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Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently rattled the GOP when he vetoed HB 68‚ the Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act. The bill would have both protected fairness in women’s sports and prohibited cross-sex hormones‚ puberty blockers‚ and body-modifying gender-related surgeries for minors under the age of 18. Shortly after his veto‚ however‚ DeWine issued an transgender-focused “emergency” executive order. But it fell abysmally short of HB 68’s aims. While DeWine was apparently keen to prevent minors from mutilating their bodies in pursuit of gender orthodoxy‚ he seemed unconvinced that preventing chemical castration of minors or protecting fairness and safety in girls sports were worthy undertakings. His order was silent on both. Banning only transgender surgeries for minors was a grasp at low-hanging fruit. And DeWine’s veto of a comprehensive legislative package that was passed by a supermajority of his state’s legislators—one that identifies the immutability of sex and protects vulnerable populations—was nothing more than capitulation to a minuscule‚ but vocal minority. In his veto announcement‚ DeWine argued that “were House Bill 68 to become law‚ Ohio would be saying that the state‚ that the government‚ knows better what is best for a child than the two people who know that child the best—the parents.” As a parent‚ I fully understand the sanctity of the parent-child relationship and the say that parents ought to have in the medical care of their children. But what I don’t understand is the rush to permit chemical castration and sterility that results from the use of hormones and puberty blockers—especially when up to 94% of confused teens make peace with their natal sex after they’re through the emotionally volatile pubertal years‚ and 68% of Americans support banning their access by minors. Nor do I understand why equal athletic competition for young women and girls must be sacrificed for the sake of boys who feel like girls—especially when my daughter loses a hard-fought volleyball scholarship or roster slot to a boy. DeWine has yet to weigh in on the portion of HB 68 that dealt with sex-separated sports and would have guaranteed continued athletic equality for Ohio’s young women and girls. That’s strange‚ considering the fact that nearly 70% of Americans support separating sports teams by biological sex—up from 62% two years ago. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital‚ which performs trans surgeries on minors and donated thousands of dollars to DeWine’s campaign‚ lobbied him to veto HB 68. NEW: Internal training shows that Cincinnati Children's Hospital‚ which donated thousands to @GovMikeDeWine and lobbied him to veto a transgender surgery ban for minors‚ trains doctors on how to circumvent parents who don't support sex-change procedures WATCH FULL VIDEO HERE: pic.twitter.com/PScd7UOfmT— Brent Scher (@BrentScher) January 5‚ 2024 In fact‚ hospital CEO Steve Davis stated publicly that HB 68 “would hinder doctors and parents from collaboratively deciding the best treatment for their children‚” a talking point DeWine later repeated. It was later discovered‚ however‚ that the hospital’s talk of parental involvement was all lip service. Instead‚ the hospital held training sessions to school doctors in ways to circumvent surgery-skeptical parents and how to actively move children in the direction of surgical procedures. The saga of HB 68 isn’t just the story of a veto and subsequent executive brinkmanship. It’s also a massive human rights violation that requires an immediate investigation into what’s currently being done in the dark at “gender-affirming” clinics and hospitals in Ohio. In late December‚ when DeWine vetoed HB 68‚ Republican Senate President Matt Huffman and GOP Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens both signaled their disappointment and the need to pursue a veto override. Thankfully‚ and in a welcome display of courage‚ the Ohio House voted 65 to 28 to do just that on Jan. 9. Bill sponsor Republican state Rep. Gary Click said the calls his office received to override the veto represented the “highest organic input” he had ever received. Mark us down for #5! #SAFEAct #SaveWomensSports #HB68My staff just informed me that the calls to override the veto represent the highest organic input that we have ever received. In just over 24 hours we will fulfill their demands. https://t.co/GbcdeR6k6W— Rep Gary Click ? (@clickforohio) January 9‚ 2024 Now‚ the state Senate will get its chance to weigh in‚ set for Wednesday‚ and needs 20 votes in the 33-member body to override DeWine’s veto. With an override‚ the Senate has a chance to honor the will of the people of Ohio. Let’s hope it does just that. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post DeWine’s Executive Order on Trans Surgeries Missed Mark. A Veto Override Would Be Right on Target. appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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Animal vision comes in quite literally all the colors‚ from those that can see the ultraviolet spectrum to those that see the world in grayscale. As each animal perceives color differently‚ it is of immense value to ecologists and zoologists to be able to see the world in the same way as their study subject. Now‚ new camera and software technology is helping them do just that‚ and the results are surprisingly beautiful.The new camera system allows the team to produce videos that accurately replicate what the animals would see in their habitats. Previous attempts to recreate the colors seen by animals with a method called spectrophotometry have been time-consuming and unable to capture moving images. This new camera system is able to simultaneously record video in four color spectrums: UV‚ red‚ blue‚ and green. After the recording the data is then processed into something the team are calling “perceptual units”‚ creating an accurate video of how the colors are perceived by the animals. To do this they use their knowledge of the photoreceptors present in the eyes of each different animal.      “We’ve long been fascinated by how animals see the world. Modern techniques in sensory ecology allow us to infer how static scenes might appear to an animal; however‚ animals often make crucial decisions on moving targets (e.g.‚ detecting food items‚ evaluating a potential mate’s display‚ etc.). Here‚ we introduce hardware and software tools for ecologists and filmmakers that can capture and display animal-perceived colors in motion‚” said senior author Daniel Hanley in a statement.     When compared to the old spectrophotometry method‚ this new camera system was found to predict perceived colors with an accuracy of over 92 percent. The team do acknowledge some limitations of their system‚ such as the need to use manual focusing and the challenges of keeping a fast-moving object in focus. The software is available open source to allow others to build on and use this technology for their own research. The study is published in PLOS Biology. 

