“I’m proud as a Māori woman to sit alongside her in parliament restoring to our political landscape a symbolic gesture of rangatiratanga [self-determination] previously dissuaded during our colonial struggle to give vote to Māori women in their land of inheritance.”Mahuta had the moko kauae inked over the weekend, alongside 13 other prominent Maori women. They are usually bestowed on high-ranking Māori women as a reflection of their standing and mana, or power, in the community. The group were also marking the 10-year reign of Māori king Tuheitia Paki, and grieving deceased relations. Mahuta said the moko was both highly individual and also intrinsically linked to her tribe, whanau (family) and bonds to the rivers and mountains of New Zealand.
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Why Caster Semenya and Dutee Chand Deserve to Compete (and Win) at Rio 2016 – The Ladies Finger
But even if testosterone did confer an athletic advantage, this advantage would not be unfair. This is because setting a limit on hyperandrogenism and singling it out from other biological variations that may confer an advantage is – at best – an inconsistent policy. There are plenty of other variations – biological and genetic alike – that are not regulated by the IAAF and, even though advantageous for athletic performance, are not considered unfair for competition.More than 200 genetic variations have been identified that provide an advantage in elite sport. They affect a variety of functions including blood flow to muscles, muscle structure, oxygen transport, lactate turnover, and energy production. Endurance athletes in particular have been shown to have mitochondrial variations that increase aerobic capacity and endurance. An increasing number of performance-enhancing polymorphisms (genetic variations found at an increased frequency only in elite athletes and that make them who they are) are identified by sports geneticists.
Learning to Speak Ojibwemowin (Ojibwe) Miscellaneous Phrases | LRInspire
Anooj Gegoo – Miscellaneous1. Omaa onabin weweni. Sit here carefully/properly.2. Gaawiin mashi. Not yet.3. Giwii-minikwen ina nibi? Do you want to drink water?4. Giwii-saaga’am ina? Do you want to go out (to the bathroom)?5. Giwii-izhaa na agwaajiing? Do you want to go outside?6. Giwii-ozisinaagane na? Do you want to set the table?7. Gibakade na? Are you hungry?8. Gigiishkaabaagwe na? Are you thirsty?9. Giwii-piinichige na? Do you want to clean up?10. Giwii-wiisin ina? Do you want to eat?11. Boozhoo. Hello.12. Giga-waabamin. I will see you.
Source: Learning to Speak Ojibwemowin (Ojibwe) Miscellaneous Phrases | LRInspire
ICYMI: Vote For Hillary If You Voted For Me, Bernie Says In L.A. Times Op-Ed
Sick of TV News Channels and Shouty Newsreaders? Prepare to be Mesmerised by Real Telangana TV – The Ladies
If, like me, the first Real Telangana TV video you watch is the one about the rising prices of groceries, you will fall in love. On screen is shot after shot of Prime Minister Narendra Modi eating at events abroad, while in the background, the anchor announces morosely, “Unho alag alag mulkon mein phirke alag alag dishon ke maze udate phire. Aate jaa rahein jaate jaa rahein [He has travelled to different places and enjoyed different dishes. He comes. He goes].”When you recover from this, you hear her saying, “Humich haule hai, jo unka matlab nahi samjhe [We were the foolish ones who didn’t understand what he meant],” referring to Modi’s promise of “acche din”, which she says applies only to him. “Pehleich ke dinaa aa gaye toh bhi achha hai [If the old days come only it will be better],” she says. If for some reason you haven’t noticed this so far, you will now realise she’s speaking in Deccani Urdu. Initially you pay attention to how she adds –ich and –aan at the end of certain words, as though this is as important as the news itself. Din becomes dinaa, dal becomes dalaa— it’s like standing in the middle of chudi bazaar in Hyderabad’s Charminar and hearing stray bits of conversation from everyone milling around.I first saw Real Telangana TV when a colleague showed it to me. None of my friends in Hyderabad seem to have heard of it either, even though it was started in 2011 by the Ruby Group of Companies, which also owns Ruby Channel.Real Telangana TV’s existence mocks other media organisations’ diversity policies. A lot of the people who work there are proudly “pakka” local Hyderabadi people with no background in journalism. “Many of them would run autos, or sell things locally, and now they help us write the script for the videos because they know the language and the accents well,” said Mohammed Manzoor, Real Telangana TV’s manager. Where else on Indian news do we see women in hijabs as anchors, or news shows created by working class writers?Manzoor gave me examples of what he meant by knowing the language well, speaking in rapid Deccani about a political leader. Real Telangana TV wants to make news engaging for people who don’t know Urdu, or who might not know the names of political leaders, but deserve to know the news. This means one wonderful thing: Real Telangana is able to reach the audience they want, simply because those who write the news belong to the same class as the audience.
