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Carat tackles these challenges. Its advanced SPEECH function continuously monitors what you are listening to. It focuses automatically on your conversation partner while reducing unwanted voices and background noise at the same time. You hear most clearly what you want to hear. As a result, hearing with Carat can be even less straining than normal hearing. All day long. In every situation.*
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Transforming wireless hearing aids into a highquality, stereo headset is simple. The smart multi-function button lets you turn easyTek™ on and off, answer a phone call, change listening programs or easily switch audio sources like music players, TVs and more, with just one button. The straightforward volume controls allow you to quickly change the volume of your hearing aids. And the easy-to-read LED lights give you important information, such as when it's time to recharge the battery.
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Priority violations are improper practices and actions that directly contribute to food contamination and temperature abuse that may pose an immediate risk to public health resulting in a foodborne illness or injury. Priority violations must be corrected immediately or as directed by the Environmental Health Department.
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Boot camps can be governmental being part of the correctional and penal system of some countries, but predominantly in the United States. Modeled after military recruit training camps, these programs are based on shock incarceration grounded on military techniques. Private boot camps, using generally the same methods, offer programs as "quick-fix solutions" for the children of parents who hope to regain lost control of their teens or who desire behavior modification. The aggressive training used has resulted in deaths in a variety of circumstances.[1]
Criticisms[edit | edit source]
Other countries have been closely watching the boot camp system in the U.S. but so far have been slow to copy it, if at all.
There are no research findings in favor of boot camps in light of any of the initial intentions. Recidivism rates in the U.S. among former prison inmates and boot camp participants are roughly the same. Yet, the effects of boot camps are controversially disputed, some surveys claiming lower re-offence rates, others showing no change as compared to persons serving normal time. Surveys also show different results concerning the reduction of costs. Critics add that the emphasis on authority can only result in frustration, resentment, anger, short temper, a low self-esteem and aggression rather than respect.
According to the New York Times there have been 31 known deaths of youths in U.S. boot camps since 1980.[1]
Usage around the world[edit | edit source]
Australia[edit | edit source]
In Australia the Premier of the state of Queensland Campbell Newman has announced that boot camps for convicted youths will open in Townsville and Rockhampton by September 2013, along with two other camps.[2]
Canada[edit | edit source]
In Canada participation in boot camp programs is voluntary, so as to avoid any challenges under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms under which treatment at boot camps could be seen as an infringement on a youth's right to not be subject to cruel and unusual punishment and to ensure security of person. Canada started a boot camp project for non-violent juveniles with differences from the American models. The first one was opened in 1997 in Ontario. Unlike in the US system it is not possible to trade or shorten a jail sentence with a significantly shorter boot camp program.
Canadian boot camps do not have the time frame of 90 to 180 days and they are restricted to juveniles up to the age of 17, and are not yet open to female offenders. The judges do not directly possess the authority to send a youth to a boot camp. They may impose a sentence of secure or open custody. The latter is defined as, "a community residential center, group home, child care institution or forest or wilderness camp..." Once an open custody sentence is granted, a correctional official decides whether a sentence is served in a boot camp program. But the ultimate decision rests with the young person and the decision is made purely on the merits of the program because the time served remains the same.
The Canadian system is too new to show any comparable results but research has been done among US boot camps with different emphases, e.g. more on drug treatment or education than solely on military drill. According to the findings treatment has a slightly positive impact on the reduction of recidivism over strict discipline.
New Zealand[edit | edit source]
New Zealand set up its first boot camps in 1971 but they were abandoned in 1981.[3] Prior to being elected into Government in 2008 the National Party released a policy of using boot camps for those with drug problems.[4]
United States[edit | edit source]
The first boot camps appeared in the states of Georgia and Oklahoma in 1983. Boot camps are intended to be less restrictive than prison but harsher than probation.
In most U.S. states participation in boot camp programs is offered to young first-time offenders in place of a prison term or probation, in some statesTemplate:Where a youth can also be sentenced to participate in such a program. The time served can range from 90 to 180 days, which can make up for prison sentences of up to 10 years. How serving time and boot camp time is equated differs among facilities and states. Offenders who do not finish a program must serve the original prison sentence.
Federal shock incarceration programs are authorized under 18 U.S.C. § 4046, although the placement requires consent of the prisoner.
In 1995 the U.S. federal government and about two-thirds of the 50 states were operating boot camp programs. Presently, there are no statistics as to how many boot camps there are in the U.S. today. In 2000, there were 51 boot camps still open.[5]
There are many different types of schools.[6] Some boot camps are more therapeutic. Schools such as West Ridge Academy[7] in West Jordan, Utah offer a wide range of activities, academics, and clinical treatment programs to give students a well-rounded group of offerings. [8]
State run boot camps were banned in Florida on June 1, 2006 through legislation signed by Florida Governor Jeb Bush after 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson died during his abidance in a boot camp. Anderson died as drill instructors beat him and encouraged him to continue physical exercise after he had collapsed. While Anderson was unconscious, guards placed ammonia tablets near his nose in an attempt to revive him, and he suffocated. Anderson attended Bay County Boot Camp in Panama City, Florida.[9] The Victory Forge Military Academy in Florida has come under intense scrutiny of its methods, which border on physical abuse. The camp's defense is that the parents had signed a contract authorizing the use of physical force against their children.
Alternatives[edit | edit source]
Boot camps claim to remove children "from environments filled with negative influences and triggering events that produce self-defeating, reckless or self-destructive behavior". Other types of programs (see outdoor education, adventure therapy, and wilderness therapy) use this method while avoiding all or some of the controversial methods of boot camps, and they claim lower recidivism.
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 includeonly>Janofsky, Michael. "States Pressed As 3 Boys Die At Boot Camps", New York Times, 2001-07-15. Retrieved on 2009-06-09.
- ↑ includeonly>"Newman announces boot camps for young offenders", 24 March 2013. Retrieved on 27 March 2013.
- ↑ includeonly>"Boot Camps no more than "Correctional Quackery" - Rethinking Crime and Punishment press release", Scoop, 17 February 2009. Retrieved on 20 July 2011.
- ↑ Boot camps for teen crims in Nats' plan. The Dominion Post. URL accessed on 21 September 2011.
- ↑ http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/197018.pdf
- ↑ http://www.collegebound.net/content/cat/types-of-boarding-schools/349/
- ↑ Windmeyer, Shane Boarding School Spotlight: West Ridge Academy. Collegebound.net. URL accessed on 2013-02-16.
- ↑ West Ridge Academy - Visit Reports. Strugglingteens.com. URL accessed on 2013-02-16.
- ↑ includeonly>"Boot Camps Abolished in Florida", WJHG.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Begin, P. Boot Camps: Issues for Consideration. (Ottawa: Library of Parliament, September 1996).
- "BHIP: Studies Find Boot Camps Have High Rearrest Rates.", February 18, 1998
- Cowles et al. "Boot Camp" Drug Treatment and Aftercare Intervention: An Evaluation Review. (Washington: National Institute of Justice, July 1995).
- Jones, P. Young Offenders and the Law. (North York: Captus Press, 1994).
- Mackenzie et al. "Boot Camp Prisons and Recidivism in Eight States." Canadian Journal of Criminology (1995), Vol. 3, No. 3: 327-355.
- McNaught, A. Boot Camps. (Toronto: Legislative Research Service, December 1995).
- (1996) Boot Camps: Issues for Canada, John Howard Society of Alberta.
- Rhue, Morton (Todd Strasser) (2010). Boot-Camp, Ravensburger Buchverl.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Boot camps at Project NoSpank
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Norfolk Ambulance services buffered by foundation grant
NORFOLK >> The Norfolk Lions Club's ambulance service has received another $7,500 from the Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut -- the second gift in seven years.
The grant was announced on Jan. 7, and the funds come from the Local Area Fund. Receiving the grant, said Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance president Daryl Eaton in a written statement, will help reinforce what the ambulance group's services -- which come free of charge.
