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Skip to comments.Cain and the black vote: wishful thinking (Blacks give Obama 91% approval rating today)
Posted on 11/25/2011 10:33:13 AM PST by TitansAFC
Herman Cain is at it again, making bold pronouncements that fly in the face of actual evidence to the contrary. This time in a seven-page mailer to Iowa Republicans, the flagging Republican front-runner lists a few reasons why he says he can win the GOP nomination for president.....
...Its that kind of delusional talk that reinforces the image I conjured up last week of Cain running for president of the Land of Make-Believe. Only there could he hope to surpass, let alone replicate, President Eisenhowers remarkable (by todays standards) electoral success with African Americans.
Keep something in mind about that 41 percent of blacks who cast a vote for Eisenhower. Thats 41 percent of blacks who COULD vote in 1956. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 did away with the discriminatory laws that blocked many African Americans from exercising their right to vote.
And then theres this. On Sunday, The Posts Chris Cillizza (a.k.a. The Fix) penned an article about how President Obamas base of support remains solid heading into 2012. Here are the three paragraphs that punch holes in Cains argument that he can lead the Republican party to victory with a large share of black votes.
At the heart of the presidents enduring strength among his base are African Americans who have never wavered in any meaningful way after 95 percent of black voters opted for the Illinois senator in 2008. In Gallups latest weekly tracking polling, Obamas job approval rating stands at 43 percent among the general public but is nearly double that 84 percent among African Americans. In the November NBC-WSJ poll, Obamas approval rating among black voters stood at a stratospheric 91 percent....
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
This is frustrating, to say the least, but a sad reality.
Obama will retain 95%+ of the black vote no matter who we nominate.
It's a sad commentary on the average black voter but they are just democrat/obama to the core.
Cain's wife will probably vote for Obama. She might vote for her husband but if he doesn't make it, I'll bet she and 99% of Cain's fellow church members will vote Obama.
And there doesn't seem to be a darn thing we can do about it. They just don't get it.
People who have something to say should say it and not send us off on a wild link chase.
Nobody goes.
There are no words in the English language that can describe this condition.
A negative post about Cain by TitansAFC. As Gomer Pyle used to say, 'Surprise, surprise, surprise.'
As I said, this is so damn frustrating that I cannot muster words to adequate describe how I feel.
How on EARTH does ANY demographic of ANY kind vote so homogenously? It's a statistical impossibility, yet it happens EVERY election! GRrrrrr....
Not about Herman Cain; or rather, he is an ancillary character in this thread.
This is about the black vote and it's inexplicable homogenousy.
No surprise there. But Obama (and MSNBC) has to get them enthused enough to vote.
However if the GOP ran a black FULL AMERICAN who happens to be conservative against a half-black half-African loser like Obama, we would have an interesting race. What would hispanics do of a Cain nominee kept telling them how Cain failed them? I cant imagine they would trust Romney or Newt.
Sometimes I think its because to not be for Obama would indirectly mean they'd have to take a stand against their own who are living off the government and that would meann they'd have to take care of their indigent families...which would affect their own lifestyles....and that's not just for the black population either...but all those who voted for Obama and his handouts.
A large percentage of jews also support Obama.
I often regard the back of the hand as ancillary.
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However if the GOP ran a black FULL AMERICAN who happens to be conservative against a half-black half-African loser like Obama, we would have an interesting race. What would hispanics do if a Cain nominee kept telling them how Obama failed them? I cant imagine they would trust Romney or Newt.
To be honest, if we are looking to bring new voters in, we should do it in the Veep slot, no matter who we nominate. We should also focus on demographics that can be swayed to vote differently to some degree (Latinos, Women, et al).
We're not getting more of the black vote, and it's certainly not going to happen with Obama on the ballot.
Stupid is as stupid does.
We are talking about a people who actually willingly dress like prison inmates...
I mean, come on...
Conservatives will never get that vote. Blacks are looking for a FDR/JFK/LBJ expand Federal government type.
But they could repress that vote by going negative on Obama in their areas. Cain is a good person to do that.
That sounds logical.
I've read stories saying quite the opposite.
The chances of Mrs. Cain facing an Obama vs. Cain ballot are very slim. I fully expect for her to vote for Barry once again.
Have been saying that from the beginning. Obama would love to have Cain has an opponent. Anyone else will beat Obama.
The VP slot generally does a very poor job of pulling in new voters. (Palin may be the exception that proved the rule.) And that's usually how even something as positive as a Reagan Revolution gets diluted by the follow-on of Bushian big government.
Here are some other numbers: On Jan. 1, 2009, the national black unemployment rate was 12.6 percent. When President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act a little over six weeks later, the black unemployment rate was 13.4 percent. As of 9/1/2011 it was 16%.
He is an awesome president if you're on welfare, though. If Cain can't attract the black vote, it's either because blacks are stupid or they're on welfare. Is that what Mr. Capehart would have us believe?
Lets stop with the "lots of blacks will vote for Cain because he's black" thing. Many don't directly say it, but underpinning Herman's campaign is some conservative belief in this nonsense.
90-95% of blacks are going to vote for Obama just like they did last time around. Blacks may be utterly ignorant, but they aren't stupid. They vote for Democrats because they support transfer payments, government favoritism and other freebies. At the heart of voting Democrat is the idea they are being put upon by the rest of society and deserve special government treatment to make things fair. Cain preaches the opposite and will not win their support. Blacks consider Cain a race traitor. Listen to black radio sometime to get an understanding of how much they detest Cain and people like him. We are going to get the same tiny percentage of the black vote no matter which Republican wins the nomination. I think it is even arguable we'd get LESS black votes if Cain was our candidate. Blacks are liable to resent having one of their own tell them the truth, which will make Obama's pitch even more attractive to them.
That, too is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders.
Looks like the Newt Cult is in full scale panic mode. Unable to make a rational response to Newt stepping in it on Immigration, they resort to their standard SOP, personal attack, obfuscation and diversion.
Its called Racism.
See the elephant in the room yet? - the one that will destroy us?
The only race where racism is not allowed is the White race.
Everyone else applaudes racism, either unabashedly open, or under a different euphemism such as "pride."
Hispanics are pretty solid with La Raza. - The Race.
Would you say that Eric Holder is not an open racist?
Palin actually brought a chunk of female voters, but Obama brought more youth and black turnout than we could match.
Lieberman brought a lot of Jewish Republicans to the Democrat column in the 2000 election.
You can make a difference there, but you have to choose wisely and choose movable demographics.
And what would you have us believe? That Cain is uniquely suited to attract black votes because he's black? Wouldn't they be equally stupid for voting for a candidate only because he is of the same skin color?
Blacks vote Democrat because they want to continue believing the sorry state of their communities is other peoples fault. That is the Democratic message and it is extremely appealing to them. Blacks believe they are owed something, they believe in transfer payments, they believe in government preference, they believe in MORE affirmative action. There is absolutely no evidence available, polling or otherwise, that blacks have had a chance in heart. Cain would do just as bad among blacks as any other potential Republican nominee. This Cain campaign message that he can win 30% of the black vote is utterly ridiculous.
Legitimate criticism of Obama just strengthens his black solidarity and support.
Most blacks pay no attention to the facts or validity of criticism directed at Obama or his policies.
It is easier and more self-serving to just view it as racism.
WaPo polls are always so accurate.
Pray for America
Negrodamus was elected BECAUSE he was black.. ONLY because he was black...
If the black vote is not racist I don't know what is..
Most all democrats and not a few republican women voted for Negrodamus..
He got the racist vote..
