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We must honor God above the state. But if the state does not require us to disobey Jesus then we should be subject for the Lord's sake.
We must honor God above the state. But if the state does not require us to disobey Jesus then we should be subject for the Lord's sake.
The only person who does justice to the sovereignty of God is the person who sings about it.
Being a "one issue voter" does not mean that only one issue matters. It means that some issues matter enough to disqualify a person from public office.
Beware of rendering too much to Caesar the way Pilate did (John 19:12). And when you render to Caesar do it only "for the Lord's sake."
We're not approaching a true understanding of the kingdom of God in this world if that means using more of the sword to authorize kingdom values.
The stakes of a president's moral life are high for the whole nation.
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The warnings couldn't have been more dire.
"DO NOT TRAVEL," the National Weather Service in Amarillo, Texas, posted on its website, telling residents not to venture out in what it was calling "a crippling, historic blizzard."
The storm was dumping snow over the Texas Panhandle at a rate of 2 to 3 inches an hour. Oklahoma also was being hit hard, and parts of Kansas and Missouri were under winter storm warnings.
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Almost all roads in the Texas Panhandle were impassable, and whiteout conditions forced the state Department of Transportation to pull virtually all of its snowplows off roads, Texas DOT spokesman Paul Braun said Monday morning.
On its Facebook page, the weather service posted a video of the wind and snow whipping a U.S. flag outside its Amarillo office.
"If after watching the last video you thought you could still get out and travel, well you haven't seen anything yet!" the Facebook post said.
And later, it followed that up with another indication of how bad things were getting.
"Amarillo Airport just recorded a gust of 65knots/75mph! This is truly a historic blizzard!" the second Facebook post said. "Conditions have NOT improved. Please stay inside and do NOT venture out."
As of noon Central time, 17 inches of snow had fallen in Amarillo, the weather service said in a Twitter post.
For some, the service's warnings didn't come soon enough.
Emergency crews were having trouble reaching drivers who were caught on the roads, Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Gabriel Medrano said. Cars were in ditches, he said, because drivers couldn't tell where road ended and ditch began.
National Guard units were being sent to help stranded motorists, the Texas DOT said.
CNN iReporter Jason Boyett in Amarillo posted a video showing near-whiteout conditions at 7:40 a.m., and followed that with another showing a drift nearly 3 feet high outside his front door.
"We get high winds and we get big snowstorms, but they're not often combined," Boyett said.
Elsewhere in Amarillo, iReporter Michael Jaison shot video of the windblown snow outside his house. Drifts up to 3 feet high were forming, he said.
"I feel that we will be homebound for several days. There's no signs of the storm slowing down," Jaison said.
Whiteouts were also reported in Oklahoma, where as of 10 a.m. Central time, the state had closed all highways in six counties -- Ellis, Harper, Woodward, Beaver, Texas and Cimarron -- until further notice.
"Roadways and ditches are snow packed with no visibility, and are very slick and hazardous. All travel is discouraged," the Oklahoma Department of Transportation said. As much as 16 inches of snow could fall in western areas of the state, the weather service said.
Visibility was low in Fairview, Oklahoma, midway between the Panhandle and Oklahoma City, said CNN iReporter Brandi Whitacre.
"Right now it is snowing so heavily I can barely see down our driveway, which is 100 yards or so. It is coming down," said Whitacre, who added that'd she'd lost satellite TV service and was experiencing intermittent power outages.
The blizzard is the second major winter storm to hammer the region in a week.
The number of people under blizzard and winter storm warnings, watches and advisories totaled 35 million, according to CNN's weather unit.
"The unprecedented nature of this much snow in this short a period of time will create conditions ... across the entire city that are basically unprecedented for the traveling public," Joe Pajor of the Wichita, Kansas, Public Works and Utilities department, told CNN affiliate KSN. Parts of the area could see up to 26 inches of snow from the storm, the station reported, and the weather service said Wichita would be under a blizzard warning until 6 a.m. Tuesday.
