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Mundelein waits as teachers set to vote on tentative agreement – Teachers voted 122-13 to strike on Sept. 24, though the process was never started, then came out firing at an Oct. 20 Board of Education meeting. Now teachers are expected to vote on a tentative agreement with the district Wednesday or Thursday evening, after teams from both sides reached common ground at 12:45 a.m. Oct. 23.
Dawn Patrol: Racial slur in District 93; chaotic Waukegan meeting (Chicago Daily Herald © 10/29/2014)
Substitute teacher uses racial slur in Carol Stream classroom A substitute teacher who used the N-word while discussing race with some students in an eighth-grade social science class at Jay Stream Middle School in Carol Stream won't be asked to teach at the school, the District 93 superintendent says. The students said the slur came out after they tried to correct the teacher on identify…
School Board Walks Out of Meeting as Crowd Grows Angry (Chicago Press Release Service © 10/29/2014)
A suburban school board meeting was shut down Tuesday as emotions reached a boiling point between officials and angry residents. With the teacher strike in Waukegan in its fourth week, officials announced that schools would remained closed Wednesday as negotiations
Weariness grows in Waukegan amid teacher strike (Chicago Tribune © 10/29/2014)
Fifth-grade teacher Carol Linderman was standing on a picket line Monday when she allowed herself to imagine the day when Waukegan's seemingly interminable teacher strike finally ends. We don't know what to expect, said Linderman, who works at Glen Flora Elementary.
School Board president stops meeting: 'I'm ashamed for Waukegan' (Chicago WFLD (Fox) 32 © 10/29/2014)
Waukegan School Board members walked off the stage about 30 minutes into their meeting Tuesday night as a packed auditorium at Waukegan High School's Brookside Campus erupted into chaos over the nearly four-week teachers strike in the northern suburb.
School Board Meeting Shut Down as Crowd Grows Angry Over Teacher Strike (Chicago WMAQ (NBC) 5 © 10/29/2014)
A suburban school board meeting was shut down Tuesday as emotions reached a boiling point between officials and angry residents. With the teacher strike in Waukegan…
Teachers contract talks end after 3.5 hours Tuesday (Lake County News Sun © 10/29/2014)
Tuesdays contract negotiations ended at noon after just three and a half hours of bargaining, according to statements from District 60 and the Waukegan Teachers Council. The session, which began at 8:30 a.m., adjourned early because the district's chief negotiator had a previously scheduled mediation session in another district, according to district spokesman Nicholas Alajakis.
State panel rejects Elgin charter school plan but urges a rewrite (Elgin Courier News © 10/29/2014)
The hopes of setting up an Elgin Math and Science Academy charter elementary school by fall 2015 suffered a probably fatal wound Tuesday as the Illinois State Charter School Commission unanimously rejected the organizers' request to open the school under supervision of state officials rather than officials in School District U46.
Students phone-bank, canvas to influence midterm elections (Evanston Daily Northwestern © 10/29/2014)
Campus organizations are increasing their efforts to mobilize voters as early voting continues before Tuesdays midterm elections. Northwesterns College Democrats held its second phone-banking session of the quarter Tuesday night, working with liberal political action committee MoveOn.org to answer peoples questions about registering and voting in different states. The first phone-banking session w…
Attrition used in place of faculty losses (Charleston Daily Eastern News © 10/29/2014)
Eastern administrators are using attrition to compensate for the total 58 faculty members who either retired or were not rehired during the 2013-14 academic year. The teacher pension rate of return changed from 7.5 percent to 8 percent under the Teacher's Retirement System of the State of Illinois, effective June 2014,
Quinn announces IWU funding (Bloomington Pantagraph © 10/29/2014)
BLOOMINGTON — Gov. Pat Quinn visited Illinois Wesleyan University on Monday to announce a $1.1 million grant for safety and maintenance work. The investment is funded by the $31 billion, six-year Illinois Jobs Now! state construction program. "This investment will help Illinois Wesleyan stay competitive so current and future students can have a grea…
Dyett to reopen in 2016 as a neighborhood high school Activists who fought for the Washington Park school to remain open herald the announcement that CPS is seeking proposals to reopen the school, but say they don't want a private operator for it. CPS wants delay for new test, was already denied in July As opposition heats up to the new PARCC standardized test, CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett says she wants to delay it but doesn't mention that the state already denied the request over the summer. Heated debate about last year's school closings School Board member Andrea Zopp and Chicago Teachers Union staffer Carol Caref debate the school closings and their results at a City Club panel that also featured board member Carlos Azcoitia, Chief Administrative Officer Tom Tyrell and community activist Valerie Leonard. Take 5: Parents form PAC, Byrd-Bennett on testing and teacher tenure fight Parents from a Southwest Side school have formed a political action committee to push lawmakers to take steps to relieve overcrowding. Also, CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett gets national attention for her stance against the PARCC, but is it misplaced? Take 5: Hancock change ok'd, closed school sold, lead paint problems Despite some criticism that Hancock is an old building and that students on the Southwest Side deserve a new one, the board votes to make Hancock a selective enrollment school. Also, CPS makes the first sale of a school shuttered last year; and parents from Rogers Park say CPS knew for five years that their school had damaged lead paint but delayed fixing it.
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TIME Covers Tenure
By popular request, let's talk about that TIME magazine cover story about efforts to rein in teacher tenure (currently being litigated in CA and NY), starting with a pair of opposing posts by Ray Salazar and Second City Teacher. In other news, the Waukegan strike is dragging on, and there's a new documentary about the CPS school closings of 2013. Nationally, teachers unions have put $7M into the CA race for state superintendent and $450K into the New Orleans school board elections.
5 reasons why Time Magazine's Rotten Apples cover is right about education Ray Salazar: White non-educators started caring about public education, this person told me, in 1987 (during my sophomore year at a Southwest side Chicago public high school) when Secretary of Education William Bennett called Chicago Public Schools the worst in the …
Time Rips Teachers! Second City Teacher: Calling out Time Magazine for its latest article on teacher bashing would be like calling out Pravda for lauding the Soviet state once again, or calling Hitler out for stripping more Jews of their due process rights.
