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* Dollar above 84 yen but lacks pep for move higher
* Euro eyes bottom of range at $1.3164 after support breaks
* EU summit not seen offering solution to debt crisis
By Charlotte Cooper
TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The euro steadied on Thursday ahead of an EU summit but looked vulnerable to further falls, while the dollar held near the top of recent ranges against several major currencies but lacked energy to vault them.
Trading conditions have become choppy as the year-end approaches, making it hard to take directional bets, although a surge in U.S. yields has boosted the dollar across the board, and took it to a three-month high of 84.51 yen JPY= on Wednesday.
Treasury prices edged up on Thursday and the dollar paused, helping the euro hold just above the bottom of a range it has kept since the start of the month, ahead of an EU summit set to discuss the euro zone debt crisis.
"The move above 84.41 yen should be a bullish sign for the dollar/yen but it does depend on U.S. yields," said Masafumi Yamamoto, chief FX strategist at Barclays in Tokyo.
"The euro area still faces peripheral problems ... If contagion spreads to Portugal, then who's next?"
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The euro's decline has been compounded by more upbeat U.S. economic data, which helped drive benchmark 10-year Treasury yields to seven-month highs at 3.565 percent and powered the dollar higher.
EU leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday and Friday for their end-of-year summit, with efforts to overcome the region's year-long debt crisis at the heart of their agenda.
Leaders will try to agree the next step in dealing with the debt crisis and how to stop it spreading. They will discuss changing the EU's treaty to create a permanent crisis-resolution mechanism from 2013 and might look at enlarging the existing crisis fund. For preview see [ID:nLDE6BE29I].
"We expect plenty of contradictory headlines. Hence, the euro is now vulnerable to a renewed move lower, with a break below initial support at $1.3170 likely to trigger a decline to recent lows in the $1.2970 area," BNP Paribas analysts wrote in a client note.
"With continued pressure on peripheral spreads, today's Spanish bond auction will be important for sentiment."
Spain, which rating agency Moody's warned on Wednesday could be downgraded, is scheduled to sell up to 3 billion euros of 2020 and 2025 bonds on Thursday.
RBC analyst Sue Trinh said those maturities were typically well subscribed, but at a price.
"At the margin, it may be euro-positive," she said.
The euro was flat on the day at $1.3215. Other chartists put key support for the bottom of the range at $1.3160-65 and say with a drop through there, the next level to watch is $1.3050-75 and then the November low at $1.2969.
Dollar/yen was steady at 84.24 yen JPY=, after pushing up through resistance at 84.00 yen on Wednesday. There was some talk of Japanese corporate selling at the higher levels.
A convincing break of 84.50 could bring the dollar into sight post-intervention peaks near 86.00 yen set in September.
The dollar index rose more than 1 percent overnight to above 80.00, but was flat at 80.23 on Thursday .DXY=USD.
Yet, the sharp rise overnight has only brought the dollar index towards the top-end of a wide range around 78.80-80.50 seen in the past few weeks as thin conditions made for choppy moves.
Commodity currencies such as the Australian dollar faded against the stronger dollar. The Aussie was last at $0.9870 AUD=D4, well off one-month high of $1.0030 set earlier in the week. (Additional reporting by Ian Chua in Sydney, contributions by Reuters FX analysts Krishna Kumar and Rick Lloyd; Editing by Joseph Radford)


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Lawyer breathes last in court
Advocate and former president of Muslim Cooperative Bank, Fayaz Mohamed (72) died while attending a case at the court in the city on Tuesday.
The deceased Fayaz is the son of English poet, late Faqir Mohamed Saheb and was a resident of Mandi Mohalla. He is survived by wife and two daughters.
Namaz-e-Janaza will be offered at 1.30 pm after Namaz-e-Zohar at Masjid-e-Eidgah, Mandi Mohalla, followed by burial at the Old Khabarasthan behind Central Jail, Pullikeshi Road Cross on Wednesday. Mir Humayun, president of the bank, Fazlulla Shariff, general manager and directors have condoled the death.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Straight from the site of Thursday's MLS SuperDraft, here's the countdown of the 11 most intriguing questions facing MLS clubs, players and coaches heading into the post-draft weekend.
11. Who drafted most deftly on Thursday?
The Armchair Analyst says it was Vancouver, followed by Chicago and Real Salt Lake. Others think Sporting Kansas City and rebuilding New England made the most of their picks. This one usually takes years to really figure out, though, as the sport's nuances make such evaluations inherently subjective – and resistant to instant analysis.
10. Which draftees will make the quickest impact?
"MLS ready" and "pro ready" are terms often batted around on draft day by clubs seeking an instant impact from their picks. The increasing numbers of youthful prospects treated as long-term projects has underlined the value of those like Perry Kitchen (drafted third in 2011, 30 starts as a rookie) and Steve Zakuani (drafted first in 2009, 24 starts as a rookie) who are ready to pitch in right away.
9. Can Andrew Wenger take the heat?
This week, several learned MLS observers have noted the difficulties encountered by top SuperDraft picks of the past. While life can be very difficult in an expansion club's first season, it's hard to imagine Montreal's inaugural draftee slipping up like so many of his predecessors have. Few college players in the modern era have been as effective in as many positions as Wenger and his technique and mentality appear to be second to none.
8. Have reports of the SuperDraft's death been greatly exaggerated?
The rise of the youth academy system and greater leeway on the international market has led to speculation that the SuperDraft will soon fade into oblivion. Yet that idea was summarily dismissed by many MLS decision-makers on Thursday, who noted the lasting influence of the college scene.
"I think the draft is very important for every MLS team, I really do," said Houston coach Dominic Kinnear. "Where would Kansas City be without C.J. Sapong last year? If you tell me the draft is irrelevant and not important, I would strongly disagree with you. …You can't turn your back on the college game."
7. Will Darren Mattocks continue the burgeoning Akron-to-MLS tradition?
Call it an off year for the University of Akron: only one product among the first-round SuperDraft selections, compared to last year's whopping five. All the same, who would want to bet against Mattocks, given the long line of young stars – Zakuani, Kitchen, Teal Bunbury, Darlington Nagbe and the list goes on – who have preceded him?
6. What is Peter Nowak up to in Philly?
It's hardly the first time such a question has been asked, but it bears repeating given the Union's decision to select UCLA forward Chandler Hoffman with its first-round pick, amid rumors that the club is shopping Danny Mwanga to other MLS clubs. The crafty coach noted that international action will likely drain his roster this summer, yet the fact remains that Philadelphia have five strikers on their books at the moment.
5. Does the SuperDraft work against midfield schemers?
Many MLS folks will tell you that playmaking skills are more readily found on the overseas market, yet North Carolina's Enzo Martinez looked like a surefire top-five pick in much of the run-up to the draft. The fact that he fell all the way RSL at 17th overall suggests that subtler skills sets may get lost in the shuffle on draft day.
