Kottarakkara Thampuran(1555 to 1605)

This story is taken from Ramayana. Kottarakara Thampuran wrote Ramanattam (which transformed itself into Kathakali) by setting the Ramayana in eight parts. This story is one of them in which not Rama but Parasurama steals the thunder with some great performances.

The story is from the Bala Kanda of Ramayana. Sri Rama and his brothers were growing up in Ayodhya. Rama and Lakshmana were interested in hunting in forests while Bharata and Shatrughna were more interested in looking after the gardens and estates attached to the palaces. At this time, Sage Vishwamitra, who got sick of the troubles created by a demoness called Thataka came to visit Dasharatha. Dasharatha invited Viswamitra and told him that he is ready to fulfill any wish of the sage. Vishwamitra requested that the king lend him his son Rama for the express purpose of destroying certain demons. Hearing this Dasharatha was terrified. How can a young boy destroy demons? At this time Sage Vasishta interfered and told Dasharatha to keep his word and thereby the two boys, Rama and Lakshmana were sent along with Vishawmitra to the forests.

On the way Vishwamitra advised the boys two mantras called Bala and Athibala. On Vishwamitra's orders Rama killed Thataka. Again during a yaga conducted by the sage two demons, Subahu and Maricha, came to spoil the Yaga. Subahu was killed while Maricha was swept away to sea by Rama's arrows.

Then Vishwamitra took the boys to Janaka's palace. On the way the Sage told the boys the story of Ahalya who had turned into a stone due to a curse of Sage Gautama. Rama gently kicks the stone shown by Vishwamatra and Ahalya comes back to life and goes back to live with Gautama. Rama lifted a huge bow called Thrayambaka(Shiva's bow) and broke it also, and having passed the royal test married Sita. Hearing this, Dasharatha came from Ayodhya along with his other children. Hence Lakshmana married Urmila, Bharatha married Mandavi, Shatrughna married Suthakirti, all from Janaka's palace.

Now comes the climax. When the entourage was returning to Ayodhya, sage Parasurama came in their way and stopped them. 'Areda Natannidunnu?' or 'Who walks?', he asks. He ridiculed Rama for breaking Shiva's bow. He said that since you have broken Shiva's bow, you should at least be capable of tying my bow. Rama tied the Bow easily and proceeded on his way while the defamed and defeated Parasurama proceeded for doing further Tapas.

In this story all the royalty have pacha vesham and others are minuku. Thataka is Kari and other demons are Kathi.

Ludhiana: 11 January 2018

National BJP leader Sukhminder Pal Singh Grewal, today alleged that the arrest of the former vice-chancellor of the Punjab Technical University (PTU) Dr Rajnish Arora was a political vendetta of the Congress party and a planned conspiracy to defame RSS.

In a statement issued today All India Secretary Kisan Morcha, Grewal said that Dr Arora in a personality of high integrity and full of honesty and during his tenure as VC he has hit hard of the education mafia running in Punjab and inside the PTU.

“The Congress government by arresting Arora, has played in the hands of the same mafia. A dean working in the PTU campus is also assisting this mafia. The Captain Amarinder Singh government, on the other hand, has tried to use the case to defame highly sacred RSS,” said Grewal.

He said that there total transparency was kept in the recruitments done in the tenure of Arora and the allegations on which he has been arrested are totally baseless and would fell flat in the court.

“If you look at the FIR, those persons have been made accused who has opposed bad-deeds and corruption of the dean. The Vigilance Bureau is also playing in the gallery of this power-full dean,” said Grewal.

The BJP leader has demanded a CBI probe in the case.

Taiwan civil servants and supporters clogged Taipei streets Saturday, protesting what they say is the government's defamation of public sector workers during ongoing pension reform efforts. More than 110,000 demonstrators gather on Taipei's Ketagalan Boulevard to protest pension reform.

