Saas Bina Sasuraal : Saas Bina Sasural - Episode 346 - 18th May 2012
Taanya is a beautiful, intelligent and multi-faceted computer science student in Mumbai. As she is about to pass out of college, her parents begin to talk about her marriage. That's when she tells them that she likes a boy called Tej and wants to marry him.
Tej also loves her but is reluctant to accept the proposal because of a problem in his family. While he does not want to cheat her by keeping the truth from her, he is scared of losing her if he tells her about his family's problem. His friends try to convince him that every family has some problem so he need not even mention it to Taanya.
Finally, when Tej and Taanya's families meet, there seems to be no problem and the proposal is mutually agreed upon. A grand wedding takes place and Taanya arrives in her sasuraal. The moment of shock come when all the rituals and ceremonies are over and the guests are all gone. Taanya realizes that Tej's household is full of men, just men. All the chachis, mamis, buas etc who attended the wedding had all gone and she was the only woman in the house.
Taanya does not know how to handle this. Though in college days she was never uncomfortable among boys and she grew up with a brother, this was another feeling altogether. A life always surrounded by only men -- all strangers to begin with -- looks unimaginable. She stays put anyways but within twenty four hours she realizes that these men are like pebbles on a beach -- all different from each other and rubbing each other sour. She realizes that each one is difficult to deal with. If one wants omlette for breakfast, the other wants halwa. And as if this was not enough there is a sasurji who is kind of a hitler and a chacha sasur who is a hitler-hater. An old dada sasur is also there to make matters worse.
Taanya's despairs as she realizes that she needs to play the warden of a boy's hostel where the boys ranged 60 to 12 in age groups. Taanya gives up, accuses Tej of cheating her by not telling the truth and leaves the house.
She returns to her maternal home, only to find that her brother and bhabhi all packed and ready to leave the house and her mother crying. Taanya's bhabhi does not want to take the responsibility of her in-laws and hence she moves out of the house with Taanya's brother. And before a shocked Taanya can utter a word about her own problem, her mother tells her that a woman, like a needle is supposed to stitch a family together and not break it. She asks Taanya to always keep her family together and never do anything to break it. Taanya has no alternative and she returns -- determined to face the challenge.
Kuch Toh Log Kahenge : Episode 165 - 18th May 2012
Based in the beautiful locales of Lucknow and on the backdrop of a hospital setting, KTLK is a different love story between two very different people with a substanital age gap.The show highlights the nuances of a complicated relationship when people with a huge age difference fall in love.Kuch Toh Log Kahenge' is a heartwarming love story between people from two different generations:a young, spirited Dr. Nidhi Verma [age 24] and a brooding and handsome Dr. Ashutosh [age 38]. The duo share a connection from the past which they are blissfully unaware of.Will Nidhi be able to break in through the fort that Ashutosh has built around himself? What happens when both their pasts come to haunt them and pitch them against each other?
Shubh Vivah : Episode 60 - 18th May 2012
"Every average girl in India, has a picture of an ideal dream husband in terms of looks, nature and outlook towards life.The expectations from the husband are fairly simple -- need to provide security, tender moments of love which may or may not be met.Shubh Vivaah is a story of a father and his five daughters. The love they share, the bonds they cement, the faith they place on each other and the dedication with which they try to change the harsh realities of their lives."
Dekha Ek Khwaab : Episode 129 - 18th May 2012
Somewhere in us all of us have for us a large dream. A dream we visit now and then secretly. A dream which we ourselves believe is out of our reach. Few of us see life throw the dream at us. But when dreams come true overnight they bring with them a set of challenges, complexities and difficult decisions. Muniya's dream of turning into a princess has come true.What will be the new challenges? Can Muniya live up to the challenges? Will hers be a happily-ever-after Story? Come witness the story unfold: Dekha Ek Khwaab.
Palmdale teen among pair arrested in connection with killing of two USC students
An arrest team descended upon a residence in South Los Angeles around 4:30 p.m. and arrested Bryan Barnes, 20, of Los Angeles, police said.