4. How did the rebuilders fare on Thursday?
Most teams have some degree of roster construction to do at this point in the offseason, but expansion newcomers Montreal, and squads under new leadership in Colorado and New England, probably have the most to do on that front.
Jesse Marsch's Impact bolstered their midfield and defensive, but still lack attacking options. Oscar Pareja and the Rapids had just one pick and grabbed quality with Tony Cascio, but passed on Generation adidas values to do so. In Kelyn Rowe and Tyler Polak, New England grabbed two quietly promising – and thanks to GA, affordable – pieces.
3. When will Kenny Cooper find his place?
This year's draft made history as the first to unfold without a single trade. The day nonetheless began with a big swap as the Red Bulls sent a sizeable package of assets to Portland for the enigmatic and often frustrating striker, who is now on his fifth club in five years. Cooper's substantial gifts tend to make his stats look underwhelming by comparison. Could he prosper on a team which has been described in the same way?
2. George John will be staying across the pond for a while. Are others set to join him?
Almost lost in the SuperDraft hubbub was the news that FC Dallas have arranged a loan deal with England's West Ham United for their big center back, who seems intent to continue his career in Europe. New York's move for Cooper fueled speculation that Juan Agudelo may be eyeing a similar move soon. So for now, it looks like Omar Gonzalez's on-loan knee injury hasn't brought this trend screeching to a halt just yet.
1. Has MLS ever seen anything like KC's comeback as a soccer city?
The SuperDraft is just one event within the massive National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention this week, and the whole spectacle has served as a well-deserved celebration this underrated town's resurgent soccer scene, which looked terminal just a few years ago. From the vibrant supporters' culture around Sporting KC to the glittering jewel that is Livestrong Sporting Park, the City of Fountains is back in the game, big time.


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The Gentile Tax: How Your Kosher Oreos Are Paying For Genocide
May 13, 2015
After a long day hocking Sierra Leone conflict diamonds on 47th Street to shiksas as rich as they are dumb, an Orthodox Jewish gentleman finally gets home, takes off his $2,000 dollar schtreimel, and slumps into his chair.
"Hymie, papa's in the mood to nosh." said the pear-shaped man who hadn't bathed in three months to his eldest son, "Do we have any of those Kosher chocolate Santas left?"
"No, we ate them all. You know how much we love Santa in this home" said Hyman.
"Well, what about those Kosher Bacon-Ranch Pringles?"
"I finished them off in Shul. Our head Rabbi took some as well, he loves the taste of bacon."
"G-D Dammit Hymie!" yelled the permanently disheveled looking man in the off-brand dress shirt, "You know how hard I work to hide my income and buy these snacks with the Goyim's EBT card, just for you to leave me nothing?!", "So what is there to eat or drink?"
"Well papa, mother is out buying groceries, so right now, all we have around is Kosher Drano and Kosher Mr Clean w/ Fabreze" replied the young man. The older Jewish man, resigned to his fate of having to wait for supper, finally conceded "Alright then. Fix me up some of that fit-for-Passover purple drank".
The Rationale For Kosher
The above is the only absurd scenario that would justify the current magnitude of Kosher/Kashrut (which deals specifically with the ingredients and to a lesser degree processing of consumed foods, and nothing else) certification. The fact that Rabbinical organizations are contracted by massive corporate monopolies such as Proctor & Gamble to "supervise" the production of spring water, paper towels, soap, drain cleaner, laundry detergent, and other intrinistically kosher or non-food items, and receive a fee to stamp the subtle and small circled U stamp on their packaging, is in and of itself a shameless, brazen scam.
Close to half of all available products on U.S. supermarket shelves are kosher, a large number of which are inedible, and the industry continues to grow with whimsical plans for expansion, such as a push to pay for a Rabbi's blessing on weed: a "medicinal" piece of vegetation that does not require supervision , as well as Kosher caffeine suppositories for Passover.
The racket is so powerful, that even a minority of Jews have gotten confused. In a 2006 Q&A published on the Kashrut.org website–a major entity in formulating guidelines in Jewish dietary standards–the Rabbi gave a barbed, sarcastic "you're an idiot…" response to a Jew asking if Drano was Kosher:
"Q: […] what about Drano which may be made from pig bones and skin? IF i use it is better use crystal or liquid or is Liquid Plummer a better choice?
Rabbi's Reply: Taste each and whichever tastes better, would be the best choice. Please let us know, so that we can send out an email to everyone."
The cynical humor with which the Kashrut.org authority wrote his take on the status of drain cleaner was reiterated in a Jews for Goy package by the Council of Orthodox Rabbis in Canada, the largest Kosher certifying money-maker in the country, which operates under the auspices of the Canadian Jewish Council (CJC) Israeli fifth column.
COR's article examines and admits the self-realized irreverence of shaking down Gentiles to certify inedible things like soap as Kosher, through a most likely made up anecdote.
Jewish organizations and mass media (New York Times, Washington Post, etc) rationalize this pointless added business expense by citing "figures" provided by COR and the Orthodox Union themselves. These statistics allegedly demonstrate that Kosher certified products translate into a whopping 20% increase in sales vis a vis non-Kosher products. According to Kashrut tax-collecting organizations, despite Kosher observant Jews being a minority even amongst the 2% Jewish community in North America, other ethnic minorities such as Muslims have a "demand" for Kosher foods, while Gentiles associate kosher with "quality". This logic, according to them, translates into added profits that allow companies paying for Rabbinical supervision in the manufacturing process to make up the costs through sales, and thus the cost to the consumer is negligible.
The premise is laughable and defies all common sense. If adding the Kosher stamp to food products was so appealing to consumers and translated into a huge 20% gain on competitors, then the symbol would be featured prominently on packaging rather than willfully occulted. To see a relevant comparison, contrast how the American Dairy Association's well-respected "Made With Real Milk" seal-which guarantees the quality of dairy products-is boldly emphasized on food packages:
Contrast this striking symbol with the esoteric Kosher U stamp:
The first on the left is from a bottle of "Mr Clean with Fabreze" liquid cleaner I found in my bathroom. Notice the flagrant dishonesty in the placement of the Kosher stamp, which is made to look exactly like the red circled R (registered brand trademark) it is subliminally placed beneath. The Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottle uses green for its U stamp and places it next to the word "Heinz", which the average Gentile shopper would again just assume is some kind of copyright or trademark symbol. The bottle of Arrowhead Water has a more common Kosher tax stamp position: on the side in close proximity to the Please Recycle prompt. Again, most unassuming Gentiles would think the U has something to do with recycling.
In fact, finding the Kosher U on products can often be a daunting task, as they constantly shift placement around even on the same packages, while generally place the tax stamp near completely unrelated text in order to hide in plain sight. The Orthodox Union's assertion that advertising a product as Kosher is significantly advantageous in the eyes of Gentiles is simply nonsense, as its logo in and of itself is curiously esoteric, unlike the "REAL seal" which everyone associates with cheese or dairy. Food producers who hire them are apparently aware of this, as they go through painstaking efforts to camouflage or obscure their little U.
