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NARRATOR: She`s the daughter of immigrants raised in Oakland, California. She started her career as a prosecutor, was elected district attorney of San Francisco , then won her race for California attorney general.
Now as the state`s junior senator, she`s taken her prosecutorial skills to the national stage.
SEN. KAMALA HARRIS (D-CA), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Has the president or anyone at the White House ever asked or suggested that you open an investigation of anyone?
NARRATOR: Senator Kamala Harris has defined who she`s for.
HARRIS: My whole life, I`ve only had one client, the people.
NARRATOR: But how will she go up against the president?
HARRIS: I disagree with almost every policy perspective he has offered.
NARRATOR: And why does she think she`s the one to take him on?
HARRIS: We know the power of the people and we know we are all in this together.
NARRATOR: Tonight, just one month away from the first Democratic debate, Kamala Harris prosecutes her political case against Donald Trump. Live from Spartanburg, South Carolina, it`s a LAST WORD 2020 special, "The Kamala Harris Town Hall."
Here now is Lawrence O`Donnell.
LAWRENCE O`DONNELL, MSNBC MODERATOR: Thank you. Thank you for coming. Thank you.
Welcome to the Richardson Center for the Arts on the campus of Wofford College right here in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
This is a crucial state on the way to winning the Democratic nomination for president. South Carolina will be the fourth state that votes in the Democratic primaries and the first Southern state that votes in the Democratic primaries.
And as everyone in this room knows, South Carolina has picked six of the Democratic presidential nominees in the last seven elections. Tonight, South Carolina voters will have the chance to let presidential candidate Kamala Harris hear what`s on their minds and listen to her make the case that she is the Democrat who can make Donald Trump a one-term president.
From her first campaign running for district attorney of San Francisco, to her most recent campaign running for the United States Senate, Kamala Harris has never lost an election.
Please give a South Carolina welcome to presidential candidate, Senator Kamala Harris.
HARRIS: Hi. Thank you. Thank you. Hi. Thank you.
O`DONNELL: Thank you very much for doing this.
HARRIS: Thank you. Thank you.
O`DONNELL: OK. For the television audience who could not see the balcony, that was about an 85 percent standing ovation. There were some people in the balcony who I guess haven`t made up their minds yet.
I want to go -- I want to go straight --
HARRIS: It`s early.
O`DONNELL: Yes, it is. Let`s go straight to the breaking news of the day.
O`DONNELL: The United States Supreme Court issues a new decision on abortion. It`s a confusing decision for a lot of people.
HARRIS: Yes.
O`DONNELL: They ignored part of an Indiana law, left it for a later decision, upheld part of an Indiana law.
HARRIS: Right.
O`DONNELL: More restriction on abortion. Let`s get your reaction to that.
HARRIS: Lawrence, look, I think it`s very clear that -- and it has not changed that women`s ability to have access to reproductive health is under attack in America. It`s under attack. And what we have seen from Alabama to Georgia, you can go just a variety of states, legislatures, state legislatures are fundamentally attacking a woman`s right to make decisions about her own body.
And let`s understand what this means. Are we going to go back to the days of back alley abortions? Women died before we had Roe v. Wade in place. And so, I`m going to tell you, on this issue, I`m kind of done because here`s how I feel about it, guys --
HARRIS: Let me tell you. Here`s the thing: There are states that keep passing these laws. So when elected, I`m going to put in place and require that states that have a history of passing legislation that is designed to prevent or limit a woman`s access to reproductive health care, that those laws have to come before my Department of Justice for a review and approval and until we determine that they are constitutional, they will not take effect.
O`DONNELL: How -- that sounds like it needs 60 votes in the United States senate.
HARRIS: You know what? Everything that we need to do is going to require 60 votes in the United States Senate, which is why I would say to everybody, 2020 is about the White House, it`s also about the United States Senate.
O`DONNELL: The other -- this is modeled on the components of the Voting Rights Act that left tests in place for certain states when they wanted to change things.
HARRIS: Right.
O`DONNELL: You`re using that model. That model has been challenged by this Supreme Court. So that is a more -- that is an already challenged model.
HARRIS: But the basis of the challenge was to say don`t -- don`t base your evaluation of the state`s history based on what happened 50 years ago. It needs to be more current.
What I am putting in place and will put in place is it will be based on that state`s history over the last 25 years. And in that regard, then, we will review those through the United States Department of Justice and make a decision, are they conforming with the Constitution of the United States as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court or not?
And if they are not, then that law will be invalidated and it will not be able to be applied to the women of that state.
O`DONNELL: The Supreme Court that decided this case --
HARRIS: Yes --
O`DONNELL: -- includes Neil Gorsuch, who has that seat because Mitch McConnell held it open, refused to even allow confirmation hearings for Merrick Garland.
HARRIS: Right.
O`DONNELL: President Obama`s last choice.
HARRIS: Right. For nine months.
O`DONNELL: And Mitch McConnell at the time said of course you don`t confirm Supreme Court justices in the last year of a presidential term.
Let`s listen to what Mitch McConnell said today about that question.
QUESTION: If a Supreme Court was open before next year, what would you do?
SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY): We`ll fill it.
HARRIS: He`d do what?
O`DONNELL: He said, I will be filling -- he`d be filling the seat, if a Supreme Court justice were to die in the last year of the Trump presidency, what would he do? He would go against what he said was the principle he was using in the last year of the Obama presidency.
HARRIS: Well, he also said he will fill it, but that actually is the job of the president of the United States, not Mitch McConnell. So, we also have to do a little history about the division of responsibilities between the United States Congress and the executive branch.
HARRIS: But that being said, Lawrence, speaking of the executive branch, on the issue of choice, look, the current president of the United States ran on a campaign that said women should be punished, punished if they have an abortion. We have a president --
O`DONNELL: Well, he took that back just about as soon as he said it. He said that to Chris Matthews in the middle of one of these.
HARRIS: It came out of his mouth and I think it`s a reflection of his perspective.
HARRIS: And we cannot deny that this is a very real issue in America. There are states where women literally will have no access to reproductive health.
And, you know, my -- look, it`s personal to me. My mother was a scientist, a breast cancer researcher. She was one of the very few women of color doing that kind of work, and she would come home ever since I was a child I remember her coming home and talking about how we have as a society still diminished women`s health care issues. We have not allowed women to be in control of their bodies and make decisions.
This is not new. It is constantly under attack. But I`m here to say we will be vigilant and we will fight against it every day of the week and we will fight for women and their right to make decisions about their own body in consultation with their physician, with their god, with their priest, with their rabbi.
When we look at a law like what`s happening in Alabama and they say they`re going to sentence a doctor to 99 years, as a prosecutor, let me tell you, I got a real problem with that. I have a real problem with that.
HARRIS: And so we cannot go backwards and we cannot tolerate a perspective that is about going backward and not understanding women have agency. Women have value. Women have authority to make decisions about their own lives and their own bodies.
HARRIS: And let me just tell you, as president I will fight every day for a woman to make the decision for herself, which means I will respect any woman who decides that is not the decision she wants to make, that she wants to make a different decision, but we have got to respect women in this country.
You know, another issue I`m taking on if you`ll just let me keep going is the issue of what we`re doing around pay equity in our country. So the other initiative that I have is addressing pay equity. Women in America today earned on average 80 cents on the dollar as compared to men. Black women, 61 cents on the dollar. Native American women, 58 cents on the dollar. Latinos, 53 cents on the dollar.
And this is an issue of pay equity that has been around since the 1960s while we had the Pay Equity Act and we were talking in Congress about that and still it has not been fixed.
Another issue where I say enough is enough and I`m going to tell you what I`m prepared to do. On the issue of pay equity, instead of requiring a woman to prove to everybody else that she`s being paid less than the man who is in the cubical next to her doing the same job, I`m now going to shift the responsibility on corporations to prove they`re paying their employees the same amount based on the same amount of work. If they fail to do it, they will be fined, because as far as I`m concerned, you pay women equally or you pay the price.
O`DONNELL: Let me ask you about something that happened this weekend, a presidential moment this weekend. It involves foreign policy converging with domestic politics. The president was in Japan. He said that it was no problem that North Korea was firing off some short-range missile tests, which, by the way, could reach the place he was standing at the time in Japan. And also said that he agrees with Kim Jong-un`s insults of Joe Biden.
If you are president and you are in Japan and North Korea has just tested some missiles and Kim Jong-un insults Mitch McConnell --
O`DONNELL: What would you say?
HARRIS: The president of the United States when speaking has a profound amount of authority and power and must then use the microphone before her in a responsible way. And in a way that is appreciative of the fact that we should always be concerned, especially on foreign soil, about the integrity and the safety of our nation, which is the United States of America.