"With ever-changing requirements," Eaton wrote, "this grant will help us immediately and will allow us to enhance our service by providing training and newer and better equipment for our volunteers and our patients."
The Lions Club received a $5,000 grant from the Local Area Fund for the fourth quarter of 2005, intended to support the volunteer ambulance service. It was the second-largest award from the fund that was not part of a multi-year award, and the fund also awarded $50,000 to the endowment for the Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research.
Founded in 1969, the Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut draws from more than 250 funds that support nonprofit organizations. The foundation awards grants on a regular basis -- applications for the first cycle of 2013 are due at the end of January -- serving Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington, Warren, Washington, and Winchester.
The Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance serves Colebrook and Norfolk. In his statement, Eaton thanked the Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut, saying their funds allow the ambulance service to remain free for patients -- an increasing rarity in the state.
"The Local Area Fund held at The Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut has been very generous to us over the years and we greatly appreciate the support we receive from them," he wrote.
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Have Kelly, Will Cook
Half the fun of any trip is regaling your friends with your travel tales. If you're a foodie like I am, sharing your travels with a friend who is also a chef means it's all about the food. One of my dearest friends, Kelly Sterling of www.snailsview.com, is a remarkably inventive professional chef and food photographer. With Kelly, tales of the global adventure that led to Have Mother, Will Travel got woven into a culinary conversation she and I have been having for the last twenty years.
The result is a series of fabulous recipes created by Kelly that are inspired by the places Mia and I visited, including Asia, the Middle East, France and Amsterdam. Kelly's graced the kitchens of Nobu Matsuhisa and The Border Girls, among others, and has been featured on Gourmet Magazine online and in the latest edition of Where Women Cook. Her award-winning food blog, www.snailsview.com, showcases her beautiful photographs as well as her sweet, charming personality.
Lavender & Rosemary Roasted Lamb Tartine –
Warm Lentil Vinaigrette, Roquefort and
Late Summer Tomatoes
Going to a dinner party, or any party, at Kelly's home means not eating for the whole day so I have room to feast on all the different dishes she always prepares. But the night she made this, I didn't eat a whole lot else because it was just so unbelievably good. I'm pretty sure I was actually moaning as I ate it. There weren't really seconds as it was on to the next course, but I made her make me another one (I have no shame.) The combination of warm and tangy vinaigrette, roquefort, ripe tomatoes and earthy lentils with lamb, slightly sweetened by the lavender was so heady, so indescribably good. If you don't have lavender buds, you can try a mix of dried tarragon and fennel seeds, perhaps grinding it together a bit in a mortar and pestle, it's sweet and herbal in the same way.
The fragrances of those ingredients in your mouth at the same time is part of what takes it over the top, and takes me right back to Provence. Sigh.
It's a good choice if you don't have much time as the lamb just sits in there roasting, all you have to do is prepare is the lentil dressing, slice tomatoes, and take the roquefort right out of the package. It does make a difference to use good roquefort. I think she used Blue Moon.
Greece, Grub and the Gals
Hats, or toques, off to Kelly for creating such a fast and fabulous summertime dinner. Perfect for all those juicy cherry tomatoes and nectarines still at the market. My being out here in the boondocks, beautiful as it is, means if there's no ground cardamom, there's no running to the store for it. So I may use nutmeg instead.
I had never thought to fry capers till they were crispy, or fry them at all. I had no idea what I was missing! I dropped my fish and my sister's humongous Great Dane (are dogs hungry ALL the time??) slobbered all over it before I could cook it, so I just ate those crispy capers all by themselves and discovered my new favorite snack for when I have a salty-crunchy craving. Which is often. I have been known to some (including Kelly) to buy a bag of Kettle Sea Salt Potato Chips and Helluva Good Bacon Horseradish Dip and eat it all in the car, in the parking lot. These crunchy little bits of heaven are going to be sprinkled on all kinds of things from salads and eggs to this amazing and easy fish recipe Kelly concocted inspired by the wonderfully fresh cuisine of Greece.
Kelly's Malaysian inspired Fried Rice
I've long noticed that every country I visit has it's own "melody", so to speak. The national character, the history, the dreams, hopes and emotional "tone" of a culture, all manage to find their way into the various expressions of the culture: the art, architecture, food, fashion, music, language, literature, theater, etc. For example, the tone of France is a blend of elegant neo-classicism, and witty, light and formal; it shows up in the food, fashion, architecture, language, manners, attitude.
Malaysia is a melting pot, a colorful clash of east, west and happy. Chinese, Indian, Dutch and European. You can see it on their faces, the shrines, the facades of buildings, and especially in the food. After starving for three days in Beijing, we wolfed down our first food scavenge an hour after we got to our hotel in Kuala Lumpur - nasi goreng, the Malaysian version of fried rice, served with an egg. Kelly's version is terrific.
Kelly's amazing Chocolate Clementine Tart
Our first recipe is a scrumptious Chocolate Clementine Tart inspired by la Gourmandise, a confection unique to La Bonbonniere, a candy shop in Apt, a tiny town in Provence. I've braved gale force winds, torrents of rain, and French drivers, to buy them—glowing orange domes of candied clementines, honey, and marzipan, dunked in dark chocolate. They're rather perishable so I have no choice but to eat every single one within a few days. You can't imagine the pain…
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Unlocking the Great Mormon Mystery: A Radically New Approach to Deciphering Mormon Origins
iUniverse, Nov 3, 2008 - Religion - 221 pages
A professional problem solver investigates Mormon origins through the eyes of Bible critics, forensic scientists, logicians, statisticians, and above all, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. Based on these sources, Part 1 has important lessons in methodology, in non-technical language, for scholars and students of any ancient religious literature, including the Bible and the Book of Mormon. The remainder of the book applies these simple methods to the Book of Mormon, reconstructing the origins of the book in agreement with all of the evidence. It incorporates the work of the finest Mormon scholars and the most talented non-Mormon researchers. Many puzzling anomalies which have defied scholars on both sides are here explained for the first time. Yet the book doesn't claim to have the final answers. The concluding sections show what work remains to be done, especially by Mormon and non-Mormon scholars, working together. The book is written not only for scholars, but for average readers of the Book of Mormon, and even for non-Mormons. It should be of interest to anyone who loves a good mystery story, and is eager to see how it all comes out in the end.
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MANCHESTER — Several New Hampshire organizations and one in Maine who are trying to take some of the food waste out of our region's landfills were recognized at the Northeast Resource Recovery Association's two-day conference on recycling recently in Manchester.
During the 31st Annual Northeast Recycling Conference, the EPA focused on these New Hampshire restaurants, schools and organizations as well as one college in Maine college that are taking the first early plunges into the arena of massive composting of food scraps.
Keene State College, University of New Hampshire at Durham and Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, were all recognized for joining EPA's one-year-old Food Recovery Challenge and doing what they can to minimize their food waste.
EcoMovement, the NH Sustainable Lodging and Restaurant Association, Northeast Resource Recovery Association's School Recycling Club and the NH Hospital Association were also recognized for supporting efforts to increase food recovery.
The conference billed itself as "the one conference to go to for all things recycling." But EPA New England chose this event to focus on the issue of food waste and those who are making a difference in northern New England.
About 50 people attended EPA's workshop and learned that EPA New England now has 26 partners in its Food Recovery Challenge. Food waste generated by local institutions, colleges, universities, hospitals and restaurants is often not waste at all but actually safe, wholesome food that could potentially feed millions of Americans, according to both the US Department of Agriculture and EPA.
Food that is thrown away can be given away as food donations, or composted. In 2010, more than 14 percent of households in the United States did not have regular access to enough food for an active, healthy life. And if the food is not viable for donation, food scraps are a composting resource that not only creates a valuable soil product but keeps food waste from going into landfills.
EPA's Food Recovery Challenge encourages organizations to reduce, donate and recycle as much of their food waste as possible. This saves money, feeds the needy, and helps protect the environment -- a triple bottom line.
