If you are one of the estimated 15 million Americans suffering from depression, you may be surprised to learn that the path to wellness and vitality is through food.
The Western diet of heavily processed, denatured foods has been widely linked to rising rates of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Did you know that it's also linked to poor memory function, hyperactive immune response, and inflammation, all of which affect symptoms of depression?
Our digestive systems know when we are under stress. Whether it's feeling too nervous to eat, or experiencing "butterflies" in the stomach when we feel excited, it's clear that our thoughts impact digestive functions. But why is the gut being called our "second brain"?
The gut doesn't seem capable of thought as we know it, but it communicates back and forth with our..brain—with profound results. For decades, we thought that anxiety and depression contributed to digestive disorders, such as IBS, Crohn's disease, etc. But…studies show that it may also be the other way around.
What Signals Is Your Gut Sending?
The Standard American Diet (appropriately called SAD) is creating an epidemic of poor digestion. Gas, bloating, pain or exhaustion after meals is commonplace. Diagnoses of bowel disease like colitis, IBS, and Crohn's are rising worldwide, especially among people age 15 and under.
Take control of the signals your gut is sending to your brain by following these basic rules.
Unfortunately, most packaged items on standard grocery store shelves will fit into this category. Boxed meals, bottled sauces, and processed vegetable oils contain additives that can wreak havoc on the gut lining and have been linked to systemic inflammation and thyroid dysfunction.
The farther food gets from its natural state, the more likely it is to trigger an inflammatory response in the gut.
Symptoms of inflammation such as fatigue, brain fog, flat mood, PMS, and constipation, are all frequently reported by depressive patients. These signs of systemic inflammation are psychiatric pretenders – they mimic symptoms associated with mental illness – which explains why depression has been called an inflammatory disorder.
This highly effective dietary protocol requires adherence for 30 days to reset the body. After this cleansing phase, pay strict attention to how you feel if you reintroduce any of these foods back into your diet.
Purging your pantry of trigger foods can leave you wondering, "What is there to eat?" Fortunately, the answer is simple: real, organic food. Finding healthy options is easier than ever before because of the growing demand for it, and it isn't as costly as you might think.
People naturally prefer the most flavorful foods, which, as nature would have it, tend to be organic. But did you know that your health, as well as that of future generations, may depend on it? Non-organic foods contain higher-than-ever levels of pervasive pesticides and herbicides like glyphosate, which are known to cause endocrine disruption, damage DNA, and even cause birth defects.
By choosing a whole foods-based, organic diet, you not only get the healthiest and best-tasting foods, you support the long-term health of our species, and the planet. Now that's something to feel good about!
It may surprise you to learn that many individuals who are clinically obese are actually malnourished. Micronutrient deficiencies are increasingly appearing, as overuse of pesticides and herbicides deplete the soil used to grow our food.
Supplementing low levels of B12 has proven "among the most useful, safe, and effective" treatments for a host of psychiatric conditions.
Magnesium is considered one of the most beneficial supplements available, providing relief from ailments such as PMS, poor thyroid function, and depression.
Zinc deficiency is often found concurrent with a psychiatric diagnosis. The important role zinc plays in immune system regulation, sexual health, and basic cellular repair make this another mineral that cannot be overlooked. Our bodies can't store zinc, which makes supplementation even more critical if adequate levels are not maintained through diet.
The human brain is more than 60% fat, so consuming adequate amounts of healthy fats is critical for optimal mental health. Essential Fatty Acids or EFA's, promote cellular regeneration, build new brain tissue, and cushion and protect neural pathways. Still, more than 70% of Americans are believed to be deficient.
If you're worried that eating more dietary fat will derail your weight, don't. Optimal metabolism is a natural consequence of the blood-sugar-stabilizing effects of a high natural fat diet.
If you haven't heard of the microbiome, let's get into it. The human microbiome is the internal community of living microorganisms that supports healthy digestion and immune system response, among other useful functions. It is made up of trillions of cells that continually report to the brain on the state of the body.
The gut-brain axis refers to the vagus nerve pathway where this signaling takes place. When the organisms in the microbiome send distress signals, a host of health effects can occur, from depression and other psychiatric complaints, to brain disease, stroke, and seizures.
There's no denying the negative impact the modern American lifestyle has on this bacterial ecology. Rapid urbanization, proliferation of environmental toxins, and denatured food, all place growing burdens on the gut, while the overuse of antibiotics undermines beneficial bacteria that are essential to maintaining this delicate, internal balance.
When the microbiome is compromised, gut contents pass through the lining of the gut wall and into the bloodstream, where they drive inflammation and often present as symptoms of mental illness.
Adherence to an ancestral, organic diet will do much to restore a damaged microbiome. Probiotic supplementation has proven to be extremely effective in treating depression through restoration of beneficial bacteria in the gut. One or two teaspoons per day of fermented foods should be added to your list of powerful safeguards against the ravages of the modern age.
A diagnosis of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis served as my wake-up call to examine what I was asking of my body. Fueling late nights with sugar and caffeine had culminated in a state of listlessness, hair loss, and brain fog, that was not my normal state – rather, it was a state of emergency that I took very seriously.
Whether the alarm is sudden and undeniable, or slow to awaken us, the point is that we wake up – and become fully conscious of what – and how – we feed ourselves.
Do you often eat at your desk, while processing an endless stream of emails? Do you sometimes eat standing up, too rushed to even call it a meal? When we eat unconsciously we deny our bodies the experience of nourishment. Is it any wonder that our bodies often struggle to digest food?
Take time before each meal to really take in your food: look at the colors, savor the aromas, appreciate the nourishment your meal is providing. This sends the first signals to the brain that it's time for digestion to begin.
Let your mouth water! Saliva contains powerful enzymes that pre-digest food as you chew. Chewing slowly and thoroughly will ensure that you receive the optimum benefits of these powerful digestive juices.
Finally, promote a feeling of gratitude for what you are about to consume. The journey our food takes from farm-to-table requires several levels of sacrifice. Acknowledging the part that you and others play in the lifecycle of your food will deliver the full range of nourishment that food can provide.
Food is information. With every bite we take, we are programming our bodies for tomorrow. What signals is your food sending?
Your work is through the roof amazing!! I'm loving your Instagram posts, and this article spoke to me personally. I will be reading it over and over plus I look forward to digging into the links.
I'm going through my own intense process right now of healing my depression naturally, and for me, eliminating all animal products and doing a mostly fruit detox really jump started my healing and also helped me accelerate. The interesting point as well, was that moving towards plant based foods aligned with my spiritual growth and alleviated the greater depression I often felt about animals and our planet.
The work of Dr. Robert Morse ND started my amazing journey. And while I was B12 deficient early on, I took a supplement and have been looking into all the alternative plant-based ways of getting my essential nutrients.
What are your thoughts and experiences around healing with plant based foods?
Fascinating topic…I'm excited to hear back from you!
Hi Colette… your question was for Kelly but I just wanted to comment because you sound exactly like me, until I started reading Kelly's book "A Mind of Your Own". I am vegan. I also suffer from "severe depression" for which I have been prescribed Prozac, lithium, Wellbutrin, Gabapentin, clonadine, adderall, Zoloft, lorazepam, Effexor….. on and on. I've done 60-day juice fasts (and felt wonderful, but it didn't last), spent thousands of dollars on supplements, documentary DVDs, books, etc.. I'm a 63-year old female and I am so very sick and tired of it all! So, I apologize for rambling, here is my point; I started following Kelly's suggestions, albeit reluctantly (I can't stand the thought of causing harm to a sentient being) but I purchased some collagen, ghee, salmon and locally-raised chicken eggs… this is day 5 of following some of Kelly's recipes and I already feel 100% better. I need to cut this short so I will stop here without going further – because further I could certainly go!! I only wanted to mention that animal products may be necessary to heal someone as broken, and yes, even suicidal, as I have become due to poor nutrition and dependency on Western medicine and the pharmaceutical industry. Trust Kelly, read her book, and blessings on your journey .. namaste.