Immediately after Barnes' arrest, the arrest teams boarded two awaiting helicopters and flew to Palmdale where 19-year-old Javier Bolden of Palmdale was taken into custody around 7:30 p.m., police said.
Barnes and Bolden were booked into the 77th Street Jail where they will be held without bail, police said.
Xiyong Wu and Ming Qu, both 23-year-old electrical engineering students from China, were fatally shot during a downpour about 1 a.m. on April 11 while sitting in Qu's recently purchased 2003 BMW, which was double-parked off-campus in the 2700 block of Raymond Avenue.
Wu was found in the passenger seat and Qu on the steps of a nearby house where he collapsed while trying to summon help, police said.
The Los Angeles Times reported SWAT officers went into a bright blue two-story house in the 1200 block of 91st Street and came out soon after with a man in handcuffs. A 19-year-old woman living in a nearby apartment was taken into custody as well.
Police told The Times Barnes and Bolden did not have extensive criminal records and were not recorded as gang members, but robbery may have been the motive in the killings.
Midcentury modern dream realized in Silver Lake
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The rear facade of Patricia Marks' mid-century house in Los Angeles shows the large amount of...
The Allyn Morris Studio, with its spiraling jungle gym of a stairway, is not an obvious choice for an octogenarian. But when Patricia Marks first stepped inside nearly a year ago, she didn't want to leave.
Marks, now 84, had gone to an open house in Silver Lake as a sightseer and, she recalled, "I was just awed."
That night, she wrote her daughter an email. "Life just isn't fair," it began.
"Here is the most modern of modern houses I've ever seen and loved," she wrote, describing the turquoise mosaic tile, the compact state-of-the-art kitchen, the distant views of city lights, the proximity to her daughter's family and the circular stairway that she felt, sadly, too old to sail down.
"I guess you can't expect to have
A mosaic-lined channel behind the stairs allows rainwater to flow into what was originally an indoor koi pond in the Los Angeles home of Patricia Marks. (Ethan Pines/The New York Times)
too many dreams answered," she concluded. "At least, I've had the opportunity to see the Morris House, to know it existed."
Her daughter, Michelle Marks, still can't read that email without tearing up.
"I thought, this can't happen: so close to something my mom's always wanted," she said recently.
Even as a schoolgirl in Los Angeles, Patricia Marks daydreamed about modern architecture. She doodled floor plans and remembers watching, spellbound, the construction of her new junior high school by Richard Neutra.As newlyweds in 1954, she and her husband wanted a Case Study House -- homes designed as part of a residential architecture experiment program sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine -- but couldn't afford one. The couple ultimately found a 1920s Tudor, where they raised three children and where she remained for 51 years.
By the time she was widowed, in 2008, the property was too much for her. Yet none of the "sensible" alternatives her daughter proposed inspired her to move. So Michelle Marks and her husband offered to buy the Silver Lake house with her.
"The idea of an 83-year-old living there may have seemed crazy," her daughter said, "but if it was within my grasp to make this new start happen for her, I wasn't going to let the opportunity go."
The architecture, like her mother's willingness to embrace it, was risk-taking.
Allyn Morris, a modernist architect little known beyond local architectural circles, designed the 1,025-square-foot house as his workplace and bachelor pad. But before its completion in 1958 he had married, and in 1962, his son, Howard, was born, prompting the family to move.
Hidden from the street, the house reveals just its brick carport, until you cross the threshold into a three-story glass box anchored on a steep slope. The front door opens into the bedroom, a mezzanine overlooking a double-height living room.
Morris, who also studied engineering, reveled in mechanical and structural invention. The rear facade, double-hung like a giant window, is hand-operated with bright yellow counterweights on a bicycle chain. The bed cantilevers over a pedestal one brick wide, and rain flows inside by design, into a catch basin beneath the bottom tread.
When the young filmmaker who bought the house in 1995 and restored it put it on the market in 2011, he was intent on finding a buyer who would cherish the legacy of Morris, who died in 2009 at age 87.
The asking price of $659,000 attracted multiple bidders, but only the Marks family had a glowing reference from Michelle's high school classmate: that same Howard Morris.