Literally the ONLY vetting of Negrodamus that happened was from the ranks of republican MEN(mostly).. not all republican women but still many of them.. were hornswoggled by Negrodamus.. the republican "blond" vote.. You know compassionate pseudo-conservatives..
This time I'm looking for the meanest SOB in the election cycle..
Which of course would be... Newt "the Devil" Gingrich...
Old Slewfoot, "Satan".. Damocles.. Old Silver Tongue..
I want a contest between Negrodamus vs. Groinodamus..
Well, there are lies, statistics and polls. Take your pick, but consider the source.
Obama could borrow David Duke`s Grand Wizard garb, give a speech on how he perceived black voters to be slaves on the democrat plantation, and still get more than 90% of the black vote.
We will have to wait and see what actually happens if Herman Cain is our nominee, but I would be very surprised if he didn't get significantly more than 5% of the black vote.
Many blacks are devout Christians, many oppose abortion, many oppose gay marriage, and many are concerned about the rates of welfare dependency, criminality and out-of-wedlock childbirth among young blacks. What do Obama and the 'Rats offer blacks who hold these values?
Herman Cain is an honest, intelligent, hard-working, devout man who has made his own way through this world. He is a role model for all Americans.
Obama is a corrupt, incompetent punk and a charlatan.
Blacks who are moral, clear-thing people who value self-reliance and fair play will regard Herman Cain favorably as compared to Obama.
To think you have some mystic link into what black people will do over voting for Cain is ignorance, but the fact is if he peeled 5% of the black vote, obummer would lose bigger than moon-dale. If he lost 5 % of the vote and 5% stay home, he does not win in any of the 57 States.
"Blacks who are moral, clear-thing people who value self-reliance and fair play will regard Herman Cain favorably as compared to Obama."
The 5% of Blacks who are moral, clear-thing people who value self-reliance and fair play will regard Herman Cain favorably as compared to Obama.
There...fixed it for you.
I think the truth delivered by somebody who has gone through the same experiences as the audience he's addressing can have an effect that the same truth delivered by someone who hasn't had those experiences cannot. He is uniquely suited because he experienced discrimination and yet chose to spend his life overcoming the odds instead of complaining about them. I'm not a Cain supporter, but his advantage with black audiences is obvious.
Which in effect makes them a non-issue.
The census states that Black/African-American people make up 12.1 to 12.6% of the populace.
In contrast, whites make up 69% of the population.
Voter turn out to oppose Obama will be key. If it is a given that 12% of voters will vote for Obama because he is Black, then the other demographics who oppose him MUST get out and vote. Then color will not be an issue.
Of course, there aren't a lot of Jewish Republicans to begin with, but Bush got a higher % of the Jewish vote in 2000 than the GOP had had in 1992 or 1996:
(Even after 9/11, Bush only moved up from 19% to 24% of the Jewish vote in 2004.)
If anything, Cain will cause more hate amongst plantation blacks. The voting block that Cain can cut into is the white-guilt crowd. They will be looking for a way to vote against Obama while keeping true to their white-guilt values.
Cain presents an interesting paradox for black voters. Going up against Obama, Cain would certainly lose. But if the Democrats ditch Obama, Cain as a presidential or VP candidate would split the black vote.
That could win the presidency, and since the Republicans are likely to keep the House and recapture the Senate, being heavily favored in the election for the latter, whoever the Republican candidate would be able to start from a position of impressive power.
As did W. Bush, but hopefully not to squander it like he did. This is why it is especially important for conservatives to kick out as many of the remaining RINOs we can, as they will be by far the biggest obstacle to the conservative agenda.
They get it.
They're just racists.
Blacks just love being on the democRat plantation. They are, in my experience, the biggest racists on the block, too boot.
I think Cain can substanially reduce the black vote for Obama. He is still not very likely to get more than 10% of the black vote, but he could reduce the black turnout. What has Obama got to run on - his record? I don't think so. One of the few arrows he has in his quiver is that "whitey" is trying to defeat him because he is black. Even the leftist media is going to have trouble putting that over if the republican nominee is black.
When Obama ran, here in Maryland it was much remarked on that many blacks were voting for the first time because they wanted to finally have a black president. When random black voters were interviewed, they had no idea of what Obama's stands on the issues were - they were voting for a "black president". Now, the only way to get those same voters out again (now that they have finally had their black president) is to convince them that Obama might not get re-elected "because he is black". I think Cain would take the wind out of that sail.
Where I expect Cain would really pick up votes though is from sufferers of "white guilt" - it seems like a sizable portion of republican women voted for Obama and I think a major factor was so they could "prove" they weren't racists. Cain would take that out of play, and they might actually vote on the issues.
However, the continuing homogenous quality of the black vote continues to amaze me. More and more blacks are moving up in the world, moving into professional jobs and opening their own businesses. Why that portion of the black community still votes for democrats in such overwhelming majorities is just beyond my comprehension.
Obviously, you are racist for noticing < /s>
Whenever you rob Peter to pay Paul, you are going to be assured of Paul's vote in the next election.
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Schools have been affected by this philosophy. It began with schools of choice: a concept of competing for students by offering a superior education. Most taking advantage of choice, however, have done so for reasons unrelated to academics. Every area district believes itself to be the best. The truth is that every district in our area offers a first rate education.
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Since Massachusetts passed its School Law in colonial days, public schools have been charged with educating all children. Private schools have existed as well. They were established to educate certain subsections of society like a religious group, a specific gender or the economically elite.
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Skip to comments.Bachmann to Endorse Romney
Posted on 05/02/2012 2:24:25 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
National Review Online has confirmed that Michele Bachmann will endorse Mitt Romney tomorrow at a campaign event in Virginia.
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We all knew it didn't we? She was a STALKING HORSE. Let's all trash and smear her within an inch of her life.
Oh, let's not, please.
Just waive a corn dog in front of her.
She was a stalking horse. How about "Sarah is my friend" but allows Ed Rollins to attack her and then only after many days say that Ed was wrong. Plus she hardly hit Mitt except for a few times in the debates when he was clearly the Establishment frontrunner as the non-Romneys rise and fell
Has she been promised a position? Like "Foster Kid" Czar or something?
Don't you want to beat up on one of the first legislators to organize solid rallies and protests against Obamacare?
Of course not, Laslo, I just wanted to thank Michelle for her support of Newt, once he became the last man standing between the socialist Romney and Uncle Nutty, for her rallying the troops.
Cain and Perry actually respected the conservative among these players.
Who was silent, and stayed silent, even after they
themselves dropped out? Bachman. Santorum.
They both have bread that needs to be buttered by the socialist they have helped give us.
Sarah who? Was there a candidate by that name?
In what way was this "Sarah" involved in ANYTHING?
Don't worry about it. You were warned by Jim Robinson himself about your antics and you'll be gone soon enough
She's really going out on a limb there. /s
You may have had an argument there except for the fact that Palin didn't bother to run. What does it matter if her manager says anything about Palin? She wasn't in this race.
That incident was during May or June. they didn't know whether Sarah was entering the race or not so attacking Sarah could have been a preemptive strike and raised a lot of questions about Bachmanns true motives
Along with Sarah Palin and Dick Cheney.
They are not GOPe or RINOs.
So you are arguing that an attack from a political hack like Rollins, working for a last tier candidate, kept Palin from running? That's absurd. That incident had little or no effect on the Primary race and it certainly doesn't discredit a solid Tea Party Conservative. One of the few fighting for us on Capitol Hill.
Sarah Palin's involved in the TeaParty, a leader. A patriot.
You can find images of her here on this site with a guy named Jim Robinson.
She is not GOPe.
She is not a RINO.
She supports Mitt's election.
The better question is who are you?
