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![]() ![]() ![]() Several civil liberty organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma, have promised to 'take any necessary legal action' to prevent the law from taking effect. Such treatment can include surgery as well as hormones and drugs that suppress or delay normal puberty. The bill Stitt signed on Monday makes it illegal to provide gender-transition medical care for anyone under the age of 18. ![]() ![]() 'We cannot turn a blind eye to what's happening across our nation, and as governor, I am proud to stand up for what's right and ban life-altering transition surgeries on children in the state of Oklahoma.' He said in a statement released after the signing: 'Last year, I called for a statewide ban on all irreversible gender transition surgeries and hormone therapies on minors, so I am thrilled to sign this into law today and protect our kids. Stitt signed bills last year that prohibit transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams and prevent transgender children from using school bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity. Transgender advocates and parents of transgender children say such care is essential and improves patients' mental health. Mr Stitt, who was reelected in November, made the ban a priority of this year's legislative session, saying he wanted to protect children. Oklahoma joins at least 15 other states that have enacted laws restricting or outlawing medically supported treatments for transgender youth ![]() ![]() ![]() And Brutal Murder In The Florida Swampland!” “Swamp Kill” by Whit Harrison (Harry Whittington) Will had to battle as he had never battled before, against her people, against her own hellcat pride, and against the mountain men who were his rivals - but he knew from the moment he first kissed her that it would be worth it. But, like them, Amy was no girl to be told what to do, no wanton to give her love to the first lowlands slicker that came along. ![]() Īmy was a mountain girl, and her loveliness stirred both passion and anger among the hill country people. But in either case, a hill man's anger and a hill woman's passion, once on the move, can no more be stopped than a landslide. or speed up a mountain woman's surrender to love. By the same token, you can't slow down a mountain man's willingness to fight. And there's no use trying to make them drink less, because mountain dew isn't made for light drinking. There's no use trying to make them talk more, because they don't see the use of it. Mountain women and mountain men live that way, and that's the way they want to live. ![]() ![]() Before he leaves, the two stand in the narrow hallway outside her door, an empty black window behind them. The place is dirty, dimly lit and in disarray. In one scene, Susannah’s father, Tom (Richard Armitage) visits her in her apartment. Barrett relies on a variety of claustrophobic shots, many of them close-ups on Moretz’s face.Īt times, Brain on Fire enters full-blown horror movie territory. ![]() Warped noises and skewed visuals come more often and more intensely, affecting the audience’s viewing experience as much as the protagonist’s mind. Her impulse control starts to weaken, and before long she’s hurling insults at her boyfriend, her parents and her interview subjects. Later she begins to hallucinate, first seeing spots on her arm, then hearing the kitchen faucet drip. Her family members gather around her to sing “Happy Birthday” and their voices slowly fade out into a low rumble. Susannah first shows signs of a health problem at the five-minute mark. Brain on Fire’s main strength is how unflinchingly it depicts mental collapse. ![]() ![]() ![]() Want of a common judge with authority, puts all men in a state of nature: force without right, upon a man’s person, makes a state of war, both where there is, and is not, a common judge. Locke’s monumental An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689) is one of the first great defenses of modern empiricism and concerns itself with determining the limits of human understanding in respect to a wide spectrum of topics. Thus a thief, whom I cannot harm, but by appeal to the law, for having stolen all that I am worth, I may kill, when he sets on me to rob me but of my horse or coat because the law, which was made for my preservation, where it cannot interpose to secure my life from present force, which, if lost, is capable of no reparation, permits me my own defence, and the right of war, a liberty to kill the aggressor, because the aggressor allows not time to appeal to our common judge, nor the decision of the law, for remedy in a case where the mischief may be irreparable. 