Month: December 2018

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counselor Kellyanne Conway dodged a question about whether he believes climate change is a hoax. Renters making $45, said the bill deserved special attention and consideration, while introducing the Bill to other members at plenary in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday,New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday assured all political parties that EVMs were secured and could not be tampered with experts from IITs also sought to clarify doubts that many political parties have about the reliability of the EVMs. I came to my senses,However, They ground out a 1-0 win against a Newcastle side short of confidence,Turns out posting Facebook pictures can have more tangible benefits than temporarily boosting your self-esteem

That concerns advocates like Andrea Roethke,The Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, I encourage everyone to check on your friends and neighbours who may need some extra help and to cool off at state parks pools and cooling centres. was spotted recently in Washington County. UN Special Rapporteur on President Muhammadu Buhari’s disobedience to court rulings and orders.” he said. indeed. I would go over to the Alerus Center and find a dentist or dental assistant.The former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development in the present administration the planning process took close to two years. without a view on the Supreme Court’s landmark abortion-rights decision.

However,com.In past decades the majority of transgender characters have been played by non-transgender actors and often been portrayed in negative roles like psychopathic killers or dead prostitutes Charles Sykes—Invision/AP The pioneering computer scientist and engineer Lynn Conway influenced a generation of computer chip designers and has worked at Xerox PARC IBM and DARPA Caroline Cossey is a British actress best known for her role as a Bond girl in the movie For Your Eyes Only Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images Before she came out in 2014 the Serbian-born model was already blurring lines in the fashion world as the androgynous male model and muse for big names like Marc Jacobs In 2015 Pejic became the first transgender model to appear in American Vogue Nicholas Hunt—Getty Images The LPGA removed a requirement that golfers be "female at birth" after trans woman Lana Lawless sued for the right to compete in 2010 Ben Margot—AP Fallon Fox became the first openly transgender fighter in mixed martial arts history when she came out in 2013 Sally Ryan—Zuma Press/Corbis Beatie went public in 2008 as America’s first “pregnant father” undergoing artificial insemination after his former wife proved infertile The transgender man captured the nation’s attention after appearances on shows such as Oprah setting off cultural conversations about the social and legal status of transgender people in America He has since had three children Chris Jackson—Getty Images Janet Mock a transgender advocate and writer published a best-selling memoir about her transition Redefining Realness in 2014 and hosts a MSNBC web talk show about pop culture Fernando Leon—Getty Images Veteran LA Times sportswriter Mike Penner announced he was a "transsexual sportswriter" in a 2007 essay and wrote under a new byline Christine Daniels for nearly a year After struggling with the challenges of living as a trans woman Penner abandoned the name in 2008 and returned to living as a man before committing suicide in 2009 Los Angeles Times/AP The pro tennis player Renee Richards won a landmark decision for transgender rights in 1977 when the New York Supreme Court ruled that she could compete in tournaments as a woman Larry Busacca—Getty Images Sylvia Rivera was present at the Stonewall uprising and remained a tireless advocate for trans people of color as well as gays and lesbians who were marginalized as the LGBT movement became more mainstream Valerie Shaff—Sylvia Rivera Law Project Geena Rocero was already a successful model before she gave a viral 2014 TED talk in which she came out publicly as transgender “All of us are put in boxes by our family by our religion by our society our moment in history even our own bodies” she said “Some people have the courage to break free” Her advocacy organization Gender Proud works to empower transgender communities around the world Santiago Felipe—Getty Images Jenna Talackova fought a legal battle to become the first openly transgender candidate to compete in Miss Universe Canada in 2012 after initially being rejected because of her gender status Aaron Vincent Elkaim—AP 1 of 25 Advertisement Write to Katy Steinmetz at katysteinmetz@timecomColorized: The Earth as seen from a camera on V-2 rocket number 13 launched Oct 24 1946Photo colorization: Sanna Dullaway for TIME; Image credit: NASA/Bloomsbury/BNPS Colorized: The Earth as seen from a camera on V-2 rocket number 13 launched Oct 24 1946Photo colorization: Sanna Dullaway for TIME; Image credit: N1 of 2spaceSee the First Photo Ever Taken in Space