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ATLANTA — GSMA, an association of mobile operators best known for its massive annual Mobile World Congress trade show in Spain, opted for a more intimate setting this week.
Rather that the 85,000 mobile industry stakeholders it attracts in Barcelona, the inaugural Mobile 360 North America conference here lured less than 300 attendees.The two-day event kicked off yesterday at the W Hotel in the Midtown section of the city.
Attendees included heavy-hitters in the mobile industry, include C-level executives from the likes of AT&T, Verizon, ZTE and Ericsson.
The theme of the conference, "Driving Innovation in Connected Living." It was held to address the growing mobile ecosystem in North America — the world's largest broadband market, as well as what we can expect in years ahead.
Why Atlanta?
So why would an internationally recognized organization like GSMA choose Atlanta as its first stop in the US? Alpharetta, Ga.-based Reed Peterson, global head of strategic engagement, head of North America, GSMA, said there is a significant global presence in and around Atlanta.
"In terms of global business coming together from a mobile perspective, you've got AT&T, a very big presence from Verizon, AirWatch ... there are a lot of mobile companies here," he said. In addition, he estimated there are 150 small mobile companies in the Alpharetta/Roswell area, north of Atlanta. He continued:
We're seeing these little mobile hubs pop up all around Atlanta. You've also got the Mobility Task Force, which is a group of powerful business leaders who have decided that they want to make this a hub for mobile technology. Delta, Home Depot, Coke, Nathan Deal, the Governor of Georgia, Mayor Kasim Reed, all of these guys have come together saying 'this is what we want to see for the future of Atlanta.' We've recognized that. We've also recognized the penetration of LTE and the penetration of smartphones, there's no question Atlanta is one of the leading mobile communities in the world today. The future is very, very bright."
GSMA will also hold Mobile 360 events in Dubai, Cape Town and Brussels in the coming months, building on what it earned in North America and addressing the specific nuances of the mobile ecosystems in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
Keynote Worthy
The opening keynote, "State of the Industry – Growth Strategies in a Forward Focused Market" highlighted the robust mobile broadband architecture in North America and discussed what needs to be done to ensure the continued growth of the mobile industry. Speakers included Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO, AT&T Mobile & Business Solutions; Meredith Baker, president and CEO, CTIA and US Federal Communications CommissionerJessica Rosenworcel.
Net neutrality was top of mind. According to Baker, in the wireless world, "we should want competitors fighting to see who can manage the best network and optimize the most services for the most subscribers. No one wants a one-size-fits-all mobile Internet experience."
The second keynote session of the morning, titled "LTE – Creating New Opportunities for Innovation" looked at the challenges and opportunities of working with mobile broadband and the path beyond LTE. Speakers included Marcus Weldon, EVP and CTO at Alcatel-Lucent and president of Bell Labs; Anthony Melone, CTO, Verizon and Lixin Cheng, president, ZTE USA.
Mobile Commerce on Display
During the session "Spotlight on Mobile Retail", Tom Daly, director of Global Connections, the Coca-Cola Co., Mary Clark, CMO of Syniverse and Manolo Almagro, managing director, Digital Retail Technologies, discussed the state of the mobile retail industry. Daniel Hodges, managing director if Consumers in Motion, moderated the panel.
The second session, "mCommerce: The Wallet Wars," took advantage of the current interest in mobile payments, spurred by the announcement of Apple Pay earlier this month. Samee Zafar, a director at Edgar Dunn & Co. moderated a panel featuring Erica Bass, director of product marketing at VeriFone, Brad Greene, vice president of Mobile Payments at Visa and Kevin Brown, director of Global Mobile Products and Digital Innovation at Citi.
The panelists described Apple's foray into the industry as the best chance for mobile payments to succeed.
According to Greene, Apple Pay is significant because "Apple focuses ruthlessly on customer experience, end-to-end."
Bass noted that while Google Wallet launched with a good consumer experience, it "just didn't have the reach to impact mobile payments." At the end of the day, they all agree there needs to be incentives attached to near-field communication (NFC) to drive consumer adoption of mobile payments.
Innovation Face-Off
Day one of Mobile 360 North America wrapped up with a session titled "Mobile Innovation – The Future is Here." It gave three start-ups the chance to present their ideas to the audience and a panel of mobile industry investors that included Jon Potter, president and co-founder, Application Developers Alliance; Carlton Hill, vice president, Device Operations and Developer Services, AT&T and Dan Novaes, co-founder and CEO, MobileX Labs. It was moderated by Jefferson Wang, senior partner at IBB Consulting.
- O'Neil Interactive pitched an app vending machine of sorts. It was created to serve as an advertisement for mobile applications within physical locations such as airports, which are then downloaded to your mobile device via barcode. The creator described it as a "Redbox for apps."
- Kanga pitched an on-demand local delivery service. Think Uber, except drivers are dropping off objects instead of people. These objects can range anywhere from a document to a helicopter.
- Alii Healthcare pitched an on-demand physician service that allows consumers to schedule a visit with a doctor for minor illnesses like a sinus infection via mobile video.
The audience voted (ironically, SMS voting capabilities were inoperable, so participants voted the old fashioned way, by raising their hands in the air).
Alii Healthcare won, and earned a speaking slot at the 2015 edition of Mobile World Congress in March.


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- Published: February 13, 2019
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The Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain is making history, as Joan 'Hurricane' Barreda dominated the Baja Espana Aragon from start to finish aboard his Speedbrain-prepared Husqvarna TE 449. The legendary three-day race was held as the second round of the FIM Baja World Cup.
Barreda staked his claim on this competition staged in the area of Zaragoza right from the beginning of Friday's prologue. The Spaniard continued to set the pace on the opening special test on Saturday, where he managed to gap the field by four minutes. Barreda never looked back throughout the race, producing a calculated and error-free performance. The 28-year-old ultimately won ahead of three-time Baja champ Gerard Farres.