I'm tapering off lithium carbonate and will be finished in two months. I have been having violent and disturbing dreams while sleeping is that common part of the detoxing?
This article is spot on. As a wellness coach and an over achiever I hit total adrenal burnout which brought on extreme anxiety. My naturopathic doctor lead me down exactly this path. Even though I already ate organic I was consuming sugar and wheat. It took two years but totally worth it!!! You are awesome Kelly!!!
This is a great article, but it assumes universal accessibility, which just isn't the case.
Sure access to organic foods is terribly difficult where I have been recently (living in a car)…and not having access to be able to cook my food?? Well it's not glamorous but I use a small camp stove and get it done. No electricity, well I guess I miss my morning smoothie (Dr Kelly's recipe with my own addictions!) The most. But it just makes me more grateful for what you can accomplish with experiential proof of success!!! I will get back to those smoothies as soon as I can!!
Sorry that was so lengthy but I just wanted it to be clear that not having access isn't an excuse. Yes, it takes extra effort and knowledge and desire/motivation…but here in the United States?? If you live too far away to even recieve Thrive Market/Amazon deliveries then find some land and grow your own!! Or find a local organic farmer and offer sevices for product..
I'm just so tired of negativity and excuses and your comment was focused on the negative….I'm sure that you are correct in theory. There may be some who really just cannot access, but what good does it do to point that out??? Except discourage those of us who may think we fit in that catagory. I was there not so long ago. I stayed paralyzed with excuses and rationalizations. Then I almost died and things got clear. Do what you got to do. Nobody is gonna make these changes for me but me. Nobody can or wants the responsibility of making me feel better. My life and how it's lived, totally in my lap. I used to think I didn't have any choice, I ended up where I was by genetics or crap circumstances. Those sure contributed but where I am today, all me. So try reframing your comment to maybe what could we do about those who do struggle with access??? Let's find solutions not problems….
First depression at 13 followed by ever longer ones every few years. Fought against anti depressants until age of 40 and was hospitalized. In 6 weeks and for the fist time in my life I felt joy. Then slowly went off medication and followed fodmap diet very strictly to try to heal IBS, another life long affliction. Have practiced yoga for 30 years. Practice mindfullness. Three years later experienced a suicidal depression and hospitalized again. Back on drugs. Depression and anxiety lifted. I didn't have children so as not to pass on this terrible illness. Now I learn my 12 year old niece is suffering depression. What about genetics?
Check out Dr. Brogan's book. According to Dr. Brogan's book depression is not a disease, it's an inflammatory response, usually caused by blood sugar, thyroid or food sensitivity issues. I assume genetics may play a role ONLY to the extent that one has blood sugar, thyroid or food sensitivities. However, depression is only a symptom of those issues. Please try her program. It worked for me eventhough depression/anxiety "run in my family". What I've disvovered is food sensitivities and blood sugar issues run and my family and it presents as depression. Healing my gut with Whole Foods (eliminating dairy, grains, sugar, processed foods and sensitive food), exercising, meditation (any therapudic relaxation response like yoga) and detoxing with bentonite Clay relieved me. It's all in the book. The FodMaps diet still allows MANY dairy, grains and sugars which are common allergens needed to be removed completely to heal. They are the primary foods Dr. Brogan says to eliminate completely during the program. A Mind Of Your Own changed my life, even with the fear of doomed family genetics!
we Were not put here to suffer. Medical Medium says no eggs i have the herpes simplex 2 virus. when i eat eggs i break out down there. Jjust about onthe diet but not beating myself up when I go out and eat grass fed meats or not. body logic I got the progessrone pills an the hypothyroidism off the levothyrozine right now. last 3 dosages may take. if i feel the need. Becoming my own Dr. Dr. Kam Yuen method consultant. 2 more classes certified in the Yuen Method. Specializing in PTSS or PDSS.
I love the estriol cream but wil try estrace cream now. Read the articles for me at age 54 i need the cream or estriol gel which is very expensive for low libdo and serve dryness.
I'm a huge fan of Kelly's. I've posted this here before, but it seems especially relevant with this article.
The final piece to my anxiety/depression puzzle after 20+ years of struggles was a morning mug of blended cooked organic vegetables and bone broth (with 2-3 pastured egg yolks). I made big changes and improvements over the years giving up sugar, alcohol, gluten and dairy and by committing to daily exercise and mindfulness. But it wasn't until I started this morning mug of soup that my issues went into complete remission.
I believe my intestines were damaged over many years by gluten and other factors creating permeability that ultimately resulted in inflammation throughout my body and brain. I believe this morning soup – in particular the organic bone broth – has healed my intestines and healed my body and brain. Give it a try if you feel like inflammation could be at the root cause of your issues. It's very consistent with Kelly's 5 Rules. I saw dramatic improvements to my health in 2 weeks.
Thanks for this article Dr. Kelly! I am a firm believer that B-12 (even if blood work shows levels are OK), people with depression are low somewhere in their system. My late mother suffered depression, which really wasn't known as depression so readily back in the 60's. She occasionally went for B-12 shots and always seemed improved thereafter. I, too, feel better when taking a sublingual B12 but admittedly, don't do it everyday. Thanks for this wake up call for your followers.
I think you forgot something on your very healthy menu: fruit juices. I believe they're highly nutritious when they come in their natural state. I just love those juices. Finding organic food in my locality will be tricky but I'll have a look around. I hope your lifesyle-shift approach to illness reaps rich rewards. I'm almost a believer.
I appreciate you so much! You really are amazing! I hope to contribute as much as you to society!!! I admire and appreciate you! I love you!
I follow your posts regularly.
You are doing an amazing job. I am a medical doctor and see so many patients with gut dysbiosis coming for colonoscopy or gastroscopy. I try to help them by your advise but people are so endoctrined to modern day living and pharmaceuticals that they don't understand the importance of food as medicine. But I will keep trying to spread your words.
I have recently helped my loved one with depression / anxiet/ ADD/ schizophrenia/ (a condition the psychiatrist and psychologist could not put a definite label) come out of the condition with food. Freshly pressed green juice and kelly brogan smoothie is so good and nourishing. She is still on path to recovery but at least is following the right path and getting better daily.
I love the work you do…couldn't be more important. Something else I would add though since its missing in many diets recommened is that every culture had their own sacred holy foods that was both healing/nourishing to their body but also thev Earth body which is one and the same.
Great article Dear Kelly…keep sharing ..
I didn't know that vegetable oils contain gut-harmful additives. Wish you elaborated a little more on that point — like which types of vegetable oils, reference/study links?
I am excited! I can't wait to enroll. I do believe that food is medicine . I have been dealing with this medicine of abilify and sleep meds that make things worse . I will gladly enroll with aprogram that listens to me and I do want more babies and I am very worried about my son . I seriously don't like the people that I have dealing with , it's really like I have to eliminate them. I hope this can help . I am taking my time to get happy . True health . Like I said no . I am a good person .
This is a very informative article. I did know that inflammation is a cause of many health related illnesses. I did not know that grains and dairy can cause inflammation. I also appreciate how you encourage the importance of mindfulness, gratitude and being conscious while we are eating and how this awareness can help with digestion and the role of saliva that predigest food by chewing slowly and thoroughly for optimum benefits.


