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She struggled through, aided by the fact that her self-worth wasn’t caught up in her appearance – something she attributes to a strong Christian faith, a lack of social media in her formative years, and access to positive adult role models. She attended Brownies, church and dance groups, and describes her upbringing as “typically middle-class”.
The youngest of three children, her father worked in the City as a ship repair broker, while her mother stayed at home to raise the family. Bishop Rachel learnt linguistics at Reading University then began her career as a pediatric speech and language therapist in the NHS, a background that ensured she learnt the importance of children being able to communicate clearly with the world around them.
A calling from God ensured she retrained at an Anglican theological college in her early thirties, and she was ordained in 1994, serving in London’s Tufnell Park before settling in Bethnal Green. In 2006, she then married Rev Guy Treweek, then a priest-in-charge of two London parishes. He has since taken time out of his career to support her, and the couple has no children.
Bishop Treweek has had to remain adept at deflecting superficial criticism and raises one particularly barbed comment, written about her below a critical article about her appointment in July last year.
The campaign has already kindled moments of self-reflection. Part of the blame for a culture of young who are looks-obsessed must, she thinks, fall on adults and parents. From an early age, the default compliment a young girl hears is that she looks “beautiful” or “pretty”. It is these seemingly innocuous comments, she thinks, that are stoking the fire.
Here, she would like to be clear, she is not objecting to the pleasure and confidence that wearing make-up and spending time on your appearance can bring; it is when this borders on a reliance on the superficial for a sense of identity and happiness that problems and insecurities breed.
Dressed in a purple crushed velvet jacket, purple clerical smock, gently mauve lipstick, silver rings and black knee-high boots, Bishop Rachel is leading by example. Earlier this year, she made headlines for having her bishop’s jacket nipped in by a tailor so that it had a more feminine line.
“What we wear and what we look like can be an expression of who we are – and that is great – but it is not who we are.” To that end, she feels too much is made of the Prime Minister’s leopard print heels.
The conversation turns to the differing standards to which men and women are held. Of this, she has first-hand experience.
A year into her role in one of the world’s oldest boys clubs, does she still feel the need to live up to Superwoman standards? She thinks not. Being the first female diocesan bishop meant she had no role models and the “freedom” to “bring into this who I am”. It’s a gentle sidestep.
Right now, her message is clear. She would like to see people dancing to their own tune, the true route to happiness, and not take social media as gospel.
And Disney, Barbie and all the rest need to sort out their imaging departments?
Ouch! Billy Bush ended up in an L.A. hospital on Monday, November 27, after being hit in the head by a golf ball.
The former Today show cohost, shared three pictures on Instagram as he lay in a hospital bed at Cedars-Sinai Hospital.
Bush’s accident comes two days after a report surfaced in The New York Times that Donald Trump is telling people that the infamous 2005 Access Hollywood tape featuring his vulgar conversation with Bush is fake.
This is despite the 71-year-old publicly acknowledging that it was his voice on the tape and apologizing for his derogatory comments about women after the audio surfaced just before the presidential election in October 2016.
As previously reported, the former Apprentice host could be heard bragging to then Access Hollywood host Bush about sexually assaulting women, insinuating he could use his fame to force himself on them.
The TV host, who was a new member of the Today team at the time, was initially suspended by NBC and then exited the show shortly afterward, after reaching a settlement with the network.
Bush split with wife Sydney Davis in September this year after almost two decades of marriage but a source told Us at the time that it had “nothing to do” with the Trump scandal.
AUSTIN — Outgoing Texas House Speaker Joe Straus on Tuesday sent President Donald Trump a letter asking him to immediately rescind his administration's zero-tolerance policy, which has led to the separation of thousands of immigrant children from their families upon arriving at the U.S. border.
"I know that members of Congress from both parties have proposed various ways to address this issue in the forms of legislation, and while I applaud their attention to the problem, I also know that congressional action often does not come quickly," Straus wrote. "There is no need to wait for Congress to act. That's why I respectfully ask that you move immediately to rescind the policy that General Sessions announced in April and any other policies that have led to an increase in family separations at the border."
Straus' request is the strongest pushback from any of the "Big 3" leaders in the Capitol — Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and the House speaker — against the zero-tolerance policy that presses criminal charges against anyone caught illegally crossing the border.