由全國軍公教勞退休團體 組成的監督年金改革行動聯盟，舉行「反污名、要尊嚴」九三大遊行。下午1點分成四路從台北街頭走向總統府前凱道廣場，向執政者訴求，反對在所謂的「年金改革」過程中，放任軍公教被污名化。超過10萬人參與，下午5點多結束。5點全解散「真的是公務員」。

總統府、行政院和民進黨 定調冷處理，蔡英文總統在上午赴忠烈詞致敬後，便到台中東勢區石圍牆酒莊參訪，但被問及有關下午軍公教大遊行的部分，蔡回答「我們走我們的行程」。

National Civil Servant Association Director Lee Lai-hsi (李來希) said more than 120,000 people took part in the protest, while the police put the number slightly lower at 117,000.

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2016/9/3

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Several American Jewish groups aren’t laughing about a comedy routine performed at Sunday night’s Oscar awards. Both the Anti-Defamation League and the Simon Wiesenthal Center lambasted the awards show over a sketch starring the foul-mouthed teddy bear "Ted” – the star of a movie by the same name – and actor Mark Wahlberg.

In the routine, Ted – voiced by host Seth MacFarlane – tells Wahlberg that in order to “work in this town” (Hollywood) he must be Jewish. He then adds, “I was born Theodore Shapiro and I would like to donate to Israel and continue to work in Hollywood forever.”

The ADL’s Abe Foxman called the routine “offensive and not remotely funny.” “To many who know little or nothing about Hollywood or the falsity of such Jewish stereotypes, there’s a much higher potential for the ‘Jews control Hollywood’ myth to be accepted as fact,” an ADL statement said.

“It only reinforces stereotypes which legitimize anti-Semitism. It is sad and disheartening that the Oscars awards show sought to use anti-Jewish stereotypes for laughs,” Foxman's statement continued. He also expressed regrets that MacFarlane and the Academy Awards producers didn’t show greater sensitivity about airing a sketch that so reinforced age-old stereotypes about Jewish control of the film industry.

The segment was also criticized by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, which said, “It is unfortunate that at a time when anti-Semitism is so prevalent throughout the world that Seth McFarlane used the pulpit of the Oscars, before an audience of more than a billion people, to contribute to the myth that Jews own Hollywood. The Oscars are transmitted to every corner of the globe, even to such places where such hateful myths are believed as fact. Every comedian is entitled to wide latitude, but no one should get a free pass for helping to promote anti-Semitism.”

While there are fine Jewish actors and movie executives on both sides of the “do Jews control Hollywood debate,” few would question the historical Jewish influence in Tinsel town. Never the less, McFarlane’s Oscar sketch only serves to reinforce a negative stereotype that he would dare not have risked against a group more “favored” by Hollywood. Can you imagine the outrage in the mainstream media if “Ted” had said, “to work in this town he must be Muslim or Gay?” Pray that such stereotypical characterizations of Jews and their influence in Hollywood will be rendered unacceptable and that comedians will refrain from such cheap shots against the Jewish community.

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The demonisation & criminalisation of the disabled continues - ConDem'd without trial.

This is a MA1GR1 AP landmine. It is an anti-personnel landmine made out of plastic. If you stood on this mine it would blow off one leg and leave severe injuries to the body. Kuito, Angola.

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The Cambodian Vision in Development Disabled Skills Training Centre trains disabled and disadvantaged boys from local villages. They are trained in motor mechanics and electronics.

This project is being threatened with closure. Any donation would help the disabled and disadvantaged children of Battambang Cambodia. More info at cambodianvision (dot) com.

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Arshe Ahmed, a Muslim Adult Facilitator for the New England Anti-Defamation League's Interfaith Youth Leadership Program (IFYLP), blows a shofar during a Jewish education activity.  Also known as “Camp IF,” IFYLP is an interfaith and diversity education program that brings together high school students from Greater Boston for an intensive one-week summer program.  Students then meet in the fall and winter to develop and implement educational programs in their home communities. This photo was taken at Camp Kenwood and Evergreen in Wilmot, New Hampshire.

