="issue-expander" aria-role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="issue-26732-body issue-26732-comments issue-26732-reactions issue-26732-reactions-menu" aria-label="Toggle issue">

This is the link in case anyone is interested.
Azure load balancer Feedback Section
To me it seems like the aria-* names and values are valid.

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*aria-role = "button" seems to be correct.

*aria-expanded = "false" seems to be correct.

*aria-label seems to be correct

*aria-controls = "..." seems to contain a list of ids, all these ids are present in the DOM ( though i am not sure, if it the accessibility check should fail if they are not present in the DOM and added dynamically )

What can be the reason for this to fail ?

A: The correct spelling is not aria-role but role. See also the ARIA Role Attribute in HTML5.2.
aria-expanded, aria-controls and aria-label are correct.
I admit that the error message could have been clearer, e.g. by pointing out that aria-role is not valid.

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IMSA: Porsche GT Team face a pursuit
Porsche GT Team face a pursuit
The qualifying for the Advance Auto Parts SportsCar Showdown in Austin turned into one of the most fiercely-contested of this season's IMSA SportsCar Championship.
How the qualifying went
On the Circuit of the Americas, the 5.513-kilometre Grand Prix racetrack near the capital of Texas, only 25-hundredths-of-a-second separated Frenchman Patrick Pilet's Porsche 911 RSR from pole position. Facing extremely tough competition in the GTLM class, his fastest lap time, however, was only enough to secure the seventh grid spot. He shares his #911 Porsche 911 RSR for Saturday's race with Dirk Werner (Germany). Wolf Henzler (Germany), who steps in as a teammate to Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) to replace Kévin Estre (France) while he contests the WEC round in Spa, clocked the ninth quickest time in the second 911 RSR (#912) fielded by the Porsche GT Team. All competitors in the GTLM category ended up within one second.
Porsche Young Professional Mathieu Jaminet (France) celebrated a sensational start in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Contesting the GTD class in the 911 GT3 R of Alegra Motorsports, he clinched pole position. The Porsche customer team had kicked off the season with the 500+hp racing car from Weissach with a class victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona.
Qualifying result
GTLM class
1. Edwards/Tomczyk (USA/D), BMW M6, 2:02.833 minutes
2. Fisichella/Vilander (I/SF), Ferrari 488, + 0.032 seconds
3. Auberlen/Sims (USA/GB), BMW M6, + 0.157
4. Westbrook/Briscoe (GB/USA), Ford GT, + 0.181
5. Hand/Müller (USA/D), Ford GT, + 0.190
6. Garcia/Magnussen (E/DK), Corvette, + 0.197
7. Pilet/Werner (F/D), Porsche 911 RSR, + 0.252
8. Gavin/Milner (GB/USA), Corvette, + 0.761
9. Henzler/Vanthoor (D/B), Porsche 911 RSR, + 0.926
GTD class
1. Morad/Jaminet (USA/F), Porsche 911 GT3 R, 2:06.531 minutes
2. Alon/Haksworth (USA/GB), Lexus GT3, + 0.092 seconds
3. Sellers/Snow (USA/USA), Lamborghini GT3, + 1.193
5. Bergmeister/Lindsey (D/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 R, + 1.247
15. Chase/Gottsacker (USA/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 R, + 2.764
17. Bennett/Braun (USA/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 R, + 3.690
Qualifying Quotes
Dr Frank-Steffen Walliser, Head of Porsche Motorsport: "The Circuit of the Americas is a fantastic and very demanding racetrack, so it's a real challenge for our drivers and teams. We're showcasing two new Weissach-developed cars to the many Porsche fans who travel from all over Texas to see the race: The 911 RSR is run in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the 911 GT3 Cup in the GT3 Cup Challenge USA. What we want to achieve with the 911 RSR in Austin is obvious: After securing third place at Long Beach and second at Daytona, the first win of the season has to be our goal."
Marco Ujhasi, Overall Project Manager GT Works Motorsport: "Setting up the cars for Austin is the real challenge. The Circuit of the Americas, which was purpose-built for Formula 1, is a wonderful racetrack that leaves nothing to be desired with its diversity. For this reason, the key to success is to achieve the right vehicle setup, which means finding the right mechanical setup for the slow corners, and the right aerodynamic setup for the fast corners. We did some pre-season testing in Austin with the 911 RSR and we hope that we can now turn some of the insights that we gained into a strong performance and a good result."
Steffen Höllwarth, Programme Manager IMSA SportsCar Championship: "We're not satisfied with positions seven and nine. We didn't expect to be on pole, but we'd secretly set our hopes on the second grid row. Unfortunately, we didn't manage to pull together the whole package into one lap. Nevertheless, we won't be sticking our heads in the sand. In tomorrow's race we have two hours and forty minutes to make up positions. The key to success will definitely be tyre management, and we've already worked very well in this direction during practice."
Patrick Pilet (911 RSR #911): "The result is not exactly what we'd hope for. The team worked well and tried everything, but unfortunately it wasn't enough for a better grid position. Still, I'm feeling confident that we'll perform better in the race and be able to work our way up the field."
Wolf Henzler (911 RSR #912): "It was a difficult qualifying for us. We'd expected we would land further up the grid. I was driving a much better lap, the tyres were great – but then I botched a corner and lost several tenths. Anyway, all of our preparations were with an eye on the race, so I'm sure that things will go better for us over the distance."
Mathieu Jaminet (911 GT3 R #28): "I know the Circuit of the Americas from the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, however the fact that I secured pole position here with the 911 GT3 R still came as a surprise. I hope we can perform as strongly in the race."
The Circuit of the Americas (COTA) with its combination of fast and slow corners is a challenging and very popular circuit for racing drivers. Austin too is worth a visit: the city has a vibrant student atmosphere and nowhere else in the USA has as many clubs and bars with live music.
The Porsche drivers
Sharing the #911 cockpit of the RSR 911 in Austin are Patrick Pilet (France) and Dirk Werner (Germany). Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) is joined in the cockpit of the #912 sister car by a new teammate: For this race, Wolf Henzler replaces Kévin Estre (France), who contests round two of the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC in Spa-Francorchamps for Porsche on the same weekend. In the GTD class, Jörg Bergmeister (Germany) drives a Porsche 911 GT3 R for Park Place Motor- sports, with customer teams Alegra Motorsports, CORE Autosports and TRG also fielding their 911 GT3 R.
The Porsche vehicles
The 911 RSR is a completely new development and is campaigned by the Porsche GT Team in both the IMSA SportsCar Championship and the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC. Depending on the size of the restrictor, the motor, which is now positioned in front of the rear axle, puts out around 510 HP (375 kW). The level of downforce and the aerodynamic efficiency were significantly improved. The 911 GT3 R, mounted with the new ultra-modern, four-litre, flat-six engine with direct fuel injection, was designed by Porsche for worldwide GT3 series on the basis of the 911 GT3 RS production sports car. The 911 GT3 Cup tackles the season with a newly-developed drive. Thanks to thoroughbred motorsport technology, the compact engine with direct fuel injection delivers a peak performance of 485 HP (357 kW).
The race starts on Saturday, 6 May, at 13.35 hrs local time (20.35 hrs CEST) and runs over 2:40 hours.
Outside the USA, the event can be seen live on www.imsa.com:
Saturday, race, 20:25-23:15 (CEST)
This is the IMSA SportsCar Championship
The IMSA SportsCar Championship is a sports car race series contested in the USA and Canada, which was run in 2014 for the first time. The series was formed from the merger of the American Le Mans Series and the Grand-Am Series. Sports prototypes and sports cars start in four different classes: GTLM (GT Le Mans), GTD (GT Daytona), P (Prototype) and PC (Prototype Challenge). The new Porsche 911 RSR runs in the GTLM class, with the Porsche 911 GT3 R contesting the GTD class.
Porsche GT Team face a pursuit – Porsche Young Professional on pole, press release, 05/05/2017, Porsche AG
Porsche again aims for the podium in Texas with the new 911 RSR, press release, 04/27/2017, Porsche AG
Motorsports 07/06/2019
Redesigned 911 RSR expected to defend world championship
Porsche puts its faith in the brand-new 911 RSR to defend the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) title.
Winning weeks for Porsche customer racing vehicles
The Porsche customer teams have celebrated successes in the USA, Germany, Malaysia and France.
Super in Sebring: Porsche wins the twelve-hour race
IMSA: Porsche has notched up yet another victory at the "Super Sebring" race weekend.
Now that André Lotterer has signed up, the driver pairing for the 2019/2020 season of Formula E has been decided.