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"U'shavtem Mayim B'Sason MiMaynei HaYeshua"
A small chapter - only six verses! When Israel sees the other nations humbled, they will thank G-d, because He was angry with us but He turned His wrath away. He is the G-d of salvation; we trust in Him and do not fear. We joyfully draw water from the well of salvation (this verse comprising the song quoted in the title of this synopsis) and we thank G-d, publicizing His great deeds. Sing to G-d for all that He has done for us!


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Washington, DC—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected two projects for continuation within the Department's Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) Program research portfolio. The projects—led by FuelCell Energy, in partnership with VersaPower Systems, and Siemens Energy—have successfully demonstrated solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) designed for aggregation and use in coal-fueled central power generation. Further development of these low-cost, near-zero emission fuel cell systems will substantially contribute to solving the Nation's energy security, climate, and water challenges. The selections were based upon an assessment of demonstrated progress in developing high-performance, low-cost SOFC technology. FuelCell Energy is testing two ~10kilowatt SOFC stacks incorporating planar cells; each has surpassed 4,700 hours of operation to date. Similarly, Siemens is testing a ~10kilowatt SOFC stack incorporating its new higher power Delta cells, with 2,500 hours of operation to date. With the continuation, these projects will pursue cell materials and design development to further improve performance, reduce cost, and integrate the cells into larger stacks for evaluation and incorporation into larger demonstrations beginning in 2012. From an environmental perspective, fuel cells are one of the most attractive technologies for generating electricity. SOFCs operate by separating oxygen from air and transferring it across a solid electrolyte membrane, where it reacts with a fuel—such as synthesis gas derived from coal, biofuels, or natural gas—to produce steam and carbon dioxide (CO2). Condensing the steam results in a pure stream of CO2 gas, which can be readily captured for storage or other use in a central location. This feature, coupled with very high efficiencies and the fact that fuel cells operate more efficiently at lower temperatures than combustion-based technologies, results in near-zero emissions. In addition, eliminating the need for steam bottoming cycles, and the ability to keep fuel and air streams separate, significantly reduce water withdrawal. To realize the intrinsic advantages of SOFCs requires achievement of SECA's cost reduction goals. Projects in the SECA portfolio are conducting research and technology development to lower costs and improve reliability, ultimately culminating in the demonstration of fuel cell technologies that can support power generation systems as large as several hundred megawatts capacity. Key program goals, as defined by the Office of Fossil Energy and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, include:
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Microsoft sold over 4 million licenses to its Windows 8 operating system, which was launched last Friday worldwide. The figure was announced by CEO Steve Ballmer, speaking at the Build conference, attended by over 2,000 developers. Ballmer cited these numbers to encourage developers to build apps for the new operating system, and its fundamentally changed user-interface. Microsoft claimed that there are over 120,000 apps in its Windows App Store, a number catching up with the roughly 700,000 apps on similar established distribution platforms such as Apple App Store and Google Play. "Windows 8 is the best opportunity for software development today," Ballmer stated. "Hundreds of millions of people are aching to use your apps, just dying to use your application." Source: Tom's Hardware
meh not impressed Windows 8 is nice under the hood im just not impressed for many its a great os for others its not their are many for and against it im not so much against it as i am rather just feeling meh about it all. Metro is one of those for generic everyday purposes its a great os but for what i do with key applications its a step backwards not to mention if they force Metro interface on those apps it will result in said software being extremely user unfriendly.
Yeah I was a proud owner of Vista once...then I finally was forced onto 7. Realized then how bad I really had it.
I've pretty much got rid of the metro frontend I just need get it to boot right to desktop and ill be happy
my question is how many of those 4million keys are from ppl just entering DELL and getting the code for $14 lol i bet if you pulled out those abusing that little option would cut the sales by a fairly sizeable chunk.
use star dock or pokki both bring back the start menu to the desktop AND give you the option to boot directly to desktop. pokki also gives you the option to disable the "hot corners"
Not to mention padding the numbers with sales to retailers. I'm sure a ton of these keys are still sitting on the shelves. Trusting Ballmer with these numbers would be like trusting Zuckerberg talking about his IPO pump and dump.
Sheeples will buy anything that is new, doesn't matter if they need it or not. Just like the latest from Apple, Samsung, etc, etc...
