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Apple teased the future of messaging during its Worldwide Developer Conference this week. The iOS 10 update is going to change the way you text (and sext) and one feature in particular, Invisible Ink, looks d**n cool if you"re into discretion.
Invisible Ink lets you message words or a photo that look like scattered dots until you swipe over it, revealing the hidden message. After the recipient opens it, it"ll default back to the mass of flecks. Covert as h**l. One way this could"ve been more covert is if Apple required your fingerprint to open the messages.
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It"s not like Snapchat the message doesn"t destruct after reading but it doesn"t remain visible for long. You"ll have to keep swiping over the dots to read it, so if you want to keep personal messages obfuscated (nudes), Invisible Ink affords you more discretion than your average iMessage.
How to send a message with Invisible InkSource:YouTubeHere"s how to send an invisible ink message with iOS 10:
Type out your message or choose the photo you want to send.
Then 3D Touch, push it real good, the send arrow to pull up the new bubble effect options.
From there, you can choose the invisible ink feature. Press that, and it"ll apply the inconspicuous effect to your message.
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Use it wisely.
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CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico, July 19 (UPI) -- Lady Gaga fulfilled a foster care child"s request by performing one of her songs a cappella during a visit to a foster home in Mexico.
Casa Hogar de Cabo San Lucas A.C. shared video of Lady Gaga singing the song "Born This Way" after one of the children requested it.
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"Christian asked Lady Gaga for a song and this is what he got!" Casa Hogar wrote on Facebook.
The foster home also shared a separate post thanking Lady Gaga for her appearance and for bringing supplies for the children.
"Thank you to Lady Gaga for the surprise visit. She shared a healthy dinner for the children and brought backpacks and school supplies for each of the boys," they wrote. "She impressed children and staff with her beauty and humility."
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McKayla Maroney is standing up to her haters this week after rumors spread that the 20-year-old Olympic gymnast cosmetically altered her appearance.
Now retired, Maroney was a member of the U.S. women"s gymnastics team dubbed the "Fierce Five" at the 2012 London Games. That year, at just 16, she took home the team gold and placed silver in the vault event.
But even as a decorated athlete, she"s not exempt from harsh internet speculation about her appearance, sparked by a recent video of her at the Olympic Trials. Maroney took to Instagram to set the record straight and remind us all what it takes to be a real role model.
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"If I can promise you one thing, it"s that I will never stop changing. Life is all about growing, evolving, and becoming more and more yourself, and these last couple years I"ve done nothing but that!" she captioned the photo.
"A real role model is someone who has the courage to be exactly who they are no matter what anyone else thinks.. and if I can inspire one person to live like that, then I"ve done my job on this planet. #KeepSmiling," she wrote.
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In an interview with Seventeen magazine, Maroney talked about how tough it is to grow up in the spotlight, citing natural aging and a new interest in makeup as reasons for her grown-up look.
"Your face changes, you get older, your face fills out, and you fall into liking makeup and different stuff like that," she told the magazine. "You just kind of have to keep being yourself and move forward with what you love."
One way she"s moving forward is by finding humor in the situation. Maroney posted a throwback photo of herself on Instagram, writing, "Me thinking about how to get my face to look like I"ve never done anything to my face when I"ve never done anything to my face."
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She also discussed the evolution of her career path. While she won"t be returning to the Olympics this year, she plans to pursue a different passion music.
"I"ve loved writing songs since I was really young," she told Seventeen. "In the next couple of months, I think I"ll have a single out, and I"m excited for people to hop on this new journey of mine."
In the meantime, she"s been supporting the new U.S. women"s gymnastics team, which includes some of her former teammates.
Wherever Maroney"s career path takes her, we know the result will be golden and undoubtedly "impressive."
A number of people who reached the peak of their fields have passed in recent months. The music world mourned the deaths of David Bowie and Prince, while fans of film and television bowed for Anton Yelchin, Alan Rickman and Doris Roberts. The list goes on, from hockey legend Gordie Howe to boxer Muhammad Ali and, in July, director, producer and writer Garry Marshall.
Here, the notables we"ve recently said goodbye to.