Joan Barreda said, "Our cooperation started exactly a year ago at this very race. Speedbrain and I have worked very hard since then. We have made tremendous steps, doing development together and we are on the right track regarding the Dakar. The victory is a wonderful confirmation of our work and a thank you to our partners."
This was a view shared by an overwhelmed team principal Wolfgang Fischer, who said, "I'm absolutely delighted to see Joan take his first major rally victory. This is a testimony of his capabilities. The Baja Aragon – the second round of the 2012 FIM Baja World Cup – has a long-standing tradition and is a very difficult race. It's an event where you have to have the skills and the heart. We had a job to finish after last year's inaugural attempt. It's particularly special to add our own win to Stephane Peterhansel's success in his Mini in the car category, making it a sweep for the BMW Group. Next stop for us is the Pharaons Rally in Egypt. Paulo Goncalves will be lining up as well and aiming to battle for a podium in the final world championship classification."
Winning the Baja Aragon is considered a major achievement since the rally was introduced in 1983. Both Dakar winners Nani Roma and Marc Coma are past victors of the event. In 1991, Jordi Arcarons and Danny LaPorte took the win for Husqvarna. Now, two decades later, Joan Barreda aboard his Husqvarna TE 449 is adding his name to the prestigious winning list for the German-Italian Speedbrain squad.
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2. Gerard Farres, ESP, 6:02:33.0, Bordone Ferrari Moto Italia, TM 530
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Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade is less about a 12-year-old adjusting to life as a superhero than it is about a superhero figuring out how to be 12 years old. Gawky, insecure, and a complete fish out of water, Landry Q. Walker and Eric Jones's Kara Zor-el is the antithesis of her broodier, more volatile "New 52" counterpart.
Granted, it helps that this iteration of the Last Daughter of Krypton didn't witness the destruction of her home planet in a cataclysmic explosion. In this alternate canon, Argo City survives after the force of the blast shunts it into a pocket reality known as Quasi-Space, where. Kara, like most preteens, engages her parents in a constant battle of wills. That is, until an impulsive decision sends her careening to Earth on an interdimensional rocket, with no hope of return in sight.
Though typically regarded as a distaff version of Superman, Kara faces challenges that are uniquely her own. Unlike her famous cousin, who was raised on Earth by human parents, Kara didn't grow into her powers.
Most of the time it's played for laughs: her mounting horror when she realizes she can see through everyone's clothes, for instance, or the time she makes a spirited leap off a building, soaring for one brief, shining moment before crashing to the ground. "This planet hates me," the Girl of Steel moans.
That doesn't mean you don't sympathize with Kara, either. Her civilian guise of Linda Lee is the frequent target of jeers and taunts at the Stanhope Boarding School, where she faces genuine bemusement over local concepts of currency ("What's money? Is it important?"), anatomy ("Do all animals have four stomachs, or is just these cow things?"), and language ("You mean artificial translator components haven't rendered multiple languages moot?").
Kara's powers may not be relatable, but her difficulties fitting in are.
Kara's powers may not be relatable, but her difficulties fitting in are. "How am I supposed to become a superhero?" she asks herself. "I don't understand this world at all! My powers are all weird, and nobody anywhere likes me."
Kara is close to breaking, until she finds a gift that Superman left in her dorm room. It's a communication device with a direct line to Quasi-Space. For the first time in weeks, our strange visitor feels less alone.
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Kara's problems are only just beginning, however. A rogue meteor shower is about to imbue her classmates with superpowers of their own, further complicating her burgeoning rivalry with Belinda Zee, an evil doppelgänger hell-bent on destroying what little remains of Kara's reputation.
In a series of clever nods to the past, Walker and Jones also pit elements from Supergirl's comic-book history against her: Roomie-turned-BFF Lena Thorul, who harbors a secret of her own; a time-traveling alternate version of herself bearing a Legion of Superheroes flight ring; Streaky the Super-Cat (Comet the Super-Horse makes a cameo, too); and kryptonite, all the colors of kryptonite.
By the end of the book, Kara isn't the same awkward kid we started out with.
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And yes, you'll believe a girl can fly.
Walker and Jones planned to follow Supergirl's adventures into the 12th grade, where she would have continued to evolve as a hero and a person, but DC declined to renew the title. Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 9th Grade would have included a return of the main cast, plus new appearances by Satan Girl, Brainiac 5, Krypto the Super-Dog, and Batman.
In a different universe, perhaps…
Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade
Written by Landry Q. Walker, illustrated by Eric Jones
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Basic Law | Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People
Basic Law | Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People
In the early hours of Thursday, July 19th, 2018, the Knesset passed Israel's 13th Basic Law:[1] Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People, with a slim 62:55 majority and two abstentions.[2] Its passage was by no means seen as a certainty, and the vote was tensely awaited by those in favor and in opposition alike. The bill has been at the heart of heated and longstanding debate among political leadership, Israeli activists, civil society and the community at large, over whether Israel requires a Basic Law that affirms its character as a Jewish state, and what the consequences are for Israel's democratic character and for its Arab citizens—who comprise the vast majority of Israel's non-Jewish population.[3] Its passage has sent shockwaves through Israel's Arab society, and has been met with polarized response from within Israel and abroad, including widespread condemnation from critics alongside expressions of praise and support.
Full English translation of the Bill available here.
The basic principles of the bill are that the land of Israel is the historical home of the Jewish people, the State of Israel is their national home, and the right to self-determination in Israel is unique to the Jewish people. The bill formalizes state symbols, Jerusalem as the capital, and national holidays. It defines Hebrew as the formal language of the state and Arabic as a language with special status, the promotion of Jewish settlement as a national value, and the state's commitment to connect with and preserve the heritage of the Jewish people among Jews in the Diaspora.
