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How about, as their way of giving us the Stone Cold Salute, "Last Song" by Edward Bear.
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You have no idea. If Led Zeppelin can happen, it would have already. Harmonix aren't stupid. They know that Led Zeppelin are popular and that people want them. They've worked with over 600 artists to license over 2,000 master recordings. They got The Beatles before iTunes. They know what they're doing. If an artist that popular isn't in Rock Band, it's because they don't want to be.
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I'd also bet on "Closing Time", but wouldn't mind The Who's "Long Live Rock" if we're throwing out fantasy predictions.
"Rock Band is literally a house full of cheese burgers" - Aaron Trites, 2nd Earl of Community
If I had a choice to make as the last DLC, it doesn't have to be something poignant, just something epic:
Side 1 of Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull-has all the instruments.
my personal choice although it doesn't have all instruments(but some could be faked)
Side 1 of Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
I'll settle for American Pie
"Hey Jude" by the Beatles why not right?
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Posted: 6:23 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012
By Mark Gokavi
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Deaths on Ohio's roads are on pace to surpass 2011's full-year total during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Counting provisional, unverified deaths, there have been 1,004 traffic fatalities in 2012 through Nov. 20. In 2011, there were 1,015 traffic deaths – an all-time low. During last year's Thanksgiving four-day holiday stretch, 17 people were killed on Ohio's roads.
Given that an average of 18 people have died on Ohio's roads during the past three Thanksgiving weekends, Ohio is projected to see an increase in traffic deaths from last year before December.
"Hopefully, we won't get there," said Lt. Anne Ralston of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. "Unfortunately, we have been running ahead in 2012 of where we were in 2011 going on year-to-date data… . We're hoping we'll have a safe last month and a couple weeks to the year in order to keep that number down as low as possible."
Adding 26 unconfirmed deaths to the 978 verified fatalities, the 1,004 deaths are 100 more than this time last year — an increase of about 11 percent. Much of the increase has come from southwest Ohio, with Darke (12 more), Preble (8), Miami (3), Clark (4), Greene (2), Warren (12), Hamilton (18) and Butler (5) counties having a combined 64 more confirmed traffic deaths than this point last year.
"We all share the responsibility of contributing to a safe holiday on Ohio roadways by obeying all traffic laws and never driving impaired," said OSHP Superintendent Col. John Born. "As a member of the motoring public, you can help save lives by reporting unsafe and aggressive drivers to law enforcement."
Ralston said the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest days of the year on Ohio's roads. Many OSHP posts are adding drunk-driving checkpoints this week. Clark County and Montgomery County officials will announce exact OVI locations 24 hours before they begin.
Ralston notes that deaths from operating a vehicle impaired (OVI) have dropped from eight to seven to four fatalities during the last three Thanksgiving weekends.
"We do see a spike in impaired drivers during the holiday weekend," Ralston said. "Unfortunately, it is one of the deadlier weekends on Ohio roadways. That's why we make sure we give it as much attention as we do a July 4 or a Memorial Day or a Labor Day."
AAA estimates that 43.6 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home this week, many by automobile. Ralston said extra time and traffic issues should be built into travelers' plans.
"We hope not any deaths are reported on Thanksgiving weekend," Ralston said. "One fatal crash is one too many. We're going to be out there being highly visible attempting to change driver behavior.
"If we just make somebody slow down a little bit, make sure they're making safe lane changing and we'll be out there aggressively looking for impaired drivers who are creating such a significant risk to other motorists."
The state patrol asks motorists to report any drug activity or impaired drivers by safely calling #677. Said Ralston: "We'll get a trooper out there to get those dangerous drivers off the road."
Ohio Thanksgiving driving statistics
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has seen traffic fatalities dip during the long Thanksgiving weekend the past few years. Drunk-driving arrests have fluctuated during the same Wednesday-through-Sunday time frame.
489 OVI arrests; 17 deaths; 4 OVI-related
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During the month of October 2010, there were 40 traffic accidents investigated by the State Police working in the Post 15 area in the 11 counties of Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Marion, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell, Taylor and Washington.
There were seven fatalities during the month of October in the Post 15 area:
• John Eric Cravens, Albany, was killed in Clinton County on Oct. 2, 2010.
• Shannon Pinkston, Bardstown, was killed in Marion County on Oct. 3, 2010.
Tuesday, Nov. 2
- At 6:56p.m. the Loretto Fire Department responded to a field on fire on Highway 49 about one mile out of Loretto toward Holy Cross. The scene was cleared at 7:22 p.m.
- At 7:20 p.m., the Lebanon Fire Department responded to a field on fire on Campbellsville Highway just up from Highway 412 and past the Coon Hunters Club. The scene was cleared at 7:30 p.m.
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Elizabeth and Rick Burrice of Louisville announce the birth of a 7-pound, 14-ounce son, Jackson "Jack" Mattingly Burrice, born Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville.
Maternal grandparents are Donna Mattingly and Stephen Brady of Lebanon and Mark and Teresa Browning of Sierra Vista, Ariz. Paternal grandparents are Ann and Nick Burrice of Louisville.
Junie and Carolyn Mattingly of Loretto and Rosie Browning of LaGrange are great-grandparents.
Jack has one brother, Cooper James.
This week's recipe is a new one for shrimp lovers. Shrimp has always been my favorite seafood, and I have experimented with it all my cooking life. I have so many recipes I usually just number them now, but this one gets a name and a new place in my recipe box.
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Ronnie and Joyce Mattingly of Springfield announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Audrey Mattingly, to Travis Hunt, son of Jack and Jeannie Hunt of Raywick.
Mattingly is a 2000 graduate of Marion County High School and a 2009 graduate of the University of Louisville with a degree as a family nurse practitioner. She is employed by Spring View Hospital as a nurse practitioner in Springfield.
Hunt is a 1996 graduate of Marion County High School and is employed at J.H. Builders.
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- What is a mammogram?
- Types of mammograms
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Medicare, Medicaid, and all private health insurance policies created after March 23, 2010 cover screening mammogram costs. Most states also have laws that require health insurance companies to pay for all or at least part of the costs of screening mammograms. You typically pay more for diagnostic mammograms than screening ones, and the insurance coverage may be different.
Low-cost mammograms are available in most areas. Call the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345 for information about facilities in your area. The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) also provides breast and cervical cancer early detection testing to women without health insurance for free or at very little cost. To learn more about this program, please contact the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at 1-800-CDC INFO (1-800-232-4636) or visit their Web site at www.cdc.gov/cancer.
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Pulling Up Stakes – Putting Down Roots
This year's conference will include a number of presentations about migration routes and transportation methods. When our ancestors decided to "pull up stakes" and leave their homelands, they had to consider the land, sea (and later air) routes that were available to them.
Safety, cost, length of trip, comfort, seasonal changes and other practical considerations often
influenced their choice of destination and port of entry. Some were part of group migrations in which their travel was organized for them.
