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When Tom Ricks Met Tom Friedman
FP magazine blogger Thomas E. Ricks interviews New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. Friedman, who earned a spot on FP's 2011 Global Thinkers list for holding out hope for American renewal, discusses the third IT revolution, the hyperconnected world, and the worst idea of the year.
Amy Chua
FP magazine blogger Daniel Drezner interviews Amy Chua, author of The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, and her father Leon Chua.
Jared Cohen
FP Managing Editor Blake Hounshell interviews Jared Cohen, director of Google Ideas, on Twitter, U.S. foreign policy, and the Arab Spring.
Gene Sharp
FP magazine blogger Thomas E. Ricks interviews political scientist Gene Sharp on the changing perceptions of nonviolent movements after the Arab Spring.
David Beers
FP Managing Editor Blake Hounshell interviews 2011 Global Thinker David Beers. Beers, of Standard and Poor's, was recognized on the 2011 list for forcing a long-overdue conversation on America's debt.
Andy Sumner
FP magazine blogger Thomas E. Ricks interviews economist Andy Sumner on the future of foreign aid and why Senegal isn't as poor as you think it is.
Arvind Subramanian
FP magazine blogger Thomas E. Ricks asks Arvind Subramanian of the Peterson Institute for International Economics why China is already the world's most dominant power.
Saskia Sassen
FP magazine blogger Daniel Drezner speaks with Columbia University sociologist Saskia Sassen on the challenges of the megalopolis and the potential for reverse migration.
Lant Pritchett
FP magazine Managing Editor Blake Hounshell speaks with Harvard University economist Lant Pritchett about Asian success stories, what India's doing wrong, and Islamic politics.
The Arab Revolutionaries
Global Thinkers Srdja Popovic, Manal al-Sharif, and Rached Ghannouchi join Foreign Policy Editor in Chief Susan Glasser for a discussion on the revolutions that swept the Arab world in 2011.
Joseph S. Nye
FP's Managing Editor Blake Hounshell asks Harvard political scientist Joseph Nye about the Obama administration's use of "soft power" and the intervention in Libya.
Bjorn Lomborg
FP Managing Editor Blake Hounshell speaks with Copenhagen Consensus Center Director Bjorn Lomborg on climate change, China, and why he's not actually a contrarian.
Rick Falkvinge
FP Managing Editor Blake Hounshell speaks with Pirate Party founder Rick Falkvinge on intellectual property and copyright in the age of the internet.
Mizuho Fukushima
FP magazine blogger Daniel Drezner talks to Japanese anti-nuke activist Mizuho Fukushima about nuclear power before and after the tsunami in Japan.
Deepa Narayan
FP Managing Editor Blake Hounshell interviews poverty researcher Deepa Narayan on why it's so hard to define poverty.


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13 Oct – Recent rumours that singer Aaron Kwok might marry his girlfriend Lynn Hung this year may not be true, as the 46-year-old recently revealed that he plans to get married before 50, according to a report on JayneStars' website.
Appearing at a Guangzhou promotional event, Aaron indicated, "I have always placed marriage in my life plans. However, I still feel that there is a small wish inside my heart which has not been fulfilled."
"I do want to fulfill the responsibility of being a husband and a father. I will get married before 50-years-old. It is also possible that I get married after I turn 50. Many of my friends got married after the age of 50," he added.
His girlfriend Lynn turned 31-years-old two days ago, but she did not celebrate it in a high-profile manner like she usually does with Aaron. Despite that, she wrote on her blog saying she had an enjoyable birthday, "I had a very happy birthday! Thank you everyone for your well wishes. I got them all!"


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NSA phone surveillance could be headed to the country's highest courts
As the legal fight over the NSA's collection of phone records continues to move through the court system, some justices are saying they should be wary about taking on major questions of technology and privacy.
Facebook served with complaint for message-scanning tactics
On Dec. 30 2013, social media giant Facebook was served with a complaint for message-scanning practices it employs to offer targeted marketing messages to users.
Edward Snowden: Criminal or whistleblower?
The question remains, then, should Snowden be treated as a criminal or a whistleblower?
