On World Values Day, October 19, 2017, the Winnipeg Hub of the Canadian Values Alliance will host the first of several Values Cafés across the country.
Lead by trained Barrett Values Centre consultants and other trained facilitators, the Values Cafés will provide opportunities for diverse groups of individuals to explore, in conversation, how personal core values are reflected in daily living decisions and behaviours.
The Values Café, will link to the Canadian Values Alliance National Values Assessment and contribute to World Values Day data. For the initial Winnipeg Hub Values Café, a diverse group of 50 self-selected participants will participate in an evening round-table discussion session.
Winnipeg Hub Values Cafe Committee: Martin Itzkow, Alesa Sutherland, Pamela Simmons, Maria Gill, and Terry McLeod.
Values are the principles that are important to us. They are the foundation of our lives and guide our choices, behaviours and influence our emotions. Values are the core of who we are. They are our motivators, our drivers, the passion in our hearts and the reason why we do the things we do.
World Values Day is an opportunity for us to think about our most deeply held values and to act on them.
Values Cafés are gathering places where diverse groups of participants congregate to share their thoughts while they explore the concept of core values based living and values based decision making. Guided discussions will focus on the relationship between the concepts of values and behaviours.
What is the motivation for this Values Cafe?
We seek to engage Winnipeggers in a process of making their values conscious and shared. We hope that the Values Café will be an open engagement and reflect a culture of curiosity. We ask that all participants come with a "beginner's mind," and willing to learn from each other. We may not always agree with each other, but we believe a values discussion is a conversation of abundance rather than coming from a place of fear and scarcity. Ultimately, we seek to make our world a better place.
The Canadian Values Alliance is a group of people committed to putting "values" at the heart of Canadian Society. Some members are values practitioners, some work with governmental organizations and not for profit organizations, educational institutions and while others assist business leaders in creating healthier workplaces. They share a passion for helping groups to be more conscious of how values and beliefs underpin our behaviours.
We give credit to the phrase, "Giving voice to values" to Mary C. Gentile.Ph.D. who consults on management education and values-driven leadership. We love the phrase, too because it says what our work reflects in Canada. Her book, Giving Voice to Values is seminal and remains an important resource to us and those that believe values dialogue is critical and acting on them essential.
Interested in applying to be part of a Values Café or learning how your organization can conduct one?


A day of discussions and debates bringing together different generations of writers, researchers and activists to consider the political and cultural legacies of 1968, their bearing on the future prospects for a more democratic, equal and participatory society and for modes of research in the arts, humanities and social sciences that can underpin it. We aim to rekindle the intellectual ferment of that time but focussed around contemporary issues.
In addition to the two plenary sessions, contributions are organised into a number of workshop themes, related to various fields of common interest while the panels represent a range of conceptual and generational perspectives.
The morning sessions focus on what might be called the micro-politics of identity formation, how coming of age stories have been restructured under the impact of de-industrialisation, globalisation and neo-liberalism. The afternoon sessions look at the wider context of community, polity, identity and the environment in relation to the political legacy of 1968.
Over lunch there will be a screening of a programme of short films generated by my work. The conference concludes with a reception and signing Archive That: Left Legacies and the Counter Culture of Remembrance (PM Press 2018).
Apprenticeships, Inheritances, Vocations, Careers: coming of age stories and the quest for uncommon ground Phil Cohen. Introduced and chaired by Andrew Calcutt.
How has the weakening of the patriarchal order and advent of neo-liberalism re-shaped family relations and the emotional labour of growing up on the 'wrong' side of the tracks, for both boys and girls?
Ann Phoenix, Valerie Walkerdine, Alison Winch.
How has the growth of creative industries and the gig economy impacted on the youth labour market and on distribution of cultural capital ?
Angela Mc Robbie, Gary Whannel and CCSR Students.
How has the racist imagination of the nation re-invented itself and been challenged in contemporary popular culture and in the debate over Britain's future.
Les Back, Nira Yuval Davis, Anthony Gunter, Ash Sharma.
Introduced and chaired by Avtar Brah.
Darren Nixon, Daisy Payling, Emma Spruce .
