Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Kell am See, Germany (dpa) - It's been three and a half years since Michael Pauken gave up the priesthood - because he had fallen in love with a woman whom he wanted to spend his life with. Today he's married with a young daughter and is the director of an old people's home in Kell am See in western Germany. He has never regretted his decision to give up his job in the diocese of Trier. "I know it was right," says the 46-year-old, even though he acknowledges that when he was in the process of...
Los Angeles (tca/dpa) - When David Peterson was an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley in California, he saw a flier advertising an Esperanto class. It was the first time he'd heard of such a thing as an invented language, but it wouldn't be the last. Peterson eventually became a linguist and author - and an inventor of languages. It's a job that's led him to a career in Hollywood. He's created languages for elves and orcs in the Netflix film "Bright" as well as a language called Shivaisith...
(dpa) - Compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) is being listed in the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases by the decision-making body of the World Health Organization. "This will make it easier for sufferers to find therapists" and also facilitate research on the condition, neurologist and sex therapist Dr Heike Melzer, 54, told us in an interview. Nine in 10 sufferers are male, she says. We asked her to shed some light on CSBD. Q. What is compulsive sexual...
In the US, new-wave taxi companies like Uber and Lyft pay thousands of freelancers to drive for cheap, with many also leasing cars from the companies. The price of a new wave of mobility is being felt by drivers forced to sleep in their own cars to save. (tca/dpa) - It was an advertisement for Lyft that convinced Chris Berry to leave his small town in the US and head to the state of Nashville. He could make a comfortable living driving for the ride-hailing service, the Craigslist post read, and...
Thousands of abortion-rights activists rallied across the nation Tuesday in opposition to a recently approved ban on the procedure in Alabama and other legislative efforts seen as challenges to Roe vs. Wade, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. Organizers behind the #StopTheBan rallies included Planned Parenthood Fund, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Women's March. More than 400 rallies were planned throughout the country, most notably on the...
On the long long long road trip from Portland to Vegas (16 hours of solo driving...), I ended up stopping in the eastern Oregon town of La Grande. A bit about La Grande... The population of the town hovers around 13,000 humans. And it's in a simply GORG area of Oregon; the town's name comes from an early French settler, Charles Dause, who often used the phrase "La Grande" to describe the area's beauty. Once I realized the closest Chipotle was 120 miles away (my Go-To fast casual place), I...
5/19/2019: The Venice Family Clinic Art Walk and Auction hosted an event at Google LA on Sunday, May 19, raised more than $1,000,000 in support of the Clinic's mission to provide health care to people regardless of ability to pay. Venice Family Clinic has been serving the medical needs of this community for the past 40 years. It celebrated this occasion with an art walk and auction, its goal to raise money on May 18 and 19. "Drive under the binoculars"( a Claes Oldenburg 2 story sculpture on...
In addition, a parent is also obligated to teach his child how to swim, so that he may save himself should he be on a boat that sinks. - Talmud. Drowning is unfortunately the number two cause of death in 5-24 year olds and for every actual drowning death there are four near-drownings that regularly cause long-term life-altering damage. But kids who can swim love it, and an ability to swim is the a requirement for a multitude of fun activities from surfing, to sailing, to snorkeling....
Here are 10 reasons why the current prime minister of India, Narendra Modi will be sworn in for a second term as a result of his victory in the general elections of 2019: Modi Leadership- for the first time in 72 years, Indians are truly proud to be Indian. This is due to Modi's great standing as a global leader and India's ascent as a real force to reckon with. Vladimir Putin recently awarded him the highest national honor in Russia. Prior to that, he was also given national awards in South Kor...
(dpa) - While probably quite sore, cat bites can often appear fairly harmless. But no matter how clean you think the animal is, a bite from a cat can quickly become serious for humans. Ruth Schaefer, a specialist in hand surgery, warns that this also applies to feet, just as much with hands or other bodyparts. That means no matter where the cat bit you, it has the potential to get serious, and a doctor should take a look. But what is it that makes cat bites so dangerous? It's the combination of...