Apple denies aiding NSA data collection from iPhones
A recently leaked document revealed that the NSA was using spyware called "DROPOUTJEEP" to keep tabs on Apple customers.
Judge rules NSA collection 'almost certainly' violates Constitution
A federal judge ruled that the NSA's collection of records "almost certainly" violates the Constitution, which could provide the ammo that those affected by the program need to bring litigation.
5 notable GCs in the news
General counsel sound off on government information gathering, the future of banking regulation, and more.
Senator's report finds 1 million government requests for cell phone data in 2012
Markey says that Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile each received over 250,000 requests individually from federal, state and local authorities seeking information.
Tech giants make appeal to reform government surveillance tactics
Up to this point, most technology companies simply voiced their displeasure with surveillance tactics from the NSA. But now, some plan to take action.
European Union adoption of cybersecurity measures delayed
When will the EU put key cybersecurity rules into effect? After they are signed into law by each member state… which is taking a lot longer than initially expected.
EU calls on U.S. to restore trust post-Snowden surveillance revelations
Six months after Edward Snowden's revelations about the United States' spying activities were exposed to the world, the repercussions continue to mount as executives from the European Union this week called for the U.S. to take action to restore trust in the transatlantic flow of data.


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This Just In... OCC's Districts Report on Investment Opportunities for Banks
Looking for new investment ideas? In this article, OCC's District Community Affairs Officers (DCAOs) report on financing initiatives and partnership opportunities in each of OCC's four districts. In addition to being able to provide more information about these and other community development investment opportunities, DCAOs are available to consult with national banks in developing successful approaches to community developing lending and service delivery approaches.
Looking for new investment ideas? In this article, OCC's District Community Affairs Officers (DCAOs) report on financing initiatives and partnership opportunities in each of OCC's four districts. In addition to being able to provide more information about these and other community development investment opportunities, DCAOs are available to consult with national banks in developing successful approaches to community developing lending and service delivery approaches.
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Equity Opportunities Grow In Delaware
The Delaware Community Investment Corporation (DCIC) recently closed a $30 million equity fund under the organization's Affordable Housing Equity Program. DCIC finances and invests in housing and related activities designed to address the needs of low- to moderate-income people in Delaware. DCIC was established as a multibank community development corporation in 1994. One of DCIC's goals is to sponsor and administer an equity fund through which Delaware banks may invest equity in projects throughout the state that qualify for tax credits. With the addition of this new round of funding, the total equity made available by DCIC for affordable housing projects has grown to over $150 million. These funds have assisted in the production of 2,400 units of affordable housing.
In December 2004, DCIC announced eleven investors committed $10 million to its New Market Tax Credit Fund (NMTC). DCIC was the first community development entity in Delaware to receive an allocation of tax credits under the NMTC program. It is now taking applications for qualifying projects that will involve the development or rehabilitation of real estate considered to be public investments.For further information, contact Doris Schnider, president of DCIC, at www.dcicnet.org or (302) 655-1420.
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David Lewis (214) 720-7027
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program (LIHTC), created in 1986 and made permanent in 1993, is an indirect federal subsidy used to finance the new construction or rehabilitation of affordable rental housing under section 42 of the IRS code.
In 2001, the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate unanimously approved a state LIHTC program administered through the Department of Community Affairs. The credits provided by the program offer a dollar-for-dollar reduction in state income taxes and can satisfy bank CRA requirements in many instances.
Stateside Capital, LLC, headquartered in Atlanta is a for-profit organization formed to consolidate credits from various sources and offer them as investment opportunities to banks, corporations, and individuals. Minimum investments range from $100,000 in commingled funds to substantially higher amounts in private partnerships. The credits flow over a 10-12 year period and rates of return will vary with market conditions. The funds are comprised of properties throughout the state of Georgia that meet required tenant income guidelines. Because the state program mirrors its federal counterpart, the state investor receives the benefit of the due diligence performed by the large federal tax credit investors as well as the federal tax credit syndicators. For information or to contact Stateside about investment opportunities, e-mail email@example.com, or call (404) 250-4190 or go to www.statesidecapital.com.