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The extent of our absent-mindedness comes as no surprise to Credant, which found in another recent survey that more than 6,000 mobile devices (including laptops, iPods, and phones as well as memory sticks) were discovered in the back of cabs every six months. In fact, given that dry cleaners also claim to have found Rolexes, credit cards, drugs and diamonds in previous laundry bags – although they apparently were sure to return them all to their rightful owners (including the drugs?) – USB sticks are presumably among the least interesting booty they come across.


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The Coast Guard has released more details about an accident that happened Saturday night where a ferry collided with a 35-foot motor yacht.
Officials say the MV Carteret, a 220-foot ferry, departed Ocracoke on its regularly scheduled 8:30 p.m. departure to Cedar Island with one vehicle, eight passengers and a crew of seven on board. The ferry made its turn at the junction light and was between navigation markers #4 and #6 when the accident took place.
According to a U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson, a 35-foot motor yacht crossed the bow of the ferry and the ferry collided with the yacht. USCG Station Hatteras responded with two rescue vessels and pulled two people and two dogs from the yacht. The crew of MV Carteret launched their rescue boat and assisted USCG.
There were no injuries on board the ferry. The occupants of the private boat sustained minor injuries, according to USCG spokesperson.
As is standard procedure, Hyde county deputies and USCG personnel performed alcohol testing on ferry crew members, who tested negative. Drug testing will also be performed later today.
USCG personnel inspected the MV Carteret and cleared it to continue operating.
The yacht was damaged and has a hole from slightly above the waterline to the deck.
A 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Coast Guard Station Hatters Inlet was deployed to tow the yacht to shallow water.
Coast Guard officials are investigating a collision involving a ferry and a 35-foot-boat.
They tell us it happened around 8:39 p.m. Saturday night.
They say a ferry was departing Ocracoke Island when it collided with the boat.
They say two people were taken off the boat and received medical care, but did not have serious injuries.


11th April 2017 Important News Articles from leading national newspapers.
In a major step aimed at conserving and disseminating the Sindhi language, the National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language (NCPSL), affiliated with the Union HRD Ministry, released software tools and eBooks developed by the city-based Centre for development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in order to adapt Sindhi into the digital medium.
The Survey of India, the country's oldest scientific organisation and official maker of maps, has set up a web portal called Nakshe that allows 3,000 of its 7,000 maps to be downloaded for free. The only caveat is that one would require an Aadhaar number for such access.
Government argues that reforms have not happened in the practices followed by the Muslim community despite clear indications.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says working closely with India to meet its fuel requirements for civil nuclear programme.
The Lok Sabha cleared The Constitution 102nd Amendment Bill, that grants constitutional status to the Backward Classes Commission, now called the National Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes.
China and Myanmar agreed a deal on a crude oil pipeline between the neighbouring countries. Also sign nine cooperative agreements.
The Bank Board Bureau (BBB) has recommended that the government bring in reforms in the compensation process in public sector banks on the lines of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs).
Conventional modes of resource mobilisation must be aided by an innovative funding mechanism to improve healthcare investments in India, a Healthcare Federation of India (NATHEALTH)-PwC report has said.
Coral bleached for two consecutive years at Australia's Great Barrier Reef has "zero prospect" of recovery, scientists warned.
Swiss scientists have developed a contactless and wireless camera system to continuously monitor the vital signs of premature babies.
The average level of noise pollution generally exceeds the permissible limits in seven cities of the country, including Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai.