This update aims to serve as an orientation to the legislation and the ongoing vigorous debate about its significance and impact, particularly as relevant to Arab citizens, Jewish-Arab and state-minority relations in Israel. [4]
The Basic Law was first proposed in the Knesset by MK Avi Dichter (Likud) in 2011 and has been repeatedly shelved, revised and significantly amended due to the heated controversy it has consistently generated. Proponents say it is intended to secure Israel's Jewish character in the praxis of law,[5] and is necessary in light of increasing challenges to the notion of Jewish state, and of developments that have tipped the balance between Israel's Jewish and democratic character in favor of the latter,[6] especially in the Supreme Court.[7],[8] Opponents argue that the main goal is not to create balance, but for "the 'Jewish' element to take precedence over the 'democratic' element."[9] Within Arab society, the law is widely perceived, as Chair of the Joint List MK Ayman Odeh described, an expression "of Jewish supremacy and [tells] us that we will always be second-class citizens."
In the week preceding the final vote, the text of the Basic Law underwent final revisions to soften controversial clauses that hindered necessary support for it to pass (See Table 1 for version comparison.) Many say that the final version is ultimately largely symbolic and declarative, though the type and degree of societal ramifications is yet to be seen. Meanwhile, the process of finalization included intense debate over the bill itself and its highly controversial clauses which added to polarization and tension in state-minority relations surrounding this legislation, and deterioration of trust between Jewish and Arab citizens.
In addition, even on a declarative level, the legislation has raised significant concerns regarding the status of Arab citizens, Jewish-Arab relations, and Arab citizens' sense of belonging. It is also seen as a slippery-slope paving the way for more concrete measures in the future, possibly affecting close decisions in the Supreme Court, compromising government commitment to the provision of equal services, and "deepening the rift and exacerbating the hostility between parts of Israeli society."
The new Basic Law is as controversial for its basic principles as for its omissions and specific clauses. In extending the right of national self-determination uniquely to Jewish citizens, the legislation has surfaced challenging and sensitive questions about nationality and nationalism in Israel. Critics say the law "failed to grapple with Palestinians citizens' insistence that they have a right to live in Israel with full and equal rights, and that they will not give up their Palestinian national identity to do so." Others say it is a corrosion of the founding ideals of Israel, which were intended to protect not just the Jewish people but their ideals of democracy and pluralism, as well.
Respondents say these critiques are overblown. "In reality, Israel's Basic Law would not be out of place among the liberal democratic constitutions of Europe," writes Law Professor Eugene Kontorovich. Others suggest that critique is an attack on Israel's right to exist as a state of the Jewish people: "What could a right of 'national' self-determination to non-Jewish communities inside Israel possibly mean other than ending the Jewish state as such?" For the bill's sponsor, MK Avi Dichter (Likud), the law is in response to efforts "to transform Israel to a country of all its citizens." More than anything, however, responses point out that most of the principles of this law have been appearing for decades in previous legislation[10] and "do not deprive a single individual of a single right" nor "endanger democracy." Rather, they say, the law can be criticized for being superfluous and inviting attack from Israel's detractors.
Critics point to the lack of references to 'democracy' and 'equality' in the final law as the factor tipping the overall balance between Israel's Jewish and democratic character. If this law was "part of the chapter on basic principles of an Israeli constitution" writes Knesset researcher Susan Hattis Rolef, "and was balanced by other principles – such as equality among all parts of the population and minority rights – then the main criticism of it in parts of Israeli society and abroad would probably have vanished." "Almost all nation-states in the world include an explicit commitment to the value of equality in their constitution or other core legislation," an Israel Democracy Institute article explains "[b]ecause of the need to guarantee minority rights." While Israel's Declaration of Independence contains a guarantee of equal citizenship it "does not have constitutional validity." Since the law extends exclusive national rights to the Jewish majority without articulating democratic protections, guarantees or otherwise defining the status of its non-Jewish minority, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel states that it "clearly signals to everyone who is not Jewish—including the indigenous Arab minority that comprises 20% of the country's citizens—that they are second-class citizens."
Up until the final approved version, this Basic Law contained reference to the Declaration of Independence and to democracy. While proponents say dropping these was an intent to balance the standing of Israel's Jewish character in Basic Law,[11] opponents say that the omissions create a hierarchy between Israel's Jewish and democratic commitments which put the individual equal rights of all citizens at risk.[12]
Controversial Clauses
Much of the controversy surrounding the legislation also centered on its specific clauses. Two clauses in the final version of the Basic Law have potential practical ramifications for Arab citizens – the clause on Language and the clause on Jewish Settlement:
- Language: This clause says that the state's language is Hebrew, that Arabic has a special status and its use in or by state institutions will be regulated by law, and asserts the status given to the Arabic language before this law has not been harmed. Despite this assurance, this is the first law that officially designates that Arabic has a lower status than Hebrew. Most interpretations of this clause are that "Arabic was an official language[[13]] yesterday but isn't one today, [and therefore] its status – and that of Arabic-speakers – has been harmed." Dr. Yonatan Mendel, Director of the Van Leer Institute's Center for Jewish-Arab Relations, pointed out that this move goes against government recommendations from 2003, which noted that the Arabic's status "was one of the few collective rights that Arab citizens enjoyed and that should be preserved." Yesh Atid Chair, MK Yair Lapid, said that Zeev Jabotinski (founder of the Beitar Movement from which the Likud Party originated) "would never have supported" a bill that demotes the standing of Arabic. Within Arab society, this clause is seen as a sidelining of Arab society and culture, and reflects a desire to build walls between cultures. Responses to such criticism state that nothing about the actual status and use of Arabic will change in the country, and that more so, this is actually the first time that Arabic is recognized by primary legislation since its official status was heretofore based on a pre-state British mandate ordinance requiring official documents to be published in Arabic.