Many arrived to "put down roots" in their new homeland only after serious hardship, and some never did arrive at their intended destinations. These presentations will help you to find records for your immigrant ancestors, and to understand what their lives were like.
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Is it safe to say that is what a production RED will look like? Little RED bolts and all? I am liking this configuration.
Is it safe to say that is what a production RED will look like? Little RED bolts and all? I am liking this configuration.
He is a smart man and knows his technology this Peter Jackson.
Congratulations to Everyone on Team Red!
Now I can't wait to see these movies on a giant screen -- I'm sure they'll inspire me whenever I'm holding my very own Scarlet
Will the Hobbit be shot with Epic-Ms (like gizmodo states) or production Epic-Xs? Or will be a mix of Tattoo brains with Epic-X and Epic-M (groupshot!)?
Great news, Very excited to hear this. Congrats.
Wonderful!!! This is what Epic was made for!
Massive congratulations.
I remember when I first put down a deposit for a Red One, back in 2006, and despite the scepticism all around me, there was vibe to Red that hooked me. I wanted to believe. It sounded outrageous, but possible. Like when Kennedy suggested that moon business.
Really glad to see how far things have come.
I have been waiting for The Hobbit film since I was a boy. Congrats to Jim and the rest of the Red team. A HUGE accomplishment, and I love how Peter Jackson is willing to rage against the machine:-)
Congrats RED Team!
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how the hell do you manage to go from melting pot to hot dogs?
I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day.
Melting Pot... really expensive fondu.
There's a few in Michigan. It is actually pretty awesome. You need slacks with a secret elastic waste band, otherwise you may snap a button when leaving the place.
As for the fight, it is where I suggested we go for my Bday. The wife ends up not getting out of work until about 7pm and our reservation is at 8pm. She walks in as I'm in the middle of something and starts ranting and raving that "we need to go!". "Why are you not ready??" yadda yadda yadda... I tell her, "hold on... we'll be fine, just give me 5 minutes to wrap this up (I was putting together a proposal for a customer). She then asks... "where's the baby monitor??". I said, "oh, its over on the ledge". "It's NOT even ON!... What if she was Choking... you wouldn't even know! This is so irresponsible!!"... at this point, it all went down hill. I told her to lay off, it was an accident and reitterated "again... please just give me 5 fukcing minutes to finish this isht and we can get ready!"...
The last sentence apparently was the back breaker... she went off the deep end. "WHY DO YOU HAVE TO SAY FUKC?? YOU TALK TO ME LIKE ISHT!! YOU ARE SUCH AN A$$HOLE!!", etc... and at this point I snapped... said "F off" and she stormed upstairs and I sat on my ass watching the worse NC ever and eating 2 microwaved hot dogs.
good times.
Went to the Melting Pot once, I thought it was way too expensive for what it was: basically cooking your own food.
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Artist Moves from Traditional Crafts to Digital Art
In moving away from the traditional form of crafting that usually involves paints, glue guns, and sewing machines, Diane Cipollo has been able to combine her two passions in life – computers and crafting. And with the help of Paint Shop Pro, she has been sharing her passions with the world.
Cipollo runs her own site, Crafters on the Web™, and she writes a column about digital art and design for BellaOnline where she shares project ideas, tutorials and tips for crafters. Her columns include showing readers how to create an e-card, greeting cards, and how to draw a nine patch quilt square.
"People just love the projects," she said. "They especially love the tutorials where they have something to print out at the end."
Cipollo also uses her column to introduce people to digital art. She encourages people to try different things, and she teaches them how to do those things with Paint Shop Pro.
"I've been slowly introducing Paint Shop Pro 8," she said. "I've been teaching them about the new brush tips and what they can do with the brushes. I love the new brush tips in Paint Shop Pro 8," she said. "It really is like painting with pixels. I still use Paint Shop Pro 7 for the more advanced topics, because so many people have it."
Cipollo, who studied Home Economics Education and Computers while in college, said she gets her ideas from all the crafting she's done over the years.
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"There are just people out there, like me, who like to make things," she said. "That's what we do."
Cipollo started her creative career as a painter who worked using pen and ink with watercolor, she even won 3rd place in the 1998 Holiday Card Contest presented by the Decorative Artist's Workbook.
She also had a craft business where she specialized in Christmas Collectibles. She focused on Christmas crafts because she only had time to work on her crafting in her spare time.
"It used to take all year to make enough items for the Christmas craft fairs," she said. "Most of my crafts were reproductions of Victorian collectibles such as Father Christmas, Pine Cone Santa, goose feather trees, cotton batting and wax tree ornaments."
But, Cipollo admits she's not quite the same kind of crafter she was when she first started.
"I don't craft traditionally at all anymore," she said. "I do it all on my computer. I love it! It's faster and easier and I don't have to pull out the sewing machine."
Cipollo discovered Paint Shop Pro back in 1998, when she first began designing Web sites for the artists and crafters that she knew.
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"When I started making Web sites, Paint Shop Pro was one of those things you just got introduced to right away," she said. "The price is just so good. You get so much for your money."
She soon discovered that Paint Shop Pro was the perfect tool for her when designing Web sites for artists.
"After putting so much time, energy and thought into the colors they choose, artists are really picky about not having their colors changed," she said. "Paint Shop Pro has always been really good for that. It lets you accurately reproduce their work for the Web."
Cipollo hopes that digital art is the next trend to hit the art and crafts world. With Paint Shop Pro 8, she thinks people might finally discover what they can do digitally.
"Those brush tips were a nice surprise in 8," she said. "People are going to realize that Paint Shop Pro really can be used to create digital art. Once crafters realize they can use digital painting for their crafts, the whole medium is gonna explode."
In the meantime, Cipollo is impatiently waiting for the rest of the world to catch up.
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There have been 870 Secondary-certified graduates from 1987 to 2011 inclusive.
More than 80% of M.A.T. graduates have been working as teachers for one to 10 years. This is a higher employment rate than our undergraduate secondary teachers.
We usually run 3 cohorts of 15 to 20 students. These cohorts help establish a more cohesive and collegial program.
M.A.T's are licensed in Secondary Earth Sciences, Integrated Language Arts, Integrated Mathematics, Integrated Science, Integrated Social Studies, Foreign Language, Life Sciences, Life Science/Chemistry, Physical Sciences, Dance, Family and Consumer Studies I & II, Health, Integrated Business, Music, Technology Education, and Visual Arts.
What distinguishes MAT candidates is their maturity, a demonstrated work ethic, and, on average, even greater altruism than measured in our pool of baccalaureate candidates (using Douglas Heath's model). Most of the schools who hire our MAT graduates do so because of these characteristics.
To answer the first part of the question, NO. We receive many more applications than we can accept, so we are selective.