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The human species will likely destroy itself long before the sun kills everyone on Earth, a Harvard scientists says
Aylin Woodward
A NASA visualization of the surface of the sun. In a billion years, the sun will get brighter, and cause all the water in Earth's oceans to evaporate.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Follow/Shutterstock
Astronomers are certain that, billions of years in the future, the sun will incinerate Earth's oceans, effectively killing all life.
The best solution to that imminent demise, according to a recent Scientific American blog post by Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb, is to relocate humanity to other parts of the universe.
Rather than just settle existing planets, Loeb suggests our species build a mobile "major upgrade to the International Space Station" capable of moving through space and seeding other worlds with our genetic material.
But, Loeb warns that humanity will likely bring about its own demise "as a result of self-inflicted wounds long before the sun will pose its predictable threat."
One day, billions of years in the future, the sun will destroy our planet.
As the star runs out of hydrogen and helium atoms to burn in its core, it glows brighter and brighter. Eventually, the sun will bombard Earth with enough high-energy light to incinerate the world's oceans, melt the polar ice caps, and strip our atmosphere of all moisture — effectively killing all life.
But don't fret. We'll likely all be dead by then anyway.
A BBC reporter recently asked Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb what a possible solution to humanity's imminent demise might be.
Loeb outlined his response in a recent Scientific American blog post, where he stated how imperative it is for our species to relocate to other parts of the universe that are less close to our sun's vacillating brightness.
The astronomer doesn't want us to remain shackled to existing planets and moons, either — he said it'd be best if humanity could "manufacture a gigantic structure that will be able [to maneuver] the optimal orbital distance at any given time" from the sun's deadly energy.
Once we successfully colonize both nearby and interstellar space, Loeb added, we can make genetically identical copies of ourselves and "the flora and fauna we hold dear" to seed other planets with life.
That being said, Loeb ended his blog post on a depressing note. In his opinion, humanity will wipe itself out long before the sun might.
How to ensure the (semi)-longevity of our species
Loeb, who is the chair of Harvard University's astronomy department, wrote that humanity needs to "contemplate space travel out of the solar system."
In order to do so, he added, we need to build "an artificial world" capable of bouncing between stars and their neighboring, potentially habitable planets. This industrial spacecraft and human habitat would "represent a very major upgrade to the International Space Station (ISS)," he said.
An example of a fictional interstellar spaceship from the 2014 movie "Interstellar."
Warner Bros. UK
Once our means of traveling to other planets and moons in the universe is secured, humanity needs to focus on duplicating itself, and other existing species, before we all get annihilated.
"The longer-term solution to our existential threats is not to keep all of our eggs in one basket," Loeb wrote. To him, that means making genetically identical copies of ourselves, plants, and animals, and spreading those copies to other stars.
Obviously, the astronomer pointed out, that future solution won't do much for preserving people alive on Earth today. But to Loeb, its more important to ensure the longevity of our species as a whole rather than protecting "our own skin."
Planning for a future that might not happen
All of his ideas aside, Loeb isn't that sure that humanity will be around to experience its demise at the hands of a brightening, expanding sun.
"I am inclined to believe that our civilization will disappear as a result of self-inflicted wounds long before the sun will pose its predictable threat," he wrote. "Why do I believe that? Because the dead silence we hear so far from the numerous habitable exoplanets we've discovered may indicate that advanced civilizations have much shorter lives than their host stars."
Loeb is confident that extra-terrestrial life exists, or existed, in the universe. He is in part famous for the idea that the first interstellar object to pass through our solar system — a rock named "Oumuamua" — was an advanced alien spaceship scouting Earth and nearby planets for life. That hypothesis has since been dismissed by multiple astronomers.
An artist's impression shows the planet K2-18b, its host star and an accompanying planet in this system. K2-18b is now the only super-Earth exoplanet known to host both water and temperatures that could support life.
ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser
In September, scientists announced they'd detected water vapor on a potentially habitable planet for the first time. The planet, named K2-18b, is a super-Earth that orbits a star 110 light-years away.
K2-18b is the only known planet outside our solar system with water, an atmosphere, and a temperature range that could support liquid water on its surface, which makes it our best bet for finding alien life.
But, as Loeb mentioned in his blog post, so far researchers have yet to discover anyone else out there.
One day, the Earth will die — immolated by its own sun
Loeb's ideas offer a solution to a very real problem that will one day plague our planet and its species. His future version of the ISS could ensure that humanity would remain mobile in the face of a changing sun.
Our sun survives by burning hydrogen atoms and converting them into helium at its core. In fact, it burns through 600 million tons of hydrogen every second.
And as the sun's core becomes saturated with this helium, it shrinks, causing nuclear fusion reactions inside it to speed up — which means that the sun spits out more energy.
For every billion years the sun spends burning hydrogen, it gets about 10% brighter. One day in the far future — about 1 billion years, according to Loeb — that brightness will become too much for Earth to handle.
It's gonna swallow us all.
NASA images/Shutterstock
A 10% increase in brightness every billion years means that 3.5 billion years from today, the sun will shine almost 40% brighter, which will boil Earth's oceans, melt its ice caps, and strip all of the moisture from its atmosphere.
"The sun's high-energy light will bombard our atmosphere ... eventually bleeding Earth dry of water," Jillian Scudder, an astrophysicist at the University of Sussex, previously told Business Insider.
Our planet, once bursting with life, will become unbearably hot, dry, and barren — like Venus.
And if that didn't kill us, what comes next would.
One day, about 4 billion or 5 billion years from now, the sun will burn through its last gasp of hydrogen and start burning helium instead.
"Once hydrogen has stopped burning in the core of the sun, the star has formally left the main sequence and can be considered a red giant," Scudder said. "It will then spend about a billion years expanding."
An artist's impression of a red giant.
yurchak/Shutterstock
Its atmosphere will stretch out to Mars' current orbit, swallowing Mercury and Venus.
Earth, Scudder said, might either escape the expanding sun's orbit or be consumed by it. But even if our planet slips out of the sun's reach, the intense temperatures will burn it to a sad, dead crisp.
"In either case, our planet will be pretty close to the surface of the red giant, which is not good for life," Scudder said.
SEE ALSO: The sun will destroy Earth a lot sooner than you might think
SEE ALSO: We're altering the climate so severely that we'll soon face apocalyptic consequences. Here are 11 last-ditch ways we could hack the planet to reverse that trend.
NOW WATCH: This protective layer of our solar system prevents us from mass extinction
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###Creating BPS Template Module for Private PaaS

(1) Build the template module zip file by running the following command.