Grassroots Group's Seminars Aim to Delay New CPS Tests DNAinfo: But in the latest battle, they've found an ally in CPS chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett, who last week pushed for a delay in the tests implementation across the district and to limit the number of schools involved in it, the Sun-Times reported.
Ben Joravsky and Jesse Sharkey: Another Chicago is Still Possible CORE: Karen Lewis may not be running for mayor, but the movement she helped inspire is still going strong. Join us for a discussion of what it will take to make our schools and our city work for ALL Chicagoans. It's more important than ever for parents, teachers, students and community leaders to continue the..
Waukegan school board meeting shut down after crowd grows unruly WGN: Contract negotiations between the board and the teachers' union are showing promise. Both sides said they made progress Tuesday.
Weariness grows in Waukegan amid teacher strike Chicago Tribune: In that time, Waukegan community groups have tried to fill several voids left by the strike, including feeding low-income students who depend on schools for their nutrition and opening gyms where children can spend their free hours.
Waukegan teachers hanging tough Klonsky: At last night's board meeting, Waukegan board member Victoria Torres blows it. Tells angry striking teachers and parent supporters, "Sit down and shut up!" Probably not the best way for elected official to open dialogue. Meeting up for grabs. Quickly adjourned. At 10 p.m. teachers union releases a statement calling Torres' behavior "abhorrent" and calling for her immediate resignation. Statewide support is building for teachers who are in 4th week of strike for a decent contract.
The School Project launches with film, website and event Chicago Sun-Times: Some of the biggest names in the Chicago documentary film community have come together to take a comprehensive look at the Chicago public school system, including Kartemquin Films, Media Process Group, Free Spirit Media, the Kindling Group and …
'Worst in the nation?' Project looks at issues in Chicago schools Chicago Sun-Times: The idea for The School Project came to Jacobs and Siskel/Jacobs co-founder Jon Siskel in spring 2013 when Chicago Public Schools announced it planned to close 50 neighborhood schools.
National Summit On Urban Education Held In Response To School Closings Progress IL: The Journey for Justice Alliance is a national coalition of 36 community organizations focused on education justice. The summit, which is focused on community-driven school improvement strategies, follows a "rash of school closings in Detroit, New Orleans, Newark, Chicago and many other cities." These school actions, according to the Journey for Justice Alliance, "are having an adverse affect on neighborhood climates."
Pritzker School Lowers Grade Scale After Push by Parents DNA Info: New scale puts school in line with most CPS elementaries setting "A" mark at 90 percent, principal said.
Apple hops on board Obama program to wire up schools Chicago Tribune: The iPhone maker has long highlighted the use of Macs and iPads in schools, and the growth opportunities they present. It has partnered with educational publishers such as Pearson and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, as well as cellular and Wi-Fi networks .
UFT asks court to toss lawsuit challenging teacher tenure ChalkbeatNY: The union also claims that the plaintiffs do not have standing to bring the lawsuit. Only one of the parents participating in the suit says her child has had an ineffective teacher, and the suit does not argue that the state's laws protected that teacher, the union notes.
Cuomo's vow on teacher evals prompts flip-flop charge ChalkbeatNY: Gov. Andrew Cuomo's recent statements that he wants to toughen up the state's teacher evaluation system prompted confusion and anger from his critics on Tuesday.
New Jersey schools promise to correct racial disparities Washington Post: A school district serving two suburban communities in New Jersey has agreed to expand access to Advanced Placement classes and other higher learning opportunities to African American students, following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education.
Some St. Louis Teachers Address Ferguson With Lessons On Race NPR: Educators in St. Louis are using events in Ferguson to spark discussions about race and class in a deeply segregated region. Others have found approaching the subject a difficult task.
Union power on the ballot Politico: Interest groups have poured nearly $25 million into the race for California schools superintendent. The California Teachers Association alone has put more than $7 million behind Torlakson.
National teachers union pours $450,000 into Jefferson Parish School Board election NOLA.com: The American Federation of Teachers has spent almost $450,000 on the Jefferson Parish School Board elections, recent campaign finance reports show. That's more than all individual candidate contributions combined. It had no such presence in Jefferson Parish in 2010, when a business-backed slate of candidates ousted four union-friendly incumbents and took control of the School Board.
Sharp policy divide in schools chief race Politico: The candidates for California superintendent of public instruction are both Democrats. But they have plenty of substantive policy differences.
Teachers on the Common Core: Familiarity Breeds Approval Teacher Beat: Teachers are about evenly split on whether they approve or disapprove of the common core; elementary teachers and those with the most experience implementing them view them the most favorably.
Many schools lack Internet capacity for tests EdSource Today: California officials have identified many schools that will have difficulty offering online statewide tests scheduled in the spring unless their Internet capacity is improved. State technology experts winnowed down the initial list of eligible schools from more than 600 to 304.
How Well Did Schools Implement School Improvement Grants? PK12: The most interesting finding: None of the schools participating in the survey that used the most common turnaround models available under the Obama administration's SIG program—"turnaround", which calls for getting rid of the principal and half the staff; and "transformation" which calls for a broad basket of strategies, including extended learning time and performance pay for educators—did absolutely everything they were encouraged to do.
Coalition of Ed. Groups, Unions Calls For New Accountability System PK12: A coalition of groups, with support from the two national teachers' unions, is calling for a different take on school accountability–one that reduces annual testing and includes a broader mix of school outcomes. Supporters include AASA, the School Superintendents' Association; the American Youth Policy Forum, and the National Opportunity to Learn Campaign.
50 Great Teachers: Socrates, The Ancient World's Teaching Superstar NPR Education: It's been 2,400 years since he taught his last class, but the teaching method Socrates created, and that bears his name, lives on today.
Political News
Governor: The devil you know (Southern Illinoisan © 10/29/2014)
Illinois is a mess. Our unemployment rate is still well above the national average and the number of those who have stopped looking for work is higher still. The state pension funding is in limbo, our infrastructure is crumbling and both businesses and residents are looking to get out of Dodge.