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Hilary Duff Reunites With 'Lizzie McGuire' Cast For A Virtual Table Read
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In a 44-minute video shared on Instagram on Monday, May 11, Hilary Duff virtually reconnected with her former Lizzie McGuire costars for a virtual table read of the series' "Between a Rock and a Bra Place!" episode, which aired on the Disney Channel 19 years ago.
"LIZZIE MCGUIRE retro table read!" Duff captioned the clip. "We could not stop laughing reading lines from tween us…this is the first time we were all 'together-ish' in almost 18 years!"
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"Do excuse our delayed singing…we will be taking singing lessons as a group to work on our craft!!" she added.
Costars that joined Duff included Adam Lamberg (Gordo), Lalaine (Miranda), Jake Thomas (Matt McGuire), Robert Carradine (Sam McGuire), Hallie Todd (Jo McGuire), Ashlie Brillault (Kate) and Davida Williams (Claire). Kyle Downes, who portrayed Larry Tudgeman on the show, filled in for the late David Carradine.
Bob Thomas – Jake's father who wrote two episodes for the series – read the stage directions for the virtual Lizzie McGuire table read. At the same time, writers Nina and Jeremy Bargiel appeared in the video call to explain the history behind the iconic episode.
"I truly believe that this show was magical, and everyone that was a part of it created that … and made this show mean so much to so many people," Duff said following the table read. "I think we're all very grateful to have experience that."
The "Between a Rock and a Bra Place!" episode followed around Lizzie and Miranda getting their first bras, who believed that the undergarment would make them popular in school. Meanwhile, Gordo helped Matt enter a contest to become Jet Li's sidekick in a new action movie.
Last year, Disney announced that a Lizzie McGuire reboot is in the works for its streaming platform Disney+ and that Duff would return to reprise her role as the titular character, but with a twist – Lizzie would be a 30-year-old millennial in New York City. Unfortunately, after filming the first two episodes of the reboot, Disney+ announced in January that series creator Terri Minsky had exited her post as showrunner for the Lizzie McGuire reboot. As a result, production on the Lizzie McGuire reboot was halted.
In February, Variety revealed that the reason for Minsky's sudden departure from the project was related to her and Duff wanting to create an "adult version" of the beloved tween series, but Disney was looking to keep the Lizzie McGuire reboot kid-friendly.
The same month, Duff said it would be a "disservice" to tell the story of her adult character with a PG rating.
"Was incredibly excited to launch 'Lizzie' on D+ and my passion remains!" Duff wrote in a statement on Instagram at the time. "However, I feel a huge responsibility to honor the fans' relationship with LIZZIE who, like me, grew up seeing themselves in her. I'd be doing a disservice to everyone by limiting the realities of a 30 year old's journey to live under the ceiling of a PG rating."
"It's important to me that just as her experiences as a preteen/teenager navigating life were authentic, her next chapters are equally as real and relatable," shee added. "It would be a dream if Disney would let us move the show to Hulu, if they were interested, and I could bring this beloved character to life again."
A spokesperson for Disney previously said that the company's "goal is to resume production and to tell an authentic story that connects to the millions who are emotionally invested in the character, and a new generation of viewers too."
According to sources in the Variety report, it is "unlikely" for the Lizzie McGuire reboot to move forward on Disney+.
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CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps athletic department will be part of a nationwide celebration of NCAA Division III athletics, as part of the organization's annual DIII Week from April 1-7.
The athletic department and CMS Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) have worked together to plan out a week full of events, culminating in a weekend which features seven of the 10 spring sports in action in Claremont at the same time on Saturday (five home events, plus men's and women's track and field at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational).
Here is a look at the schedule planned for the week:
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Women's Water Polo home match with Cal Lutheran, 4 p.m. (Axelrood Pool) - SAAC Game of the Week. (SAAC will be raffling off free Pepo Melo bowls and a month's worth of juices as well as other things for DIII Week)
Instagram Takeover: CMS Women's Water Polo
Nutrition Program, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. (Roberts Pavilion)
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Pie in the Face Fundraiser, 12:30-3:30 p.m. (outside Roberts Pavilion) - all proceeds go to the Foothill Family Shelter
Baseball vs. Willamette, 3 p.m. (Arce Field)
Women's Tennis vs. Chapman, 3 p.m. (Biszantz Family Tennis Center)
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Men's Tennis vs. Gustavus Adolphus, 10 a.m. (Biszantz Family Tennis Center)
Baseball vs. Willamette, 11 a.m. (Arce Field) - DH
Softball vs. Cal Lutheran, 12 p.m. (Athena Field) - DH
Women's Lacrosse vs. Whittier, 1 p.m. (Zinda Field)
Men's Tennis vs. Whittier, 3 p.m. (Biszantz Family Tennis Center)
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Women and men from all regions of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) take part in the second LWF seminar for lay people in church leadership positions, from 9 to 18 August at the LWF Center in Wittenberg, Germany, and at the Ecumenical Centre, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Non-ordained leaders of LWF member churches have the opportunity to study Lutheran theology at historical sites of the Reformation and to experience the communion of churches worldwide.
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Casino.Support believes in playing responsibly and keeping casino gaming fun. For some players, it is that when the fun stops, a very real problem begins. Gambling addiction can hurt the gambler, their family and friends. The only responsible thing for a problem gambler is not to gamble.
What then is the difference between problem gambling and responsible gambling? Responsible gambling does not necessarily prevent problem gambling as other factors such as genetics or learned behavioural patterns cannot be overridden so easily or at all. The best thing for someone that is a problem gambler to do is to not gamble. Responsible gambling are tips for people that are not addicted to gambling or those not yet determined to have a problem. The tips help players to step back from the tables or the slots and take a breather. It is important to remember that no matter how responsible someone is at the casino, it does not effect if they win or lose, but may help to stay within a win-loss target area.
Even the casual player can become addicted to gambling. Really, anyone can, so it is important to self-monitor play.
Keep track of how much is being spent at the casino. Most of the casinos provide a history journal of each financial transaction. Review the transaction log often to stay within personal set limits for depositing.
Increasing wager amounts to attempt to recover losses us what is often referred to as chasing losses. Avoid this behaviour and remember that chasing a winning streak can also result in a loss.
No matter where the online casinos you play at are located, they must have a method in place to allow players to exclude themselves. It may be offered as a temporary method such as denial of access to the service until a request to unlock is made. More often than not, it will be a procedure in which the player sends a written notice or form to the casino requesting that their limits be set including a zero amount. The latter is a form of self-limitation.
Self-exclusion would include that the casino no longer is permitted to send offers or emails to the player unless it has something to do with a financial transaction that was previously made. The ultimate form of self-exclusion is the request that the casino account be permanently closed. Self-limitation can be used to simply limit the amount the player can spend per day, week and month. This often comes as a friendly reminder on a deposit that the account is limited and that function is not currently available.