From Mass Observation to Citizen Social Science, researchers have attempted to empower informants who are otherwise marginalised or at least ensure that they are not further exploited. How effective are participatory or dialogic methods of social research and how far is it possible to produce valid data while suspending or overturning existing knowledge power relations.
144 and all that // Methods in dialogue // Playgrounds of Prejudice // Tricks of the Trade // The Map is not the Territory // Speaking out of Place: Voices and Vignettes of East 20 // Not for the Likes of Us: Young People talk about 'Regeneration' in Newham // Our Kind of Town: the Making of a Citizens Atlas for London.
Penny Bernstock, , Juliet Davis, Alberto Duman.
How far can identity politics break with or transform the culture of self possessive individualism? Do strategies of naming and shaming leave deep structures of power and inequality intact, and even legitimate them? Can peer cultures create their own democratic norms of social regulation.
Anthony Barnett, Darren Ellis, Jeremy Gilbert, Kenan Malik, Anne Querrien,Mike Rustin, Lynne Segal.


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Season and off season training.
Information sessions on Nutrition, Psychology, Prevention of Sports Injury and Counselling.
Personal benefits include building confidence and making study at school more enjoyable and rewarding.
Social benefits include making friend , finding allies and networking.
Educational benefits include problem solving skills, reasoning skills, development of relevant and appropriate attitudes (e.g. professionalism), speaking skills, listening skills, leadership and cooperation.
Exposure to camps, tournaments and competitions.
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Three Women of the French Revolution: Olympe de Gouges, Manon Roland and Sophie de Grouchy
Where are they (buried) now? Sophie de Grouchy
Olympe de Gouges died on 3 November 1793, Manon Roland 5 days later. Sophie de Grouchy survived them and died of illness in 1822 (she didn't live to be much older than the other two, but she died a natural death).
Her husband, Condorcet, because he'd died under an assumed name in the village of Bourg-La-Reine, had been thrown in a communal grave there. But in 1989, as part of the bicentennial celebrations, he was symbolically transferred to the Pantheon in Paris.
Sophie de Grouchy had asked for her body to be disposed of in the 'fosse commune' and the money saved from an expansive burial to be distributed to the poor.
She was in fact buried in the Pere Lachaise, then a fairly recent cemetery in the North of Paris. The Père Lachaise was not popular then because its grounds were not consecrated. But the administrators held a public ceremony during which the purported remains of Heloise and Abelard were transferred to the Pere Lachaise. This marked the beginning of the cemetery's literary history and is possibly one of the reasons why Sophie's relatives decided to have her buried.
Her grave is, however, very simple and probably some money was still saved for the poor. Her relatives respected her atheism and she was buried without a religious ceremony.
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Changing Nature of Health Crisis from Infectious Diseases and Responses Over Three Decades in Malaysia
Mohamad Taha Arif
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33736/bjrst.273.2013
Keywords: Infectious diseases, emerging infectious diseases, Sarawak, Borneo
The author relates his 35 years experiences serving the public health sector in various capacities at district, state and country levels in Malaysia. He described several important outbreaks encountered such as malaria, dengue, cholera, enterovirus encephalitis, Nipah virus encephalitis, avian influenza, SARS and leptospirosis. He discussed the determinants of infectious diseases outbreak such as the pathogenicity of the organism, the environmental factors, human and animal factors. The impact of these outbreaks affected the economy, psychosocial, political and international relations. The responses to these outbreaks had improved along with the development of new technologies in diagnosis, surveillance, information technology and human resource development. The author also identified the importance of networking, appropriate risk and crisis communication and the management of the after effect of the outbreak. Apart from outbreak preparedness plan, research remains an important tool in discovering new diseases and appropriate ways of responding to the crisis.
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Hsu, V.P., Hossain, M.J., Parashar, U.D., Ali, M.M., Ksiazek, T.G., Kuzmin, I., Neizgoda, M., Rupprecht, M., Bresee, J., & Breiman, R.F. (2004). Nipah virus encephalitis reemergence, Bangladesh. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 10(12): 2082-2087.