New poll shows Quinn has narrow lead over Rauner in governor's race (The Gate Newspaper © 10/29/2014)
Gov. Pat Quinn is leading Republican challenger Bruce Rauner by four points according to a new poll released Monday, Oct. 27. The CBS News/New York Times/YouGov Battleground Tracker poll showed that 41 percent of likely voters said they support incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn while 37 percent said they would cast their ballots for Bruce Rauner. With the election less than a week away, still 13 percen…
Quinn stands with our teachers (Wednesday Journal © 10/29/2014)
I spent 34 years in public schools, teaching history. Unfortunately, the wonderful profession I knew seems to be headed for the history books, given how much it has changed. No, it's not the new technology or tests although the challenges our teachers face in the classroom today are beyond anything I could have imagined during my first year in 1968. It is the disrespect teachers get from too many p…
Kadner: Pat Quinn is invested in the Southland (Chicago Daily Southtown © 10/28/2014)
A week before the election for governor, I find myself wondering why there isnt more enthusiasm in the south suburbs for re-electing Gov. Pat Quinn. Quinn has been the strongest advocate for two of the largest public works projects in the state, the South Suburban Airport and Illiana Tollway. Both not only would create thousand…
Nov. 4 General Election endorsements (Rockford Rock River Times © 10/29/2014)
Editor Publisher My disgust with the election process and many foregone results continues. As I learned in Washington, D.C., from 1974-1976 as an American University School of International Service student, U. S. government policy is bought and sold, and the rule of law rarely has a damn thing to do with real policy.
Gubernatorial endorsement excerpt round-up (Chicago Tribune © 10/29/2014)
Quotes from the endorsement editorials in Illinois newspapers (all but Rockford endorsed Republican Bruce Rauner). Springfield State Journal-Register Rauner, told The State Journal-Register editorial board he believes the state must overhaul its tax code, consider additional workers' compensation reforms, end corporate welfare, implement some business-friendly regulatory changes and make state
Tom Kacich: Rauner out-raises Quinn in much of area (Champaign News Gazette © 10/29/2014)
Only Mike Frerichs, the hometown state senator running for state treasurer, has raised more money in Champaign-Urbana this election cycle than Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner. Frerichs has raised $50,470 from Champaign and $12,905 from Urbana since Jan. 1, 2013, according to the State Board of Elections. Rauner has raised $56,639 in Champaign and $2,100 in Urbana during the same …
Endorsements for statewide candidates (Champaign News Gazette © 10/29/2014)
Here are The News-Gazette's endorsements in four statewide offices up for election Nov. 4. Attorney General Attorney General Lisa Madigan, a Democratic incumbent, was once in the shoes of her Republican challenger, political newcomer Paul Schimpf. She was a political neophyte who would have been a sure loser if not for the support of her father, all-powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan …
3 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Let Campaign Negativity Keep You Away From the Polls (Huffpost Chicago © 10/29/2014)
The 2014 Illinois governor's race has been one of the most fiercely fought in recent memory. Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican Bruce Rauner have both tried to convince voters that the other is the worst thing that could happen to the state. The negativity is enough to make you want to stay away from the poll all together.
Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Paul Vallas blasts Bruce Rauner's jobs record (Peoria Journal Star © 10/29/2014)
EAST PEORIA With only a week before the gubernatorial election shifts from the campaign trail to the ballot box, both parties are pushing their ideas for economic growth and attacking the opponents reputation. Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Paul Vallas took a jab at GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauners jobs record during an appearance Tuesday morning at the United Auto Workers Loca…
Chicago No-No: Rauner orders hot dog with ketchup on it (Chicago WFLD (Fox) 32 © 10/29/2014)
CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) – The candidates for governor have fought bitterly over the economy, jobs, and social issues. But on Tuesday, it all came down to a hot dog. Video shows Bruce Rauner ordering a hot dog with mustard — and ketchup — on it. That's one of those legendary Chicago no-no's. The Quinn campaign is jumping on it, but it's apparently not as simple as that.
Who's voted so far? Here's some info October 28, 2014 (Crains Chicago Business © 10/29/2014)
The first totals of sorts are in from the 2014 general election and, typically, the campaigns of Gov. Pat Quinn and challenger Bruce Rauner are disagreeing over what they mean. The "results" are raw figures on how many people have voted early or requested mail ballots and, equally significant, where they're from. Voting is up in the city proper and suburban Cook County.
Enough with the corporate handouts, Mr. Quinn October 29, 2014 (Crains Chicago Business © 10/29/2014)
We know the quid, but not the quo. Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin breathlessly announced Amazon.com Inc.'s plan to open a warehouse in Illinois that will employ 1,000 people by 2017. But they haven't told us what Illinois will give Amazon in return. It's not really a question of what, but how much.
Poll finds minimum wage a winning issue for Dems (Decatur Herald and Review © 10/29/2014)
A new poll shows Democrats may have hit the bull's-eye when they chose the minimum wage as an issue that could help them push supporters to the polls on Election Day. A survey of more than 1,000 voters by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University found 71 percent of registered voters favor increasing the state's $8.25 per hour minimum wage to $10 per …
Fertilizer firm picks Tuscola; announcement set Wednesday (Decatur Herald and Review © 10/29/2014)
Economic incentives potentially worth more than $14 million in taxpayer money played a key role in helping Illinois land a $1.4 billion fertilizer plant, says a state lawmaker who helped shepherd the package through the General Assembly. State Rep. Adam Brown, R-Champaign, said the state aid was a critical factor in convincing Cronus Chemical to build the facility in the Douglas Co…
Our view: School funding plan means crippling cuts (DeKalb Daily Chronicle © 10/29/2014)
An Illinois Senate bill that has made its way to the House could have a dramatic effect on school funding at the local level. If it is approved by the full state legislature, Senate Bill 16 also known as the School Funding Reform Act of 2014 would divide Illinois school districts into winners and losers.
