But other advocates don’t think the JVTA is worth trying to save in the first place. They say that although the Hyde language is obviously a bad idea, that’s not the only problem with the bill. While domestic human trafficking is certainly an issue of national importance that affects thousands of people, these advocates say the JVTA in its current incarnation isn’t the right approach to combat it.
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland, one of the NFL's top rookies this past season, told "Outside the Lines" on Monday that he is retiring because of concerns about the long-term effects of repetitive head trauma. Borland, 24, said he notified the 49ers on Friday. He said he made his decision after consulting with family members, concussion researchers, friends and current and former teammates, as well as studying what is known about the relationship between football and neurodegenerative disease.
Borland, 24, said he notified the 49ers on Friday. He said he made his decision after consulting with family members, concussion researchers, friends and current and former teammates, as well as studying what is known about the relationship between football and neurodegenerative disease.
The company has held meetings over the past three months with workers about race, according to a statement from Starbucks. [...] “To be honest there were people that said, this is not a subject you should touch. This is not for you, this is not for a company, this is for someone else,” Schultz said in a video message to employees. “I reject that. I reject that completely because we can’t leave this to someone else.”
“To be honest there were people that said, this is not a subject you should touch. This is not for you, this is not for a company, this is for someone else,” Schultz said in a video message to employees. “I reject that. I reject that completely because we can’t leave this to someone else.”
When Jen Lacey gets her toes done, she does both feet, even though one of them is made of rubber. “I always paint my toenails,” she says, “because it’s cute, and I want to be as regular as possible.” But for a long time, even with the painted toes, her prosthetic foot looked ridiculous. The rubber foot shell she had was wide, big and ugly. “I called it a sasquatch foot,” she jokes. “It’s an ugly man foot.” [...] When a woman puts on a foot or a knee or an arm, she often finds that it’s not quite right. Knees are too tall and too stiff, feet don’t fit into shoes, hands are big, ankles don’t bend to accommodate heels. Every step a female amputee takes puts them face to face with the fact that prosthetics is still a male dominated industry.
When a woman puts on a foot or a knee or an arm, she often finds that it’s not quite right. Knees are too tall and too stiff, feet don’t fit into shoes, hands are big, ankles don’t bend to accommodate heels. Every step a female amputee takes puts them face to face with the fact that prosthetics is still a male dominated industry.
American Sniper director Clint Eastwood has said that the film, about legendarily lethal marksman Chris Kyle and his tours in Iraq, is anti-war. He said that he himself was also opposed to war: "I’ve done war movies because they’re always loaded with drama and conflict. But as far as actual participation […] it’s one of those things that should be done with a lot of thought, if it needs to be done. Self-protection is a very important thing for nations, but I just don’t like to see it. I was not a big fan of going to war in Iraq or Afghanistan, for several reasons, several practical reasons."
He said that he himself was also opposed to war:
"I’ve done war movies because they’re always loaded with drama and conflict. But as far as actual participation […] it’s one of those things that should be done with a lot of thought, if it needs to be done. Self-protection is a very important thing for nations, but I just don’t like to see it. I was not a big fan of going to war in Iraq or Afghanistan, for several reasons, several practical reasons."
With the Arctic warming at twice the rate of the rest of the globe, its disappearing sea ice is opening up more than cruise ship lanes. The melt is igniting a debate over how much development and commercial shipping should be allowed, what it means for the ecosystems involved, and whether the huge stores of oil and natural gas once locked underneath that ice should be extracted or left alone. These are big questions, along with the biggest one: What does this all mean for the future climate?
These are big questions, along with the biggest one: What does this all mean for the future climate?
A bill passed unanimously by the D.C. Council in December that bans mental health professionals licensed by the city from performing so-called conversion therapy on minors became law on March 11 after clearing its required review by Congress. The Conversion Therapy for Minors Prohibition Amendment Act of 2014 imposes fines and other penalties for licensed therapists and other licensed mental health practitioners who attempt to change the sexual orientation of people under the age of 18 from gay to straight.
Conversion Therapy for Minors Prohibition Amendment Act of 2014 imposes fines and other penalties for licensed therapists and other licensed mental health practitioners who attempt to change the sexual orientation of people under the age of 18 from gay to straight.