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Arif, M. T. (2016). Changing Nature of Health Crisis from Infectious Diseases and Responses Over Three Decades in Malaysia. Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology, 2(2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.33736/bjrst.273.2013
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On February 16, 2017, immigrants and their supporters across the country participated in a "Day Without Immigrants." They called off work and closed their wallets, to underscore the value of their contributions to the United States' economy. Many employers were supportive of the protest and some even closed their businesses in solidarity. Other employers disciplined or terminated employees who did not show up or walked out.
A lineup of similar protests is on the horizon: A "Day Without Women" is scheduled for March 8, International Women's Day, and a second "Day Without Immigrants" may be in the works for May 1, which is International Workers' Day. What legal and practical risks should employers consider before they choose to discipline employees for participating in these events? Here's an overview of what employers should know about how to navigate "Day Without" protests.
A key consideration is whether "Day Without" activity is protected under the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA"). The law here cuts both ways. If employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement with a no-strike clause that states employees will not engage in strikes, slowdowns, or other job actions during the life of the agreement, then employees who skip work might be in violation of a no-strike clause in a collective bargaining agreement -- although keep in mind that a host of other legal protections may still apply (see below).
For employees not covered by a union contract, employers must consider whether the conduct amounts to "protected concerted activity" under the NLRA. The NLRA gives non-union employees the right to engage in conduct for their mutual aid or protection regarding terms and conditions of employment. Thus, protests based on arguably work-related issues -- including last year's "Fight For $15" walkouts demanding that fast food restaurants and retailers raise their minimum wage, or "Day Without Women" protests which, among other things, highlight the gender wage gap -- would constitute protected activity. Even still, an employer that has a consistently applied zero-tolerance policy for no-calls, no shows, may be able to take action. But if the policy has not been consistently applied (which is the case, more often than not) or the employer doesn't have a clear policy, any discipline likely will run afoul of the NLRA. Employers should also note that protests that are not based on a work-related issue, e.g., a purely political issue, would probably not be protected under the NLRA.
In addition to NLRA concerns, employee participation in "Day Without" activity may be protected under a California Labor Code provision that bars employers from making or adopting any rules or taking any action that would force employees to follow or refrain from any political action or political activity. Likely, an employee's participation in "Day Without" events would amount to protected political activity. California law also protects lawful off-duty conduct.
This does not mean that an employer's hands are tied if employees are absent in violation of the company's attendance and time off policies. In anticipation of protest conduct that involves unexcused absences, an employer with a neutrally applied policy should remind employees of the policy and inform them that they may be disciplined for an unexcused absence. Employers, however, need to exercise caution and ensure that such policies are enforced consistently. For example, if the employer excused employees who missed work to celebrate their sports team winning the World Series, but then disciplined those who missed work to participate in a "Day Without," the employer could face liability for punishing employees for engaging in protected political activity, or even charges that the employer was motivated by national origin or gender discrimination. California also has strong protections against immigration-related discrimination and retaliation.
Employers should also note that "Day Without" participation could involve activity other than failing to show up for work. For example, protests may involve workplace conversations, distributing literature, picketing, social media on the employer's platform, and more -- and, depending on the circumstances, such activity could, like the walkouts, amount to legally protected activity. Thus, before taking action, employers should consider whether the conduct took place in non-work areas, whether it was during non-work time (before or after shift, rest and meal periods), whether non-employees were involved in workplace conduct, and whether the safety of non-protesting employees or the public was jeopardized by the conduct.
An employer should also consider how deeply its employees believe in the cause they are supporting before possibly alienating them with discipline that may be legal, but nonetheless offensive to the employees. That same consideration should be given to the possible impact that the employer's actions could have on its customer base.
In sum, before taking adverse action against employees who participate in "Day Without" protests or activities, employers should consult with their legal counsel to determine what laws apply and what options the employer may have. Employers should also give careful consideration to how their response to employee "Day Without" activity could impact the business.


General Motors is developing an electric all-wheel drive system for future Cadillac V-Series performance models, according to GM product chief, Mark Reuss. Very little is known about the new AWD setup, however the technology could find a home in other GM vehicles apart from Cadillacs, including future Chevrolet models.