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Is the rabbi — who is a retired Navy chaplain — suggesting that U.S. military chaplains quit wearing crosses on their lapels? Come up with something else?
With a fifth chaplain insignia (and more in the future, given the religious diversity of our nation) our military personnel will always recognize the cross on a chaplain's uniform-but will find it harder to remember and recognize insignias worn by other chaplains. During hard times the insignia has been a silent reminder that a chaplain is present. A "ministry of presence" begins with an awareness of presence, and we must recapture the power of the chaplain's symbol to broadcast the message that he or she is present, part of the team.
Additionally, today's insignias symbolize the diversity of our religious faiths-but not the unity of our chaplains. No individual chaplain insignia links it to any other.


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Unitarian Leader Takes Equal Marriage Stand in Romania
By Eric Cherry
Rev. Dávid Gyero, the Deputy Bishop of the Hungarian Unitarian Church (Churches in Transylvania, Romania and Hungary), has shared his recently issued courageous statement on Equal Marriage. By way of context, Romania is currently in the midst of a Constitutional struggle that would further exclude LGBT people from Equal Marriage. We Stand on the Side of Love in faithful solidarity with Rev. Gyero.
For the Dignity of Human Creation: Statement regarding an Amendment to Paragraph 48 of the Romanian Constitution
As it is widely known, there is currently a nationwide effort to collect signatures in support of amending Paragraph 48 of the Romanian Constitution, containing the definition of marriage for the purposes of constitutional law. This initiative, created by the citizens' organization Coalition for Families, has been an important issue for wide swathes of our society. Several Romanian church leaders have also taken to expressing their views in support of the amendment.
The governing bodies of the Hungarian Unitarian Church have not issued an official statement in this matter. I will therefore express my opinion as an individual, respecting the freedom of opinion of all church members and citizens, but using my opportunity for freedom of speech in this important matter of conscience.
The subject of the constitutional amendment is a proposal to change the definition of marriage contained in the paragraph titled "The Family", from being the union of two persons to the union of a man and a woman, but the initiative inevitably emphasizes the issues of gender identity and sexual orientation. While the institutions of marriage and family are doubtlessly imbued with moral value as well as significance for our society and community, there are gaping chasms among the various understandings of gender identity and sexual orientation. What some consider sinful, immoral and godless, others consider natural aspects of the divinely created order of the world.
To me, unconditional respect for and protection of the dignity of God's human creation is a basic theological value. I consider gender identity and sexual orientation to be scientific realities. Living in accordance with one's gender identity and choosing one's spouse are basic human rights. In my opinion, if the Church that serves both God and humankind is to be faithful to the Gospel's teachings of unconditional love and acceptance, it cannot stand behind societal prejudices or discriminate among believers in matters of their human rights. Prejudices create impersonal categories in order to make us forget that behind each label, there are sensitive and honorable human beings, longing for happiness and fulfillment, who are also God's children.
Like my responsible fellow citizens, I worry about societal phenomena that endanger our ideals of marriage and the lives of families. However, I do not consider minority gender identities or sexual orientations a source of these dangers. The foundation of marriage is mutual love and commitment, and the right to it belongs to every human being.
Dávid Gyerő, Deputy Bishop
Hungarian Unitarian Church
Kolozsvár, February 5, 2016
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Plans are underway for the reopening of the ACT Arts Centre in Maple Ridge. (THE NEWS-files)
ACT Board cautious about reopening the arts centre in Maple Ridge
Half a million dollars lost in revenue due to COVID-19 pandemic
Colleen Flanagan
The spring is one of the busiest times for the ACT Arts Centre in Maple Ridge.
Not only would there be live theatre and musical performances, the facility is also a rental venue for community recitals, shows, dance competitions and other community events and activities.
However, after having to close its doors on March 16, because of the COVID-19 crisis, executive director Curtis Pendleton, estimates that they have suffered close to half a million dollars in lost, unrecoverable earned revenue as a result.
And, in addition to the losses, the facility currently has no significant revenue coming in.
Core business operations are being sustained with money received from several grants that the centre received from municipal, provincial and federal programs, said Pendleton, along with emergency funding to the arts sector.
There are also several long-term sponsors that Pendleton is grateful to who have continued their support throughout the pandemic.
"We were disappointed not to be able to share the last eight shows of the season, the many community shows, the scheduled gallery exhibitions and our many arts learning programs since our closure," said Pendleton, adding that it was devastating to all live arts performers with scheduled shows.
Refunds, she noted, were offered for all of the cancelled shows, but almost 80 per cent of ticket holders chose to give back the value of their tickets as a donation to the centre.
"This is an extraordinarily high number compared to other similar organizations we know of, and shows how much people love and support The ACT," said Pendleton.
Now they are making plans to reopen and Pendleton is cautiously optimistic.
Pendleton, along with the board of directors, are monitoring the financial position of the arts centre closely and they have been looking at options for the best way to reopen.
Currently they are hoping for more clarity surrounding Premier John Horgan's announcement on May 6 about the province's gradual reopening plan, before making any announcements themselves.
Horgan gave mid-May as a timeline to start phase two of the province's restart plan to allow for more social and economic activity.
Restrictions will be lifted to allow – people to attend small social gatherings, the resumption of elective surgeries and regulated health services like physiotherapy, dentistry, chiropractors and in-person counselling, the reopening of provincial parks for day use and the reopening of non-essential businesses with safe operation plans.
Virtual learning classes are being offered for children at the arts centre, and, Pendleton said, they are looking at offering the same for adults if the desire is there.
She anticipates that these virtual classes may be a permanent part of their programming going forward.
Pendleton notes there will be many challenges to the ACT's reopening, but, she is confident that the facility will continue to be the "heart of arts" in the community.
"People have been making art since the beginning of humanity. It is part of what defines us as humans. This will never stop," said Pendleton.
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Digital holds a 29.3% share of all media investment in the United States, up from 28% last quarter, according to GroupM's annual Interaction 2016 report, which aggregates insights from the agency's digital advertising activities and was released on Monday.
GroupM focused its findings around four core issues related to the growth of mobile: the difficulty of advertising in an app environment, viewability concerns in the native feed on mobile, measurement difficulties for mobile videos and ad blocking in mobile apps.
GroupM didn't break out exact mobile figures, but competing agencies MAGNAglobal and ZenithOptimedia noted mobile's tremendous surge. ZenithOptimedia's global ad spend forecast predicted mobile will grow 128% and account for 92% of new advertising dollars by 2018.
This growth comes from the rise of platforms like Instagram and Snapchat that have bridged consumers' transition to a mobile-first world, said GroupM Chief Digital Officer Rob Norman.
GroupM found that most mobile users have 30 to 50 apps installed on their phones. Less than 10 of these apps represent 90% of aggregate usage. The heavily used apps tend to be Facebook, Google and messaging apps like Messenger, which is owned by Facebook.
But for advertisers, the mobile migration raises concern for measurement and reporting. Walled gardens make it difficult to report consumer viewership data, despite partnerships with video viewability measurement players like Moat.
According to GroupM's findings, 20% of U.S. digital display inventory was comprised of online video in 2015. Many of these are distributed through Facebook's mobile feed; Facebook makes three quarters of its total revenue through mobile, Norman said.
Unless companies like Facebook and Google become more flexible in sharing their data, agencies will continue to struggle to report video ad success.
But it's not just thanks to these platforms that digital ad spend continues to rise. According to Norman, digital's growth also comes from publishers' ongoing transformation to fit in the digital ecosystem. Many are still evolving to combat ad-blocking and viewability concerns. Interaction states that 25% of consumers use ad blockers in the United States.
Norman said these same publishers have done a better job moving their content from digital magazine formats to the app environment, in turn making advertisers more comfortable spending on mobile.
According to GroupM Interaction, programmatic buys were transacted at a global average of 37% in 2015, up from 21% in 2014.
This story has been updated with a link to GroupM's Interaction Report.