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mvn clean install
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### Configuration parameters
Following are the configuration parameters that is used by the template.
You can configure following in the ***module.ini*** file.

#### Read from environment variables :

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#### Set the path of product directory :

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#### Enable clustering :

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* Used in - < BPS_HOME >/repository/conf/axis2/axis2.xml

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#### Set Membership Schema :

    CONFIG_PARAM_MEMBERSHIP_SCHEME = private-paas

* Used in - < BPS_HOME >/repository/conf/axis2/axis2.xml

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#### Set Domain :

    CONFIG_PARAM_DOMAIN = wso2.bps.domain

* Used in - < BPS_HOME >/repository/conf/axis2/axis2.xml

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#### Well known members declaration :

    CONFIG_PARAM_WKA_MEMBERS = "127.0.0.1:4000,127.0.1.1:4001"

* Format - "ip_address1:port1,ip_address2:port2"
* Used in - < BPS_HOME >/repository/conf/axis2/axis2.xml

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#### Set Local Member Hostname and port :

    CONFIG_PARAM_LOCAL_MEMBER_HOST = 127.0.0.1
    CONFIG_PARAM_LOCAL_MEMBER_PORT = 4000

* Used in - < BPS_HOME >/repository/conf/axis2/axis2.xml

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### Set Port offset :

    CONFIG_PARAM_PORT_OFFSET = 0

* Used in - < BPS_HOME >/repository/conf/carbon.xml

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#### Set proxy ports when using a load balancer :

    CONFIG_PARAM_HTTP_PROXY_PORT = 80
    CONFIG_PARAM_HTTPS_PROXY_PORT = 443

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#### Set worker/manger sub-domain in nodes  :

    CONFIG_PARAM_SUB_DOMAIN= worker

 * Used in - < BPS_HOME >/repository/conf/axis2/axis2.xml
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#### Set worker and manager hostnames

    CONFIG_PARAM_WORKER_HOST_NAME = bps.cloud-test.wso2.com
    CONFIG_PARAM_MGT_HOST_NAME = mgt.bps.cloud-test.wso2.com

* Used in - < BPS_HOME >/repository/conf/axis2/axis2.xml
* Used in - < BPS_HOME >/repository/conf/carbon.xml

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## Following are the configuration parameters used for setting up external databases

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## Local Registry database configurations
#### Set URL
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#### Set Username
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## Registry database configurations
#### Set URL
    CONFIG_PARAM_REGISTRY_DB_URL=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/reg_db?autoReconnect=true
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#### Set URL
    CONFIG_PARAM_CONFIG_DB_URL=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/config_db?autoReconnect=true
#### Set Username
    CONFIG_PARAM_CONFIG_DB_USERNAME=root
#### Set Password
    CONFIG_PARAM_CONFIG_DB_PASSWORD=root
#### Set Driver class name
    CONFIG_PARAM_CONFIG_DB_DRIVER=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
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## User managemnet database configurations
#### Set URL
    CONFIG_PARAM_USER_MGT_DB_URL=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/user_db?autoReconnect=true
#### Set Username
    CONFIG_PARAM_USER_MGT_DB_USERNAME=root
#### Set Password
    CONFIG_PARAM_USER_MGT_DB_PASSWORD=root
#### Set Driver class name
    CONFIG_PARAM_USER_MGT_DB_DRIVER=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
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#### Set JVM tunning parameters

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This weekend, Got Green and the Construction Jobs Equity Coalition are hosting a Community Jobs Forum to discuss the idea of a Targeted Local Hire campaign.
The idea behind local hire is to ensure that local residents access the work created by our local tax dollars. Targeted Local Hire would goes one step further by ensuring that low-income workers facing the greatest barriers to accessing this work are included in city construction projects.
This issue was highlighted in 2012 when the bids for construction of the Rainier Beach Community Center came in with no women and minority business contract work. Rainier Beach residents, concerned that nobody from their community—where unemployment is higher and the need for work is great—was getting work on construction right in their backyard raised the issue. The city responded by refusing to accept the original bids. So the city put the project out to bid again with a new Women and Minority Business Inclusion Plan. The effect was staggering and resulted in a project with 66% WMBE utilization for the same cost to the city.
This action has led to a broader conversation about how our local tax dollars support local workers.
In 2011, the City of San Francisco enacted a Local Hire Policy. In its first year, it required 20% of all work hours on large construction projects (over $400,000) be performed by San Francisco city residents. At least half of those (10% of total work hours) must be performed by disadvantaged workers, defined by income or structural barrier such as criminal history or being a single custodial parent.
According to the early findings of the first year report the program was a success. 34% of total craft hours and 68% of apprentice hours on 22 public works projects were performed by local residents. The goal ramped up to 25% in 2012 and will continue to increase annually up to 50%. We are looking forward to seeing the Year Two report in the near future.
In Seattle, we have "local hire" provisions in a few places. All Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) construction requires a portion of "Section 3" Hiring to ensure SHA residents and other low income workers have access to jobs on SHA construction projects. This program has been most recently applied in the agreements for Yesler Terrace Redevelopment construction. In addition, a project labor agreement for construction of the Seawall includes provisions for local hiring in a three county region and the city is currently working on implementation details.
The South Seattle Jobs Coalition is exploring whether a city-wide policy for local hire on all City-funded construction projects is a good idea for Seattle. It sounds like a step in the right direction to me.
Join me at the Community Forum on Saturday to hear what community members have to say.
Posted: March 22nd, 2013 under Councilmember O'Brien.