Not that many. I think what he neglects to mention is that 90% of those keys were sold to OEMs, not consumers.
I'm pretty sure those numbers does not include sold to OEM's, they don't buy Windows like that. They license.
It does say "4 Million Windows 8 Licenses Sold" not "4 Million Individual Windows 8 Licenses Sold". Just because a company like Dell or HP uses volume licenses instead of single system licenses doesn't mean that it isn't included in that number.
These were 4 million UPGRADE licenses. These were not total licenses sold. These were not OEM licenses. These were not including hardware sales. These were not including the full System Builder versions. The 4 million number strictly refers to the number of people that took advantage of the upgrade license. So everyone's assertion that these are just OEM licenses "sitting on store shelves" are completely wrong. I'm not sure why TPU is the only sites I've read so far that doesn't clarify this fact, but go to any other site and they all spell it out in plain words; these 4 million were all upgrade licenses and nothing else. Of which, I am definitely one of the 4 million that took advantage of the early cheaper prices. Edit: Apparently this is sourced from TomsHardware. Not at all surprised by their shoddy "journalism."
it doesn't really matter what licenses were sold, Microsoft is making money for their hard work, and YES it was hard work, programming is no joke trust me on this.
Does this include those sold to PC/laptop/tablet/phone manufacturers, or just private buyers? If it does include those, it is not impressive whatsoever. Otherwise they are off to a great start.


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We still have five teams with a legitimate chance to make the playoffs, and I have the feeling that Flowery Branch has one of the best Class AAAA teams in the state.
What is the perfect high school offense? Is it a ground game that can control the clock best, or a spread offense that can sling it around and score in a hurry? Obviously, a good high school coach is going to mold the offense partially around personnel, but most have a core belief system as to what works best. I got caught thinking about this last Friday night while watching Gainesville's (3-1) almost unstoppable ...
After four weeks, Flowery Branch is still Hall County's best football team. The Falcons seem to play at a championship level in almost all phases of the game: their offense is balanced, they have excellent skill players both running and passing, and they have an ever-improving defense. Four other teams have a chance to be playoff teams, but all must continue to improve each week. It's important that these players remember, though, that they aren't ...
It all makes sense now why Gainesville coach Bruce Miller didn't seem concerned or worried after his program lost 49-0 in Week 1 against Class AA's top-ranked Buford (5-0).
The North subregion in Region 8-AAA is looking like it will be the most interesting to follow when the playoff race picks up this season, as four quality teams will be in the hunt for playoff spots.
Today is Labor Day and a day of rest for most, but I'd love to see the Georgia High School Association get back to work and work out this mess for reclassifying the state's 437 member schools sooner than later.
I may be in a slim minority, but I think high school football is getting overly commercialized with so many games broadcast on live television. It's a trend that seems to be growing quite rapidly.
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Posted by Tera Greene
The holidays, in a secular and non-secular sense, are here.
As we spend our November and December rounding out the year, it is easy to get swept away in the hustle and bustle of countless holiday festivities. I find myself more apt to reflection, taking a more intentional approach to how I allot my energy, and especially during the fall and winter months.
These days, I enjoy doing less and Being more. In this Age of Short Attention Spans, it is hard not to fall into the trap of dashing and darting until one passes out from utter exhaustion. We assemble at the behest of old doctrines and outdated religious bylaws without question; we spend because of the sale, not because of the necessity; and more so, we (over)eat because it is what we are supposed to do during the holidays...
What of finding time to reflect? What of being anti-holiday, and doing for YOU a little more?
I feel that we so much have to remember that the end of the year is a time to give and to be with family and friends - and to get a good end-of-the-year-deal or two - , but is that all that there is? What if we took it upon ourselves to embody a Go To Give attitude all year long, starting in January rather than waiting until November when we volunteer one day to feed people experiencing homelessness (if we even do that much at all)?
What if we called our loved ones regularly starting the beginning of the year - and throughout -, and snail-mailed cards to say thank you, hello and goodbye to people via written letters instead of email, and not just during the little window of holiday card season?