- Jewish Settlement: The Jewish Settlement clause says that "[t]he state views the development of Jewish settlement as a national value and will act to encourage and promote its establishment and consolidation." (The term "Jewish Settlement" in this case, refers to the construction of communities for Jews within Israel, not to be confused with West Bank settlement.) This clause is a softer formulation of a previous, more controversial clause that said the state may allow "members of one religion or of one nationality, to maintain separate communal settlement." This stronger version drew broad criticism, including from the Attorney General's office and from President Rivlin for circumventing Supreme Court precedent and enabling discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, nationality, disability, personal status, age, parenthood, sexual orientation, country of origin, or political affiliation. While the new, softer formulation is still seen as too ambiguous by some, Deputy Attorney General, Raz Nizri explained that "the clause would allow incentives to build Jewish settlements, but would not prevent Arabs from living in them." Nizri added that "there is a distinction between the rights of a national collective and individual rights. National collective rights in this country are only for Jews, but in terms of individual rights, there is no difference, there must be equality." He did critique the wording of the existing law saying, "If I were a legislator, I would put the right of equality into the text of the law, but even so we must interpret it."[14] Yet, according to a different perspective, prioritization of Jewish settlement while there is a severe shortage of housing in Arab society is a means of condoning unequal services and allocations. No new Arab towns have been built since Israel's establishment except for the Bedouin towns in the Negev despite 11-fold population growth.
Arab and Society Response
Upon passage of the legislation, controversy and polarization escalated. Within Arab society the passage was received with "shock and sorrow" and no shortage of anger. As coalition members celebrated, Arab lawmakers tore the bill and were removed from the Knesset. MK Ahmad Tibi announced "the death of democracy." MK Aida Touma Sliman (Joint List, Chair of the Knesset Women Status Committee) wrote that the law cements "a racist doctrine of 'separate and unequal.'" Numerous voices from Arab society have publicly expressed similar sentiments, with many also stating their steadfast pride in their identity and in the belief that there is a future for Jewish-Arab partnership. These voices include writers and activists Odeh Bisharat, Abed L. Azab, Samah Salaime, Mohammad Darawshe, news anchor Lucy Aharish, Adv. Raghad Jaraisy, singer Mira Awwad, artist and activist Said Abu Shakra and many others. Some activists took to social media to protest, as well as to create opportunities for Jewish and Arab citizens to express their solidarity. Jewish journalists, activists and public figures joined in expressing fear of the bill's negative ramifications on equality and Jewish-Arab relations in Israel, including for example, renowned conductor Daniel Barenboim, former Minister of Defense Moshe Arens, Rabbi Gilad Kariv, Tzipi Livni, Ben Dror Yemini, Prof. Mordechai Kremnitzer, to name a few.
The Arab Higher Follow-Up Committee (an extra parliamentary body representing Arab political parties, movements and mayors) held emergency meetings and called a series of protests in the coming weeks. These including a joint Jewish-Arab demonstration scheduled to take place in Tel Aviv on August 4th, an emergency Jewish-Arab convention in Haifa on July 29th, a petition to be circulated against the bill, and international advocacy vis-à-vis UN institutions and various embassies.
Druze Community
A particularly strong response came from within the Druze community. The Druze have a special relationship with the state of Israel, which includes service in Israel's military and is referred to as the "blood covenant." Druze often deviate from criticism levied at the state by the wider Arab minority. In this case, however, three Druze members of Knesset (Kulanu, Israel Beitenu, and the Zionist Camp) immediately filed the first Supreme Court petition against the bill, arguing that it violates basic rights, "deems that non-Jewish minorities have no status in the state" and "harms Druze members of the security forces, including Druze soldiers, as well as 'the Druze bereaved families who have been in fact exiled from their country despite their sacrifice for it.'"
The Forum of Druze and Circassian Mayors wrote an emergency open letter to PM Netanyahu, asking him to prevent its advancement as it "perpetuates discrimination" in land and housing while "significantly harming all Arabic speakers in Israel." Similarly, more than 100 Druze officers joined a special forum to protest the law, with many also publishing individual statements. Brig. Gen. (res.) Amal Asad, a well-known decorated IDF officer who wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister. Shakib Shanan, former MK and father of the Druze policemen killed on Temple Mount last year issued a statement that the bill "is a mark of Cain to anyone who voted for it."
A number of Jewish public figures are speaking against the effects of the bill on the Druze community including former IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, and former Minister of Defense, Moshe Arens, who lamented "Druze serve alongside Jewish soldiers in all branches of the military; their officers have reached the highest ranks. But one will search the law in vain for any provision for this community."
In response, Minister of Education, Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) acknowledged in a tweet that "a specific flaw exists [in the bill] with regards to our Druze brethren which should be fixed" adding that "the bill itself is vital and will remain." PM Netanyahu also met with Druze leaders and announced that a plan would be formulated that will give expression to the deep commitment of the State of Israel to the Druze community.
Civil Society Response
Jewish and Arab civil society organizations and leaders working to promote shared society in Israel came out strongly against the bill. The Israeli Democracy Institute published analyses, saying the "refusal to recognize the equality of members of minority groups who are its citizens also poses a threat to the internal Israeli discourse, already rife with exclusion and hatred of minorities" and exacerbates "Arabs' sense of alienation and loathing towards the regime and towards the concept of the Jewish state." The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) published a statement saying the legislation sends the message "that the state is Jewish and for Jews alone" and criticized the process of legislating Basic Law by slim majority, rather than in cooperation and creation of broader consensus which is destructive to minorities of all kinds. Others, like The Abraham Fund Initiatives and Hand in Hand bilingual schools, published statements in protest of the bill and warned of the impact on Jewish-Arab relations. A number of organizations are joining forces to hold "the world's largest Arabic lesson" in defiance of the bill, in Tel Aviv on July 30th.