After paper, food comprises the greatest volume of waste going into our nation's landfills. In 2010, 34 million tons of food waste was generated with only 3 percent being diverted to composting. When excess food, leftover food and food scraps are disposed of in a landfill, they decompose rapidly and become a significant source of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change.
New Hampshire now has four permitted composting facilities that can recover food waste.
EcoMovement introduced food waste hauling in the Portsmouth area and is looking to expand into other New Hampshire locations. The state's Department of Environmental Services is also working with restaurants statewide to promote food recovery in New Hampshire.
Keene State College is striving to increase its 36 percent diversion rate to 50 percent by 2020 by resuming their composting of post-plate waste and by continuing to work with local haulers and residents to improve access to food waste composting.
And the University of New Hampshire Compost Program, which began in 1998, has diverted and composted more than a half million pounds of food waste since it began in 1998. About 25,000 to 40,000 pounds of food waste are diverted from the UNH dining halls every month through the composting program. All UNH dining halls have installed food pulpers to pulverize food waste into small bits and extract liquid, a process that helps the composting process. Since 2006, university hospitality staff has been managing the food waste collection and drop off at UNH's Kingman Farm.
Bates College of Lewiston, Maine, is EPA's newest member to the Food Recovery Challenge and joined the workshop panel. The school has a long history of composting food waste as well as creative purchasing and food preparation to minimize waste and maximize food resources. Bates dining halls track 42 "waste" categories and ends up diverting 80 percent of its food waste from the solid waste stream.
The Meat House, Courtyard by Marriott & Grappone Conference Center, and Kheops International Inc. are also active partners in New Hampshire.
For information about the EPA WasteWise program, the Re-TRAC tool for tracking an organization's waste generation and reduction activities, and how to join as a WasteWise Partner (http://www.epa.gov/wastewise) EPA Food Recovery Challenge (http://www.epa.gov/foodrecoverychallenge # # # Learn More about the Latest EPA News & Events in New England (http://www.epa.gov/region1/newsevents/index.html) Follow EPA New England on Twitter (http://twitter.com/epanewengland) More info on EPA's Environmental Results in New England (http://www.epa.gov/region1/results/index.html)
UNH, hospital waste food recovery efforts praised: Diversion to hungry, composting goals for future
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10 Things You Must Know About Roth Accounts
Tax-free income is a dream of every taxpayer.
Tax-free income is a dream of every taxpayer. And if you save in a Roth account, it's a reality. Roths are the youngsters of the retirement savings world. The Roth IRA, named after the late Delaware Sen. William Roth, became a savings option in 1998, followed by the Roth 401(k) in 2006. Creating a tax-free stream of income is a powerful retirement tool. These accounts offer big benefits, but the rules for Roths can be complex. Here are ten things you must know about adding a Roth to your nest egg.
You Pay Uncle Sam Now Instead of Later
Roths turn traditional IRA and 401(k) rules on their head. Rather than getting a tax break for money when it goes into the account and paying tax on all distributions, with a Roth, you save after-tax dollars and get tax-free withdrawals in retirement.
By accepting the tax breaks for traditional accounts, you accept the government as your partner. If you're in the 25% tax bracket, for example, 25% of all earnings will effectively belong to the IRS to be collected when you withdraw the money. With a Roth, 100% of all future earnings are yours.
The Roth strategy of paying taxes sooner rather than later will pay off particularly well if you're in a higher tax bracket when you withdraw the money than when you passed up the tax break offered by the traditional account. If you're in a lower tax bracket, though, the Roth advantage will be undermined.
There Are Limits to Contributing to a Roth IRA
To be able to contribute to a Roth, you must have earned income. And unlike traditional IRAs, if you're still working after age 70 1/2, you can keep contributing.
In 2013 and 2014, you can stash up to $5,500 in a Roth IRA and an extra $1,000 if you're 50 or older.
But higher-income taxpayers are barred from contributing to a Roth IRA. For 2013, the ability to contribute to a Roth phases out if your adjusted gross income is between $178,000 and $188,000 for joint filers and between $112,000 and $127,000 for single filers. Those thresholds go up for 2014: $181,000 to $191,000 for joint filers and $114,000 to $129,000 for single filers.
You can make a 2013 Roth IRA contribution as late as April 15, 2014. You can contribute to both Roth and traditional IRAs, but the total cannot exceed the annual limit.
Your Company May Offer a Roth Option
Many companies have added a Roth option to their 401(k) plans. After-tax money goes into the Roth, so you won't see the immediate tax savings you get from contributing pretax money to a traditional plan. But your money will grow tax-free. (Any employer match will go into a traditional 401(k) account.)
For 2013 and 2014, you can stash up to $17,500 a year, plus an extra $5,500 a year if you're 50 or older, into a 401(k). Contributions must be made by December 31 to count for the current tax year, and the limit applies to the total of your traditional and Roth 401(k) contributions. A Roth 401(k) is a good option if your earnings are too high to contribute to a Roth IRA.
You Can Do a Roth Conversion
Another route to tax-free earnings inside a Roth is to convert traditional IRA money to a Roth. In the year you convert, you must pay tax on the full amount shifted into the Roth. That's the price you pay to buy tax freedom for future earnings. (If you have made nondeductible contributions to your traditional IRA, a portion of your conversion will be tax-free.)
If you expect your tax rate to be the same or higher in the future, converting could make sense; if you expect your future tax rate to be lower, it might not.
You'll want to pay the tax owed on a conversion with money outside of the IRA. Drawing money from the IRA to pay the tax will result in an additional tax bill, and a penalty if you're under age 59 1/2.
A Conversion Could Trigger Other Tax Events
Look at the big picture if you plan a conversion. The added taxable income could boost you into a higher tax bracket. A big jump in income could trigger other taxes, too, such as the new 3.8% surtax on net investment income. For Medicare beneficiaries, a rise in adjusted gross income could result in premium surcharges for Part B and Part D.
A series of small conversions over several years could keep the tax bill in check. For instance, you may want to convert just enough to take you to the top of your current tax bracket.
You Must Pass the Tests for Tax-Free Earnings
Because there's no tax deduction for Roth contributions, you can retrieve that money at any time free of taxes and penalties, regardless of age.
But for earnings to be tax- and penalty-free, you have to pass a couple of tests. First, you must be 59 1/2 or older. You will get hit with a 10% early-withdrawal penalty and taxes if you take out earnings before you hit age 59 1/2. And you must have had one Roth open for at least five years. If you are 58 and opening your first Roth IRA in 2013, you can tap earnings penalty-free at age 59 1/2, but you won't be able to tap earnings tax-free until 2018.
There's a different rule for conversions. Read on.
There Are Two Five-Year Rules
If you make a conversion, you must wait five years or until you reach age 59 1/2, whichever comes first, before you can withdraw the converted amount free of the 10% penalty. Each conversion has its own five-year holding period. So if a young account owner does one conversion in 2013 and a second conversion in 2014, the amount from the first conversion can be withdrawn penalty-free starting in 2018 and the amount from the second starting in 2019.
Earnings on a converted amount can be withdrawn tax- and penalty-free after the owner reaches age 59 1/2, as long as he or she has had any Roth IRA opened at least five years.
There's an Order to Withdrawals
The rules for determining the source of money coming out of a Roth work in the taxpayer's favor. The first money out is considered contributed amounts, so it's tax- and penalty-free. Once contributions are depleted, you dip into converted amounts (if any). This money is tax- and penalty-free for owners 59 1/2 and older or younger ones who have had the converted amount in a Roth for more than five years. Only after you have cashed out all converted amounts do you get to the earnings. Once the account owner is 59 1/2 and has had one Roth for at least five years, earnings, too, can be withdrawn tax- and penalty-free.
The ability to tap money in a Roth IRA without penalty before age 59 1/2 allows for flexibility to use the Roth IRA for other purposes. For example, the account could be used as a fallback for college savings.
Once you reach retirement, having a pot of tax-free income to draw upon may allow you to lower your tax bill. Roth money doesn't count in the calculation for taxing Social Security benefits, for example, or in the calculation for the new tax on investment income.