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India Day Parade, Delhi, India.

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A MAG Landmine Awareness trainer shows a group of adult villagers how to rescue someone from a minefield. No matter how hard they tried they could never completely keep all the children away. Battambang, Cambodia

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Thousands of police and residents took part in silent demonstrations in Berlin on Friday, June 7, to honor the officer killed in a stabbing attack by an Afghan immigrant in Mannheim last week.

The 25-year-old asylum seeker had seriously injured five participants at an Islam-critical rally and killed a 30-year-old police officer by stabbing him in the neck.

Germany has a major problem with violent crime in connection with uncontrolled migration. These include homicides, grievous bodily harm and gang rapes. The perpetrators are mostly foreigners or Germans with a migration background, often from the Islamic milieu. In Berlin alone, there are an average of ten knife attacks every day.

Large sections of the government and the media play down this problem and leave it largely to the population and the police to deal with it. Anyone who openly addresses these conditions is defamed as a racist or right-wing extremist AFD sympathiser.

August 5, 2009 - Temple Israel, Boston.

A vigil to mourn for the victims, pray for the injured, and express our outrage at the shooting at the GLBT Center in Tel Aviv. Nir Katz, 26, and Liz Trubeshi, 16, were murdered when a masked gunman opened fire in a basement room where teenagers were holding a weekly support group. At least 10 others were also wounded, mostly teenagers.

Sponsored by Keshet, Am Tikva, JCRC, CJP, New Israel Fund and Temple Israel

Co-Sponsored by: (in alphabetical order) American Jewish Committee, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), B'nai Brith - New England Region, Congregation Dorshei Tzedek, Consulate General of Israel to New England, GesherCity, JALSA, Jewish Labor Committee, Massachusetts Board of Rabbis, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association - NE Region, Temple Hillel B'nai Torah, Temple Enunah, Workmen's Circle

Photo by Stephanie Lowitt, Keshet

Most have been over painted or defamed in some way. Came across this untouched "Flying Boobs" this week

The GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.

GLAAD, the world's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, honored Robert De Niro, Mariah Carey, and the best in film, television, and journalism at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria New York on Saturday May 14th 2016. Jennifer Lawrence, Aziz Ansari, Connie Britton, Diane Sawyer, Caitlyn Jenner, Tamron Hall, Noah Galvin, Andrew Rannells, Andreja Pejić, and Jason Biggs were among the special guests. Recording artists Alex Newell and Bebe Rexha, as well as the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Fun Home performed at the event hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress Laverne Cox. The 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were presented by Delta Air Lines, Hilton, Ketel One Vodka, and Wells Fargo.

GLAAD Media Award recipients announced Saturday in New York. Additional awards were presented in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on April 2.

Excellence in Media Award: Robert De Niro (presented by Jennifer Lawrence)

Ally Award: Mariah Carey (presented by Lee Daniels)

· Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: “Bruce Jenner: The Interview" 20/20 (ABC) [accepted by: Diane Sawyer, Caitlyn Jenner, and David Sloan, senior executive producer]

· Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Interview with Jim Obergefell" Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN) [accepted by: U.S. Supreme Court plaintiff Jim Obergefell]

· Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: Cosmopolitan [accepted by: Laura Brounstein, special projects director]

· Outstanding Film – Limited Release: Tangerine (Magnolia Pictures)

· Outstanding Individual Episode: "The Prince of Nucleotides" Royal Pains (USA Network)

· Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Stopping HIV? The Truvada Revolution" Vice Reports (Vice.com)

· Outstanding Newspaper Article: "Cold Case: The Murders of Cosby and Jackson" by Dianna Wray (Houston Press)

· Outstanding Magazine Article: "Behind Brazil's Gay Pride Parades, a Struggle with Homophobic Violence" by Oscar Lopez (Newsweek)

· Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: "This Is What It’s Like To Be An LGBT Syrian Fleeing For Your Life" by J. Lester Feder (Buzzfeed.com)

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· Outstanding Daytime Program Episode: "¿El marido de mi padre o yo?" Caso Cerrado (Telemundo)

· Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: TIE: "Amor que rompe barreras" Un Nuevo Día (Telemundo) and "En cuerpo ajeno" Aquí y Ahora (Univision)

· Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Víctimas de abusos" Noticiero Univision (Univision)

· Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Campeones de la igualdad" (Univision.com)

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Founded - 1985

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Jewelle Gomez

Lauren Hinds

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Ο Αντιπρόεδρος της Κυβέρνησης και Υπουργός Εξωτερικών, Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος, συναντήθηκε την Τετάρτη 19 Νοεμβρίου, στο Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών, με το προεδρείο της Αμερικανοεβραϊκής οργάνωσης, Anti Defamation League.

Ο Αντιπρόεδρος της Κυβέρνησης και Υπουργός Εξωτερικών, Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος, συναντήθηκε την Τετάρτη 19 Νοεμβρίου, στο Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών, με το προεδρείο της Αμερικανοεβραϊκής οργάνωσης, Anti Defamation League.

An Angolan deminer has left his safety helmet and protective vest in the 'safe area'. Just beyond is a potentially mined forest. Luena. Angola.

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A wrecked car and 'Danger Minefield Sign' mark the edges of a large danger area. You would be risking your life if you decided to explore this car wreck. Kuito, Angola.

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A close up of a board game used in Angola as part of a child focused Mine Awareness Campaign (aka Mine Risk Education).

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Sports award for female swimmers.

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Taiwan civil servants and supporters clogged Taipei streets Saturday, protesting what they say is the government's defamation of public sector workers during ongoing pension reform efforts. More than 110,000 demonstrators gather on Taipei's Ketagalan Boulevard to protest pension reform.

由全國軍公教勞退休團體 組成的監督年金改革行動聯盟，舉行「反污名、要尊嚴」九三大遊行。下午1點分成四路從台北街頭走向總統府前凱道廣場，向執政者訴求，反對在所謂的「年金改革」過程中，放任軍公教被污名化。超過10萬人參與，下午5點多結束。5點全解散「真的是公務員」。

總統府、行政院和民進黨 定調冷處理，蔡英文總統在上午赴忠烈詞致敬後，便到台中東勢區石圍牆酒莊參訪，但被問及有關下午軍公教大遊行的部分，蔡回答「我們走我們自己的」。

National Civil Servant Association Director Lee Lai-hsi (李來希) said more than 120,000 people took part in the protest, while the police put the number slightly lower at 117,000.

Taipei, Taiwan

2016/9/3

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Essay: “Coulter’s Iraq War Nonsense” at wp.me/p4jHFp-6j.

Is Ann Coulter lying – again – to sell a book?

This is not the first time Coulter has been wrong – and purposefully so – in politicizing national security and military matters. (Sometimes Marie Harf makes more sense.) Coulter has compared Washington D.C. to war-zone Baghdad and repeatedly defamed military war heroes for partisan political purposes.

Now, Coulter does so to promote her next book.

Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things.

Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

Jeremiah 20 King James Version

The Dallas County DA’s office welcomed Roberta Clark of the Anti-Defamation League to the office for a training on “Why Diversity Matters.” Nearly 300 prosecutors and investigators attended the training.

A C&C staff training session.

Cambodian Vision in Development is a local Cambodian NGO which has relied entirely on international funding agencies to continue their projects. CVD are now trialling a clothing factory that trains and employs disabled and disadvantaged young women. Most of the workers suffer from some degree of TB.

Individulas can donate to CVD and start your own Village Self Help project. More info at cambodianvision (dot) com.

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The GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.