Well, in thinking of the later question, mail would probably be a bit more pleasant during the year, and perhaps our postal services would be less of a dying presence. Methinks that during November and December, we'd have a little more time to tend to ourselves, more time to Be rather than Do. Because when we Be, abundance flows; more so, when we have a mind that loudly shouts "Do! Do!" we ultimately end up stuck in it.
Now, I don't mean to say that being a part of the holiday cheer and spending it in community is bad. I just feel that it is not entirely good to neglect the Self for holidays that generally cause people to have stress-level spikes, a jump in weight due to over-eating and skinny wallets, emptied by The Good Deal. I feel it is just as important to decline an invitation to get in a bath filled with lavender and lined with candles. I feel it is just as important not to attend a Black Friday sale, in order to sleep in and then casually get through the day, without having to wait in lines, and without added stress.
The holidays were not designed for what I feel we have made them; instead, I firmly believe they happen in the fall and winter months because the days are shorter, which means it gets darker earlier... which means the light of day gets dimmed quicker to create stillness and more time for reflection. When it is lighter out longer (say in spring and summer), restlessness should prevail, what with all the energy of the Sun nudging us to play and frolic. But, as the animals turn in for the winter to hibernate, we should, too, as Humans.
The holidays should definitely be a time to gather with others, but I say carve out time to dis-assemble, to recharge the Self, to visit with the Self and to feed the Self with the goodness that will only spill over and out to other people once our personal Energy Wells are filled up first.
On the daily we are so busy Doing that we forget that we are Human Beings. We are whole and complete when we are simply just sitting. In an effort to not be another person sludging in life with un-diagnosed Adrenal Fatigue, I'm taking time this holiday season to pamper and insert joy into my Self, making sure that I, too, receive what I need in order to have a truly happy holiday. Because happiness, peace and cheer, at the core, starts with Self.
How will you create more meaning for yourself this holiday season?
However you celebrate, be safe, and remember to breathe... And take a much-needed nap or two.
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October 30, 2013 | 1:26 pm
Posted by Tera Greene
Hey All!
Wanted to let you know that we haven't forgotten about you.
There have been many changes at the Jewish Journal Online, and especially for the "Oy Gay" blog, so posts have not been consistent for the past year or so. However, I am happy to say that I look forward to blogging for you all again more regularly, starting November 2013.
In the meanwhile, have a safe and fun Halloween. It is pretty gay, afterall. 'Twas thinking to myself about the forthcoming Halloween tomorrow when I started to think about how queer this "holiday" really is.
I did some internet searching and stumbled upon Irene Monroe's HuffingtonPost.Com article, Halloween: America's Gay Holiday. An interesting read, Monroe cites Halloween street parties, such as the annual West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval (which attracts up to 500,000 revelers), as having origins in historic San Francisco. More importantly, these parties have also helped to bring Queerness into a more public forum, whether the attendees are LGBT or not, and have also brought to the forefront a more expressively open generation of adults over time.
Nicholas Rogers, author of Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night, points out that while Halloween is enjoyed by everyone, "it has been the Gay community that has most flamboyantly exploited Halloween's potential as a transgressive festival, as one that operates outside or on the margins of orthodox time, space, and hierarchy. Indeed, it is the Gay community that has been arguably most responsible for Halloween's adult rejuvenation."
With that said, Halloween can be a time of excess and debauchery. As enlightening of an experience as that may be for some as, say, being a heterosexual male expressing himself in a dress and wig, or a normally vanilla female dom-ing it up for the evening, no one likes to babysit [their 21+ friends] on Halloween...
So, make sure, whatever you do, wherever you end up celebrating on October 31st, you make it fun and remember, Safety Third!
See you next month...
July 26, 2013 | 1:56 am
Posted by Tera Greene
4th Annual Nat'l Dance Day Celebration : Join a House Freestyle Dance Flash Mob! July 27th - Grand Park, DTLA
Hi, friends!
I've started volunteering to teach high-risk/at-risk/foster youth DJing and production with a non-profit called We Are The Movement. I get to give back, educate youth and do what I absolutely love to do (DJ) - three of my favorite things! PLUS, I have co-created DJ curriculum from scratch that empowers the youth we engage with to use House music and dance culture as a healthy avenue for rehabilitation and positive rearing...