A distinct new dialect has been emerging in certain pockets of Miami in recent times as a result of cultural intermingling between Spanish and English speakers. The new parlance is a Spanish-influenced dialect of English being spoken in Southern Florida‚ a lingo-infusion born out of decades of immigration from Spanish-speaking countries‚ most notably Cuba since the end of the revolution in 1959.With its majority Hispanic and Latino population‚ Miami is considered one of the most bilingual cities in the US and it’s also arguably the most dialectally diverse Spanish-speaking city in the world. Over recent decades‚ the rich influence of the Spanish language has intermingled with more established American English dialects‚ giving rise to its own expressions and phrases. Linguists at Florida International University in Miami have been keeping an eye on this linguistic development over the past 10 years or so and believe it shows a beautiful example of how human languages are constantly shape-shifting in the face of historical and social conditions. “All words‚ dialects‚ and languages have a history‚” Professor Phillip M. Carter‚ Director of the Center for Humanities in an Urban Environment at the Florida International University‚ told IFLScience.“In Miami‚ there are many ways of speaking English. The variety we have been studying for the past 10 years or so is the main language variety of people born in South Florida in Latinx-majority communities. The variety is characterized by some unique but ultimately minor pronunciations‚ some minor grammatical differences‚ and word differences‚ which are influenced by the longstanding presence of Spanish in South Florida‚” added Carter. What does Miami English sound like?Users of the new dialect will “borrow” Spanish sayings and directly translate them into English while retaining the existing Spanish structure of the phrase. This is what linguists call a calque.For instance‚ “bajar del carro” becomes “get down from the car” — not “get out of the car” like in most American English dialects. Likewise‚ “una empanada de carne” becomes “meat empanada” instead of something more specific “beef empanada.” This is because in Spanish‚ depending on the context‚ “carne” can refer to all meat or specifically just to beef.Another example might be users saying something like “Marco and I went to a bar and he invited me a beer‚” instead of‚ “Marco and I went to a bar and he bought me a beer.” People might also be more prone to say something like “We are going to make a party for my friend Maria‚” instead of‚ “We are going to throw a party for my friend Maria.” Miami English shows how languages evolveWhile this Spanglish cocktail was first stirred up by bilingual people‚ linguists have noted that certain phrases have since become adopted by native English speakers in Miami too.“These are examples of literal lexical calques – direct translations. What is remarkable about them is that we found they were not only used in the speech of immigrants – folks who are leaning on their first language Spanish as they navigate the acquisition of English – but also among their children‚ who learned English as their co-first language‚” Carter said. Whether you know you’re using them or not‚ the English language is full of calques. Writing for the Conversation‚ Carter explains how one interesting example is the flower known as a “dandelion‚” which was borrowed from the French term “dent de lion.” This can be traced back to botany books written in Latin‚ where it was called Dens lionis‚ or “lion’s tooth.” In 2022‚ Carter carried out a study with linguist Kristen D’Allessandro Merii to document Spanish-origin calques in the English spoken in South Florida. They first asked 33 people in Miami – including a diverse mix of first-generation Cuban Americans‚ second-generation Cuban Americans‚ and non-Cuban Hispanic people – what they thought of more than 50 sentences that were typical of the new dialect. They had to rate whether the sentences sounded "perfect‚" "okay‚" "awkward‚" or "horrible." A national group from beyond South Florida was then asked to perform a similar task.Their findings showed that the dialect typically sounded “natural” to the Miamians‚ but people living outside the region found it significantly more alien. The researchers explain how this research showed how dialects are born: by subtle differences and minor changes adding up to the point where people who don’t speak the dialect find it ungrammatical or “foreign”. Misconceptions about Miami EnglishUnfortunately‚ new dialects can have a tendency to generate stigma‚ particularly if they emerge from marginalized communities. People might be told they’re mispronouncing words or simply being sloppy with their speech. However‚ Carter wants to show that this is simply a misunderstanding of how human languages evolve into their wonderful array of colors and tones. “I want Miami English to lose its stigma because Miami English is someone’s home language variety. It’s the language that person learned from their parents‚ that they used in school‚ that they hear in their community. It’s the language variety they developed their identity in‚ developed their friendships in‚ found love in. Why should that be stigmatized?” asks Carter. “This principle holds to any and every language variety. There is no reason to stigmatize any form of human language. Doing so reflects our own limited understanding of humanity and human language. All human language varieties are a reflection of the miraculous interweaving of our evolutionary capacity for language with the unique historical and cultural circumstances in which that capacity finds context‚” he added.An earlier version of this article was published in September 2023.

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