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A magnetic lavender-cedar duo that brings character to the fragrance thanks to its floral and woody notes. A reassuring and assertive combo at the same time.
The tonka bean
The tonka bean is native to the Caribbean and South America. It is harvested from Mexico to Brazil, but it is mainly found in Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil. These seeds are black and wrinkled. Powerful and aromatic, it signs the characteristic smell of freshly cut hay.
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Dajour – 'Slow Wine'
Now based in New York but originally from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Dajour is one of those people who (annoyingly) manages to turn to gold everything he touches. Still only 22 years old, he's a rapper, singer, songwriter, and ghostwriter, and his music career is only going up. Formerly known as "King Buddha", Dajour is the nephew of New York rapper, Jadakiss, one third of legendary hip hop group, The Lox. Dajour's latest single, 'Slow Wine', has already amassed more than 400,000 streams on Spotify, and has a popping music video to match.
A passionate live performer, Dajour has built up a loyal fanbase due to his intimate live shows and personal connection by way of his music. He combines his soulful and energetic lyrics with an emotional voice and a melodic sound, and skilfully blends pop, rap, RnB, and a touch of Caribbean dancehall in order to come up with his own vibe.
Dajour is the co-owner of Label 9 Ent with his business partner Jose Torres, and released his self titled album last year. He's also worked with the likes of Style P, and A Wise Guy, and has drawn comparisons to Drake, Torey Lanez, and Bryson Tiller.
The video for 'Slow Wine' starts out with Dajour hearing the song on the radio, and we follow him through his day, in Tampa, Florida. He sees his favourite girl walking along the boardwalk, and he sings 'Slow Wine' to her – the song is about her, and by the end of the clip we know that they're going to get together. There's a couple of really well choreographed dance scenes – one on the beach, and one in a club, and the bright colours and dance moves help to draw the listener/viewer in. Although on the surface 'Slow Wine' is about a simple romance, Dajour's ultimate desire is to spread positive energy and good vibes in his music.
Check out Dajour on his official website.
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Dynamic WM 5.0.1 - screenshots.
I used to use dwm, but just got tired of it and all tiling window managers. Now, I just use Xfce and Gnome.
i used to use kde, gnome, xfce then went to ion.
however, i found dwm to be much preferable and have used it exclusively for several months.
full screen mode would not work properly as applications are badly interacting with DWM. It has some dependencies so it is not going to be any lighter than twm in my experience despite less than 2000 lines of code.
Doesn't it work for you, Oko?
DWM doesn't have any other dependency than the X libs, as far as I know.
I've been using DWM since 0.3, and it as quickly become my favourite. I think that such a light _and_ powerful wm is a wonder. It really has a lot of functions, and has almost superseded ratpoison for me (which would be my second favourite). For instance, to be able to manage each particular windows in both (tiled or floating) modes is just a great thing. It lets you easily compensate the fact that some apps are inappropriate to tiling mode, like the gimp for instance, or firefox to a smaller extent.
The "tagging" system is extremely useful too. And I like the fact that this wm can be driven from the keyboard as well as from the mouse.
Stopped using it when I got married and my wife started sharing the desktop (in comes KDE).
Nowadays I have a laptop running FreeBSD and ratpoison. Ratpoison seems interesting so I'll be investigating it for a while.
I've also used xmonad for a couple of months. Very nice also though it does have some big dependencies.
Tilling window managers are very useful for people who I like to open several terminals and like running full screen apps. Plus its a different approach to the desktop paradigm.
To be frank with you I played with dwm short period of time. I use OpenBSD version of CWM which is one of three different WM in the base of OpenBSD besides FVWM and TWM. In principle my main requirement that the wm is in the base of the system as I do not like to waist time on the installation of basic tools. That makes TWM almost perfect choice since it is shipped with X window system and is present on any Unix like system. On the another hand I really like what OpenBSD developers did with CWM and since I do use OpenBSD probably 99% of the time I have no real reason to go back to TWM.
If I install dwm from ports can I customize it?