The policy has led to the separation of nearly 2,000 children from their families and has sparked an outrage that has reached a boiling point over the last week.
On Monday, state lawmakers began calling on Abbott to intercede on behalf of immigrant children to Trump. Abbott has not responded to those requests publicly.
"You have publicly suggested that your administration may end these policies if congressional Democrats agree to some of your border security objectives and positions. But it is wrong to use these scared vulnerable children as a negotiation tool," Straus wrote to Trump. "Their suffering should also not be used to deter illegal immigration. I believe it's important to start by halting the administration policies that have expanded forced family separations and then go about the work of reforming our immigration system and protecting public safety along the border and across our country."
"Please listen to the growing number of Americans, faith leaders and elected officials from both parties who are voicing our concerns about this growing crisis," Straus continued. "This is not a binary choice between rampant crime and tearing families apart. In light of potential harm being inflicted on these children and the ambiguity about their status after they're removed from these facilities, I ask that you please immediately rescind directives that have resulted in the increase in separations of children from their migrant parents."
Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, as well as state Reps. Jason Villalba, R- Dallas, and Cesar Blanco, D-El Paso, have expressed concern with the administration's policies.
About 40 years ago, as a Hagerstown high school student, Marge Davis stuffed envelopes for the American Cancer Society. She has been donating her time ever since then and, on Sunday, was honored for her work.
Davis, of Hagerstown, was named Volunteer of the Year at the Grand Sunday Brunch, a fund-raiser for the Washington County Unit of the American Cancer Society.
About 900 people bought tickets to eat and be entertained at the event in the Ramada Inn Grand Ballroom. In addition to food and champagne, there was magicians, a face-painter and musical entertainment by the group Easy Listenin'.
Officials predicted that the 10th annual brunch, which included a silent auction, would raise about $20,000, up from $18,000 in 1997 and $16,000 in 1996.
The goal of the event is to raise money and increase awareness of cancer, said Tressa Nicewarner, board president.
"It is a way to put a positive on a negative," she said.
The board of directors decided to honor Davis this year because of all of her volunteerism, including serving as the daffodil chairwoman for 17 years, said Jim Shifler, event chairman and board member. Davis is in charge of purchasing, sorting, distributing and delivering the flowers sold for the annual Daffodil Days fund-raiser.
Davis, who sat with her family at the front of the ballroom, was modest about the honor.
"I am proud and honored but I don't do my volunteer work to be honored," she said. Davis, who owns Basketful of Gifts on Potomac Avenue, has been on the unit's board for 17 years, including serving as president and vice president.
"Whenever they need two hands, I do it," she said. Asked why she chose to help this particular cause, she said she just knew they needed help, so she provides it.
"She is always available," Shifler said.
Shifler started the event after noticing that his family and many others would go out to eat after church on Sundays. He thought it would be a good idea to host an event where people could eat together and raise money for a good cause.
More people have come each year and for many it is a reunion of sorts, as they get reacquainted with friends they do not see the rest of the year, he said.
(CBS News) The most pernicious computer virus ever known wasn't out to steal your money, identity, or passwords. So what was the intricate Stuxnet virus after? Its target appears to have been the centrifuges in a top secret Iranian nuclear facility. Stuxnet showed, for the first time, that a cyberattack could cause significant physical damage to a facility. Does this mean that future malware, modeled on Stuxnet, could target other critical infrastructure -- such as nuclear power plants or water systems? What kind of risk do we face in this country? Steve Kroft reports.
The following script is from "Stuxnet" which originally aired on March 4, 2012 and was rebroadcast on July 1, 2012. Steve Kroft is the correspondent. Graham Messick, producer.
For the past year, the nation's top military, intelligence and law enforcement officials have been warning Congress and the country about a coming cyberattack against critical infrastructure in the United States that could affect everything from the heat in your home to the money in your bank account. The warnings have been raised before, but never with such urgency, because this new era of warfare has already begun.
The first attack, using a computer virus called Stuxnet was launched several years ago against an Iranian nuclear facility, almost certainly with some U.S. involvement. But as we first reported in March, the implications and the possible consequences are only now coming to light.
Cluntergate Centre, Horbury on Saturday, November 17.