Even Patricia Marks' possessions seemed destined for this house. The coffee table she built in the 1950s matches the blue mosaics. Her aqua midcentury dishes and her red Prius echo the building's palette. The Saarinen chairs that never suited her old home fit in here.
And although the move startled some of her friends, she has thrived here, watching the moon through skylights over her bed, taking in the great outdoors from a cantilevered deck and awakening each morning in the house of her dreams.Copyright 2012 LA Daily News. All rights reserved.
The kitchen in Patricia Marks' Los Angeles home, which earlier owners gutted, was restored and updated with modern appliances, a view-catching mirror and red Formica. (Ethan Pines/The New York Times)
From Evolution to Romney News Analysis: The past week has been a study in contrasts between Obama and Romney
In the week since President Obama announced that he had ''evolved'' on the issue of same-sex couples wishing to marry, the contrast between Obama and the presumptive Republican nominee, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, on LGBT issues has been stark — not the least of all because of a long-in-the-preparation Washington Post report about Romney's prep-school days.
Obama — who spoke of meeting lesbian and gay servicemembers who felt ''constrained'' because they remain unable to marry — told ABC's Robin Roberts on May 9 that he ''think[s] same-sex couples should be able to get married.'' The Post report, published online the next day, was the result of a lengthy investigation by The Washington Post's Jason Horowitz. Detailing what Romney described as ''hijinks'' and ''pranks,'' the report led off with discussion of Romney's problem with one student's ''bleached-blond hair that draped over one eye.''
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
(Photo by Ward Morrison)
''He can't look like that. That's wrong. Just look at him!'' the Post reported a close friend recalling Romney having said.
The Post detailed how Romney led a group soon thereafter who tackled the student, John Lauber, and pinned him down: ''As Lauber, his eyes filling with tears, screamed for help, Romney repeatedly clipped his hair with a pair of scissors.'' Romney also, according to the Post report, mocked a second student, saying ''atta girl'' when the male student spoke up in class.
The Post's ombudsman looked into and concluded the report possibly was sped up because of Obama's announcement, but not likely coordinated in any way with the White House — a claim unambiguously denied by the Post's executive editor.
Asked about the report, Romney denied recalling either incident, and told the Kilmeade and Friends Fox News radio show, ''I played a lot of pranks in high school, and they describe some that, well, you just say to yourself, 'Back in high school, well, I did some dumb things.' And if anybody was hurt by that or offended, obviously I apologize, but overall high school years were a long time ago.''
The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network was not satisfied with this response. In a statement, GLSEN Executive Director Eliza Byard said, ''Far from being 'hijinks' or a 'prank,' Romney's behavior toward his high school classmate amounted to harassment and assault. And GLSEN remembers all too well Romney's troubling record while he was Governor of Massachusetts on programs designed to protect LGBT youth and prevent youth suicide.
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
''Nearly one in five [LGBT] students will be assaulted at school this year. What would Mr. Romney propose to do as President to address this horrifying reality?''
As the Post report began spreading, Romney's response to Obama's marriage comments led to a second area of dispute. While restating his views opposing marriages by same-sex couples on Fox News, Romney referenced his views on adoption by same-sex couples, saying that he believes the ''best setting for raising a child'' is with ''a mom and a dad … in the home'' — but adding, ''I also know many gay couples are able to adopt children. That's fine.''
The next day, he backtracked from that statement, claiming that when he said it was ''fine,'' he ''[was] simply acknowledg[ing] the fact that gay adoption is legal in all states but one'' — itself a misstatement of the status of the law that the Human Rights Campaign has questioned.
In a news release, HRC noted that no state specifically restricts lesbian, gay or bisexual individuals from adopting since Florida's ban was struck down by a state court in 2011. HRC adds, however, that by law, same-sex couples cannot adopt in Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio and Utah. Second-parent adoption is explicitly legal in just 26 states and D.C., with joint adoption explicitly legal in 18 states and D.C., according to HRC.