No....I didn't say that what Rollins did kept Sarah out of the race. You need reading comprehensive my friend.
I will hand you that. Bachmann was on the field with the Tea Party. I am dejected that Bachmann stayed silent after she got out, even after Santorum got out. Then Santorum joined Bachman in leaving Newt twisting.
That silence along with many others of course, was just the heavy lifting Romney needed, after already slaying Newt in Florida. They stayed silent even then on his tactics in Florida.
"Stalking horses" may be just the word I'm looking for.
Ah, well that answers the question. Just saying "Sarah" don't quite get it, does it?
I thought maybe it was a reference to that chick with the cake mixes and stuff.
You can find images of her here on this site with a guy named Jim Robinson.
Really? He likes cake mixes? I had no idea. Kolaches are good too.
She supports Mitts election.
Does the cake mix lobby pay her for that?
The better question is who are you?
You don't know by now?
Gee wiz. Seems like if we'd had fewer so-called conservative candidates jockeying against each other for so long then we'd have had a chance to consolidate against Willard.
Now we have the chance to bicker some more and let Obama accrue what will be seen as a 2nd term MANDATE for socialism.
Oh sure. Yeah. we could have had Bachmann carry the Tea Party mantel against him in November, and gotten creamed. Which would've been seen as not only a MANDATE for socialism, but also a repudiation of conservatives.
If Mittens wins, it's not great for conservatism, but it'll be impossible to claim a Romney win is a win for the Occutards and Black Pantherism.
Seriously. This insanity that "Mitt is identical to Navy Seal Obama" will eventually die off as Obama's antics become more outrageous (war in Iran coming up, btw).
Nope. But I still won't vote for socialism.
Yeah right. Newt collapsed behind Paul last Tuesday because he didn't get an endorsement from Santorum. Whatever gets you through the day.
Here come da bus.
It is to be devoutly hoped that you are correct.
I'm holding my breath... or should I?
Herman Cain:
"People, get a grip! The differences are huge. And it starts with understanding how many truly horrendous decisions Barack Obama has made since he took office and recognizing that Mitt Romney is a man with solid experience and good judgment and that he would never have made any of them."
Herman Cain is not GOPe.
Herman Cain is not a RINO.
Herman Cain:
"People, get a grip! The differences are huge. And it starts with understanding how many truly horrendous decisions Barack Obama has made since he took office and recognizing that Mitt Romney is a man with solid experience and good judgment and that he would never have made any of them."
Herman Cain is not GOPe.
Herman Cain is not a RINO.
Herman Cain:
"People, get a grip! The differences are huge. And it starts with understanding how many truly horrendous decisions Barack Obama has made since he took office and recognizing that Mitt Romney is a man with solid experience and good judgment and that he would never have made any of them."
Herman Cain is not GOPe.
Herman Cain is not a RINO.
Gotta love National Rino Review!
We all know that's a barge load of garbage no matter who says it. LOL
Only a short bus.
Few share the view that Sarah, Michelle, Herman Cain and Dich Cheney are GOPe and RINOs.
Did lil'Mittens at least pay off Michelle's campaign debt? I hope so for her sake.
We knew this was coming. Sarah Palin will also endorse.
No surprises here.
haha.... good one.
I wish Sarah had made a firm and strong endorsement.
She must have read my tag line.
"I wish Sarah had made a firm and strong endorsement."
Of Lord Romney? Have you been eating your bath salts noob?
RomneyCare is a disqualifying fact for non-totalitarians.
Nice rant and all I will add is DITTO from me.
I'll ditto your ditto. Perry was a contender.
I appreciate your observations and though they have substance, this is your opinion. And I do respect it. I am still not going to vote for Romney. I understand what you are saying though.
Not gonna do it Lazlo.
What a foolish woman. Bashed Romneycare/Obamacare, now kisses the guy's ring.
Give me a woman who rejects Romney or even a man to do so.
Just one person please to say No Romney! (and one that really means it)
hahahaha, humblegunner. I am Not laughing! ...hahahahahaha..now that was funny. Sorry.
So since Michelle Bachmann is such a POS Commie Pinko, who in congress are you able to even tolerate? She has helped promote the cause of freedom as more than anybody there, hurting her forward mobility through the ranks of leadership as a result. You are going to have to realize that they are all going to end up backing the GOP nominee. It is how it has been for time in memoriam.
BTW. I see those anger management classes are paying off. Your down to about half the normal amount of the usual insults.
Good to hear there are still some 'thinking' and honorable conservatives left!!
And not like those who are clueless and putty in the hands by dishonorable deceitful ones to be lead astray into the hands of liberals - Mitt used them, also, to put him in office. They would NOT listen but instead mocked true conservatives because of their stupidity.
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A performance by New York City-based Threefifty Duo (Brett Parnell, guitar and Geremy Schulick, guitar) will kick off the inaugural season of Music at First on February 19th, 2010 at 7:30pm. Music at First is a new music series to be held at First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn from February through May of 2010. First Presbyterian Church is located in Brooklyn Heights at 124 Henry St. There is a $10 suggested donation which will be collected at the door. There will be no advance reservations or ticket sales. For more information, please contact email@example.com.
This series, curated by Wil Smith (New York composer who also serves as organist at First Presbyterian), occurs monthly, featuring one performer or ensemble per evening. Each concert will last about an hour and half each. Smith describes the new series, Music at First, as "a diverse mix of New York City's best new music ensembles and performers, accessible to a wide audience of both community members and seasoned new music listeners." Future performances include pianist Kathleen Supové on March 26, cellist/vocalist Jody Redhage and Fire in July on April 16 and a CD release with flute/percussionist duo Conor Nelson and Ayano Kataoka on May 28.
Threefifty Duo has been described as a "classical guitar duo with a rock edge," as musicians Brett Parnell and Geremy Schulick seamlessly weave their contemporary rock sensibilities into the rich fabric of classical guitar. After years of writing and performing together and with a second album under Threefifty's belt, the duo's stylistic tendencies have expanded beyond their initial categorization, with genre blurred by an intensely personal sound.
Formed in the halls of The Yale School of Music, taught by renowned classical guitarist Benjamin Verdery, and molded by the multi-faceted music scene of their hometown New York City, Threefifty has gone on to play in many respected venues and festivals, such as The 92nd Street Y, Southpaw, Pianos, The NY Guitar Festival, The Monkey, Bennington College, Connecticut Guitar Society, and a recent run of shows at California State University at Long Beach where choreography was set to their music. In December 2008 Threefifty Duo set off for Bosnia and Herzegovina where they played a nationally televised concert organized by The America-Bosnia Cultural Foundation in Sarajevo, with a member of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina in attendance.
Threefifty Duo's music features driving rhythms and harmonies that stem from rock and pop music, combined with the intricate textures that are possible on the classical guitar.
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BY CAR: From Manhattan: Take the Brooklyn Bridge to the first exit on the Brooklyn side (Cadman Plaza West). Stay left as the exit splits. Go through one light and take a left at the next intersection onto Henry St. The Church is just past Clark St. on the right.
From the Brooklyn Queens Expressway: Take the Cadman Plaza West Exit, turn East onto Cadman Plaza West, then South onto Henry St. Continue on Henry to 124.
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Today the United States joins the World Health Organization and countries around the world in commemorating World Health Day. This year's theme is "Urbanization and Health: Urban Health Matters." In recognition of this day, Secretary Clinton said:
"The rapid rise in the number of people living in cities will be among the top global health issues of the 21st century. The World Health Organization estimates that six out of every 10 people will be city dwellers by 2030, rising to seven out of 10 by 2050. In many cases, especially in the developing world, the speed of urbanization has outpaced the ability of governments to build and maintain essential health, water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure and provide basic services.