You Can Take a Mulligan
Roth IRA conversions come with an escape hatch. If you converted $50,000 but the Roth is now worth $35,000, you would still owe tax on the $50,000. Undoing the conversion—known as a recharacterization—wipes away the tax bill. Recharacterizing can also pay off if you can't afford the tax bill or the conversion unexpectedly pushes you into a higher tax bracket.
You have until October 15 of the following year to undo a conversion. So a 2013 Roth IRA conversion can be reversed up until October 15, 2014.
But note: While you can now convert a traditional 401(k) to a Roth 401(k) within a company plan, an in-plan conversion cannot be reversed.
A Roth Can Benefit Heirs
Unlike traditional IRAs—which you must begin to tap at age 70 1/2—Roth IRAs have no minimum distribution requirements for the original owner. So, if you don't need the money, it can grow in the tax shelter until your death. If your spouse inherits the account, he or she never has to make withdrawals, either.
If the Roth IRA passes to a nonspouse heir, the rules change. They are required to take minimum distributions starting the year following the death of the original owner, or empty the account within five years of the account owner's death. Distributions, though, will still be tax-free and can be stretched over the beneficiary's life expectancy. A young child or grandchild who inherits a Roth has the potential for decades of tax-free growth.
Wealthy taxpayers may find another estate-planning advantage to a Roth conversion. The taxes paid on a Roth conversion will be removed from their taxable estate.
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Ultrasonic cleaning techniques have been around in the jewellery circles for a while, but they haven't yet made it into our kitchens. Until now.
This dishwasher concept from De Dietrich uses cavitation to clean your dishes. In layman's terms that means tiny bubbles strike your dinnerware and scrub the surfaces clean. The process cuts out much of the water and energy waste associated with traditional dishwashers.


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Warning on new Target grids for C&C cages
Thanks, guys. I just emailed my parents about it. I don't think they bought any grids recently, but just in case...
There are other companies that make grids though they cost a few more bucks than target. Hopefully they all don't change over.
If they do, we'd need to switch to shelving units or what have you.
If they do, we'd need to switch to shelving units or what have you.
Well it would defintely be a pain if they stopped making the 9x9s completely. Hopefully the two boxes I bought will hold me over. I don't plan on getting a lot of pigs. Two will be enough for me and I have more than enough for a cage for them.
- 4 the Good of all Pigs
I am wondering (as I ponder re-doing the cages for the 100th time) if I bought the newer grids and used them for the floor (that the coro sits on top of) and the supports going up the back. I am thinking of a 3 tier high cage, using the bottom two tiers as storage and having all the pigs on the top tier. That way I'd have all my older 9x9 grids for the housing area. Do y'all think that would work?
- Supporter in '08
I checked LNT today for grids but all they had were the mesh type in chrome which are $20 regular price. They had other colors for back to school on sale at one time but didn't have any in stock today to see but I suspect they were mesh type as well.
Boy are we short on options!
Boy are we short on options!
The chrome hasn't seemed to switch over yet. Maybe because they have a large overstock or they charge more for them?
I've noticed that they charge more for chrome, Sus. When they had the white/black/blue 9x9s in stock they were around 14.99(13.99 if on sale) but the chrome ones have always been about 19.99. I think they're like 24.99 now because the black grids I bought went up to 19.99.
I'd trade you for white grids if you were closer.
- 4 the Good of all Pigs
So, does anyone think the newer grids will work as supports only? I think I may have to buy one more box. If I can use that for the floors and supports, I will have plenty of the safe grids for the living areas.
- 4 the Good of all Pigs
I just counted everything up and it looks like I'll need 2 boxes. I wonder if my Target will still have the old ones. (fingers crossed). Aren't there 8x8's out there somewhere too? I only need about 30 more grids so maybe if I used a combination for the floors it would be ok. Terry can fashion some wood supports to run the length of any long spans. That should do it.
- 4 the Good of all Pigs
Yes, I have black. And I have 2 different Targets I can check today. I'll let y'all know what I find later tonight or tomorrow.
I may even open the boxes just to be sure what I'm getting!
I may even open the boxes just to be sure what I'm getting!
The 8 by 8s would probably be okay for supports but they are not safe for side walls. The gaps are bigger.
- 4 the Good of all Pigs
I found 2 boxes of the old 9x9's at my Target. I think they only have one or two left!
I have about 125 of the older ones right now so there was no question they would've been used for the living area. Now I have plenty with my 2 new boxes! Yay!
I have about 125 of the older ones right now so there was no question they would've been used for the living area. Now I have plenty with my 2 new boxes! Yay!


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Check showtimes to see when Amanpour is on CNN where you are. Or watch online.
By Samuel Burke, CNN
A year after failing to win recognition as an independent state, the Palestinian Authority came back to the United Nations and won the vote for an upgraded status as a non-voting member state in the General Assembly Thursday.
The governments of the United States and Israel both stood firmly against the Palestinian Authority's move at the United Nations, which passed with an overwhelming majority. Surprisingly, though, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert threw his full support behind the move.
"What the Palestinians moved to do today in the U.N., I think is in basic line with the strategy of a two state solution," Olmert told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Thursday.
Four years ago, the Palestinian Liberation Organization, which governs the West Bank, turned down a peace deal that Olmert formulated, which he said "could have resolved the entire issue."
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat told Amanpour, "I've never seen Palestinians and Israelis closer to striking an historic deal than that day in November 2008 between President Abbas and Mr. Olmert. So I'm not surprised that Mr. Olmert would support this bid."
There are some aspects of Thursday's move, however, that give Olmert cause for concern. With their new status as an observer state, the Palestinians could go to the International Criminal Court to push for charges against Israel. Olmert believes that a Palestinian petition to the ICC "could aggravate the situation, rather than change the atmosphere and the tensions" in the long-running conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
Erakat has been at the center of negotiations with Israel for decades and said that the road ahead for the Palestinians is still difficult, but he believes this is a momentous vote. "As a Palestinian today I felt that I was born for one thing: to bring Palestine back to the map. And I think today was the very beginning. It's not the end. The road ahead of us is difficult, long, but I think today was a good beginning."
The peace process is completely stalled at the moment, but Olmert said Israel must move rapidly for a two-state solution. "Time is running out for Israel more than for the Palestinians," he said.
Olmert said he opposes calls from some members of the United States Congress to now cut off funding for the Palestinians Authority, worrying that it might further shift Palestinian support to their opponents, Hamas, which the U.S. and European Union consider a terrorist group. After the most recent violence between Israel and Hamas, many analysts perceive that Hamas now has an elevated status, particularly among Palestinians in Gaza.
According to Olmert, the Palestinian Authority is the only partner Israel has for a peace deal. "Doctor Mahmoud Abbas is against terror – these are the guys we need to strengthen," Olmert said. "We have to help them. What happened in the last few years – the reluctance for dialogue caused a certain reduction, an erosion in the status of the Palestinian Authority… [they] are the only partners we have for peace."
The change in Palestinian status could give the Palestinian Authority and Abbas a boost in popularity. Erakat said, "I hope the day after tomorrow we will begin serious reconciliation between us and Hamas, hoping that Hamas will accept that when we have differences, we go to ballot boxes, not bullet boxes."
Amanpour asked Olmert if he intends to run for Prime Minister in the Israeli elections in January. Olmert said he would only make an announcement on Israeli soil, but did say, "I will be very much involved in the attempt to change the policy of Israel toward a much more forthcoming, creative and flexible policy that will help bring peace between us and the Palestinians."
Even the local news mentioned how The United States was on the losing side, compared to most of the rest of the world, regarding Palestine and it's Non-Member State status in the UN.
If that wasn't a pro Israeli interview I don't what is!
hello Christiane Amanpour. i watched the interview and was disappointed that you did not nail him on the "far reaching proposal" he made to Abbas which even the Amerivan foreign Minister found hard to believe. why did the palestinian refuse or not jump on his proposal. you let him go like a hero but the fact is that he already had his chance to conclude a peace agreement with the palestinians.
