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You are not alone.
Love is with you
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And this Love will not leave you
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and remember all thy tears,
and will answer your prayers.
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An LGBTQ youth support group known as The Place in Modesto, Calif. recently released a video that will have you smiling, tearing up and even laughing at times.
Via The Huffington Post
5 Tips for Bullied LGBTQ Youth
Over the last few days, you may have heard about a gay teenager who attempted to commit suicide because he was bullied relentlessly. At only 15-years-old, Jadin Bell of La Grande, Oregon has been taken off life support and is in critical condition after he hung himself at the playground of Central Elementary School. Jadin's family describe his tormenting as anti-gay bullying.
Bud Hill, a close family friend, who Jadin refers to as his uncle, said he believes Jadin was pushed to suicide after being bullied in person and on the Internet because he is gay.
"He was different, and they tend to pick on the different ones," Hill told KATU-TV.
Hearing about a teenager committing suicide because of anti-gay bullying is not an uncommon thing; Eric James Borges, Kenneth Weishuhn Jr., Jack Reese, Josh Pacheco, and Brandon Elizares are just a few of our LGBT youth who died in 2012 because they were bullied for their sexuality. This is just a reminder that we still have so much hate to overcome. If you are gay and struggling because of anti-gay bullying, please continue to read. David Andrade Pimienta, a gay teen, has five valuable pieces of advice for the bullied LGBTQ youth:
1. Don't back down. It is a cliché, but I mean it. There will be times when life may be dark, when even the sun lacks its brightness, and all will feel cruel and hopeless. I have been there, and I have done everything in my power to never return to that state of emotion. Find someone to lean on; there has to be someone out there you can find to support you and your life. If there's no one in real life, then there are plenty of forums and websites where trustworthy people are available to talk to… you can even trust me. But please, do not give up on life. Your life is too precious to lose; if I had known life would be so good five years ago, I would have gone through high school like a champion, but life wasn't meant to be that easy, as we must mature and learn through our own battles that we can naturally conquer. You will find your bastion of hope. This world is not that bad; I assure you that there is a place where you can celebrate and sing your identity among others who love you.
2. Find your support network, and keep it. Friends will be everything to you in these hard times of bullying; friends can be anybody you can trust, such as family, teachers, and even your dentist.
3. Pursue an education. Yes, some of us might not be good at math or writing, but we all have our strengths and weakness when it comes to the world of academia. Hone in on your strengths, and go to college, and work toward a career. Major in a field that you are willing to dedicate your life to (it is not easy to choose which major to study, but you will get there). Make your education and your college life fun, but do not be careless. A good education is a good life; stray away from it and you will regret it in the long run.
4. Follow your passions. Aside from academics, find something you personally love to do or think you would love to do. This could be something like cooking, fashion design, painting, writing, or even running. For example, since middle school I have always wanted to dance, and in college I was given the chance to do just that. Ever since I started dancing, I have been so happy, and I long to improve and learn more. Doing what you love really keeps your mind focused on something you know will make you happy. And happiness is always welcome, right?
5. Do not be afraid to ask for help. Sometimes you may think you can solve issues like bullying on your own, but it is best to seek help when you need it.
Source: huffingtonpost.com and katu.com


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The Yass Valley Men's Shed (YVMS) challenges all Men's Sheds around Australia to each donate $1,000 to the national drought assistance effort. We are donating our funds to our local Lions Club which will pass it on to the Lion National Drought Assistance fund they are running. The benefit of the Lion's solution is that (a) there will be one quite close to all Sheds and (b) they do not have overheads or management fees – so all funds collected will actually go to the people who need the assistance.
Any readers who respond to this call by making a donation are requested to let us know that you have done so in order that we can evaluate the effectiveness of this initiative. If it is successful, it could form the basis of future responses to major national disasters so a coordinated national Men's Shed financial response can be mounted. Please let us know by email to email@example.com and include the name of the donor and the amount donated.
If you would like to donate directly, you could make a donation (amount is entirely up to you) to our Yass Valley Men's Shed dedicated Drought Relief Bank Account as follows: BSB: 032 771; Account Number: 213983; Account Name: Yass Valley Men's Shed; Bank: WESTPAC.
We will be forwarding all donations we receive to the nationally coordinated Lions Club "Need for Feed" project. We have chosen them because all dollars raised will go where they are needed. No Fees, No Overheads.
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We will be focusing on living an authentic Christian lifestyle. The meetings will be composed of worship, teaching, discussion, fellowship, application, and outreach. We encourage you to join us!
For meal, fellowship and bible study.
At Plaisted's home
Luke 7:22 "And He answered and said to them, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM." Authentic Christianity is about people knowing they are a follower of Christ, not by what you say you believe, but by how you live.
First, we are CHRIST centered. Everything we will do will be for Christ and to grow in intimacy with Jesus. We will seek to live holy lives that honor Christ. Through worship, discussion, and teaching we will seek to know God fully. (Matthew 6:33, Galatians 2:20, Colossians 3:17)
Secondly, we are FAMILY centered. We are brothers and sisters in Christ. As such, we will be dedicated to authentic, deep, Christ-honoring relationships. (Acts 2:42, Ephesians 4:25, John 13:34-35, 1 Peter 3:8)
Thirdly we are LOST centered. There is a lost and dying world out there and it is our duty to follow the great commission and go and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:16-20, 2 Corinthians 5:20, Acts 1:8)
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Cengage Learning's new office space in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco represents its continuing evolution as a company—as well as its work culture. After all, what better way to follow a commitment to developing products and services that engage users, than to work in an open, inspiring space that allows employees to engage with one another? Innovative edtech products, informative and engaging textbooks, and dynamic research solutions… all take root in this new hub located within San Francisco's emerging and evolving tech-startup region.