To answer the second part, we require a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, a GPA of 3.0 (or greater), acceptable GRE scores, at least two letters of reference, verification of moral character, a thousand word essay on "Why I want to be a teacher," and appropriate work and/or volunteer experiences. Applications must be completed and submitted before February 15 in order for a candidate to be considered for a place in the cohort starting in mid-June of that year.
The program lasts 11 months and is very intense in both time and effort required. For Ohio residents, the program will cost about $19,000 including tuition, fees, and books based on estimates from the 2010-2011 catalog. This does not include extra coursework which may need to be completed in the content area. (See bursar's office website for details.)
First step: Visit the Content Required page. This lists the specific licenses that we offer through our MAT program. You must have all but 1 or 2 of these content requirements for the chosen licensure completed prior to beginning our program.
Second step: Get a Content/Transcript Evaluation done. The form can be downloaded from Vacca Office of Student Services website. Return the completed form to room 304 White Hall, either in person or via mail. The form will be sent to the appropriate counselor who will review the application and transcripts. You will receive your evaluation through the mail within 2-4 weeks, with the MAT faculty contact listed in the cover letter that accompanies your returned evaluation.
*You can also directly contact the MAT faculty member in charge of your area of interest for a content/transcript evaluation.
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Ex-Philadelphia 76ers star Nick Young couldn't possibly be guilty of raping the woman who's suing him, because his DNA doesn't match the DNA police collected from her ... according to documents Young just filed.
In Young's legal response to his accuser ... he says the lack of DNA evidence should be enough to dismiss her sexual battery lawsuit -- and further, he claims the woman is just making a money grab.
As TMZ first reported back in May ... the woman claims Young drugged her and raped her after they met at Crown Bar in West Hollywood.
Police felt there were a lot of holes in her story, and dropped their investigation, but she promptly filed a civil suit against Young.
Young ... who now plays for the Lakers ... is asking the judge to toss the case.
NBA Star Nick Young
Cops -- Rape Accuser's Story
'Crazy', 'Unbelievable'
NBA star Nick Young is being sued by a woman who claims he raped her, but law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... when she went to cops with the allegations, they dismissed them as bogus.
As we previously reported, the woman claims Nick -- a member of the Philadelphia 76ers -- slipped a date rape drug into her drink at a Hollywood bar in 2011, took her to his home and raped her vaginally and anally.
She's filed a civil lawsuit, but now we're learning shortly after the alleged incident, she went to LAPD cops who dismissed her claim because her story didn't make sense. What's more ... law enforcement says at the time she went to cops, she was already talking about a lawsuit, and that made them even more suspicious.
We're told the woman subsequently made financial demands on Nick -- to either pay up or face a lawsuit.
NBA Star Nick Young
Sued for Sexual Assault
He Drugged Me, Then Raped Me
A woman is suing Philadelphia 76ers star Nick Young for sexual assault -- claiming he roofied her back in 2011 ... took her to his place and then raped her.
The woman filed the lawsuit anonymously under the name Jane Doe, claiming she ran into Young at Crown Bar in West Hollywood ... and he bought her and her friend champagne.
According to the suit, the woman's recollection of the evening ceased shortly after she downed the drink ... and she believes it's because Young had slipped the date rape drug gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) into it.
The woman claims she woke up the next morning in Young's bed, bleeding from her vagina and rectum.
She says Young admitted to having sex with her the night before, but claimed he stopped because she passed out.
According to the suit, the woman demanded to be taken home by Young -- he obliged -- and she beelined for the UCLA Santa Monica Rape Treatment Center, where she took a rape kit and was tested for STDs. She claims a test at the center confirmed she had been drugged, and determined the injuries to her vagina and rectum were consistent with rape.
Following the hospital treatment, the woman says she's continued to undergo psychiatric evaluations.
She's suing Young for sexual battery, sexual assault, false imprisonment, and more -- demanding unspecified damages. She's also suing Crown Bar for negligence.
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Vin Weber
last updated: December 05, 2012
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Vin Weber is a former congressman (R-MN) and a partner at the influential Washington lobbying firm Clark & Weinstock,. A so-called "superlobbyist" and a foreign policy adviser to Mitt Romney's failed 2012 presidential bid, Weber is a prominent inside-the-beltway player who has long supported rightist and neoconservative initiatives, including the campaigns of the Project for the New American Century. He co-founded—with Jeane Kirkpatrick, William Bennett, and Jack Kemp—Empower America, a rightist policy outfit "devoted to ensuring that government actions foster growth, economic well-being, freedom, and individual responsibility." He was a senior fellow at the Bradley-funded Progress and Freedom Foundation and served as the chair of the board of the National Endowment for Democracy. Weber has also worked for the Aspen Institute, where he has served as co-director of the domestic policy project, and the Humphrey Institute, a policy institute based at the University of Minnesota.[1]
In August 2011, former Governor Romney (R-MA) announced that Weber would serve as his "special advisor on policy" for his 2012 presidential campaign. "I am proud to have Vin's support," said Romney. "Vin will be a trusted adviser and I look forward to working with him to help get our country moving in the right direction again." The move led some observers to speculate whether Weber would serve as Romney's chief of staff in the event the former governor won the presidential election.[2]
Romney's decision to tap Weber was part of a trend that saw several Republicans during the 2012 primary campaign call on neoconservatives and other hawkish ideologues for policy advice (see Peter Certo, "Rise of the Vulcans Redux," Right Web, December 19, 2011). Comparing Romney's team to that of rival presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, Forward reported: "Gingrich's foreign policy team, announced in late November [2011], may also billboard an attempt to appeal to Jews. It includes Middle East hawks like onetime Dick Cheney adviser David Wurmser and Iran expert Ilan Berman, editor of a journal published by the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, a right-wing Israel-focused think tank. Gingrich hasn't cornered the market on right-wing, pro-Israel supporters. Philip Rosen, former national chairman of American Friends of Likud, hosted a $10,000-per-head fundraiser for Romney in September. And Romney's foreign policy team includes such neoconservative stalwarts as former defense policy advisory board member Eliot Cohen and Dan Senor, former spokesman for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq."[3]
As a chief lobbyist at Clark & Weinstock—whose clients have included Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (who hired the firm to help protect California military bases from closure), Microsoft, and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers—Weber is frequently engaged in high-profile political issues. In late 2004, Public Citizen mentioned Weber in connection with various allegedly inappropriate donations made to Tom DeLay's legal-defense fund. According to the watchdog group, Weber contributed $1,000 to the fund despite the fact that House rules prohibit payments to legal defense funds from lobbyists. "It's a clear-cut violation of House rules," opined Public Citizen about the payments.[4]
According to a 2000 Center for Public Integrity report, Weber is considered a "super-lobbyist" in Washington. Weber and Kenneth Duberstein, both of whom have served as political advisers for John McCain, "together are currently registered to lobby for more than fifty-five corporate and special interests, many of them with concerns before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which McCain chairs."[5]
Weber got his start in politics in 1974, when he served as a press secretary for Rep. Tom Hagedorn. After serving as a campaign manager for Sen. Rudy Boschwitz from 1978-1980, Weber won a seat in the House in 1981, representing Minnesota until 1993.