Garry Marshall
Garry Marshall, creator of "Happy Days and "The Odd Couple," died on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at the age of 81, according to a statement from his publicist. Marshall died from complications of pneumonia after a stroke, his representative told USA Today. He also directed "Pretty Woman" and "The Princess Diaries." (Credit: Getty Images for TV Land / Joe Scarnici)
Garry Marshall, creator of "Happy Days and "The Odd Couple," died on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at the age of 81, according to a statement from his publicist. Marshall died from complications of pneumonia after a stroke, his representative told USA Today. He also directed "Pretty Woman" and "The Princess Diaries." (Credit: Getty Images for TV Land / Joe Scarnici)
Michael Cimino
Michael Cimino, the Academy Award-winning director behind 1978"s Vietnam War film "The Deer Hunter," died at age 77. The director of the Cannes Film Festival, Thierry Fremaux, tweeted the news on July 2, 2016. A New York City native, Cimino made eight movies during his film career, including 1980"s "Heaven"s Gate" and his debut, "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot," in 1974. (Credit: Getty Images / Gareth Cattermole)
Michael Cimino, the Academy Award-winning director behind 1978"s Vietnam War film "The Deer Hunter," died at age 77. The director of the Cannes Film Festival, Thierry Fremaux, tweeted the news on July 2, 2016. A New York City native, Cimino made eight movies during his film career, including 1980"s "Heaven"s Gate" and his debut, "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot," in 1974. (Credit: Getty Images / Gareth Cattermole)
Elie Wiesel
A prolific author, Noble Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel was born in 1928 in Romania. He died at age 87 on July 2, 2016. (Credit: Getty Images)
A prolific author, Noble Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel was born in 1928 in Romania. He died at age 87 on July 2, 2016. (Credit: Getty Images)
Pat Summitt
Pat Summitt died on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at the age of 64, the University of Tennessee said. She was the winningest coach in U.S. Division I college basketball history. Summitt, who coached the University of Tennessee"s Lady Vols women"s team, announced in August 2011 that she had been diagnosed with early-onset dementia. (Credit: Getty Images / Alex Wong)
Pat Summitt died on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at the age of 64, the University of Tennessee said. She was the winningest coach in U.S. Division I college basketball history. Summitt, who coached the University of Tennessee"s Lady Vols women"s team, announced in August 2011 that she had been diagnosed with early-onset dementia. (Credit: Getty Images / Alex Wong)
Bill Cunningham
Bill Cunningham, a well-known New York Times fashion photographer, died at age 87, the newspaper said on Saturday, June 25, 2016. Cunningham, known for his shots of emerging trends on the streets of New York City, died after being hospitalized for a stroke, the newspaper said. He worked for the Times for nearly 40 years, operating "as a dedicated chronicler of fashion and as an unlikely cultural anthropologist," according to the newspaper. (Credit: Getty Images / Gareth Cattermole)
Bill Cunningham, a well-known New York Times fashion photographer, died at age 87, the newspaper said on Saturday, June 25, 2016. Cunningham, known for his shots of emerging trends on the streets of New York City, died after being hospitalized for a stroke, the newspaper said. He worked for the Times for nearly 40 years, operating "as a dedicated chronicler of fashion and as an unlikely cultural anthropologist," according to the newspaper. (Credit: Getty Images / Gareth Cattermole)
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Anton Yelchin
Actor Anton Yelchin, who played Chekov in two "Star Trek" movies, was killed on June 19, 2016, when his car rolled and pinned him against a wall at his Los Angeles home, police said. He was 27. (Credit: Getty Images / Neilson Barnard)
Actor Anton Yelchin, who played Chekov in two "Star Trek" movies, was killed on June 19, 2016, when his car rolled and pinned him against a wall at his Los Angeles home, police said. He was 27. (Credit: Getty Images / Neilson Barnard)
Christina Grimmie
Former "Voice" contestant Christina Grimmie was shot and killed while signing autographs at a concert in Orlando, Florida, on June 10, 2016, cops said. The gunman then killed himself, according to police. (Credit: Getty Images / Kevin Winter)
Former "Voice" contestant Christina Grimmie was shot and killed while signing autographs at a concert in Orlando, Florida, on June 10, 2016, cops said. The gunman then killed himself, according to police. (Credit: Getty Images / Kevin Winter)
Gordie Howe
Hockey legend Gordie Howe died at age 88, the Detroit Red Wings announced on Friday, June 10, 2016. The 23-time NHL All-Star led Detroit to four Stanley Cup titles before retiring in 1980. (Credit: Getty Images / Richard Wolowicz)
Hockey legend Gordie Howe died at age 88, the Detroit Red Wings announced on Friday, June 10, 2016. The 23-time NHL All-Star led Detroit to four Stanley Cup titles before retiring in 1980. (Credit: Getty Images / Richard Wolowicz)
Muhammad Ali
Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali died on Friday, June 3, 2016, at an undisclosed hospital in the Phoenix area. The self-proclaimed "Greatest of All Time" was 74 years old. (Credit: AFP / Getty Images )
Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali died on Friday, June 3, 2016, at an undisclosed hospital in the Phoenix area. The self-proclaimed "Greatest of All Time" was 74 years old. (Credit: AFP / Getty Images )
Alan Young
Actor Alan Young, who played Wilbur Post opposite a talking horse on the 1960s sitcom "Mr. Ed," died on May 19, 2016. He was 96 years old. Young was among the stars of the 1961 film "The Time Machine," as well as the voice of animated character Scrooge McDuck. (Credit: Getty Images / John M. Heller)
Actor Alan Young, who played Wilbur Post opposite a talking horse on the 1960s sitcom "Mr. Ed," died on May 19, 2016. He was 96 years old. Young was among the stars of the 1961 film "The Time Machine," as well as the voice of animated character Scrooge McDuck. (Credit: Getty Images / John M. Heller)
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Morley Safer, former "60 Minutes" correspondent/co-host, died at age 84, CBS announced on Thursday, May 19, 2016. After joining "60 Minutes" in December 1970 in the show"s third season, he retired just a week before his death. He was known for both celebrity interviews and investigative pieces on injustice and worldwide issues. (Credit: Getty Images / Fernando Leon)
Morley Safer, former "60 Minutes" correspondent/co-host, died at age 84, CBS announced on Thursday, May 19, 2016. After joining "60 Minutes" in December 1970 in the show"s third season, he retired just a week before his death. He was known for both celebrity interviews and investigative pieces on injustice and worldwide issues. (Credit: Getty Images / Fernando Leon)
Prince
Prince, the singer and musician, died April 21, 2016, at age 57. His body was found at his Paisley Park studios, located in Chanhassen, Minn., the Carver County Sheriff"s Office tweeted. (Credit: Getty Images / Vince Bucci)
Prince, the singer and musician, died April 21, 2016, at age 57. His body was found at his Paisley Park studios, located in Chanhassen, Minn., the Carver County Sheriff"s Office tweeted. (Credit: Getty Images / Vince Bucci)
Chyna
Former professional wrestler and reality TV personality Chyna was found dead in her Los Angeles-area home on April 20, 2016, police said. She was 46 years old. (Credit: Getty Images)
Former professional wrestler and reality TV personality Chyna was found dead in her Los Angeles-area home on April 20, 2016, police said. She was 46 years old. (Credit: Getty Images)
Doris Roberts
Actress Doris Roberts, best known for her role as Marie Barone on the hit sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond," died on April 17, 2016 at 90. She won five Emmys during her career, four of which were for her work on "Everybody Loves Raymond."
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Actress Doris Roberts, best known for her role as Marie Barone on the hit sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond," died on April 17, 2016 at 90. She won five Emmys during her career, four of which were for her work on "Everybody Loves Raymond."
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Merle Haggard
Country music star Merle Haggard died on April 6, 2016 of pneumonia. Haggard, who passed away on his 79th birthday, was known for hits like "Mama Tried." (Credit: Getty Images / Frazer Harrison)
Country music star Merle Haggard died on April 6, 2016 of pneumonia. Haggard, who passed away on his 79th birthday, was known for hits like "Mama Tried." (Credit: Getty Images / Frazer Harrison)
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Patty Duke
Patty Duke, who won an Oscar as a teenager for "The Miracle Worker," died at the age of 69 on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, of sepsis. The actress" long career included her own television show, "The Patty Duke Show," and the Neely O"Hara role in "The Valley of the Dolls." (Credit: Getty Images / Kevin Winter)
Patty Duke, who won an Oscar as a teenager for "The Miracle Worker," died at the age of 69 on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, of sepsis. The actress" long career included her own television show, "The Patty Duke Show," and the Neely O"Hara role in "The Valley of the Dolls." (Credit: Getty Images / Kevin Winter)
Earl Hamner
Earl Hamner, the creator of TV"s "The Waltons" and "Falcon Crest," died at age 92 on March 24, 2016. (Credit: TNS)
Earl Hamner, the creator of TV"s "The Waltons" and "Falcon Crest," died at age 92 on March 24, 2016. (Credit: TNS)
Garry Shandling
Comedian Garry Shandling, the star of HBO"s "The Larry Sanders Show" and Showtime"s "It"s Garry Shandling"s Show" has died at age 66. Shandling suffered an apparent heart attack, his publicist, Alan Nierob, told Reuters. (Credit: Getty Images / Alberto E. Rodriguez)
Comedian Garry Shandling, the star of HBO"s "The Larry Sanders Show" and Showtime"s "It"s Garry Shandling"s Show" has died at age 66. Shandling suffered an apparent heart attack, his publicist, Alan Nierob, told Reuters. (Credit: Getty Images / Alberto E. Rodriguez)
Phife Dawg
Rapper Phife Dawg from A Tribe Called Quest died early Wednesday morning, according to Rolling Stone. He was 45.