GLAAD, the world's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, honored Robert De Niro, Mariah Carey, and the best in film, television, and journalism at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria New York on Saturday May 14th 2016. Jennifer Lawrence, Aziz Ansari, Connie Britton, Diane Sawyer, Caitlyn Jenner, Tamron Hall, Noah Galvin, Andrew Rannells, Andreja Pejić, and Jason Biggs were among the special guests. Recording artists Alex Newell and Bebe Rexha, as well as the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Fun Home performed at the event hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress Laverne Cox. The 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were presented by Delta Air Lines, Hilton, Ketel One Vodka, and Wells Fargo.

GLAAD Media Award recipients announced Saturday in New York. Additional awards were presented in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on April 2.

Excellence in Media Award: Robert De Niro (presented by Jennifer Lawrence)

Ally Award: Mariah Carey (presented by Lee Daniels)

· Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: “Bruce Jenner: The Interview" 20/20 (ABC) [accepted by: Diane Sawyer, Caitlyn Jenner, and David Sloan, senior executive producer]

· Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Interview with Jim Obergefell" Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN) [accepted by: U.S. Supreme Court plaintiff Jim Obergefell]

· Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: Cosmopolitan [accepted by: Laura Brounstein, special projects director]

· Outstanding Film – Limited Release: Tangerine (Magnolia Pictures)

· Outstanding Individual Episode: "The Prince of Nucleotides" Royal Pains (USA Network)

· Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Stopping HIV? The Truvada Revolution" Vice Reports (Vice.com)

· Outstanding Newspaper Article: "Cold Case: The Murders of Cosby and Jackson" by Dianna Wray (Houston Press)

· Outstanding Magazine Article: "Behind Brazil's Gay Pride Parades, a Struggle with Homophobic Violence" by Oscar Lopez (Newsweek)

· Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: "This Is What It’s Like To Be An LGBT Syrian Fleeing For Your Life" by J. Lester Feder (Buzzfeed.com)

SPANISH-LANGUAGE NOMINEES

· Outstanding Daytime Program Episode: "¿El marido de mi padre o yo?" Caso Cerrado (Telemundo)

· Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: TIE: "Amor que rompe barreras" Un Nuevo Día (Telemundo) and "En cuerpo ajeno" Aquí y Ahora (Univision)

· Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Víctimas de abusos" Noticiero Univision (Univision)

· Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Campeones de la igualdad" (Univision.com)

GLAAD (formerly the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) is a U.S. non-governmental media monitoring organization founded by LGBT people in the media.

Motto - to promote understanding, increase acceptance, and advance equality.

Founded - 1985

Founder

Vito Russo

Jewelle Gomez

Lauren Hinds

GLAAD 2016 President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis

GLAAD

104 W 29th St #4,

New York, NY 10001

USA

(212) 629-3322

Waldorf Astoria Hotel

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USA

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May 14th 2016‬

A few years ago, a rather controversial statue of Richard III was erected in the bailey, close to the entrance. The sculptor, Linda Thompson, has tried to portray various descriptions of Richard, including the good king and the Shakespearean villain. A basilisk or cockatrice is partially visible behind Richard, its tail curling over his right shoulder to form part of the livery collar.

The monsters behind Richard seem to hint at the great burden he had to bear during his lifetime from physical deformity, (we now know he suffered from severe scoliosis of the spine), but also the subsequent defamation of his character that has been handed down through history.

The white boar at his feet (his personal badge) is dead and he is armless and powerless to defend himself.

August 5, 2009 - Temple Israel, Boston.

A vigil to mourn for the victims, pray for the injured, and express our outrage at the shooting at the GLBT Center in Tel Aviv. Nir Katz, 26, and Liz Trubeshi, 16, were murdered when a masked gunman opened fire in a basement room where teenagers were holding a weekly support group. At least 10 others were also wounded, mostly teenagers

Sponsored by Keshet, Am Tikva, JCRC, CJP, New Israel Fund and Temple Israel.