Adapted from David Peace’s brilliant and ingenious novel this play tells the story of Brian Clough’s ill-fated tenure of Leeds United. The unexpected appointment was always destined to end in acrimony and recrimination with Clough in a previous life as manager of Derby vociferous in the condemnation of Don Revie’s all-conquering team. So when Clough found himself in the hot seat it was only a matter of time before it all began to unravel. Forty-four days to be exact!
The lazy shall inherit the Earth.
1. If you hate doing dishes, baggies are your dearest friend.
4. In fact, this is how things really should always be.
5. Hate exercise? Here's a quick and easy way to get the six-pack you've always dreamed of.
6. Tip math too intense? We gotchu.
7. Don't waste precious minutes tying your shoes again.
8. Sitting up is overrated. Recline instead.
9. In fact, anywhere can be a napping spot with the proper pillow.
10. No time to buy groceries? No problem.
11. And who on this green Earth actually enjoys shopping for shoes?
12. If you have a baby, you can have a mop.
Finally, a good use for it. Get this actual real product here.
13. Who has time to sob while slicing onions? Not this moi.
14. Tired of futzing around with rulers? Get inked.
15. Are you or do you know a dude who never wants to lift the toilet seat? Buy a pedal.
16. Pants are a prison, no matter how important the video interview.
17. And cleaning is for the weak.
Harvie points to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Risks report, which states that “global risks remain beyond the domain of just one actor” and that to create a healthy planet and people we must focus on collaborative and multi-stakeholder action. He also calls for a decentralization of our food systems using ecological principles and local knowledge and input.
Recognizing that clinical care determines only about 10% of health outcomes, Harvie explains that it’s essential to shift our health system to one that sees health as an interconnection of emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical well-being driven by social, economic and environmental factors.
As our current healthcare system is profit driven and externalizes social and environmental costs “in a manner that is inconsistent with health,” our next health system needs to “untangle deeply enmeshed financial incentives within the business of healthcare, so as unlock the true health potential within us all” and create a healthcare approach that recognizes the body as a complex, interrelated system.
Shareable is an award-winning nonprofit news, action and connection hub for the sharing transformation. What’s the sharing transformation? It’s a movement of movements emerging from the grassroots up to solve today’s biggest challenges, which old, top-down institutions are failing to address. Behind these failing industrial-age institutions are outmoded beliefs about how the world works – that ordinary people can’t govern themselves directly; that nonstop economic growth leads to widespread prosperity; and that more stuff leads to more happiness. Amid crisis, a new way forward is emerging – the sharing transformation. The sharing transformation is big, global, and impacts every part of society. Visit Shareable.net for more.
Health and welfare are important areas of public life and Commons thinking can improve scope of healthy society.
Salt. Bacon. Butter. Things described as a cardiologist's worst nightmare. Let's launch!
Muffin tops. Don't tailgate without Ritz crackers. Snowball fight. Let's launch!
Fans make the music. Snowfall alerts. Threesomes. Let's launch!
Arnold Palmer drinks an Arnold Palmer. There are better things to eat than lipstick. Happy 2010. Let's launch!
VietNamNet Bridge – There are many risks threatening specialities of the Mekong Delta -- the coconut trees of Ben Tre, Nam Roi grapefruit of Vinh Long, Basa catfish of An Giang and linh fish of Dong Thap Muoi.
Hydropower dams, especially hydropower projects built on multinational rivers like the Mekong, continue to be a sensitive issue. The construction of Don Sahong dam on the main stream of the Mekong River, proposed by the Lao government, is in the consultation stage.
Raising fish in the Mekong River.
With a length of about 4,909 km, the Mekong River flows through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. In the territory of Vietnam, the Mekong River Delta is a rich and beautiful plain and the biggest granary. The plain every year is enriched with a large amount of silt in a total of more than 150 million tons of alluvium mixed in 475 billion cubic meters of water flowing through the region before running into the sea via nine estuaries. Currently, the Ba Thac estuary in the Hau River has disappeared due to sedimentation, while the Ba Lai Estuary in the Tien River has been closed for irrigation.
The lower Mekong River (in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam) with approximately 606,000 km2 provides shelter and livelihoods for around 60 million people with abundant water resources and endemic ecosystems.