Weber's career on K Street began shortly after he retired from the House. In 1994 he opened Clark & Weinstock's first office in Washington, where he had an immediate impact. In a 1998 exposé about lobbyists, the New York Times highlighted the work of Weber: "Former Representative Vin Weber is among the most successful of a new crop of Republican lobbyists. Working as a tag team of political influence, Mr. Weber often pairs up with [New York Democrat Thomas] Downey for clients, including Microsoft. He works out of the gleaming offices of Clark & Weinstock, a Wall Street consulting firm that did not have a Washington outpost until Mr. Weber opened one in 1994, after he retired from Congress. As one of Mr. Gingrich's best friends in the House, the Minnesota Republican was in immediate demand. 'People were looking for G.O.P. consultants and lobbyists all over the place,' Mr. Weber said in an interview. Mr. Weber now heads an eight-man office that reported lobbying revenues of $2.2 million in 1997.
"Like Mr. Downey, Mr. Weber is still an inside player, jetting off earlier this year to join Mr. Gingrich at a Republican event in Palm Springs, Calif. And he, too, finds his new profession more rewarding in many ways. 'With no disrespect to Congress,' Mr. Weber said, 'not everything you do as a Congressman is very exciting.'" [6]
According to his biography on the website of the National Endowment for Democracy, where he serves as a board member, "Weber has been at the center of American government for nearly two decades." Since his retirement from the House in 1993, "he has represented some of America's strongest and most entrepreneurial companies, as well as public interest groups serving children, medical professionals, and cancer victims. In addition, business, political, and media leaders continually seek his insight and guidance on domestic and global affairs."[7]
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Vin Weber Résumé
- Humphrey Institute: Senior Fellow
- National Endowment for Democracy: Board member; former chair
- Empower America: Co-Founder
- George W. Bush Campaign: Adviser
- Project for the New American Century: Letter on War on Terrorism: Signatory, 2001
- Project for the New American Century: Letter to Gingrich and Lott on Iraq: Signatory, 1998
- Project for the New American Century: Letter to President Clinton on Iraq: Signatory, 1998
- Project for the New American Century: Statement of Principles: Signatory, 1997
- Aspen Institute Domestic Strategy Group: Co-Chairman
- Center of the American Experiment: Senior Fellow
- German Marshall Fund: Member of Board of Trustees
- National Public Radio: Member of the Board
- Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government: Member of Visiting Committee
- George Washington University National Council for Political Management: Member
- Progress and Freedom Foundation: Former Senior Fellow
- Senator Rudy Boschwitz Campaign: Manager and Chief Minnesota Aide, 1978-1980
- National Commission on Public Service: Member
- U.S. House of Representatives: Minnesota Congressman, 1981-1993; Founder of Conservative Opportunity Society
- U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz: Senior aid, 1977-1980
- U.S. Representative Tom Hagedorn: Press Secretary, 1974-1976
- ITT Educational Services: Board Member
- Department 56: Board Member
- Clark and Weinstock: Managing Partner for Washington, D.C.
- The Murray County Herald: Co-Publisher, 1976-1978
- Weber Publishing Co.: President
- University of Minnesota
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[1] Humphrey School, "Vin Weber," http://www.hhh.umn.edu/people/vweber/.
[2] Race for 20102, "Romney Announces Vin Weber as Special Adviser on Policy," August 24, 2011, Auhttp://race42012.com/2011/08/24/romney-announces-vin-weber-as-special-adviser-on-policy/
[3] Nathan Guttman, "Gingrich and Adelson Forge Alliance," Forward, December 8, 2011, http://forward.com/articles/147533/?p=all.
[4] Eric Schmitt, "States and Communities Battling Another Round of Base Closings," New York Times, March 20, 2005; Holly Bailey, and Michael Isikoff. "Delay: More Cash and More Questions," Daily Beast, December 13, 2004, http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2004/12/12/delay-more-cash-and-more-questions.html.
[5] Tom Paine, March 8, 2000.
[6] Jill Abramson and Alison Mitchell, "K'Street." New York Times, September 29-30, 1998.
[7] NED, "Vin Weber," http://www.ned.org/about/board/vin-weber.


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Posted Ian Shulman
'Visas for Life: Righteous Diplomats', a Holocaust day exhibition at Vienna UN headquarters, surprisingly evokes one's strongest emotions; and these emotions have no connection to horrifying pictures of mass murders. Sadly, I've put the word 'surprisingly' here intentionally.
There are two groups of people: those who are too scared to see a Holocaust exhibition and those who have seen so many of them that it can hardly change their state of mind anymore. Often, it can hardly tell anything new to them either: if your plans for this weekend include a Holocaust exhibition, you probably already know that Shoa is a terrible tragedy which should not happen again.
The exhibition in Vienna kindly invites both groups to come. There is completely no Auschwitz there, but plenty of little-known, yet important and exciting stories instead. Promised.
'Righteous Diplomats' were different diplomatic officers, who used their positions and available means to save the persecuted Jews along with other victims of the Nazi regime. Fake visas and illegal hideaways acted as life saving tools. The 'Righteous Diplomats' were not exactly the same as the 'Righteous Among the Nations' (though many of them were awarded this title). A collective image of a peasant hiding a fellow Jewish family in a barn obviously had less resources for a rescue than an ambassador. Lives of heroic diplomats was full of risk and often ended the way they expected the least.
Raoul Wallenberg, the most famous one from the list, has saved tens of thousands Jews working as a Swedish diplomat in Budapest. His tool were fake protective passports of 'Swedish expatriates' and illegal embassy buildings. Wallenberg knew he was suspected and Nazis could capture him anytime, so he slept in a different place each night. His prediction was not entirely accurate: he was captured by the Soviets and died imprisoned in 1947, somewhere in the Soviet Union.
Ariel de Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese aristocrat and diplomat in France, whose signature was on 30,000 illegal free visas, allowing its bearers to escape the Nazi regime. Dishonor, disgraced and forgotten in the post-war Salazar Portugal, he died alone in poverty in 1954.
Some other diplomats, like Carl Lutz, Ho Feng-Shan, Chiune Sugihara, Giorgio Perlasca, Hiram Bingham IV and Jan Zwartendijk had a better fate. But what does unite them all? What is in common among a Swiss Vice-Consul in Budapest; a Chinese diplomat in Vienna and his Japanese colleague in Lithuania, which have helped thousands of Jews to get to Shanghai and Japan; a disillusioned Italian fascist, working under a Spanish disguise; a noble American descendant of Protestant missionaries and treasure hunters and a Dutch director at the Phillips factories in Lithuania? Was there a common factor, which have turned all these different personalities into heroes saving thousands of lives?