Join Cengage Learning on a tour of this creative and colorful new space, which invites collaboration and innovation. You'll see a design that reflects a modern sensibility—with vibrant, appealing spaces that reflect a forward-thinking approach to work, technology-intensive meeting rooms that make it easy to reach out to colleagues across the country, and even "writeable" walls that give employees the chance to share their ideas (and humor) with everyone who walks by.
You'll also see how the space offers everyone—from user-experience designers to marketing managers, from product developers to events specialists—a place to focus, collaborate, brainstorm, and allow their bright ideas to take shape.
Interested in joining us? Visit Cengage Learning's Careers website to investigate job openings!


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Leslie Kopp Group ranked 96th by WSJ
Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. announced recently that the Leslie Kopp Group, based in Bethany Beach, ranked 96th out of 250 for real estate teams nationwide, based on closed sales volume in 2011, as ranked by the Wall Street Journal and REAL Trends Inc.
Kopp, who has specialized in the sale of coastal properties since 1989, attributed her team's success to its passion for excellence, which she explained results in referrals from previous transactions.
"Being recognized as a leader in these national rankings comes only with a steadfast dedication to serving local buyers and sellers," said Kopp. "We are proud of our national ranking and we will continue to bring our customers the unparalleled service, expertise and client-first philosophy they can expect from one of the top-ranking residential real estate teams in America."
In total, 10 Long & Foster teams were ranked in the survey of the nation's top 250 sales professionals by closed volume and transaction sides for 2011. Three individual sales agents were ranked in the top 250 associates nationwide based on the amount of closed transactions volume.
"Long & Foster continues to be the brokerage of choice for many of the top-producing real estate professionals in this region, and these top-ranking sales associates are a reflection of our entire fleet of experts," said Gary Scott, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. "We offer them and all of our sales associates a standing ovation for helping to make Long & Foster the real estate leader in the Mid-Atlantic and the No. 1 independent real estate company in the nation.
"With an industry-leading suite of tools and technology and the unparalleled support that comes from a full-service brokerage, our agents continue to thrive in a swiftly-evolving real estate environment."
"Long & Foster sales professionals provide their clients everything they need to reach their homeownership goals — from contract to closing," Scott added. "They best serve buyers and sellers in reaching their homeownership goals by being the most knowledgeable in their markets and having the latest technology at their fingertips. We are committed to supporting our sales force so that they remain leaders in their markets."
The Wall Street Journal and REAL Trends rankings are based on a survey of more than 7,000 brokerage firms, associations of Realtors and other sources to determine the top real estate professionals in the United States. Now in its seventh year, the survey ranks top-producing teams and individual sales agents based on closed sales volume and closed transaction sides.
Transaction sides recognize that in each real estate transaction, there are two sides that can be represented by a real estate agent — a buyer's and a seller's. It is the only independent study of its kind where all of the results from individual submissions are independently verified through third-party sources.
For more information, visit www.LongandFoster.com.


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Curtains will always help to make a house, adding warmth, colour and style. But window blinds also have a place in a home, and today with their improved construction and new designs, they really can add a great new look to any room.
Choosing the best blind for a specific location is quite an art because there are just so many variations.
Roller blinds used to be one of the most popular styles, simply pulling down in front of the window in a smooth single fabric and they still work really well in many situations. The choice in designs and styles of roller blinds is exceptional, one on line company offers over 120 fabrics alone from plain and patterned prints to jacquard designs plus specialist blackout, dimout and flame retardant blinds. Roller blinds can be made to fit any window and modern fabrication means they really are quick and easy to pull down and let up.
Choosing window coverings and dressings today is no easy matter, but blinds are well worth considering to add a fresh new look to certain parts of your home.


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This week we're taking the show out of the studio and broadcasting live-to-tape from the Hawaii State Library in downtown Honolulu. All of the music will be selected from the library's collection and then reshelved for you to borrow the next day.
Tonight's show will be a little Hawaiian, a little Americana and a little indie rock.
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Upcoming Shows for Nick:
~Bridging the Gap live taping from the Library, Hawaii State Public Library (downtown Honolulu) May 28th-May 31st 12am-2pm.
~DECK at Queen Kapiolani Hotel (Saturday Residency), May 25th, 2019, 6-9pm (Free)
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Facebook has been around for more than a decade. The social media platform has more than one billion members worldwide who rely on Facebook to help them better connect with their family and friends, with their community and with the world.
If you have a website for your business you may be wondering why you need a Facebook Business page. Regardless of whether you're promoting your homemade, gluten-free muffins or big money games at Vegas casinos you probably figure that one locale on the web is enough.
However there are big reasons for expanding into social media, especially on Facebook, to promote your business. Some of these reasons include
- You'll increase your exposure to potential clients. Facebook has 1.9 billion users worldwide. The site is designed to facilitate the flow of information, so instead of waiting for someone to find your website, your Business Page will pop up right on their feed while they're scrolling through funny cat pictures and messages from their friends.
- You have the chance to gather more leads through your existing contacts. Facebook works through "likes" and "shares." That means that, when one person sees your Business Page and likes it, they can "like" or "share" it. The Business page them shows up on their wall and their friends and other contacts see it, increasing the likelihood that your message will expand.
- You'll lower your marketing expenses. It costs nothing to start a facebook page (aside from the work that you put into it) and there's a lot that you can do with that page for free. Facebook does (obviously) promote its paid advertising options but you don't have to do that, or you can invest less for a better return in your FB advertising than you would through other marketing venues.
- You'll reach a targeted audience. Bigger isn't always better. It's true that there are many forms of advertising that allow you to reach a wider audience but you may not want that. If you're selling your muffins, you will probably be targeting people who live within your delivery range, as well as those who are looking for healthy food alternatives and those who are searching for gluten-free options. Facebook allows you to set your business page's ads (when you pay) to target specific locales, people in specific age ranges, people with specific interests, etc. That means that your advertising budget will be spent on the people who are most likely to convert their clicks into buys.