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Rapper Phife Dawg from A Tribe Called Quest died early Wednesday morning, according to Rolling Stone. He was 45.
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Rob Ford
Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, notorious for smoking crack while in office, died at the age of 46 on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, his office said. Ford had been struggling with cancer since September 2014 when the diagnosis forced him to end his re-election campaign for mayor.
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Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, notorious for smoking crack while in office, died at the age of 46 on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, his office said. Ford had been struggling with cancer since September 2014 when the diagnosis forced him to end his re-election campaign for mayor.
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Frank Sinatra Jr.
Frank Sinatra Jr., son of Frank Sinatra and a singer himself, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. His sister Nancy Sinatra announced he had died of cardiac arrest on her official Facebook page. He was 72. (Credit: Getty Images / Charley Gallay)
Frank Sinatra Jr., son of Frank Sinatra and a singer himself, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. His sister Nancy Sinatra announced he had died of cardiac arrest on her official Facebook page. He was 72. (Credit: Getty Images / Charley Gallay)
Keith Emerson
The founding member of prog rockers Emerson, Lake and Palmer has died at age 71. Per a statement from the band, Emerson died at home in Los Angeles. (Credit: Getty Images / Frazer Harrison)
The founding member of prog rockers Emerson, Lake and Palmer has died at age 71. Per a statement from the band, Emerson died at home in Los Angeles. (Credit: Getty Images / Frazer Harrison)
Sir George Martin
"Fifth Beatle" Sir George Martin died on March 8, 2016 at the age of 90. The wildly successful producer had more than 50 No. 1 hit records in the U.S. and Britain. Pictured: Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, Sir George Martin and producer Giles Martin accept the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album award for "Love" onstage during the 50th annual Grammy awards on Feb.10, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Credit: Getty Images / Kevin Winter)
"Fifth Beatle" Sir George Martin died on March 8, 2016 at the age of 90. The wildly successful producer had more than 50 No. 1 hit records in the U.S. and Britain. Pictured: Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, Sir George Martin and producer Giles Martin accept the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album award for "Love" onstage during the 50th annual Grammy awards on Feb.10, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Credit: Getty Images / Kevin Winter)
Nancy Reagan
Former first lady Nancy Reagan died on March 6, 2016, at age 94. (Credit: Getty Images)
Former first lady Nancy Reagan died on March 6, 2016, at age 94. (Credit: Getty Images)
George Kennedy
Actor George Kennedy, who starred in "Cool Hand Luke" and "Airport," died at 91, media outlets reported on Feb. 29, 2016. (Credit: Getty Images / Kevin Winter)
Actor George Kennedy, who starred in "Cool Hand Luke" and "Airport," died at 91, media outlets reported on Feb. 29, 2016. (Credit: Getty Images / Kevin Winter)
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Umberto Eco
The Italian author Umberto Eco died on Feb. 19, 2016, at age 84. The European intellectual saw his acclaim move from academic circles to the world at large in 1980 with the success of his novel "The Name of the Rose." (Credit: EPA / Arno Burgi)
The Italian author Umberto Eco died on Feb. 19, 2016, at age 84. The European intellectual saw his acclaim move from academic circles to the world at large in 1980 with the success of his novel "The Name of the Rose." (Credit: EPA / Arno Burgi)
Harper Lee
Harper Lee, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird," died Feb. 19, 2016. She was 89. (Credit: Getty Images / Chip Somodevilla)
Harper Lee, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird," died Feb. 19, 2016. She was 89. (Credit: Getty Images / Chip Somodevilla)
Angela "Big Ang" Raiola
"Mob Wives" star and Brooklyn native Angela Raiola, better known as "Big Ang," died on Feb. 18, 2016, after battling cancer. She was 55 years old. (Credit: Getty Images / Robin Marchant)
"Mob Wives" star and Brooklyn native Angela Raiola, better known as "Big Ang," died on Feb. 18, 2016, after battling cancer. She was 55 years old. (Credit: Getty Images / Robin Marchant)
Antonin Scalia
Antonin Scalia, the conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice, died at age 79 on Feb. 13, 2016. According to the San Antonio News-Express, Scalia died of natural causes. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, Scalia began serving the nation"s top court in 1986. (Credit: EPA / Peter Foley)
Antonin Scalia, the conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice, died at age 79 on Feb. 13, 2016. According to the San Antonio News-Express, Scalia died of natural causes. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, Scalia began serving the nation"s top court in 1986. (Credit: EPA / Peter Foley)
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White died on Feb. 3, 2016, at age 74. The R&B funk band was known for huge disco-era hits including "September," "Shining Star" and "Boogie Wonderland." White died at home in Los Angeles.
Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White died on Feb. 3, 2016, at age 74. The R&B funk band was known for huge disco-era hits including "September," "Shining Star" and "Boogie Wonderland." White died at home in Los Angeles.
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Paul Kantner
Paul Kantner (left), founding member of Jefferson Airplane and later Jefferson Starship, died on Jan. 28, 2016. He was 74. (Credit: Getty Images / Mario Tama)
Paul Kantner (left), founding member of Jefferson Airplane and later Jefferson Starship, died on Jan. 28, 2016. He was 74. (Credit: Getty Images / Mario Tama)
Abe Vigoda
Actor Abe Vigoda, known for diverse roles from detective Fish on the sitcom "Barney Miller" to Sal Tessio in "The Godfather," died on Jan. 26, 2016. He was 94.
Actor Abe Vigoda, known for diverse roles from detective Fish on the sitcom "Barney Miller" to Sal Tessio in "The Godfather," died on Jan. 26, 2016. He was 94.
Glenn Frey
Founding Eagles member Glenn Frey died Jan. 18, 2016, due to complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia, the band said. He was 67. (Credit: EPA / Franco Greco)
Founding Eagles member Glenn Frey died Jan. 18, 2016, due to complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia, the band said. He was 67. (Credit: EPA / Franco Greco)
Alan Rickman
British actor Alan Rickman"s death was announced on Jan. 14, 2016. He died after a battle with cancer at the age of 69. (Credit: Getty Images / Chris Jackson)
British actor Alan Rickman"s death was announced on Jan. 14, 2016. He died after a battle with cancer at the age of 69. (Credit: Getty Images / Chris Jackson)
David Bowie
David Bowie, aka Ziggy Stardust, left Earth on Jan. 10, 2016, at age 69. (Credit: John Griffin)
David Bowie, aka Ziggy Stardust, left Earth on Jan. 10, 2016, at age 69. (Credit: John Griffin)
Donald Trump hasn"t posted anything on Twitter for nearly 12 hours. | Getty
As hour after hour passed following the announcement that Corey Lewandowski had been fired as Donald Trump"s campaign manager, the presumptive Republican nominee went radio silent on Twitter.
Trump signed off from Twitter on Sunday night offering congratulations to U.S. Open champion golfer Dustin Johnson. He opened his Monday with an attempt to clarify his statement last Friday that the terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida, could have been avoided or made less deadly if more people inside the LGBT nightclub had been armed, after criticism from the NRA.
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That tweet was at 6:24 a.m.
Since then, Trump hasn"t posted anything for nearly 12 hours (as of 6:00 p.m.), be it about Lewandowski or anything else. As a rough point of comparison, Trump tweeted a dozen times last Monday, and generally tweets several times per day, in addition to sporadic Facebook and Instagram posts.
Trump"s Facebook feed had three posts during that time, including a vow to build the wall on the Mexican border, ending "waste, fraud and abuse" at the Department of Veterans Affairs and a link to a Wall Street Journal article in which he hit Hillary Clinton and the current administration.