"Disease is both a symptom of poverty -- with over-crowding, inadequate infrastructure and lack of health care increasing transmission and susceptibility -- and also a contributor to poverty. Poor health shreds communities, undermines economic opportunity, and holds back progress. And it denies children around the world the opportunity to live up to their full God-given potential. We have also seen that oceans and borders are no defense against the pandemics that threaten us all. These are global challenges that demand a global response.
"The United States and our international partners are committed to improving health and strengthening health systems around the world. We understand that addressing global health challenges is not just a humanitarian imperative -- it will also bolster global security, foster political stability and promote economic growth and development.
"Through our Global Health Initiative, we are investing $63 billion, with an emphasis on women and girls whose health has the biggest impact on families and communities. Efforts such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Safe Water Programs and the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Making Cities Work strategy are focused on public health concerns of urban residents worldwide. Our foreign assistance programs are improving local governance, creating new partnerships with civil society and the private sector, and targeting the urgent needs of the urban poor. From Afghanistan to Zambia, we are helping cities create a better quality of life for their inhabitants through access to higher paying jobs, improved health care, and quality education.
"On this World Health Day, let us renew our resolve to work together to meet the global health challenges of the 21st century."
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This is most apparent in places like Los Angeles where the homeless tend to congregate because of the warm climate. I think its unconsconscionable that we allow the poor to live like sewer rats under freeways, in parks, in store doorways. It would be relatively cheap to set up numerous coffin hotels in areas where the homeless congregate. The hotels would offer a safer, secure sanctuary for the homeless and allow the government to document who the homeless are and provide services or reunite them with family members. Coffin hotels can be made of concrete with a drain in each room so that they can be cleaned everyday and air dried. Wipeable Plastic matrresses can be disinfected and clean linens can be provided.
The homeless could shower everyday and feel like human beings again. They could be staffed by a police student and other volunteers or recovering homeless addicts. Everyone will be required to do a small chore before starting their day similiar to a free hostel to the homeless. If wealthier curious Europeans or backpackers want to spend the night they can pay $35.00 for the experience and the money would be used to offset costs for the homeless. The hotels could be located under existing freeways, along safe, lighted boardwalks. It's time to start really finding solutions to problems in our society not just pay lip service to it year after year.


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Worried about competition from South Korea and Hong Kong, Japanese schools are going "back to basics," reports AP.
In a move that has divided educators and experts, Japan is going back to basics after a 10-year experiment in "pressure-free education," which encouraged more application of knowledge and less rote memorization.
. . . Japan's near-the-top rank on international standardized tests has fallen, stunning this nation where education has long been a source of pride.
The Education Ministry is fattening up textbooks and raising expectations as part of the back-to-basics drive.
Science and math textbooks will see the biggest additions, getting 60 percent more pages compared to earlier this decade. Among new concepts: Fifth-graders will learn how to calculate the area of a trapezoid and sixth-graders will learn about electricity.
An hour or two of school will be added each week, depending on the grade, and English will be introduced in fifth grade instead of seventh. Middle and high school students can expect similar changes in subsequent years.
Traditionally, Japanese students have crammed to pass university entrance examinations, then coasted through college.
Getting into the right university goes a long way toward determining one's job, income level and place in society — a system that many Japanese agree needs to change.
"Pressure-free education" tried to shift emphasis from memorization to applying knowledge. Students were encouraged to think creatively and express their own views.
Curricular requirements were reduced, Saturday half-day classes were phased out, and teachers were told to take three hours each week to engage in learning driven by students' questions, such as "Why doesn't a sleeping bird fall from its perch on a branch?"
On the international PISA exam, Japan's rank dropped sharply in math, science and reading, despite PISA's stress on applying knowledge to real-life situations.
Japanese students dropped slightly in math and stayed in third place in science on TIMSS, which is more geared toward knowledge.
The current system has been a "huge failure," said Eiichi Kajita, president of International Pacific University, who helped craft the new curriculum guidelines. Education has become too child-centered, he argued.
"Teachers were told students should be supported, not taught," Kajita said. "We need to revive a respect for knowledge. We also need more discipline."
Teachers didn't get enough training to make the new method work, says Mutsuko Takahashi, vice president of the Japan Teachers' Union. The union is pushing for smaller class sizes — teachers have up to 40 students — to make it easier to teach new material.
Japan continues to outperform the U.S. in math and science on TIMSS and PISA.


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Come join us this summer at the Cal Lacrosse Camp! Camp will be held on the beautiful UC Berkeley campus, located on the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay with the central campus resting on 178 acres in Berkeley, California.
Directed by the Head Coach at Cal, Brooke Eubanks, the Cal Lacrosse Camp is for emerging and elite players looking to take their game to the next level! Assisting Coach Eubanks at the camp this summer are assistant coach, Kacie Lewis, a four-year letter winner at UConn, and former Golden Bear standout, Megan Takacs. Space is limited.
The Nike Cal Lacrosse Camp is open to any any all entrants and limited only by number, age and gender.
During her time at Stanford, Eubanks served as the team's offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator with responsibilities such as in-game play calling, scouting opponents and coordinating practices. With her help, the Cardinal won four Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) championships, garnered multiple national top-10 rankings, set a school record for the most wins in a season in program history (16, 2011) and produced four MPSF Players of the Year and one MPSF Rookie of the Year. In addition, Stanford earned IWLCA Division I Merit Squad recognition in 2011.
Prior to her tenure at Stanford, Eubanks was an assistant coach at George Mason from 2006-08. During that span, George Mason collected the school record for wins in a season (12, 2008) and garnered the team's highest national ranking in school history at No. 9. Eubanks served under current Stanford head coach Amy Bokker at both Stanford and George Mason.
As a player, Eubanks was a member of the Canadian Senior National Team from 2003-13, playing in three World Cups. Canada won the silver medal in 2013, with Eubanks serving as team captain. She was second on her team in scoring in the 2009 World Cup, helping the Canadians capture the bronze medal.
Eubanks enjoyed a successful collegiate career at James Madison from 2002-06 where she was a four-year starter and led the squad to three Colonial Athletic Association championships. The Patriots advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament in 2004 and '06. Individually, Eubanks was an all-conference second-team selection and a member of the CAA all-tournament team in both 2005 and '06. She was also named to the 2006 Virginia Sports Information Directors' Association All-State Team.
Raised in Englewood, Colo., Eubanks is the daughter of 1980 Pittsburgh Penguin NHL draft pick Steve McKenzie and was born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada, while her father was playing minor-league hockey there.
Kacie Lewis joins first-year head coach Brooke Eubanks as an assistant coach for Cal lacrosse in 2015.
Lewis spent one season as an assistant at Holy Cross, working with both the offensive and defensive units, as well as the goalkeepers. In addition to coaching at Holy Cross, Lewis also coached the Central Massachusetts club team last season.
Prior to her arrival at Holy Cross Lewis was a four-year letterwinner at UConn, serving as team captain in 2012 and 2013. Over Lewis' four years on the team, the Huskies' record improved every year, culminating in a 13-5 record and a NCAA Tournament appearance during her senior season. It was the program's first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2013.
A native of San Diego, Calif., Lewis began her coaching career in 2010 as the coach of the San Diego Lax Dawgs club lacrosse team. She went on to serve as a counselor for lacrosse camps at USC, Duke, Stanford, Brown, Princeton, Georgetown and UConn at different periods from 2011 through 2013. She was co-director of the Starhill Clinic in Tolland, Conn. from 2011- 2013. In 2013, Lewis' final season at UConn, she served as the intern to head coach Katie Woods.