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Get Your "GAYFACE" On
Resource Magazine, 11/14/13
© Ashley Kolodner, "GAYFACE: Ashley Kolodner"
Ashley Kolodner likes doing things that matter. The Brooklyn-based photographer had always been passionate about art and activism, but it wasn't until she (and her pit bull, Billie Holiday) landed in New York that she found a project that truly melded her two loves. In a bathtub, on a sud-splashed scrap of paper, "GAYFACE" was born.
"GAYFACE: 1st Class" is an engaging photo series showcasing the diverse spectrum of humans that make up the LGBTQ community. Each photo is a diptych portrait featuring a member of the community against a patterned background. Subjects choose their background and their poses; the only requirement is that for the left half, they have the eyes closed, and for the right half, their eyes are open.
What results is a fascinating spectrum of human beings, each fiercely individual and captured by Kolodner with incredible empathy and intimacy. The pairing of images showcases the subjects' vulnerability while also capturing their pride and self-confidence, juxtaposing the face they present to the world with the soul that lies within. Kolodner sat down with Resource to talk about childhood ice cream masterpieces, the inspirational power of bubble baths and what it means to be LGBTQ in the 21st century. (Hint: Much like the T.I. song, it can mean whatever you like.)
© Ashley Kolodner, "GAYFACE: Alex Fialho"
How did you get started with photography? What is your first memory of a photograph or camera?
As a kid I remember always doing art. My mother tells me a story of when I was two and was drawing while eating ice cream in the kitchen. My mother left for just a second, and when she came back I had hung all my drawings up on the wall using the ice cream as the adhesive, wanting to show my mom everything I did. I remember having my mom take photos of me as a kid, and I would always want to take photos, too. My first cameras were the disposable ones, starting when I was maybe six years old. I got my first 35mm camera around the age of twelve. At the time I was doing other art forms like painting and drawing and using that Sculpey clay, but I loved being able to see something and capture it right then and there and then wait for the film to be developed to see what I would get.
Seventh grade was the first time that I was truly opened to the world of photography, in a black and white film class at my school. We started with the pinhole camera, which I fell in love with! I found it so fascinating that with an oatmeal box, a hole and some paper you could create images. The dark room was one of my favorite places to be, and I loved seeing the images slowly appear in the developer. And the rest was a constant interest in what cameras could do, how you could use photos combined with my painting and drawing. I loved being able to create a scene in my head and go out with my friends and paint their faces or just find a cool location to shoot. I loved being able to have those moments captured as they were. Also, my father had a few photography books that I used to look at. My favorite was, and still are, Irving Penn's photographs. He is so inspiring to me.
There was one photograph I grew up looking at quite a lot that I love. My father hung it in the hall. It is an Irving Penn original from a cigarette/trash series he did. It is a photograph of an old glove, and I remember looking at this photo being amazed that it was a photo and not a drawing. And how it really made you stop and think about this glove and wonder where it came from and how this piece of trash had, in my eyes, been turned into something beautiful.
Also, from a very small age my mom would take me to get my portrait taken, and I can still remember looking at all the gray cove walls. I remember wondering why on earth would the walls be rounded at the bottom and how it would make for a great rollerblading room. It's funny remembering that now, since it was much later on that I learned how amazing a photography cove truly is.
© Ashley Kolodner, "GAYFACE: Sam Radocchia"
You're originally from DC and have travelled all over the country. How did you land in Brooklyn? Do you have plans to move on somewhere else?
Yes, I am originally from DC; I love it there. I ended up going to Brooks Institute of Photography out in Santa Barbara, CA and ended up staying in Cali for about six years. I did some work in LA and San Diego, but the east coast seemed to call me back. I have always loved NYC; I grew up coming up here all the time because my older brother and sister lived in Brooklyn. I also found that the photography work in NYC was just a better match for me, and I love the humans in NYC. There feels like there is a lot more conceptual art going on in NYC versus LA, which I really enjoy. I currently have no plans on moving anywhere else anytime soon but you never know where life will take you, right?
© Ashley Kolodner, "GAYFACE, Scott Korn"
In addition to photography, you've worked in mixed media, painting, ceramics, glass blowing, and even music. How do those genres influence your photography?
I love exploring all types of art, and I've found that it all kind of synchs together in my brain. With each type of art form I find inspiration through my processes with each medium. As long as I'm exercising my creative mind, it spills over into my different forms and helps each one grow synergistically. Also, starting with drawing and painting, I started to understand composition and what visual my eye seems to enjoy. I believe that has added to my confidence just being an artist in general. Each form helps fuel the other.
There is rhythm and movement and life within all art forms, and capturing the emotion or making someone feel something or being able to get through my own struggles through art is really where my heart lies.
© Ashley Kolodner, "GAYFACE: Shan"
Why do you enjoy shooting portraits? In your eyes, what is the relationship between the subject and the photographer?
I find humans amazingly interesting. There is a moment when taking a picture that is very intimate between the subject and photographer which I find beautiful. I find that through a portrait you can see a side of the human that might not always show, and a little bit of the photographer through the interaction too. I find the relationship between the model and photographer to be many things: trust, empowerment (for the subject), intimacy, being in a certain place with a certain energy and being able to capture that. I love portraits that show the grit and details as well as images that are beautiful, and I love to tell stories through my art. And humans all have their own story. Sometimes living in a place like NYC I look out over the water, and its crazy to think how many humans live here and each has such a unique story to be told. And I find a picture is just a small piece of that story.
© Ashley Kolodner, "GAYFACE: Chloe Abbey"
How did the "GAYFACE" project come about? Where did the concept come from?
In early 2011, I was having a brain storming session with myself, which I like to do now and again to think of projects that don't have anything to do with my work or (at the time) school. It started like any brainstorming session: I taped up a bunch of blank paper around the walls of my bathtub and ran a bubble bath. I like to let my mind wander, and then ideas start to emerge from my thoughts. I start to draw boxes with simple drawings of figures or the composition or ideas for series and then draw out how I would want each one to look or the ideas behind it. It just so happened on this day I thought about my eyes being closed and just how simply we open and close our eyes—sometimes consciously and sometimes unconsciously. I drew a little sketch of a figure with their eyes closed and then eyes opened. Something about this struck me as so simple, but held such power. I continued with my brainstorming and different ideas I would love to photograph or do a multimedia piece about, but I kept coming back to eyes closed/eyes opened. I decided to photograph two of my very good friends who are both gay, and just that alone sparked this idea. How powerful it was to see their images and know their struggle and how their eyes are open to the world and to who they are. And "GAYFACE: 1st CLASS" was born.
© Ashley Kolodner, "GAYFACE: Rev. Lynn Sexton"
The word "GAYFACE" is sometimes known to have negative connotations, I know. But I want to reclaim the word, dissolve the negativity and turn it around on this society. Open humans up and expose humans' brains to what is really out there. As well as "gay" has been (and still is being) used in a negative way, so I wanted to find a series name that would catch your attention as well as maybe jump start humans' brains on the topic and make one think. And the "1st Class" part is because I am done being a second-class citizen, and I know many of the LGBTQ community feel the same way, too. No human should be second-class, right?
© Ashley Kolodner, "GAYFACE: Odemaris Byrd"
Do you approach your subjects or do they seek you out?