Could they be fearing Gentile backlash against having to pay extra for something completely useless at best, and destructive at worst?
To make a third comparison, here is a label for a Manischewitz product, which legitimately caters to an observant Jew demographic in America. Notice how the U is not only much larger and a different color than on the aforementioned examples, but there are numerous other indicators in both English and Hebrew that the product is Kosher in case Jews do not recognize the symbol:
If even Jews cannot consistently recognize the U, why doesn't Heinz or Mr Clean add "KOSHER" in bold squiggly letters on their packages like on traditional Kosher brands? According to both the Anti-Defamation League and the Orthodox Union, non-Jewish Americans specifically seek out Kosher products. In truth, they don't, and if they knew they had to pay extra in order to subsidize schools, institutions, and political causes that actively exclude and preach hatred against Gentiles, it could snowball into a major controversy .
The Orthodox Union's affirmation of its "20% higher" sales figure for U stamped products is problematic if conflict of interest is taken into account. The increased appeal of an Orthodox Union endorsement ought to be taken with a grain of Kosher salt. The figure can be traced back to a "study" by Integrated Marketing & Communications, INC, whose president, CEO, and spokesman is an Orthodox Jew himself: Menachem Lubinsky. The company is not only active in marketing and hosting events selling Kosher taxed food, it even publishes a trade publication called "Kosher Today"..
I challenge readers to play a little game of "I Spy" in their pantry, if 3/4 of your products don't have a U or the less common K on them, you aren't looking hard enough. After a third or fourth scan of each label, you'll see what I mean.
The Global Scale Of The Goyim Tax
The Kosher tax does not just apply to American companies, but also any suppliers and producers these multinational corporations use worldwide. The Orthodox Union (U) is in charge of "inspecting" 300 facilities in China alone, in addition to plants in more than 80 countries subject to expensive and frequent surprise visits every year. The Rabbis who are employed to visit the facilities bill all of their expenses to the company, and when you consider the fact that they have to travel from New York or Israel to the industrial producers in China or India, it's hard to think this doesn't add up to astronomical expenses. The tedious Kashrut process–which makes sure to split extra hairs on purpose to extract larger fees–means that large companies must pay not only independent fees, but also for Rabbis in organizations such as the Orthodox Union to travel around the world every year to superficially observe every aspect of production.
Goldman's Gold Mine
Both Kosher certifiers and corporations who contract them are notoriously cagey about the annual fees and additional business costs incurred by the racket. The Anti-Defamation League gaslighters claim that the reason companies refuse to disclose the price and, hence, cost passed down to consumers, is because it is so small it is impossible to calculate (!). The Jewish Daily Forward, on the other hand, admits that costs are willfully obfuscated, and refers to the Orthodox Union's Kashrut revenues as "a closely guarded institutional secret".
The money generated by their Kosher department every year is kept secret through the Orthodox Union and other agencies using a questionable "religious" tax-filing exemption loophole to protect their finances and how they use them, as well as keeping what they charge out of the sight of consumer watchdogs and the IRS' radar. Despite Kosher certification being an obvious for-profit enterprise, it enjoys non-profit status, which means all of the money made is completely tax-free: from the Goys hand to the Jews pocket with no middle-man interference. Yet, when asked about how much money the Orthodox Union makes per year from its Kashrut program, representative Rabbi Moshe Elefant cynically refused to give a direct answer: "If we were making billions, I wouldn't look the way I do!"
It is impossible to know exactly how much money they're making unless they are audited. As with all things Judaica, the subject lacks transparency and is covered head-to-toe in intrigue. By cross-referencing what we do know, however, we can at least make some scientific guesses.
In Sue Fishkoff's book, Kosher Nation, she cites the annual fee for Kosher certification to be anything from "hundreds of dollars" to hundreds of thousands of dollars, which may be a gross underestimation when one looks at the sheer scale of production companies like Procter & Gamble and Kraft/Nabisco oversee. The Orthodox Union, which is just one of 1,100 Kosher certification agencies in the world, alone is in charge of 8,000 plants internationally. If we were to take her broad range of figures at face value, arrive at a rough median, then multiply it by 8,000, it is safe to say that OU is making hundreds of millions of dollars from this lucrative shakedown every year.
Rabbi Elefant may be technically right in saying he's not a billionaire, but don't let appearances fool you. They may wear cheap clothes they don't like to iron, but 37% of Orthodox Jews have an income of over $150,000 a year, and that's considering the fact that most of them go through great lengths to hide their money and cheat the selectively blindfolded taxman, so that is an underestimation as well.
Where is this money coming from? Even the most conservative estimate would suggest that if we were to take revenues generated by the worldwide Kosher certification industry in culmination (since it all goes towards the same Jewish causes anyway), this scam easily produces tens of billions of dollars for Organized Jewry every year. This figure is not the whole story, since travel fees, factory retooling, etc. are not factored in to their net profits. Furthermore, you don't need to be very creative to guess who is selling some of the "special" Kosher ingredients OU Rabbis demand be used in every step of a products creation and packaging.
How Much Do We Pay? Hebrew Nationals Vs Oscar Mayer Beef Franks
After calling up Kraft, Nabisco, and a few other Kosher certified capitalist monopolies to ask about how much extra we pay, I was met with confusion, and even inferred to be an anti-Semite, but given no concrete answer. With few name brand products not subject to the Kosher tax, arriving at an exact figure becomes difficult.
But one sector where a comparison is easy to make is in the realm of hot dogs. Hebrew National hot dogs are perhaps the most famous Jewish food product consumed by Gentiles, and unlike other brands, "Jewdogs" use their Kosher status as a selling point ("We Answer To A Higher Authority"). Their business angle is all based on the dishonest calumny that non-Kosher hot dogs are made from pig snouts and peckers, and that Kosher certification guarantees that only high quality cuts of beef are used.
In truth, the FDA bans the use of mechanically separated beef in hot dogs (although chicken and Turkey are allowed to be used in budget brands), and additionally, requires that companies using "mystery" meat from by-products explicitly mention it on packaging.
With this in mind, why then are Hebrew Nationals so much more expensive than non-Kosher Oscar Mayer Classic Beef Franks? At K-mart, for example, a 7-pack of Hebrew Nationals costs $4.99, compared to a 10 pack of the Oscar Mayer's equivalent at $4.29. If you put the two packages side-by-side, both products state that they have: "No Artifical Flavors, No Artificial Colors, No-Fillers, No-Byproducts". Their nutritional value per-frank is virtually identical, as are the ingredients they use. Hebrew National is produced by the multi-national Con Agra foods, which takes in about $16 billion dollars in revenue per year, while Oscar Mayer is owned by Kraft Foods which takes in $18 billion per year.