Presenting the stories of the righteous diplomats, the exhibition highlights six keywords, attempting to identify the guiding powers behind the heroic actions. These words are 'Cooperation', 'Ingenuity', 'Self-Sacrifice', 'Social Responsibility', 'Integrity' and 'Moral Leadership'. But can these concepts describe the real motives as good as the words of the diplomats themselves, which open each story presented at the exhibition?
'Even if I am discharged, I can only act as a Christian, as my conscience tells me. If I am disobeying orders, I would rather be with God against men than with men against God'. These are the words of Aristides De Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese saviour of 30,000 French Jews and other persecuted persons. The main guiding power of the diplomats was their strong values, and only then the strong decisions. But what nurtures these values? Are there any requirements for embodiment of such values into one's character? And, importantly, of what use are these stories and their motives to us, here and now?
As mentioned at the conclusion of the opening ceremony, apart from its direct meaning, the exhibition also has a universal message. It's about the choice each of us has regardless any circumstances. It's about our jobs, which assignments and constraints should not cross our moral values and personal interests, regardless of the possible loss or punishment. And if they do, it's again about the choice we always have. And probably a bit of heroism too.
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February 15, 2013 | 1:05 am
Posted by Klaudia Klimek
In writing about the Shifting Thought Shifting Action gathering in Berlin I am not going to describe the entire event, but the thoughts that came to me specifically because I had a chance to be there.
For some time now, sociologists have been describing the change in people's relations, which have transformed from local to global. The greatly reduced travel time to the farthest regions of the world and the economy of it allows us to move easily and participate in the same conference in some central location, allowing for the exchange of views and the building of strategic relationships.
Facebook, which has had doctor's theses devoted to it, changed personal relations for the better, into quick, concrete, task and information exchange oriented contacts. Not community bonds, but supranational relations have become the everyday staple of human communication. However, humans cannot live in such conditions for long, because we are gregarious creatures and need contact with other people. When I say contact, I mean face to face, hand in hand, where the exchange of thoughts and observations counts and not just brief, specific information. What is more, we are no longer satisfied by international contacts, as those, which were to be intimate. Relationships such as family, friendship, partnership, those closest to humans are slowly returning to its place, that is the local environment. Long distance relationships through the Internet, Skype friendships, were an interesting experiment of our contemporary period, but despite their ease and accessibility did not give us the same satisfaction as "old fashioned", pre-Internet relations.
Jews around the world began to realize this. As a "global nation" tied by a network of various contacts, they realized that the strength and basis of its existence is that which is local. But so far, from my "Polish-Jewish" observations, I can say that, that which is local is often pathological, incompetent, without a long-term goal, chaotic. How then can one build a great supranational network based on this? I believe that Jewish organizations such as ROI and Paideia noticed this problem long ago, but it did not seem right for them to speak out about it. Firstly, because ROI is an Israeli-American organization, so any comments made about Europe could be perceived as interfering in matters not on their turf or a form of paternalism. Secondly, Americans, Israelis and Poles all differ mentally, so even if the intention were good, communication could fail. Regardless, ROI was bold enough to organize a conference, with a catchy name – Shifting Thought, Shifting Action, which simply screams, Europe, it's time for some pretty serious changes.
Such a logo could only imply one thing – there will be discord. 50 confident, young people, activists with approaches as different as the two extremities of a river, were locked in one conference room with a table decked with bagels and coffee. For three days. Honestly? It turned out fantastic. Why? Because ROI and all the wonderful people working for the organization knew, that they were treading on thin ice. There was time for conversation, official and personal, time for direct action and time for a spiritual connection (personally, I'm not fond of candles or spiritual morning exercises, so I don't even know what to call it, though I still wear the blue string on my right wrist. By the way, only those that were there in Berlin know about the blue string). There was time for an exchange of thoughts and not the shallow, goal-oriented type, but of the deeper kind, which comes to you when given a bit of time to interact with another person. It was then that important comments were made by the event's participants. Even though it was nice to spend time and work together, get to know each other and promise to keep in touch, the meeting wasn't all that local. Because, even though it was an event for Jews in Europe and even though we stated how we wanted our modern community to look, few of us can actually return to it and make a change. There is a certain establishment, and excuse me for saying so, but it is mostly post-communist or blind to new initiatives. Those who managed to get in, can slowly drill into the rock and hope that someday there will be a tunnel; however most of us will crash into that rock.
A true challenge for organizations such as ROI, though perhaps not that one specifically, would be to gather for 3 days, in one room with bagels, members of the establishment. Would the days pass by in as pleasant an atmosphere? I would venture to guess – no. Although ROI is probably capable of surprising me. Much was said about us being the future of our local communities, but most of us probably thought, "sure, when the establishment dies off". Although I believe that the priority of approaching social changes will be local community, I'm afraid that for some time still, young people will escape to the international, shallow, informational, task and goal oriented contacts. There is such a great chasm between the way of thinking of that which is young, fresh and new and that which is stale and firmly clinging to the wall, that I personally don't see much of a role for us in local Jewish communities in Europe. You can tell by the projects that young Jews create. There are a lot of apps, websites, video blogs and photos. We feel better in the virtual realm than we do with flesh and blood. In the case of problems or unpleasantness we can retreat more quickly. We close the site and we disappear, born again on a new page. In the real world of local Jewish communities, the mistakes of our youth, interesting initiatives which the establishment calls "being out of line" or even the less diplomatic plays, they haunt us and spoil every new idea from the start. But how is a young man to know, what is diplomatically correct or what is not. Which strategy will prove successful? Many people may not agree with me.
This text is not a summary of research but rather an observation. And as any observation, it is based on the specific physical and mental characteristics of my person. I do not doubt that organizations such as ROI or Paideia will tackle this problem as well. They have proven many times their great intuition for spotting trends, correlations and nuance. I am only calling attention to it...
February 8, 2013 | 8:43 am
Posted Klaudia Klimek
Dear Jewrnalism Blog readers,
My name is Klaudia Klimek and I am director of Jewrnalism Project, initiative of young citizen Jewish reporters whose mission is to inform American Jewry about their European Jewish life. We started our adventure one year ago and since that time we have made quite big success.
Now in 2013 year we want to expand even more. We plan to create more visual messages. That's why we came up with innovative idea (as for European Jewish stadards )- Jewish talk show were we will promote young leaders, projects and their communities.
If you like our blog and would like to see even more, please donate even a small sum on our fundraising web site campaign. We might not reach our ideal sum but for sure we will use every donated dollar for videos and education.