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You may convert it to JSON:
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Just 26% of Organizations are Ready to Handle IT Risks, Reveals Netwrix Survey
Organizations are moving toward a more comprehensive approach to cyber risk management, but most still lack visibility into user activity and manipulations of their sensitive data.
Irvine, CA, June 13, 2017
Netwrix Corporation, provider of a visibility platform for user behavior analysis and risk mitigation in hybrid environments, today announced the release of its global 2017 IT Risks Report. The report aims to provide an overview of the IT risks that organizations face on a daily basis, identify what processes and resources they have to handle these risks, and assess the respondents' readiness to deal with cyber security threats.
The report is based on a survey of 723 respondents from organizations operating in various industries around the globe. The feedback was collected between March 15 and April 15, 2017. The report summarizes experiences, perceptions and plans the organizations have in regard to their IT risk strategy.
The survey's key findings are:
The majority of organizations (89%) use only basic IT security solutions.
65% of organizations do not have dedicated personnel responsible for cyber security. 56% of organizations subject to compliance delegate this task to their IT operations teams.
66% of organizations perceive employees as the biggest threat to system availability and security, but only 36% of organizations say they are fully aware of employees' actions.
65% of respondents admitted to having security incidents in 2016; the most common reasons cited were malware and human errors.
74% of organizations acknowledge they are not well prepared to beat IT risks, with the main obstacles being lack of budget (57%) and lack of time (54%).
"Organizations understand very well the need to focus significant effort on protecting the smooth operation of their businesses. While they see their own users as the main threat, they haven't yet gained visibility into user activity in business critical systems and manipulations of sensitive data. The Netwrix 2017 IT Risks Report reveals that improvement in these areas is first on their agenda," said Michael Fimin, CEO and co-founder of Netwrix. "Organizations that already have visibility into user activity and IT changes report that it greatly benefits their security initiatives and enables them to avoid issues such as data breaches, system unavailability and audit failures."
"I see data leakage as the current biggest risk to IT. We are getting better at high redundancy, availability, diagnostics and automation of all these components, but protecting data is still not improving," said Adam Fowler, IT expert and owner of adamfowlerit.com blog.
To learn more about the IT risks organizations face today, please visit: www.netwrix.com/go/itrisksin2017.
Netwrix Corporation was the first vendor to introduce a visibility and governance platform for hybrid cloud security. More than 160,000 IT departments worldwide rely on Netwrix to detect insider threats on premises and in the cloud, pass compliance audits with less effort and expense, and increase productivity of IT security and operations teams. Founded in 2006, Netwrix has earned more than 100 industry awards and been named to both the Inc. 5000 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500 lists of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. For more information, visit www.netwrix.com
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Avengers Assemble: Adaptation Rises to New Heights
By nature, superheroes are larger than life. The same is quite true for the movie adaptation of what is arguably Marvel's biggest claim to fame: "The Avengers." By setting up for this movie since the 2008 premiere of "Iron Man," Marvel has slowly built a background through their many movies over the past few years.
Marvel's "The Avengers" combines Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) with supersoldier Captain America (Chris Evans), demigod Thor (Chris Hemsworth), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), assassins Black Widow (Scarlett Johanson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). They are brought together by the head of SHIELD, a mysterious government agency, as part of the Avengers Initiative which was created to, as Fury so blatantly puts it, "save the world."
The team must overcome their differences so that they can work together to defeat the demigod Loki (Tom Hiddleston), Thor's half brother who has turned evil since he was banished from Asgard.
The movie is both written and directed by Joss Whedon, who is already a common name in geekdom as creator, writer and director of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Firefly" and "Serenity." Whedon manages to balance the action with the rest of the plot, giving each of the main characters an individual one-on-one fight scene with Loki as well as having a big full team shindig in the middle of New York City (which is thankfully accomplished without straying too far into Michael Bay territory.)
However, despite the well done and amazingly unconfusing fight sequences, the real power of "Avengers" lies in the interactions between the team members themselves.
Whedon is often recognized for writing good team dynamics, but in "The Avengers" this goes from good to great. Whedon artfully manages to balance the strong personalities of all the characters while also giving them his own twist. "The Avengers" is truly the culmination of the Marvel franchise because it brings together characters who prior to this have only had their own separate, smaller franchise.
While the writing is what primarily allows the characters to all stay true to their portrayals in their individual movies (Tony's still a snarky playboy, Cap is the out-of-his-time hero, Thor's the comic relief), the acting firmly supports it. Mark Ruffalo's portrayal of Dr. Bruce Banner (AKA the Hulk) fits seamlessly with the other characters even though he is replacing Edward Norton, and the true introduction of new characters, such as Hawkeye, adds a lot to the team dynamic without adding more confusion.
All of the actors manage to capture the Avengers dynamic perfectly and while all the interactions between the team is what allows "The Avengers" to stand out within the franchises, the dialogue and banter between them is what far outshines any of the previous Marvel installations.
"The Avengers" is not a one-on-one fight against an embodiment of evil, in fact, it's not even really a movie about good versus evil at all. It's a movie about a team of people–people who are all fundamentally human (even if they happen to be Norse gods). Just like how the super serum that's injected into scrawny Steve Rogers to turn him into the iconic Captain America served to highlight his personality traits as much as his physical characteristics, being forced into a team only serves to emphasize the characters humanity.
Even though, overall, "The Avengers" is basically any geek's dream come true (mine included), it does have its weak points. One of these was the sometimes sloppy CGI for Iron Man and Captain America in otherwise well choreographed fight scenes. The other was Jackson's fairly weak Nick Fury and the portrayal of SHIELD in general.
While there were individual SHIELD agents who helped craft an idea of what goes on within SHIELD (namely Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) and Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders)), the viewer never gets a clear view of the mysterious organization. It functions as a large plot device in the movie, as well as in the original comic books, but the movie does a poor job of explaining its role and "The Avengers" don't seem as much of a part of SHIELD as one might expect.
Although lacking in a few areas, Marvel's "The Avengers" manages to rise to new heights within the world of comic book adaptations. Marvel plans on continuing the franchise with sequels to both "Captain America" and "Thor," along with "Iron Man 3."