Perhaps Hebrew Nationals claim of using unspecified "premium cuts of beef" is why they are so much more expensive, but their assertion is unfounded. On average, "Kosher" cuts of beef are also the cheapest (Cheek, Chuck, and Brisket), while the expensive cuts that produce the most sought after steaks and beef products are largely non-Kosher. They want you to think they're grinding up Fillet Mignon and making hot dogs out of it, but in truth Hebrew Nationals are made from Chuck ground beef, which is hardly "premium", as it is the fattiest (78%-84% Lean), but the only Kosher, source of hot dog meat. Oscar Mayer Beef Franks use mostly Chuck mixed in with higher quality (but non-Kosher) ground beef sources such as Round (85-89% Lean) and Sirloin (90-95%). You can see this difference proven on the nutritional labels of both, since the standard serving of Hebrew Nationals have more fat and calories than the Oscar Mayer version.
So then, why are Hebrew Nationals a ripoff? It can't be taste: buy both varieties and taste them for yourself, you won't know the difference. Their sales seem to show they are almost equally as popular. There is only one difference in the production of the two hot dogs, and from there you can start imagining how much Kosher tax you're paying on all your other products. Every kind of Kosher hot dog is considerably more expensive than most non-Kosher beef franks, including Fairway's generic brand Jewdogs.
When Tay Sachs-free curious consumers ask about how much they're paying extra for Kosher certification, they are spouting a "canard", but the subject is freely and hotly debated within Jewish circles and publications. The price of Kosher certification in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, for example, has been explicitly referred to as "gouging". Haaretz even categorizes Kosher products as often inferior to non-Kosher ones, which is a blow to the myth that food subject to Rabbinical approval is somehow superior or purer. In fact, observant Jews often complain that it is hard to find organic foods that are Kosher certified, as the Orthodox Union's fees are prohibitive for the small enterprises that dominate this market. In Israel, where the major supermarket chains carry exclusively Kosher-inspected food, the Finance Ministry was forced to intervene in reaction to the abusive price of certification that led to increases of up to 35% on imported goods. In newspaper's for Jewish eyes only, the fees are referred to as an "Insane Expense".
But don't expect any intervention from our government, that would be hate.
By and large, the consumer pays about a few cents extra per product (depending on what it is) when they go to the grocery store, due to the tax spread out amongst unwitting Gentiles. But in a country with hundreds of millions of people like the United States, where Goy shoppers are paying anywhere from hundreds of dollars to thousands of dollars extra every year for something they don't need or want, this adds up to windfall profits for Kosher certification groups (who even fight amongst themselves over "turf").
In the end, the specifics don't matter, paying even a single cent in excess on our supermarket bill to fund the morally abhorrent conspiracies of Organized Jewry is both unacceptable and dangerous.
Where Does The Money Go?
The Goyim tax collected by the Orthodox Union and other Kashrut companies goes towards funding Jewish schools, Jewish charities, "Israel Awareness", and miscellaneous aspects of Jewish communal life where Gentiles are not only unwelcome, but incessantly bashed (where do you think the secular Jews in academia got their white privilege idea?), as commanded by the Talmud. Predictably, the Orthodox Union's Kosher branch also sustains its political lobbying, which specializes in the genocide and displacement of whites and Palestinians. The Orthodox Union has been badgering the U.S. government for open borders immigration since 1954 all while helping bankroll and garner political support for illegal and racist Israeli settlements that are ethnically cleansing Palestinians from their own land. The Orthodox Union are very concerned about "immigrant justice" in the United States, but have stayed deafeningly quiet on Israel's Zero Tolerance anti-Gentile immigration policy, as well as financed a number of Israeli Defense Force programs.
As if the billions we pay at the supermarket and in taxes to Israel every year weren't enough, the OU also re-invests our money by lobbying to get every last drop of blood out of us. In places where there are many Jews, they are able to use their Kosher tax money to pressure politicians into forcing the public to subsidize their expensive and exclusive private Yeshiva schools and scores of other projects that are too numerous to list. Unlike other religious schools, the Jewish schools we Goyim are paying for casually reject students according to their race, in fact, even mixed-race children who have one Jewish parent (on the father's side) are either explicitly banned from enrolling or, in other districts, accepted only for pragmatic reasons. Meanwhile, Catholic schools are expected to not only accept Jews, but if they are prestigious, even have them as administrators–the case of Jeffrey Brand at the Jesuit University of San Francisco is a case in point. In the 2000s, 1,942 Catholic schools have been forced to close, and there's no public funding or Catholic Food Tax to save the rest of them.
"Kosher Nostra"
So why do all the major businesses take up a significant additional expense in production just for a Rabbi to walk around and put a little, clandestine U on their products?
The answer is protection.
In an article published by the Huffington Post, Rabbi Jason Miller decided to divulge some inside information in his "very compassionate" (or shameless, if you translate it into the Jew-to-Goyish dictionary) self-promoting article announcing the entry of his company,v"Kosher Michigan", into the rat race. In the article he goes through a number of anecdotes, mostly dealing with the cut-throat battle between agencies for turf, but also including a case where Jews were threatening the lives of government food inspectors over some Kosher certification issue. He correctly calls the syndicates what they are: "Kosher Nostra". He quotes another Rabbi, Don Yoel Levy, who summarizes the not so holy intentions of this tax on Goyim: "Kashrus today is about power and money".
For the myriad of smaller companies that provide individual ingredients to food giants like Nabisco–which is owned by Irene Rosenfeld's global Mondelez International empire–it's more or less a question of "compelling" them by holding contracts hostage. Contrary to what some other material on the Kosher tax suggests, Rabbis don't personally walk into every business start-up and demand money…not because they wouldn't, but because there's just not enough of them to do it. Instead, they focus on the big accumulators of capital in the food industry, many of whom are Jews themselves. On page 54 of Fishkoff's Kosher Nation (which is insightful, but obviously does not give the whole story), she writes that ingredients must be certified down to the "micro-chemical". She quotes a certain Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz who expounds deeper:
"If Nabisco all of a sudden says it will only use one kind of kosher oil for its entire facility, which is huge, there are companies out there that will become kosher just for Nabisco. These people may not know anything about kosher or want to know anything about kosher, but they want that Nabisco account".
Another strong motive for submitting to the Rabbinical councils is that Gentile-owned companies fear the power Jews wield in all segments of Western national life. This is not to excuse their treason, since capitalists at the higher levels will sell their grandma to protect the shares in their portfolio. Gentiles who rise up the ladder and manage to break into ranks of the elite get to know Jews really fast, as any Goy working on Wall Street (usually beneath a glass ceiling, with people carrying one another in chairs singing Hava Nagila sticking their tongue out and flipping the bird to the equally as greedy Gentiles beneath) will tell you when they're sure nobody's listening. The concerns of Gentile corporate food producers are not unfounded, after all, the last two commissioners of the Food and Drug Administration–an entity capable of making a problem for your food production if they want to–have been Jewish (Stephen Ostroff and Margaret Hamburg).