A detailed registration packet containing check-in location, health/release forms, emergency contact info, and a list of things to bring will be emailed to all registered campers prior to camp. Our health and release forms do not require a doctor's signature and they will be collected on the first day of camp.
Check-in will take place between 1:00-2:00pm at Cal Memorial Stadium.
There will be a championship game Saturday morning starting at approximately 10:00am followed by a brief awards ceremony. Campers need to be picked up at the field at 11:30am immediately following the awards ceremony.
PLEASE BRING: Stick • Goggles • Mouth guard • Turfs/sneakers • Water bottle • Optional: $ for camp store
Check-in will take place between 9:00am at Cal Memorial Stadium.
Campers need to be picked up at the field at 11:00am.
PLEASE BRING: Stick • Goggles • Mouth guard • Turfs/sneakers • Water bottle • Optional: $ for camp store
The Elite Player Camp is for advanced middle and high school players interested in playing at the collegiate level. Limited beds available for the overnight camp. Campers are encouraged to register early! Camp will feature:
Extras: A campus tour • Recruiting talk • Experiencing life as a student athlete living in the dorms and eating in the dining hall!
ALL CAMPERS (both overnight and extended day) check-in at 12:00pm at Clark Kerr Dorms.
There will be a championship game Friday morning starting at approximately 10:00am followed by a brief awards ceremony. Extended Day Campers need to be picked up at the field at 11:30am and overnight campers will check out of the dorm immediately following the awards ceremony.
Housing & Roommates
Overnight Campers reside at the Unit 1 Dorms located a few blocks down from Memorial Stadium.
Due to University and NCAA Policies, we are not allowed to offer any transportation to and from camps. The airport closest to the Berkeley campus is Oakland International Airport; San Francisco International Airport is also within a reasonable distance. There are several options that we suggest.
There are a few shuttle services that offer transportation to and from Oakland & San Francisco International Airports. Reservations must be made at least a few days in advance, you can make reservations over the phone or online.
The dorms were organized and clean. The coaches were friendly and welcoming to parents and campers. The Communication between the parents, coaches, and even the people at USSC was amazing! It really helped parents feel at ease and able to focus solely on our daughters. My daughter said that she learned so much and already sees a lot of improvement. She is so excited to bring all her new skills back to her high school team!
My daughters have participated in many Nike Lacrosse Camps over the last 5 summers and they have all been fabulous! Excellent instruction, flawlessly organized and fun!
The Cal Lacrosse camp had an excellent balance of incorporating intense play and fun athletic games. They put a lot of emphasize on working hard and getting results. The coaches were not only top notch, but friendly and very easy to approach. They made my camp experience so special and meaningful. I will never forget my time at this camp, I hope to go again next summer!
The Cal lax coaches were awesome!! Camp was so much fun and very well organized. I learned a lot of new things and the coaches force you to really push yourself. I would recommend this camp to others due to the level of experience and knowledge of it's coaches. The balance of instruction, scrimmages and free time was perfect!
I would highly recommend the Cal Lacrosse Camp to anyone who loves lacrosse and is interested in taking their game to the next level! The coaches are fantastic and the drills always keep you busy. You get a lot of playing time, and it is a great opportunity to play in front of college coaches...and the experience was awesome!
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I used a pizza stone, which I had in the oven for about 15 minutes at 450. I baked it for 10 minutes on the stone. And no, I do not have a kitchen scale, where might I find a decent but inexpensive one ?


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I am a 26 year boy and my breathing is not good and I am not able to breath deeply and I have shoring problem when I sleep my stamina is poor.
My age 41 years sir my random blood sugar is 117 check through finger. Can I eat anything or any precaution my father and mother also diabetic
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Bones are similar to a porous framework which is filled with minerals that make it hard and strong. With age, there is gradual degradation and the mineralized portion is lost, thereby leading to thinning of the bone. The word osteoporosis literally translates to porous bones, which is due to the gradual demineralisation. In addition to the natural ageing process, there are other diseases that can accelerate the demineralization process.
Women are more prone to demineralisation, and after the age of 40, they should take extra precaution to slow down the onset of the condition. The following are some ways to improve bone health and halt osteoporosis in the long run-
Diet: Ensure that your diet has sufficient amounts of vitamin D and calcium. Though calcium is the essential mineral for bone formation, vitamin D is required for the absorption of calcium, and therefore both these elements play a vital role in maintaining the quality of the bones in our body. Most people require about 1,000 mg of calcium and about 500 units of vitamin D for optimal bone health. This requirement goes up slightly in postmenopausal women.
Sun Exposure: In most people, exposure to the sun allows the body to make vitamin D, but careful sun protection prevents this from happening. Also, with age, the body's ability to form intrinsic vitamin D also declines. The body, therefore, relies on supplements. Most dairy products are good sources of calcium. In addition, spinach, salmon, turnips, and broccoli are some calcium-rich foods. Supplements of calcium carbonate or calcium citrate can be taken if your diet is lacking in calcium. Vitamin D also should be included in the supplementation. The treatment for osteoporosis is incomplete without these two supplements.
Exercise With Weights: The constructive tension that exercise puts on the body helps in bone building, whatever the age may be, which prevents the onset of osteoporosis. Any exercise which improves muscle mass strengthens the bones, and puts stress on the bones is advisable. Since the fractured area due to osteoporosis mainly includes the spine, lower back exercises, yoga, tai chi, and abdominal exercises all work wonders. Pick any of these and do them for 30 minutes three times a week.
Quit Smoking: Continuing to smoke while taking osteoporosis medications is completely useless. Nicotine negates all the effects which defeat the purpose of taking the medication and is as good as taking no medication at all. So if you want the bone thinning to stop, stop smoking.
Alcohol Consumption: While a drink or two per week is permissible, more than this can harm the bones significantly.
Constant Health Watch: Talk to your doctor about how other routine medications (if any) can affect your bone health. Also, identify how frequently you should check your bone mineral density and stick to the schedule.
Bone health and osteoporosis can be managed with some conscious efforts.
Infertility is a bigger issue than it was a couple of decades ago, and it is only going to get worse. The decreasing sperm count and quality are the main contributors for infertility. This has happened due to the changing lifestyle with lack of physical activity, increased stress, relationship issues, a greater amount of pollutants, and digital exposure. These are some of the common issues, and each couple presents a unique case.
There is, however, good news in that there are simple, effective ways to improve sperm count and density, which in turn can help cure infertility.
Smoking: Nicotine harms the body in multiple ways and lowering sperm count is one of the significant ones. For most men going to infertility clinics, stopping smoking is one of the first prescribed remedies. It helps sex drive, boosts sperm count, improves performance, and leaves the couple happy.
Reduce Chemical Exposure: There are plastics all around us. These plastics contain BPA and phthalates which have been shown to reduce sperm count. Plastics have entered all areas of life in the last 40 to 50 years, and it is during the same time that sperm count has reduced by (hold your breath) 50%!!!
Reduce Plastic Use: Reduce plastic use in all forms – from sex toys to plastic food storage to water containers. Chemicals also need to be reduced in terms of eating foods where pesticides would be used. Another source of chemicals is the shampoos, soaps, deodorants, cosmetics, and other toiletries. Try organic products as much as possible. These have an adverse effect on the sperm count.
Water: Avoid chlorine exposure – be it in tap water, bleach or other products. Hydrogen peroxide is a safer option.