Then, on Saturday, May 12, Romney addressed the graduates of Liberty University, the conservative evangelical-based Lynchburg, Va., school founded by Jerry Falwell, telling the students, ''The American culture promotes personal responsibility, the dignity of work, the value of education, the merit of service, devotion to a purpose greater than self, and, at the foundation, the pre-eminence of the family. As fundamental as these principles are, they may become topics of democratic debate. So it is today with the enduring institution of marriage. Marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman.''
The remarks prompted strong words from gay, conservative GOProud Executive Director Jimmy LaSalvia, who said in a statement, ''We have said since our founding in 2009, that we are committed to defeating Barack Obama. We remain committed to Obama's defeat. However, if Governor Romney expects to be the candidate who can beat Obama in November then he needs to embrace a strategy that makes victory possible – falling into the culture war trap laid by Obama is a guaranteed electoral loser.''
In contrast, Obama spoke to Barnard College, the women's college in New York City, Monday, May 14, tying together activism toward equal treatment of several groups by talking about ''young folks who marched and mobilized and stood up and sat in, from Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall'' — references to significant places associated with efforts to advance women's equality, black equality and LGBT equality. He did not, however, specifically mention his support for marriage equality, although the Barnard College president had done so in introducing him.
Hours later, addressing a fundraiser hosted by out gay father Ricky Martin, Obama did reference his statements on marriage explicitly, talking about ''the announcement I made last week about my views on marriage equality.''
It was the first time the president — any sitting president, for that matter — had referred to same-sex couples' attempt to secure the right to marry as ''marriage equality.''
Although there are portions of Obama's position on marriage equality that remain to be fleshed out — for example, will he speak out on ballot measures more forcefully this fall than he has done in the past — and other issues remain unresolved with LGBT advocates — for example, the White House decision April 11 not to issue an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity — the past week provided an undeniable contrast between Romney and Obama on several key issues of concern to LGBT advocates and voters.
Obama — who spoke of meeting lesbian and gay servicemembers who felt ''constrained'' because they remain unable to marry — told ABC's Robin Roberts on May 9 that he ''think[s] same-sex couples should be able to get married.'' The Post report, published online the next day, was the result of a lengthy investigation by The Washington Post's Jason Horowitz. Detailing what Romney described as ''hijinks'' and ''pranks,'' the report led off with discussion of Romney's problem with one student's ''bleached-blond hair that draped over one eye.''
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
(Photo by Ward Morrison)
''He can't look like that. That's wrong. Just look at him!'' the Post reported a close friend recalling Romney having said.The Post detailed how Romney led a group soon thereafter who tackled the student, John Lauber, and pinned him down: ''As Lauber, his eyes filling with tears, screamed for help, Romney repeatedly clipped his hair with a pair of scissors.'' Romney also, according to the Post report, mocked a second student, saying ''atta girl'' when the male student spoke up in class.
The Post's ombudsman looked into and concluded the report possibly was sped up because of Obama's announcement, but not likely coordinated in any way with the White House — a claim unambiguously denied by the Post's executive editor.
Asked about the report, Romney denied recalling either incident, and told the Kilmeade and Friends Fox News radio show, ''I played a lot of pranks in high school, and they describe some that, well, you just say to yourself, 'Back in high school, well, I did some dumb things.' And if anybody was hurt by that or offended, obviously I apologize, but overall high school years were a long time ago.''
The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network was not satisfied with this response. In a statement, GLSEN Executive Director Eliza Byard said, ''Far from being 'hijinks' or a 'prank,' Romney's behavior toward his high school classmate amounted to harassment and assault. And GLSEN remembers all too well Romney's troubling record while he was Governor of Massachusetts on programs designed to protect LGBT youth and prevent youth suicide.
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
''Nearly one in five [LGBT] students will be assaulted at school this year. What would Mr. Romney propose to do as President to address this horrifying reality?''As the Post report began spreading, Romney's response to Obama's marriage comments led to a second area of dispute. While restating his views opposing marriages by same-sex couples on Fox News, Romney referenced his views on adoption by same-sex couples, saying that he believes the ''best setting for raising a child'' is with ''a mom and a dad … in the home'' — but adding, ''I also know many gay couples are able to adopt children. That's fine.''