Additionally, Jewish control of the state isn't even that relevant, all it would take to destroy a food company would be to publish an investigative piece "exposing" the dirty practices pretty much all industrial producers engage in if, for whatever reason, they have a spat with the Rabbis soliciting them. The capitalists prefer to submit, pass the cost off to their customers, and not have to risk falling afoul of the Kosher Nostra. When you choose your money over your race, you're choosing Jewish world power.
So what can be done about this despicable theft? Unless you're planning a hunger strike, boycotting Kosher certified products is impossible. The only real solution would be to put into motion a California-style petition and get a referendum demanding full disclosure and investigation into the seedy world of Kosher certification. Money may be the God of the Jews, but the Kashrut business should not enjoy, and hide its income, behind a 501(c)3 Church tax-exemption.


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What would you think is the minimum years of experience for a coordinator to have before trying to make the move up to head coach?
Is it different for each level of classification? (i.e. 4a vs 3a vs....etc.)
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Posted 14 March 2017 - 09:19 PM
What would you think is the minimum years of experience for a coordinator to have before trying to make the move up to head coach?
Is it different for each level of classification? (i.e. 4a vs 3a vs....etc.)
Posted 14 March 2017 - 09:56 PM
I think it varies depending on the coach, and the situation. No perfect answer really, it is a good question though.
Posted 14 March 2017 - 10:20 PM
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Posted 14 March 2017 - 10:47 PM
It does depend, not as much on the X's and O's but more so the maturity and leadership ability of the coach. A head coach has got to have not good, but great communication and leadership skills to be effective.
Sure X's and O's and having an ability to understand scheme and call plays is important, skills definitely learned as a coordinator, but if I were an administrator hiring a coach, I'd go with leadership and communication skills over all other.
As Sam Spencer said, every situation is different. I've seen young coaches step into situations and thrive while I've also seen them eaten alive. I've also seen the same with veteran coaches.
While I'm not the ultimate authority, I would like to see young coaches have at least 4-6 years of experience under a strong head coach before venturing out on his own. I know some coaches have proven this theory wrong, but around 30-32 is a good age for an early head coaching opportunity.
I feel your best coaches generally thrive between 40-60 years old.
I once thought youth and energy was the ticket, but now having had 10 years experience with CP after my coaching career and having interacted with the best of the best head coaches, there is no substitute for age and experience.
I appreciate both of those comments. I can see where age and experience could help, but I wonder if it also has to do with personality type as well. I'm sure we've all seen 30-60 year olds that couldn't handle being a leader in any situation. And we've all seen mid-20 year olds that exhibit a maturity beyond their years.
I think that sometimes a "fresh perspective" on the game seems like it might be a benefit with a young head coach. Innovation and creativity seems to come easier to the young. Having said that, sometimes the "old school approach" can work very well too.
I look forward to seeing more viewpoints expressed as well.
Posted 15 March 2017 - 06:43 AM
IMHO innovation and creativity can come from anywhere, like Chris said age and experience usually rules the day. Innovation and creativity when it comes to X's and O's a lot of the time backfires on young coaches(and older coaches too) trying to reinvent the wheel. It all comes down to how many adults do you have to manage... more adults(Coaches/Parents/Administration) the more age and experience helps, the less adults(Coaches/Parents/Administration) the more the situation lends itself to a young energetic guy that has to do everything on your own. When coaches fail, it is rarely because of X's and O's and more about the relationships with players/parents and administration, that's where age and experience matter.
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Chris, I agree. Years ago the retiring coach often became the principal. Leadership experience mattered. Today, we see many 30 year old principals who have no idea what it is like to be responsible for organizing 40 student athletes into a team that 2500 screaming fans will support. Experience is a great teacher. With that said, I have seen young coaches with tons of enthusiasm who didn't "pay their dues" but turned out to be great coaches. It also depends on the type of experience.
Posted 15 March 2017 - 10:42 AM
Speaking of administrations and youth, we're starting to see more and more young principals running the shows in high schools. Many of these young leaders have fast tracked from either the elementary or middle school levels and many have never had much experience leading, much less coaching a sport.
Often times these administrators don't care anything whatsoever about football or hiring a coach, it's seen as a hindrance or unwanted extracurricular. I've seen of late that the younger the principal, the younger the coach. It also seems that gone are the days where the head football coach is the second most powerful man on campus, now it seems these young administrators want "yes men" who will quietly do their jobs and leave them alone.
Its a great observation and point. With experience and to a lesser degree age comes confidence. One of the toughest tasks in any management/leadership role is having people who report to you with much more experience in their role than you have. It is by its nature an uncomfortable relationship and many times the less experienced individual will be intimidated and punt on the entire scenario. They want someone who will " do what they are told" versus having to have to listen and in some cases acquiesce authority.
MAny of these leadership positions are being filled by the first wave of the millennial generation which is causing even further frustration with baby boomer HC's.
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Discussion in 'Android Devices' started by oxfordmark, Dec 9, 2010.
Anyone else got the new style market?
I just got it yesterday. On TMO in NJ.
What exactly are you referring to?
Now when you view an app in the market you have a new 'Similar' tab, besides the download and comments tab we already had.
Oh ok. Haven't we all "got that"? Mine is that way.
I thought he mean a new Market app.
Hmmm...when did that happen? Where did those tabs come from?
Mine has a 'Related' tab rather than 'Similar' but it seems to do the same thing.
Or did you mean this new market?
I've downloaded it last night...but when i tried to install it, it said " package problems".....they say all devices 1.6 and up will get it...
Anyone managed to get it up and running on their Hero's?
So exactly how do you get this new market please? I have a UK Orange Hero running stock 2.1. At the moment the market looks the same as it has since I upgraded to 2.1, and certainly not like the one Xyro posted.
i am on froyvillan will i get it
Well I got it automatically. I didn't download anything myself.
Supposedly it's being pushed out randomly over the next few weeks.
There is a flashable version for custom roms, but it seems to crash constantly for a lot of people.
Thanks for this info. Will it come OTA as a firmware upgrade or downloadable via some other way?
Nothing I've read about it goes into much detail about how it will get to our phones, but this is all google's work, not HTC's. So it's not a firmware update. I think it may come through the market (even though that sounds a bit counter-intuitive), since that's how they update every other google app.
Yup, as I said earlier. Mine auto-installed. It didn't ask for anything. It just updated itself. I remeber when I started the Market it took around 30-40 second to start after the "update".
So running on VR12, it won't be pushed to me? o_o
I just meant that if you're impatient you can try the flashable version (Although it's pretty unstable).
Custom ROMs should get it too, as far as I'm aware.
