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Disability Rights Wisconsin: Our voices, our votes: Disabled voters speak out on voting rights

  Today the Wisconsin Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Teigen v.  Wisconsin Elections Commission. The Court will decide whether Wisconsin law  will protect voters’ ability to return their absentee ballots and will impact the  voting rights of thousands of Wisconsinites with disabilities.   To elevate the voices of voters with disabilities impacted by these new  restrictions on voting rights, Disability Rights Wisconsin is releasing  “Our    Voices, Our Votes ” . This document shares the concerns and personal stories of  people with disabilities and their family members regarding how these new  restrictions on voting rights have the potential to disenfranchise them and  others like them.   Many voters with disabilities and older adults must rely on a friend, family  member or care provider to physically place their ballot in the mailbox, or  return it to their clerk or to a secure drop box. The prohibition on absentee ballot return assistance will make it difficult if not impossib
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Laura Geller Shared Her Favorite Face-Enhancing Makeup Tips for Women Over 40

  Laura Geller is a lover of all things beauty and cosmetics. The professional makeup artist and founder of the   Laura Geller   beauty brand has been creating top-rated makeup for years. And she’s been doing so while celebrating people of all ages—which the artist says she doesn’t see enough of within the industry. “Growing up in this business and getting to a place where now I’m in my early 60s, I recognize the changes in every decade, and myself,” says Geller. “I’m far more into what somebody needs at 40, 50, 60, 70, and beyond. And I felt that was a category of people that were being left out and not heard in regards to their makeup needs.” Lucky for us, the 64-year-old tells   Prevention   her top beauty tips for creating a flawless makeup look on mature skin. And, of course, the products from her collection that she swears by to get the job done. Learn all about Geller’s top makeup tips and product picks for creating a smooth and beautiful complexion at any age. Always apply a pr
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From Tipperary to techno: An Irish woman DJ in New York

  I’ve always been a huge fan of dancing - and with every kind of music associated with that. Growing up, I pretty much only listened to disco and music from   Detroit   and   Chicago . I moved to NYC in the late 1990s and worked in theatre off   Broadway   and also in comedy, which I still do. In 2008 I was doing some freelance journalism for newspapers here and got press passes for a gig at NYC’s iconic Roseland Ballroom to hear German trance DJ Paul van Dyk. I walked in and was blown away by the lights, the lasers, the whole vibe. I had been to clubs before, but this was a different animal. It really was a life-altering moment for me. I went on to organise groups that went out regularly to club gigs around the city. Eventually, through meeting and hearing other music suggested by friends, I left behind the world of trance and discovered techno. I was writing a small column for Clubbers Guide Ireland called View from the Bridge about gigs I was attending here in New York and my frien
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Changing Your Personal Lifestyle Is Just A Small Part Of Fixing The Climate Crisis

  Hundreds of scientists called for immediate, drastic action to cut emissions of heat-trapping gases in a major report last week. The original goal set in the historic Paris Agreement — to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures — is quickly fading into the rearview mirror. The new report, from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, drew a road map to give the planet one last chance at 1.5 degrees. The IPCC warned that emissions of gases such as carbon dioxide and methane must peak as soon as possible — in 2025 at the latest — then plummet to half their current levels by 2030, and drop to zero by 2050. That means drastic changes across all sectors of human life, especially a rapid transition away from fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, to renewable-energy sources, such as solar and wind power. Conversations about cutting emissions often involve a familiar refrain: What can I do? How can I make my lifestyle more sustainable?
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