- You'll have access to Facebook's insights. These analytical tools tell you when someone "likes" or "shares" a post, what the page engagement is, the performances of your posts, etc. These insights are invaluable for you as you refine and narrow your advertising activities to reach the people who are most likely to buy your service or product.
- You'll be able to easily notify people of sales, events, offers and other pertinent information through "posts." The posts go out to the people who have "liked" your business page and, by default, to many of their facebook friends. So if you have baked blueberry muffins as a special treat, you can easily make that information known and bring in more blueberry-loving customers by posting on your page.
- You'll build your brand. Your goal is to get people thinking about your muffins whenever they want some yummy baked goods or are looking for good gluten free products. If your business page stays in front of their faces every time that they open their FB, and they learn to recognize your product, you'll have a better chance of attracting their purchases.
- You'll increase your web traffic. Once you link your website to your facebook page, you'll drive traffic to your website as well, which shows the search engines that your content is valuable to people which then pushes you up in the search engine ratings. It's important to stay active on your Facebook page. Post new posts on a regular basis to draw people's interest. Only one in eight posts should be of a promotional nature…..the rest should be photos, human interest stories or general information.
How to Set Up your Facebook Business Page
Facebook has made it easy to set up a Business Page. All you need is a personal profile to set up your page and you're ready to go.
- Go to https://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php through your personal profile. Your personal profile indicates who the individual is who will be administering the Facebook Business Page. You can add additional administrators to help you administer your Facebook Business Page later one.
- Choose your classification. Options include:
- Local Place or Business
- Company, Institution or Organization
- Product or Brand
- Public Figure, Artist or Band
- Entertainment
- Cause or Community
- Within each classification, define it further. For instance, for a Local Business or Place you can add information about the business, hours that the business is open, contact information (address, website, price range, parking), etc. Each classification has its own set of sub-classifications.
- Add a banner across the top of your page and a photo on the upper left side of your page.
- Activate the different sections that appear along the left-hand column. These include:
- Videos (add as many as possible because videos draw people)
- Services (what services/products do you offer)
- Shop options
- Offers
- Reviews (Good reviews from previous clients are VERY important for attracting new customers)
- Add a "Story" that summarizes what you're offering. The Story appears on the upper right-hand side of your page
Maximizing Your Facebook Page
Facebook will ask you to maximize the reach of your Facebook Business Page by buying an ad. This increases the number of "impressions" that displays the page of people's feeds. You can start an ad campaign immediately or you can wait a little while.
Just remember that Facebook's ultimate goal is to bring in a profit so they will do everything that they can to encourage you to take out an ad. You can refine your ad to reach the specific target population that you wish to attract through many different settings.
You can also take out an ad at a budget that fits your marketing needs and abilities. The more money that you put into a Facebook ad campaign, the more impressions the ad will create and the more times it will show up on other people's pages. This means that your reach isn't dependent on "likes" and "shares" but can show up randomly on the profiles of people who meet your ad's parameters.


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Ramandip Singh's primary interest in painting is the subtle and
powerful emotion of the human form. With the use of Oil paint, he conveys very significant and reflective moments in the lives of people that are close to him. Currently his Punjab works are rooted in his yearly trips to Punjab, his experiences of the land itself, and his on-going relationships to the people that reside there. He was born in India, currently lives in Virginia but finds the duality of his identity to be at the forefront of his art.
Singh graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2014 with dual-degrees in Art Education and Communication Arts. He's used those skills to both teach full time art in FCPS and also start his own business selling his work. In the last few years, he's had shows in Washington, D.C, Rome, Italy, and has even held a workshop in Chandigarh, India.
Singh aspires to document the importance of our times and the fleeting daily life of Punjab which once was home.


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In the next two decades, Modern Veterans are going to be responsible for one of the largest economic booms in U.S. history. Hiring veterans is the best kept secret in business.
A Practical Guide to Honoring Vets on Veterans Day
In 1918, at the close of one of the most horrific wars in modern history, the fighting officially ceased at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. The day became known as Armistice Day around the world. The United States Congress officially recognized the day by making it a national holiday in 1938, but it wasn't until 1947 in Alabama that a young WW2 veteran named Raymond Weeks called it a "National Veterans Day".
Planting Seeds of Success in the Lives of Others
My VA Home Loan Experience
I move a lot. Serving in the U.S. military for 10 years and then running my own business as a veteran, I have become somewhat of a relocation expert. My most recent home purchase was on August 25, using the VA home loan process from start to finish.
The Real Reason the US Navy Keeps Hitting Merchant Vessels
Last week, we secured an interview with a recently retired U.S. Navy captain who spent 20 years at sea and 10 in the Pentagon, working on process improvement projects to discuss the Navy's recent at-sea incidents.
Heroes From History: Chris Kyle and US Military Snipers
Today, February 2, is official Chris Kyle day in the State of Texas!
Join host Wes O'Donnell in this newest episode of Heroes From History as he visits Camp Pendleton to watch real Marine Corps snipers in action. He also takes a look at the life and death of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the deadliest sniper in U.S. Continue Reading


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Pennacchio Calls for Action on Bill Requiring Recurring Audits of NJEDA's Business Assistance & Incentive Programs
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Senator Joe Pennacchio (R-26) applauded Governor Phil Murphy for highlighting problems with New Jersey's tax incentive programs through a new report issued by the State Comptroller, but expressed concern that the Governor's approval last year of $425 million in film tax credits for the entertainment industry sends the wrong message to the public. He also called for the passage of legislation he sponsors requiring recurring audits of all State business assistance and tax incentive programs.
"While I'm encouraged that Governor Murphy has expressed interest in reforming our state's wasteful tax incentive programs, I'm concerned that the $425 million of film tax credits he approved just months ago runs contrary to his reform message," said Pennacchio. "How can you pledge to fight wasteful tax incentives while simultaneously giving away hundreds of millions of dollars to Hollywood for programs that have never proven to work? Those inconsistencies feed into the public's cynicism of government and politics."