Yep i got mine automatically one random day last week
Mine changed yesterday - no idea when exactly - but opened the marketplace and it had changed automatically mate
I have VR12 and I got the new market automatically!
I didn't get it still
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In December the Kennedy Center will open its sixth theater, a renovated space that will be dedicated to performances for children and teenagers. With the addition of this 320-seat family theater, the center will bring its long-established education programs out into the open.
Over the next five years, the center announced yesterday, it will spend $125 million on performing arts education. That figure adds a total of $40 million to the current education budget, which has grown to $17 million a year. The amount dwarfs all other American arts organizations' spending in this category.
The programs are intended both to send performances aimed at children into communities across the United States and to create more performances at the Kennedy Center for children.
Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser said the expansion represents the amplification of some existing programs, the trimming of a few minor efforts and the creation of programs that, among other things, would give nonprofessional child performers a chance to try musical theater.
"The commitment is critical for several reasons. The arts allow children to think in different ways and allow them to think about a number of subjects creatively," he said in an interview yesterday. "If children are not introduced to the arts early, they will not come back as adults."
In addition to the Kennedy Center's efforts, Discovery Theater at the Smithsonian Institution and Imagination Stage in Bethesda also mount a variety of works for young people.
The expansions at the center will be financed with both public and private funds. The family theater will be in the old American Film Institute location, with 120 additional seats, a new lobby and dressing rooms. The federal government is underwriting the $10 million project by architects Richter Cornbrooks Gribble of Baltimore.
Private funds will underwrite a new venture with Disney Theatrical Productions and Music Theater International. This program, which will start in Washington in 2006, will have children performing in musicals, many of them familiar Disney material, said Kaiser. After first being produced at the Kennedy Center, "the shows will be performed in the schools and then the educators will study the effect of performing music theater on the student-performers' learning," said Kaiser. If successful, the project will add other cities.
Starting April 1, the center will offer a 15 percent discount for teachers attending Kennedy Center-produced programs. "We shouldn't be telling teachers to emphasize the arts if they don't have access to the arts themselves," said Kaiser.
Under the umbrella Imagination Celebration, the center has commissioned dramatic and musical works for young audiences. Last year, three plays from this series were staged in 129 cities. The artists included dancer Jacques d'Amboise, choreographer Debbie Allen, playwright Ken Ludwig, country music songwriter Don Schlitz, and performers Arturo Sandoval and James Ingram.
The old AFI space has been used recently by African Continuum Theater Company and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. By May, both troupes plan to be in new spaces of their own.
Right now the Kennedy Center each year presents 112 public performances and 128 school performances of its Imagination Celebration productions, and the number of presentations is expected to increase in the new theater, said Kaiser. The new initiative, he said, "gives all the programs a focal point."
Other new programs include a Web site dedicated to jazz, with histories, performances and interviews. It is expected to launch in two years. Another electronic project, expected to be completed in three years, is a history of performing arts, with performances and backstage information.
Already in progress is the participation of young dancers from China and other nations in ballerina Suzanne Farrell's three-week master program, and a new focus with Dance Theatre of Harlem to identify students who will be groomed for professional auditions.
Kaiser said he views the new efforts as a way to solidify the center's role as a national leader. "Arts education is the biggest way we can serve the nation, more than what we put here on the stage," he said.


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The video game industry is changing – rapidly. For better or worse things are changing and constantly becoming different. No video game stores and digital downloads only, as well as no pre-owned games, is a future many people are opposed to, but a future that seems inevitable. There is this tension surrounding video games at the moment. It's hard to describe what it is but with rumors spreading of the next gen consoles not being all they're cracked up to be and various companies struggling it would seem this could be classed as an oddly "dark time" for video games.
One part of the industry that has been struggling for a while now is handhelds. With the rise of smartphones it seems impossible for Nintendo and Sony to justify spending money on more of the once so popular portable gaming devices. I'm not going to lie, when Sony announced the Vita I was surprised. It seemed odd to want to put so much into a handheld console at this time. With Apps ruling the mobile world and with Tablet PC's fast becoming classed as the ultimate portable gaming device (to a certain extent) it seemed only inevitable the Vita would struggle.
One of the things you must do to really understand how and why handheld gaming is struggling so much is look at the path one of the more recent (in this case we'll use the 3Ds) consoles took. For instance the 3Ds struggled until, I think it's fair to say, the beginning of 2012. But why? What caused Nintendo so much grief? Well first of all lets look at the console itself. 3D was a big marketing factor and labeled as THE reason to buy the 3Ds. But with only 3D, some new games and an added thump stick, was it really worth the exceptionally high price tag? Of course more features were on offer but people only look at the bulk of what they're getting. If you're going to spend £250 you don't care so much about the small software and hardware changes compared to the big ones, do you? Thought not. And the big ones happened to be 3D, new games and a thump stick. Do those sound like features worthy of you trading in your current DS and forking out some extra money for? Maybe, and some people certainly did, after all within 2 days the 3Ds sold 371,326 units. But a lot of people did and still do feel that 3D is a fad. Scepticism is one thing that Nintendo failed to eradicate. Scepticism in what way? Well, we see 3D in films, and to be honest it's pretty damn unimpressive, so is glasses free 3D really going to be "super duper"? Maybe not. It was when it came out, in my opinion, but with the hefty price tag I don't think people were going to take a chance.
You get the picture with that then. But what else made the 3Ds's arrival not so amazing and awesome? This is the biggest one and one that affects all handheld consoles: Smartphones. You own one. I own one. He owns one. She owns one. That 8 year old over there owns one. Heck even my Nan owns one. They. Are. Everywhere. Unavoidable. Popular. Impossible for handheld consoles to deal with. The difference between the likes of the Vita and 3Ds are massive when compared to mobile gaming. First of all there are no "serious games" on phones. I mean look at Cut the Rope, Angry Birds, Deathworm and Plants Vs. Zombies; one tells the story of a group of birds who keep getting annoyed by some pigs, while another one demonstrates that the story of someone who has a crazy neighbour and keeps getting attacked by zombies is enough to carry a game. And it is. It IS enough to carry a game – a MOBILE game. Mobile games are played when you are waiting for a bus or a train, or when you need to kill 5 minutes. Originally that was what Handhelds were for, but nowadays, to many, they are thought of as more hardcore consoles.
On the Vita and 3Ds you get games that have real depth and story, that demand a lot of attention. But, most of all, games that cost between £30 and £40. Ouch. I can buy Cut the Rope for 66p or something silly. And it's just as, if not more, portable as well as being super fun. OUCH.
