Live chat: Giants Winter Meetings preview, Friday at noon
Beat writer Andy Baggarly will answer your San Francisco Giants questions Friday at noon as he previews possible moves the team could make at the upcoming Winter Meetings in Nashville.

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Chinese activists struggle to establish independent trade unions
He set up his own election team, publicized his statement through online chat groups and blogs, and organized campaigns protesting the current union leadership. “What has the [existing] trade union done for us, anything, since it was established?

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Manager of Vancouver gay nightclub admits he sent private investigators to rival’s city-licensed sex party
VANCOUVER — The manager of a prominent Vancouver gay nightclub admits he hired private investigators to infiltrate a crowded sex party organized by a rival and leaked their findings — including shadowy images of participants — to a local newspaper …

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New Zealand Company Apologizes For Caitlyn Jenner Billboard
The company also announced it would make a donation to Rainbow Youth, an organization with supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and gender diverse young people in New Zealand. “It was not our intention to offend any people in the community/world.

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Intelecom’s latest survey reveals the real state of contact centres today
Results highlight future growth with exponential rise in multimedia channels such as Web Chat, Video and WhatsApp Intelecom, a provider of cloud-based contact centre solutions, has released the results of its latest survey of 400+ contact centre …

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Long, low heat + juicy pears = crispy, crunchy treat
[Got a question for Ellie? Submit it for her online chat today at 1.] Sure, you could season these with cinnamon, cardamom or other warm-sweet spices, but pear crisps are great on their own. The flavor of the fruit itself is plenty: Each bite reveals a …

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WATCH: Pete Genovese talks about his hungry search for N.J.'s best diner
In my latest video chat, I give a progress report while at one of our stops – The Skylark Fine Diner & Lounge in Edison. I talk about my diner mission modus operandi — ordering four dishes at each diner, plus soups and one dessert — and provide a peek at …

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Same-sex marriage ban ‘has corrosive impact’
At the time Northern Ireland was the first United Kingdom region to introduce the ceremonies for gay and lesbian couples. But unlike the rest of the UK, it has still not legalised same-sex marriage. Proceedings brought against the Department of Finance and …

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New Zealand Advertising Company Apologizes for Transphobic Jenner Billboard
A New Zealand-based advertising company issued an apology this week … “I as the owner have no feelings of discrimination to the Gay or transgender community and if one of my family was I would love them just the same,” wrote the company’s owner Phillip …

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Confab Highlights LGBT Aging Research
Wide Array of Research Topics At the LGBT-specific symposium de Vries coordinated, the focus was on research he has helped conduct of gay older men in Canada and a smaller survey of Palm Springs residents. The cohort of men in the study is very similar to …

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