Pennacchio highlighted a pair of studies conducted by researchers at the USC Price School of Public Policy which determined state tax credits for film making to be "a bad investment."
"I've long questioned whether New Jersey's film tax credits represent an unnecessary and ineffective giveaway to the entertainment industry, and now we have published research saying these programs don't work," said Pennacchio. "I'm certain we would find that to be true in New Jersey as well, which is why I introduced legislation requiring the State to closely track the performance of the film tax credits approved by the Governor last year. I intentionally drafted the bill broadly to ensure that all of the various business incentive programs managed by the NJEDA would be subject to the same level of increased scrutiny. The Comptroller's recent audit of those programs verifies that more oversight is needed."
The State Comptroller's audit, released on January 9th, showed that New Jersey companies given tax incentives to create in-state jobs sometimes failed to do so. The report also revealed insufficient oversight of the tax incentive programs managed by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and the failure to verify data submitted by those claiming benefits and incentives.
Pennacchio encouraged the Governor and legislative leaders to help advance his legislation, S-3051, requiring recurring audits of business tax incentives managed by the NJEDA.
Pennacchio's bill, introduced last October, would increase oversight of the State's various incentive programs by requiring the State Auditor to conduct performance review audits of the NJEDA's business assistance and incentive programs at least once every two years. That includes any of the NJEDA's programs or incentives that provides monetary or financial assistance in any form, including grants, loans, loan guarantees, tax credits, tax exemptions, or other monetary benefits or awards.
To increase transparency in the incentive programs, Pennacchio's legislation requires audit reports to be published prominently on the websites of the Legislature and State Auditor.
"The Comptroller's audit of tax incentive programs managed by the NJEDA has provided independent verification that increased oversight of all of New Jersey's tax incentive programs, as I have proposed, is both appropriate and necessary," added Pennacchio. "It seems that everyone agrees these reforms are needed, so we should get to work now to prevent the continued waste of taxpayer dollars."


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So Kourtney Kardashian is REPORTEDLY pregnant?!?!
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This is getting seriously ridiculous...
Kim Kardashian has recently confirmed her pregnancy via surrogacy and her sisters Khloe AND Kylie are reportedly pregnant.
NOW it's apparently Kourtney Kardashian's turn to be as reported preggas.
But in this case, we're very hesitant.
With Khloe and Kylie's pregnancies, the news came via TMZ, who tend to be very reliable with their reports.
This time it is Life & Style reporting the claim, saying that a source has told them that Kourtney has a fourth child on the way.
"She was thrilled to learn she was expecting," a source told Life & Style exclusively. She loves being part of a large family and having so many siblings," the insider adds, "and she wants the same for Penelope, Mason, and Reign."
The father of the child is reported to be Kourtney's boyfriend of one year, Younes Bendjima.
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Spring 2020 classes have resumed online.Please visit
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The data provided on the FAFSA is intended to determine the amount your family can reasonably be expected to pay toward your college costs.
Occasionally circumstances arise that make the FAFSA data an inaccurate picture of a family's ability to pay. For example, since the filing of the FAFSA, a parent may have retired, died, divorced, lost their job or experienced a reduction in untaxed income.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Delete your account. That's what Jim Carrey says Facebook users should do, as the actor looks to pull the mask off fake news.
The star of "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and "The Mask" said on Twitter on Tuesday that he's dumping his Facebook stock and deleting his page because the social media giant profited from Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election via spreading false news with Russian origins, and says the company is still not doing enough to stop it.
The 56-year-old Carrey encouraged other investors and users to do the same. He ended his tweet with the hashtag "unfriendfacebook."
Facebook has not responded to Carrey's tweet, but founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said stemming the flow of misinformation is among the company's foremost goals.
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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A longtime administrator in the Valley State Prison (VSP) used his state-issued computer during work hours to access thousands of YouTube videos unrelated to his work.
The information came out in the State Auditor Whistleblower report. It reviewed more than 800 cases, including 116 cases involving allegations of waste or improper payments from July 1, 2018-December 31, 2018.
Of those 116 cases, the agency conducted preliminary investigative work on 62 of them. Of those, investigators obtained sufficient evidence in 33 cases, allowing them to launch thorough investigations.
When state investigators reviewed the administrator's internet usage for the 10-month time period available, they found he used his state-issued computer and spent "more than minimal or incidental time viewing YouTube content." The administrator bypassed the CDCR's network block of YouTube using his credentials because his duties sometimes required him to access certain sites. But data shows that from Sept. 2017 through June 2018 the administrator accessed at least 2,256 YouTube videos on his work computer.
RELATED: Auditor: State Workers Caught Behaving Badly
It's unclear exactly how much time the administrator spent viewing videos, but the initiation allegation claimed, "he watched YouTube videos 'every day, all day long, five days per week.'" On one particular day, investigators found he accessed 55 videos that did not appear to be related to his duties. Most of the videos were about recreational vehicles, footage from crimes, and political or religious commentary.
The administrator retired before CDCR could take disciplinary action against him, though they do not believe his retirement was related to the investigation.
Since the audit, the CDCR has provided evidence that it recommended training to the supervisor in March of 2019 and the supervisor has implemented bi-weekly meetings with her staff to "reiterate expectations for daily operations and acceptable behavior and to discuss progress on departmental goals."
The CDCR is also able to hold employees accountable with a report generated by their internet filtering program, revealing the institution's top 25 data users.


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Police Sooth Ahmad Family but Who Are Giving 'Special' Units Orders?