I also watched your interview with khaled mashal. i noticed you tried to nail him on an article quoted as coming from Anadolou press agency – but he was aware that the public seeing it would not be arabs – so he replied you carefully, measured – without saying what he really thinks!
they were going to agree on that peace plan but Ehud Olmert faced opposition from a group
of powerful people inside Izrael which saw the plan as a thread to their establishment and eventually
dragged him down from the political scene and just there was not enough time to conclude the
The USA has a lot to answer for here. There leader – a nobel peace prize holder – allowing his country standing against progress towards peace? A total disgrace.
I live in Ireland and lived threw the terrorist times and if Bertie Ahern had a nobel peace prize and stood against the Good Friday agreement we would have asked he kindly hand back his prize.
The only way to sort this total mess is recognize the state and then give them economic aid. It not hard or complicated.
Mushtaq prince
You seriously still think ANY American president has any choice when it comes to supporting Israel? Between the bible bashers, jew york billionaires and APAC, there is no power left to the US 'leader'.
Sarah Mead – "jew billionaries"? If you're going to troll around here with the same old tired anti-Semitic trash, please just go away, 'kay? I suppose you think Americans have secret brain implants controlled by AIPAC. Guess what, troll – there's nothing stopping Arab countries from establishing a lobby. Oh yeah, wait – they have one. And guess what, they're loaded (all that Saudi oil). So why not equal support for them? Afterall, they have the same amount of funding as AIPAC. Probably something to do with suicide bombers, human shields, Islamic radicalism and repressive regimes stuck in the 12th century.
The fact that Irish kids beat up on Jewish kids from Dublin to New York, well before Israel was born, says enough about the credbility of your opinion.
Actually, sir, coming from Norn Iron m'self and having lived through the Troubles also, I back Mark's view. Your point, if indeed it can be called that, was lacking in any relevance to the situation whatsoever. It was also stupid: but you have a right to be stupid, if that floats yer boat.
"Not hard or complicated"?? Like Ireland – real easy to work out.
NO NO NO. The difference is that Irish people live in a modern, western culture. The muslims in Gaza etc – these guys are FANATICS. Look at Egypt – look at the church burnings etc. Those aren't Jews there. Those are Christians. What makes you think adding yet ANOTHER muslim country, will somehow bring peace. The goal should be to REDUCE the # of muslim countries in the world, not increase it!!!
John, I think you are stuck to the idea that Israel should exterminate or be exterminated. You cannot be allowed to exterminate. So, what comes?
Your only legitimate cause on this planet is peaceful co-existence. And your only right is the right to defend yourself. You don't plan of murdering or eliminating any of your neighbors. And that applies to all.
I think you need to unwind. There must be somebody out there who would like to use your words against you. I think he needs unwinding too.
Unwinding a world that has gone tight. Where it has been going shows only graveyards and miserable victims of war, left and right. I think unwinding is what Mr Ehud Olmert been trying to do.
I really don't think 'giving them statehood' will solve anything. If the leaders of the Palestinians think god gave them that land and the Jew think god gave them that land, then we haven't solved anything. I am in favor of a single, secular state that protects everyone's right to worship as they see fit. Without killing anyone.
The Isreali Palestine conflict needs creative wisdom to be solved. 'Pray for the peace of Jerusalem' it is written. How i hope to see it happen during my lifetime.
Why the Izraelis or Americans put forward such a condition to the Palestinians "Not to drag Izrael to the International Criminal Courte"? How come a country (such as US) which claims to spread democracy and protect civil rights or a country (such as Izrael) which was a victim of holocaust and fairly required and obtained compesation for that
can put such a condition on the negotiation table? To me this is the real edge of hypocrisy.
Abbas' unilateral move for the UN vote was a violation of the Oslo agreement. If the PLO (or Hamas, or whomever is running the Palestinians – who knows, it's so confusing) want to bog down in charges of war crimes because Israel continued to build settlements in the West Bank (which is what the "war crime" charge is about, although possibly without merit given a number of complicated conditions about the current borders), then the Israeli's will have to counter with war crimes charges over suicide bombers, human shields, lobbing rockets into Israel and peace will never be achieved. That's why.
Sending thousands of rockets into civilian areas in Israel seems like a war crime to me.
Exactly. The world is being fed with enormous propaganda and lies. Israel is the only democratic country in the Middle East. Is there any one Arab or Muslim country where the minorities have even basic freedom?
let us Forgive everyone just as Our Saviour Showed us
Israel has the right to defend itself and the reason the other side don't have access to more powerful weapons because they would be against everyone even themselves, they are uncontrollable.
They are dangerous people especially the women there who actually push the men and innocent children to do what they do.
Goliath gave palestine as slaves to King David all those years ago on the condition that if David would defaet him and he did so there's the answer. But Israel gives them free medical treatment and schooling, which they don't want. So what can you say. We are praying for them.
OMG! what kind of sh** you have up your head..
man.. you need to get out of whatever time capsule you are now sitting in and seek help.
wow! what kind of sh** you have up your head..
man.. you need to get out of whatever time capsule you are now sitting in and seek help.
Stop writing comments when you are drunk , what is his bullsh1t ? Are you on the moon or mars ?
there will not ever be peace with palestine muslims or any other muslim country, why, because the muslim religion is the devils religion and they don't want peace and iran etc show this.
Its this simple and all those who don't believe in The One True God are very misled if they think otherwise.
You are the reason peace cannot happen.
Sweetheart , your mom is calling you to go to bed right now . Do it !
so cute... spoken like a Catholic priest in the rectory basement.
And you are demonstrating your enormous ignorance. Did you know that Turkey is a primarily Muslim country with strong secular traditions that practices democracy just fine? People like you prefer to ignore empirical realities to demonize an entire religion.
You are all racists, may you burn in hell for your comments on this internet. If you want to do something positive, get off the internet, kill yourself, save the world.
so lets look at this from another point of view, why are the arabs angry with Israel, England returned The Land to Israel so isn't England the culprit here and not Israel. Think about it.
i know England was correct, but every arab wants a british passport and live in England so it suits them not to upset the English, its easier to go against God.
Small minded materialistic people.
Sad really but hypocrites.
How was Britain 'correct' to give the land to people that weren't presently living there but had instead inhabited the area sporadically over past millenias? You're talking nonsense. There were people who were peacefully living on those lands and had been for generations. That you would claim it 'correct' that those peoples lands were given to another ethnicity who then went about ethnically cleansing the indigenous Palestinians from those lands is unconscionable.
Prohpet... I don't normally respond to BS like this on the internet because it is sort of like the special Olympics, no matter who wins, you are still a special person. However, your racism and ignorance deserves a response in so many ways, but I will give it to you as you dished it out right now. Hide behind your computer... but go live in a war torn country and then speak up when your family members have been killed, you live in poverty, and you are discriminated against. You are just like the minority you speak of, a religious fanatic, you speak the same as the minority you claim is the problem. You and them are the problem, not the average person just trying to live their life. Maybe you are the problem, go look in the mirror.
If you are referring to the Sykes-Picot – it was an agreement between France and England with input from Russia....
At that time – and organization called the Irgun (which was in effect renamed as the Likud party – although many would argue that point) was running around blowing up British Police stations and Palestinian markets... Although they just planted the bombs – they were not suicide bombers – just bombers
The land in question was referred to as British Mandate Palestine – which seems to contradict those that say 'Palestine' or 'Palestinians' never really existed despite centuries of existence.
Israel itself IS divided on this issue, although for some strange reason we only hear ONE side of the story in our media normally. One could assume that the lobby of the right-wing fundamentalists of Jewish faith are the cause. Just like all religions there is a strong and vocal fundamentalist movement with Judaism that is a major part of the problem.
It seems strange that Israel constantly looks for international support, but then refuses to abide by any international methods of resolution. They do not want peace, they want the land. They have been using oppression for decades now against the Palestinian peoples.