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Even where the scenery is beautiful and there is lots of outdoor seating, a home's deck, patio or porch may be underused. One of the best ways to encourage family, friends and guests to spend more time enjoying the fresh air is to craft an outdoor kitchen. This might sound like a lofty goal, but it is possible to customize the space to fit anyone's needs, style and budget. This cost guide can help homeowners better understand the various expenses associated with setting up their very own outdoor kitchen.
One of the ways that a basic barbecue grill transforms into a integral part of an outdoor kitchen is through the installation of a new countertop. In many outdoor kitchens, this will be the biggest expense. However, it is wonderful to have the space for food preparation next to the grill or cooking area, and it also clearly marks the space as a kitchen and dining locale. The price of buying and installing a countertop can vary substantially depending on the size of the project and the materials used. On average, homeowners should expect to pay somewhere between $3,360 and $5,070.
A big decision that homeowners will need to make when planning and creating their outdoor kitchen is whether running water is a priority. Although having a sink and potable water on hand isn't necessary, it can be nice so that cleaning up after dinner is a breeze. However, including running water and a sink will definitely increase the overall price of the outdoor kitchen. Plumbing services average at $350, but it may be possible to negotiate depending on the size of the project you have.
Another major aspect of an outdoor kitchen is some kind of heat source for the cooking. At the lowest end of the price spectrum are stand-alone grills, either coal or electric, most of which are available for well under $1,000. However, those who have the budget to indulge in higher-quality models may choose to invest in a larger grill, one that includes roasting racks or one that has a flat grill on the side to serve as a stovetop.
Even with a countertop, running water and a grill, the space won't be an effective outdoor kitchen until there are tables and chairs for guests to relax and enjoy their freshly-prepared meals. This expense is minimal, and it can vary by budget. A general guideline is to expect to pay roughly $100 for each person that will use the space. For a table and chair set that seats six, for example, $600 would be a reasonable estimate.
All of the elements listed above are merely suggestions for the creation of an outdoor kitchen. Some families have created a wonderful living space with a grill for under $1,000, and others have spent over $50,000 full with amenities like outdoor tv enclosures, fireplaces, and furniture to create an amazing area for entertaining guests in any weather.


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STATEHOUSE – After over 40 hours of testimony, debate, and discussion over the past year House Bill (HB) 1001, Employee's Right to Work passed the Indiana House of Representatives last week and today passed the State Senate. The final step, which is expected to occur today, is having the Governor sign the bill into law. HB 1001 will now make Indiana the nation's 23rd Right to Work state, and the first state in the industrial Midwest to become a Right to Work state.
Rep. Jerry Torr (R-Carmel) authored and House Speaker Brian C. Bosma (R-Indianapolis) co-authored House Bill 1001, Employee's Right to Work which states that an employee cannot be forced to join or financially support a union in order to get or keep a job.


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John Tallis
London / 1851
13 x 9.5 inches
Decorative full hand-color example of Tallis' map of Northern Africa, with vignettes showing Morocco, Constantine, Tunis, Algiers, and Mogador.
The map was engraved for R. Montgomery Martin's Illustrated Atlas. Tallis was one of the last great decorative map makers. His maps are prized for the wonderful vignettes of indigenous scenes, people, etc.
John Tallis Biography
John Tallis (1817-1876) was a British map publisher. Born in the Midlands, Tallis came to London in the 1840s. Tallis began his London career with a series of remarkable London street views. He began a partnership with a Frederick Tallis, possibly his brother, but their collaboration ended in 1849. For the Great Exhibition of 1851, Tallis published the Illustrated World Atlas, one of the last series of decorative world maps ever produced. The maps were engraved by John Rapkin, a skilled artisan. The maps were later reissued by the London Printing & Publishing Company, who left the Tallis imprint intact, thus ensuring his enduring fame. In 1858, he began publication of the popular Illustrated News of the World and National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages, selling it in 1861 (it ceased publication in 1863).
Antique Maps / Africa / North Africa
Le Royaume de Marroc
The map is extremely rare, with no appearances in AMPR in the past 30 years.
(Marakesh) Palatium Magni Regis Maroci In Barbaria
Rare early view of Marakesh.
[The Siege of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, Morocco in 1564] Il Pignon | Il vero et natural sito della Villa di Velez de Gomera . . .
Barbary/Ottoman Piracy in the 16th Century -- Battle View of Pignon Velez de Gomera, Based upon a Painting By Antoon van den Wijngaerde
Tabula Aphricae II [Sicily & Sardinia shown]
Ruscelli's map of a part of North Africa, showing Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and the Mediterranean, including Sicily and Sardinia.
Tab. IIII. Africae, in qua Lybia Interior et Exterior Aethiopia Sub Aegypto et Interior . . .
Gerard Mercator's Ptolemaic Map of North Africa
Numidia et Mauretania
Antique miniature map of northwestern Africa (present-day Morocco and Algeria) copied by John Senex after a map by Christophorus Cellarius.