This July 27th is the 4th Annual National Dance day, being held at Grand Park in Downtown Los Angeles...
And we are rallying all the lovers of house music (and Dance-enthusiasts!) together to participate in a House Freestyle Dance Flash Mob!
The entire day will be filled with dancers of all ages celebrating dance - fun, eh? See below for details! See you there!
4th Annual National Dance Day Celebration!
Saturday, July 27th - 12:45pm until 2:00pm | Partly Cloudy 79°F / 63°F | Grand Park DTLA
(please feel free to spread the word)
Our 4th Annual National Dance Day celebration is going to take us back to the start for The Movement, to create a HOUSE DANCE FLASH MOB! Back in July 2010, we helped with the effort to make National Dance Day an official day by submitting our footage to congress with a petition. We hosted a House dance mob at Father Serra park near Union station, which was so much fun! In 2011, we decided to try a family style event in the park, which was also lots of fun. Then in 2012, we celebrated by attending "So you think you can Dance's" event at at the Grand Park in DTLA.
This year, we can't wait to celebrate this important day by going back to our roots with another House Freestyle Flash Mob!
There's no choreography in HOUSE, so it's just a mob to show how the vibe of House can transform a space!
Each year DFF hosts two National Dance Day events, one in Los Angeles and one in Washington D.C. The foundation is very proud to partner with two of the country's premier performing arts centers, the Music Center and the John F. Kennedy Center, to host official NDD events on the morning of July 27, 2013. At each event, dancers will lead the crowd in both routines, after which time the public is encouraged to participate in an array of dance-related activities. In Los Angeles, Dizzy Feet Foundation with So You Think You Can Dance and the Music Center will host festivities at Los Angeles' beautiful new civic space, Grand Park, from 10:00AM PST to 2:00PM PST.
Get there as early as you like to enjoy the festivities for this huge NDD celebration! There will be performances, choreography and fun you can join in on!! We are going to have a HUGE Boombox and blast "I'll House You"- Jungle Brothers!!!
The idea for The Movement came about on January 19th (1-19), so we are honoring our roots by starting at 1:19!
July 9, 2013 | 10:16 pm
Posted by Tera Greene
I recently contributed a piece to the Jewish Women's Archive for LGBT Pride Month. Here's the repost!
Part I: It's All A Matter Of Perspective
I had to do some deep and major digging the last couple of years. Transitions whacked me in the face a-plenty, and the best way I can describe the other side of all that turmoil, trauma and tumultuousness, is with one word:
I have come to a point where I feel nothing - emptiness.
But, I feel, ya' know?
It's just a feeling like nothing I have ever felt before....
Read more here.
Twitter + Instagram: @djnovajade
June 5, 2013 | 11:48 am
Posted by Tera Greene
LA PRIDE, June 7-9 | Los Angeles
It's that time again! LA Pride is here!
All you in LA! You going to Pride?
There are two chances to catch me this year at LA Pride:
* Purple Party, Friday, June 7, 2013 (I DJ at 6PM – FREE); * Pride Parade, Sunday, June 9, 2013 (I'm marching with OUTFEST).
I took a couple years hiatus from being part of the Entertainment at LA Pride, and I am glad to be back. The talent is AMAZING all three days and you're going to want to be a part of Pride weekend, FOR SURE. If you've never been, if you've not attended in a while, come out to the fun-tivities in West Hollywood June 7-9th.
Also, this year, the parade will be super special – we are going to create the largest human rainbow float in the parade route. OUTFEST is representing Orange. See ya there!
For more info about the Purple Party, head to the FB Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/617255564951892
Check out some Press: http://www.visitwesthollywood.com/blog/la-pride-2013-entertainment-lineup
http://www.wehoville.com/2013/05/28/67-main-stage-entertainment-schedule/ (The bio they put for DJ Nova Jade neglects to mention that I have 10 years experience, with gigs nationally and abroad. But, it does do a good job of describing the other talent on the line-up! Going to be a blast!)