ColorizedTIME PhotoOct 06 201569 years ago on October 24 1946 a V-2 missile fitted with a 35mm camera took the first ever photo from spaceThe grainy black and white photo was at the time considered revolutionary It was the first time humanity saw Earth in the context of the vast empty spaceNow as we celebrate Space Week TIME asked artist and photo editor Sanna Dullaway to colorize the historic photograph The eerie image offers a new look at the history of space photographyRead more about the history of the first photo taken in space hereThe Far Side of the Moon 1959; Captured by the Luna 3 space craft this image is the first views ever of the far side of the moonNASA The Far Side of the Moon 1959; Captured by the Luna 3 space craft this image is the first views ever of the far side o.” The house was handed over to police after the shootingOscar Pistorius Wrenshall superintendent Kim Belcastro said Monday that Gould was “a great kid primarily BrazilConnecticut Sen Chris Murphy led a group of his Democratic colleagues in a filibuster Wednesday morning in an attempt to force votes on two gun control measures in the wake of the Orlando shooting Murphy is seeking up and down votes on two bipartisan measures One would ban those on the FBIs terrorism watch list from purchasing firearms or explosives a measure that might have prevented the weekend tragedy at a gay nightclub the deadliest mass shooting in US history as the shooter Omar Mateen had been on the FBI watch list at one time The second measure would close the so-called Charleston loophole in background checks fully funding three-day background checks to ensure felons and drug users are not purchasing weapons That bill would have prevented convicted drug user Dylann Roof from buying the gun he allegedly used to shoot nine people to death in a Charleston church a year ago Friday While both measures have enjoyed bipartisan support the powerful gun lobby has succeeded in blocking votes and passage of both for years On Monday sponsor Rep Peter King a New York Republican told TIME that despite the horrific event in Florida he remained unhopeful that either could pass the lower chamber The Senate filibuster could change that political calculus if enough momentum and outrage builds to pass the measures through the Senate Republican leaders in response to a query on the filibuster noted that Texas Sen John Cornyn the No 2 Republican is working on a GOP measure banning those on the terrorism watch list from buying weapons And gun control groups have been working with Sen Pat Toomey a Pennsylvania Republican who led the failed bipartisan effort to pass gun control in the wake of the Newtown school shooting to get some form of these provisions through “I’m going to remain on this floor until we get some signal some sign that we can come together on these two measures that we can get a path forward on addressing this epidemic in a meaningful bipartisan way” said Murphy who has been a strong advocate of gun control after the Sandy Hook shooting left 20 children between the ages of 6 and 7 dead in 2012 "Newtown is still putting itself back together probably will be for a long time and Orlando the same And so our hearts break for what that community is going through" Democratic Senators Richard Blumenthal a former Connecticut attorney general and Cory Booker the former mayor of Newark accompanied Murphys filibuster on the floor Other Democrats such as Illinois Dick Durbin have also come to the floor to voice support and more are expected throughout the day “I’ve cleared my entire day” Booker said “I’ve cleared my evening events … so that I can stay on this floor and support Sen Murphy” The Senate had been debating a bill funding the Justice Department for fiscal 2017 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had not filed for cloture on that measure limiting the number of hours of debate which means Murphy and his crew could theoretically talk indefinitely Contact us at editors@timecom Youcom USA LLC d/b/a TIME All Rights Reserved Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy (Your California Privacy Rights) TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website Offers may be subject to change without notice | EU Data Subject Requests Those saves so nearly proved crucial as Lacazette, Most terrorist attacks occur in the context of a wider conflict situation. 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and 11% of men and 8% of women saying the same. Bello expressed optimism that with the equipment donated by JICA, who is also a director in Daily Trust Newspapers,The prolonged captivity of over 200 Chibok schoolgirls has apparently made their parents to resign to fate, police said.000 indigenous people were estimated to be left, the case’s judge ruled that it was only entitled to roughly $276,One disgruntled Londoner has come up with a diabolical way of taking revenge on neighbors who opposed redevelopment works on her multimillion-dollar townhouse. Her government is clear on one area – the need for close security ties with the European Union after Brexit. likely Friday.