Don't let politics kill Illinois' school funding debate (East Peoria Times © 10/29/2014)
Anyone who thought Senate Bill 16, the school funding reform bill, was going to sail through the Illinois House without a fight underestimated the fervor bound to be stirred by the economic, regional and political implications of such an overhaul. As for the positive and long-overdue educational implications of making school funding more equitable statewide, those don't seem to hold quite the same …
Ballot draws attention to school funding (Charleston Daily Eastern News © 10/29/2014)
A property tax referendum to ensure funds for the Kansas School District will be on the ballot on Election Day for Coles County voters. The proposition from the Kansas School Board asks for property taxes to be increased to 2.19 percent for the next three years for Coles, Clark, and Edgar counties in Illinois. According to Kansas School …
Don't be fooled by Rauner props, tricks (Chicago Daily Herald © 10/29/2014)
When I was in high school and college I had a lot of fun participating in school plays, so you understand concepts like costume and props. As the years have gone by I have become accustomed to seeing politicians employ these concepts too, but I have never seen a campaign that has used them more than Bruce Rauner's Actors and actresses …
Rauner tours suburbs, Quinn touts Amazon coming to Illinois (Chicago Daily Herald © 10/29/2014)
With a week to go in a race for governor that has seen nearly everything, the candidates today traded punches over a disease that hasn't infected anyone in Illinois and a company that plans to build a warehouse in the state next year. Republican Bruce Rauner and his wife, Diana, shook hands with commuters in Arlington Heights and reiterated his support for a travel ban from Ebola-ridden c…
State Election Matters More Than Federal This Year (Chicago Now © 10/29/2014)
States across the country have recognized the paralysis in Washington, D.C. and decided to take action on their own. Both Democratic and Republican controlled state legislatures and chief executives are taking action on fiscal and economic matters under their control, setting off a competition among the states to create the most desirable place to live, work, start a business and raise a family.
Crunch Time for Governor Candidates (Chicago Press Release Service © 10/29/2014)
Bruce Rauner and Pat Quinn have one week left to convince voters. Mary Ann Ahern reports. (Published Tuesday, Oct 28, 2014) The timing of Tuesday's announcement that over the next two years Amazon will create 1,000 new jobs in Illinois has some questioning if it was timed to benefit Gov. Pat Quinn's re-election effort. Amazon, however, says that's not the case.
Pastor Corey Brooks Responds to Criticism (Chicago Press Release Service © 10/29/2014)
South Side Rev. Corey Brooks says he's baffled by a Chicago Sun-Times column criticizing his enthusiastic endorsement of Republican Illinois governor candidate Bruce Rauner. In a Monday-night dispatch entitled "Preachers belong in the pulpit, not in politics," columnist Mary Mitchell argued that the "level of respect" for religious leaders in the African-American
Spending on political ads fills coffers of TV stations (Chicago Tribune © 10/29/2014)
A year ago, KKTV, the CBS affiliate in Colorado Springs, Colo., was expecting a sleepy season for midterm political advertising. But races for a U.S. Senate seat and governor turned out to be dogfights. Ballot questions on food labeling and racetrack gambling started attracting attention. Outside money began flooding into the state. Now, with one week to go until Election Day and buyers still
Kass: Democratic candidates have an Ebola problem (Chicago Tribune © 10/29/2014)
The Sexy Ebola Nurse costume with thigh-high stockings revealing ample flesh above the knee yellow boots optional is here just in time for the November midterm elections, and for just $60. And it may be worn as a Halloween costume too. This Sexy Ebola Nurse costume might just be the hottest political get-up since Nixon masks were used by bank robbers.
When politicians practice medicine with Ebola, it's time to worry (Chicago Tribune © 10/29/2014)
Now I am scared. A week ago in this space, with equal parts amusement and dismay, I recounted a series of anecdotes about Ebola panic from all across the land of the freaked. The most preposterous was the story about a mayor in a small Ohio town closing his city hall for a disinfectant cleaning because a municipal employee's husband's co-worker had shared a flight with one of the Dallas nurses w…
Amazon To Open First Illinois Facility, Hire 1,000 (Chicago WBBM 780 Radio © 10/29/2014)
CHICAGO (CBS/AP) Online retailer Amazon will be building a $75 million distribution center in Illinois, and investing in 1,000 full-time jobs, creating its first facility in the state. Amazon was conducting a site selection process to find a location for the warehouse, and the Chicago area was being considered, but Vice President Paul Misener suggested it would be just one of possibly several f…
National News
|Hospital project seeks Emanuel administration's help acquiring land
The price has soared to nearly $560 million on an ambitious plan to create a health care, retail and school campus on the Southwest Side that would include a new St. Anthony Hospital. Now the nonprofit spearheading the project is asking the Emanuel administration to help it acquire a key site, potentially using the power of eminent domain. Chicago Health Care Daily has more.
|Enough with the corporate handouts, Gov. Quinn
The amount Illinois should give to Amazon to build a warehouse here: $0, says Crain's Joe Cahill. He wants Gov. Pat Quinn to stop giving away taxpayer dollars to companies that would likely locate or expand here anyway. Read his argument here.
|River City II? Condo developer to buy site south of housing complex
Chicago residential developer CMK has agreed to pay $4.9 million for a 1.8-acre site just south of River City, the Bertrand Goldberg-designed condo building at 800 S. Wells St., Chicago Real Estate Daily reports.
|ADM's $3 billion plan to make food taste better
Archer-Daniels-Midland has spent the past century processing crops and basic commodities. Now, with the purchase this month of Wild Flavors, it's moving to gain technologies and add scientists who are developing techniques to enhance the flavor of food. Bloomberg has the story.
|Motorola president finds Apple leaves 'huge vacuum'
Motorola Mobility President Rick Osterloh tells CNET that the focus by his much larger rival on premium products leaves a "huge vacuum" in emerging markets, creating an enormous opportunity for Moto.
|Argonne kicks off roadshow for battery research
With the roadshow, the national battery research hub at Argonne National Laboratory aims to get feedback from other scientists and industry representatives to ensure the hub's research is relevant to real world applications. The Chicago Tribune has more.
|Fast traders get data from SEC seconds early
Hedge funds and other rapid-fire investors can get access to market-moving documents ahead of other users of the SEC's system for distributing company filings, giving them a potential edge on the rest of the market. Here's more from the Wall Street Journal on new studies from researchers at the Universities of Chicago and Colorado.
|No slowing debate on Chicago's charter schools
Researchers defend their recent study finding that Chicago charter schools have been a failed experiment. Meanwhile, a charter school supporter says we need to change the conversation and focus on creating more great schools, charter or traditional.
|Chicago schools: How did we get here?