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February 17, 2013 | 10:04 am
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This exciting trip is specifically designed for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender young Jewish adults and their family/friends from the Los Angeles area. In partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater L.A. and JQ International, this trip seeks to layer participants' Jewish identities and LGBT identities in a whole new way with Israel as a setting for this process. In addition to experiencing all the classic Israel tour highlights, we will also delve into the world of LGBT Israel: Arts & Culture, Israeli Gay Rights, living within a highly gendered society, the Open House and much more. Participants will gain a better understanding of their own Judaism as well as the ways in which LGBT life flourishes and yet faces great challenges in the State of Israel. This trip's departure date is in May 2013 and will conclude with the Tel Aviv Gay Pride Parade!
LGBTQ Rights and History in Israel
Recognized as the "Gay Capital of the Middle East," Tel Aviv is considered one of the most gay-friendly cities in the world. As a matter of fact, Israel's LGBTQ rights are considered to be the most developed in the Middle East and Asia. Such rights include the acceptance of same sex couples adopting children, legislation that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and allows homosexuals to openly serve in the IDF or National Service. Aside from having rights recognized at the national level, most support comes from local Israeli organizations that bring Gay Lesbian Bisexual or Transgender people from feeling like outcasts or misfits to feeling accepted and a part of the culture. June 2012 marked the 14th annual Gay Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, where many thousands of people from all over the world gathered to celebrate. When it comes to LGBQ rights and support, Israel sets the stage for other countries as it remains a leading advocate for this community.
Taglit-Birthright Israel is an innovative partnership between the people of Israel through the Government of Israel, private philanthropists and thousands of donors and Jewish communities around the world (North American Jewish Federations through the Jewish Federations of North America; the Jewish Agency for Israel; and Keren Hayesod).
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February 6, 2013 | 8:26 pm
Posted by Tera Greene
I'll be DJing this event alongside a wealth of female talent... Please support!
Keep dancing,
Tera "Nova Jade* Greene
Follow me on twitter @djnovajade | Like me on Facebook by clicking here.
L.A. Rising For Women - February 14, 2013!
[Where] ::The Joint, 8771 West Pico Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90035
Tickets can be purchased now at: http://bit.ly/10vUe6w
Please note: This is an all-ages event. Anyone under 16 must be accompanied by an adult!
This event is in honor of award winning playwright Eve Ensler's campaign: ONE BILLION RISING.
What is it?
A global strike
An invitation to dance
A call to men and women to refuse to participate in the status quo until rape and rape culture ends
An act of solidarity, demonstrating to women the commonality of their struggles and their power in numbers
A refusal to accept violence against women and girls as a given
A new time and a new way of being
More info: http://onebillionrising.org/page/event/detail/wt2
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/463255140408388/
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Posted by Kalil Cohen
This coming weekend will mark the eighth year that Beth Chayim Chadishim, the world's oldest queer synagogue, will have a special Shabbat service to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Transgender Day of Remembrance is held all over the world on November 20th to commemorate the lives of those lost to bigotry and anti-transgender violence, with related events happening throughout the month of November. "The Transgender Day of Remembrance serves several purposes. It raises public awareness of hate crimes against transgender people, …[and] publicly mourns and honors the lives of our brothers and sisters who might otherwise be forgotten. Through the vigil, we express love and respect for our people… [and] gives our allies a chance to step forward with us and stand in vigil..." - Gwendolyn Ann Smith, www.transgenderdor.org
Services at BCC will celebrate and remember the lives of our lost Trans/Gender Queer sisters and brothers in community with song and prayer. Led by Rabbi Lisa Edwards, Cantor Juval Porat and Transgender Lay Leader Kadin Henningsen. Kadin, the first transgender person to serve on BCC's Board of Directors, had this to say about the upcoming event: "What I really love about BCC's Transgender Day of Remembrance Shabbat is how inclusive it is. While lay leadership has been a long-standing tradition at BCC, Rabbi Lisa Edwards and Cantor Juval Porat have really helped empower transgender members of the community to be actively involved in creating and leading the TDOR Shabbat service. I feel very blessed to have their continued support and encouragement while helping BCC over the last four years create a strong TDOR Shabbat tradition that is both meaningful and speaks to the transgender experience through song, liturgy and prayer." (See below for full event information.)