It has been two weeks since well-known barber Fareed Ahmad was shot and killed near his home in Hattieville. Despite the arrest and subsequent arraignment of a woman police constable on a single charge of murder, there are many unanswered questions that have left the Ahmad family discontent with the Belize Police Department. The committal to custody of twenty-four-year-old Michelle Brown, after appearing before Chief Magistrate Sharon Frazer, is little comfort to the grieving family which has openly expressed a lack of confidence in law enforcement, as well as the criminal justice system. Today, the indigenous Muslim community in Belize, led by Imam Kaleem El Amin, stood in solidarity with Abdus Ahmad and his children as they met with Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Elrington and the brass of the police department. The lengthy meeting was held at the Masjid Alfalah on Central American Boulevard where questions were put to government officials in respect of the ongoing investigation. As he has done previously, Minister Elrington gave assurances that WPC Brown acted alone in the commission of Fareed's murder. He also reassured the community that despite a widely held notion that a group of rogue officers may be operating outside of the ambit of the police department, that no stones will be left unturned in solving the December twenty-eighth murder.
Nuri Muhammad, Spokesperson for Ahmad Family
"There's a high level of anxiety. In fact, we are still not over the death and the tragic murder of Fareed. So that was really the background that drove the community to say let us sit down and find out really what the facts are because there were many rumors out there and things that caused alarms to go off. And many of them, you already know in the media, were very hard to explain. In fact, even today some of the matters are still not clearly explained. So the impetus for inviting Minister Elrington and Minister Aragon, the Commissioner of Police and the other high command is because we felt that it was necessary as the largest indigenous Muslim community here it is our responsibility to sit down as civil individuals with the government of the day and find out from them what is going on, as opposed to depending on rumors and gossip."
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"Certainly the statements made today by Minister Elrington brought a bit of cool, if I could use that term, cool water, into the atmosphere that was very hot and hostile when the meeting started. And I think it was because of some of the examples that he gave is the fact that there are units within the security department that really does not answer to even the minister. There are, I don't want to use the term rogue because these individual units apparently believe that they have the go ahead of some higher authority. If it is not the Prime Minister, if it is not the Minister of National Security then I don't know who exactly is giving the orders."


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"Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a proposed rule(portal.hud.gov) to make public housing properties smoke-free.
"Do not underestimate what this proposed rule could do for public health. This is a huge step in the right direction. Everyone -- and I mean everyone -- has the right to live in a smoke-free environment.
"Despite everything we know about the dangers of smoking, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that cigarette smoking causes about one in five deaths in the United States every year. The CDC estimates that in 2011-2012, about 58 million nonsmokers in the United States were exposed to secondhand smoke. These statistics are absolutely unacceptable. Secondhand smoke is a huge health hazard, and the idea that anyone would have to inhale it simply because of where they live is outrageous.
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Two GCAAtoday staff members share their thoughts about the sexual harassment meetings that took place in March.
April 25, 2019
The #MeToo movement has thrust the issue of sexual harassment into the minds of many Americans. Walking through the halls of school every day, a person is likely to encounter others who could have been victims, still are victims, or are perpetrators of sexual harassment and/or sexual assault. On Tuesday, March 12th, 2019, the student body was divided into two groups, males and females, and were brought into the Sun Theater to view an educational video over sexual harassment. This then lead to a brief discussion over how our school handles sexual harassment and assault. Below is the perspectives of two students who attended the assemblies.
Conversations surrounding sexual harassment are useful, assembly offers little prevention
On Tuesday, March 12th, all male students were called to the Sun Theater for a mandatory talk on sexual harassment. The assembly started off with a small introduction where, for anyone who didn't already know, the group was informed vaguely that sexual harassment and even borderline sexual assault that has been an issue within the school. After the initial talk, there was an informational video on the basic definition and other information about sexual harassment and sexual assault.
The video covered a lot of topics, and I really appreciated how the film did not play to the stereotype that harassment was only committed by heterosexual males towards females. During this, I noticed many students that were either laughing and making jokes, in tears, or staring with blank faces until the video ended. Although the assembly was a good way to make students know the issue is being taken seriously, I feel that until students start taking responsibility for their actions and being more intentional with what they do, harassment will still be an issue. But the assembly is a start.
I believe the presentation was very effective in getting a message across that we as a school are addressing this issue. It was a bit of a shock that some of the people around me may have been victims of harassment, or know people who are victims. As much as I can appreciate the efforts the school is taking, I was disappointed that not enough was done to show that the school, the institution itself, was going to protect students.
One part I disliked about the assembly was when they talked about the punishment system. Although dealing with , is up t three days is not enough for someone who has sexually assaulted another student. It's almost a joke. I believe in second chances, but three days of suspension isn't really a punishment. I would go as far as to say it discourages students from learning from mistakes.
What makes sexual harassment at a high school level such an issue is how hard it is sometimes to prove sexual assault and sexual harassment. A big problem is the time frame in which it happens. A lot of times, victims of sexual harassment or assault are threatened and guilted into believing that their problems will only make it worse for other people, that "it's not such a big deal", or that nobody will help you, making it hard to protect victims and gain evidence. Another problem is the ages of the students. High school is a mixed bag of humans with many different issues, backgrounds, and personalities, making each case different. This makes it hard to institute a definite punishment policy, while still solving the issue and building a better person, the whole point of the high school experience.
The newest assembly focused more on what it means to be a man rather than just information on sexual harassment. When asked the question "what does it mean to be a man" many students gave deeper answers than I was expecting. It was heartening to hear students talk about how they learned from their parents mistakes, or how their mothers made them into the person they are today. The school seems to be taking a constructive approach to curbing sexual harassment, and I feel like this is working, and I hope the school does more things like this.
Meeting for female students sheds light on school's policies of sexual harassment
At nine forty-five, on March 12th all high school girls were called to the Sun Theater to view a movie on sexual harassment. The movie included talk not just on male to female or female to male sexual harassment but harassment of the LGBTQ+ community as well. However, sexual harassment towards the trans community was not discussed. Each section of the movie had people in it sharing their own personal experiences. This included information on verbal harassment including jokes or discussing fantasies, unwanted touching, and unwanted sexual advancement such as explicit or implicit harassment. Before the movie was played, head of school Ashley Olson gave a quick brief over what they were hoping to accomplish through showing the movie.