July is one convenient month to do moon watching and although there"s nothing different about how the moon looks this month, July"s full moon is one of the most popular and is called full "buck" moon for a reason.
The full moon called "buck" moon occurs Tuesday, July 19 at 6:57pm. A colorful history is behind the name "buck" moon;report says that the name originated because the bucks begin to grow new antlers this time of the year.
But this phenomenon is popular all over the world and many other explanations are available as to why July"s full moon is called "buck" moon. But the most logical explanation is that the older generations named events after what is naturally occurring in their environment.
Aside from that, it is also called "Thunder Moon" and "Full Hay Moon" according to Space.com. It is called thunder moon since thunders are predominant this time of the year. While the name hay moon originated from the season where farmers start to stock up the hay in their barns due to the storms. In Chinese, it is referred to as the "hungry ghost moon" while in the winter season of South America it is called "wolf moon," "ice moon" and "old moon."
"The Full Moons have descriptive names that come from Native Americans and Colonial Americans who used the Full Moons as a sort of calendar to keep track of theseasons," according to the Old Farmers Almanac. This also coincides with the historical fact that the first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong performed the giant leap for mankind on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969.
But there"s another thing to look out for because the moonrise and sunset occur 45 minutes apart this July, according to a report. Sun and moon gazers, especially photographers might be able to capture the image of both moon and the sun in one frame.
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Different camps inside Bernie Sanders 1,900-member delegation to the Democratic National Convention next week are anticipating varying degrees of protestssome telegraphing their intentions now, others planning in secretif Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party do not make additional major concessions.
These protests go beyond high-profile public announcements in recent days, such as scholar and activist Cornell West, who was appointed to the Platform Committee at Sanders request, announcinghe would be supporting Jill Stein, the Green Party nominee in November.
On Saturday, a group called the Bernie Delegates Network announced that more than 250 Sanders delegates had responded to its poll about the acceptability of six possible centrist vice presidential picks: Sen. Tim Kaine, D-VA; HUD Secretary Julian Castro; Sen. Mark Warner, D-VA; Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ; Admiral James Stavridis and Admiral Mike Mullen. All were overwhelmingly rejected, with a majority of respondents saying they would seriously consider publicly denouncing a centrist VP pick and/or nonviolently and emphatically protesting in the convention hall during Clintons acceptance speech.
You see in the survey if they close Tim Kaine, or someone like Tim Kaine, it could be a somewhat unruly convention, said Jeff Cohen, co-founder of RootsAction, which conducted the poll in partnership with Progressive Democrats of America. To have two corporate centrists on the ticket when 45 percent of voters were voting for a transformative progressive agenda is a slap in the face to them and to 1,900 delegates.
Cohen said the pollwhich did not offer any progressive choices, such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA or Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-OHwas sent to about 1,000 delegates to try to facilitate communication among people headed to Philadelphia because the once top-down Sanders campaign is sort of a void now. Cohen said, As of Sunday night, 212 people had said theyre ready to denounce, and 179 said they were ready to protest during Clintons speech.
The group, which hopes Clinton will pick a progressive, also has other protest plans. We already have a distribution network for stickers inside the hall, which delegates can wear by the hundreds, some of which are pretty oppositional, he said. One will say Stop the TPP. Another one will be Hillary is a war hawk.
It is important to focus on the vice presidential choice, Cohen said, because it"s one decision Clinton cannot go back on or reverse, and because if you study U.S. history, of the 43 presidents weve had, about a third have been vice presidents.
Many Possible Protests
The poll and its followup actions are one thread in an evolving tapestry of potential protests in Philadelphia. There have been other public efforts, such as e-mails to Bernie delegates since he endorsed Clinton last week that argued he did it just to get into the convention hall where he can still win. One such e-mail sent to New England delegates had this question-and-answer section:
Q: So Wait, Bernie DIDNT quit today?A: No. he has to say she won the primary, he endorses her and will help the party defeat Trump, yada yada but he DID NOT concede. There is a very big and important difference. Had he conceded, all of his delegates would go to Hillary and he would no longer be an option for the nominee. Q: So Bernie can actually still win?A: YES. And if he wasnt still TRYING to win, he would have conceded. The ONLY option he had to get to the convention with his delegates behind him and have a chance to still win was to do what he did today. He is not a traitor. He didnt sell us out. He did the only possible thing he could have done to keep fighting for the nomination.