Does anyone really wonder why the Palestinians are so angry? Does anyone wonder why the Palestinians use the tactics they do when they are not supplied weapons in a similar fashion to the Israelis? I am pretty sure if similar tactics of oppression were used in this country, we'd fight back too. Maybe not exactly in the same manner, but definitely with the same results/effects.
There are nutty people everywhere and yet we are angry with Muslims because SOME fundamentalist sects are abusive and discriminatory and yet we ignore the same fundamentalist elements in Israel. Those that throw rocks and women because they don't cover up – same as some Muslims. We ignore the fact that fundamentalist Jews would gladly exterminate ALL Muslims given half a chance.... and they have some effect. They agitate some Palestinians into action and then use it as an excuse to destroy as much as possible; as an excuse to continue building settlements.
However, fundamentalists are a minority in BOTH Judaism and Islam. They are just very vocal. Not to mention the fact that Islam is such a large religion, a minority can be a very large group...
And here – we have become fundamentalist Christians who think we are always right because OUR vision of god is the right one; that we are justified because we are 'good' people...
In my opinion, we certainly should support Israel's right for peace – AND Palestinians right for peace. However if Israel is not willing to abide by UN resolutions, I wonder if we should support their cause to prevent Palestine from being a member.
We seem to look only at the current actions of the occupied territories and forget to consider the conditions that have led them to these actions; we forget that it was foreign intervention that gave away control of this area from those that had lived in the area for many centuries.
As for the argument that there are more Palestinians there now than there was originally – this is true. There are also many immigrants of Jewish faith on these lands also. The large majority are immigrants even excluding those that settled post-WWII.
Of course GOD never gave ANYBODY ANY land. It is a historical mess fogged by special interests. One thing IS for sure, there is a lot of human suffering and oppression. These things cause violence, they don't stop it. They NEVER stop it.
all we can do is look at the facts and pray for them hoping that they may find The One True God The God of Israel and this applies to all pagans and athiests.
5 years old and your brain is so poisoned , i wonder what will happen when you grow up .
My GOD is stronger than your GOD just wait. A society which has no compassion after what they went through do not desrve even a square cm on this planet. Your GOD will get you for that
go grab your rug and start praying for your 72. You won't get it but you can try
You can fine solution to Palestine in location http://www.swastik.org/palestine.htm
Palestine problem will be solved by Second come of Jesus, http://www.swastik.org
Congratulation to all Palestinians and my word of advice is please in god's name respect your neighbors instead of rocketing them
Same regarding israel , respect your neighbors instead of rocketing them and starve them , lets be fair !
since when is The Pope so pro palestine and pro terrorism? lol....
haaaaaaaaappppppppy and congratulation for all freedom & democratic peoples and specially for palestinians peoples, it's very intresting for all of them. my suggestion and advisor for all peoples in the world wich accept freedom and democracy plz lpz plz plz plllllllllllllllllllllllllllllzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz support palestinains people.
Congratulations Palestine !
Hey Pope, with millions of Jewish lives murdered by your church over the centuries, no wonder you cheer for jew-haters.
so how do i know all this about muslims and palestine, well i had a paletstinian friends and they told me that they were disappointed with their own people and the muslim religion.
the hamas leaders son converted to chrsitianity and he had the courage to tell us about it on you tube because he was so disgusted with muslim religion. He is a courageous person.
the hamas leaders son is correct as he is showing truly what humanity is about and not with weapons etc.
anybody on here admitting he's the pope clearly has a problem as this says a lot about who they are what they get up to.
anybody on here admitting he's the pope clearly has a problem as this says a lot about who they are what they get up too.
i ask all people of any religion to repent and turn from their sinning, Our saviour awaits your homesty, we can all see the way the world is going, its only a matter of time till it all implodes, syria is the example of what will happen to the other countries of the world. No one will intervene to save anyone because selfishness and self presevation will be the main thing and we will all have a difficult time. Repent and turn from your sins to Adonai.
"cut off funding for the Palestinians Authority, worrying that it might further shift Palestinian support to their opponents, Hamas"
I have to seriously question the mental capacities of those who don't see this. If you undermine the civil representation and make it weak in the eyes of those it tries to represent, people will turn to the radical and violent elements, who are considered to be "delivering" when they send rocket after rocket at Israel. Strengthening the Authority's standing, supporting it in its efforts for a peaceful, political/diplomatic solution would be a great way to pull the rug out from under Hamas. But my impression is that there is a severe lack of will among key players, and one has to wonder: Cui bono?
In the end, war has only two winners: the Grim Reaper and the arms manufacturer.
Right on Kyne.....
the real fact is let the UN vote or Arabs vote, the gag up is not against israel but God who gave the land to the Jews,and the UN/ARABS will fail because God will not abandon Israel.
What a whole load of crap. If you are a real pastor I feel sorry for your flock!!!
but sadly Israel will have occupation as it did under the assyrians greeks and romans but only so that it can be freed again and Israel wants self rule but it can't. This is why Our Saviour Came as Freedom is an inner transfomation and this is what Torah is all about.
Israel has turned its back on Adonai as it always did sadly but this iis an example to show athiiests humans what they have done.
Its Israeli Government is secular and most of the population are into paganism and as the world is and this is the sign that the end is here.
Israel Must Turn Completely to Adonai on Adonai's Terms otherwise she will fall to the heathens only to be rescued again until they learn.
Your right Adonai won't abandon Israel He never did but thats not to say there are't any lessons to be learnt.
It is about time. Good job Palestinians. You can not trust America to help you get your land back from the Israelis. FREE PALESTINE!
You mean the Jordanians' land right? The British land right? Or the Ottomans' land? I'm sorry when did a "Palestinian" nation control land? Oh yeah... never.
When will people realize that its not Palestinians against Israel, its Jew haters that live in Palestine against Israel, there just happen to be enough of those at this point to prevent any possibility of peace.
When you realize that it's not just Jew haters that live in Palestine against Israel, but also Arab haters that govern Israel against Palestine (just look at how opposed the Israeli government was to UN recognition of Palestine) that prevent any possibility of peace. You've got to start recognizing that your own side shares in the culpability and the blame along with the other side. Only when both sides recognize the extremists among their own can we begin to hope for productive dialog to isolate these elements equitably among Jews AND Arabs.
Congratulations to the Palestinian People. Obviously our government voted in the UN not on behalf of the American People, but AIPAC and some angry Evangelists, otherwise it would not embarrassed itself, voting against when almost the entire world said YES!
Today Israel retaliated by doing following "Israel has authorized the construction of 3,000 more housing units in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank, according to Israeli officials." They retaliate against a people who peacefully went to the UN and ask for statehood, by taking more of their land. Israel is showing their true aggressor nature. I am nor muslim, nor Jew, but a buddhist. I see that Palestinian people through their suffering have kept their dignity, Israel through their aggression and oppression have gone morally bankrupt.
Whose land it really is? Both sides have legitimate claims to it. All opinions are relative, and only negotiations between the two sides or war will decide to ownership.
100% agreed. kudos to that!
my " 100% agreed " is for rino's comment
Did you know that the "West Bank" was created in 1949 and is just the area where the war between Israel and Jordan stopped. The Green Line is a cease fire line, not a boundry. They cannot be stealing their land if it is not their territory. Besides it would be Jordans, or Englands.
So now PA state is going to sue Israel for construction on West Bank and Israel is going stop building because ICC will tell them to? Or Israel will sue Hamas when then new state fires a rocket and Hamas will pay for damages? lol
Israel called the UN a "political theater". I wonder why Israel did not react the same way in 1948 when the UN voted to give them land that was't the UN's in the first place??