"This video, I hope, will help you kind of understand the different types of harassment and the different ways it manifests. And the things that you can do first and foremost, making a very clear message when something is unwanted. You have to be very clear about what you are willing to accept, and be clear and say 'No that's not okay with me'. And everyone's 'No that's not okay with me' is different, so that's also important to realize… Now I know we're all females in this room, and it might be easy to think that this is a guy issue and not a girl issue, but it falls on all of us so I think it's important that we all just listen with an open mind," Olson said.
I feel like the film had a lot of good points on sexual harassment that isn't necessarily always talked about, and I thought it was helpful in the sense of letting us know our options if something were to happen to us or a friend. I don't think the video necessarily covered enough information regarding other versions of these experiences, and it left out things such as sexual harassment that trans teens may go through. Though our school has had many problems with sexual harassment this year, I am glad they ended the school year with an opportunity for us to ask our much needed questions after observing the film.
I feel that this was a good chance to give students information on how the school personally handles sexual harassment. There were questions regarding how they deal with different levels of sexual harassment, whether that be student on teacher sexual harassment or teacher on student sexual harassment. However, during the discussion I was disappointed to find that our school doesn't have a Title Nine coordinator, to train not only students, but staff and faculty on their rights and obligations under Title Nine, "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." This also means that we don't have a Title Nine coordinator to receive and oversee the schools complaints on harassment, violence and the school's response to each complaint. Instead of a Title Nine coordinator, the school leaves the decision up to the Dean of discipline, the head of school and the high school principal; and then leaving the final say on how the school will respond is up to the high school principal.
Overall, I think the movie had a lot of helpful information that some of us already knew but some might not of, and though it was cheesy and the clothing was dated, it allowed for a bigger discussion and consideration to ensue.


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Thinking about 'Identity' in the Early Years Learning Framework
AuthorSIMPSON-DAL SANTO, REBECCA
AffiliationMelbourne Graduate School of Education
Document TypeMasters Research thesis
Access StatusOpen Access
© 2014 Rebecca Simpson-Dal Santo
Australia's curriculum for early childhood services caring and educating for people aged 0-5 years, the Early Years Learning Framework, has introduced 'Identity' as a Learning Outcome. This thesis explores how teachers are documenting children's identities, as required by federal assessment bodies. The EYLF publications available suggest that 'identity' can be documented as a static, singular and objective truth. Four early childhood teachers were recruited to participate in this qualitative research. The data was obtained through semi-structured interviews about the challenges and tensions of being accountable for documenting children's identities. I also kept a research journal describing my own struggles of documenting children's identities within my teaching while problematising this idea through research. The conceptual framework used Deleuzian and Derridean ideas to destabilise the supposed knowable and singular 'identity' of children, providing the space to question why documentation of children's identities is positioned as an objective truth. The data showed significant 'ontological insecurity' about being accountable for documenting children's identities. The use of rhizoanalysis exposed how the dominant discourses of children's singular and static identities re-mapped particular truths through the EYLF and EYLF-branded documents, professional development, social media and media publications. The use of multiple theories- poststructuralist, feminist poststructuralist, critical whiteness, anarchist, postanarchist and queer- created ruptures within the dominant developmental discourses that shaped the data. Using Butler's (1999) idea of performativity allowed for children's gender and cultural identities to be seen as multiple, partial and performed. This also exposed how children's identities are shaped through the power and desirability of being understood in particular ways. The thesis contributes the beginning of a conceptual framework for thinking about how performativity, rhizoanalysis and the 'Ethics of an Encounter' can be used to document children's multiple, partial and shifting identities in ethical and equitable ways.
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28% syrah, 22% grenache, 17% cinsault, 17% mourvèdre, 16% carignane
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2010 Le Cigare Volant
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Spearmint, cassis and blackberry leaf with even suggestions of cardamom and cocoa in the nose. The palate is doonright Burgundian—lush, creamy, and savory—lots of dark fruit—sloe and Damson plums, bing cherries and açaí (too long in Santa Cruz?) and a bright acidity, with exceptional length.
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Grenache (a quarter of the blend, 5% from our former Ca' del Solo estate) adds rich black fruit flavors and a discreet spiciness. Syrah is principally sourced from Bien Nacido vineyard in Santa Maria Valley, which produces the closest analogue we have found to a Northern Rhône Syrah— tannic and meaty in the lower registers; peppery, fruitful and delicately floral in the top, all the while showing great balance and harmony. A select group of non-irrigated, centenarian Contra Costa vineyards continues to provide Mourvèdre for Cigare. A touch of Cinsault provides a very particular fragrance of flowers and aromatic herbs.
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Not so dissimilar from our '09 blend, wherein we have a slightly higher percentage of Syrah as compared to the historical norm; we've found that by including compensating levels of Cinsault and Carignane in the blend, we've been able to tame the extreme extraversion of the Syrah component. 2010 was a cool vintage that provided an extra aromatic "lift" to the already vivid Cigare nose. My guess is that this is a Cigare of extreme ageworthiness.
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Lamb, wild mushrooms, roasted chicken.
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Part 1 of an historic Italian Dinky Toys sale not to be missed!
Part 1 of a very exciting C&T Auctions two-part sale for Dinky Toys collectors is to come under the hammer on September 19 at the Spa Hotel in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
The collection, consisting of nearly 2,500 pieces (mostly from the mid-1950s through to the late 1970s and including both French and English Dinky toys) was accumulated by the Parodi family. Aficionados will be aware the Parodi name is synonymous with both Dinky Toys and Italy: the family being the sole importers of Meccano and Dinky products into Italy from 1916 right through until the closure of the Binns Road factory in Liverpool in 1978.