Both. I started out by reaching out to everyone I know in the LGBTQ community and trying to get them to come to my studio to shoot in Brooklyn. And then ask them to also tell their friends. I also posted ads on Craigslist asking if anyone was interested. As I've begun to shoot more, it seems as though the word is slowly spreading, because now I'm still reaching out to everyone, but more and more humans are reaching out to me. They're asking when am I coming to their city or how can they get photographed. It's amazing!
© Ashley Kolodner, "GAYFACE: Om Boogie"
Walk me through the process for one of these shoots. Do you tend to do one at a time or several in a day? How do people choose their backgrounds, poses, etc.?
I normally will do several in a day. I will block out a time and let humans know when the shoot is going on and if they can drop in at any time. With any location, we have a section set up for the shoot itself, and another station for the background papers, which are all hand made, and a model release section. When someone shows up, I (or one of my assistants) greet them and walk them through the process. First, they are asked to choose a paper; They can choose any one that they like or they think goes with their outfit, or if there's some animal print or design that they love they choose it. It's cool to see how excited someone will get about their paper. Then, we tape up the paper in front of my lights, and we start to shoot. We start with the eyes closed first and then do eyes open. The individuals choose how they want to pose; I tell them they can smile, they can be serious, they can do whatever they feel comfortable with—the image is about them. The shoot itself only takes about seven minutes per human. So it is really a short amount of time; there isn't too much time for them to truly think about how they want to stand or pose. It's purely the energy they are bringing at that moment. After they are photographed, they can take their paper home with them, and then they are asked to sign a model release. I have so much fun on the shoots; I have gotten to meet so many amazing humans, and there is always so much laughter. We also try to have snacks and drinks and to encourage everyone to stay and hang out and mingle. It creates an incredible environment. And I love connecting humans and seeing the interactions!
© Ashley Kolodner, "GAYFACE: Perri Williams"
What have people's reactions been to the photographs? Has it been what you expected or not at all?
Humans' reactions have been amazing and so supportive. I was not expecting any kind of reaction like the one I have gotten so far. I just started this as a project for myself, and it turned into something much bigger than me. It actually got very overwhelming when the first article was written about it, by The Advocate. And then there was a stream of emails that started asking me questions and wanted to publish stories with and about my images. None of this has been expected at all, and it has been a great feeling to know that this has and is affecting humans in a positive way. I am also amazed by how many people are asking me to come to their cities to photograph; it's like people need the chance to be seen. I am very grateful for everything that this project has brought into my life.
© Ashley Kolodner, "GAYFACE: Romeo So-Leng"
What do you hope people get out of these photographs? From viewing them? From posing for them?
Actually, I'm glad you asked, because it is something I have been thinking a lot about, and I've actually come up with a mission statement that I think covers my goals, for viewer and subject. The mission of "GAYFACE: 1st Class" is to use photographic portraiture to empower the subject and transform the perspective of the viewer. Every person who becomes involved with the series (by modeling, viewing or otherwise) is challenged to see the LGBTQ community in a new way. "GAYFACE" unites and empowers the full-spectrum LGBTQ community and our allies, bringing us access to a first class existence after decades in the dark.
I hope that humans might feel safe, or a sense of freedom, or open their eyes to the community differently. Maybe that means helping someone who hasn't openly come out to be able to see these images and feel some comfort. I want humans to be able to connect and open up a dialogue, show the faces that are all-too-often considered second-class citizens, but that are just as good as everyone else! I hope that when humans pose they feel some sort of pride, and like they're part of something that will help others. I hope they feel a sense of empowerment and community. Unity. Love. Activism.
© Ashley Kolodner, "GAYFACE: Barbara Abram"
Tell me about your Kickstarter campaign. What has that process been like?
My team and I are still in the process of getting everything together, in fact; it is a long process and something we have no interest in rushing. We've filmed and are currently on the second edit of our promo video, which will be awesome! And we're gathering contacts and connections, reaching out and trying to get all of our ducks in line before we launch so we are ready for the crunch time of the campaign itself. We are aiming high, so I want everything to be just perfect so we have the best chance to succeed—measure twice, cut once, ya know? But I was not aware of how much work really goes into these Kickstarters, especially when it's something you care so much about. Also, it is HARD to ask for money, for help doing something you believe in. So if I can, I encourage you all to be generous with us, and share with the people you know would care about this project. I mean, anyone could drop fifty to a hundred bucks on a date: Why not contribute to "GAYFACE" and stay in one night, eh?
We are starting to figure out venues for photoshoots, and for fundraising events, so we are open to your tips on that, too! We are still reaching out to so many humans; it is amazing how much work truly goes into making a dream a reality. But there's no doubt in our minds: we are doing this.
© Ashley Kolodner, "GAYFACE: Coco"
Do you feel the LGBTQ community has made significant strides to break down barriers and stereotypes in recent years? What kind of work remains to be done?
I think steps are constantly being made to break down barriers, but it is a slow process just like any other civil rights issue. Of course, everything I see is from the perspective of an artist in New York, which is why we need to get out into the country and get other faces and stories, too.
I do find that I've noticed in fashion there has been a lot of the more androgynous going on, which I find really interesting. Though it is hard to tell if it is just a media fad, or an actual development. Stereotypes can be totally ridiculous still, which is why we want to represent and seek out humans from every demographic: young and old, different ethnic backgrounds, aesthetics, gender identities… I mean, just the other day I got to have a discussion on HuffPost Live with some other queer femmes about the idea that lesbians can't be pretty and femme. That's so not true, and I have photographic evidence!
I think there is so much work still to be done, not just from going from second-class to first-class citizens but also from not hearing the word gay thrown around in a negative sense—even on the TV, you hear it still. There is always work to be done and I think it comes in all forms, but exposure and education I think are the best ways to break down barriers. Because barriers are put up out of fear, and humans are typically scared of the unknown. Also, I think that for the younger generations to come, I think it's important for them to be exposed so that kids growing up can feel safe being whoever they want to be and not be afraid of being made fun of or attacked.
© Ashley Kolodner, "GAYFACE: Denise Samen"
What do you think is the biggest misconception people have about the LGBTQ community?
You know what, I don't know. I think that that is a tricky question, because it really depends on the individual and their circumstances. I don't know if you can generalize the whole misconception of the whole community. I've found that there are so many misconceptions, and I'm still learning of more that I wasn't even aware of. It is amazing what the human race is capable of coming up with.
I have to say, the group is too diverse and heterogeneous to say there is one thing that could be misconstrued across the board. I mean, the thing that binds us together is that we are not identifying with mass conceptions and assignments of heterosexuality, binary gender and patriarchy. What does a closeted lesbian immigrant woman in El Paso have in common with a wealthy cis-gender gay man in Minneapolis or a transgender Chinese performance artist in NYC except that they don't "fit in the box?" Maybe the biggest misconception about the LGBTQ community is that there could be only one.
© Ashley Kolodner, "GAYFACE: John Vazguez"
You can follow the GAYFACE project on Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter and Flickr. For any and all inquiries about participating or contributing, please email Ashley Kolodner at gayface1stclass@gmail.com.
http://resourcemagonline.com/2013/11/get-gayface/
November 15, 2013 by jenharlan 1st class, Ashley Kolodner, diptych, gay rights, Gayface, irving penn, jen harlan, jennifer harlan, LGBTQ, photo series, Portraits, resource magazine, the advocate