But if the games are different, and the platforms aren't the comparable, why are they competing? Well first of all they both tackle the portable/handheld market, making them instant foes. Second the audience. Like I stated above, everyone (well, nearly everyone) has at least a smartphone and whether you use Android or iOS or even Windows you can get the same core apps, like Cut the Rope and Angry Birds. These are popular because they are cheap (and in the case of Android even free) and fun and not serious. When you take into consideration how many people use their phones for games and how cheap the games are, the audience way out does what the 3Ds or Vita even nearly has. In other words, why pay between £130 – £250 as well as £30 – £40 for a 3Ds or Vita and games when you can get games that, albeit aren't as hardcore but still fun, for free or 66p on a device you already have and don't need to buy?
Tablet PC's offer web browsing, apps, all sorts of awesome stuff and let you play your favourite games on a bigger screen. I own one and more and more people are using them. They're good value and have many useful features. But to handhelds they're just another brick in a rather nasty wall.
More hardcore games and a high price tag is all that handhelds seem to offer that mobiles don't! With that in mind it seems impossible for handhelds, for the developers like Sony and Nintendo, to turn it around. And why should they? Mobile gaming is an enormous market with huge potential and, most of all, lots of money to be made. In fact when you look at gaming on the whole, whether t's PC, Xbox or Playstation, why should developers use these platforms when there is an entire market of mobile games to explore.
With all that said and done I don't think that Hardcore console and PC gaming is in danger (yet) but for handhelds the future is bleak – very bleak. I'm not a pessimistic person and I'm not trying to be but when you look at mobile gaming for some it's a phenomenon that is happening and can become more, while for others it's a disaster already taking it's toll.
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Know the marketplace. It's critical to find out what others in your position earn. Ask around and use salaryfinder.com or salary.com. Once you have a range, focus on the high end. Never low-ball yourself, because climbing up from the bottom rung is tough.
Know your worth. When asking for a raise or stating your fee, lay out your relevant experience and achievements. People pay you because you're good, not because they like you.
Channel a bigwig. I'm friendly with a successful Wall Streeter, whose chutzpah is legendary. When quoting my rates, I adopt his persona. Try it: Identify someone whose confidence is off the charts and imitate his or her attitude. This classic 'fake it till you make it' technique works.
Request the range. A large corporation recently asked me for my day rate, which I nearly revealed. Instead I asked what their norm was—and it was three times what I typically charge. Lesson: When an employer asks what you expect to be paid, politely but firmly say it depends on many factors, and ask for their range.
Rehearse. Pretend a potential employer is on the phone. State your ideal salary or fee out loud. Repeat that figure until it feels natural—and you get that question mark out of your voice.
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Day 1: Mombasa/Ukunda – Masai Mara
You are flying in the morning from Mombasa or Ukunda to Masai Mara. In the Masai Mara a driver is already waiting for you at the airstrip and the first little game drive brings you to the beautiful Mara Bush Camp. The small luxury tented camp is situated in the heart of the Masai Mara. It is one of the few camps which is directly located in the natural reserve. After lunch at the camp in the afternoon you will go on an extended game drive which allows you to view the spectacular wildlife. Lions, leopards, buffalos, giraffes, zebras and many other animals will leave you breathless. Dinner and a cosy gathering around the campfire will end the day. (Full board)
Day 2: Masai Mara
Early in the morning we serve you tea or coffee in your tent. Then we offer you a game drive at sunrise. This is the best time to watch the wildlife while they are hunting. After a delicious breakfast, you can explore the surroundings of the camp while being accompanied by our Masai. The camp is not fenced so many animals can be seen around the camp and also from the veranda of your tent. You can also see the resident hippos around the camp or just relax in one of the hammocks and listen to the sounds of pure nature. In the afternoon you are going for another game drive to see the "Big Five". Dinner and a romantic campfire finish an unforgettable day. (Full board)
Day 3: Masai Mara – Mombasa/ Ukunda
After starting your day with tea or coffee in your tent you will go on a game drive, with a little luck you will find big cats hunting. After breakfast at the camp, we offer you one last game drive until lunch. Once again, you can explore the vastness of the Masai Mara. Then we will bring you to the airfield and you will fly back to Mombasa / Ukunda at 14Hrs (02.00pm).
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- ¼ cup Pesto Genovese
- Course cornmeal for the baking sheet
- 4-5 large, vine-ripened tomatoes, of any color or variety, sliced 1/8 inch thick
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- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Place baking sheet in oven to preheat. Shape 1/3 of pizza dough into a 10 inch circle on a lightly floured board. Spread with 1/3 of the garlic paste. Be sure to spread to within a half-inch of the edge. Drizzle with 1/3 of the basil Olive Oil then sprinkle 1/3 of the pesto on dough and spread out smoothly on top of garlic paste. Remove baking sheet from oven and sprinkle with cornmeal. Transfer pizza to baking sheet and put in oven. Bake until light brown and bubbling, about 10 minutes. Remove pizza from oven and quickly arrange sliced tomatoes on top. Do not overlap slices. Season with salt & pepper to taste. Sprinkle with 1/3 of parmesan cheese and return pizza to oven another 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese melts. Immediately transfer to a board, cut and serve. Repeat for two remaining pizzas. Makes three 10 inch pizzas; or serves 6 as a supper with a salad.
Katie's Yummy Green Beans
- 1 pound bag fresh Green Beans – Cleaned and cut
- 3 – 5 garlic cloves
- ½ - 1 tablespoon Rosa Maria Blend Seasoning
- 6 – 7 sun dried diced tomatoes (packed in oil)
- ¼ - ½ cup feta cheese – crumbled
- ¼ - ½ cup red onion – diced
- 4 ounces Basil flavored From Olives & Grapes extra virgin olive oil
- 1 – 2ounces From Olives & Grapes Sicilian Lemon White Balsamic Vinegar (or Tarragon EVOO and Lemongrass Mint vinegar)
Peel garlic slice very thin. Place green beans in a deep skillet- with just enough water to cover bottom of pan and beans. Add garlic & Rosa Maria Blend Seasoning. Cover and steam until beans are al-dente or to your liking. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the olive oil and vinegar, sun dried tomatoes, feta cheese, red onion. Toss with green beans.
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15th May 2017, 20:37:PM #1
Unlawful dismissal
Evening all
I'm in a bit of a situation which I'm hoping someone will be able to give me some advice on.
so I started with a new company on 9th January 2017. Passed my 3 month probation period with no complaints or any issues. On the 11th May 2017, the control room manager called me and asked me if I was still planning on returning to my previous job. I advised him that this would be the case. At that point he advised me and said well don't bother coming back for your job. I think that's best for both of us n then hung up.
I've just been to the office too collect my pay cheque. They haven't paid me any notice period, annual leave, two weeks in hand as well as the 2 weeks after the cut off point.
how do I go about claiming the money back as I can't really afford a solicitor
thanks all
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Re: Unlawful dismissal
Normally holiday pay etc. is processed separately from main pay at end of contract.
Contact HR to discuss - be polite.