And Chicago Tonight looks at a new six-part documentary web series that traces the history of school strife in Chicago, seeking to provide context for the district's current struggles.
|What Obama boost means for local manufacturers
The manufacturing sector is getting a boost, thanks to President Barack Obama directing more than $500 million to help firms purchase equipment and develop prototypes. First Business News talks with manufacturers at a trade show in suburban Chicago. (Click on image to launch video.)
U.S. troops who return from Ebola missions in West Africa will be kept in supervised isolation for 21 days, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday, a quarantine that goes beyond precautions advised by the Obama administration for civilians
Ebola Nurse Won't Be 'Bullied'
U.S. Ambassador 'Blown Away' by Liberia Ebola Clinic
The unmanned Antares exploded Tuesday, seconds after lift-off, in its bid to deliver experiments and equipment for NASA to the ISS
Royals Rout Giants, Force Game 7
The Kansas City Royals battered the San Francisco Giants 10-0 on Tuesday night to force a winner-takes-all Game 7 in the World Series
Top Oama Officials Get Discounted Vacation Stays
Top Obama Administration officials, including the Vice President's family, have been enjoying discounted vacations at a lakeside log cabin in a national park, TIME has learned, leading the Interior Department to launch an investigation into the cabin's use
Americans Are More Afraid of Being Hacked Than Murdered
Sixty-nine percent said they frequently or occasionally worry about having credit card information they use in stores stolen by computer hackers, according to a new Gallup poll, much higher than the 18% who worry about getting murdered
Facebook Beats Expectations as Twitter Stumbles
The social-media titan reported 1.35 billion monthly active users, $3.2 billion in revenue and more than $800 million in profit in its third quarter. Facebook's woes trying adapt to mobile now seem like a distant memory, as it now makes up two-thirds of the company's ad revenue
U.S. Supreme Court Stays Missouri Inmate's Execution
Mark Christeson, 35, who killed a woman and her two children, was scheduled to die by injection at 12:01 a.m. local time Wednesday at the state prison in Bonne Terre before the stay of execution was issued out of concerns his legal counsel was ineffective
1989 Expected to Hit 1 Million Sales in Debut Week
Taylor Swift's latest album, released Monday, is on track to hit 1 million in sales during its first week, according to Billboard. That would make the 24-year-old the only singer ever to have three albums achieve the one-million-in-one-week feat
Google Is Working on a Pill That Can Catch Diseases
The pill would contain tiny magnetic particles that would travel through a patient's bloodstream and register the presence of chemicals or cells associated with diseases like cancer. The goal is to catch a potential illness before it's even diagnosable
Jose Canseco Accidentally Shoots His Own Hand
Former baseball star Jose Canseco was reportedly rushed into surgery late on Tuesday after accidentally shooting himself in the finger at his Las Vegas home. The former Oakland Athletics outfielder was cleaning his handgun when it went off
U.S. Boosts National Security After Ottawa Shooting
The Department of Homeland Security said the presence of the Federal Protective Service, which oversees security for more than 9,500 federal buildings visited daily by some 1.4 million people, will be boosted following last week's violence in Canada
Giant Tortoises Are Back From Near Extinction
The Espanola giant tortoises, which is endemic to the Galapagos Islands and can live for over 100 years, had numbered in the thousands but dropped to 15 by 1960 due to human exploitation. More than 1,500 of their offspring have since been released
Israel's Netanyahu Furious Over 'Chickensh*t' Quote From U.S. Official
"The good thing about Netanyahu is that he's scared to launch wars," the official said.
Video Capturing Street Harassment in NYC Sparks Debate
A video of a woman who was secretly recorded experiencing harassment over ten hours walking around New York City, has gone viral and sparked debate over its message and methods.
Word of the Day Wednesday, October 29, 2014
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Classical Mythology . of or pertaining to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under theearth.


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With such a gap I am sure there must be more children.
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LinkedIn acquires Pulse newsreader app
LinkedIn has agreed to buy Pulse newsreader app for $90m, as the social network pushes on with plans to expand its daily news content.
Pulse: acquired by LinkedIn
Pulse now has over 30 million registered users. It was founded in 2010 as a class project at Stanford University by Akshay Kothari and Ankit Gupta.
The $90m deal will be paid with 90% of stock and 10% in cash.
The site recently hired Dan Roth from Fortune as head of editorial content, and created the influencer section to highlight articles written by thought leaders.
LinkedIn, which is mainly used to search for jobs, wants to become more of a publishing platform where business professionals can share and read articles.
Deep Nishar, head of product and user experience at LinkedIn, said: "Pulse is a perfect complement to this vision. Pulse's core value proposition is to help foster informed discussions that spark the decisions shaping the world around us through news and information.
"This shared view that the power of professional information and knowledge can transform lives and the world makes LinkedIn and Pulse a particularly great fit.
"We couldn't be more thrilled to be working side by side with the Pulse team to create new and better ways to help professionals contribute to and leverage this collective body of business knowledge to help them be great at what they do and from wherever they work."
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Block is a pro-Israel Clinton-type liberal (who in fact served in the Clinton administration). The Truman Project says that it seeks to advance a "strong progressive national security policy," and claims to represent mainstream liberal and Democratic foreign policy thinking. Doesn't the expulsion of Block suggest that it is now impossible to be unapologetically pro-Israel—and publicly hostile to those who are anti-Israel—and remain a member in good standing of the liberal and Democratic foreign policy establishment?