While this is the eighth time that BCC has commemorated Transgender Day of Remembrance, this is the very first time that they have combined this rather somber event with the much more uplifting After Shul Special concert featuring Coyote Grace and organized by the 20s/30s havurah. Coyote Grace is a folk trio mixing bluegrass and blues, soul and Southern twang, armed with a bevy of acoustic instruments from guitar and upright bass to banjo, mandolin, fiddle, and accordion. I am extremely excited for this new development, because it is crucial that along with remembering the struggles that we face as transgender people, that we also celebrate the beauty of our lives. Coyote Grace is a perfect fit for this because their song lyrics range from the political to the emotional, from funny to painful to uplifting, and they put on a fantastic and energetic live show. See below for tickets and event information.
Transgender Day of Remembrance Services in Los Angeles:
Friday Nov 16th, 7:30pm
Beth Chayim Chadashim
6000 Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035
Join us for a special Shabbat service in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance led by Rabbi Lisa Edwards, Cantor Juval Porat and Transgender Lay Leader Kadin Henningsen. Celebrate and remember the lives of our lost Trans/Gender Queer sisters and brothers in community with song and prayer. This will be followed by an oneg.
Can't make it in person? Shabbat Services will be live streamed here.
After Shul Special: Coyote Grace information:
Friday, November 16, 9pm.
Beth Chayim Chadashim
6000 Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035
Don't miss this private concert, sponsored by the 20s/30s Havurah, featuring COYOTE GRACE in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance.
At once radically progressive and unashamedly nostalgic, Coyote Grace has produced four albums and toured extensively as the opening band for the Indigo Girls.
"Coyote Grace plays with the heart of traditional country and Americana music, but tells their stories with a bold twist. They write heartwrenching melodies and make such textured harmonies that I find myself enraptured and taken by their timelessness of song." Amy Ray (Indigo Girls)
Pre-purchased Tickets are $15 for members, $18 for non-members. At the door: $18 for members, $20 for non-members. Please help us keep Shabbat business-free by purchasing your ticket/s in advance for this wonderful celebration of life.
For more information and ticketing details, visit our Coyote Grace event page on Facebook. Please invite your friends. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
Watch a music video by Coyote Grace here.
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SMF Development > Feature Requests
Calendar events linked to default language?
Arantor Beeblebrox the First:
That's a workable solution but not particularly elegant. In any case it would be better solve it once and for all rather than a patchwork solution like that.
Users want it straightforward, and that isn't as straightforward for most users as it is for the likes of you and I.
The ultimate gold-plated method would be to have the members' data include their country code (or at least, which country's holidays they'd like to see), and the holiday list include selectable (by country) holiday lists to install. Of course this would mean some duplication for anything not world-wide (base install). I wouldn't tie it to a language, as a given language like English covers multiple countries (what, you don't celebrate the Fourth of July in the UK?!). The default installation might even just be an empty holiday list (e.g., a forum based in Pakistan probably doesn't want to list Christmas). It would be up to the forum owner which holidays are "universal" and seen by everyone, so it should be editable in the Admin.
Actually, I think it might be fairly straight forward...
What the mod did was
a) give you the option to export the existing holidays as a text file
b) give you the option to remove all existing Holidays
c) give you the option to import a text file with holidays to be added
So, if you did them in order
export existing - and make changes
delete existing
import new list
then it replaced the holidays with your changes.
skip the first step and make "preset, local holiday" lists (text files) and we have exactly what you are talking about...
(don't we?)
Arantor Beeblebrox the First:
For you and me that might be pretty straightforward. Now explain that to users who don't even know where phpMyAdmin is, and how simple you'd have to keep the instructions for them.
The import files could even use iCalendar.
It's standard, and decent class files for php are reportedly available.
iCalendar files are not even all that difficult to write by hand, if I understand the specifications correctly.
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Bebo is in discussions with mobile operators over the launch of a range of text messaging services in the first quarter of next year.