The idea that this president on foreign soil attacked the previous vice president of the United States, I don`t care what the differences on policy issues, I don`t care what the differences in terms of party affiliation, it is wrong, it is contrary to our values and it is contrary to the best interests of our country and the integrity of our country and he should not have done it, he is irresponsible and it`s one of yet another examples of why he should not be president of the United States.
O`DONNELL: I want to -- I want to go to a passage in your book. There are so many passages in this book that I want to ask you about. You mentioned your mother a few minutes ago.
HARRIS: Mmm-hmm.
O`DONNELL: And you have had many titles. You`ve hat the title of district attorney, the title of attorney general, now the title of senator, and you say in your book: There is no title or honor on earth I`ll treasure more than to say I am --
HARRIS: The daughter of Shyamala Gopalan Harris. Yes.
My mother, you know, I have a sister, Maya, and our mother was an extraordinary woman. Our mother was all of 5 feet tall, but if you ever met her, you would have thought she was 7 feet tall, and, you know, she was the kind of parent who would tell you, you know, you don`t let anyone tell you who you are, you tell them who you are.
My mother through the book I talk about it, she had many sayings. You know, she said to me: Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, make sure you`re not the last. And then I joke about, you know, one of the reasons I`m running for president is because I was raised by this mother who if you ever came home complaining about something, our mother would look at you maybe one hand on her hip and the first thing out of her mouth she`d say, well, what are you going to do about it?
So I decided to run for president of the United States.
O`DONNELL: Let`s listen to the president on immigration.
DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: -- is full. We don`t want people coming up here. Our country is full.
We want Mexico to stop. We want all of them to stop. Our country is packed to the gills. We don`t want them coming up.
O`DONNELL: Where would you be today if this government told your immigrant parents that this country is full?
HARRIS: Not only me, Lawrence, but you and most of this audience wouldn`t me here. Let`s be clear.
HARRIS: Let`s be clear. This is a nation founded by immigrants. Unless, you know, your history is of -- your ancestors being kidnapped and brought over on a slave ship, unless you are Native American, your people are immigrants.
And the idea that we have a president of the United States that on this issue has vilified a whole group of people -- and by the way, I believe it is because it is a distraction for him. He talks about that wall. He wants everyone to be preoccupied with this billion dollar, multibillion dollar vanity project, because he`s not dealing with the real issues impacting people in our country, the fact that almost half of American families can`t afford a $400 unexpected expense.
On the issue of immigration, he has also defied who we are morally and who we say we are to the world. We have always presented ourselves as being a nation of strength with strong arms that when people are fleeing harm, we will embrace them. But look at what has happened with this administration. There are children who are fleeing murder capitals of the world.
Let`s be clear about this. Imagine a mother who makes a decision to pay a coyote to transport her child across the entire country of Mexico, facing unknown peril. She does that because she believes for that child to stay where they are is worse.
But what does this president do? He virtually looks at those children and says go back to where you came from.
What do we have in this president? A policy that was about taking children, separating them from their parents and calling it border security. No, that was a human rights abuse being committed by the United States government and it is against the morals and the values of who we are as a nation.
O`DONNELL: We are -- we are going to squeeze in a break here and when we return it`s time to hear from the voters --
HARRIS: Good.
O`DONNELL: -- of South Carolina.
HARRIS: Great.
O`DONNELL: We`re going to your questions when we come back with presidential candidate, Senator Kamala Harris.
O`DONNELL: Welcome back to the Wofford College here in Spartanburg, South Carolina, with presidential candidate, Kamala Harris.
Now let`s hear from some voters right here in Spartanburg County. We have some questions from the audience.
We`re going to begin over here.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Good evening, General Harris.
HARRIS: Good evening.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Good evening, Mr. O`Donnell. Good evening to everyone here. Thank you for giving me a moment of your time.
I`m an American of Cuban descent. My fiance and I have travelled over 160 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina, to hear your passionate view of the American future that will remove the existing embarrassment that`s in our executive office and one that we can again be proud of.
My two-part question is this. Do you fully support in undertaking the impeachment process through to its completion, knowing the risks which will impact the 2020 election for all of us involved and the possibility that the Senate will not go along with the impeachment?
The second part of that question is, if you`re not successful with the impeachment process, will you continue to pursue legal action against 45 and his cabinet as well when they leave office for their numerous egregious offenses they have all incurred against the American public, regardless of the time expended in the courts? Thank you.
HARRIS: Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
HARRIS: Thank you. And thank you for traveling to be here. I appreciate that. I really do. And we are all part of the American story, to the point of Lawrence`s last question.
So, yes, I do support and have advocated for us going through the process toward impeachment and seeing that through. I absolutely do.
But you`re right to mention the United States Senate because while I am calling for us to go through that process, I also am fully aware that the Senate in its current configuration I doubt very seriously will actually vote to impeach this president, given its current configuration, which is that the majority is run by Republicans who consistently, be it on his wall, be it on the Affordable Care Act, on so many issues have stood with this president even when what he has done is so clearly and so blatantly wrong and in many cases in the worst interests, not the best interests of their constituents.
But on the issue of impeachment, let`s be clear. You know, I`ve read the Mueller report and they outline in that report, and it was a team of some of the best career people in the Department of Justice who were a part of that, career people who had been in the Department of Justice. There are at least ten separate instances of obstruction of justice.
I am also clear from reading what he wrote in that report that the only reason they did not return an indictment against this president on obstruction of justice is because of an opinion from the Department of Justice that suggests that you cannot indict a sitting president. But there is no question that the evidence supports a prosecution of that case.
So, taking it to the point of your next question -- absolutely. Listen, I believe that there needs to be transparency, there needs to be accountability. There is a clear track record of this president and members of his administration obstructing justice.
Not to mention what we have seen from the current attorney general of the United States, who I questioned in connection with the Judiciary Committee, who clearly thinks his job is to represent the president and his peculiar interests as opposed to representing the people of the country in which we live. So, there is a lot of work to do and I plan on seeing it through.
O`DONNELL: Senator --
HARRIS: Thank you.
O`DONNELL: Senator, I want you to listen to what Congressman Justin Amash said today. This is the only Republican in the Congress who has come out in support of impeachment. He had a town hall in his Republican district in Michigan today. Let`s listen to just a bit of that.
REP. JUSTIN AMASH (R-MI): I think it`s really important that we do our job as a Congress, that we not allow misconduct to go undeterred, that we not just say someone can violate the public trust and that there are no consequences to it.
O`DONNELL: He began with a standing ovation.
HARRIS: Yes.
O`DONNELL: He has gone beyond what the Democratic leadership --
HARRIS: Yes.
O`DONNELL: -- of the House of Representatives has said about impeachment.
HARRIS: Yes, and what he has done is what we need more people in the United States Congress to do, which is to put country before party. Put country before party.
We are looking at a system right now where, you know, and I -- this is where I derive optimism but also concern. You know, the framers of our country they designed a beautiful system in terms of our democracy. They designed a system where they said, OK, then they presupposed in some branch of government there might be abuses.
So they designed our democracy, our Republican -- our republic in a way there would be three co-equal branches of government and then a free and independent press, with the idea that each would then be the check and balance against each other. So when we talk about a process of impeachment, it is about the checks and balances that the framers imagined would be in place to be a check against abuses, and that is another reason why I support that process.
And what he is talking about is right. We must put country before party on a fundamental interest that is about the integrity of our democracy.
O`DONNELL: Let`s hear from another South Carolina voter.
Just please give us your name and your question.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Good evening.
HARRIS: Good evening.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Thank you for coming, Senator Harris and Lawrence.
My name is Rosemary Smith (ph), I`m 54 years old and I work in the food and beverage industry.
Earlier this year, I had colon cancer and fall into the group of uninsured people in South Carolina because we didn`t expand Medicaid.
HARRIS: Yes.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: My question to you is, for people who don`t have access to programs to help with their medical needs or lack the resources to care for themselves, what will you do for those individuals? I was very lucky but others may die.
HARRIS: Yes. Well, first of all, thank you, Ms. Smith, for sharing your story and having the courage to do that and I wish you all the best and it looks like you are fighting this thing. So we are fighting with you.
Listen, you said it. We have millions of people in our country who do not have access to health care and it`s a fundamental point, in my opinion, which is access to health care should be a right, not a privilege of just those who can afford to get it. And on this issue that is why I`m supporting Medicare for all because I believe that we need to have a system where everyone has access.
You know, the pharmaceutical companies, the drug companies have been hiking up the prices. The biggest barrier to access to health care in our country is cost, is cost. And we`ve got the pharmaceutical companies and the insurance companies that keep jacking up premiums and co-pays and prescription drugs and the cost of prescription drugs, and I`ve taken them on.