IMAGE 1: The World's Largest Arabic Lesson - Event sponsored by coalition of civil society organizations in response to passage of the Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-state of the Jewish People
Universities, many of which have been working to create shared campus environments, also issued statements. Hebrew University said that "we will continue to act towards equality on campus, where all feel welcome, among other things by making sure Arabic is present around the Hebrew University campuses." At Tel Aviv University, 140 researchers sent a letter to the University administration asking to add Arabic to its logo. The Open University's staff, representing hundreds of lecturers, wrote that "in the shadow of the attacks against Arab citizens, we stand together with our friends, brothers and sisters, colleagues and students [male and female] – Arabs, Oriental Jews, Ethiopians, LGBT and all whose civic standing is being threatened directly or indirectly."
American Jewish Response
The passage of the bill received extensive international coverage in which initial widespread criticism of the legislation has been followed by considerable ongoing discussion and debate. While American Jewish concerns about the legislation extend beyond state-minority relations, many Jewish organizations issued statements that referenced the rights of Israel's Arab citizens. Following are several examples: ADL stated it is "troubled by the fact that the law, which celebrates the fundamental Jewish nature of the state, raises significant questions about the government's long-term commitment to its pluralistic identity and democratic nature." The American Jewish Committee (AJC) expressed its deep disappointment, focusing on the two controversial clauses described above. URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs issued a statement that the reform movement will "oppose this new law because of the harmful effect on Jewish-Arab relations in Israel, as well as its negative impact on the balance between the various core founding values of the State of Israel." The Jewish Council for Public Affairs expressed "profound disappointment" and "concern that this new law undermines Israel's vibrant democracy comprised of diverse religious and ethnic groups." The National Council for Jewish Women's statement called the bill "unnecessary" and said it "takes away hope of creating an equal and shared society."
The following table summarized the main differences between the versions of the Basic Law in the last year of revisions, as related to Arab citizens and state-minority relations, including clauses and wordings that were altered or removed along the way to its legislation.[15] All formal versions of the legislation:
- Define Israel as "the national home of the Jewish people, wherein the Jewish People fulfills its yearning for self-determination in accordance with its historical and cultural heritage."
- State that the "Right of National Self Determination in the State of Israel is unique to the Jewish People."
- Enshrine in law the formal symbols of the state, its national anthem, "undivided Jerusalem" as its capital, the Jewish and Gregorian calendars and Hebrew as "the language of the state."
Preliminary Knesset Reading
First Knesset Reading
Final Legislation
Purpose of the Bill
In the body of the bill:
To safeguard Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people; to enshrine in a Basic Law Israel's values as a Jewish and democratic state in the spirit of the principals of the declaration of Independence.
In the Bill's "words of explanation":
To enshrine in a Basic Law the identity of the State of Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people, and to add to the legislative array a series of clauses that deal with the fundamental characteristics of the state as a Jewish state. The suggested Basic Law will join existing Basic Laws that enshrine additional elements in the State of Israel's character as a Jewish and democratic state in the spirit of the principals within the Declaration of Independence.
Reference to Democracy/Declaration of Independence
"Jewish and democratic" as well as "in the spirit of the principles of the Declaration of Independence" appear in the body of the bill (see above).
"Jewish and democratic" as well as "in the spirit of the principles of the Declaration of Independence" appear in the "word of explanation" to the bill, as covered by existing Basic Laws (see above).
Status of Arabic language
Reference to separate communities/Jewish settlements
The state can allow a community, including members of a single religion or nationality, to maintain a separate communal settlement.
The state can allow a community, including members of a single religion or nationality, to maintain a separate communal settlement.
The state views the development of Jewish settlement as a national value and will act to encourage and promote its establishment and consolidation.
Reference to Jewish law and the legal system
If the court is faced with a question for which it cannot find a legal precedent, it will rule "on the basis of the principals of freedom, justice, righteousness and peace of the Jewish tradition.
Religious freedom and cultural heritage
[1] Basic Laws take precedence over other Israeli legislation, guide the legal system in the absence of a constitution and are more difficult to repeal than regular laws (this Basic Law can be changed only by being replaced with a different or revised Basic Law, requiring a minimum 61 votes out of the Knesset's 120 Members). Including this bill, 13 Basic Laws have been approved, and three additional Basic Laws are modifications of previous ones.
[2] MK Benny Begin (Likud) and MK Orly Levi-Abukasis (Independent)
[3] Arab citizens comprise nearly 21% of Israel's population, or 1.8 million people. In addition, around 4.8% of Israeli citizens (400,000 people) are referred to as "non-Jewish" and "non-Arab", mostly non-Jewish spouses of Jewish citizens, coming from the former USSR.
[4] Much criticism was voiced regarding the negative effects this legislation might have on the rights of additional groups – e.g. Reform and Conservative Jews, the LGBT community and women as well as in its potential to undermine Israel-Diaspora relations– but that is beyond the scope of this paper.
[5] "Proponents, on the other hand, contend that the existing Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty defines Israel's democratic character. Therefore, the present bill was necessary to anchor Israel's Jewish character in constitutional law." Nation-State Law Explainer. Israel Democracy Institute, July 18, 2019
[6] Upon its passage, Prime Minister Netanyahu said that "This is our state—the Jewish state. In recent years, there have been some who have attempted to put this in doubt, to undercut the core of our being. Today we made it law."
[7] Professor Avraham Diskin, author of the original Nation-State bill, says "the law is most needed … because of the Israeli Supreme Court. He and other critics of the high court say it has ignored the Jewishness of the state, for example in cases of Palestinian residency rights in Israel, rights of foreign converts to citizenship, land purchases by the Jewish National Fund, draft deferments to haredi Orthodox youth and the deportation of illegal migrants." Oster, Marcy, "Does Israel need a Jewish nation-state law?" The Times of Israel, July 17, 2018.