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In 1996, California Organized Investment Network (COIN) was incorporated to stimulate capital investing by California's insurance industry. By investing in economic development and affordable housing projects and programs, the state's low-and moderate-income (LMI) urban and rural communities would benefit. Originally established as a three-year pilot program, COIN has become a permanent operation with a staff of three, soliciting and analyzing investment opportunities throughout the state. Since 1997, over $1.3 billion has been invested in 635 COIN qualified community development investments. Investments are made on a direct or indirect basis (through intermediaries), and run the gamut of CRA and community development qualifying investments. The organization regularly identifies opportunities in its Investment Bulletins and reports on new investment opportunities . COIN also runs its own community development financial institutions (CDFI) program, certifying community development programs and projects around the state.
Two popular programs stand out among the opportunities identified by COIN. First are the deposits or equity investments in California's community development banks and credit unions. COIN recommends that the investments be made in federally insured financial institutions but does not make any recommendations relating to interest rates. Each institution negotiates with depositors on rates, varying from 0 percent to market rate. The second well-known opportunity is the COIN CDFI Premium Tax Credit Program. COIN has received an annual allocation of $10 million from the state budget. An insurer or other financial institution may make an investment (minimum $50,000) into a COIN-certified CDFI and receive a 20 percent tax credit based on an investment maturity of at least five years. Many of California's insurers and banks of all asset sizes have participated in both programs over the last seven years.
For more information on COIN, please visit its Web site at www.insurance.ca.gov/COIN. Delores McKinnon, the organization's director, may be reached at email@example.com.
The Iowa Equity Fund, LLC (IEF), a limited liability company formed in 2001, promotes the development and sustainability of affordable housing through the use of the federal low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program. The formation of IEF resulted from cooperative efforts of many experienced Iowa affordable housing developers, and financial grants from the Iowa Finance Authority, as well as several banks. In addition to underwriting investments in the federal LIHTC program, IEF staff provides technical assistance to developers, owners, and management companies on the development and management of tax credit properties. IEF will syndicate and assist in all types and sizes of affordable housing properties with emphasis on rural, difficult to develop areas, and service intensive properties, such as rent-to-own and transitional housing. Every 12 to 18 months IEF sponsors an investment fund to invest or syndicate tax credit developments throughout Iowa. Traditionally, the investment funds seek Iowa-based corporate investors.
IEF is an affiliate of the Midwest Housing Equity Group, Inc. (MHEG), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. MHEG staff provides IEF with underwriting, management, and compliance expertise based on extensive experience with syndication of tax credit properties. MHEG also has over $110 million in current investments supporting more than 1,500 units of affordable housing in Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas.For additional information, please contact Iowa Equity Fund at (515) 280-6000 or visit its Web site at www.mheginc.com/IEF/iefwhat.htm.


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Taco Bell Crime of the Week: Man Drives Backwards through Drive-Thru, Gets Collared for Pot!
The drive-thru window at Taco Bell has been the site of many a hilarious entry in this column; people here have done everything from fall asleep while attempting to order to getting arrested for DUI when they crash into it to try and carjack someone to many, many more. But I do think the following is the first-ever instance of someone trying to drive backwards through a drive-thru. And if you are going to try that joke, PLEASE don't do it while carrying pot on you--AND please don't do it if cops are nearby.
From Silver Springs, Pennsylvania:
A Silver Spring Township man was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana after police said he drove his car backward through a Taco Bell drive-thru earlier this month.
Donovin M. Espenshade, 18, of Mechanicsburg, was observed by Silver Spring Township police driving his car backward up to the cashier window at the Taco Bell at 6520 Carlisle Pike sometime Dec. 5, according to brief police release. After officer pulled him over, Espenshade was apparently found with a small amount of marijuana, police said.
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A Blue Mountains mother has been charged after she allegedly left her three-year-old daughter in the back of her car with the windows closed while she went shopping.
Police were forced to smash the rear window of the Subaru to free the girl after she was seen abandoned in the car in an underground car park at Katoomba just before 6pm on Monday.
The officers had to force their way into the car because the windows were wound up and the doors locked while the girl also did not respond to their knocking or calling out.
It is not known how long the girl had been alone in the car.
Police said they were still trying to wake the child and cool her down when her 29-year-old mother returned to the car.