July’s Strong Job Numbers Still Don’t Match Trump’s Claims | FiveThirtyEight
Donald Trump is running for president on the idea that the American economy is stuck in a deep hole, and only he can get it out. The job-market data keeps saying otherwise.U.S. employers added 255,000 jobs in July — significantly more than economists had forecast — and job growth in May and June was stronger than initially reported, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday. Wage growth accelerated, drawing more Americans back into the job market, and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.9 percent.Last month, I wrote that the economy will probably look pretty good on Election Day. Friday’s report makes that a near-certainty, at least as far as the job market is concerned. With just three more reports to go until voters head to the polls — October’s jobs numbers will be released four days before Election Day — it would require a historic collapse for the unemployment rate to be much above 5 percent in November.
Source: July’s Strong Job Numbers Still Don’t Match Trump’s Claims | FiveThirtyEight
Pope Francis says it is ‘not right’ to identify Islam with violence | World news | The Guardian
Pope Francis has said it was wrong to identify Islam with violence and that social injustice and idolatry of money were among the prime causes of terrorism.“I think it is not right to identity Islam with violence,” he told reporters aboard the plane taking him back to Rome after a five-day trip to Poland. “This is not right and this is not true.”
The pope was responding to a question about the killing on 26 July of an 85-year-old Roman Catholic priest during a church service in western France. The attackers forced the priest to his knees and slit his throat. The killing was claimed by Islamic State.“I think that in nearly all religions there is a always a small fundamentalist group,” he said, adding “We have them,” referring to Catholicism.“I don’t like to talk about Islamic violence because every day when I look at the papers I see violence here in Italy – someone killing his girlfriend, someone killing his mother-in-law. These are baptised Catholics,” he said.“If I speak of Islamic violence, I have to speak of Catholic violence. Not all Muslims are violent,” he said.He said there were various causes of terrorism.“I know it dangerous to say this but terrorism grows when there is no other option and when money is made a god and it, instead of the person, is put at the centre of the world economy,” he said.“That is the first form of terrorism. That is a basic terrorism against all humanity. Let’s talk about that,” he said.
Source: Pope Francis says it is ‘not right’ to identify Islam with violence | World news | The Guardian
incoherent reflection | nadiaharhash
The only way out for us, is to start reading the reality with a critical and observing eye that can bring us a step forward to peace. Not the political peace that is consumed as a notion, but peace for us people. Palestinians, who are so distracted, shattered, bleeding in so many obstructions and frustrations, we no longer realize what we are.
Pope Francis tells ‘drowsy and dull’ children to get off the sofa | World news | The Guardian
For many people it is easier and better to have drowsy and dull kids who confuse happiness with a sofa,” he told an estimated one million people gathered at a vigil in a vast plain near Kraków.“Dear young people, we didn’t come into the world to vegetate … We came for another reason: to leave a mark,” he said.“The times we live in do not call for young couch potatoes but for young people with shoes, or better, boots laced.”Francis, 79, said being constantly glued to screens – where the terrible events of the world become just another story on the evening news – numbed youngsters to the suffering of others.
Source: Pope Francis tells ‘drowsy and dull’ children to get off the sofa | World news | The Guardian
‘My mother, my hero, our next President – Hillary Clinton’ – Times of India
Banking on examples of her own life and thanking Hillary for ‘being a pillar of strength’, 36-year-old Chelsea said she has always seen her mother as a woman driven by passion for her work and compassion for others. “Regardless of what has happened in my life, my mother was always, always there for me,” she said. “That feeling – being valued and loved – that’s something my mom wants for every child. It is the calling of her life. There’s something else my mother taught me: Public service is about service.”
Source: ‘My mother, my hero, our next President – Hillary Clinton’ – Times of India








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