[8] "Minister of Education Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) recently wrote that this Basic Law is essential because the "Supreme Court, in a series of rulings, has gradually emptied the Jewish side [of the balance]" while "strengthening the democratic."
[9] "Correction: Israel-Jewish Nation Bill Story" The New York Times, Associated Press, July 16, 2018.
[10] "That the State of Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people - this is already established in the Declaration of Independence […] The flag and anthem have already been anchored in legislation. The assertion that the united and united Jerusalem is the capital of Israel appears in the Basic Law: Jerusalem, enacted more than 30 years ago." Jewish immigration to the state is anchored in "the Law of Return, which Ben-Gurion defined as the basic law of Israel. The official status of Independence Day, Memorial Day and Holocaust Day is also according to previous laws, in which this is explicitly stated." Ben Meir, Yehuda, "National law is superfluous but the leftist attacks are hysterical" Haaretz, July 23, 2018 (Hebrew).
[11] "Proponents, on the other hand, contend that the existing Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty defines Israel's democratic character. Therefore, the present bill was necessary to anchor Israel's Jewish character in constitutional law." "Nation-State Law Explainer" Israel Democracy Institute, July 18, 2018.
[12] For example: "[T]he Jewish Nation-State Law does weaken the protection granted to individuals under the Basic Law on Human Dignity. When the Supreme Court reviews laws that limit individual dignity, it applies the "limitation clause," which requires, among other things, that the law "befit[s] the values of the State of Israel" and is "enacted for a proper purpose." Attempts to challenge discriminatory legislation could now be answered by invoking the new Basic Law as conveying the "values of the State of Israel" and "a proper purpose."" Benvensiti, Eyal and Lustig, Doreen, "'We the Jewish People'–A deep look into Israel's new law" Just Security, July 24, 2018
[13] Until now, Arabic was considered one of Israel's two official languages based on the "Palestine Order in Council," a pre-state British Mandate Law that was adopted by the State of Israel in 1948. This law required official government ordinances, notices and forms to be published in Arabic. While implementation of this law has been partial, over the past two decades, the Supreme Court began enforcing it on state institutions.
[14] Lis, Jonathan, Levinson, Chai, "Deputy Legal Advisor: National law will not allow the establishment of Jewish settlements only" Haaretz, July 16, 2018. (Hebrew)
[15] Comparison is between formal Knesset documents from three points in the legislation process – preparation for an Initial Knesset Reading (May 2017); First reading (April 2018) and final Second and Third Readings (July 2018). All three versions Hebrew text available in the Knesset website.


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John Legend and Chrissy Teigen are already so excited to be first-time parents.
As the happy couple awaits the arrival of their precious bundle of joy, Legend reveals that they haven't picked out a name yet, but they do know the baby's gender.
WATCH: Chrissy Teigen Celebrates 30th Birthday With John Legend
"Yeah, we know [the gender,]" the 36-year-old singer told The Insider with Yahoo! on Tuesday at the Stars by Stella Artois Give Beautifully event in New York City. "I hear tabloids are reporting. They don't know, but we know. And they have a 50 percent chance of being right. Maybe they're right, maybe they're wrong."
"We don't have a name yet," he added. "We kind of go at it with our own process and think about the names that mean something to us. Some of them have family resonance. Some of them are for other sentimental reasons. We'll just decide on our own taste and what means something to us."
Legend, who says he's been sweetly singing to Teigen's baby bump, also shared how the anticipation has played a role in his career.
"I've already been inspired when it comes to songwriting, thinking about what it means to be a first-time dad," he explained. "I'm really excited."
WATCH: John Legend Reveals Chrissy Teigen's Pregnancy Cravings
This isn't the first time Legend has gushed over his little family. Late last month, Teigen celebrated her 30th birthday, and the "All Of Me" singer took to Instagram to share a heartfelt message.
"Happy 30th Birthday to my beautiful, wonderful, talented, awesome wife @chrissyteigen! I love you so much and I'm so excited to start a family with you," he captioned the adorable gif.
The due date is still yet to be revealed, though Teigen accidentally hinted it may be April at her first public appearance since announcing she was expecting in October.
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April 1, 2012 Freak chick hatched on Farmette 1769
This is the first deformed chick that has hatched here on the farmette. I really should not joke and call him a freak. His name will be Chance II since his survival will hang in the balance where eating and drinking are concerned.
The story can be told mostly in pictures. As much as his beak is twisted, he is able to drink. That is good. Food will be a challenge. Instead of having a shallow food bowl, I am going to try one that is deep. It will be filled with chick starter food (fine crumbles).
Chance II is an amazing chick so far. He cracked his way out of his shell with that crossed bill. Maybe it was an advantage and worked like scissors (I really should not joke).
Surprisingly, despite this baby's special physique, he is strong and healthy. He peeps and runs around behaving just like the other chicks. If you look down in the brooder bin, you really can't tell that anything is wrong.
I saved the best view for last. This angle shows the left side of his face as normal, but he right side gone a-rye in development. He can see fine out of his left eye. The right one did not form into something usable. I am glad that he is not completely blind.
It was hard to get Chance II to keep still for photos. This is a good thing. Maybe our oddball chick will not only drink, but eat some chick starter food soon. 🙂
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I remember back when we were building our house. We had decided to do a natural rock wall and stairs in our backyard using some huge boulders.
When the guy who was going to build the wall showed up and rang the door bell I wasn't sure if I should open the door or call Crime Stoppers.
But as it turned out he was legit and built a beautiful wall in our backyard.