Co-Sponsored by: (in alphabetical order) American Jewish Committee, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), B'nai Brith - New England Region, Congregation Dorshei Tzedek, Consulate General of Israel to New England, GesherCity, JALSA, Jewish Labor Committee, Massachusetts Board of Rabbis, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association - NE Region, Temple Hillel B'nai Torah, Temple Enunah, Workmen's Circle

Photo by Stephanie Lowitt, Keshet

A visitor to the South Perth Zoological Gardens reaches out for one of the captives. Fortunately the animal enclosures and living conditions have been improved since this photo was taken. Perth Zoo, Western Australia.

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The Dallas County DA’s office welcomed Roberta Clark of the Anti-Defamation League to the office for a training on “Why Diversity Matters.” Nearly 300 prosecutors and investigators attended the training.

The grand master of the Gidi Babas giving a blessing. There was drama and intrigue, but I had no idea of what was going on. The Gidi Babas put on a big feast for hundreds of other Babas, where they also handed out money. Taken during the Kumbh Mela festival in Varanasi. India.

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Another good chance to photograph a beautifully dressed Indian woman. Image taken behind the Taj Mahal, Agra, India.

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On Wednesday, December 6, 2017, the third session was held during the 3rd Archon International Conference on Religious Freedom on the topic "Freedoms of Religion and the Press” held at the Newseum. Government and private sector experts discussed the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in comparison with global issues of freedom of religion, speech, and the press. The panel explored how these fundamental rights are impacted by the persecution of Christians through threats and acts of violence and the failure to punish those responsible, defamation, economic suppression, and State sponsored blasphemy laws and other regulations which promote majority State religions in education and government institutions. The panel concluded with a discussion of the response by Christians and other Faiths to these acts of discrimination and offering potential solutions, including methods for survival, association and confrontation. The moderator was Lauren Green, Fox News Chief Religion Correspondent. Panelists included: Kristina Arriaga de Bucholz, US Commission on International Religious Freedom Vice Chair; Nathaniel Hurd, Helsinki Commission Policy Advisor; Gene Policinski, Newseum Institute Religious Freedom Center COO; and Timothy Samuel Shah

Religious Freedom Institute Senior Director, South & Southeast Asia.

The GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.

GLAAD, the world's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, honored Robert De Niro, Mariah Carey, and the best in film, television, and journalism at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria New York on Saturday May 14th 2016. Jennifer Lawrence, Aziz Ansari, Connie Britton, Diane Sawyer, Caitlyn Jenner, Tamron Hall, Noah Galvin, Andrew Rannells, Andreja Pejić, and Jason Biggs were among the special guests. Recording artists Alex Newell and Bebe Rexha, as well as the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Fun Home performed at the event hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress Laverne Cox. The 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were presented by Delta Air Lines, Hilton, Ketel One Vodka, and Wells Fargo.

GLAAD Media Award recipients announced Saturday in New York. Additional awards were presented in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on April 2.

Excellence in Media Award: Robert De Niro (presented by Jennifer Lawrence)

Ally Award: Mariah Carey (presented by Lee Daniels)

· Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: “Bruce Jenner: The Interview" 20/20 (ABC) [accepted by: Diane Sawyer, Caitlyn Jenner, and David Sloan, senior executive producer]

· Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Interview with Jim Obergefell" Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN) [accepted by: U.S. Supreme Court plaintiff Jim Obergefell]

· Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: Cosmopolitan [accepted by: Laura Brounstein, special projects director]

· Outstanding Film – Limited Release: Tangerine (Magnolia Pictures)

· Outstanding Individual Episode: "The Prince of Nucleotides" Royal Pains (USA Network)

· Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Stopping HIV? The Truvada Revolution" Vice Reports (Vice.com)

· Outstanding Newspaper Article: "Cold Case: The Murders of Cosby and Jackson" by Dianna Wray (Houston Press)

· Outstanding Magazine Article: "Behind Brazil's Gay Pride Parades, a Struggle with Homophobic Violence" by Oscar Lopez (Newsweek)

· Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: "This Is What It’s Like To Be An LGBT Syrian Fleeing For Your Life" by J. Lester Feder (Buzzfeed.com)

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· Outstanding Daytime Program Episode: "¿El marido de mi padre o yo?" Caso Cerrado (Telemundo)

· Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: TIE: "Amor que rompe barreras" Un Nuevo Día (Telemundo) and "En cuerpo ajeno" Aquí y Ahora (Univision)

· Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Víctimas de abusos" Noticiero Univision (Univision)

· Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Campeones de la igualdad" (Univision.com)

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Sports award for female swimmers.