The next day, he backtracked from that statement, claiming that when he said it was ''fine,'' he ''[was] simply acknowledg[ing] the fact that gay adoption is legal in all states but one'' — itself a misstatement of the status of the law that the Human Rights Campaign has questioned.
In a news release, HRC noted that no state specifically restricts lesbian, gay or bisexual individuals from adopting since Florida's ban was struck down by a state court in 2011. HRC adds, however, that by law, same-sex couples cannot adopt in Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio and Utah. Second-parent adoption is explicitly legal in just 26 states and D.C., with joint adoption explicitly legal in 18 states and D.C., according to HRC.
Then, on Saturday, May 12, Romney addressed the graduates of Liberty University, the conservative evangelical-based Lynchburg, Va., school founded by Jerry Falwell, telling the students, ''The American culture promotes personal responsibility, the dignity of work, the value of education, the merit of service, devotion to a purpose greater than self, and, at the foundation, the pre-eminence of the family. As fundamental as these principles are, they may become topics of democratic debate. So it is today with the enduring institution of marriage. Marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman.''
The remarks prompted strong words from gay, conservative GOProud Executive Director Jimmy LaSalvia, who said in a statement, ''We have said since our founding in 2009, that we are committed to defeating Barack Obama. We remain committed to Obama's defeat. However, if Governor Romney expects to be the candidate who can beat Obama in November then he needs to embrace a strategy that makes victory possible – falling into the culture war trap laid by Obama is a guaranteed electoral loser.''
In contrast, Obama spoke to Barnard College, the women's college in New York City, Monday, May 14, tying together activism toward equal treatment of several groups by talking about ''young folks who marched and mobilized and stood up and sat in, from Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall'' — references to significant places associated with efforts to advance women's equality, black equality and LGBT equality. He did not, however, specifically mention his support for marriage equality, although the Barnard College president had done so in introducing him.
Hours later, addressing a fundraiser hosted by out gay father Ricky Martin, Obama did reference his statements on marriage explicitly, talking about ''the announcement I made last week about my views on marriage equality.''
It was the first time the president — any sitting president, for that matter — had referred to same-sex couples' attempt to secure the right to marry as ''marriage equality.''
Although there are portions of Obama's position on marriage equality that remain to be fleshed out — for example, will he speak out on ballot measures more forcefully this fall than he has done in the past — and other issues remain unresolved with LGBT advocates — for example, the White House decision April 11 not to issue an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity — the past week provided an undeniable contrast between Romney and Obama on several key issues of concern to LGBT advocates and voters.
LGBT Locals Cheer Obama's Marriage-Equality Stance D.C., Maryland, Virginia groups praise Obama's support for same-sex marriage
Just hours after Obama announced his support for marriage equality, during a May 9 ABC News interview, becoming the first sitting president to do so, several local groups and community figures began issuing a flood supportive statements.
The Marylanders for Marriage Equality coalition used the juncture to call for renewed support of Maryland's recently passed marriage-equality law.
''We're delighted – as millions of Americans undoubtedly are – with the news that our President supports civil marriage rights for all committed couple,'' Josh Levin, the campaign director for Marylanders for Marriage Equality, said in a statement.
Levin continued, tying the president's support to the fight to uphold marriage equality in the Free State.
''His announcement is especially important to our coalition and to the thousands of couples and families in Maryland who are working to ensure the Civil Marriage Protection Act is upheld this November,'' Levin said, pointing to an expected referendum fight over the new law.
The nonpartisan LGBT rights group Equality Virginia mentioned the president's support in its monthly newsletter and asked its supporters to send a message of support to the president, who will need to win Virginia as he did in 2008 in order to win re-election.
''Equality Virginia thanks the Commander-in-Chief for stating to the public that he supports marriage equality,'' the group's release said. ''We hope that the leaders and people of Virginia and across the nation will be encouraged by the president's statement.''
In the District, where marriage equality is already legal, gay Councilmember David Catania (I-At Large) issued a statement praising the action.