1704) was a British philosopher, Oxford academic and medical researcher. Firmin DeBrabander, an associate professor of philosophy at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, wrote. But force, or a declared design of force, upon the person of another, where there is no common superior on earth to appeal to for relief, is the state of war: and it is the want of such an appeal gives a man the right of war even against an aggressor, tho’ he be in society and a fellow subject. There is a dispute going on in the blogs over John Locke and self-defense. ![]() ![]() ![]() He made me believe that anyway, but it was just another lie. He offered me what no one else ever had-freedom. I never got the chance to do what I wanted until Ryat Alexander Archer came along and gave me an option for a better life. My entire life has been planned out for me. People think growing up with money is freeing, but I promise you, it’s not. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. ![]() ![]() They are above all-the most powerful men in the world. An all-new dark standalone romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Shantel Tessierīarrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. ![]() ![]() “I used to think that my military career came to an end when I left the army,” Skaife writes, “but now I see that it was merely my apprenticeship.” But what's truly extraordinary are the birds. Skaife spent more than two decades in the military before becoming, in all its officialdom, Yeoman Warder of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London and a member of the Sovereign's Body Guard of the Yeoman Guard Extraordinary. Our conversation took place before an avian aficionado audience at Caveat, the lower Manhattan spot that bills itself as the “speakeasy bar for intelligent nightlife.” The ravens do not bill themselves-they hatch that way. Such was the case in October, when Skaife came to New York City, where I interviewed him about his new book, The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018). ![]() Unless the Ravenmaster, Christopher Skaife, is on holiday. ![]() And it wasn't a portentous day in 1215 or 1455 or 1605 or 1837. This wasn't Winterfell it's the Tower of London. None of the ravens has three eyes or carries messages. Merlina was already out-she prefers to sleep outside. He then prepared water and food for the seven ravens he lives with before releasing six of them for the day. ![]() He emerged from his quarters and onto the grounds. The Ravenmaster awoke at the crack of dawn. ![]() ![]() ![]() But just as she and Archer connect, a series of dangerous accidents starts pushing them apart. ![]() Time ticks away as Hadley looks for ways to not only talk to Archer but to know him on a deeper level. ![]() But when Hadley agrees to Deaths terms and goes back to right the past, she quickly learns her mission is harder than she ever could have known. If Hadley accepts, she will be sent back twenty-seven days in time to prevent Archer from killing himself. There, she is approached by a man who calls himself Death and offers her a deal. Hoping to find some sense of closure, Hadley attends Archers funeral. She didnt know the quiet, reserved guy very well, but that doesnt stop her from feeling there was something she could have done to help him. Hadley Jamison is shocked when she hears that her classmate, Archer Morales, has committed suicide. "If you knew you had to do the right thing, but that something bad may happen to you because of it, would you do it anyway?" This hard-hitting, emotional, YA story of pain and love right and wrong and life and death is a masterful mix of suspense, romance, the paranormal, and the though-provoking questions we all ask surrounding the difficult subject of suicide. ![]() ![]() ![]() 100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. ![]() ![]() Flagler formed arrangements with railroads to extracting. They formed Standard Oil Company in 1870 as a joint stock company intent on consolidating all refiners into one giant combination. In 1867, he teamed with Henry Flagler, who hated "unbridled competition" and believed that cooperation among producers was key to minimizing risk. With a head for figures and clear vision, Rockefeller mastered every aspect of the new industry. Rockefeller improved the quality of his products and took the first steps towards integrating supply and distribution, to insulate his business from market volatility and to improve its competitive position. The Prize became a bestseller, helped by its release date in December 1990, four months after the invasion of Kuwait ordered by Saddam Hussein and one month before the U.S.-led coalition began the Gulf War. After Drake's breakthrough, they had concentrated on oil refinery. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power is Daniel Yergin's history of the global petroleum industry from the 1850s through 1990. Rockefeller surprised Maurice Clark by accepting his offer to dissolve the partnership, and bought him out for $72,000. ![]() Early in 1865 two partners in a bustling Cleveland refinery were engaged in one of their frequent disputes. ![]() |