When I was attorney general, I took on the pharmaceutical companies. I delivered over $200 million for the people of my state because of their practices that were about fraudulent practices. And we need somebody in these United States of America who is at the top level of leadership who understands that there are people every day in our country suffering because they don`t have access to health care.
And, by the way, you know, there are some who say -- well, you know, but if you change the system, is it going to mean I don`t have access to my doctor? And that`s -- that`s an understandable point. We like our doctors, those that we know. We`ve been seeing them for years.
Well, 91 percent of the doctors in the United States are in the Medicare system. So, the odds on favorite is that you will be able to keep your doctor.
But here`s the deal, guys. Here`s how I think about it. I think about it based on a typical scenario -- not only yours, someone who has faced an acute illness and thankfully you are battling it and what that means in terms of everything you have to go through.
My mother, who we talked about, Lawrence, she passed away a few years from cancer, and, you know, for any of us who have had that experience of loving someone and a family member who is going through that, it is the experience of every day figuring out how you can get the person to the hospital, in and out of the hospital. It is the experience --
It is the experience of some doctor talking to you about have you heard the term anticipatory grief, which is the grief that you experience when someone is still here but it weighs on you. The experience of trying to cook for somebody and hope that whatever I make is something you can hold down or you have an appetite for.
The experience of hoping when you`re going through chemotherapy that we can give you clothes that are soft enough because your skin is so sensitive. The experience of trying to make sure that the medication on each of the charts actually matches up.
And the fact that in our country, in our America, people are going through that experience every day, and on top of that have to worry about how they`re going to pay a hospital bill is immoral. And this also relates to people who do have insurance.
Every day in America, there is also some story about some parent who calls up the doctor or the hospital and says my child has a fever that is reaching a peak and they`re told come to the emergency room. And that parent then drives to the hospital and is in their car in the parking lot of the emergency room with their hand on that child`s forehead hoping that temperature goes down because they know if they have to walk through those sliding glass doors and get into that emergency room, they`ve got a co-pay of $5,000. They`ve got insurance.
This is not a system that is right or fair or just. And for all of those reasons, I support Medicare for All.
O`DONNELL: There are -- there are now a few different versions of Medicare for All that people are talking about there. It won`t be exclusively up to the president. Congress, if it does, will deliver some version of Medicare for All for the president. So let`s just rattle off a few of these, which ones would you sign.
HARRIS: Yes.
O`DONNELL: Would you sign a Medicare for All bill that simply made Medicare an option for people under 65 to buy in to?
HARRIS: So I`ll take it to the end and then I`ll bring it back to your point.
HARRIS: My preference is Medicare for All.
O`DONNELL: Mandatory Medicare for everyone?
HARRIS: For everyone. But I am also supporting currently the steps getting -- to get --
O`DONNELL: So that does mean giving up current private health care plans?
HARRIS: No, but they would be entitled to receive and have basically supplemental insurance. But under Medicare for All and my vision for Medicare for All, we would expand the coverage of Medicare so it would include dental, it would include a vision for our seniors, it would include hearing aids which are so expensive.
O`DONNELL: So the version you support is the way Medicare currently works for people 65 and over, which means it might be what they depend on, it`s the only thing they have. Or if their union has a retirement plan that works as a supplemental, they can have that private supplemental plan on top of Medicare.
HARRIS: They can have the supplemental plan on top of it. But the idea and the goal is that everyone is going to be in the same system. We still do need to deal, though, with the fact that we`ve got plenty of men and women who work in unions who have given up extra pay to get more benefits under their health care plan. And that`s a real issue.
HARRIS: I know. So that`s a real issue. That`s something I am aware of and want to be able to reconcile because they should not have to pay the price of having giving up some of their salary to get greater benefits and then we should have a Medicare for All system.
O`DONNELL: So would you then veto a Medicare for All bill that doesn`t include that option? A Medicare for All bill that simply makes it mandatory for everyone and there is no private insurance system?
HARRIS: I would not support something that did not take care of the men and women of organized labor who have negotiated those plans and deserve to receive the benefit that they`ve negotiated.
O`DONNELL: OK. We`ve got another question on this side of the room.
CHRISTINA FULLER-GREGORY, LIBRARIAN: Good evening.
HARRIS: Good evening.
FULLER-GREGORY: Senator Harris, my name is Christina Fuller-Gregory and I am a proud librarian.
My question for you is this. Racism and sexism are no longer hidden agendas. How will you as a woman and a person of color lead the country in the face of such overt and pervasive division and begin rebuilding a country that truly embodies the phrase "United We Stand?"
HARRIS: Right. Well, first of all, I want to thank you for being a librarian and for doing that work. I`ve got a whole proposal on teacher pay and closing the teacher pay gap, which includes all of whom are in that ecosystem of teaching our children. So thank you for taking on that noble profession. Thank you.
So to your point, racism, anti-Semitism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, Islamophobia, these issues are real in our country. And they are born out of hate, hate which over the last couple of years has received new fuel.
And we need to call it out when we see it. And I feel very strongly that all of us must speak up when we see it and that no one who is the subject of that hate should ever be made to fight alone.
That being said, we also have a situation -- and I mean, look, I grew up -- you know, my sister and I went to knock on the door of the family that lived next door because we used to play with the kids there and then the daughter said we can`t play with you anymore because our parents said we can`t play with black children.
I don`t know a black man that I know, be he a family member, a colleague or a friend who has not experienced some level of racial profiling or discrimination. We have seen from Mother Emanuel Church to Charlottesville to the Tree of Life Synagogue to in my backyard Poway, that these issues are real and they take on lethal proportions.
But we have a president of the United States right now that has been fanning the flames. And we have got to agree that the president of the United States should be in the business of lifting people up, not beating people up.
We must also agree that the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us. That when we wake up in the middle of the night with that thought that`s been weighing on us, regardless of our skin color, the language our grandparents spoke, the God we pray to, we are all waking up in the middle of the night having the same thought.
It`s about our health care. It`s about the education of our children. It`s about keeping a job. It`s about paying the bills.
And in our America, people who hold the highest levels of leadership should be in the business of unifying our country, not dividing our country. And as far as I`m concerned, we`ve got a president who is not trying to make America great. He`s trying to make America hate and we need to get rid of him.
O`DONNELL: Let`s try to get in one more before the break.
MEGAN SMITH: Hi. My name is Megan Smith.
HARRIS: Hi, Megan.
SMITH: And we here in the upstate, we`ve had some of the fastest Latin X population growth. We have international companies and students, refugees and immigrant families who are all contributing to our community.
And yet, as we just saw, we have some really deep anti-immigrant rhetoric that`s being promoted from the highest in the land. How would you talk to South Carolinians who are afraid of immigration and a portrayed loss of jobs and culture?
HARRIS: Thank you, Megan. Thank you for bringing that up.
And I -- here`s the thing. It`s a myth, right? What we know is that -- and especially under this current administration, the issue of immigration has been about stoking fear instead of speaking fact. It`s been about talking about immigrants as rapists and murderers instead of acknowledging the fact that the vast majority of immigrants in our country are living lawful lives in terms of working hard, paying taxes, you know, we have in colleges, in serving in our military.
And so there is no question that we need to deal with the issue, and part of how we need to deal with it is we need to pass comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway towards citizenship. And by the way, there is bipartisan support for this but we can`t get it out because this guy said he won`t sign it.
So, one, there is that, which is that we need to speak just based on fact. The other thing that we have to do is recognize that it is actually good for our economy. It is good for our economy.
I speak with farmers from Iowa to California who know that and will tell you that a large part of the folks who are their labor who are actually helping them produce what we are growing in our country, what we are eating, what we are selling to foreign countries is supported by immigrant labor.
Let`s talk about the fact that we can look at the economy and look at -- from Google to you name it, big corporations that are headed by immigrants. So the idea that it is a drain on the economy is not correct.
But we also have to agree that we cannot have a policy in this country that is about saying we`re going to close ourselves off. And, frankly, I think that part of the reason that this president campaigned on that and came into office on that is because he actually could not offer a plan that was about getting people jobs. He had no plan for closing that gap.
Instead, he comes in -- he made all kinds of promises about what he was going to do for farmers, what he was going to do for auto workers. And what does he do? He passes a tax bill that benefits the top one percent and the biggest corporations in this country.
And see, he ain`t fooling nobody because the thing is we can actually see through that. And then you want to point to the shiny object over here and talk about the need to build a wall.
Help people get a job. Help people figure out -- our infrastructure. That`s going to produce jobs but there has been no meaningful work in that regard.