''The President's comments today mark a historic moment for equality and human rights for our nation,'' Catania said. ''By his simple declaration, President Obama has affirmed the deeply American principle that we should all be treated equally under the law.''
The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, D.C.'s largest LGBT political group, also issued a statement supporting the President.
''President Obama's support for marriage equality puts him on the right side of history,'' Stein President Lateefah Williams said in a statement. ''We are overjoyed that President Barack Obama decided to stand firm in support of marriage equality, even while knowing that his stance promoting equality and fairness would ignite opposition among his detractors.''
Marking IDAHO at HRC:Human Rights First releases its new report on LGBTI refugees at event marking International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
At the Equality Center of the Human Rights Campaign headquarters in downtown Washington, about a hundred people gathered for the release of The Road to Safety: Strengthening Protection for LGBTI Refugees in Uganda and Kenya, a new report from Human Rights First, an international human rights organization with offices in D.C. and New York. The event was presented as the second installment of HRC's recently launched ''Equality Talks.''
Anne Richard, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for population, refugees and migration, was among the first to address the forum, which included representatives from the Council for Global Equality and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
''I commend your work highlighting the plague of homophobia,'' said Richard. ''And I commend Human Rights First for launching a report to bring attention to the threats against LGBT refugees.
''When we read the accounts of abuse and exploitation included in this report, we have but one option: We must stand squarely on the side of the most vulnerable. We must do what we can to provide them an environment where their safety and security is ensured, and their rights and dignity upheld. That must be our priority.''
During the discussion that followed, emphasis was made of the need to create safe spaces for LGBT refugees in either their home countries or host nations, whether that might include circumventing a government hostile to LGBT people or battling homophobia within agencies working to help refugees.
''There is currently some capacity to provide safe shelter to LGBTI refugees in scattered housing,'' said Duncan Breen, a senior associate with HRF's Refugee Protection Program and principal researcher and author of the report. He defined ''scattered housing'' as small groups renting housing in cities, ''because they feel that one specific safe house would then become a target for violence.''
''But,'' Breen added, ''funds are very limited for these programs. They are often not able to assist everyone who has these kinds of needs. This is an area that the U.S. and other donors can assist in. But sometimes for LGBTI refugees who face high risk of violence, it is difficult to remain for long periods in the specific country. … Temporary shelter may be a solution, but people cannot have to keep on moving every time in order to protect their safety.''
Sometimes resettlement is an LGBTI person's only reasonable option, he concluded. That option, like all others, usually requires some sort of service provider. In his research for this report, Breen found that would not necessarily be easy, adding that while the report covers Kenya and Uganda specifically, many of its findings and recommendations could be applied widely.
''A number of staff members in organizations that we spoke to also … indicated that they had quite negative attitudes towards LGBTI persons,'' said Breen. ''Some cited religious or cultural reasons for that. So there is a need to address this with training, as well as accountability measures, so that people who discriminate against LGBTI refugees or others on similar grounds are then held accountable for their actions. There's also a need for targeted outreach strategies to let [LGBTI] people know where they can go for assistance, because we saw some big gaps with that.''
Kushaba Moses Mworeko, a gay Ugandan who successfully applied for asylum in the United States and who now lives in D.C., agrees with Breen that there is room for improvement at possibly every juncture in the journey of an LGBT refugee. En route to New York City May 18, Mworeko told Metro Weekly via email that he knows of gay Ugandans who fled to other countries and fared far poorer than he has.
''There are some that went to other countries and started living in refugee camps – a very traumatic experience, especially when you look or are perceived to act different from the norm,'' he said.
While Mworeko applied for asylum in the U.S. once he was already here, having come for an HIV/AIDS educational conference, he agrees with Breen's finding about the need to train and hold accountable those who could be in a position to help LGBT refugees – or nationals – in Uganda and elsewhere.
''There are NGOs (nongovernmental organizations) and community organizations, but their powers are so limited, so they dance the government's tune,'' he said. ''It's just recently, due to the escalation of the war on gays and the international outcry that these NGOs and civil society organizations have started offering support, like sanctuary and advice.''