Or will others associated with the Truman Project—the advisory board includes Madeleine Albright, Will Marshall, and Bill Perry—accept this action? Do they think Harry Truman would approve of the purge of a well-regarded pro-Israel activist from the Truman Project?
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Mark Twain wrote of Hawaii as "the loveliest fleet of islands anchored in any ocean," he was right. The fragrant scent of flowers in the air, palm trees swaying in the gentle breeze and the intoxicating ocean view with its majestic sunsets all from your private lanai.
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Spurs guard Manu Ginobili could miss the start of the playoffs because of a strained hamstring that is expected to sideline him three to four weeks. The timetable released by the Spurs on Monday comes a day after Ginobili did not play in an 88-86 loss to the Miami Heat. The 35-year-old Ginobili injured his right hamstring in a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers last week. The regular season ends April 17. San Antonio is 1 1/2 games ahead of Oklahoma City for the top seed in the Western Conference and may now have to protect that lead without their third-leading scorer. Ginobili is averaging 11.9 points and 4.6 assists. The Spurs recently went 6-2 without All-Star Tony Parker before the point guard returned from an ankle sprain.
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Monday marks 20 years since Alan Kulwicki's passing
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Monday, April 1 marks 20 years since the passing of 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup champion Alan Kulwicki of Greenfield, Wis. Kulwicki and five others were killed in a plane crash near Bristol Motor Speedway that day in 1993.
Until Tony Stewart won the 2011 Sprint Cup, Kulwicki had been the most recent owner/driver to capture the series championship.
Nicknamed "Special K" and the "Polish Prince," Kulwicki won only five Cup races, but is known as the pioneer of the "Polish victory lap" – a reverse lap around the top of the track after winning, to salute the fans.
The championship came after a thrilling bout against Bill Elliott, who had won five races and earlier in the year held a 278-point lead.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel racing beat reporter Dave Kallmann offers a reflection here.
This Friday, April 5, the Milwaukee County Historical Society will open the Alan Kulwicki: A Champion's Story exhibit, on display until December 31. More information can be found at www.kulwickiexperience.com and/or www.milwaukeehistory.net.
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|Color: Silver
|Gloss Finish: Yes
|Pattern: Solid
|Material: Stainless steel
|Base Material: Stainless steel
|Hardware Material: Stainless steel
|Number of Items Included: 1
|Rust Resistant: Yes
|Chip Resistant: Yes
|Warp Resistant: Yes
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|Stovetop Kettle: Yes
|Interior Finish: Stainless Steel
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|Capacity: 3 Quarts
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|Handle Material: Stainless Steel
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|Nonreactive: Yes
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Elegant and distinguished, this tea kettle has exceeded my expectations thus far. It arrived about two weeks ago, and is functional (even on my glass stove top) AND is pretty to look at. Water heats up quickly, whistles when ready, pours safely and stays gleaming with its polished finish. I could not have asked for more. Great tea kettle!!!
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My Mother has one of these at one of her homes, and truthfully, I have always coveted such. This tea kettle is nearly identical and was much less expensive. The quality is excellent, and it is a joy to see it on my cook top with all of my stainless cookware. This is a total win, Wayfair, I love it!
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looks excellent in any high quality kitchen. also, it is very large, meaning you can warm up for large groups of people.
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Did everything on my list yesterday. I even relaxed and (gasp) left some dishes in the sink!
Today I will:
Drink lots of water
Get in either a swim or a bike ride (it's really humid right now - don't really feel like riding in this, so we'll see what happens later.)
Go shopping for something on my back-to-school list
Vacuum the downstairs
Stick to the eating plan - I have it all figured out!
Last night I went to Power Zen. It's a yoga-Pilates class using a Reebok core board, so the balance is challenging. I can NOT get into the "teaser" Pilates position. Ugh. I am definitely going to have to practice this one at home. But something I noticed - when we had to do to the low staff to plank (a tricky way of saying "push-up), I could do it much more easily than ever before! I could even go from dipping my hips to a low staff with no problem, and then push-up and go into down dog. This is a BIG step for me - that used to be one of the hardest parts of class for me. I was SO excited when I realized what I just did! So then, of course, I had to come home and measure my upper arms. I have lost about 1/2 an inch in each arm (!!!) since the last time I measured, about a month-month and a half ago. Wow! This eating right and strength training stuff is really working!
Another part of my body I notice changing is my outer thighs. They are definitely getting slimmer - I can see it and feel it. These are changes that aren't necessarily showing up on the scale, or even making my clothes fit better, but I notice myself getting firmer and stronger. Hallelujah, the consistency and new goal-setting is paying off!
Went for my walk, had lots of water already, going to enter today's snacks into the nutrition tracker...
I often have trouble sticking to a plan for more than a week. I get bored, i don't see the results I want... but this time it's going to be different. I laid out a plan for August, and I'm going to stick to it.
As much as I like to make lists and plan, it was nice not having to come up with a whole new plan for this week. Tweak the protein number, and that was it.
Today I will:
Go into school for a little bit to drop off some stuff.
Drink a ton of water.
Stick to the eating plan (I even planned my snacks for today!)
Get to the gym this afternoon for Power Zen and a TM run. My muscles need a rest from weight training - I did a lot yesterday.
Try to relax a little bit - my honey reminded me that I need to take a little time for myself before school starts.
Be positive!
I really haven't done much of anything today. It's just one of those Lazy Days of Summer. But I *did* get to the gym... Took a nap and when I woke up, decided that I couldn't be a lump for the entire day. Just like every other time I go to the gym, it was wonderful once I got going - it's just getting out the door that's the problem.
This evening I will:
Stick to a very low-cal soup for dinner. I ate cereal at lunch (bleh - too much of it) so I am going to take it easy at dinner.
Drink lots of water.
Plan meals for the rest of the week.
Make some shopping lists.
Lay on the couch.