Because today's UN membership has a vastly different makeup, populated primarily by 3rd world countries, many of which in Asia, Africa and the mideast have either Muslim majorities. There has been a Muslim resurgence in Europe as well, and most of the European countries supporting Abbas symolic vote have seen a groundswell in their Muslim population (France is now 10% Muslim). If you're interested in the history of relationship between Israel and the UN, you should watch this:
You can't possibly be implying that countries like France and Spain voted in support of Palestinians because of the Arab minorities that have emigrated to those countries. Clear majorities of WHITE Europeans support Palestinian rights to self determination in the UN because they see it as the just cause. You're being disingenuous with what you're suggesting.
The USA needs to halt the billions we give to Israel if they continue to built housing for settlers in the occupied west bank.
Israel a Socialist nation gives a lifestyle to Israelis that us will never have,with our money.
What? Have you been to Israel? The median income is half that of the United States. It's a nice country, but you are delusional if you think a) The US makes Israel rich and b) That Israel is rich. Smart, yes, innovative, yes, rich? Stop reading the Sturmer.
What a pack of crap!
As of yesterday, I am ashamed to be canadian.
Only as of yesterday?
You're the biggest and meanest mouth here. American politicians live in fear of AIPAC. It exerts enormously greater influence on American public policy than any Arab group could ever possibly have. Fueled by huge monied support of hard-line, war mongering, Israeli racist pigs and Arab haters such as Netanyahu. Without Bibi's biggest friend and most convenient enemy he would amount to exactly nothing.
Did you notice I made my point without using the J word? Are you disappointed?
How many boards are you cluttering up with video? Sheesh.
3.000 more free housing in Israel with our money,enough of supporting economically to a socialist nation with our work.
Ehud Olmert:
"Time is running out for Israel, more than for the Palestinians.."
Interesting. That's certainly not the impression we get in the MSM.
I wonder what the ex-PM of Israel means by this comment?
You seriously don't know?
Olmert understands the self destructive path Israelis have chosen by preferring the status quo to not returning to the negotiating table and granting Palestinians statehood. Why? Because fanatical Jewish terrorist/settlers are stealing and settling upon more and more private Palestinian lands such if you looked at a map you would see how little of what were supposed to belong to Palestine no longer does. As this happens, the two state solution becomes less and less viable until it becomes a practical impossibility. Then what do you think happens?
Interesting. So you think Olmert meant by his comment that settlement expansion is making it less and less likely that a fair 2 state solution can be hammered out? Do you think he also meant support in the region, and even perhaps from the US, will not be there forever?
No. He was strictly referring to the fact that as soon as a Palestinian state becomes a practical impossibility due to settlement expansion then the only option left is a one state solution. This would spell the end of Israel's dream for a Jewish State because of the population difference with Palestinians. Palestinians would clamor for equal rights and Israel would have to comply or be branded an apartheid state. That's why the continued use of settlers to steal Palestinian lands makes so little sense.
Everyone knows this problem between israel and palestine is beyond human being
As usual, the U.S. plays its role of "client state of Israel" perfectly. And AIPAC's ownership of American foreign policy continues unabated.
As usual, the U.S. played its role as "client state of Israel" perfectly. And AIPAC's ownership of American foreign policy continues unabated.
my think on this is 2 sstates are a good thing 4 now.pnm,.
Anyone posting here should watch this:
A footnote would have helped: All those interested in Zionist propaganda, courtesy the European and Russian Jews present address: illegal middle east settlements.
From the great Israeli activist Gideon Levy:
"How can you say it is a democracy when, in 62 years, there was not one single Arab village established? I don't have to tell you how many Jewish towns and villages were established. Not one Arab village. How can you say it's a democracy when research has shown repeatedly that Jews and Arabs get different punishments for the same crime? How can you say it's a democracy when a Palestinian student can hardly rent an apartment in Tel Aviv, because when they hear his accent or his name almost nobody will rent to him? How can you say Israel is a democracy when… Jerusalem invests 577 shekels a year in a pupil in [Palestinian] East Jerusalem and 2372 shekels a year in a pupil from [Jewish] West Jerusalem. Four times less, only because of the child's ethnicity! Every part of our society is racist."
Israel's announcement about more settlements in the occupied territories should convince even the most ardent supporter of that country that the current government in Israel has absolutely no interest in pursuing a peace settlement. The US should stop supporting the illegal activities of the Israeli government. The entire international community is turning against Israel, with good reason - all except the US and two or three other countries.
Good cop bad cop.
I am a Zionist. I believe Israel has a right to exist in its present state and I don't suppoert the right of return of millions of descendants of the Arabs who left israel, either willingly or otherwise, during the 1948 war. However, I think the only solution to peace between the Arabs and Jews in the Middle east is to make east Jerusalem an international city. A city that transcends ownership by one country.
Jerusalem is a city that belongs to all of humanity. That is truly the legacy of the Jewish people – to gift Jerusalem to the world.
So here's a guy from Russia or Poland or Germany who a) thinks he is kin to the Jews of middle east of 4000 years back, when the only reason he is there is because his folks were brutalized in the west or b) thinks God gave him this land because he is a jew. So now you have the right to decide who lives there. When you leave your home next time, for a vacation, make sure you don't come back. How does that sound?
I agree with this statement.
Population of 9 countries which voted no- 350 million; those who voted yes- 6.5 billion.
Zionist stranglehold on the U.S? Shhhh!
It is about money that the American Jews have. It is because of the hold the Jews have in the News media and television. It is about the diamond trade in New York. That is why America support Israel. Also, we seem to carry a little guilt because we did not stop the Holocaust.
At least he understood what is 138:9 mean.
Most articles like this don't include a map. That's because nobody knows what the borders of Israel are now.
This is the first positive step in a very long time and despite the US truculence, it's a wonderful thing. The UN did the absolute correct thing and anyone who thinks otherwise is a deluded dumbhead.
Big Surprise coming to the nations of the world.
Trying to endorse the division of Jerusalem will not bring down blessings.
Quit the opposite.
Some really bad curses are coming.
Obama – said, Jerusalem is to remain the capital of Israel........
AND, it shall remain UNDIVIDED......
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Let them reframe from wickedness
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ISRAELI Arrogance
Immediately after the recognition of Palestine as an observer member state Israel has announced to expand its illegal settlements by additional three thousand units!... Not only defying the UN in its almost totality or majority and challenging the Palestinians but also perpetuating in its violations of human rights as this picture symbolically demonstrates (lately taken before the announcement of the UN.
Now this arrogance and superiority must stop and the helper of Israel mainly the US and Britain must know that now the world is more conscious and watching their double standards and criminal acts in particular those against humanity and mankind. The US we already know that they have given a cart blanc to the Israeli to kill, discriminate and humiliate the Palestinians like they, the US, did throughout their history from the massacres on the red Indians to Vietnam war and lately in Abu Ghraib in Iraq. But the British today trying to show a "noble and polished " image by supporting the Syrian revolution (really through words and not real help) have tried through extortion to force the Palestinians to refrain from going to the ICC (International Crime Court) after the UN resolution otherwise they would vote against and so they did. The British historically were the origin of the tragedy of Palestine when they "gave" a "home land" to the Jews in Palestine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Declaration). In reality Palestine did not and has never been their property to give or donate, but they did, upon which with the help of France and the US got even the recognition from the UN in 1947 for them at the cost of the Palestinian people that have in the beginning even helped the deported Jews by the Nazis in their home Land during the second World war. Unfortunately Britain has through history created many problems and conflicts around the entire world that we can witness till this day.
The Palestinians must not be afraid of this arrogance and superiority of Israel and its allies but continue its road to the ICC by first signing the Rome declaration against International criminal acts and crimes against humanity and then file all the crimes committed by Israel throughout its history from the massacre of Deir Yasin to the killing of 16 members of one and the same family (the Dalou family) in Gaza this year, because only from a strong position the Palestinians can then negotiate a real and just peace plan in which the rights of the Palestinian people is protected and build an enduring peace in the Middle East.
Only the Almighty God can settle the peace between them. Any nation that rise against Israel shall be distroy by the true God, God of Abraham, Isaac etc. what we are seeing today has been written in the bible years ago, it's not new
Until the Palestinians learn to live side by side with Isreal without violence then there will be peace if not.........