15th May 2017, 22:03:PM #3
Re: Unlawful dismissal
I am not sure I understand that if you were working for a new company and had successfully passed your probationary period why you would confirm to your manager that you would be planning to return to your previous job? Were you on leave when you spoke with him as he asked you not to return to work?
That aside you should be paid up until your last working day, together with any accrued but untaken holiday pay, and if they have asked you not to work your notice then you should be paid in lieu of this.I do my best to provide good practical advice, however I do so without liability.
If you have any doubts then do please seek professional legal advice.
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Beyonce isn't the first to try the split-personality concept on an album. Remember last year's "T.I. vs. T.I.P." from rapper T.I.? Like that release, Beyonce's third solo effort (on sale Tuesday) is weakened, not enhanced, by a not-quite-realized concept of Beyonce as sweet, sensitive balladeer and Sasha as her uninhibited, fun and, yes, fierce alter ego. While the ballads are more personal than usual, they're also snoozy and sometimes downright strange.
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Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz tried her best on Tuesday night to soft-pedal any talk of an indictment against Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, but Fox News host Megyn Kelly refused to let the issue drop.
After shirking a question about Clinton's low trustworthiness ratings, Wasserman Schultz took a jab at the Republican candidates saying, "No matter which one of our candidates are the Democratic nominee, they are going to be considered a heck of a lot more trustworthy … than any one of the jokers on the other side of the aisle who've made an utter mess of their party," she said. "God forbid any of that crowd actually get into the White House."
In discussing the Tuesday primaries in Michigan and Mississippi, Kelly noted that "it has gotten vulgar on the GOP side, but no one's facing the threat of indictment."
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"There's no one facing the threat of indictment on our side either, Megyn," Wasserman Schultz said.
"There's an open DOJ and FBI investigation into Mrs. Clinton right now," Kelly replied.
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Wasserman Schultz called that assertion "melodramatic."
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Seattle International Dance Festival Artist Application
This year, the Seattle International Dance Festival will present six programs for which local artists are eligible to apply. This includes three Spotlight Series programs: Spotlight on Contemporary Ballet (SoCB,) Spotlight: The Artist Perspective (SAP,) and Spotlight On Seattle Now (SoSN); as well as festival favorites Art on the Fly (AoF) and Sanity Café (SCafe) and the new The James Ray Residency Project.
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* Tech and dress times TBA.
International Artists, please email International Artist submission. – SUBMISSIONS FOR INTL. ARTISTS HAVE BEEN CLOSED! If you would like to be considered for presenting work at the 2018 festival, please submit an application at above link between August 1st and September 30th, 2017. Thank you!
Instructions for Submitting Applications (Please Read)
Please, read each event's description below carefully as they have changed and each has different requirements. You are encouraged to apply for as many as you wish. Each is decided by different panels/individuals.
Please direct any questions regarding the application process to Constanze Villines at email@example.com.
For application and more information on the new James Ray Residency Project, please click HERE.
The Spotlight Series (SOSN, SAP, and SoCB) is a series of performance evenings, featuring Seattle-based artists/companies each evening (Tue / Thu, June 13 & June 15 and Tue / Wed, June 20 & June 21). Each program will be curated by regionally/nationally recognized dance figures with a connection to Seattle. More detail is included below.
Spotlight on Contemporary Ballet is a multi-year platform to develop contemporary ballet in Seattle. This includes choreographers and companies, who see their work as being contemporary ballet or largely inspired by contemporary ballet. The platform encourages all artists to apply, who self-identify as working in the field. It is a platform to present new and developing work. The emphasis is on work in development (as the festival finds or identifies contemporary ballet work in Seattle, that can be developed.)
The curators will come into the rehearsal studio to give feedback approximately one month before the performance and are available to come into one or two additional rehearsals at any time in the process, at your request or speak by phone on matters you would like to discuss related to the work to be presented at the festival.
Spotlight on Seattle Now: Three icons of the dance world with a connection to Seattle will curate an evening of dance that reflects their vision/version of the Seattle dance scene today. The hope is to encourage intellectual diversity/differentiation and dialogue about the many aesthetics/aspects that comprise dance in Seattle at this time, foster connections with other dance colleagues, and encourage the diaspora of Seattle-based artists work regionally and beyond.
The curators will come in to rehearsal approximately one month prior to performance for a short feedback session. Upon your request, the curators may also be available to attend additional rehearsals or speak by phone for further feedback.
Spotlight: The Artist Perspective will focus on artists who use themes to create their work. This could be anything from sociopolitical to historical, to contemporary – any subject of interest that has a specific intent of communicating/reaching out to audiences.
SanityCafé is a cabaret-style event with a twist. Each artist will be given a week of free rehearsal space to create a piece based around a theme chosen by the opening night festival audience. The works will be presented in a showcase style performance at a venue (e.g. a bar, restaurant, etc.) TBD. This event is open to emerging and established artists who are interested in being challenged to create a piece in a short time frame around a theme provided on the spot.
Artists can tug at the theme as much as possible and use creative abandon in interpretation of, not only the theme but the works' structure as well as the evenings' presentation format. Learning the theme at the last moment and the creative license given to the artists will provide an air of excitement around the unpredictable outcome. The intent is to create an inviting, accessible and riveting fun-filled environment for audiences, showcasing creativity and imagination. Artists should take the challenge with the spirit the event is designed. Innovation and surprises are encouraged.
The only requirement is a short creation period and the provided theme. The proposed work does not have a time limit, but should be between 5-20 minutes (or if the format is altered, the whole show no longer than an hour).
Art on the Fly, during this popular site-specific event dedicated to dance outdoors, we will feature outdoor stages, in-street performance opportunities, and more.
Artists are encouraged to bring the urban features of the landscape to life, using any of the architectural aspects, pond, bridge and walkways or other self-designated sites available on within the site. Spontaneous roving events are also possible. Performances inside businesses may be arranged with festival assistance or on the artist's own. For some interesting ideas, read this WSJ Article.
Concept: The intent is to create several types of performance events with several venue areas/types to choose from.
We welcome proposals that integrate all concepts into their premise. We hope that the longer performances would occur a minimum of 3 times during a 2-3 hour period or if fleeting, would go on a good portion of the day. Shorter and fewer times is also possible, but will be compensated accordingly.
The longer performances can be anywhere from 30 minutes up to the maximum event duration 6 hours (but as indicated should be performed repeatedly if shorter). The "fleeting" performances will last the amount of time it takes the streetcar to stop, pick up passengers and whiz by (but could also be continuous). We encourage you to be creative in the concept of your performance proposal (for instance, a performance could take place in one plaza and then draw audience to another location). The allotted 2-3 hour period could be spread between 2 locations.
NOTE: Seattle artists are able to apply for any of the Seattle International Dance Festival's six programs. Applying to 2017's programs of SOCB, SAP, SOSN, AOF or SCafe does not exclude them from applying for the 2017 James Ray Residency Project and vice versa.
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