Diet: Reduce caffeine intake. Avoid grilled foods. Increase fresh fruits and vegetable intake. Eat whole grains. Avoid canned and packaged foods. Avoid processed and half-cooked foods. Reduce refined carbohydrates. If required, talk to a doctor and get vitamin C and zinc supplements. These are essential for the formation of testosterone hormone and can play a role in improving sperm count.
Exercise: A regular exercise of about 30 minutes daily is highly beneficial in improving overall circulation and increasing sperm count. A word of caution, though – over-exercise can lead to reduced sperm counts and infertility in males.
Stress Management: Another major reason for infertility, reduced sex drive, reduced sperm count, and poor sexual performance is stress. Be it exercise or music, meditation or cooking, identify what works to keep you calm and do it.
Check your Medical Kit: There could be some medicines which may be helping you curing one disease but could be leading to infertility. Talk to your doctor and if there is a culprit, switch to a safer drug.
Diabetes is a serious disease, but if properly managed is not life threatening. Diabetes can be explained as the body's inability to regulate insulin production. This leads to fluctuations in blood sugar levels. This disease affects every part of the body including the skin. For some people, a rash is among the first few symptoms of diabetes. Most diabetic patients suffer from a skin condition at some point or the other. Here are a few common skin ailments that affect diabetic patients.
- Bacterial infections: A weakened immune system makes diabetics more vulnerable to bacterial infections than normal. These bacterial infections can be typically seen in the form of styles on the eyelid, boils, carbuncles and nail infections. They usually make the skin around the infected area red, inflamed and painful. Most skin bacterial skin ailments can be treated with antibiotic creams and pills.
- Fungal infections: One of the most common fungal infections that diabetic patients suffer from is known as Candida albicans. This ailment is characterised by a red, itchy rash that is surrounded by small blisters. It is caused by yeast-like fungus and usually found in moist areas like the armpits or between the toes. Other fungal infections that affect diabetic patients include ringworm, jock itch, athlete's foot and vaginal yeast infections.
- Itchy skin: Diabetics often suffer from itchiness that could be triggered by yeast infections, dry skin and poor circulation. People with poor circulation will find their calves and feet to be the itchiest part of the body, While poor circulation and yeast infections may need medical attention, dry skin can be easily treated by keeping the skin internally and externally hydrated along with the use of a mild moisturising soap.
- Vitiligo: This is a skin condition where the melanin producing cells in the skin are destroyed. This leads to a patchy appearance that can be typically seen on the hands, face and chest. Vitiligo is considered to be an autoimmune disease like diabetes and has no known cause or cure. Sunscreen is a must for diabetic patients suffering from vitiligo as the unpigmented skin has no protection from UV radiation.
- Diabetic blisters: Patients with severe diabetes may also suffer from diabetic blisters. These blisters usually occur on the extremities of the body and resemble blisters caused by burns. They are usually pain-free and heal on their own.
- Disseminated granuloma annular: This condition is characterised by a ring or arc shaped areas on the skin. They can usually be seen on the fingers and ears but may also occur in the chest and abdomen. This rash may be reddish or skin coloured. Medical treatment is not generally required for this condition.
Viruses, the bad ones, in particular, can have serious effects on the body which a person would not like to have, in any case. This is surely true when the case of herpes zoster is being talked about. This form of herpes is commonly known as shingles. But what if there was a proper solution to this issue?
When a person has blisters forming and causing a rash in a limited area, shingles is likely to be the cause of the same.
What is interesting to know too many people is the fact that the virus which is responsible for shingles or herpes zoster is the same one which is the cause for chickenpox! This virus is never cleared out even when the symptoms of chickenpox have long left the body of the person who had it. As a matter of fact, in some cases, it does reappear and affects the body again except this time in the form of shingles. However, doctors do not know why this occurs. Is that not weird?
Most people who have the bad luck of having to deal with shingles are over sixty years of age. While knowing all this is quite beneficial, what about the treatment of shingles?
When it comes to the homeopathic treatment of shingles, there is a range of options which can be made use of. That being said, it is of the highest importance to keep in mind the fact that medicine should only be taken as per the prescription of a trained professional in homeopathic medicine. Homeopathy can treat shingles very effectively. The results are very prompt in the pains and eruptions. Shingles can affect any age group. Usually shigles indicate lowered immunity. Since they are viral infection, least can be done with anibiotics. Homeopathy boosts the immunity. Genital herpes can also be very effectively treated with Homeopathy.
Arsenicum album is one of the most popular medicines from the homeopathic field. In most of the cases where it is ideally used, the patient is undergoing pain with a burning sensation on the affected area of the skin. When a rash begins to form, there is normally some tingling in the skin in the run up to it.
Homeopathic treatment is so good that there is medicine to nip the problem in the bud before it has the chance to cause the affected person a whole deal of anguish. Aconite is the medicine, in this case.
Hepar sulphur and Rhus Toxicodendron are also used often over the course of treatment. The former is useful especially for people with unhealthy skin while the latter is commonly used for herpes of the face and around the joints.


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Is any particular brand of corn oil better or are they all about the same? Is Mazola better than the cheaper store brands?
Just keep an eye on the expiration date and store in a cool dry place. Oil can go rancid.
That's why I buy the small bottle, it's just for me and my Chi-town pizzas a few times a month. The small bottles do cost more as you know....volume,VOLume,VOLUME!! buying is best if you can work with it all... Come to think of it...can you freeze the stuff or keep it refrigerated vcb? Thanks.
I also wonder if it all comes from the same place no matter what brand.
I would think that it does not garyd....maybe Peter will see this...he is very smart about these things.


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Steven Fine, the Dr. Pinkhos Churgin Professor of Jewish History, is a cultural historian, specializing in Jewish history in the Greco-Roman period. His work focuses mainly upon the literature of ancient Judaism, art and archaeology-- and the ways that modern scholars have interpreted Jewish antiquity.
Dr. Fine's blend of history, rabbinic literature, archaeology and art, together with deep engagement with historiography and contemporary culture, is expressed in a broad range of publications. The author of academic monographs, museum catalogs, more than 60 articles and even a book for children, Professor Fine's most recent monograph, Art and Judaism in the Greco-Roman World: Toward a New Jewish Archaeology (Cambridge, 2005, revised edition 2010) received the 2009 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award of the Association for Jewish Studies. He is an editor of IMAGES: A Journal for the Study of Jewish Art and Visual Culture and section editor for Judaica of the Cambridge World History of Religious Architecture (forthcoming). Dr. Fine's Art, Archaeology and the History of Judaism in Roman Antiquity appeared with E. J. Brill in 2013,and a collection of his essays will be published by HaKibbutz Hameuchad Publishers in their prestigious Hillel Ben Hayyim series in Hebrew.
Dr. Fine was curator of Sacred Realm: The Emergence of the Synagogue in the Ancient World, an exhibition organized by Yeshiva University Museum and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (1996-7). The catalog, published jointly by YU Museum and Oxford University Press, received the Philip Johnson Award for Excellence in Published Exhibition Catalogues of the Society of Architectural Historians. His 1999 edited volume, Jews, Christians and Polytheists: Cultural Interaction During the Greco-Roman Period (Routledge) was the finalist for the Charles H. Revson Foundation Award in Jewish-Christian Relations of the National Jewish Book Council.
Fine's current projects include Samaritan-Jewish relations during late antiquity and polychromy in ancient Jewish art. The Arch of Titus Digital Restoration Project is central to Dr. Fine's interests. This project included the scanning of the Arch of Titus bas reliefs for signs of polychromy in June, 2012 by an internationally known team of scholars, under the auspices of the YU Center for Israel Studies.
His The Menorah: A Biography is currently in advanced stages of preparation, and will be published by Harvard University Press.