Yours sincerely,
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February 8, 2013 | 1:49 am
Posted by Klaudia Klimek
According to recent studies by the Public Opinion Research Center (CBOS) a third of Polish people hate Jews! But research from the same source clearly shows that animosity toward them has decreased. A study conducted in 1993 showed that Jews were the most disliked nation, indicated 51% of those polled. What is encouraging however is that sympathy toward them is steadily increasing, currently at 28%.
Of course this is only statistical data, but unfortunately it does reflect social attitudes in a significant way. I was perusing so-called "independent" websites - meaning those where writing drivel is allowed, while calling upon the good of the Fatherland - when I encountered a tekst by Stanisław Michalkiewicz. He writes, "A form of social organization higher than lineage is the tribe, that is a society which keeps the traditions of common ancestry. Many elements of this organization, tribal traits, are held by Jews – for example, their approach to matters of posession. The form higher than a tribe is nationality, or a society with a common language, customs, traditions and history – but one that is not politically organized, meaning it has not created a hierarchy." For the layman, I will mention that according to Słownik Języka Polskiego (Polish Language Dictionary), tribalism is the remaining of past clan or tribe divisions and differences within national societies; also: a strong feeling of such separateness. Knowing the carefree writings of Mr. Michalkiewicz I did not feel offended in the least, because I have been reading his column for years and am used to these sorts of outbursts. Unfortunately, the essay was also broadcast on Radio Maryja, as an episode of the commentary series Thinking Fatherland (Myśląc Ojczyzna), which airs every Wednesday at 8.50 pm. I imagine the written word is often received by those more prone to reflection, whereas the "Voice from Toruń" (Radio Maryja) is heard in the houses of people with, let's say, lower intellectual ceilings. When I realized this, I experienced an influx of associations...
On October 12th, 1939, Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny (the Illustrated Daily Courier) announced, under a telling headline – The Jewish matter internationally – that, "Foremost the Jewish nation of Judeans does not hold its own prototype – it is merely a tribe. [...] founding its existence and development on crimes and all sorts of wickedness." Adolf Hitler, the führer himself, wrote in his enduring "opus" titled Mein Kampf that, "An authentic Aryan was most likely a nomad, only later settling, after some time – which proves that he was never a Jew! No, the Jew is not a nomad, because even nomads had a defined attitude toward work. Work was the basis of their further development, as long as needed, before they acquired the necessary intellectual properties. But the nomads acquired the ability to create ideals, therefore their concept of life may be alien to the Aryan race, but it should not be ignored. This concept was absent in the case of the Jew, who was never a nomad, he was a parasite on the bodies of other nations." I will remind less informed readers, that Nomads are herdsmen and hunter-gatherers with a migrant lifestyle. Thus, what follows? Stanisław Michalkiewicz lists the characteristics of the Jewish nation, using rhetoric that is rather out of place for a cultured man. I do not suspect him of a lack of education, quite the contrary, and he is also one skilled with words, which I must regretfully admit is a rare quality these days. Racial outbursts do not suit you, Mr. Stanisław – they do not suit someone on your level.
Here I would like to review, for those who did not read or listen to the aforementioned column piece, the conclusions we find regarding "civil unions", which according to Stanisław Michalkiewicz, "differ from families in the sense that their primary goal is to provide the participants with sexual services, and not produce offspring – the idea of family is meant to become blurred, to the point of complete loss of meaning. For "partnership"(civil union), especially with a large amount of wine, or other drugs, can be had with a goat even, especially when it has been promoted to the status of a 'feeling creature', and thus – nearly human". This is gutter talk, which would not be unusual coming from the likes of prof. Krystyna Pawłowicz, who recently stated, that "Instead of terrorizing the public opinion, we should hold an open discussion and ask the Polish people, whether they wish to, at the cost of the Catholic society, ratify legislation equating the situation of homosexuals with the status of marriage, as a bond between a man and a woman, protected by article 18 of the Polish Constitution." I have no intention of explaining to the readers, that these demonized civil unions are not a marriage, but simply a legal act allowing people to live in peace, and not only for homosexuals. But the professor does not know this, or wishes not to know...
Let us return to the main topic. I also found out that Mr. Stanisław would certainly be a proponent, as I conclude from the text, of the forming of a Polish equivalent to the Ahnenerbe Institute, a quasi-scientific German think tank created in 1935. Their rather complicated name, loosely translated to Study society for primordial intellectual history, German Ancestral Heritage, registered society. Ernst Schäfer, Wolfram Sievers, Bruno Beger and Herman Wirthn, employed there, occupied themselves with proving nazi theories about the superiority of the Aryan race, through studies in history, ethnography, anthropology and archeology. As I found out from the piece, digging through someone's biography is morally acceptable, because "public opinion has a right to know, from what nest comes the Moral Authority, or the Beloved Leader. Nobility obliges – at least to revealing who your father was – as was once the custom in Poland." Unfortunately, the hated "social circle of Gazeta Wyborcza believes that 'the pure nordic type is clean even without soap'and would like to convince us that scrutinizing the family roots of public figures is somehow indecent."
The above text does not advocate so-called Polish anti-Semitism, because such a thing does not exist! There is but only Polish stupidity, and I wish to note, that stupidity is a supranational phenomenon, transcending borders, and a common one. Stanisław Michalkiewicz in his column piece entitled "a poor imitation of nobility" transcended the limits of good taste and abused his freedom of speech, not in a legal sense, since that is arbitrary, but in an ethical sense. Ladies and Gentleman, one does not make Jews into a tribe or compare gays to goats... it stinks of the backwoods!
February 8, 2013 | 1:47 am
Posted by Klaudia Klimek
Ofir Shakir recognized a need for accessible ritual articles in his neighborhood of 'Gan Yavne'. After a researching some sites on the web he found 'Art Judaica', an international company working with several artists of ritual articles, and launched his on-line Judaica store called: 'All for the Jewish house'.
The list of item include everything from a mezuzah to tallit in the various forms they come in according to the different traditions of the Jewish ethnic groups: Ashkenazy and Sephardi, CHABAD and Yemenite.
How do you chose an article, and are there 'Kosher' obligatory criteria?
I try to keep a variable collection both by price and origin.
Some items do need to have a 'Kosher Stamp' such as the mezuzah and the tallit, but mostly I take special attention to the quality of the materials.
What kind of differences could you find between Ashkenazi and Sephardi buyers?
Ashkenazi mezuzah, for example is written in a special Ashkenazi script.
Ashkenazi houses keep 1 menorah to each boy, not like the Sephardic, for whom 1 menorah for the entire family is enough.
Would you classify your clients as solely religious, or not necessarily?
As a matter of fact, I rather serve the more secular and traditional population. The orthodox community has their own sources, and I wish to bring the others closer to better Judaica, since I know the lack of those in their surroundings, even though the interest in keeping a Jewish tradition in the house is growing among Israelis
Ofir believes elegant ritual articles, holy vessels is a Mitzvah for itself; As it's mentioned in 'Parashat Beshalech" by Moses to the people in Israel after crossing the Niles: "Zeh Eli, Ve-Anavehu" i.e. You should work g-d humbly and with grace.