Closer to home, Mworeko assesses the U.S. immigration officials he encountered between 2009 and 2011, and again finds room for improvement.
''There is still 'information poverty' when it comes to international LGBT issues,'' he said, ''which leads to poor, unfounded, partial, misleading judgments on the part of immigration officers.''
Also speaking at Thursday's event, moderated by Mark Bromley, chair of the Council for Global Equality, was Allison Herwitt, HRC's legislative director; Eleanor Acer, director of HRF's Refugee Protection Program; and Larry Yungk, senior resettlement officer at the UNHCR.
BREAKING: NAACP Supports Marriage Equality, Says Position Is "Consistent With Equal Protection"
Although NAACP leaders like former board chair and board member Julian Bond have been on the record as strong supporters of marriage equality, today's move represents the first time the organization took a position in support of marriage equality.
The full resolution, which former NAACP senior vice president Maxim Thorne wrote was passed with only two members of the 64-member board opposed, states:
The NAACP Constitution affirmatively states our objective to ensure the "political, education, social and economic equality" of all people. Therefore, the NAACP has opposed and will continue to oppose any national, state, local policy or legislative initiative that seeks to codify discrimination or hatred into the law or to remove the Constitutional rights of LGBT citizens. We support marriage equality consistent with equal protection under the law provided under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Further, we strongly affirm the religious freedoms of all people as protected by the First Amendment.
Thorne, who has worked for both the NAACP and the Human Rights Campaign, tweeted, "The NAACP Board of Directors has just endorsed marriage equality unequivocally. Only two opposed! An historic moment."
In a statement released by the NAACP, Roslyn Brock, NAACP board chair, said, "The mission of the NAACP has always been to ensure the political, social and economic equality of all people. We have and will oppose efforts to codify discrimination into law."
Benjamin Jealous, the president and CEO of the NAACP, added, "Civil marriage is a civil right and a matter of civil law. The NAACP's support for marriage equality is deeply rooted in the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and equal protection of all people. The well-funded right wing organizations who are attempting to split our communities are no friend to civil rights, and they will not succeed."
The move by the group that bills itself as the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization comes 10 days after President Obama announced that he now believes that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.
HRC president Joe Solmonese celebrated the news, saying in a statement, "We could not be more pleased with the NAACP's history-making vote today -- which is yet another example of the traction marriage equality continues to gain in every community. It's time the shameful myth that the African-American community is somehow out of lockstep with the rest of the country on marriage equality is retired -- once and for all. The facts and clear momentum toward marriage speak for themselves."
Quentin James, the national director of the Sierra Student Coalition, is a board member of the NAACP, and tweeted, "I've never been more proud to be a member of the NAACP Nat'l Board! #MarriageEquality #Progress #Forward"
Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon : 18th May 2012
Khushi worries about Arnav. Anjali calls Arnav's mobile and leaves a voice message for him. Bubbly tries to burn Akash's shirt to get Payal in trouble. Manorama catches her red handed. Bubbly confesses her mistakes to Payal. Payal forgives her. Arnav's colleagues find out that Arnav had not boarded the flight to London. Shyam bathes in Arnav's bathroom. He misbehaves with Khushi. She orders him to leave the room.
Kya Huaa Tera Vaada : Episode 64 - 17th May 2012
Pradeep Singh and Mona Singh are a young couple living independently in Mumbai in a nuclear setup with their 3 kids- Bulbul (9), Rano (7) and Rajbir (5). They have been married for 10years now and they have dealt with several situations together in the past. Pradeep has stepped out of his father's business and house and wants to carve his own niche. Mona has stood by him in this endeavor. Inspite of that Pradeep and Mona's pot of joy is spilling over- they have 3 children and a life which revolves around work and children.Their biggest achievement, the children, is also what has created a wedge between them. Mona whose only priority was her husband today has 3 kids screaming for her attention and at times even demanding it. Hers is the classic case of a woman who ceases to play any other role except that of a mom
CID : Episode 829 - 18th May 2012
The first thrilling investigative series on Indian Television, is today one of the most popular shows on Sony Entertainment Television. Dramatic and absolutely unpredictable, C.I.D. has captivated viewers over the last eleven years and continues to keep audiences glued to their television sets with its thrilling plots and excitement. Also interwoven in its fast paced plots are the personal challenges that the C.I.D. team faces with non-stop adventure, tremendous pressure and risk, all in the name of duty.The series consists of hard-core police procedural stories dealing with investigation, detection and suspense. The protagonists of the serial are an elite group of police officers belonging to the Crime Investigation Department of the police force, led by ACP Pradyuman [played by the dynamic Shivaji Satam]. While the stories are plausible, there is an emphasis on dramatic plotting and technical complexities faced by the police. At every stage, the plot throws up intriguing twists and turns keeping the officers on the move as they track criminals, led by the smallest of clues.