The girl was taken by ambulance to Blue Mountains ANZAC District Hospital and released later that night.
Her mother was charged with leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle causing harm or emotional distress.
She will appear in Katoomba Local Court on March 3.
In a separate incident, police are expected to charge a woman after she left her nine-month-old son in a car at Lakemba in Sydney's south-west on Tuesday night.
Officers had to force their way into the car parked in Lakemba Street to rescue the distressed boy.
The mother, 31, arrived a short time later saying she had been doing chores in a nearby unit and left the baby in the car to sleep.
Nineteen people were charged in 2013 for causing distress or injury after leaving a child in a vehicle.
Police said parents and minders risk fines of up to $22,000 under the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act if they leave a child in a locked car unattended.


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Harlingen outlaws texting while driving, de-annexes part of city
Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:03:08 GMT —
After a three-year battle, people in a west part of Harlingen are finally free from the city.
The Harlingen City Commission voted three to two Wednesday night to de-annex a portion of the city west of Stuart Place and north of Expressway 83.
It was back in 2008 when the city first annexed the area.
Some living in the area didn't like the taxes they had to pay the city in exchange for services they said were insufficient.
I think it TMs time to let these people go, said a proponent of de-annexation. They TMve been at this for far too long.
Others said they liked being part of Harlingen.
My husband and I, we weren TMt in favor of it, but now that it TMs been three years, we TMre very happy with the way things are, said an opponent of de-annexation. Garbage pick up twice a week, everything is real nice.
Harlingen Mayor Chris Boswell wanted to table the issue in order to learn more before making a vote.
A frustrated crowd chanted that a vote be made.
You can add the City of Harlingen to the growing number of valley communities that outlawed texting while driving.
The Harlingen City Commission voted unanimously Wednesday night to make texting and driving illegal.
The new measure will take effect at the start of 2012.
Violators could get a fine of up to $200.
In addition to Harlingen, the cities of Brownsville, McAllen, Mission and Peitas have drafted similar laws.


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St. Mary's kicks off $40 million construction job at hospital's new tower
The Century Project of St. Mary's Hospital, punched into the sky three years ago, is filling from the inside.
Officials on Thursday announced that interior work on the top two stories of the 12-story tower will begin soon and will be complete by late 2015.
Work on the $40 million project will be performed as much as possible by Grand Valley contractors and subcontractors, Dan Prinster, St. Mary's vice president for planning and business development, said in a press conference on the 10th floor.
The project will provide the opportunity to move two units out of the older area of the hospital and onto the top two floors, but it also signifies that the hospital is optimistic about the economic fortunes of the Grand Valley, St. Mary's President and CEO Mike McBride said.
The Grand Valley economy "is poised to grow and we want to be part of that," McBride said, noting that St. Mary's had just celebrated its 117th anniversary. The hospital was founded May 22, 1896. From the beginning, the plan at St. Mary's was to fill out the floors as needed. The ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th floors are cavernous enclosures with panoramic views of the surrounding Grand Valley. They are awaiting electricity, wiring, heating and ventilation and other necessities before they can be refined into rehabilitation and post-surgical rooms on the 12th and 11th floors respectively.
Completing the tower will enhance needed medical resources in the Grand Valley, but it also will "further solidify the Grand Valley as a regional hub for health care," Kelly Flenniken, executive director of the Grand Junction Economic Partnership, said.
About one-third of the patients at the 346-bed hospital are from outside of Mesa County and about half of those are from contiguous or nearby counties, Prinster said.
The partnership also can point to the tower and the services offered there as a selling point to attract businesses or individuals to the area, Flenniken said.
The existing rehabilitation unit, which was adapted from an area designed for other uses, now houses as many as 17 patients.
The existing unit frequently is close to being full, Prinster said.
The new rehabilitation unit on the 12th floor will accommodate 24 patients in private rooms and include the most recent of services, including recreational, communal and dining areas.
The 11th floor will contain 32 private rooms in which patients will recover from gastrointestinal, urological, bariatric and general surgery. The existing unit has 24 private rooms.
The new rooms, however, will have space for family to visit as well as technology, such as monitoring equipment.