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All the buildings in the town of Kuito looked like this. The town was held seige for weeks, with not one pane of glass remaining intact. It was such a shock to see this quaint pastel kitsch town destroyed. This building, as like most left standing, is still being occupied. Kuito, Angola.

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Naked 'Borat' wrestler Ken Davitian was in attendance, but politely declined After Dark's invitation to host a Suffocating People to Death With the Hairy Anus of a Fat Man" themed torture room.

August 5, 2009 - Temple Israel, Boston.

A vigil to mourn for the victims, pray for the injured, and express our outrage at the shooting at the GLBT Center in Tel Aviv. Nir Katz, 26, and Liz Trubeshi, 16, were murdered when a masked gunman opened fire in a basement room where teenagers were holding a weekly support group. At least 10 others were also wounded, mostly teenagers.

Sponsored by Keshet, Am Tikva, JCRC, CJP, New Israel Fund and Temple Israel

Co-Sponsored by: (in alphabetical order) American Jewish Committee, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), B'nai Brith - New England Region, Congregation Dorshei Tzedek, Consulate General of Israel to New England, GesherCity, JALSA, Jewish Labor Committee, Massachusetts Board of Rabbis, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association - NE Region, Temple Hillel B'nai Torah, Temple Enunah, Workmen's Circle

Photo by Stephanie Lowitt, Keshet

Thought with the media coverage of Alan Jones at the moment it would be a good time to upload photos of the Acland school.

Acland State School opened on 21 February 1921. A declining population meant the primary school had just 12 students by 2004, leading to its closure on 31 December 2004. The school's most notable former student was controversial Australian radio broadcaster, Alan Jones, who started at the school in 1946.

Alan Jones has been known for many of roles over the years such as former coach of the Australian National Rugby Union Team, a school teacher, a speech writer in the office of the Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. But mostly known for being a controversial Australian radio broadcaster. This position leading to his latest appearance in the media headlines. Jones found himself in court for defamation after calming the Wagner brothers were responsible for the deaths of 12 Grantham residents in the 2011 floods.

Jones with 2GB and 4BC radios was found guilty and ordered to pay an astounding amount of $3.7m to the Wagner brothers

Dr. Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana is the first woman of African descent to be elected to European Parliament from Germany.

On June 17, she told the parliament in Brussels that she had been physically abused by Brussels police while attempting to stop the harassment of Black kids. As an MEP, she was in Brussels because the European parliament was due to vote on a non-binding resolution against racism! The Belgian police have brought a defamation complaint against the 71 year old professor!! That’s where the situation stands. It is horrifying, and so typical of Brussels.

I drew this using reference from a photo by Daina Le Lardic.

The Dallas County DA’s office welcomed Roberta Clark of the Anti-Defamation League to the office for a training on “Why Diversity Matters.” Nearly 300 prosecutors and investigators attended the training.

NOT!

It's called karma, baby. Magaly Medina is one of Peru's best known exponents of yellow journalism, hiring goons to dig into the private lives of Peru's miniscule film and TV industry, known as Chollywood. Today she was sentenced to five months in jail for defamation of character, after reporting that a leading soccer player had been out on the town prior to an important game. Whether or not she is in fact guilty, a good dose of humility will do Ms. Medina some good.

Sports award for female swimmers.

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I am happy to lend my images to support most non-commercial purposes such as school projects, charity work, private viewings, etc. and will generally grant permission free of charge. But I really appreciate being asked first.