Bought some chocolate milk yesterday. I am getting pretty good at adding protein into my diet - I've been consistently hitting my goal. This conscious decision to add more protein has also caused me to really *think* about my snacks - instead of crackers and jelly, I've been having Greek yogurt or cottage cheese and fruit or hard-boiled eggs. With the exception of today's mini cereal binge (it was very mini - I was able to stop myself before it got out of control), I have been doing well on the nutrition stuff.
Yawn... off to get some water and a nap.
Just some things...
Friday's wedding was beautiful. Bride was gorgeous. Had the vegetarian meal - delish. Did well with the open bar and dessert buffet.
Saturday I spent time shopping with mom instead of going for a bike ride - it was nice though; we don't go shopping together too often, so it was definitely worth it. Got some cute new tops to transition into fall.
Yesterday's eating was all over the place, though. I went out for breakfast and lunch, and dinner was not the planned stir-fry, but instead a PB&J and some crackers. And two cookies. Bleh... but today I am ready to get back on track and have some super delish and healthy food.
This week's goal is to have 70 grams of protein a day. I just snacked on some Greek yogurt, and I had my milk for breakfast, so I'm already over half-way there. i feel like eating more protein during the day is keeping me from getting snacky after dinner.
Made a zucchini bread this morning - most of it is going into the freezer. It's nice to have individual pieces of a sweet for when the mood strikes.
Later today I am going to make some carrot-potato soup for the freezer. We have lots of carrots, and I'd like to use most of them up for the soup. I've been doing really well using up our veggies from the farm; with honey working so much, it has been a challenge for me to figure out what to do with everything.
I had originally planned on going to the gym today, but if I don't get there, I'm not going to sweat it. Today is a day with my honey (he's home for most of the day), and I want to take advantage of that. Maybe I'll take my bike up to the mountain for a little ride around there... it's a beautiful day!
Off to do some grocery shopping...
Starting over with some new goals was the best thing I did in a long time. I set some concrete goals for August, not just "lose weight" or "eat more protein." I gave myself some specific numbers for goals, and I think it's working. When faced with a piece of delicious peach pie for dessert last night, I thought about the numbers.
Will it help me lose one pound? No, especially after eating pancakes with syrup for breakfast.
Will it help me get to my protein goal? Not as much as some Greek yogurt will.
So I made a choice. And my choice felt good. I CHOSE not to eat the peach pie. It stared me in the face, and I chose to turn it away. I CHOSE to have Greek yogurt with blueberries instead. I chose that because I also chose to have pancakes for breakfast. But along with choosing the pancakes, I also chose not to have bacon or sausage with the pancakes. I really felt mentally strong making those choices.
A good friend of mine is getting married tonight. She was telling me about all the wonderful desserts they ordered, so I am going to have to be strong tonight. The scale was good to me this morning, so I think that will help me to keep in control. I am staying at my mom's house tonight - the wedding site is really close - and I'm going down there this afternoon to meet my brother for lunch. It's going to be a day of eating out... so lots of water, fruit and veggies to compensate.
Today (it's a light list today):
Drink tons of water.
Keep in mind that everything I eat and do is a choice.
Be cheery.
Got my swim in early this morning - I knew I wouldn't get any "real" workout in later, so I thought "well, I better go now." I'm glad I did - tomorrow I'm planning an afternoon bike ride, so I will get my fitness minutes in this week.
Off to get ready...


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The Panel: fire safety and urban living
Urban living is getting denser, so how safe are you if there is a fire? Hardly a week goes by when the news doesn't report a fire in a house, or an apartment, and often someone being killed. It is just one year since 11 elderly people died in a nursing home fire in Sydney, many overcome by the fire itself, dying from smoke inhalation, or later in hospital. As our cities grow, as we live closer together and more and more in apartment blocks, how can design make us safer, from fire in particular? How can we design out those risks?
- Rachel Heise
- Architect and founder, Heise Architecture, Brisbane
- Professor Jose Torero
- Professor of Engineering and Head of School, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland
- Dr Hazel Easthope
- Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW, Sydney
- Producer
- Janne Ryan
Comments (6)
sNic :
23 Nov 2012 4:37:05am
Hi, interesting that your panel kept reinforcing the idea of apartment blocks being structurally safe because they're made of concrete. What they didn't refer to was that biggest problem for multi-storey buildings is the finishing, the cladding and lining. The number of fires in Dubai & Sharjah multi-storey towers are generally caused by residents, either by ignorance or arrogance, but the impact is huge because of design/construction decisions. This not to say that the build standards/regulations are the same in Oz. To gloss over this aspect of core elements is an important oversite. Maybe worth further discussion and I'd be interested in an any comments from the panelists.
As always By Design interesting :) long time listener
Jonathan :
23 Nov 2012 10:10:14am
You may have looked at Strata Title, but there is a stack of Company Title & Tenants in Common.
We are the latter & have recently added fire extinguishers. It's a difficult process to know what to do.
Brian Ashworth :
24 Nov 2012 8:31:44am
One of the things that concern me most is the fire risk associated with garages in residential buildings.
I did a check on the fire risk on the garage of my last house and was surprised at the issues it raised. (see my blog http://www.anewhouse.com.au/?p=1358). All those dangerous products which are separated from the main house by two sheets of plasterboard and a basic internal door with a fire resistance of only a few minutes. And only a single layer of plasterboard for the fire to get into the roof space.
I currently live in a multistorey apartment and of course the garages are on the lower floors. When I moved in I was shocked to see the fire door (marked "Fire Door Keep Closed") between one of the garage floors and the main lobby wedged open. The fire door was only 5m from the fire stair exit. I threw 3 wedges in the bin over a period of a couple of weeks before people got the message.
Raylene :
24 Nov 2012 11:47:18am
I am totally confused by the fire safety requirements for residential apartment buildings in Queensland. We recently received, from our body corporate manager, an unsolicited quote for the replacement of the fire doors in our low occupancy Class II building of less than 25m in height with no on-site manager, at a cost of $2,000+ per door. This amount has not been budgeted for in our sinking fund forecast (prepared by a quantity surveyor, who, presumably, knows about the relevant legislation.