The all-wheel drive system, which would send power to the front wheels while the gas engine would powers the rears, is still a long way out. Vehicles often have to be designed from the ground up to accomodate electric motors and batteries, which could mean that the current, first-generation version of GM's Alpha platform that underpins the current first-generation ATS and third-generation CTS and upcoming sixth-generation 2016 Camaro aren't capable of accommodating the system. As such, the electric AWD system may necessitate an all-new vehicle architecture, and considering that Alpha is only three years old, it could be a long time before we see a high-performance Cadillac with an electric AWD set up.
Even if it takes a while to come to market, it's reassuring to know that GM is working on such a system. Cadillac's rivals, including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi, have already jumped on the AWD bandwagon with E63 AMG, next-gen BMW M5, and Audi RS4, RS5, and RS6 all sending power to all wheels.
I think we'll probably are the first application in the next generation Cadillac v-series cars or the mid -engine corvette, either way this gonna be exciting as customers living in colder places will no longer have an excuse not to buy one of GM's high performance card. Better fuel economy plus excellent traction always a good combination.
1st it will allow any high performance vehicle with the tech to dodge gas guzzler taxes if they create a hybrid drive mode to allow the electric motors to drive @ lower speeds and employ start stop tech as well.
2nd: there will be weight gains from the tech but if properly distributed over the platform in the right places and with instantaneous torque from the electric axle the car will be quicker with the extra poundage.
3rd: this will be able to elevate handling abilities as well, with electronic torque vectoring by using regenerative breaking to apply neg torque to the inside wheel while simultaneously applying power to the outside wheel. Combine that with the genius electronic diff they're using now in the vette and v series and you have an awd torque vectoring quattro would envy!!!
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Launching an AWD Corvette while facing due east would stop the Earth from spinning.
Thankfully, doing the same while facing due west would start the Earth up again.


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The Elementary School and former Junior High will be the new home to Senior Center and 3 Gardner Nonprofits
Gardner – October 4, 2022 – Gardner's Waterford Street School, recently vacated after completion of the new Gardner Elementary School, will begin a new mission in the coming months. The former school is set to become the new home of four important Gardner institutions – The Gardner Senior Center, the Gardner Community Action Committee, GAAMHA, an organization dedicated to providing employment and treatment for individuals with disabilities and substance use disorders, and Growing Places, which aims to provide communities with sustainable, local produce.
In addition to providing a suitable home for these four institutions, including considerations of safety and access for the Senior Center, the quick turnaround in occupancy at the Waterford Street property will provide the City with a consistent source of revenue in what would otherwise be a disused building.
There will also be a Constituent Service Office at the location where members of the public will be able to meet with different City service departments and elected officials by appointment or scheduled office hours.
Speaking on the long-considered but quick-coalescing development, Gardner Mayor Mike Nicholson said, "The first time we talked about this project was in September of 2020, when I mentioned to Representative Zlotnik and Council President Kazinskas that I'd like to see the Senior Center moved to Waterford Street to get all of its services in a one floor building, and the project really took off from there. For the next year and a half, working with his office, we were able to set up meetings with the different organizations to get us to where we are today."
Key to Waterford's repurposing was State Representative Jonathan Zlotnik, who noted the opportunities that would arise from having the four organizations share a common space and resources. He stated "This project will meaningfully repurpose this building and provide these organizations with much needed space to improve and expand services. There are many advantages this will provide and present great opportunities for collaboration. As a former student, and the son of a former teacher at Waterford Street School, I'm very happy that we have been able to work to see this building continue to serve this community."
Speaking at a press conference on Monday to announce the project, City Council President Elizabeth Kazinskas said "I think this is going to be an exciting use of the space here at Waterford. As a former student of Gardner Junior High, it's really nice to see something come of this space, because there are a lot of wonderful memories that were made for students over the years, just as there will be for the people that are coming here."
At the press conference, the video of which can be found on the City's YouTube channel, Mayor Nicholson noted that this initiative compliments the work the City has done over the last two years to prevent and reduce the number of vacant buildings and problem properties in the City.
"We've done a lot of work in Gardner to revitalize vacant buildings and hold landlords accountable and we need to hold ourselves to the same standard," said Mayor Nicholson. "Today's announcement shows just that. This new Community Center will utilize the space in a way that truly benefits the City's residents by growing what these organizations do and allowing them to collaborate in a more effective environment."