Let`s look about -- at the fact that in America today, for almost half of American families, they cannot afford a $400 unexpected expense. I`m proposing that we change the tax code. I`m proposing that for families that make less than $100,000 a year, you get a tax credit of $6,000 a year that you can collect at up to $500 a month, which will be all the difference between being able to get through the end of the month with dignity or not for almost half of the American families.
This guy instead is talking about building a wall. So these are the ways that I think about what has been happening recently and I think it is really important that we focus on fact and not fiction and that we get back also to who we are in terms of our core values. We are a nation of immigrants. Thank you.
O`DONNELL: We`re going to have to squeeze in a break here. And when we come back, we have a surprise for Senator Harris. We have a surprise for you. One of the distinguished graduates of Wofford College will join us after this break.
HARRIS: Oh, great. OK.
O`DONNELL: So this morning on the "Today Show", my dear friend Craig Melvin said something about what`s happening here tonight at Wofford College.
HARRIS: He did?
O`DONNELL: He did. Let`s listen to Craig on the "Today Show" this morning.
CRAIG MELVIN, CORRESPONDENT, NBC NEWS: There`s a big event tonight. I don`t know if you`ve heard it but it`s happening at my alma mater down in South Carolina.
Wofford College, dear old Wofford, the site of a town hall with Presidential Contender Kamala Harris. They`ll be on campus, 429 North Church Street with my friend and colleague Lawrence O`Donnell. He`s going to be hosting it tonight, MSNBC, 10:00. I know I`ll be watching.
O`DONNELL: And when I heard that, that Craig is going to be watching, I thought maybe, maybe if we`re lucky, we could get him to join the crowd here at his alma mater, Wofford College.
HARRIS: Really?
O`DONNELL: And see if maybe he has some questions for the senator. He is a South Carolina native.
HARRIS: Yes.
O`DONNELL: Is that OK with you?
HARRIS: Is he voting in South Carolina?
O`DONNELL: We can find out. We can find out. Joining us now from New York, Craig Melvin.
MELVIN: Hey, Lawrence. Good to see you, buddy. Senator Harris, good to see you again. Thank you so much for your time tonight.
HARRIS: Good to see you, Craig.
MELVIN: You know, Senator, in the past you`ve said that you Support debt- free college. You`ve talked about scheduling repayment based on income. You`ve even said that there should be a total conversation about total loan forgiveness.
You may not know this, but you`re on a campus where the four-year graduation rate is about 80 percent. Nationally, it hovers at around 50 percent. If you stay in college longer, it ends up being more expensive.
Moreover, you`ve got a lot of colleges and universities that are graduating kids who don`t necessarily have the skills to get the jobs to pay back those loans. We know where you stand on student debt. Where do you stand on holding colleges and universities more accountable to students and parents?
HARRIS: Yes. I agree with you. It`s a really important point you`re raising.
One, the student loan debt issue. Here in South Carolina, it`s one of the highest, among the top 10 in the country. There is no question that we have bright young students who are coming out of school making decisions about their careers based on how they`re going to pay off their debt not based on their passion.
You know, I talk about teachers. For example, here in South Carolina, over 5,000 teachers left the profession last year in South Carolina. A profession that they love because they simply could not afford to pay the bills with a combination for some of their debt plus the salary.
So you`re right, we need to hold everybody accountable. I`ve talked a lot about loans and what we need to do to reform the system around loans, bring them down and also debt-free college. But to your point, we also need to have a relationship between the United States government and our educational institutions to prepare students for the jobs of the 21st Century.
So over the next 15 years, up to 40 percent of the jobs that currently exist will no longer exist in this country. You look at the Bureau of Labor Statistics came out with a list of the 10 jobs that are going to see the greatest amount of growth over the next 10 years -- the 20 jobs that will see the greatest amount of growth over the next 10 years in our country and they`re jobs that relate to renewable energy and things of that nature.
We have got to have a relationship between the government, between the educational institutions, between the private sector and between organized labor such as the building trades to actually have a better plan for preparing our students for the work that needs to be performed and the work that will need to be performed as we go forward.
So there`s a lot of work to do there. I agree with you.
O`DONNELL: Go ahead, Craig. One more.
MELVIN: Senator Harris, thank you.
O`DONNELL: Craig?
MELVIN: Really quickly. Senator, I know you`ve described yourself I believe it`s a progressive prosecutor, but there have been a number of measures that have come under scrutiny as you know that you undertook as the attorney general, the two ballot measures that would have ended the death penalty ballot, for instance.
There was this piece of legislation that allowed parents of elementary students to be prosecuted if their children were frequently truant, a measure that as you know disproportionately affects students of color. How would you explain some of those measures and how would you square that with the label of being a progressive prosecutor?
HARRIS: So I will tell you as I shared with the audience earlier, my parents met when they were active in the Civil Rights Movement. I am a daughter of that movement. I grew up knowing about the disparities, inequities, and unfairness in the criminal justice system.
As I shared earlier, almost every man I know, black man I know, be it a family member or a friend or a colleague has experienced some level of profiling or unfair stop. I have seen throughout my life -- I mean my cousins, when they were driving their father`s car, got pulled over because the car was a nice car, suspected of being drug dealers. I would be in the car with them when that happened.
So I am acutely aware of the inequities in the criminal justice system. I went to Howard University. I went back home to law school.
And I made a very conscious decision to become a prosecutor. And what I said to my family and friends is look, if we`re going to reform these systems, we should also be on the inside where the decisions are being made.
And that`s why I chose to do the work I did. And I am proud of the work that I did, bringing the first reentry initiative. One of the first in the nation focused on drug sales offenders and getting them jobs and counseling.
And Craig, when I created this, I was I elected D.A. back in 2003. When I created this initiative, people would say to me, "Why are you getting jobs for people who have committed a crime? I need a job."
People would say to me, "Why are you letting people out of jail? You should be putting people in jail." But the initiatives that I created ended up being designated by the United States Department of Justice as a model of innovation for law enforcement.
I created initiatives that were about saying that we needed to focus on the issue of children who are missing 50, 60, up to 80 days of the school year because I did an analysis of who our homicide victims were who were under the age of 25, and realized that the society and the system`s only response was to prosecute those cases or lock people up instead of asking what`s going on.
I asked and I learned that of the homicide victims who were under the age of 25, 94 percent were high school dropouts. When I went over to the school district, I learned that up to 40 percent of the chronically and habitually truant students were elementary school students, missing up to 80 days of the 180-day school year.
So I started an initiative saying this system has got to focus on putting resources into helping those parents get those kids to school every day, and we improved attendance by over 30 percent, which is why when I was attorney general of California, I created one of the first in the nation Bureaus of Children`s Justice, which I named, focused on getting services to children and in particular, poor children, children of color who was not receiving the benefit of the public services that they should receive in order to be able to live a productive life.
O`DONNELL: Craig, I know you have a thousand follow-up questions maybe. When Kamala Harris comes to the "Today Show," save them for that, or when she comes to your hour on MSNBC. She will be there, I`m sure. Craig --
HARRIS: And I look forward to continuing our conversation, Craig.
MELVIN: Also, Lawrence, quick correction. I see so many familiar faces. You described me as a distinguished graduate. I can tell you, I graduated Magna cum lucky from Wofford College.
O`DONNELL: Craig Melvin, thank you very much for joining us tonight. Really appreciate it. Craig has to get up in a few hours to do the "Today Show." So we were lucky to get him.
We`re going to take a break here. And when we come back, we`re going to get more from you South Carolina voters, more questions for Presidential Candidate Senator Kamala Harris.
HARRIS: Thank you.
O`DONNELL: And we`re back in South Carolina with Presidential Candidate Senator Kamala Harris. Let`s go to more voter questions. We have one here.
EDGAR BROWN, MEMBER, IBEW: Hi, Ms. Harris. My name is Edgar Brown. And I`m a very proud member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 379 here in South Carolina.
We had a previous governor that used to love to get on T.V. and say when she said union busting, another company would call and want to come to the state. And I felt that was very detrimental to all citizens of the South Carolina.
HARRIS: Yes.
BROWN: And what I`d like to know is how do you feel about unions? And as president, what would you do to help us change that image?
HARRIS: I am thankful to our unions and I am thankful to you. There is no question at all that organized labor and our unions are the reason that all of us, regardless of whether you are a member of a union or not, it is the reason all of us have a five-day workday. It is the reason all of us have an eight-hour of work week, have an eight-hour workday.
It is the reason we have sick leave. It is the reason that we have issues about what we do to preserve workplace safety. These are all the benefits that all of us have derived, whether or not we are a member of a labor union because of our unions.
And it is our unions that built the middle-class of America and they are under full attack in so many states. And I will fight every day to preserve folks` right to organize, to collective bargaining, to strike, and to do whatever is necessary to make sure that working men and women of our country have a voice and a voice that is strong.