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United StatesMay 6th 2017 edition
Health-care reform
Republicans sign up for political pain
Even if the health bill passes the House, it will probably be rewritten in the Senate
THROUGH the troubled seven-year history of the Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama's health-care law, most Americans have agreed on one thing. They like the provision which ensures that people with pre-existing medical conditions can buy health insurance at the same price as everyone else. Even when more than half of Americans disapproved of "Obamacare", more than four in five supported this bit of it. That simple political fact explains why the latest Republican attempt to rewrite the health-care law, which seemed likely to come to a vote in the House of Representatives soon after The Economist went to press, is probably doomed.
When the Republicans who control the House tried to reform Obamacare in March, their bill did not even make it to a vote. The fatal blow was struck by the Freedom Caucus, a group of deeply conservative legislators, who thought the bill left too much of Obamacare intact. In particular it changed, rather than abolished, subsidies for those buying health insurance for themselves (instead of getting it from an employer, as most Americans do). Obamacare's subsidies are targeted at low- and middle-earners. The Republican plan, by contrast, offered help to everyone; its universal tax credits varied only with age. Hardline conservatives recoiled at a "new entitlement programme".
This time round, the Freedom Caucus is on board. The universal tax credits remain in the bill, with the result that many low-earners, particularly the old, would see their bills soar if it passes (see chart). Critics have instead been placated by a change that gives states more freedom to regulate insurance markets as they see fit. For example, they could shorten the list of "essential benefits" that insurers must cover without ever limiting the amount they pay out.
States could also gut protections for those with pre-existing conditions. To do so, they would need to promise to provide some other safety net. For example, they could create a "high-risk pool", in which the sick could buy coverage that is directly subsidised (yet probably more expensive). Such mechanisms have been woefully underfunded in the past. In 2011 Florida's high-risk pool contained only 200 people.
Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the House, says that no insurer could turn customers away because of their health. In a strict sense, then, the rule remains intact. Yet states could allow insurers to charge the sick prohibitively high prices, and the healthy attractively low ones, when selling to those who had failed to maintain coverage in the past. Discouraging people from waiting until they fall ill before they buy insurance is not a bad idea. But this provision could unravel the market, argues Matthew Fiedler of the Brookings Institution, a think-tank. Healthy people would be keen to have their fitness taken into account when shopping for a plan. So they might let their coverage lapse to escape the communal pool of buyers. With healthy people siphoning themselves off, premiums for the sick would soar.
Such loopholes can be closed. Yet they demonstrate the fragility of insurance markets, in which details matter enormously. Another problem is that Republicans hope eventually to allow sales of insurance across state lines to increase competition. If healthy people across the country can buy insurance from whichever state makes it easiest to charge them lower prices, insurers in more regulated states will be left with only sick customers.
The threat to health care for the vulnerable has stoked opposition among moderate Republicans. Even congressmen who tried to repeal Obamacare when its author was still in office, such as Fred Upton of Michigan, have wavered. Mr Upton said that he could not support the bill without more protection for those with pre-existing conditions, only to change his mind after a little more money was forthcoming.
If the reform bill scrapes through the House, its prospects in the Senate (which is also, barely, controlled by Republicans) look dubious. That was true even before the latest amendment, because the bill would pare back Medicaid—health insurance for the poor. Obamacare expanded Medicaid in compliant states. Unwinding this policy accounts for more than half of the 24m rise in the ranks of the uninsured that was projected to occur by 2026 under the original version of the bill. Republican senators from states which expanded Medicaid will not want to deprive their constituents of health insurance.
If, as seems likely, the health-care bill is rewritten by the Senate, conservatives in the House may abandon ship yet again. Republicans will have voted against a popular policy, to no end. It is the political equivalent of bloodletting.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline "Political self-amputation"
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The place Frank took them to was the inside of a clean and well kept farmhouse full of light, laughter, and the manic energy of more than a few children; one of whom was giggling like a maniac while bouncing helplessly against the ceiling.
Amid the chaos was an older portly gentleman with a big bushy greying beard, and a friendly demeanor. The man was simultaneously laughing, and trying to scold, the children in the room.
"Now kids stop making Millie laugh! You know I don't like cleaning the ceiling!"
It was the giggling little girl who first noticed Alice, Yeager, Frank, and Janey teleport in. With a startled shriek she started to fall from the ceiling. This was followed by a loud bang as what looked like a bodysuit made of airbags erupted around the girl; causing her to bounce off the ground below her instead of smashing into it.
"Progress!" Crowed the man, who must have been Benny the Wrench. "I think we've got the parachute set up so it doesn't deploy indoors!"
"This time," said a bookish looking teenage boy standing next to Benny.
"Always the pessimist Nathan," Benny chided.
"I am a powered," the boy pointed out. "Pessimism is perfectly normal."
Stella stared around herself in slack jawed amazement. She was relatively new in her job, but if this man had a household full of powered children, she was certain she should have known about it.
Suddenly, all of the attention in the room was on Stella, and specifically on the DVA badge still stuck on the tattered remains of her blazer. Stella could feel the joy and chaos of the room change to tension, she felt her skin crawl as kids all started to get scared and anxious.
Fortunately, Benny must have had a lot of experience with this kind of thing.
"Everything will be fine," said Benny while glancing at Stella's badge. "We all know Mister Yeager and Uncle Frank are friends, so Miss Hawkins here must also be a friend. Nobody's going to any internment facilities, are they Agent Hawkins?"
"No internment facilities," Stella said trying to think fast. "Just a routine visit."
"What happened to Mister Yeager's face?" Asked a redheaded little girl whose face and arms were a roadmap of old scars.
"I cut myself shaving," Yeager said.
"I can try to fix it," the girl said reaching for Yeager.
In response, Yeager jumped away from the kid like she was on fire while Benny, Frank, and all the other kids piled onto her and pushed her away.
"What's happening?" Asked Stella in complete confusion.
"She's a healer," Benny said. "A powered healer, and her heart gets ahead of her sense. Whenever she touches someone she gets their wounds and damage. ALL of their wounds and damage. She heals fast, but the scars stay, and wrecked teeth don't heal, now do they Millie?"
"No Benny," said the little scarred girl from under a pile of children.
"All right you four," said Benny to the new arrivals. "Let's take this out to the workshop while my kids clean up the mess. I've got to recharge Millie's safety harness anyway.
Benny's farm was as clean and well maintained on the outside as it was on the inside. The only oddities were on the inside of one of the barns. It was filled with advanced machinery, again clearly the work of a tech genius. For the first time, Stella saw Janey come out of her shell.
"Can that 3D printer do metals?" She asked, wonder in her voice.
"Good eye kid," Benny said. "And print a hundred times faster than any normal one too. I never can wrap my head around what I've made after I make it, so don't ask how I did it."
"Me neither," admitted Janey. "Mister Yeager said I never have to make weapons again though."
"I would never allow any child to make weapons," Benny said while aiming a kind and reassuring look at Janey. "Well, except Nathan, but he can't really help himself."
"Now," said Benny the Wrench. "Why have Frank and Yeager come to me with a little girl who's a tech genius, and a DVA agent? Not only that, but a member of the infamous VCS department if I'm not mistaken. I'm not going to like this, am I?"
"I'm here to get something out of storage," Yeager said. "Then me, Frank, and Stella are leaving."
"Oh good," said Benny. "Lets openly discuss the fact that I let a barely reformed felon use one of my storage units. a felon that I'm not technically allowed to associate with due to our shared past."
"You aren't allowed to snoop in that unit," said Yeager. "And I promise that there's nothing illegal or dangerous in there. If there was anything illegal there, you're an innocent business owner taken advantage of by a despicable criminal. However, I do need you to watch over Janey here. Have you been following the news?"
"I try not to," said Benny. "We can't keep complex electronics like computers or televisions around Nathan, and it's just a way to make people unhappy. You know how the media portray powereds. I don't need my kids seeing that."
"We got Janey away from a Humanity First militia group," Yeager said angrily. "She accidentally made a weapon that overcharged the abilities of powereds and supers, and some other things too. I'm leaving, and so is Stella here, but I want you to watch over Janey. Give her someplace safe. I made that little girl a promise that I intend to keep."
The other two adults turned around to see Janey at one of Benny's workbenches assembling what looked like a sphere made from microchips and wires. On seeing the adults paying attention to her Janey dropped the device and jumped away with a shriek.
"I'm sorry," she cried curling into herself. "It was only partway done, and I just…"
Benny meandered calmly over to the workbench and picked up the device.
"This is excellent work young lady," Benny said in a voice full of awe and wonder. "I could never get this damned thing working. You have a remarkable talent. What do you want to do with it?"
"I want to make a teddy," Janey mumbled. "Daddy broke my teddy."
"A robot teddy bear with an advanced intelligence is a wonderful idea," said Benny. "So long as you promise it can never hurt anyone. That's one of the few rules we have here. If you want to stay."
In response Janey flung her arms around the portly old tech genius. For a moment, Stella contemplated grabbing Frank, and forcing him to teleport herself and Janey anywhere away from here, because she'd failed in her duties as a DVA agent to get Janey safely back with an authorized agency. She even started reaching towards the teleporter, but a second look at Janey sobbing into Benny's chest caused her to drop her hand.
Maybe Benny's farm was a legally sanctioned halfway house for kids with abilities; powered kids no less. If it wasn't, Stella vowed that she'd move heaven and earth to make sure that it DID become a legally sanctioned safe home for those kids. The idea of ripping those children away from Benny was too horrible to contemplate. Even if it did sound like Yeager had some ulterior motive, she got the impression that Benny wouldn't be let Yeager take advantage of the child.
Yeager took Stella by the arm and steered her out of the barn. On the far end of Benny's property, a good distance away, were rows of narrow concrete buildings; obvious storage units.
"I know what you're thinking," said Yeager. "It's written all over your face. Benny must be up to his armpits in illegal shenanigans to afford all this. Those storage units must be full of weapons, stolen goods, and maybe even a corpse or two. I bet you're even considering making a play to get us all arrested and imprisoned, but I'm also betting that you don't want to see those kids put back in internment facilities any more than Benny does.
"Sad to say, Benny was smarter than all the rest of us who worked with him back in the day. He served his time, normal minimum security prison too, the lucky dog. Then he made a bunch of construction robots, built this place, and made millions storing excess crap owned by yuppies with a hoarding problem.
"Five years ago he found a couple of powered kids hiding in one of the storage units. They'd escaped from a containment facility, and what they told him about that place… Well he figured something out, not sure how, and every once in awhile a new kid shows up. Sometimes he figures out a way to get them safe, and gets them back with their families."
"I have to check on this," Stella said. "We can't just let kids with abilities be unmonitored."
"I think you'll find Benny has friends in high places," Frank interjected. "You can make all the stink you want, you might even get Yeager arrested, but this place will still be here, and you might end up out of a job."
Stella walked in silence for a time after that, while Yeager occasionally grunted in pain from his injuries, and Frank wheezed and sweated. The teleporter was clearly unused to physical exertion. Finally they got to the fenced perimeter of the large storage facility. There was a guard's shack, one that seemed strangely over-sized, until Stella got a look at the occupant.
What sat in a massive chair inside the shed was a thing of nightmares. Standing up, it would have been at least ten feet of massively distorted flesh. It had elements of all the most frightening and disturbing creatures of the world: sharks, snakes, spiders, rats, bats, and others. Then added tentacles and warty grey flesh. Worse still, the flesh shifted around, some features melting away as other horrors emerged.
"Hey beautiful," the monster said to Stella around a mass of shark teeth. "You single? Because I'm single. How about a date?"
Frank and Yeager just laughed.
"Hey," the monster said defensively. "It can't hurt to ask. They tell me there's someone out there for everyone."
"I have a boyfriend," Stella said, while doing her best not to recoil in horror. The creature could have been a super with a sick sense of humor, but Stella assumed he was a powered with a shifter ability. Some powereds with that ability shifted randomly between forms, but others remained permanently stuck in an altered form. From the lack of smaller furniture in the guard shack Stella had to assume this unfortunate was one of those.
"Keep me in mind for the rebound," said the monster with a leer.
"Just ignore him," said Yeager. "He was one of those first two kids Benny found back here that I told you about. Not much work out there for someone who weighs a thousand pounds and makes most humans vomit themselves in terror."
"I'm still holding out for a Super Sports League endorsement," said the monster. "This face is too pretty to hide back here forever."
Yeager led Stella and Frank to a large storage unit in a distant corner of the huge yard. Yeager looked around to make sure no one else was present, and then unlocked a normal sized door next to a massive rolling garage door.
Inside was an array of different vehicles, and unusually large quad-copter drones. Nothing in the large room was smaller than a motorcycle, which Stella assumed was the lower limit of Yeager's power. With a sigh of relief Yeager limped over to a cheap looking motocross bike, became blurry and indistinct, and flowed into the small motorcycle. Then the bike began tearing itself apart. The wheels blew out, the frame bent, and bits and pieces of it just fell off. As the wrecked machine started to fall over Yeager reformed next to it, fully healed from all his injuries.
"Neat trick," Stella said. She did her best to conceal how impressive the demonstration was. Abstract hadn't lied that morning when he said that Yeager was a powerful and skilled super. To be able to disappear into a machine and control it was impressive enough, but to expand that talent into doing a trick like transferring his injuries to the machine he inhabited must have taken years of concentrated practice.
"You haven't seen anything yet," said Yeager. "When they threw me in prison after Abstract caught me taking over ATMs they put me in a deep hole, because despite my using my power for little more than petty larceny, they seemed absolutely terrified of what I could do. It got me thinking, and the more I thought about it, the more I realized that I'd been underestimating myself."
Yeager moved over to a massive shape in the back end of the large room that was concealed under a tarp, ducked underneath it, and said: "Frank, you teleport me and Stella back to that redneck once I get inside Big Ivan. After that, I pay your regular rates."
"Are you kidding?" The short teleporter said. "I'm never taking you anywhere ever again."
Then the light of Frank's teleportation effect wrapped around Stella, and she found herself outside the lab at the Humanity First compound standing next to one of the guard's she'd knocked out just an hour or so earlier. Next to her was Frank, who gave the tarp covered shape next to them the finger, before disappearing in another flash of yellow light.
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Q: Query client's timezone with Google AppEngine XMPP library Context
I have a jabber bot implemented in Python on Google AppEngine and their xmpp library.
The bot forwards posts from a social network and I'd like post timestamps are in client's timezone.
Question
Is it possible (and how) to query client for their local timezone so my bot can do respective adjustments? Again, the bot is based on appengine's xmpp python library.
Alternatives
Of course, it can ask clients to specify their timezone explicitly on setup, store that value somewhere and use it later. But I'd prefer my bot extracts this information automatically, without human involvement.
Respective documentation
http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/python/xmpp/