The press conference also made plain the enthusiasm of Waterford's four new tenants. Speaking on behalf of the Gardner Senior Center, Director Mike Ellis outlined some of the specific advantages he saw for his organization in the upcoming move.
"The Gardner Senior Center is really energized and excited about moving here to Waterford. We currently have three major issues facing us on a daily basis. First, if you've ever come to the Senior Center for an event, you know that parking is an issue. Here at Waterford we have ample parking for folks to come and attend many of our programs. The second issue is that our current building doesn't allow us to do many large programs at the same time. This move will help us provide more programs to our seniors simultaneously. Third, it's not going without notice that the Gardner Senior Center stairs are precarious. In fact, over the last fifteen months, we've had several major incidents that have required us to call emergency services. Coming to Waterford affords us a facility on a single floor so that we'll have better access, more opportunities, and a safer environment."
Julie Meehan, the Director of the Gardner CAC, which currently shares a building with the Senior Center, echoed similar sentiments to her neighbor. "Many people know the CAC as the largest food pantry in the city, but beyond the pantry we also have free community meal sites, toys for tots, medical transportation for seniors, Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets, and emergency assistance for housing and heating. This move is very important because it allows our agency to have all of our programs centrally located as opposed to scattered throughout the city."
Ayn Yeagle, the Executive Director of Growing Places, said "One of the things that we work on is filling food system gaps. The pandemic certainly helped to make apparent the food insecurity issues we have in our region. We have 190 farms in North Central Massachusetts and our farmers are growing beautiful crops of all different types, but they don't really have a way to get it to everybody. What Growing Places does is fill the distribution and aggregation gaps. What Waterford will do is that it has a school kitchen and we're going to retrofit it and create a processing center so we can create value-added products for our farmers and our community, such as taking apples and making apple sauce, or apple chips, or maybe even some apple pie if you're lucky."
Tracy Hutchinson, the Chief Executive Officer of GAAHMA, and Shawn Hayden, its Chief Operating Officer, like their future neighbors, saw opportunity for growth in their organization. "As excited as we are about the expansion of our community-based day program here at Waterford Street School, that actually triggers another exciting expansion for GAAHMA" said Hayden "There will be another opportunity for the City in that the space that's freed up at our Coleman Street headquarters will actually be able to pivot and expand our growing outpatient behavioral health services to provide mental health and addiction counseling for people in the city."
Asked when the move was expected to come to fruition, officials emphasized that while there were several steps still to come in the process, they were confident it could be undertaken some time in 2023.
Nicholson concluded by thanking Representative Zlotnik for the integral work he played in getting this project to where it is today. "I want to thank Representative Zlotnik for his help in getting this project off the ground, by helping bring these organizations together and providing state funds. I'd also like to thank all of these organizations for their continued investment in our community."
In order for this initiative to take place, the School Committee must first vote to transfer the building from the School Department to the City for ownership. The City Council must then approve the Senior Center moving to the location and approve the lease agreements for the tenants moving into the location.
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California at crossroads over district attorney role
by BVN October 29, 2020 October 29, 2020
Good morning, California. It's Thursday, October 29. (Yes, I know I said it was September in yesterday's newsletter; the pandemic has warped my sense of time.)
Traditional vs. progressive
Jackie Lacey and George Gascón. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters; Creative Commons
Beyond the criminal justice propositions on California's November ballot, the upcoming election will also serve as a barometer for the role Californians think district attorneys should play in the aftermath of historic protests against police brutality.
The main litmus test is taking in place in Los Angeles County, with incumbent Jackie Lacey, a Democrat with a more traditional law-and-order approach, facing off against Democrat George Gascón, the former district attorney of San Francisco often described as a "progressive prosecutor." In the wake of George Floyd's death, prominent California politicians — including Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff — shifted their endorsement from Lacey to Gascón.
District attorneys, with the power to investigate and prosecute police killings, have come under renewed scrutiny for being too cozy with law enforcement. In August, a group of prosecutors — including Gascón — asked the state bar to ban district attorneys from accepting law enforcement money.
Jody Armour, a USC law professor: "It used to be something prideful, to have police union endorsements. Now it may be stigmatized."