Because it`s a really simple point. We should not support any system that requires an individual worker to have to bargain against an entire employer for their wages and benefits and workplace safety. It`s a simple point that let`s let the collective exist to support and represent any individual.
And I feel very strongly about that as president of the United States so I will always support your right to organize, to collective bargaining, to strike. I will also run a Department of Labor that actually respects the dignity of labor.
And as far as I`m concerned, every working man and woman in America owes a debt of gratitude to the work of organized labor and the history of that work in our country.
O`DONNELL: Senator, there`s another union member I`d like you to speak to tonight. Rick Marsh is actually a Michigan voter. He`s on the front page of the "New York Times" today in a major, major piece -- oh, I`m sorry. He`s an Ohio voter. He worked 25 years --
HARRIS: Lordstown.
O`DONNELL: In the Lordstown, Ohio G.M. plant which just closed down. Three generations of his family working in that Ohio plant.
HARRIS: Yes.
O`DONNELL: He has one issue. He`s saying to "The New York Times" going into this election and that is, he wants someone who can save that G.M. Plant.
HARRIS: Yes.
O`DONNELL: And get that G.M. Plant reopened. And he said, this is his quote today, "I really don`t care if it`s a Democrat, Republican, male, female, black, white, I don`t care." You are three of those things.
HARRIS: Indeed.
O`DONNELL: So Rick Marsh is listening.
HARRIS: Yes.
So, Mr. Marsh, first of all, I want to thank you for having the courage to tell your story, and to share with us your family and the circumstances including your daughter and all that she needs and that you have fought for, for her.
Listen, he`s right. He is right.
And the reality is that under the current administration we have a president who has been playing games with workers. On the issue of trade we have a President of the United States who has been playing games. He made promises to workers in America. Those promises he did not keep, and instead he is been conducting trade policy by tweet which has resulted in farmers having to have bins full of soybeans sitting around rotting because they could not sell them to China where they had cultivated a market over decades.
As a result of trade by tweet we have families who are paying more for washing machines and shampoo and clothing. As a result of the so-called trade policies of this administration and this president, over 700,000 workers auto workers, are likely to lose their jobs, like Mr. Marsh`s story because of this policy.
O`DONNELL: Senator, can I just tell the MSNBC audience what`s going on here?
HARRIS: Yes.
O`DONNELL: Because we are now two minutes into overtime, into Brian Williams` "11th Hour." Brian Williams is working tonight. He is going to come on. We`re going to extend into overtime just a couple more minutes to get in these final questions here in South Carolina.
People out there waiting for Brian, you`re going to get him. We`re going to go right to the next question right here.
HARRIS: But here is what I want to say --
O`DONNELL: OK. Go ahead.
HARRIS: -- to finish, Lawrence.
And as a result of what we have seen in terms of this administration`s trade policy which has hurt workers, what we have instead is what we should all recognize is the Trump trade tax. We are all paying a price for the policies which have resulted in the Trump trade tax.
We are paying more for washing machines and shampoos. We`re paying more in terms of our farmers having to eat the cost of having soybeans that they have been growing, rotting in bins. We are paying more in terms of auto workers losing their jobs. It has not been smart, and it has not been in the best interest of the productivity and the workers of our country.
O`DONNELL: All right we`re going to get one more and we`re going to go ahead.
SHIELA KEEPERS: Hi, Senator Harris, I`m Sheila Keepers (ph). I turn 18 tomorrow. So the first time I vote will be in the South Carolina primary.
HARRIS: Happy birthday. That`s great.
KEEPERS: Thank you.
HARRIS: That`s great.
KEEPERS: I was wondering what you have to say to my friends and my generation who just don`t think that it`s important to vote and are kind --
HARRIS: Yes.
KEEPERS: -- of tired of this political process.
HARRIS: Well, I`m so glad you`re here Sheila (ph) and happy birthday. And it`s so important that you`re here.
Listen, our democracy is at its strongest and most powerful when everyone participates. And the reality of it is this, you know, I think of us as being a nation that was founded on noble ideals, right? And part of the strength of who we are as a nation is by our very nature we are aspirational. We are an aspirational people.
We were founded on noble ideals. The ideals that were present when we wrote the Constitution of the United States and all of its amendments and the bill of rights and decoration of independence. We said you are equal and should be treated that way.
And this is a moment in time where we must fight for those ideals. And it`s a fight born out of aspiration. We know we`ve not yet quite reached those ideals, but the strength of who we are is we always fight to get there, and this fight will not be meaningful or robust unless everyone participates. And that includes you and all your friends and all of the people in our country, because we are all in this together.
And the thing that I think we know right now is this. This is a moment in time for us to look in the mirror and ask a question. That question being, who are we? Part of the answer to that question is we are better than this.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes.
HARRIS: So let`s fight for that. So let`s fight for that. Let`s fight for that, and let`s know this is a fight that is born out of optimism. And this is especially for you and your friends and those who are 18 and thinking about voting and should they be involved?
Listen, this is a fight that`s also born out of knowing what can be unburdened by what has been. And I can`t think of a group of folks who are best equipped to know what can be than our young voters. So I`m so happy you`re here.
O`DONNELL: And we have our last question right here.
JUDI CIG: Hi, Senator Harris.
HARRIS: Hi.
CIG: My name is Judi Cig (ph). My question is in a field of two dozen Democratic hopefuls, number one, why are you the one who can beat Donald Trump? And number two, when you are the nominee, would you consider asking Rachel Maddow to be your running mate?
HARRIS: She is terrific, and I always love the way that she and Lawrence pass the baton, you know, one after the other.
O`DONNELL: Brian is really waiting for me to pass the baton.
HARRIS: So I will tell you and I`ll try and make it short. And I`ll answer the first question, which is this. I believe that we are going to want on that stage in the general election.
Someone who has a proven ability to know how to fight and win fights, I have that experience. I have taken on everything from big oil to pharmaceutical companies. I`ve been in the big banks, around the foreclosure crisis where I brought $20 billion back to the homeowners of California.
On almost any subject that you can discuss with me, I have a proven track record of actually working on that. And I think we`re going to won on that stage someone who can do more than just give a beautiful speech.
The second part is we`re going to won on that stage someone who has a proven ability to know how to successfully prosecute the case against the policies of this administration. I know how to do that. And we`re going to win. And we`re going to win.
O`DONNELL: And that will have to be "Tonight`s Last Word from our town hall here in Spartanburg. Thank you Spartanburg. Thank you, Senator Harris very much. Really appreciate it. Thank you.
HARRIS: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.


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There is no author I look up to more then Diana Gabaldon. Her books have everything, fantasy, history, adventure, fighting, deep plots and deeper characters, and steamy, steamy romance. That is why, if you're going to include the more *ahem* physical aspects of romance into your own writing, I urge you to give her book 'I give you my body' a serious read. It's typically $2.99 digitally on Amazon and other ebook outlets, and it's the best couple of bucks you'll ever spend.
So what does she have to say? Quite a lot actually. There is a ton of content crammed into this small book, and that's because she has a way of writing that is very clear to understand. It doesn't have some long winded lectures, instead she just tells you how it is and then supplies you with the all important examples!
"A good sex scene is about the exchange of emotions, not bodily fluids." – Diana Gabaldon
Diana gives it to us bluntly, good sex isn't about squishy splashes. It's about what you feel, and again not a poking feeling, but the emotional one. She also goes on quickly to add, lust is not an emotion. Lust for the sake of lust alone is too one-dimensional, a hormonal response and therefore much too small a box to stuff your writing into. In her words, "Ergo, while you can mention lust in a sex-scene, describing it at any great length is like going on about the pattern of the wall-paper in the bedroom. Worth a quick glance, maybe, but essentially boring."
So what exactly do you want to do if you're not tying to spend three pages on describing a throbbing member and its effects on a blushing hole? You go back to the emotions and the best way to actually show them, is with dialogue, expression, or action. Three choices, but they are more powerful then a buck-wild thrust, and more flexible then that stiffy stud that stole focus before.
Here's one of the example's she provides on the subject.
To setup here, Jamie and Claire have just been married. The 'deed' has, a little awkwardly, been completed on a quick first go.
"I know once is enough to make it legal, but…" He paused shyly.
"You want to do it again?"
"Would ye mind verra much?"
I didn't laugh this time, either, but I felt my ribs creak under the strain.
"No," I said gravely. "I wouldn't mind."