The $40 million cost of the project includes $23.3 million in construction; $5.3 million in fees, permitting, project management and contingencies; $4.7 million in design and consultants; $3.6 million in equipment and $3.1 million in information technology.
Requests for proposals have been distributed to Grand Valley construction managers and local contractors with instructions to use local subcontractors.


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We're no strangers to evaluating chainsaws here at Popular Mechanics, but this year's test of pro-duty saws was difficult to call. These machines are that good. We sawed test discs and timed the cuts. We cut firewood. We started the saws cold and we started them warm. Start, cut, stop, repeat. We even judged the owner's manuals. After all that sawing and plenty of discussion, analysis, and even a little knuckle chewing, a winner finally—and barely—emerged.
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Why I Kept My Daughters At Jewish Sleepaway Camp — After Tragic Death Of Fellow Camper
(Kveller via JTA) — The summer before she entered first grade, my oldest daughter asked me when she was going to go to sleepaway camp. I was stunned; she was too young. And why the heck would she ever want to leave us, her family?
Q&A with 'Commie Camp' Filmmaker Katie Halper
Comic and writer Katie Halper says that "she wouldn't be alive without Camp Kinderland," the 90-year-old leftist, secular Jewish summer camp in the Berkshires. When Kinderland came under attack by right-wingers following their discovery that an Obama nominee for the Department of Labor had sent her kids, Halper realized that she had set the story straight. The Sisterhood spoke with Halper about how she ended up at Kinderland, her movie "Commie Camp" and why she believes children should be taught about social justice.
The First World Problem of Prepping for Camp
There's a popular hashtag on Twitter called #FirstWorldProblems. People vent about issues lacking true urgency then toss the words #FirstWorldProblems at the end to acknowledge that their problems are the "problems" of the fortunate.
Wet Hot American Jewish Sleepaway Camp
If there is one thing I regret on my journey to Jewish adulthood, it's that I passed up the opportunity to go to sleep away camp. Why do I lament this more than forgetting to fast on Tisha B'av? More than not spending a year in a yeshiva? Because while I was taking ceramic classes at my local JCC each summer, thousands of my peers were learning how to French kiss at Jewish sleep away camp.
The Ambivalent Joy of Camp Season
Several years ago I talked through this dilemma with my therapist: I couldn't seamlessly switch back and forth between mommying and working. When I was on deadline and working from home, as I mostly do, and in the flow of writing a sentence or article, it would be terribly aggravating to have to stop to tend to one of my children's immediate needs. And of course children's needs are often immediate, even when they're in middle school.


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Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordero will hold a forum titled, "U.S. Port Congestion: Examining Causes, Impact on Stakeholders, and Exploring Possible Solutions." The forum's goal is to promote dialogue on the causes and implications of congestion at U.S. ports. Industry stakeholders, regulators, and the general public are encouraged to take part.
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While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there could be some typographical errors
Newfoundland will books volume 2 pages 187-188 probate year 1855
|Will of James Hearn
|In re
James Hearn deceased.
In the name of God Amen, I James Hearn of Brigus Conception Bay in the Island of Newfoundland doth make and publish this as my last will and testament, I give leave and bequeath unto my loving wife Alice Hearn all my property of whatever kind soever, real, personal or freehold, with which it has pleased God to bless me to have, possess and enjoy the same during her natural life in all manner and form the same as she did during my lifetime and at her death I will and bequeath the same property and all and every part thereof unto my eldest son John Hearn during his natural life, should it happen that my said son John Hearn shall marry and have lawful issue the property will descend to such issue but if he should happen to die without issue in that case it is my will and desire that my other two sons Patrick Hearn and Thomas Hearn shall have my property share and share alike to be equally divided between them for the use and benefit of themselves and their lawful heirs for ever And I so desire will and wish it to be strictly observed that my said son John Hearn shall not have power title or authority to sell mortgage or otherwise dispose of any part or parcel of the property of which he shall become possessed at the time of my said wifes death but that he shall keep the same in good working order in the same manner as was done during my lifetime for his sole support use and benefit. I do hereby nominate and appoint and name the Very Revd Dean Mackin and Richard Mandeville to be my executors to this my last will and testament which I sign and seal this twenty third day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five (1855) Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us, who in presence of each other saw the said testator sign and acknowledge this to be his last will and testament.