With abundant water resources and geological characteristics, the Mekong basin is ideal for hydropower development on both tributaries and the main stream. The estimated total hydropower capacity of the downstream area is about 29,760 MW, of which 2,612 MW is being exploited.
Of the more than 120 hydropower projects that have been and are being implemented, 70% of the projects are located on the territory of Laos, 10% in Cambodia and the rest in Vietnam.
Due to the needs of economic development and energy security, despite the warnings of ecological imbalance and environmental changes caused by hydropower on tributaries, the riparian countries are urgently exploiting this "clean" energy with 71 dams that have been and are being built on the tributaries. Many more hydropower projects have been planned in the remaining section of the river.
Because most of the tributaries are entirely located in the territory of a country, it is difficult for international or regional organizations to raise their voices when new dams are built on tributaries of the river.
We are proud that the Mekong River and the Amazon are the rare remaining rivers in the world that still retain the natural flow in the mainstream (downstream). So it is time that member states should be interested in hydropower potential on the mainstream.
In 2011, when Laos introduced the Xayaburi Dam for consultations with member countries of the Mekong River Commission, there were many concerns about the negative impact that the dam could cause for the river and its ecosystems, particularly the downstream, including Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.
The investors said that Vietnam should not worry about it because the dam was designed as a spillway and it is far away, 1,930 km, from the Cuu Long estuary of Vietnam.
The sensitive diplomacy between the state members of the Mekong River Commission helped Laos overcome his contrary opinion and the worry of riparian communities to continue the project. The result is that the dam has appeared.
If such a Xayaburi dam is not too threatening to Vietnam’s granary, which is what people are afraid of and have predicted - the principle of "a good beginning makes a good ending” really started when Laos was taking consultations on the construction of the second dam on the mainstream – the Don Sahong dam - (adjacent to the border with Cambodia and quite close to Vietnam). Which of the remaining dams will come after the Don Sahong?
Firstly, the dams will make the flooding season in the Mekong Delta shorter, causing significant losses to the crop and fish output. When hydropower reservoirs store waters, the hydrological regime will change, affecting the crop structure.
Secondly, according to Peter Adamson (2009), after all eight dams in China are completed, 90% of the alluvial volume from this area contributing to the Mekong River will be blocked. With 11 dams in the downstream, the Mekong Delta of Vietnam will lose about 90% of the total silt volume.
Lack of sediment will cause sedimentation and reduction of the fertility of the fields in the Mekong Delta. Sediment reduction also means a reduction in the primary biological productivity and thereby adversely affecting fisheries production, which affects the food security of the region and the livelihoods of millions of people.
Thirdly, the dams also create artificial walls preventing fish migration or changing the ecosystems and habitats of many species of fish or making sedimentation in the deep areas where are the ideal environment for many fish species.
In particular, the loss of nutrients will have a significant reduction in aquaculture production in the Mekong Delta. There are many other influences such as water transport, tourism, water quality and social environment that cannot be listed all in one article.
And many, many more risks are threatening coconut trees in Ben Tre, Nam Roi grapefruit in Vinh Long, Basa catfish in An Giang and ca linh fish in Dong Thap Muoi.
The social and economic influences could be resolved through extensive and more consistent cooperation mechanisms through the will and willingness of countries.
The most problematic issue is that it is easy to build dams, but it is hard to destroy them.
Let’s take action before it is too late to save not only a river and a granary, but also future generations.
So far, we've seen a little poke here and a little poke there, but Dallas is on the brink of a major poke phase, ushered in by the debut of Pōk the Raw Bar, opening in West Village in January 2017.
Poke is a raw fish salad from Hawaii that's like a rustic version of sashimi. It's served in a bowl; as we know, bowls are hot right now. Poke has been a big trend in California and is spreading to other cities such as New York and Miami.
The restaurant, which takes over the space vacated in 2014 by Union Bear, will offer not only poke, but also a raw bar and cutting-edge matcha drinks.
Its founders are Brandon Cohanim and Francois Reihani, two young entrepreneurs who've partnered with Jimmy Park, a name-brand chef whose experience includes a Michelin-starred restaurant, and seven years working for Nobu in Aspen, San Diego, and Dallas. Park was also born and raised in Hawaii, birthplace of poke.
Cohanim and Reihani, who attend Southern Methodist University, moved to Dallas from California, where they saw the poke trend first surface.