Now as this was during the summer and I was home for the day I offered to help the guy out. Although he had some heavy equipment to move all the boulders around I figured there would be benefit to a second set of hands.
My thoughts were that this guy would probably appreciate the help. And maybe the job would go more smoothly. And if the job took less time because I was helping him maybe it would shave a little of the bill time-wise. Because as some of you know building a home isn't cheap.
So I offered to help. And this is what the guy said.
'It's 50% more if you watch. Double if you help.'
Roger that. Alexandra packed up some food, drinks and a blanket and we headed to the beach.
But home build projects aren't the only areas where we might be tempted to lend a hand or DIY (do it yourself). We all know lots of examples where people do their own investing. They take care of their own vehicles. They log on to Web MD to diagnose whatever ails them. And a number of people will look to take after their health and fitness on their own as well.
But what kind of results can you get on your own compared to using a coach? Can you achieve the same kinds of results? Is it as safe? How efficient is it?
Well the first answer to these come from a client RI who is a physiotherapist. RI came to us for some help with his knee pain. And since he is a runner this injury was directly affecting his ability to participate in this sport.
And this was interesting because RI spends his time helping others address their injuries. RI knows better than most why an individual's knee would hurt, what to stop doing to prevent more damage and what to start doing in order to get better.
Yet RI came to us to help address a knee pain issue. And the answer was that we demonstrated ourselves as experts in addressing knee pain during our Knee Solution Seminar. And it is near impossible to assess and monitor our movements.
It's pretty hard to see our movements in real-time from all planes. It's pretty hard to see where a hip shifts. Or when a knee collapses. Or simply how we compensate. And if we don't see and know these things we will never be able to address them and get better.
But what about if we don't have an injury and we simply want to get stronger, more toned and have more energy? I just described about 90% of people with a health and fitness goal in January.
If this is our goal we should be able to simply go to a gym and we'll start seeing results in 3-4 weeks, right? As long as we're doing this safely, consistently and with an honest effort we can expect the best results, right?
Well, not exactly.
A recent study compared the strength gains of those who worked with a fitness coach compared to those who went it alone. Groups were divided into two based on this condition of having a coach or not. Both groups completed 3 training sessions per week for 12 weeks.
So, what did they find?
The group that worked with a coach increased strength by as much as 40% compared to 10% of the DIY control group. Imagine if both groups started the study being able to press 100 lbs. At the end the group working with a coach could press 140 lbs versus 110 lbs for the DIY group.
In terms of VO2max, those working with a coach saw improvements in their aerobic capacity where the DIY group did not show an improvement. The DIY group actually performed worse in terms of their aerobic capacity at the end of the study.
Lastly, although both groups lost fat mass during the study, the group working with a coach lost more fat than the group without a coach.
To summarize, the coached group got stronger, leaner and fitter.
So what does this mean for you?
If you are serious about your health and fitness…
If you want to make sure you are doing things the right way…
If getting your result in the most efficient way possible matters…
If you have plans to do a race of any type (and want improvements in your fitness)…
Than you should be working with a fitness coach.
Where else in life would you happily give up 30% results and be ok with it? Imagine getting 30% less on your portfolio compared to your neighbour. Imagine 30% less on your tax return. Imagine being woken up 30% earlier than usual every morning. Imagine if your flight took off 30% late.
30% is a big deal. And we can't afford to simply waste away the potential results available to us.
If you are ready than give one of our coaches a call. They will see if you qualify for a free fitness review. At minimum you'll receive some solutions to get you closer to a 30% result in your training.
- Storer TW1, Dolezal BA, Berenc MN, Timmins JE, Cooper CB.Effect of supervised, periodized exercise training vs. self-directed training on lean body mass and other fitness variables in health club members.J Strength Cond Res. 2014 Jul;28(7):1995-2006.


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Kirby Turner is a seasoned software developer with more than twenty-five years of professional programming experience. He has been writing software since his early teen years and is still surprised to this day that he gets paid pursuing his passion--writing really useful software.
Kirby has been writing iOS applications since the first beta was made available to third-party developers in spring 2008. He has released three iPhone/iPad applications through his company, White Peak Software, and has written numerous other iPhone and iPad applications for clients. He started and maintains multiple open source projects for iOS developers; is an active member of the iOS and Mac developer communities; hosts his own iOS and Mac social gathering called NSHappyHour; is co-organizer of the Boston Chapter of CocoaHeads; and has presented at 360idev, Voices That Matter, and local CocoaHeads meetings.


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Eragon is a simple farm boy, living in a village in a secluded corner of a country known as Alagaësia. So far, so tame.
One day, while out hunting, he hears an explosion in the woods. When he investigates, he finds a blue stone in the middle of the wreckage. Thinking he might sell it for some food (seeing as how it scared off all the deer—way to go, exploding rock), he takes it home.
Back at the farm, he tells his Uncle Garrow (who has raised him from childhood) and cousin Roran about what he found. When they can't sell the stone, Eragon ends up keeping it in his room. Then, late one night, the stone squeaks. Then it cracks. Then out pops a dragon. Well, then.
When he touches the dragon, Eragon is overcome with a charge of energy. He seems to have developed a mental link with it, and he's got a white scar on his palm to show for it.
Eragon ends up hiding the dragon in the woods, sneaking off to bond with it as the creature gets bigger and bigger. Over time, their bond develops and Eragon names this she-dragon Saphira. But trouble comes to town. Two shady characters show up asking about the stone, so Saphira grabs Eragon and they hightail it (literally—he flies on her back) out of town.
When they return, it's more bad news. Eragon's home has been destroyed and Uncle Garrow eventually dies from the wounds he suffered in the explosion. (Tissue break.) Eragon is majorly bummed out, to put it mildly, but he decides to take vengeance on his uncle's killers. Garrow was found with a scrap of black cloth in his hand, so Eragon's pretty sure those two shady fellas who showed up in town had something to do with his death.