A: Currently it is not possible, although XMPP has the ability to query for time zone Google App Engine doesn't allow to send raw stanzas.
There is an issue about it in acknowledged mode but don't bet on seeing it anytime soon.


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Q: show only the table rows that contain  and have a checked check box? How do I show only the table rows that contain <td> and have a checked check box?
var myTable = '#testTable';

$(myTable).find('tr').has('checkbox:checked').has('td').show();

Thanks

A: try this:
$('#testTable tr td input[type=checkbox]:checked').show();

$('#testTable>tr>td>input[type=checkbox]:checked').show(); // if you want to make sure they are the direct descendants (only first descendant level)

A: You want to show/hide the row not just the cell right?
Need to use .parent().parent() to step back up to tr element.
$('#testTable>tr>td>input[type=checkbox]:checked').parent().parent().show();

A: $('#testTable>tr>td>input[type=checkbox]:checked').closest('tr').show();

A: Doing this efficiently depends on the fact that you traverse the node you want to manipulate in the XPath query. This means that making all subsequent XPath query should actually be done as a filtering sub-search. That's pretty trivial to do; putting square brackets around it does the trick (and adding a . because of the use of >):
$('#testTable>tr[.>td>input[type=checkbox]:checked]').show();

A: Is it:
var myTable = '#testTable';
$(myTable).find('tr').each(function(){
    if($(this).find('checkbox:checked').length)
        $(this).show();
});


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