It was back in 1915 that Alfredo Parodi, who ran an importing business in Genoa, was first shown a Meccano set by one of his clients. Now, Signor Parodi was clearly a very astute businessman and knew a good thing when he saw it, so he lost no time in contacting Frank Hornby directly. As a consequence, Meccano's founder visited the Parodis in Italy, together with his wife, and a lifelong working relationship began.
The Parodi business was handed down through the family line, continuing after WWII with Alfredo's son Edilio at the helm. He was joined by his two sons, Giambi and Arturo, in the 1970s. Arturo, in particular, developed a great passion for Dinky Toys and it was he who started to form the collection that C&T Auctions is now proud to be offering in the two dedicated sales scheduled.
The collection includes cars, commercials, military emergency, film and TV, and public service vehicle models, with many examples being in excellent to mint condition – so here's just a little apertivo!
For further details please contact either Glen Chapman or Leigh Gotch by calling 01233 510050, emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or visiting www.candtauctions.co.uk
Not an easy model to find, this French Dinky No. 570 'Allo Fret' Peugeot J7 Van will be offered in almost factory fresh condition and carries an £80-£120 estimate.
When the Dutch Automobile Association, Wegenwacht, replaced its motorcycle-with-sidecar patrols with small 2CV vans, Dinky Toys France produced a special series. This scarce 2CV from the Parodi Collection carries a £400-£600 catalogue estimate.
The C&T catalogue estimate allocated to this Dinky Toys No. 151 Victor Vauxhall, which comes complete with this scarce and beautifully illustrated box, is £100-£150.
It's easy to see how Dinky Toys' No. 125 Fun Ahoy Set would have appealed to the Italian market. This pristine example from the Parodi Collection, due to come under the hammer in Part I of the sale this September, carries a catalogue estimate of £150-£250.
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The family of a Mexican immigrant killed after the panga she was riding in off the coast of Encinitas collided with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection vessel is suing the officers involved in the collision.
The parents of 32-year-old Graciela Lopez Franco from Arandas, Mexico (in the state of Jalisco) filed their lawsuit in federal court on August 20 against three marine interdiction agents: Christopher Hunter, Arian Linscott, and Craig Jenkins.
According to the complaint, 20 people were onboard a panga a few minutes after midnight on June 18, 2015, seven miles off the coast of Encinitas when Border Patrol officers spotted the low-riding boat. Supervisor Hunter, Linscott, and Jenkins, riding in a 38-foot M901 patrol vessel, approached the panga. Once within range, the officers failed to use their intercom or lights on their vessel and instead, reads the complaint, ran straight toward the panga. The officers then directed a "flash-bang" explosion at the immigrants' vessel. Officer Linscott fired several shots from his gun into the outboard motor, disabling it. The officers then rammed their boat into the panga, splitting it into several pieces.
"The panga's occupants were hurled into the ocean in darkness," reads the complaint. "The scene was one of utter chaos. The passengers clung to parts of the capsized vessel. Some of the passengers screamed for help. Of the twenty on board, nineteen managed to grab onto a part of the panga or climb aboard the M901 that had smashed their vessel."
Lopez Franco was the only person who failed to surface. Officers found her trapped under a large piece of debris, dead.
The following day, media reports of the incident differed. A spokesperson for the Customs and Border Patrol agency told NBC7 that officers ordered the panga driver to stop but instead he tried to evade the 38-foot Border Patrol boat. While doing so, the panga collided with the Border Patrol vessel, causing it to capsize.
Agents said they ordered the person operating the 26-foot-long boat to stop, but the vessel did not yield, so agents fired warning shots. The suspected smuggling boat then collided with the CBP boat, causing the panga boat to capsize.
Adds the complaint, "Defendants both individually and collectively engaged in the unlawful use of clearly excessive force. Their use of force was objectively unreasonable. They acted with oppression, malice and with reckless indifference….
"Defendants were in control of a 38 foot vessel known as a 'SAFE' boat. Their vessel, designed as an interceptor, weighed 18,000 pounds, had a range of 400 nautical miles, and can attain speeds of 52 knots per hour. They were armed with automatic and semiautomatic weapons. They were pursuing a small wooden fishing boat without lights, with only an outboard motor for power, which could attain a speed of no more than 20 knots per hour. The panga contained twenty unarmed civilians, most of whom could not swim, and none of whom spoke English."
The case will move forward in federal court.