The political landscape also appears to be shifting in Alameda County, where District Attorney Nancy O'Malley recently announced she was reopening an investigation into a BART officer's 2009 killing of Oscar Grant. The news came a few weeks after the Democrat became the second district attorney in the state to charge an officer for homicide under a new law restricting police use of deadly force.
Critics say O'Malley, long seen as a police ally, is attempting to head off a progressive challenger when she faces reelection in two years.
O'Malley: "No matter what you do, someone's going to criticize. So, for me, I have to do what's right."
Someone considering a run against her: Assemblymember Rob Bonta. Last week, the Oakland Democrat unveiled plans to introduce a bill that would require district attorneys who have accepted law enforcement money to recuse themselves from investigations into officer misconduct.
Bonta: "We must cure the conflict of interest that gives … the appearance that police officers are not being held accountable due to police unions' direct campaign contributions to district attorneys."
The coronavirus bottom line: As of 9 p.m. Wednesday night, California had 908,713 confirmed coronavirus cases and 17,475 deaths from the virus, according to a CalMatters tracker.
Also: CalMatters regularly updates this pandemic timeline tracking the state's daily actions. And we're tracking the state's coronavirus hospitalizations by county.
Other stories you should know
1. California voters fear election unrest
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As Election Day inches nearer, 87% of California voters are concerned that many Americans won't respect the outcome of the presidential election — and 88% think violence is likely if the outcome is in dispute, according to a Wednesday poll from UC Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies. That marks a noticeable increase from September, when 82% of voters expressed doubt that Americans would respect the results of the presidential election. Meanwhile, 46% of voters said they were less confident mail-in ballots would be counted than votes cast in person — a view expressed by 78% of Trump supporters and 32% of Biden supporters.
IGS Co-director Eric Schickler: "The lack of public confidence that all votes will be counted and that both parties will respect the election outcome are worrisome signs of a political system that is under unusual stress."
The news comes as some California police departments are gearing up for potential election-related unrest. The Beverly Hills Police Department recently announced plans to close Rodeo Drive on Nov. 3 and 4, and the Los Angeles Police Department told officers they may need to reschedule vacations originally booked during the week of the election.
2. Preview of prop votes
Less than a week out from the election, 37% of California voters have already cast their ballots — and Democrats are voting early at much higher rates than Republicans or independents, a trend apparent in the results of an exit poll from Capitol Weekly released Wednesday. A majority of this left-leaning electorate expressed support for a number of statewide propositions that other polls indicate are close races or likely to fail. Here's a closer look:
60% yes, 40% no on Prop. 15, which would raise taxes on commercial properties. A recent Public Policy Institute of California poll pegged this measure at 49% yes, 45% opposed and 6% undecided.
53% yes, 47% no on Prop. 16, which would overturn the state's affirmative action ban. From PPIC: 37% yes, 50% no, 12% undecided.
52% yes, 48% no on Prop. 22, which would exempt Uber and Lyft from a state labor law. A recent poll from UC Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies: 46% yes, 42% no, 12% undecided.
The Capitol Weekly poll also shows two measures losing by double digits — Prop. 20, which would crack down on crime, and Prop. 23, which would tighten regulations on kidney dialysis clinics. Losing by a few points: Prop. 19, another property tax measure, and Prop. 21, a rent control measure.
3. School reopening plans divide parents
A woman carries a sign in favor of reopening schools for in-person instruction during a demonstration in Brentwood on Sept. 15, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
California's two largest school districts, Los Angeles Unified and San Diego Unified, don't anticipate students returning to campus until January 2021 at the earliest, education leaders said this week. Predictably, the announcements stirred both support and vehement opposition from parents. Those criticizing the decision pointed out that other school districts in Los Angeles and San Diego counties have begun offering some in-person services to students.
LAUSD Board of Education Vice President Jackie Goldberg: "This is finals time for the high-schoolers and the end-of-semester assessments for all the other grades. Why would we want to go back in December? Which would probably be the earliest we could possibly go. … This is the wrong time to do that."
Parent Danna Rosenthal: Any return is an improvement, "even if it means three weeks before the end of the semester. … My kids are suffering."