Until the Israelis stop stealing Palestinian land and stop murdering Palestinian civilians, Israel will not know peace.
The Israelis and their backers have a nice warm place in Hades waiting for them. Have a nice stay at hotel hell, terrorists.
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It has been a rough winter for the nation's power infrastructure. Unrelenting cold and a swath of winter storms have taken their toll on wind turbines, propane tanks, natural gas pipelines, electricity transmission lines and just about everything else up and down the power supply chain.
The latest storm hit the Philadelphia area the hardest. Snow and ice weighed on power lines or snapped tree branches, which took transmission cables down with them. Though the storm has passed, outages could continue as power lines suffer damage from ice and falling limbs, according to PECO, a utility that serves 1.6 million electric and 497,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. It was the region's second most damaging storm, according to PECO, behind 2012's superstorm Sandy.
"At the height of this storm, nearly 849,000 customers were without power in Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett said in a statement accompanying a disaster emergency proclamation Wednesday. "This will be a days-long recovery process, and we're utilizing this disaster declaration to speed up state assistance to all affected parts of the state."
The winter blasts have wreaked havoc on fuel prices as demand surges and supplies dwindle or are constrained by a lack of pipelines in certain regions. Natural gas prices soared to a four-year high early Thursday, jumping 34 cents to $5.34 per 1,000 cubic feet.
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Oil prices have also jumped up as a domestic inventory report failed to meet expectations this week. US crude oil was up nearly a dollar to $98.36 in Thursday morning trading. In the Midwest, a propane shortage has put upward pressure on prices. A gallon of propane in the Midwest cost about $3.83, up from about $2.36 a month ago.
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Did the radical court decisions of the 1960s cause the decline in society's morals? Or were the court decisions a reflection of societal plunge in standards?
"During the 1960s the drug and 'gay' counter culture of San Francisco flourished, and nude bathing at a park in Austin, Texas, began," said William J. Murray, chairman of the Religious Freedom Coalition.
"New York City in the 1960s was far worse than portrayed in the movie, 'The Cross and the Switchblade'; the city was a hell hole on the edge of bankruptcy," he said. "Anti-war protests encouraged by money from the Soviet KGB filled the streets of cities, and a communist by the name of Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated President John F. Kennedy."
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It was on his behalf that his mother, famed atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair, filed a lawsuit claiming compulsory prayer and Bible reading in public schools is unconstitutional.
"Is this the idyllic 'Leave it to Beaver' 1960s you recall?" he continued.
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"The 1963 case removing prayer from the schools did not bring any of this about; rather the case was a result of the culture of the 1960s. An activist Supreme Court led by a former Republican governor who was a radical leftist on moral issues and who saw himself as the leading edge of the sexual and cultural revolution of the 1960s," he said.
Murray tells his story in the book, "My Life Without God."
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Prayer in the schools 50 years ago, said Murray, "had little to do with morality and a lot to do with authority."
He noted the speaker of the House of Representatives, the second most powerful man in America, has the words "In God We Trust" engraved over his chair in the House Chamber.
"This is more than the national motto; it was meant to be the real source of authority for our government," he said. "If rights come from God they cannot be taken away, but if they come from government, a simple majority vote can void those rights," he continued. "Fifty years ago prayer and Bible reading represented the authority of God over the school, the teachers and the students. Bowing of heads in the morning for prayer was much more about surrendering to the authority of God than about learning 'morals.'"
He said that as his mother fought to remove prayer from the public schools, he was attending an all boys school in downtown Baltimore, Md.
"The school was a magnet school before the term even existed and was intended to prepare young men for colleges, majoring in science and engineering. There were 1,800 young men in the school and there was not a cop in the building, ever. The doors were unlocked and often the un-air-conditioned rooms had open windows. There were no metal detectors, and students went in and out the doors on the honor system," he said. He told WND that it is time to stop pretending the 1960s were something they were not.
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They had the "make love not war" drug culture of Timothy Leary and boastful homosexual elected officials in San Francisco, he said.
Along came the Murray v. Curlett case, which was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 17, 1963, 50 years ago.
He pointed to two other cases against Bible reading in school and the landmark abortion case, Roe v. Wade.
"The logic in those cases continues today – the Living Constitution logic – this logic reduces our republic to the status of democracy, which is in fact mob rule," he said.
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Murray said he "remembered the 1960s that I was a part of."
"My mother managed the Communist party bookstore in Baltimore, Md., and was the chairman of the pro-Castro, Fair Play for Cuba Committee," he said.
"Far from being the poor persecuted atheist boy, I was the president of the United Nations Club at my high school, the gathering place for the far left. Radical unions associated with the International Workers of the World controlled most major ports in America. The Weather Underground was killing cops and robbing banks for the 'revolution' and Charles Manson led a cult that killed far more people than he was ever tried for. Meanwhile Harvard Professor Timothy Leary advocated LSD for everyone," Murray wrote.
"The question of course is, 'Why is it even worse today? Why do we have a militarized police force, cameras on every corner and social order out of control?'
"The honest answer is that the nation is now populated not with the children of the Greatest Generation, but the children of the 1960s counter-culture induced by drugs and 'free' sex," he said.
"The cohesive family, the three generation family and the stability it represented has been obliterated, and not by the lack of three minutes of prayer in the schools, but by a systematic ... attack by government that began long before the 1963 prayer case," said Murray.
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Romeo and Juliet. Richard Rodgers Theatre (see Broadway). By William Shakespeare. Directed by David Leveaux. With Orlando Bloom, Condola Rashad. Running time: 2hrs 35mins. One intermission.
Romeo and Juliet: in brief
Shakespeare's timeless romantic tragedy returns for a contemporary revival, starring Hollywood pretty boy Orlando Bloom, who will play Montague to Tony nominee Condola Rashad's Capulet. In David Leveaux's modernized staging, the star-crossed lovers are divided by racial tensions, though they'll still employ the Bard's original language. Get those hankies ready.
Romeo and Juliet: theater review by David Cote
In David Leveaux's handsome but weirdly restrained Romeo and Juliet, the Montagues are played by white actors and the Capulets by black ones, and the civil unrest that roils Verona's streets is good old-fashioned racial animosity. The tactic is as old as West Side Story and has been repeated many times since. If used, the concept ought to inform an entire production and shed light on Shakespeare's classic tale about the timelessness of love and the bad timing of impetuous youths in love. But, as with many of Leveaux's slick and often empty forays onto Broadway, the color-coding is only skin-deep.
Chances are the idea followed the casting of Condola Rashad as Juliet and Orlando Bloom as Romeo. But the world that we see at the Richard Rodgers Theatre is an all-too-familiar, stylized mix of modern clothes and attitudes (Romeo enters on a motorcycle) and heavy-handed gestures to a faded past (a late-medieval fresco on a back wall covered in graffiti). When Leveaux and set designer Jesse Poleshuck want to telegraph danger or passion, they shoot flames from vertical and horizontal poles that traverse the space. Like the lead actors, it's pretty to look at, but seldom connects with anything deep.
Chemistry is what you look for in the title pairing, and that's noticeably lacking here. Rashad is always lovely and effortlessly charming, but she's been encouraged to play up the textual fact that Juliet is a mere 13. Thus she's all dewy innocence and saucer eyes, line readings stuck too high in a girlish register. Bloom conveys a slightly older hipster (which gives the romance a provocative, asymmetrical twist), while embracing Romeo's foppish, self-loving side. We don't get many revivals of the classic on professional stages, so it's safe to say that Bloom's swaggering, matinee-idol Romeo will be the most engaging you'll see in years. But this is also the least erotically charged or sexually frank Romeo and Juliet I've ever attended.
In the supporting roles, Jayne Houdyshell is a lovable but too-shrewd Nurse and Christian Camargo overdoes the crotch-grabbing as cynical Mercutio. All would be forgiven, though, if the young lovers' ardor could burn brighter than the pyrotechnic F/X.—Theater review by David Cote
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