We know today, the command to light candles in Hanukah applies to one candle only. But the lightning one more candle each day for 8 days gradually and respectfully is actually implementing this comment in a further graceful and elegant way.
"There's much to it for the meaning of material in holiness", say Shakir, "in this is why having fancy articles for holydays is dear to me. It brings a great meaning to the practicing when you respect it with proper Judaica Art. Just as much as King David had brought us the tradition of the 4th meal in Shabat- when food seizes to be nutrition of the body, and becomes a fiest and celebration to the soul. When we up-grade the material into the function of mitzvah making with take out its own secularity, and praise G-d with the beauty of art through this object.
February 8, 2013 | 1:43 am
Posted Dana Haddadi
Recent processes in the visibility of minorities in Europe, are gradually taking off as seen stages. Using stereotypes of the different nationalities for a laugh is much more common, especially when it comes out of the mentioned community, as Natives obviously feel uncomfortable making such jokes themselves.
This could be seen in Germany, which is not less ethnically homogenous than the US or the UK today. Nowadays, Germany's biggest minority is the Turkish community- about 3% of the German population
Young Turkish-German comedians like Kaya Yanar and Kerim Pamuk enjoy the benefit of playing with their own stereotypes humorously in order to confront German audiences with their ideas about the minority.
The new wave of comedians reflects an increasing self-confidence among this generation, as if it was a statement of emancipation: being able to poke fun at themselves.
As for the Jewish community: Jewish culture in Germany may be blossoming as the Jewish population climbs to a post-war high of over 200,000, but the number of professional German-Jewish comedians can still be counted on the fingers of one hand.
By Ivor Dembina, a London-based Jewish comedian who has done gigs in Germany, where he jokes about Dachau and Jewish director Dani Levy, director of Hitler comedy "Mein Führer", who is from Switzerland but lives in Berlin, it's the way of saying "things have moved on and the Jewish people are back," while granting a sense of relief at the comic ice being broken."
The "Tad Brothers" are Avi and David Toubiana, born in Düsseldorf and now located in Berlin.
They play all 18 of the roles in their 80 minutes Duo Show, called: "Murder on the Panini Express", based on Agatha Christie's 'Murder on the Orient Express'.
They themselves are from several origins: A Tunisian father who comes from an Italian family, and an Israeli mother, whose father was a proud Berliner, who managed to escape Germany a day before the "Night of Broken Glass".
Both grew up making up black humor jokes, like in any good old sarcastic Jewish family, as a mean of coping with the legacy of the Holocaust.
Both loved the theater and ended up studying drama in New York at the renowned Lee Strasberg Theater Institute.
Like any other comedian of a minority group, they wouldn't like to be affiliate explicitly with "Jewish humor", but wouldn't deny it: if it is for the fast-paced mix of wit and music like of the Max Brothers, the expansive gesticulation or that a major part of it involves self-mockery.
A key principle of their work is never to offend their audiences, though they are also not afraid to tackle controversial topics. For instance, they gave "Adi" the train driver in the sketch Hitleresque characteristics.
And who could be most legitimate a laugh about Hitler, if not the Jews?
After all, the best weapon against fear is humor."
February 8, 2013 | 1:40 am
Posted Kristina-Ruth Vasileva
"Hey dear, how are you? 10: 40 pm
I just came back from the cinema, watching "Argo" and
it made me wonder what would you think of that movie.
Was "Argo" shown in Iran at all? I was curious how
Tehran is pictured since it was filmed in Turkey; do
the buildings look similar; are the Iranians presented
in a stereotypical manner as Hollywood usually does?"
Seen 11:36 pm
My only Iranian friend I could talk to was the very first person I met last summer at a bus station in Bratislava while waiting to be picked by the MJC staff. I recognized her by the hijab (head covering). There are not many Muslims in Slovakia. This was keenly demonstrated when one of the ambassadors at the ceremony welcoming MJC to Bratislava (won't disclose which country, not to embarrass him) asked me if the girls who are wearing those scarves were Muslims. We were a great attraction on that day for the city – hundreds of people dressed very colorfully as if it was a carnival of cultures - many in their traditional robes, laughing cheerfully, taking pictures and preserving memories together…
Bratislava Bus Station"Where're you from?" I asked the girl at the bus station after we cleared up that we were waiting for the same car. :
"I am from Tehran. What about you?"
"I am from Bulgaria but I live in Berlin now."
"Why did you move to Germany?"
"I came to study."
"Why to Berlin?"
"Well, it has the biggest Jewish community in Germany."
"Ah, so you are Jewish! I was still wondering until you said it, you could be Muslim as well."
When I invite people to join our Muslim-Jewish Dialogue Group in Berlin, I sometimes have the feeling I am talking about self-help therapy group and it's not far from the reality. There, we first admit as representatives of the both big communities or members of small ones that we have a problem. Once we do that, the next step is to break the ice or to be precise, the stereotypes we know about each other; third move – filling the knowledge gap about our both alienated folks.
While waiting for the car, we continued to talk:
"Have you heard about the"Israel Loves Iran Social Media Campaign?"
"That Campaign is absolutely creative and brave one. Many Iranians know that and have already liked it. But the situation and feedback about that campaign are radically different in Iran than in Israel. Buses in Tel-Aviv had pictures and posters with the name "Israel Loves Iran". Many people admired the founder of the campaign but here in Iran it's only on facebook and people still have the fear to show up their faces on the pictures."
Every Generation and nation has its own way how to practice "Tikun-Olam", resp. repairing the world. And I have a feeling that very soon it will bring the Messiah, as we Jews believe in. My parents will never completely understand the point of both: nor least the belief in the era of Messiahs revelation, but that's a different story; and the great need for a sincere and qualitative inter-cultural dialogue. They were building a world where everyone would be equal, live a very similar life, and share the only allowed ideology. But equality does not lead to harmony.
"Have you been to MJC or similar events before in Germany or elsewhere?"
"I've been to a couple of inter-faith dialogues in my life but to be honest, they didn't quite work. It all looked fake and superficial… That's why I don't expect much from MJC either. Do you have inter-cultural dialogue groups in Tehran?"
"Although we had many NGOs working on the intercultural dialogues, inter faith and other global issues, after sanctions many things have changed and we almost are just surviving with many difficulties that people can't even think about those issues…"
When for the hundredth time the middle-eastern conflict is focused on by the media - demonstrations against "the enemies" or facebook images full with blood or hatred do not help much. It makes the conflict between us even more thoroughgoing. What really helps is a well organized and goal orientated inter-cultural or inter-faith dialogue. There we make the effort to listen to what we not quite agree on or as Ilja Sichrovsky, the founder of Muslim Jewish Conference said "we agree to disagree" but in a respectful manner.