The Rule of Three is the best trick in a writer's toolbox. It means, if you use three of the fives senses in a scene, you will immediately create a three-dimensional experience for a reader. Diana says, "You have an important advantage when dealing with sex, insofar as you can reasonably expect that most of your audience knows how it's done. Ergo, you can rely on this commonality of experience, and don't need more than brief references to create a mental picture." If you romance scene is like waves in an ocean, then physical details are your anchor. In this case, you want a three-pronged anchor. Often, writers fall into the trap of only using sight and sound, don't forget the other options, smell, taste, and the all-important sensation- touch.
If I had to break it all down into one line from this book it would be, "In essence, a good sex scene is usually a dialogue scene with physical details." She goes on to give us some great examples of this from her own Outlander books. Then moves onto the 'more advanced stuff' with using metaphor and lyricism to address the emotional atmosphere of the scene.
Again, I can't express enough how much I recommend both her book series Outlander, or this one where we get a unique and insightful look at the craft from a behind the scenes prospective. With that being said, I'll let the author conclude this in her own words, which should convince you better then I can, that you should study up on sex.
"Just read any scene that involves a man licking a woman's nipples and you'll see what I mean. Either the writer goes into ghastly contortions to avoid using the word "nipples"—"tender pink crests" comes vividly to mind—or does it in blunt and hideous detail, so that you can all but hear the slurping. This is Distracting. Don't Do That."
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Noise source identification (NSI) techniques are used to optimise the noise emission from a wide range of products including vehicles, household goods and wind turbines. The goal of NSI is to identify the most important sub-sources on an object in terms of position, frequency content and sound power radiation. Ranking of the sub-sources can then be used to identify where design changes will most effectively improve the overall noise radiation. With a considerable number of techniques available, NVH engineers might have need of an overview to help select the most appropriate solution. This paper gives some guidelines to help the selection together with some practical applications of NSI techniques. Emphasis is placed on the useful frequency range and the resolution of the various methods.
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The Dangers Of Binge Eating
Binge eating is a type of eating disorder that involves eating a large amount of food in a short amount of time. A person who binge eats often cannot stop eating and doesn't know why they're eating. Everyone overeats from time to time, especially at holidays or on special occasions. But those who binge eat do so much more often. Those who binge eat might feel embarrassed about it and try to stop, but they find that the compulsion to eat so much food is too strong for them.
No one is sure why people develop binge eating disorder, but there are a few things that may contribute to it. It's possible environmental factors, genetics, long-term dieting, and psychological conditions may all relate to binge eating.
Those who have a family history of eating disorders are more likely to develop one. Another contributing factor is having a negative body image or feeling negative about their own accomplishments. This can lead to trying to make themselves look "better" even if they already look good. Those who have a long history of dieting or trying to lose weight can also end up with a binge eating issue.
Finally, people who are in their teens or early twenties may be more at risk of developing an eating disorder due to social pressures.
Those who have a binge eating disorder may exhibit some of the following symptoms:
• Being overweight
• Eating a huge amount of food in a short period of time
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Those who binge eat usually don't vomit or purge. Most try to limit the amount of food they eat at regular meals even though they later binge eat a huge amount of food.
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Those who have any of the symptoms of binge eating should speak to a doctor or a nutritionist as soon as possible. While someone with binge eating can try to control it themselves, one of the major symptoms is an inability to do so, and it often requires help. Working with a psychiatrist is also often necessary to help determine the cause of the disorder.
Treatment for those who binge eat focuses on reducing the number of eating binges. It can also focus on losing weight and working on improving one's self-image. Psychotherapy is often involved since the issue isn't necessarily one of the body but of the mind. Interpersonal psychotherapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy can all be used to help those who binge eat.
There are a couple of medications that can be taken, too, including antidepressants and anticonvulsant topiramate.
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"Fledgling no.1 is a blend of two apples, Falstaff and Bramley, both grown at Gibbet Oak Farm. Falstaff brings tropical and red fruit notes to the blend, which is balanced with the bright citrus character and acidity of Bramley to make a delicious youthful and aromatic dry cider. this pairs beautifully with pork or seafood, but can be equally enjoyed on its own. serve lightly chilled, but not cold.
The fledgling series showcases cider made using the ancestral, or pét-nat (pétillant natural), method. this involves bottling before the end of primary fermentation, allowing the process to complete in the bottle itself. The year 2020 was an incredible vintage for cider and we were compelled to bottle two of our ciders using the pét-nat process."
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My name is Kym. You'll find my Family Day Care centre in Asquith.
I'm married with three children. My passion is working with children and animals.
Prior to becoming a Family Day Care educator, I worked as a nurse in aged care.
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My house is a little like Kindifarm. I incorporate the animals I have into my program. The children take part in feeding them, checking their water, brushing them and giving them lots of attention.
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It is said that it took thousands of working hours to develop the right method for manufacturing. He worked together with glass blowers in cabins heat until he was satisfied. Iittala has produced ultima thule series glass dishes for over five decades since those days.
Some of the series dishes are not produced anymore, but iittala has also published some new dishes. This rain colored carafe was published to honor tapio wirkkalas 100th birthday, so it is not yet vintage.Ultima thule items are usually made of clear glass, but this one is an exception: the used color is called rain (sade in finnish). Material: hand made, colorful glass. The carafe is in perfect condition with no marks of usage. Notice: this item is not yet vintage even the series is a classic from the 1960s.
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The term hoplophobia is used to describe an irrational reaction to weapons. Especially the term is used to describe the fear of guns. Retired american military officer Jeff Cooper coined the term 'Hoplophobia'. Hoplophobia is not a recognized medical phobia, it is a political term. The term was constructed from the Greek word – hoplon, which means arm and Phobos, meaning fear.
Causes of Hoplophobia or Fear of Guns
The primary causes of hoplophobia or fear of guns are earlier traumatic incidents, genetics, learning from parents or siblings or relatives. Generally, a phobia is an extreme, overwhelming, irrational, and disabling fear of a situation, an activity, object, item or place.
Hoplophobia or fear of guns is an strangely complicated phobia which includes a collection of sub fears converge in patients with hoplophobia or fear of guns, plus a striking behavior. That person who is suffered from hoplophobia or fear of guns is afraid of the authority figures who are armed, and firearms which are outside the supervision of authority figures. If the sufferers were even close to a gun, they fear what others might do with a gun. They usually start to imagine various situations in their mind. Some people fear that having the gun would guide them physically to be proved as a perpetrator, or they will be attacked, being defenseless and shot with their own gun, crippled, killed etc… Various horrific fantasies always wander in the mind of the sufferers.
Symptoms of Hoplophobia or Fear of Guns
Generally, a person, who is suffering from hoplophobia or fear of guns, could experience usual phobic symptoms such as concern of dying, extreme sweating, breathlessness, dizziness, nausea, feeling sick, dry mouth, coronary heart palpitations, and inability to assume or speak clearly. Their other symptoms include a sense of detachment from actuality, instantly loss of temperament or a full blown nervousness attack which may also be clearly visible if the condition turns more severe. There are some behavioral disorders of hoplophobia or fear of guns:
- Patients with hoplophobia or fear of guns imagine their worst nightmare, scariest neighbor, angriest employee or the most notorious student at their child's high school are seen with a gun this weekend at a convention center near you. It happens all the time and they act as though there is nothing they can do about it.
- The patient gets irritated by claims of freedom, lifestyle or privacy need to keep arms.
- Afraid of the gun, the user of guns and even the lover of guns.
- They may want gun control, want an absolute ban on the manufacture, sale, possession, and use of handguns and believe that only police can have the gun.
Tests to Diagnose Hoplophobia or Fear of Guns
To get a medical diagnosis of hoplophobia or fear of guns, one would need to speak to an experienced physician or counselor. There are also some online psychological tests to diagnosis hoplophobia. This kind of test can give a person a good opinion about his/her condition and advise whether or not one should take some kind of action. The test is made up of just several quick questions in multiple choice formats. You just have to trust your intuition. Thus you will find the answer to each immediately and trust what comes to you without over thinking.
Treatment for Hoplophobia or Fear of Guns
The first step to overcoming hoplophobia or fear of guns is to talk with your doctor or may seek help from a mental health specialist. These doctors will be able to provide essential support and determine the best method to help people to regain and bring back the control of life. Some of the common treatment options are neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), hypnotherapy, and energy psychology. Therapies using pictures of firearms to help recover the patient are typically the first step to winning over the hoplophobia or fear of guns gradually. Medications can also be advised to help a patient to conquer the phobia during treatment sessions. Whichever treatment option one chooses for himself, it is assured that they are on the way to live a healthy and normal life.
Risk Factors for Hoplophobia or Fear of Guns
The root cause of hoplophobia or fear of guns often becomes a traumatic incident. In some situations, the mind will generate the fear without any specific cause. One may resolve this issue by discovering the root problem and trading the negative thoughts with positive ones. The persons who find themselves at greatest risk:
- Those who have a general pattern for anxiety and fear.