Article source: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2015/aug/21/ticker-suit-alleges-brutish-behavior-sea/#


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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Dividing India Again? | Ep.91 #TheDeshBhakt with Akash Banerjee
Imagine this little lego house as our country. Like this house, our country is also made of different colors(sects) of people. These colors are the building blocks of our nation. Now suddenly, if someone starts to segregate these colors, this house will be demolished. Our country is like this only, comprising different colors. Now if you'll try to separate certain colors from others, our country would be divided. This is what Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is trying to do to us. BJP is back in power and without any obstruction this time, it would be able to focus on its dream projects. Like, 100% literacy, better GDP, free press. BJP has one more ambitious project. "Temple will be built there for sure." Not this, this term's plan is…, "We will work for a Hindu nation" HINDU NATION. To fulfill its dream, BJP has passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha on Jan 8, 2019. According to which, all Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, and Christians from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh can apply for Indian citizenship. But there is no such clause for Muslim and Jewish immigrants. Many objections were raised on this bill. The big question is whether this bill, which gives special privileges to certain sects , is against our secular constitution? Internationally too, citizenship is not granted on the basis of religion or caste but on your ability and need. Millions of people who migrate from India are not asked their religion but what they can do for their new country. In the last five years, our nation has seen many new threats. For eg., Libtards, Tukde-Tukde gang, Khan Market and TV debates. But all these "so-called" protectors were also afraid of something, not elections though. Why would you fear elections when Election Commission is so friendly, Amit Shah is your strategist and Ambani is your supporter?! They were afraid because Hindus are in danger. They are not wrong, Hindus are in danger. Not only Hindus but Jains, Sikhs, Parsis, Christians, all are in danger; not in India though, in our neighboring countries. BJP answers their enemies in the same language only, tit for tat. So like Jinnah divided the country on the basis of religion, BJP would now grant citizenship on the basis of religion. Hence the persecuted minorities of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh can now apply for Indian citizenship. But it is not so for the persecuted Muslim minorities from the same countries. Well, we do have enough oppressed Muslims in our own country, that we do not need more! And anyway, "For the Muslims, their motherland is Pakistan." There is nothing to be surprised about this bill. When they were shouting, "GO TO PAKISTAN", we must have understood that they are framing it wrong; when they actually meant "COME TO INDIA". Clauses in this bill are more biased than nepotism. Where the Citizenship Act, 1955 asks for a continuous stay in the country for 11 years; this amendment would reduce this duration for 6 years for non-muslims sects only. Also, any case pending against those mentioned in the bill regarding their citizenship shall be abated. Basically, the law has to change for certain people only. Let's agree for a second that BJP had honest intentions behind this bill, "You kidding?!" But the population of Bangladeshi Hindus has increased from 1.4 crores to 1.7 crores in 2017; Do we even have enough resources to accommodate these many people? Certainly! Our exclusive health and education infrastructure can possibly provide for entire Bangladesh's population! Apart from CAB 2019, NRC is another major crisis on citizenship, northeast India is facing right now. "Northeast? Where is it exactly?!" "NRC, National Citizens…..Register of….Citizens." Now if the leaders who are monitoring NRC are so confused; what might've happened to those 40 lakh people who were declared foreigners under it?! Now, these were not any objects, they are real people and these people had to prove their nationality. You might be wondering how difficult can that be?! It's not an easy task, These 40 Lakh people had to provide written documents that they came to India before March 25, 1971, as mentioned in Assam Accord. Although the process is being governed by the Supreme Court itself, a lot of mishaps are noticed. People of Assam have protested for years for NRC to be updated; and though the Supreme Court has ordered for the update, BJP has taken credit for it unabashedly. Today, the Assamese are again protesting against Citizenship (Amendment ) Bill which the BJP brought. This bill would safeguard about 20 lakh Bengali Hindus from any proceedings under NRC Terms and conditions: Keep voting for BJP. Both these issues have many complexities but the government has been diverting any questions; "Soldiers are fighting for us, we can at least face some troubles." But what if the soldier is being troubled himself?! Many army personnel like Kargil war veteran, Md. Sanaullah, have to prove their citizenship today. How funny is it that we celebrate an actor who played a soldier on screen as a patriot ,but an actual soldier who fought for the country is not given any help from even the army! After 30 years of service, a former lieutenant is sent to the detention camp. What does the army even mean by "Big heart"? Not being able to provide any help to retired army personnel facing questions on his nationality is not "big heart". Voter ID, service certificates, Presidential certificate were not sufficient for the officials to verify his citizenship. Finally, lawyers like Indira Jaisingh came up and filed a petition in Guwahati High Court and Sanaullah was granted bail. For Bengali Muslims whose names are in the NRC, the struggle isn't over yet. Any random person can file an objection against you which can lead to further complications. Even the filing of these objections has been very abrupt. On the last date, thousands of objections were filed without any details of the objector, nor with any document supporting the objection. One such case was of a 90-year old man, Ashraf Ali. His name was in the NRC but he got a notice on 23rd May and was called for verification. He took his life on 26th May fearing being sent to the detention camp. These 6 detention camps in Assam are built out of small portions of Assam's jails only. People in detention camp are not allowed to meet their families, nor do they get any proper legal representation. Forget justice, these poor people don't even get to present their case. NRC is right now confined to the north-east but it might soon cover the entire country. "Shouldn't infiltrators be thrown out?!" Sure. Infiltrators should be sent back to their country but should religion be the basis of it? "God has not created us any different? How do you know your religion? Our Constitution makers have also mentioned the word 'SECULAR' in the preamble. Our constitution is established on the principle of secularism. Now this bill which gives privileges to a certain religion is now adding to the claim that India is a Hindu nation. Like Pakistan which is officially an Islamic nation. The issue of illegal migrants in Assam is actually a serious one. This was never a religious issue but an ethnic one. NRC too has nothing to do with religion. It treated all foreigners equally. This bill is purely for political gains which treats infiltrators on the basis of religion. Further, the way this bill was being pushed right before the elections is also suspicious. An ordinance is for urgent issues only. Citizenship is a complex issue and the way our government has been pressing it is suspicious. The final question is what is the plan after NRC and CAB? What after all the illegal migrants are identified and sent to detention camps? No country would agree to take them back. Generations of these people have passed in India. Bangladesh has also stated that it won't take these migrants back so easily. So possibly, this Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is another election scheme only. Presently, the bill has lapsed in Parliament. The question is, what happens now? With Modi coming back to power, this bill is possible to be brought back by BJP. This is what has been claimed by Amit Shah. "BJP government will provide citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Parsi, and Christian refugees." Jinnah gave the two-nation theory in 1940 which partitioned the country into two, Hindustan and Pakistan. The wounds of partition are still not healed. This bill is also based on similar principles which BJP is trying to pass in the Rajya Sabha too. This bill is purely against humanity and promotes religious biases in our country. People have demanded an in-depth researched video on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. So we tried to understand this bill ourselves and explain it to you. It would be interesting to see what the Supreme Court's verdict would be over such a controversial bill. Please let us know how you found this attempt to present such complex issues. All the source articles are given in the description, please read. Please like, share, subscribe and comment below. Thanks to our Patreons who support us. You can also support us on Patreon.com, Instamojo, Paypal. All links are given below. You can also visit Kadak Merch to buy the Deshbhakt merchandise. Thanks for watching. Stay connected for more videos.