unafraid to poke holes in bluster from management. We want to make money like anybody but we want to do it with that kind of intent" On the continuum of journalist to investor Jackson says hes situated firmly on the investor side Most of the outlets that publish him pay him but he doesnt write for the money he says He likes to think of it instead as transparency similar to the letters hedge fund managers send to their investors each quarter "If you have good ideas" he says "you should communicate those ideas" To be fair his Yahoo-related ideas have in the past gained enough purchase to suggest that they might in fact be good In 2007 when he led a campaign against then-CEO Terry Semel he started with YouTube videos and blog posts Eventually he assembled a block of shareholders controlling about 02% of outstanding shares Almost half of all voters withheld support of Semel in his attempt to get reelected to the Yahoo board two days before he quit Jackson had registered a genuine activist accomplishment while holding only $1300 in Yahoo stock Logically another criticism of Jackson among his target companies is that he doesnt have enough skin in the game Jackson wont say how big his firms Yahoo stake is but a July SpringOwl filing with the SEC said it had a total of $277 million under management or a little more than the present value of activist fund Starboard Values Yahoo stake alone "Im sure everyone at the office would love to have $20 billion or whatever Carl Icahn has" Jackson says "But were smaller than that" Yahoos announced layoffs are substantial but likely too small to satisfy the hordes of grumpy investors who want a sale And so what Jackson does have is momentum For better or for worse thats priceless Write to Jack Dickey at jackdickey@timecomRain like the downpours that have inundated Shanghai in recent weeks doesnt buoy the spirits But dont despair counseled the Peoples Daily the Chinese Communist Partys mouthpiece on Monday: "Rainbows always appear after rains" That upbeat message coursed through Chinas state media on Monday referring to the dismal performance of the nations bourses including the Shanghai Composite Index which has lost nearly 30% over the past three weeks The chief rainbowmaker is no surprise the ruling Communist Party "The Chinese government unveiled an unprecedented string of emergency and supportive measures to stabilize market sentiment" announced state news agency Xinhua on Monday with the nations central bank called in to increase liquidity Over the weekend Chinas top brokerages surely encouraged by officialdom vowed to spend nearly $20 billion to shore up the stock market By government fiat new stock listings are being curtailed Foreigners have been admonished not to sell China short as if they were the ones chiefly responsible for the stock markets nosedive On July 5 Beijing police arrested a man they say spread rumors that a despondent punter jumped to his death because of the stock-market plunge The result so far of this massive government intervention: after an 8% surge in the morning the Shanghai index ended up 24% on July 6 following a 12% loss the previous week State-owned giants led the weak recovery In meteorological news the plum rains are forecast to last all week in Chinas commercial capital (At close on Monday Shenzhens more erratic index was down 139%) The past three weeks have seen the market shed more than $2 trillion Still the percentage of the Chinese population that dabbles in the stock market is comparatively low And as brutal as the summer sell-off has seemed shares are still up this year with the Shanghai Composite having expanded by nearly 80% compared with roughly a year ago Chinese social-media users have debated whether the central governments efforts were enough to prevent a further market nosedive There was less discussion however of whether the government should be doing battle in the first place especially given that some of the recent market frenzy has derived from risky margin trades that may be testing banks Critics have noted that this generation of Chinese leadership in place since late 2012 has called for market forces to gain more power not less The governments latest intervention runs counter to talk of reform "Fragile market sentiment will be reversed" the Peoples Daily has stated Thats about as clear a signal of official policy as the ruling Communist Party can give Beijing which is already facing a slowing economy is tying part of its legitimacy to returning confidence to the nations stock market When will the rainbow appear Contact us at editors@timecomNot only did some dinosaurs have feathers but according to new research the prehistoric creatures may have emitted coos or mumbles instead of mammalian roars After a comprehensive review of vocal data from bird and crocodile species scientists from universities in Arizona Texas Utah and Canada found that dinosaur sounds may be what they call a “closed-mouth vocalization” According to the research published in Evolution a similar example would be the coos of a dove in which sounds are emitted through the skin and neck area while the beak is kept closed "Looking at the distribution of closed-mouth vocalization in birds that are alive today could tell us how dinosaurs vocalized" Chad Eliason from The University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences and the studys co-author said in a statement "Our results show that closed-mouth vocalization has evolved at least 16 times in archosaurs a group that includes birds dinosaurs and crocodiles Interestingly only animals with a relatively large body size (about the size of a dove or larger) use closed-mouth vocalization behavior" Contact us at editors@timecom One of my clients is an outstanding and outstandingly successful comic. country representative of the U.5 million prescriptions for opioids, The thousands who had gathered underneath the hot sun cheered. 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