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Doctors on Catholic radio show appear to support COVID shots for children
A host for the EWTN show 'Doctor, Doctor' disclosed that one of his children is 'fully vaccinated,' and one of the guests made claims that were not clear.
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Mon Dec 13, 2021 - 7:03 pm EST Tue Dec 14, 2021 - 7:59 am EST
(LifeSiteNews) – A recent episode of a Catholic medical radio show/podcast appears to have recommended the abortion-tainted experimental COVID jab for kids.
Doctor, Doctor airs on the Catholic media network EWTN. The November 26 episode was entitled COVID-19 and your children, and the medical professionals serving as hosts spoke about vaccination and COVID infections as they pertain to children.
At the outset of the, host Dr. Chris Stroud relayed to the audience the private medical information of one of his children who he said was "fully vaccinated" with one of the abortion-tainted jabs.
He urged listeners to "focus on the data and statistics" as a framer for the conversation about injecting kids with the new jab.
Regarding the data concerning the risk of COVID for children, researchers with Johns Hopkins School of Medicine found this summer a "mortality rate of zero among children without a pre-existing medical condition such as leukemia" when they "analyze[d] approximately 48,000 children under 18 diagnosed with Covid in health-insurance data from April to August 2020."
Dr. Becca Bakke, a pediatrician, was a guest on the episode and told the hosts that approximately "600 total [COVID] pediatric deaths" have taken place in the United States. When she made the comment, Dr. Bakke did not clarify if she meant to say that there have been 600 COVID-associated pediatric deaths since the advent of the declared pandemic, or in the year 2021.
According the CDC, there have been just over 750 COVID-associated deaths that have occurred in Americans under 18 since January 2020.
The CDC data regarding COVID deaths attributed to children does not distinguish between COVID being the cause of death or being detected in a person who died as a result of a positive test at a time around their death.
The standard COVID test used for detecting COVID infections – the PCR test – has been a source of controversy among medical experts.
Dr. Paul Elias Alexander, who served in the Department of Health and Human Services during the COVID-19 pandemic under the Trump administration, told LifeSiteNews, "The key issue is the PCR test does not differentiate between cold or flu or RSV or COVID virus. Also key is that the test was over-cycled and this is where the disaster with the infection numbers came in."
He added that most PCR positive tests "globally were false as we knew there was a 95% false positive. Most, most were never COVID positive."
This has led some medical experts, such as Dr. Joseph Mercola, to opine that "COVID-19 deaths may have been overreported, in some cases by as much as 500%, according to a Full Measure investigation."
Dr. Bakke also said that "we know that kids spread this illness," but did not provide data to support her statement. According to Bakke, the "majority of kids are asymptomatic." A study of 10 million people in Wuhan, China, ground zero for the COVID virus, found that asymptomatic spread of COVID did not occur at all.
One of the hosts asked Dr. Bakke about vaccinating children. "What are the benefits? I'm a parent. I've got kids in this age group. Why would I want to give them the vaccine?"
In her response, she said that kids are "less likely to die" and "less likely" to spread the virus.
In double-vaccinated individuals, it has been shown that they carry the same amount of coronavirus as those who are unvaccinated. In addition, regions around the world have begun to see COVID-associated deaths soar above the number and rate of deaths in fully vaccinated individuals.
In an October article for the Brownstone Institute, Dr. Alexander called the push to vaccinate young children "dangerous" and "absolutely reckless."
"The risk-benefit discussion for children with these Covid-19 injections is a very different one than that for adults," Dr. Alexander said. "The fact is that this is a completely novel and experimental injection therapy with no medium or long-term safety data (or even definitive effectiveness data). If we move forward with the vaccination of our children without the proper safety testing, then we will present them with potentially catastrophic risk, including deaths in some."
Asked about the potential risks associated with serious vaccine-induced illnesses such as myocarditis, Dr. Bakke said, " … we have a lot of good reason to think that we're not going to see that serious side effect [myocarditis], at least at the same rates in 5- to 11-year-olds."
Dr. Robert Malone, inventor of the mRNA technology employed by the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, has said that inoculating 28 million children 5 to 11 years old could lead to "1,000 or more excess deaths" while the risk from COVID-19 for healthy children is "about zero" and appears to be lower than the seasonal flu.
Dr. Peter McCullough, MD, professor of medicine at Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center, has called for an "unbreakable resistance" against children receiving the jab. In a recent lecture, McCullough cited numerous studies while arguing that "the chance of myocarditis, and hospitalization with myocarditis, for one of these children who is going to be forced into vaccination … is greater than being hospitalized for COVID-19."
An email was sent to EWTN to see if the Catholic network would comment on the claims made during the show, but LifeSiteNews has yet to receive a response.
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Now in its eighth year, the Southeast's premier urban progressive music and arts festival- ONE Musicfest – reveals its phase one of the powerhouse 2017 lineup. Scheduled for Saturday September 9, 2017 at Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta, GA, the one-day festival will be headlined by A-list superstars such as Jill Scott, yasiin bey (formerly known as Mos Def) in his farewell performance, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Sean Paul, Jidenna, Kaytranada, Too $hort, Tank and the Bangas, and more.
On Friday September 8, ONE Musicfest will celebrate ahead of the festival with 2,600 music lovers at Tabernacle Atlanta. The event will feature performances by Thundercat, J.I.D, Ari Lennox and Noname. Then on Saturday, September 9, ONE Musicfest takes over Lakewood Amphitheatre for 11 hours of nonstop music on two performance stages and three DJ stages.