- Who are jittery, edgy, sensitive, nervous.
- One who are victims of adrenal insufficiency.
Complications of Hoplophobia or Fear of Guns
In general complicated phobias vary in severety to which they affect the victim socially, personally, vocationally and interpersonally. usually the result of complicated phobia of the affected person stretch to the humans around them. This develops to be more common when phobia is related to the gun than some other phobias. Hoplophobia or fear of guns is different from the most complicated of all phobias, because of its unique connection to political action. Because the patients act up their fears in the political situations, it shows a underappreciated and significant threat to the country.
Prognosis/Outlook for Hoplophobia or Fear of Guns
The hoplophobia or fear of guns outlook or prognosis is excellent if the patient sticks to the therapy and completes it successfully. To fight with hoplophobia or fear of guns one must understand the severity of the problem. But it is really pretty simple to do so. The sufferers can do something about it if the fear is having a noticeable impact on his/her way of life and affect his normal behavior. The processes are:
- Simply think about all the firearms and check whether you feel woozy or not.
- Whether the thinking trigger clammy hands and dry mouth.
- Notice the heart beat rise and other physical symptoms likes sweating.
But drugs and medication for hoplophobia or fear of guns are not generally the best approach, but it is always necessary to follow a doctor's advice when taking or stopping any medicine prescribed by him. The main cause of being hoplophobic is an unconscious mental condition that links firearms to strong feelings of fear and danger. Medicines can cover the awkward feelings for a while, but never break the mental patterns as the core of the problem is not being solved. As there is no drug especially made for hoplophobia and along with the possible undetermined side effects, it is difficult to take a prescription as the answer. Counseling, meditation can be good options to overcome the fear.
Lifestyle Changes for Hoplophobia or Fear of Guns
There are no specific lifestyle changes recommended for hoplophobia or fear of guns except to have a positive attitude to change your life, get out of fear and show positivity for the therapy which you are attending and trust the treatment.
The classic symptoms of hoplophobia or fear of guns are defined by author and firearms instructor Colonel Jeff Cooper as an obsessive, unreasoning compulsive fear of fire weapons which is usually guided by an irrational impression that those weapons possess consciousness or a will for bad evil, other than from the will of their owner.
The hoplophobia or fear of guns may cause sweating, discomfort, faintness, rapid pulse, nausea, sleeplessness, nondescript fears and more just at the thought of guns. The presence of working firearms even causes a panic attack to the patients. The fear leads to the change of lifestyle of them and makes them unsocial. Performing exercise or working out on daily basis is a good lifestyle change and can help in reducing the symptoms of hoplophobia or fear of guns.
Coping with Hoplophobia or Fear of Guns
If one wants to cope with hoplophobia or fear of guns and overcome a fear, he/she must learn to face the fear. Normally, a person with hoplophobia is inspired to go through some therapies that cope with some gun training. At the beginning, therapies that use some slides and footage of guns and a few other firearms are generally recommended. These are literally regarded as the best possible way to overcome the worry for firearms and the possibility of success is quite high. However, if therapies won't work well alone, medications will then be suggested as well. But the available drugs can cause a lot of side effects. That is why cautionary measures are important.
Recovery Period/Healing Time for Hoplophobia or Fear of Guns
The hoplophobia can be cured fully. Generally, the recovery period depends on the mode of treatment and specialist doctors should be the one who can give you the information about the approximate recovery time. Consult to the doctor for the recovery time and for further questions related to hoplophobia or fear of guns.


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1). Dak Prescott, QB, Mississippi State
Height: 6-2. Weight: 226. Projected round 2-4
I know people will crazy for me putting Prescott number one. Hands down he is the prospect most likely to be a star out of this draft. Prescott is a fast-rising prospect after numerous teams fell in love with him at the Senior Bowl. They love his football I.Q., leadership skills and character. They feel he has the ability to quickly be a captain in a NFL locker room and a leader of men. At the combine, Prescott had a solid workout to maintain his rising status.
Prescott completed 66 percent of his passes in 2015 for 3,793 yards with 29 touchdowns and five interceptions. On the ground, he totaled 588 yards with 10 scores. Sources say they view Prescott as Tim Tebow 2.0 from playing in the same offense, though Prescott has better-throwing mechanics and functions better out of the pocket than Tebow did entering the draft. They think Prescott needs to become a better pocket passer.
Prescott completed 61 percent of his passes in 2014 for 3,449 yards with 27 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He averaged 4.7 yards per carry for 986 yards with 14 scores on the ground. Prescott underwhelmed against Alabama, but that was really the only game of the season in which he struggled.
Prescott's play has been somewhat reminiscent of Tim Tebow at Florida because Prescott is playing in the same offense for Tebow's former offensive coordinator, Dan Mullen, the Mississippi State head coach. Like Tebow, Prescott needs to improve his pocket passing and accuracy for the NFL. But, unlike Tebow, his throwing motion will not need near as much work. To win a Super Bowl he needs a great Offensive line because he can't throw people open so he needs time to find an open reciever.
2. Carson Wentz, QB, North Dakota State Height: 6-5. Weight: 232.
Projected Round (2016): Top-10 Pick.
Scouts have said they think Wentz is the best quarterback prospect in the 2016 NFL Draft. In early January, it was rumored, that the Browns' initial preference was for Wentz over California's Jared Goff. At the combine, Cleveland sources said that Wentz was a "stud. Absolute stud" in his interview, while Goff had a poor interview and was nervous. On the field, Wentz was the most impressive quarterback at the combine and showed off that he has the best skill set in terms of arm talent and athletic ability. As NFL scouts like to say he can make all the throws.
Wentz also had an excellent Senior Bowl showing off his big arm, ball placement, field vision and athleticism. Sources believe Wentz will continue to rise in the lead up to the 2016 NFL Draft.
The big challenge for Wentz, in my view, will be the drastic change in the speed of the game coming from North Dakota State's opponents compared to the NFL. He also will need to mature into a leadership role.
On top of his good arm, mobility, pocket presence, field vision and accuracy. Wentz operated in a pro-style system with play calls in the huddle and working under center. In 2015, he completed 64 percent of his passes for 1,669 yards with 16 touchdowns and two interceptions while missing almost half the year with a broken wrist. Wentz also had four rushing touchdowns.
Why do I not rank him number one? Thats easy injury problems will hamper him during his career and whoever drafts him better have a good backup Quarterback.
3. Jared Goff, QB, California
Height: 6-4. Weight: 210 Projected top 10.
Goff threw well at the combine where he showed he can make all of the throws and is well developed from his feet up. He could stand to put more air under some throws, but overall he did well. Goff's hands are on the smaller side and he ran a little slower than expected though. Sources with Cleveland said the interview with Goff was poor and he seemed nervous. Goff still should be a top-10 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.
In 2015, Goff had a great senior season, but he didn't play as well against quality opponents like Utah, UCLA and USC. Goff bounced back to close out the regular season well against Stanford and Arizona State.
Goff's stats were inflated by a college offense that has a lot of instant passes, and coming from that system, he will need development for the NFL with field vision, working under center and holding up in the face of a pass rush. Goff displayed good mechanics at times but also had some issues maintaining that when faced with a lot of pressure, and that led to some bad habits of throwing off his back foot. He has said he is working to correct that problem.Overall I think picking him anywhere in the first round is very risky, he will need a lot of work with the right coach to turn into a big time QB. A great running game could make him a good pick but he is shaky in the pocket and to make it simple I would not trust him in a big game situation on a consistent basis.
4.Paxton Lynch, QB, Memphis
Height: 6-6. Weight: 244.
Projected Round (2016): 1-2.
At the combine, Lynch showed off his strong arm. He was slower than expected in the 40, and his footwork needs a lot of development to work under center (something he never did in college). The combine confirmed that Lynch has a skill set to develop, but he's a project and not necessarily a candidate to start from his first day in the NFL.
However, there is a lot of work that Lynch needs. His footwork and field vision are the primary areas to improve. Lynch was inconsistent with passing accurately and working through his progressions. He needs to become more consistent with the ability to thrive as a pocket passer as well. His eye movement and working through his progressions need to be faster and more consistent. According to sources, his head coach Justin Fuente said that Lynch needs to mature on the field with his football I.Q. and needs to mature off the field to handle being a franchise quarterback. Fuente coached Andy Dalton at TCU, and he told NFL evaluators that Dalton was far ahead of where Lynch is coming out of college. Some teams have given Lynch a second-round grade.
Picking Lynch in the first round, in my opinion, would be a big mistake, and I really believe he is more of a late pick. He will NEVER be a starting NFL Quarterback and will be gone from the league quickly.