This influences our own way of thinking and attitude. We can undertake changes within ourselves, to tear walls down in our heads by breaking stereotypes and prejudices, but also to acknowledging "the others" right for the freedom to approach things differently... And that's what the MJC is all about...
Just as Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo expresses in his writing that when God created the world, he spread the truth just like the light which comes down from the sun. By the time it reaches earth, it diverges in too many different colors; it evolves into many different dimensions. So too does the truth manifest itself in many different ways and everyone comprises a piece of the big puzzle.
"Did you tell your friends from Tehran you are going to a Muslim Jewish Conference?"
"Yes, they wanted to come as well and I hope they will be able to attend next year. And how did you find out about it?"
"I have many friends who were at the previous two and told me, it's a life time experience but I am still skeptical…"
Everyone had their own reason to be there like for instance, those who already had few friendships with "the other", but despite that they flew more than hundreds of kilometers to raise the questions which they are not comfortable to raise at home; or those who have never met a Jew before and have heard mainly negative things about them. There were at least five people among the Muslims to whom I could relate a hundred times better than to those are of my community. There were also those who once cried and those who made jokes all the time; those who screamed because they wanted to impress and those who were quiet but not because they had nothing to say. The only feeling which was missing there was the apathy. MJC was however, lacking representatives of the lower classes who couldn't afford the expensive tickets. This is one of the crucial gaps for which sponsors are required to fill.
"What if you fall in love with a Jew at the upcoming five days?"
"I discussed that with my friends. They were really surprised and said, it's impossible.. After I asked them to think more, they said it depends on the person. I also saw a comment on the Israel loves Iran's website penned by a Muslim Iranian girl who felt in love with a Jewish guy, but she had written it is impossible to be accepted into a Jewish community being Muslim. So she was very depressed that she would never reach to her lover…"
Well, some Rabbis might not advise you to attend MJC or similar inter-faith events for the great chance of inter-marriage. But if I was strong enough to resist of joining Pakistani Panjabi dancing (as observant Jews don't dance gender mixed), then you could succumb to a similar temptation either…
"Which committee are you in?"
"I am in the Art Committee as I paint and do photography. I brought my pictures to show in the Identities Exhibition here. I find that art is one of the ways how to build bridges between people."
Besides the obligatory committees like "Women in Religion", "Islamophobia & Anti-Semitism", "Faithful Citizenship" etc., which we had to take part in, there was time for "self-made" sessions like "Ask the Zionist" and plenty of hallway discussions on the Middle East.
One of our main goals was to create projects on which to work after the conference is over.
In our committee we used a big part of the time instead to go through very intense Q&A sessions for which we were very grateful to our chairs. As a result we didn't present great projects in the end, however many of us did continue to stay involved and organized a row of follow up regional activities. So, for example, I and some friends first named it mini-MJC reunion but surprisingly so many new people from Berlin showed up on the very first meeting. So we initiated a Muslim Jewish Dialogue Group which offers a safe space to raise questions and learn about each other.
"But have you met any Jews before?", I asked hoping to be the first one…
"Yes, I have met Jews both inside and outside Iran. We have a Jewish community in Tehran which has their own Synagogue, Hebrew classes, events and a whole neighborhood."
Another fact that cannot be stressed enough is that after more than half a year of any kind of conference or seminar, people still remain very enthusiastic as demonstrated by our active Facebook group. A five day conference has built up an entire community. Now that's a very big deal!
Here comes my criticism regarding their motto: "What's the big deal?" promoting on their website [->linked tohttp://muslimjewishconference.org]. In the video participants express how they all don't eat pork, practice circumcision and so on, demonstrating cultural behaviors we share. Last days even had us made pictures in pairs saying things we both fancy.
But MJC carries much more global message than that, which is not only applicable for Jews and Muslims only: we shouldn't close our eyes to what we disagree on, however we'll never move forward via negative speech, hatred, aggressive protests but through respectful, complimentary, appreciative dialogue.
My personal, crazy scale for measuring the success of MJC was at the very last night when we had a talent show. Suddenly a flow of improvised jokes were pouring out. Few of them even border-line racist... Perhaps due to my already 'challenged' state and having gone through many help group therapies mind, I find it that telling racist jokes to each other is the very last level of challenging any stereotype. Simply laughing at a stereotypical joke without getting offended (or hunt for the enemies who said it) and therefore ridiculing people who actually believe in it, as Sascha Baron Cohen did in "Borat". So a group of Jewish guys started to sing:
"In my country there is problem,
And that problem is the Jew.
They take everybody's money,
They never give it back.
Throw the Jew down the well,
So my country can be free.
You must grab him by his horns,
Then we have big party."
It was simply hilarious – the song, the ambiance, the people, just all together.
At our small party later that night, in a typical eastern-European coffee shop, I experienced another joke with my newly Pakistani friend who whispered in my ear: "We have to leave immediately. I placed a bomb in the basement." If before, I would fall into the trap of my irrational panic hunch, now I couldn't stop laughing just as I did while listening to the racist Borat's song.
im"I would love to come and see Iran one day. I heard it's a beautiful country! I just have to make a new Bulgarian passport without my Israeli stamps in it."
"You can really do that! But have a look at my Iranian passport."
It was written: "The holder of this passport is not entitled to travel to the occupied Palestine."
"At least you can visit Israel!"
She started to laugh: "No, occupied Palestine and of course, Israel."
Finally the car has arrived to take us to one very unique and different conference
January 21, 2013 | 12:53 pm
Posted Dana Haddadi
Gay tourism in Tel Aviv given by:
Erez Bialer:
Role: Gay Branding consultant
Age: 29
ü A Proud Israeli
ü A proud Tel Avivian
ü A proud Jew
ü A proud gay single boy
- At 2008, the year of the Tel Aviv's 100 anniversary the 'Cultural Pride Center' was established, in 'Meir Garden'.
-On 2009 during a youth educational activity in the city's LGBT association house an un-known assassinate enter the house with a gun and manage to hit 8 young boys and girls- most of them under-aged; 2 of them were killed. The crime remains unsolved.
- In 2010 Ministry of tourism with Tel Aviv city hall took the new marketing strategy considering Tel Aviv beaches (and bitches) to attract gays from all over the world, thus investing around 340 thousands Shekels on a pride oriented campaign. i.e. no more 'wailing' wall and other holly places.
-In 2012, the most established well known Gay Party line of Brussels name 'La Demence', fixed Tel Aviv as the final destination of their pleasure cruise; By doing so, it has crowned Tel Aviv to be their Gay Capital.
Tourist have been said to give back to the city when here around 10 million… and they clame Tel Aviv feels like their home.
-First Transgender marriage service (civil i.e. without a Rabbi) took place this January in Israel for the first time;
Same sex partners still cannot get married in Israel (Halachlically wise, which is state wise) and neither to bring together babies with a surrogate.
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