Adaalat : SuperStar Rehan Khan Is Shot Dead - Episode 1
Producer Dhiren Shah was completely frustrated as Superstar Rehan Khan left his film in the middle and selected another movie. Dhiren had invested Rs.30 cr. He had taken a loan which he could'nt fill back so his house was sealed. Rehan gets killed.
Dhiren made a plan to shoot Rehan during his film premiere Saazish but he could'nt shoot him as his gun was jam. This firing was seen by crores of people live and the case was really weak from K.D.Pathak's side finally he agrees to fight it but if Dhiren Shah did'nt killed Rehan then who killed him. Rehan's wife Nilima , Actress Jharna, Co actor Sarthak Sinha or Govardhan ? Who ? Will K.D.Pathak save producer Dhiren shah?
Adalat is a show revolving around KD Pathak, a suave, sophisticated, witty and yet unconventional lawyer who is known as a 'Houdini' in circles of law because he can get his clients out of the tightest of situations. His success rate of acquittals is 100 percent. But most importantly KD stands not for his client, but for Justice.
KD has an amazing eye for detail and an insatiable thirst for knowledge. He always seems to know enough about every profession, and what he doesn't know he covers up/makes up with his smartness. A quick thinker.
KD steps into a case when all is doomed for the accused. All the doors are shut. When the prosecution has prepared a water tight open and shut case where even a blind man can tell that the accused is guilty. But no one can see the case from the angle KD does. He digs fervently for loopholes in the prosecution's case much to their frustration and thinking on his feet, he manages to turn the entire case around. Often through histrionics, magical gimmicks (since he has recently started learning magic ... and uses a parallel between magic and justice... that often what we see is not all... there is something beyond it), performances, which the Judge does not approve of ! And nor does his ex-love Maya (The Prosecutor who is often at the receiving end!) - But that is KD. Unstoppable, incorrigible and completely enthralling and entertaining. It is a treat to watch him perform in court week after week, tearing the toughest of cases to shreds and helping convict an evil scheming villain, and setting a poor hapless innocent victim free!
Parvarish : Parvarrish - Episode 130 - 18th May 2012
'Parvarrish -- Kuchh Khatti Kuchh Meethi' is a beautiful narration of parent-child relationship -- a story of nurturing, supporting and guiding the child and most importantly the different roles parents play while bringing up their children. The different thoughts and beliefs of parenting come alive in the strong role-play of different sets of parents and their varied approach towards upbringing of the kids. Paravrrish unfurls these diverse roles that parents play in development of their children. It is the story of real people, real emotions of parenting set in present day times.Parvarrish is an interestingly woven family drama about two sisters, Sweety Ahluwalia and Pinky Ahuja, who are caught up in a hearty sibling rivalry in their attempt to be a better parent. Each has a different set of beliefs and a different take on how one needs to bring up their children and like all the parents in today's world, both the sisters and their husbands play different roles at different points and in their children's lives. Pinky believes that one needs to be a friend to one's children, whereas Sweety believes in being a stricter and disciplinarian mother. The show explores the universal concept of parenting with two mothers and their different approaches towards it.Parvarish is not just about the varied roles that parents play in the journey of bringing up their children ... it is about a different world altogether -- a world filled with the pangs and the joys of being parents.