As he leaves his village to start on his revenge trek, Eragon is waylaid by the town storyteller, Brom. He tells Eragon that the two baddies he's after are supernatural beings called the Ra'zac, who are working for the evil King Galbatorix. Killing them will be a pretty tall order, so Brom convinces Eragon that he needs his help. All three—Brom, Eragon, and Saphira—head off on the trail of the Ra'zac.
As they travel through Alagaësia, Brom starts to train Eragon in the ways of magic and swordplay. He explains that Eragon has inherited the mantle of the Dragon Riders, a group of heroes who have long since died out. He and Saphira are the first of their kind to come along in many years, and now they are wanted by Galbatorix and his Empire—either to join the forces of evil or… die.
Eragon trains and grows stronger, and eventually the three of them track the Ra'zac to a town called Dras-Leona. Unable to take their revenge, the three of them are instead chased from the town and poor old Brom is killed in the process. Saddened by yet another loss in his life, the hole left by Brom is filled with a new stranger named Murtagh, who agrees to help Eragon on his quest for his own reasons (which he won't tell Eragon…or us—boo!).
Things go well until Eragon is captured by a bunch of monsters, called Urgals, who work for the king. Eragon gets locked up, but Murtagh helps to break him out. In their escape, they also rescue an elf named Arya (natch), whom Eragon has seen in his dreams. Just one problem: she's unconscious. Meanwhile, Eragon is attacked by an evil magician or Shade named Durza. Not to worry: Murtagh shoots Durza in the face with an arrow (muahaha)… but we're not sure if he's really dead.
Are you exhausted from all the excitement? Too bad, there's more. After the escape, the group is chased all the way across the Hadarac Desert and into the gigantic Boer Mountains. There they find protection with a rebel group called the Varden, who are working with the elves and the dwarves to unseat the king and bring down the alliance. Sounds great, right? But—oops—turns out Eragon and Co. have led the Urgals right to the mountain hideout.
It's not all bad, though (for us, at least). It leads to a colossal battle, which the good guys win (gasp!) and in which Eragon manages to kill the Shade. (He does it the only way he can: tickling him to death. Oh wait, no, he stabs him in the heart.) While Eragon is laid up, recovering from the battle, he's visited mentally by the Cripple Who is Whole—yep—who invites Eragon to visit him (or her, unclear). Eragon agrees—because, you know, things have been simple for him up to this point—and the book ends with his resolution to make it happen.


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That all changed recently upon tasting some Market Spice tea, from the Market Spice shop in Seattle's Pike Place Market. That stuff was so good that it blew me away.
And, now I'm hooked. I've been trying different flavors and types of tea for the past week, and while I've found a number I don't care for, I've found a bunch I really enjoy (like Stash's Licorice Spice).
Not only that, but I'll be ordering more Market Spice tea in the next couple days. . . and ordering in quantity. ;-)


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A fresh new outlook for a fresh new year
Happy New Year! We do hope everyone had a great Christmas break and are feeling renewed. Whilst we're sure an over-indulgence of food and drink may not always be the key to reinvigoration, a break from the routine and a chance to step back from day-to-day work and business operations always helps in putting a fresh perspective on things.
So here we are in 2016 – a fresh new year and a potential pool of opportunity just waiting to be dived into. Already, there has been a plethora of predictions about what the year may hold for the economy and businesses, but there is a genuine optimism within this and it certainly does seem that we are continuing on the upward journey out of a precarious economic climate and into a period of sustained growth.
The continued growth and health of the UK economy seems to rely very much on SMEs, which make up more than a staggering 99 per cent of the 5.4 million businesses in the UK. The Government really does need to do everything it can to support SMEs to ensure there is not only funding available for business growth, but that there is an effective infrastructure in place for businesses to scale up – removal of red tape will remove the barriers. However, on the funding front, many businesses are still unaware of the finance options available to them, such as R&D incentives and grant schemes. The Government has set aside £2bn to fund innovation, so firms can invest in the development of new products, software or materials – to name a few. A great opportunity, as it is available even to loss-making businesses. There are also many under-subscribed grant schemes across the UK that business owners can be exploring for ways to take their business to the next level.
Key areas for consideration this year, it seems, will be skills and labour availability and technology. Technology of course is always evolving and becoming an integral part of business operations in all sectors, but the skills shortage across many areas from trade to professional services is an on-going issue and something that may be holding back growth for some firms.
One way to overcome this, in the short term, would be to outsource certain functions or use freelance help – particularly if flexibility is needed in the first stages of growth, and customer demand could fluctuate. Of course, due diligence here in managing any outsourced work effectively, managing expectations on both sides, is key to good results and a happy working relationship.
Whatever 2016 may hold for your business, we are here to help and always at the other end of the phone. We'd like to urge all of our clients to view us as a business partner, to help make this year a success for us all.


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Jones, Allan and Illustrated by Chalk, Gary The Ice Gate of Spyre (The Six Crowns Book #4) 160 pgs. Greenwillow Books, 2012. $11.99. (Rating: G)
Spyre is a vast land of floating islands, and Trundle the hedgehog and his unusual crew are using their floating ship to search for the six famed Badger crowns. At this point in the adventure they have 3, and are looking for the Crown of Ice. Their island search appears to be pretty straightforward, but they are waylaid and tricked, and must use all their wits to survive.
This was a cute and adventurous chapter book, perfect for 2nd and 3rd graders. Reminded me a bit of the Redwall Series, but much shorter (hooray), but at times –less whitty and funny. I still think students will enjoy the strong personalities of the crew and want to join in the search for the crowns. Really need the previous books in the series to make this one a hit. Can be a read alone but shouldn't be.
Elementary –ADVISABLE Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.


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