Steven Fine has lectured to both popular and academic audiences throughout the United States, Israel and Europe, in both English and Hebrew. In recent years, he has given academic presentations at the Pergamon Museum, Berlin, the University of Basle, Bar Ilan University, Ben Gurion University, University of Haifa, Oxford University, the Hebrew University, American Jewish University, Union Theological Seminary, Yale University, the Hebrew Union College, UC Davis, Duke University and the Brooklyn Museum. Dr. Fine delivered the first Cecil Roth Memorial Lecture at the Jewish Museum in London.
Visit Professor Fine's academic site, which includes a broad selection of Professor Fine's articles at yeshiva.academia.edu/
Download a YU Today profile of Dr. Fine (PDF)
Promoting the Academic Study of Israel: A Conversation with Professor Fine (PDF)
Jess Olson, Associate Director
Jess Olson, associate professor of Jewish History, is a cultural and intellectual historian, specializing in the history of Central and East European Jewry in the modern period. His work has dealt with a variety of subjects, including the history of Jewish nationalism and Zionism, the evolution of the Zionist yishuv in pre-state Israel, the history of Orthodoxy, Jews and urban culture in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, material culture and architecture.
Dr. Olson's first book "Nathan Birnbaum and Jewish Modernity: Architect of Zionism, Yiddishism and Orthodoxy," the first extensive intellectual biography of Viennese journalist and political theorist Nathan Birnbaum, appeared November 2012 with Stanford University Press. Along with coining the term "Zionism,' Birnbaum was a dynamic leader of early Jewish nationalism in both its Zionist and Diaspora nationalist forms, as well as an organizer and the president of the First Conference of the Yiddish Language in 1908. Completing his intellectual trajectory, Birnbaum turned to religious belief, becoming a leading figure in the young Agudath Israel in the interwar period. Although largely forgotten today, his stature among Jewish nationalist and intellectual circles in Europe, America and the ZIonist yishuv in Israel was such that he was lauded by Franz Rosenzweig as the "living exponent of modern Jewish history."
Currently, Dr. Olson is at work on a large study of Jewish culture in fin de siecle Vienna. This work will significantly revise the popular and academic understanding of this complex community through the study of architecture, communal dynamics, material culture and other aspects of Jewish life in Vienna in the 1890-1914 period.
As the Associate Director of the CIS, Dr. Olson has helped to enrich the study of modern Israel and Zionist culture and history through bringing a number of different faculty to speak on our campus, including Derek Penslar of Oxford University and Ronald Zweig of New York University. In 2010, Dr. Olson helped organize a major conference on Zionist culture, art and urban geography, "Zionism on the Jewish Street," which included an international panel of scholars including Steven Zipperstein (Stanford University), Marsha Rozenblit (University of Maryland), Barbara Mann (JTS), Jenna Weismann Joselit (George Washington University), Michael Berkowitz (University College, London) and many others.
In the 2010-11 academic year, Dr. Olson was on leave from his position at Yeshiva University as the recipient of the Yad Hanadiv/Bracha Foundation fellowship in Israel, where he mined the archives of the Vienna religious community at the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People in Jerusalem. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University (2006), his graduate diploma in Jewish studies from Oxford University (1999), and his BA in History and the Comparative History of Ideas at the University of Washington in Seattle (1998).


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Thursday, August 2, 2012 - Text by Dev Sukumar | Badminton Photo - Yves Lacroix
Badminton fans are already anticipating a rematch between the Men's Singles gold and silver medallist from Beijing as both won their quarter-finals tonight.
Defending champion Lin Dan of China and top seed, Lee Chong Wei, remained on track to meet in another Olympic final when they advanced to the London 2012 semi-finals at Wembley Arena. Lin Dan's compatriot Chen Long (pictured right) and Korean veteran Lee Hyun-il also made the last four.
Meanwhile, in Women's Doubles, the No. 2 and No. 4 seeds booked a finals meeting. Qing Tian/Zhao Yunlei of China and Japan's Reika Kakiiwa/Mizuki Fujii (pictured bottom) both encountered unexpected resistance from under-rated Russians and Canadians respectively.
While Tian/ Yunlei managed to hold off Russian pair Valeri Sorokina/Nina Vislova in straight games despite some trouble in the first, Kakiiwa and Fujii were given a scare by Canadians Alex Bruce and Michelle Li.
Not only did the Canadians win the second game, they also remained within striking distance of the Japanese in the third, before the superior experience of Kakiiwa and Fujii helped them over the line.
Among the day's best matches was the Men's Single battle between Lee Hyun Il and Chen Jin. Both play a relatively defensive form of badminton, and spectators got to see long, slow rallies where the shuttlers tested each other. The score changed at snail's pace but it was engrossing badminton because it resembled a chess match. Hyun Il eventually closed it out 21-15 21-16.
"I expected a longer match because our matches have generally been three games," said the unflappable Hyun Il. "It was unusual that it finished in straight games."
Defending champion Lin Dan (pictured left) was in imperious touch from the outset, but once his challenger – Sho Sasaki of Japan – settled in, he forced a third game in which Lin Dan came through.
Earlier, Parupalli Kashyap (pictured right) of India produced a brave performance but was outclassed by world No. 2 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in the Olympic quarter-finals. The Indian matched the Malaysian shot for shot in the first game, but once he lost that narrowly, his intensity waned and he fell 21-19 21-11.
"I badly wanted to win this one," said Kashyap. "I just didn't want to lose. I kept thinking about that and maybe that affected me. Once I trailed 3-11 in the second game, I just couldn't come back.
"He had too many different strokes," conceded Kashyap. "After I lost the first game it was always going to be difficult. It's hard to explain. If I had won the first, the momentum would've carried me through."
Lee was gracious in victory, conceding that Kashyap had improved a lot since they last locked horns.
"There was never a doubt in my mind that I would take the first game," he said. "Kashyap was making me move around…I'm playing better and better."
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Mobility aids are devices that are used to increase independent mobility for the injured or elderly. They can range in style from the classic wooden canes and simple steel frame walkers, to technologically advanced and ergonomically designed rollators, luxury lift chairs, space-age hospital beds and high-powered mobility scooters. Depending on your specific mobility needs, there are many options available on the market that will help you and your loved ones stay active forever. The extensive variety allows the user to determine the best mobility aid for their specific need, and provides a world of options and accessories to help cater to every user.
Many mobility aids are designed specifically for the treatment and recovery from injury or disease. Knee walkers, crutches and canes are designed to help with injury or surgery recovery and mild balance impairments. Standard canes and crutches are available in many different heights and weight capacities, but there are many other balance and injury mobility aids available. Millennial Forearm Crutches for example have spring loaded tips, anatomically designed handles and under-arm braces to help support the user"s weight without pinching, binding or slipping. Knee walkers like the Kneal Knee Walker ST have lightweight aluminum bodies and 360 degree turning back wheels which provide unmatched support and maneuverability for those suffering from foot and ankle injuries.
For people with mild to moderate balance and support issues, walkers and rollators are great mobility aids to maintain mobility and self-reliance. Medical walkers are lightweight, simple to use and great for rehabilitation from hip injuries or neurological disorders. Whereas rollators are generally bigger than a standard wheeled walker, providing a larger and more supportive wheelbase, as well as bigger diameter wheels which allow the user to navigate uneven surfaces with greater ease. Rollators also include built in seats, like on the Carex Rollator, which provides the user with the option to sit securely whenever they get tired, making rollators very versatile and highly recommended mobility aids by both physical and occupational therapists. Newer designs of rollators have recently come to market like the Drive Diamond Rollator Transport Chair which provides the same features of a standard rollator but with the added convenience of a transport chair.