5.Christian Hackenberg, QB, Penn State
Height: 6-4. Weight: 234.
Solid QB whose style projects more to the NFL than it did college. Hackenberg is a pro-style quarterback who was forced to play in a college spread offense that didn't fit him well at all. Sources say that Penn State head coach James Franklin beat Hackenberg down and handled him terribly. Teams also admire that Hackenberg could have transferred in the face of a lot of adversity for the program, but he stayed committed to trying to help get things headed in the right direction in Happy Valley. Hackenberg will be out of the league within three years.
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1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed with His Excellency Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of Mozambique. The leaders discussed the challenges posed in both countries by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. India reaffirmed its willingness to support Mozambique's efforts during the health crisis, including through the provision of essential medicines and equipment.
2. Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi approved the re-establishment of the Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy as Subordinate Office under Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH). The commission will be formed by merging Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Laboratory (HPL) and Pharmacopoeia Laboratory for Indian Medicine (PLIM).
3. Virendra Nath Datt, Director (Marketing), National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) has taken over the additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director (MD) of the Company on 3 June. Datt is associated with Company as Director (Marketing) since October 2018.
4. Union Minister of State (IC) Power and New and Renewable Energy and Minister of State (Skill Development and Entrepreneurship) RK Singh launched pan-India Real-Time Market in electricity through video conference in New Delhi on 3 June 2020. The real-time has placed the Indian electricity market amongst a league of few electricity markets in the world.
5. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Bhutan. The agreement was signed to improve cooperation in the areas of the Environment. MoU will enable and promote the closer and long-term cooperation between India and Bhutan in the field of environment protection and management of natural resources on the basis of equity, reciprocity, and mutual benefits.
6. Startup Blink has released the Startup Ecosystem Rankings Report 2020. India ranked 23rd in the report. The report ranks 1,000 cities and 100 countries worldwide, based on their startup ecosystem strength and activity level. Startup Blink is a global startup ecosystem map and research center.
7. The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi approved to rename Kolkata Port as Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port. The decision was made by the Board of Trustees of Kolkata Port Trust in its Meeting held on 25 February 2020. The Board also passed a Resolution to rename Kolkata Port as Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port.
8 The International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is annually observed by United Nations on 4 June. It was established in 1982 in the background of victims of the 1982 Lebanon War. The purpose of the day is to acknowledge the pain suffered by children throughout the world who are the victims of physical, mental and emotional abuse. This day affirms the UN's commitment to protect the rights of children.


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FIRE ALARM SYSTEM/ELEVATORS DISABLED (Temporarily)
As you may be aware, we're having some problems with our fire alarm system this afternoon.
The technician for this system has been called and is on their way, but in the mean time, please be aware that the elevators have been disabled.
Once the tech arrives and fixes the problem, the elevators will be functioning again.
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What is your role at Mid-Cape? Receiving, inventory control, inside sales
What led you to a career at Wood Lumber? I worked in Higher Ed for about 16 years in Athletics and Student Life. Commuting to Boston from Sandwich was becoming very difficult and when the opportunity at Wood Lumber came up, I decided to change gears and try a new career path. It's a decision I have never regretted.
Describe Mid-Cape in three words: Integrity, Quality, Driven
What is your biggest accomplishment at Wood so far, and what are you most looking forward to accomplishing at Mid-Cape? I can't really cite one thing. Starting out in the yard here and getting the chance to work in several different areas has been very rewarding. And, now that we're Mid-Cape, I just want to contribute as much as I can to the success of our new branch.
What is something working at Wood has taught you? Every customer coming through the door is important. If they leave here feeling good about their experience, that will lead to more sales down the road – either from that customer or from other people they interact with. One day you could be selling them a piece of plywood and, the next thing you know, you're supplying them with materials for a major renovation.
So far, what has been your favorite characteristic or moment at Mid-Cape? I think the first couple of days after the merge. Lots of energy and getting a chance to work with team members from South Dennis was rejuvenating for all of us. Everyone from Mid-Cape has been great to work with and great to learn from. Despite the initial hectic pace, everyone took the time to answer a question or help with a problem.
What does the Mid-Cape Experience mean to you? Working together to deliver quality materials and outstanding customer service.
What's the greatest bit of advice a Mid-Cape team member has ever given you? Learn something new everyday.
What is one important skill every person should have? Time management and adaptability. I feel that you have to be able to manage your work but also be able to address different issues effectively as they come up.
What is one of the things on your bucket list? A trip on the Trans-Canadian Railway through the Pacific Northwest.


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Iron Supplementation for Vegetarians
Iron is an essential nutrient that is most commonly found in red meat. Can vegetarians still get adequate iron by consuming an iron vitamin? We've answered common questions to help you determine if you're consuming enough iron to prevent iron deficiency and associated anemia.
Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies in the United States. The food we eat is the primary source of all of our vitamins and minerals, so if one food group is missing from your diet, it's vital to take different supplements to avoid any nutritional deficiencies. So who needs to take iron tablets, and what's a safe amount?
What is iron?
Iron is an essential mineral that the body uses for necessary growth and development of hemoglobin, hormones, and myoglobin. The main job of iron in our bodies is to carry oxygen to various tissues and organs. When this job is compromised by low iron levels, there can be various negative effects on the body.
Why it's important to get enough iron
When you're iron deficient you may notice fatigue, shortness of breath, headaches, dizziness, brittle hair, skin, and nails, tongue swelling and more. When iron levels become critically low, iron deficiency anemia develops, due to a an insufficient number of red blood cells.
Signs and symptoms of Iron deficiency anemia
Signs of anemia can be nonspecific, subtle and often difficult to recognize. The most commonly associated symptoms include:
- Weakness
- Fatigue
- Shortness of breath
- Headaches
- Dizziness
- Brittle or damaged hair, skin, nails
- Tongue swelling
- Cold
- Cravings for ice or other mineral rich substances
- Brain fog
- Weakened immune system
Can Iron deficiency anemia affect me and my unborn baby during pregnancy?
Yes! Iron deficiency anemia, during pregnancy, has been associated with an increased risk of low birth weight, preterm delivery, and perinatal mortality. In addition, there may be an association between maternal iron deficiency anemia and postpartum depression, with poor mental and psychomotor performance testing in offspring
Vegetarians need to be mindful of their iron intake
You might be thinking "iron isn't just found in meat," and you're right! There is a good amount of iron found in vegetables, seeds, and other plant-based foods; however, the way our bodies absorb iron is what puts vegetarians more at risk for iron deficiency. While meat and plants both contain iron, our bodies absorb iron found in meat more efficiently than the iron found in plants. Some common vegetarian substitutes (like soy) can even make this absorption more difficult for the body.
Foods that are good sources of iron for vegetarians include plant-based foods such as legumes, seeds, nuts, dried fruit, green leafy vegetables, and wholegrains.
How vegetarians in particular may benefit from iron supplementation
Consuming a vegetarian diet undoubtedly puts some individuals at more risk for iron deficiency. When you're not consuming red meat in your diet, you're avoiding one of the most iron-rich foods there is, so taking a regular iron vitamin is a great way to replenish your iron levels and avoid iron deficiency. There are also many benefits to taking an iron capsule besides avoiding deficiency, including more energy and decreased risk of ovulatory infertility.
Guidelines for iron supplementation
Daily iron needs vary from person to person and is influenced by age, sex, lifestyle, and health condition. Menstruating women, ages of 18-50, need about 18 mg of iron per day, whereas men and non-menstruating women in this age group only need about eight mg. If you're pregnant, breastfeeding, an avid athlete or runner, or have certain medical conditions, you may require more iron. As always, we recommend speaking to your doctor about any concerns regarding nutritional deficiencies and supplementation.
Iron is an essential nutrient for the body that carries oxygen to different tissues and can impact our overall health, energy levels, and even fertility. Vegetarians and pregnant or breastfeeding women are high-risk for becoming iron deficient. If you're worried about your iron intake, you should consider using an oral iron supplement to complement your diet. Check out Natalist iron vitamins that are vegan, low toxicity, gluten-free, soy-free, and doctor approved. You can also find iron in several of our multivitamin supplements, including our prenatal gummy vitamins, for those interested in a more comprehensive prenatal vitamin routine.


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The Lagoon City Venice is unique in the world for its beauty. Filippa Firenze's 'Venezia' horn pendant earrings are inspired by the canals meandering through the cityscape, surrounded by magnificent palaces. They combine light wearing comfort with a colorful kick of freshness and are therefore the highlight of every look!
Material: 95% Horn, 5% Stainless Steel
Dimensions: 7.5cm x 5cm
Color: Orange, Red, Pink, Mint