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Woman handing out letters to overweight kids, not Halloween candy
Wed, 30 Oct 2013 08:16:54 GMT —
A North Dakota woman stated her intentions to take childhood obesity into her own hands during a Y-94 radio interview the morning of Oct. 29.
She has decided to give a letter instead of candy to Halloween trick or treaters that she feels are "moderately obese."
"I just want to send a message to the parents of kids that are really overweight... I think it's just really irresponsible of parents to send them out looking for free candy just 'cause all the other kids are doing it," says the author in a Y-94 morning radio interview.
That's where the letter first surfaced and started to spread through social media.
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WASHINGTON (Jan. 15)
The anniversary of the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was commemorated at the Israel Embassy here Wednesday with calls for the restoration of the coalition of whites and Blacks which marked the civil rights movement that was led by the slain Black leader.
Coretta Scott King, widow of the civil rights leader, took note that the Embassy was packed with more than 200 Washington area Jews and Blacks for the ceremony.
"Whenever we gather in the name of Martin Luther King Jr. it must be done as an interracial, a multiracial, a multicultural kind of way," she said. She said her husband stressed that "we are all part of the same human family."
This is the fourth consecutive year that the Embassy has marked the birthday of King, who would have been 58 Thursday. The Embassy held the event in cooperation with the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday Commission, the Jewish National Fund of America and the America-Israel Friendship League.
Asher Naim, the Embassy's Minister of Information, noted that Israelis and Jews everywhere have always admired King's "courageous leadership" for civil rights and his "rejection of anti-Semitism along with all forms of bigotry."
Israeli Ambassador Meir Rosenne read a message from Foreign Minister Shimon Peres in which Peres noted King had made "a singular contribution to the moral heritage of humankind." Peres said that King "identified with the history, faith and ideals of the Jewish people" and was a true heir to the "prophetic vision."
Coretta King said the observance of her husband's birthday, of which the official federal holiday will be on Monday, was an opportunity to begin a "new tradition." She urged a restoration of the cooperation between Black and white students, which marked the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
James Farmer, founder and former national director of the Congress of Racial Equality, also urged the "restoration of the coalition."
Farmer, who organized the Freedom Bus Rides through Mississippi in the 1960s, stressed that one-third of the persons who rode the buses to bring about integration on the interstate buses in the South were Jews.
He said they did so because "they believed in the brotherhood of man and were compelled by their belief to do something about it."
Rusty Jackson, community relations director for the Adolph Coors Co., who along with Naim was co-master of ceremonies for the commemoration, also stressed that "Jews and Blacks have shared much." They "have suffered together and very often against the same enemies, prejudice, bigotry and discrimination," she said.
Also participating were Washington Mayor Marion Barry Jr., and Isaiah Robinson, vice president of the America-Israel Friendship League. The two Black leaders stressed the need to use the commemoration of King's birthday for a recommitment to the problems still existing in the U.S. and abroad. This should be done "whether in south Alabama or South Africa, whether in Mississippi or the Soviet Union," Barry said.
Both also stressed King's role as a leader for peace with Barry noting King's hope for peace for Israel and the Middle East.
Coretta King thanked the Israeli government for holding a memorial for her husband last year and Israelis and our "Jewish brothers and sisters" in the United States for the King forest in Israel.
Jeffrey Cohen, representing the JNF, said the forest now has 10,000 trees. He pointed to Lenore Siegelman, program director of the American-Israel Committee to Commemorate Martin Luther King Jr., who planted the first 39 trees, marking King's age when he was slain in 1968.
On display at the Embassy was the American-Israel Committee's travelling exhibit, "Hand in Hand for Justice," which highlights King's career, as well as Jewish involvement in the civil rights struggle, It includes statements by King against anti-Semitism and in support of Israel and Soviet Jewry.
Siegelman told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that the exhibit can be rented by schools or organizations and can be used throughout the year.


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WASHINGTON (Dec. 27)
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, accepting a citation from the National Conference of Christians and Jews for his contribution toward the improvement of human relations, declared today that "rancor and bigotry racial animosities and intolerance," were the "deadly enemies of true democracy."