For more permanent issues and extended recovery times, wheelchairs or power scooters may be better suited mobility aids. Wheelchairs allow people with lower body injuries or paralysis to remain mobile and productive. Wheelchairs can be constructed out of durable and heavy duty steel like the Excel Manual Wheelchair, making them perfect mobility aids for clinical environments, or extended usages. Many wheelchairs are now made out of lightweight aluminum, and like the Drive Pollywog Transport Wheelchair, can be used as a transport chair or a fully functioning wheelchair. Powered versions are also available for people suffering from advanced mobility concerns. Mobility Scooters are wonderful mobility aids designed for persons with limited strength and mobility issues, specifically built to help users regain their freedom and independence. They allow the user to become more self-reliant, minimizing the stress and strain on family, friends and neighbors. Scooters provide unmatched mobility and range for persons previously unable to leave the house. Pride Mobility offers many different scooters available in 3 and 4 wheel designs, lightweight and heavy duty chassis, and can a few like the ZipR Travel Scooter, that can be easily disassembled for travel. These and dozens more mobility aids truly revolutionize the lives of their users, allowing them to live a full and active life without boundaries or limitations.
For more extreme mobility limitations, hospital beds, and lift chairs are mobility aids that should be considered. Hospital beds like the Drive Ultra Light Full Electric Hospital Bed use hydraulic actuators to help lift patients up for feeding and transfers and they even help to elevate limbs for after-surgery recovery Hospital beds are best suited for bedridden and invalid users, or for long-term recovery. They are available with multiple different mattress types, some use inflated air bag systems to prevent pressure sores and ulcers like the Drive Med Aire Alternating Pressure Mattress System, many are rated for bariatric weight capacities and some utilize memory foam materials to support good posture. For the person with slightly higher range of movement, lift chairs may be the better route. Lift chairs raise users up from a seated position without putting strain on the hips or knees, providing support and reliability. These mobility aids are typically designed to recline and lift the user, but there is much more to a lift chair than that. Some come with heat and massagers built right into the chair seat and back, while others are made with deluxe micro-suede fabrics and plush velvet finishes. Others, like the Golden Technologies Signature Series Regal Lift Chair have dual flip-up armrests and a hide-away tray for convenient and extended use. These features provide unmatched comfort, convenience and support, and allow the user to feel comfortable despite their disability.
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On January 28, 2014, President Barack Obama delivered the State of the Union -- the address presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of our Congress. Many of us here at the State Department were encouraged by the President's acknowledgement in the State of the Union that "few Americans give more to their country than our diplomats and the men and women of the United States armed forces." And we were heartened by the extended applause this statement received.
The President continued, emphasizing that in a world of complex threats, America's security depends on all elements of our power, including a "strong, principled diplomacy." In the State of the Union address, the President outlined a number of areas in which our diplomacy is actively tackling complex challenges. Today, American diplomacy:
- has rallied more than 50 countries to prevent nuclear materials from falling into the wrong hands, and allowed us to reduce our own reliance on Cold War stockpiles.
- backed by the threat of force, is why Syria's chemical weapons are being eliminated.
- backed by pressure, has halted the progress of Iran's nuclear program -- and rolled back parts of that program -- for the very first time in a decade.
- is supporting Israelis and Palestinians as they engage in the difficult but necessary talks to end the conflict there; to achieve dignity and an independent state for Palestinians, and lasting peace and security for the state of Israel -- a Jewish state that knows America will always be at their side.
But, as the President said, American leadership in the world is defined not just by our defense against threats, but "by the enormous opportunities to do good and promote understanding around the globe, to forge greater cooperation, to expand new markets, to free people from fear and want."
American diplomacy is doing just that, too. We recognize that our alliance with Europe remains the strongest the world has ever known. We are building new ties of commerce and expanding educational and cultural exchanges in the Americas, and bringing together businesses and governments to double electricity and end extreme poverty in Africa. And we are continuing to focus on the Asia-Pacific to shape a future of greater security and prosperity.
In the State of the Union, the President also said that the United States is better-positioned for the 21st century than any other nation on Earth. Much of that success depends on a strong and principled diplomacy that includes opening markets, promoting global health, protecting the environment, and strengthening democracy.
Every day, the men and women of the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are working to address the complex threats facing our country and seize the opportunities to "do good and promote understanding." I am proud and honored to be a part of this institution and help communicate the work of American diplomacy.
About the Author: Doug Frantz serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs.
For more information:
- Engage on social media. Tell us what you thought of the State of the Union, and share the President's message about diplomacy with our graphics on Facebook, Google+, and Tumblr.
- Watch a Press Briefing on U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities. Ben Rhodes, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting, spoke to foreign journalists about U.S. foreign policy priorities for 2014. You can watch his briefing here.
- Join the President's Hangout Road Trip. Everyone is invited to tune-in for the first-ever Presidential Hangout Road Trip on Friday, January 31. You can watch it all live on the White House YouTube page, Google+ and on WhiteHouse.gov/SOTU.


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Country: Afghanistan
Country: Russia
Collection: Congressional Research Service Reports
Afghanistan: Connections to Islamic Movements In Central and South Asia and Southern Russia
Date: December 7, 1999
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Description: After several years of relative peace in Central Asia and southern Russia, Islamic extremist movements have become more active in Russia and in Central and South Asia, threatening stability in the region. Although numerous factors might account for the upsurge in activity, several of these movements appear to have connections to the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban regime in Afghanistan. These linkages raise questions about whether the United States, as part of a broader effort to promote peace and stability in the region, should continue to engage the Taliban regime, or strongly confront it. This report will be updated as events warrant.
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Afghanistan: Soviet Invasion and U.S. Response
Date: May 2, 1980
Creator: Afghanistan Task Force
Description: The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan has raised a number of serious issues and choices for the United States. The train of events seem likely to have an important influence on overall American foreign policy in the 1980s. Reassessment of Soviet motives and of U.S. roles in the world are already in progress. Emerging American attitudes, in turn, will shape more specific policy decisions on several issues, which this issue brief discusses.
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Yellow Rain and Related Issues: Implications for the United States
Date: September 29, 1983
Creator: Bowman, Steven R
Description: The United States has charged that the Soviet Union is implicated in the use of chemical weapons in Afghanistan and of chemical and toxin weapons, including the toxin known as "Yellow Rain," in Laos and Kampuchea (Cambodia). These charges raise two significant sets of issues: First, issues surrounding the evidence that has been presented to show: (a) that such weapons have been used and (b) that the Soviet Union is implicated in this use. Second, issues connected with the implications of Soviet involvement, if proven, in chemical and toxin warfare.
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The goal of Burke's inpatient programs is to ensure that each patient makes the maximum recovery possible.
The Burke Medical Research Institute is developing new treatments for disabling diseases and injuries.
Burke offers physical, occupational and speech therapy as well as other outpatient programs.
Burke sponsors support groups, educational events and fitness programs for the community.
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Do you have trouble walking or using your hand as a result of stroke, multiple sclerosis, brain injury, spinal cord injury or cerebral palsy?
Come by Burke Rehabilitation Hospital's Outpatient Physical Therapy Department to learn more about technologies to help with these conditions. Burke has partnered with Bioness, a medical devices provider, to offer a free Bioness Screening Day.
Learn about the L300 Foot Drop System, the L300 Plus System thigh cuff to help with bending and straightening the knee, and the H200 Wireless Hand Rehabilitation System, and see if any are right for you.
Stop by at the Burke Outpatient PT Department at 785 Mamaroneck Avenue, building 8, in White Plains. Contact (914) 597-2527 for more information.