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Thanks, Jeff

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is asking Americans to wear purple on Oct. 20 to show their efforts to support the end of anti-gay bullying. I wore my purple in support of Spirit Day, did you?

For more information on Spirit Day, visit the GLAAD website: www.glaad.org/spiritday

...at the Kiak Kai Intersection close to the Parliament Building.

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PROTESTERS, POLICE CLASH AS MPS MULL CHARTER CHANGE

By Associated Press -November 18, 2020 10:00 am

Pro-democracy protesters in Thailand battled police who sought to keep them from entering the grounds of Parliament on Tuesday to press for constitutional changes as lawmakers debated whether to back proposed amendments.

About 40 people were injured, including five who were shot, according to emergency services. It was unclear who fired the shots and whether they were live rounds or rubber bullets. Some of the injuries occurred during a brawl between the pro-democracy protesters and stone-throwing royalists who oppose constitutional change.

Police used tear gas and water cannons laced with irritating chemicals against the student-led demonstrators, who tried to push their way past barbed-wire barriers to enter the grounds of the legislature on the outskirts of Bangkok.

The chaotic street confrontations began in midafternoon and ended about six hours later, when protest leaders called a halt and sent followers home.

It was the worst violence during months of actions by the protesters, though police had previously employed water cannons at least twice. The protest movement has been staging increasingly determined mass rallies of thousands of people around the country.

Lawmakers are scheduled to vote on seven proposed constitutional amendments during a two-day joint session of the elected House and appointed Senate. Constitutional changes require a joint vote of both bodies. Any motions that are passed will have to go through second and third votes at least a month after this week’s balloting.

Lawmakers adjourned a previous session without voting on proposed amendments, leading the protesters to accuse the government of bad faith.

The parliamentary session is an effort by the government of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to take the initiative away from the pro-democracy movement, which in addition to seeking constitutional changes and reforms to the monarchy wants Prayuth and his government to step down.

The protesters say that Prayuth, who as army chief in 2014 led a coup that ousted an elected government, returned to power unfairly in last year’s election because laws had been changed to favor a pro-military party. The protesters also say the constitution, written and enacted under military rule, is undemocratic.

Reform of the monarchy is a key demand of the protest movement, which believes the royal institution is too powerful and lacks accountability. The unprecedented demand has touched a raw nerve in Thailand, where reverence for the royal institution is inculcated from birth and protected by a law that makes defaming the monarch and his immediate family punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

Tuesday’s violence grew as about 1,000 protesters were pushed back by police water cannons as they tried to breach barriers set up on several streets to keep them from entering the Parliament compound.

Police also fired fired tear gas canisters, some of which were tossed back by demonstrators, many of whom wore helmets and other protective gear.

The Erawan emergency medical services group said 41 people were injured, including five who were shot in the leg, stomach or wrist. No further details were available. Police later denied firing any guns and said they had complied with laws and international standards.

A protest leader, Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, announced at about 8 p.m. that the demonstrators had captured enough ground to declare they had achieved their goal of surrounding Parliament. Some lawmakers had already left the scene by boat from a pier behind Parliament.

Parit announced another rally on Wednesday afternoon at the busy Rajprasong intersection in the heart of Bangkok’s main shopping district.

Parliament is not expected to agree on specific constitutional changes at this point. The protesters back a proposal that would roll back aspects of the current 2017 constitution — enacted during military rule — that granted extra powers to unelected branches of government, such as the Senate.

Instead, Parliament is likely to establish a drafting committee to write a new charter. This would allow the government to say it is willing to meet the protesters’ demands at least halfway, while buying time with a process that could extend over many months.

Any change to sections of the constitution concerning the monarchy is fiercely opposed by the government and its supporters, who consider the monarchy untouchable.

Thailand has had 20 constitutions since abolishing the absolute monarchy in 1932 in favor of a constitutional monarchy.