The companies plan to use SMS to extend Bebo's functionality onto mobiles, unlike the WAP-based services being developed by some of its rivals.
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Dotcom billionaire Mark Cuban is one person that can be ruled out of the bidding for YouTube – he has reportedly said that only a "moron" would purchase the video-sharing site.
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This summer saw David Miliband, secretary of state for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, launching the government's first experiment with wikis, only for the move to be scrapped after the "accidental or malicious editing or removal of material" by pranksters.
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A social conference is a physical embodiment of the web 2.0 world and like the web itself presents a unique and invigorating opportunity to communicate and connect. Is this the future of conferencing?
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Speculation is growing that Yahoo! is close to a $1bn deal for social networking site Facebook.
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Quite rightly, there has been a lot of talk recently about the need for businesses to understand the harder business benefits of Web 2.0 and the impact that new features and tools can have on the bottom line.
However, the man who has steered Guardian Unlimited to numerous awards (and profitability) stresses the inherent value of online innovation for a brand which is expected to be pioneering.
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Bebo are overhauling their advertising model in order to let its users choose what types of ads they see. The idea has caused quite a stir in the press and publishing community.
Is this idea misguided? Or is this the future of advertising?
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The rise of social networking sites and citizen journalism has been a wonderful breath of fresh air, connecting people and ideas as well as shifting the balance of power away from established institutions back to individuals whose voices are now more likely to be heard .
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Still, expense reports filed since the new travel policy took effect raise questions about whether certain trips were worth the cost.
On the afternoon of Nov. 5, Gilway flew from Jacksonville to Tampa, where he met with Binnun and a consultant to discuss "depopulation'' — Citizens' effort to downsize and become more efficient. Gilway and Binnun then joined Lacasa and three others for dinner at Armani's, a posh restaurant atop the Grand Hyatt hotel. Even with an "eat more" discount of $134, the food bill plus tip came to $320.42. Gilway charged the tab to his Citizens corporate card at the request of Lacasa, who told him the meal qualified as a business expense. In addition to veal shank, salmon and oysters, the six consumed an unspecified amount of "wine and spirits'' that Lacasa paid for at his own expense, according to a note on Gilway's expense form.
Gilway spent the night at a Tampa hotel and flew back to Jacksonville the next morning, ending a trip that took less than 24 hours but cost $1,052. He filed his expense report Dec. 10, almost two weeks after the 15-day limit specified by the new policy. And he wrote on the form that he had been in Miami, not Tampa.
Among the reasons for Citizens' high travel costs has been the practice of sending numerous employees to board meetings held at hotels around the state.
Last spring, Citizens spent nearly $28,000 for two days of meetings at a Tampa hotel. After the new policy took effect, Citizens held a board meeting in Orlando, where the Peabody's reduced rate helped hold costs for the 27 attendees to $16,600. The tab included catered lunches and a $50 room service dinner for Gilway.
At night, groups of Citizens employees hit two of Orlando's top restaurants, Vito's Chop House and Ocean Prime, some racking up individual tabs of $90 or more. They were reimbursed up to $60 per dinner, more than three times the $19 limit on dinners set by most state agencies.
Ashburn, the Citizens spokeswoman, said only "essential staff'' will attend future board meetings to ensure a "significant reduction'' in costs.
Since the travel policy was tightened, Citizens executives have submitted justifications for hotel stays that exceeded the new limits.
Last month, Binnun wrote a two-page memo to Citizens accounting department to justify spending $379 a night at the Fairmont Princess Hotel in Bermuda, where she negotiated cheaper rates on reinsurance. Such trips saved Citizens $47 million in 2012, she said. (Binnun paid $633 a night in the same hotel last year after upgrading to "gold status.'')
At a late October industry conference, Binnun and Gilway each paid $365 a night for rooms at the Surf & Sand Resort in Laguna Beach, Calif.
On the receipt Binnun submitted to Citizens accountants was a handwritten note: "This hotel was booked (in July) before CPIC changed the policy regarding out of state hotels.''
Still, Binnun and Gilway had time to switch to less expensive lodgings. As stated on its invoices, Surf & Sand permits bookings to be canceled up to 72 hours before check-in.