Seeing this e-mail, one state Democratic Party official commented, This is the craziness that is fueling some of our nationwide delegates. Ive been told that everyone that is in a responsible position is dealing with these posts.
There are adherents to that strain of thinking, but its not very big, said Karen Bernal, a Sanders delegate from Sacramento elected as a co-representative of the California delegation, the nation"s largest. In a half-hour interview, she described a half-dozen different camps under the Bernie umbrella: the Bernie or Bust crew, reflected in the Q&A e-mail; a similiar subset that thinks the partys superdelegates, or hundreds of party insiders and elected officials, can still be swayed to pick Sanders; people, like those in the VP poll, who say they are willing to publicly protest on the floor; those who agree with those protesters but would not disrupt the proceedings; those who will follow whatever directions Sanders or the campaign says; and eventual nominee types, who tend to be elected or aspiring politicians, who will back Clinton.
As you can imagine, we have everything from the most die-hard Bernie Busters, Bernal said, speaking of the 200-member California delegation and its counterparts. In terms of the people who occupy that universe, they are almost indistinguishable from protesters you will see outside the convention. Under no circumstance will they ever vote for Hillary. Theyre very protest-minded That goes all the way to the other end of the spectrum, which is the "eventual nominee" types. These are all Bernie delegates.
Keeping Plans Secret
What was most intriguing about the delegation Bernal described was that the individuals and contingents who are serious about protesting are looking at a series of upcoming decisionsnot just the veep pickand are keeping quiet about their plans, she said. They are not releasing vice presidential poll results, writing op-eds about moving to the Green Party or sending out far-fetched interpretations of the strategy lurking behind Sanders endorsement of Clinton.
What I can tell you is most of the other national organizing efforts I know of are fairly insular, and you can kind of read into why they might bebecause they plan actions, Bernal said. And so the organizing seems to be peer to peer, and not necessarily anything you would find publicly posted, because that is the nature of what they wish to organize. Ill leave it at that.
There are going to be a couple of other shoes that drop as the Democratic conventional approaches, she said. The VP pick is one of them. Two other things from what Im hearingnot only in California but in couple of other statesno one is accepting what has taken place regarding the minority [platform] report, and the fact that they have tried to shut down any kind of floor fight over the platform amendments that were rejected, particularly TPP [Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal]. Theres lots of delegates that want to push on that and fight back and insist on some action on the floor regarding that.
The other one is whatever comes out of the Rules Committee meeting on Saturday, Bernal said, referring to the Sanders campaigns effort to end the partys superdelegate system. You will definitely see, if it doesnt go well, which, we believe with Barney Frank as its chair, that it wontthere will be some action around that for sure. The reason you are not seeing a lot of things publicly posted is why would we want to advertise our intentions so publicly so they can be interfered with? Thats the thinking.
Bernal said whats uniting many Sanders delegates is a desire to have a roll call vote where each state announces its primaries and caucus results so the nation can see how much support there was for Sanders and his vision. Twenty-three states and 13 million people voted for Sanders, she emphasized.
In the meantime, Bernal said the Sanders campaign has barely been in contact with the state delegations, and many delegates have taken it upon themselves to do their best to represent the voters who are sending them to Philadelphia.
There is no two-way communication whatsoever, and even one-way communication from the campaign is very little, she said. And if there were top-down directions, I am not so sure how successful it would be, because the Bernie delegates themselves are very independently minded. They have been informed by Occupy, Black Lives Matter and so on. What you have is a movement that is self-organized. Im not so sure that unless the message was one of resistance, that necessarily everyone would fall into lockstep behind anything the Bernie Sanders campaign said.
And so, the many slices of Sanders supporters have taken it upon themselves to decide what message they will bring to Philadelphia.
In that void, you have various different self-organized organizations popping up, some of them with wide reach, she said. They are networking from state to state. Some of them are about trying to do what Bernies campaign wants. Some are about making a statement that is self-determined, because now everyone realizes the campaign has been compromised because of the endorsement. Kind of like snow on a warm day, they are melting into the landscapethe DNC landscape and Hillary Clinton landscape. Instinctively, many Bernie delegates see that. They are taking it upon themselves to define what they are going to insist upon at the convention.
Steven Rosenfeld covers national political issues for AlterNet, including America"s retirement crisis, democracy and voting rights, and campaigns and elections. He is the author of "Count My Vote: A Citizen"s Guide to Voting" (AlterNet Books, 2008).