The Chief Justice spoke at a private ceremony at his residence. Present were Dr. Arthur H. Compton and Roger W. Straus, co-chairmen of the National Conference of Christians and Jews; Basil O'Connor, who represented Prof. Carlton J.H. Hayes, also a co-chairman; and Dr. Everett R. Clinchy, president of the National conference.
Expressing himself as "deeply grateful that I had the opportunity to join in this organized effort to promote a continuous and effective expression of the sentiment which vitalizes our democracy," Justice Hughes said:
"Liberty cannot be conserved by majority rule unless the majority hold sacred basic individual rights regardless of race or creed so that along with our differences of view political and religious, we have a deep and abiding sense of human dignity and worth and hence of our capacity for friendly cooperation in pursuit of common ideals of justice.
"Rancor and bigotry, racial animosities and intolerance are wholly incompatible with that cooperation. They are the deadly enemies of true democracy, more deadly than any external force because they undermine the very foundation of democratic effort."
Justice Hughes praised the work of the National Conference of Christians and Jews which he said, "is devoted to the promotion of national unity–the unity of a free people with that respect for individual rights which makes possible the attainment of our common ends."
The citation described the Chief Justice as "eminent among those whose influence has encouraged Americans of all religious faiths not to hold aloof from one another but through conference and cooperation to sustain the spiritual and ethical standards of the nation."


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There's so much to see and do in Georgetown that it's sometimes easy to forget that there's a whole island to go and explore, and one destination outside the centre that is really growing in popularity is modern retail complex, Straits Quay.
Set around what is undoubtedly Penang's most exclusive marina, it provides a breezy contrast to Georgetown's busy streets and is a perfect retreat for a relaxing sundowner or evening meal.
Having risen out of the sea — quite literally — on a spot of reclaimed land, Straits Quay is now a popular evening and weekend destination for locals, who come here to enjoy the many shops, cafes, restaurants and bars, as well as the views over the Straits of Malacca to the mainland. Most of the establishments offer outside seating overlooking the rather fancy yachts in the marina, and there is a certain charm to sitting with a beer in hand, listening to the bobbing of boats and the clinking of riggings.
There are cafes and restaurants to suit most pockets, and as well as chains such as Starbucks, Coffee Bean and Dome, there are some great independent places. Healey Macs (T: 04 890 3477) is a well-patronised Irish bar with a good range of beers and excellent food, including some very generous pizzas, while you can pick up delicious seafood and other Hawaiian fare at Maricosa (T: 04 899 0809). For local specialities, go up to the first floor to Nyonya Breeze Desire (T: 04 899 9058) for some fiery indigenous Chinese-Malay food, or try Papa Rich (T: 04 890 3282) for staple Malay favourites.
It would be fair to say that there is much better shopping in Penang, if retail therapy is what you are after, but Straits Quay nevertheless has most of the basics, including several clothing and shoe stores, designer fashion boutiques, a small branch of Borders and even a small art gallery. At weekends, there is a 'street market' under the front arcade, which is a good chance to pick up unusual arts, crafts and souvenirs.
Another reason for coming here is for the Peforming Arts Centre of Penang, or penangpac as it is known locally, on level 3A of Quay 1. With one main auditorium and two smaller spaces, it showcases a year-round programme of theatre, dance, music and art house cinema, and is beginning to attract more and more performers from KL, Singapore and further afield. Check the website for further details or call the box office on 04 899 1722 /2722.
How to get there
Straits Quay is about six kilometres northwest of Georgetown and Rapid Penang buses 101 and 103 depart regularly from the centre, at a cost of 1.80 ringgit one-way. Alternatively, a taxi should set you back around 20 ringgit from anywhere in Georgetown. However, since Straits Quay is, after all, a marina, why not take the water taxi? It departs from the E&O Hotel at 12:00, 14:00, 16:00 and 18:30 and returns from Straits Quay at 11:30, 13:30, 15:30 and 17:30. A one-way ticket costs 50 ringgit (free for children under two) but if you can show a receipt for any purchase of 50 ringgit or above at Straits Quay, you will only pay 10 ringgit per person for the trip back into Georgetown.
Mark Thompson
Last updated on 18th February, 2017.
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