Two documents available on a government website:
give some information ... but now, on this program with it's expert panel, I hear Rachel Heise stating that, in Queensland, buildings which were compliant even 30 years ago have no requirement to come into line with current legislation.
What is the answer - this is all so confusing?
Jock :
09 Dec 2012 10:29:47am
I agree with Raylene's comments about low occupancy Class 11 unit blocks in Qld. There must be thousands of these buildings in the state and many different designs. We have had an issue with fire evacuation drills where no-one paticipates because they are either at work,on holidays or are absent interstate owners. Without an onsite manager an external consultant must be used so that we can comply with the regulations - at a cost to the Body Corporate. Unfortunately there is no discretion allowed in the application of the rules. The matter is "compliance" not "is it safe".
Interested listener :
01 Dec 2012 9:56:36pm
The panel - Fire Safety and Urban Living
As a resident of a tall apartment building in Docklands, Melbourne, I was very pleased to hear your panel about this issue. The aspect that was missing is education of residents about appropriate emergency and fire safety responses or behaviours if there is a fire. It has been an issue of frustration and bewilderment in our building. All commercial buildings have strict protocols for training workers but they evidently don't extend to residential strata committee run buildings.
I'm not certain this would be a subject for By Design but surely some program on the ABC could tackle it again from this angle. Thanks for launching the discussion.


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Israeli official: Erdogan rhetoric befits Tehran or Damascus, not a NATO capital
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Israel's ambassador to return to Sweden on symbolic Nov. 29th date
Netanyahu: We have nothing against east Jerusalem residents, but we must protect our citizens
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Sisi: Egypt won't allow terror from its territory toward Israel
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Daniel Oren, maestro d'Israël, d'Italie et d'ailleurs !
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Diplomacy & Politics
10/13/2012 22:51
Likud: Olmert-Livni-Lapid run 'science fiction'
(photo credit:Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)
The Jerusalem Post's poll indicating that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu could be defeated by a new Center-Left mega-party put the Likud on the defensive over the weekend, with the party releasing a statement calling such a scenario ridiculous.The poll, published in Friday's Post, found that a party led by former prime minister Ehud Olmert that would include former Kadima leader Tzipi Livni, current Kadima chairman Shaul Mofaz and Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid would win 31 seats – with Netanyahu's Likud securing only 27."The only thing those people have in common is hatred of Netanyahu, and it is very unlikely that their hatred would be enough to bring them together," said MK Ophir Akunis, head of the Likud response team."It's a fantasy of failed politicians like convicted sex offender [and former Kadima MK] Haim Ramon, who is working on a dirty political deal that will not succeed."Akunis said that if Olmert, who received a one-year suspended sentence last month for breach of trust, ran for prime minister, it would be internationally unprecedented and stain Israel. Akunis said he expected Lapid to keep his promise to avoid running with Olmert.Likud MK Tzipi Hotovely, who asked the Central Elections Committee last week to prevent Olmert from running, said a party of Olmert, Livni, Lapid and Mofaz could only exist in science fiction. There was no chance since May 2009 and the results have become part of the historical record on how Israelis view the Obama administration.Citing the Post's polls in his book Bending History: Barack Obama's Foreign Policy (2012), former US ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk wrote: "The Israeli prime minister knew from bitter experience that the Israeli public would punish him for mishandling relations with a popular US president, but he also knew that they would support him if he stood up to an unpopular US president, which is what Obama fast became in Israeli eyes."In the first Post/Smith poll in May 2009, before the Obama administration started taking action on the Israeli-Palestinian issue, 31% predicted that the administration would be more pro-Israel and 14% said more pro-Palestinian.The next poll was taken less than a month later, following the first White House meeting between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Obama, and the American president's landmark speech to the Muslim world in Cairo.The poll found a huge shift had taken place, with the proportion calling the Obama administration more pro-Palestinian rising from 14% to 50% and the proportion calling it more pro-Israel falling from 31% to only 6%.The proportion of those calling the Obama presidency more pro-Israel than pro-Palestinian fell in August 2009 to a low of 4%, and rose to 9% in March 2010, 10% in July 2010 and 12% in May 2011.In September 2011, the same question was asked in a survey sponsored by this newspaper that was conducted by another pollster that used different methods. Keevoon Strategies took the poll immediately after Obama delivered what was considered a very pro-Israel address to the UN General Assembly and blocked an effort by the Palestinians to persuade the UN to unilaterally declare a Palestinian state along the 1949 armistice lines.That poll found that the percentage of Israelis who considered the Obama administration more pro-Israel than pro-Palestinian was 54%. of so many egos coming together, she said.Hotovely praised the poll for
indicating that the Right-Center bloc would increase from 65 seats to 66 if
Olmert and Livni ran with Lapid and Kadima, and to 69 mandates if they did
not."All the polls show the Right getting stronger and the Left getting
weaker," Hotovely said."That is what is really happening, as opposed to
what the poll reported about a hypothetical possibility that will not
happen."The Likud is expected to get a boost on Sunday when Home Front
Defense Minister Avi Dichter will announce that he intends to run for Knesset
with the party. Dichter will make the announcement following a meeting with
Netanyahu before Sunday morning's cabinet meeting.Dichter left Kadima in
August when he quit the Knesset and joined the cabinet. He has run for Kadima
chairman twice and has never been a member of another political party.It
will be tough for Dichter to get elected because, according to the party's
current rules, the 27 Likud MKs must compete for the first 19 slots on the
party's Knesset slate. The next dozen slots are reserved for new candidates
representing regions and sectors.In an effort to deal with the
cut-throat competition, Vice Premier Silvan Shalom held a surprising rally on
Thursday night at the home of Likud activist Moshe Feiglin in Karnei
Shomron.Feiglin denied a report that he had made a political bond with
Shalom, noting that he held a similar event recently with Communications
Minister Moshe Kahlon."I won't be making political deals, but I am
reaching out to as many Likud people as possible," Feiglin said. "We have an
interest in working together." •
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