Meanwhile, plans to reopen schools in Fresno County's fourth-largest district spurred intense backlash along with fervent support at a heated board meeting this week.
Sanger Unified Superintendent Adela Jones: "I have never experienced in my 36 years of education a situation like this that has been so divisive. I do not want to see our community be divided over this."
CalMatters commentary
CalMatters columnist Dan Walters: Three of California's 12 statewide propositions renew sharp conflicts between business groups and unions.
College students must vote: Our generation has the ability to correct past mistakes and fundamentally shift the tone of American politics, argues Gabriella Sonderegger, a chemistry student at University of the Pacific.
Counties must invest in girls: When girls have nowhere to turn for safety or support, we perpetuate a cycle that leads to harmful outcomes for young people, write Desiree Victor of the Young Women's Freedom Center and Haleema Bharoocha of the Alliance for Girls.
Other things worth your time
Firefighters gain control over Orange County blazes that forced 100,000 evacuations. // Los Angeles Times
How wildfires have driven an exodus from Butte County. // Mercury News
Need a translator to vote? California is trying to help. // CalMatters
Opinion: How California is failing Black women and girls exploited through sex trafficking. // Washington Post
An interview with anti-affirmative-action leader Ward Connerly. // EdSource
Why disaffection with Rep. Devin Nunes is growing among his constituents. // The Guardian
Reddit latest tech company to announce permanent work-from-home policy. // SF Gate
These tiny homes were going to solve Sacramento's homeless crisis. So where are they? // Sacramento Bee
San Francisco to begin moving more than 500 homeless people out of hotels. Where will they go? // San Francisco Chronicle
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Veres Club Rivne (НК Верес)
NK Veres Rivne (original spelling in Cyrillic: НК Верес) is a professional football club based in Ukraine. They were founded in 1957, and they currently play in the Ukraine second league. In this article, we will provide you with all of the essential information about this club.
History of Veres Club
The club has a rich and proud history. The team made their initial debut back in 1958. In the year of 1966, they changed the name to Horyn which stands for the river based within their area. The championship underwent some significant changes in 1971. In the Soviet period, the club played in the second zone of the Ukrainian division. They continued to do so until the eventual fall of the Soviet Union. In 1981, they achieved a third position, which was their best finish. After the Soviet Union fell, they were placed into the 1992 Ukrainian First League, and they subsequently changed their name to Veres Club. They were promoted into the top division and had a fantastic season in which they finished 4th. They also reached the semi-final of the cup. They were relegated in the 1994 season.
The club has had a number of stadiums since they were founded. Their historic ground was the Avanhard Stadium is based in Rivne. It has a capacity of around 4600 fans. In the 2016-2017 season, the team played in the Izotop Stadium which is based in Varash. In the 2017-2018 season, they played their games in the Arena Lviv which has a capacity of over 30,000 spectators. Their current stadium is the Mlyniv which is based in Kolos. The club also have players in the eSport Arena.
Their starting goalkeeper is Maksym Babiychuk. He is a player who was called up for duty in the Ukraine Under 20 Squad; however, he did not play any minutes. One of their star defenders is 30 years old Dmytro Khovbosha. Their main striker is 23-year-old Oleh Mayik. Their midfield star is 26-year-old Borys Orlovskyi. He had a stint with Dynamo Kiev in his early career and represented the Ukraine National Under-18 team. The current president of the team is Oleksiy Khakhlyov. The sports director is Orest Bal. The head coach of the squad is Oleh Shandruk.
Financing Issues
Veres FC Club was relegated to the Ukrainian second division, and they stayed there until 2011. In this year, they were made bankrupt and liquidated. This led to the downfall of the club after 54 years of existence. However, in 2015 the club was brought back. The club has still had a fair share of financial difficulties since then, and this has led to them seeking a solution. The owner decided to merge the club with FC Lviv, and it also relocated to this city. The decision was controversial, and many fans objected. Some players also resigned as a result. This new club will play in the 2018-2019 Ukraine Second League. The club is sponsored by various organizations, rumors are that talks are in place with some of the biggest International betting sites online. We as fans can only hope that the future is bright for the Veres Club.
Some Final Words for Veres Club
You should now have a much better understanding of this football club. They have had recent difficulties; however, it looks as though the future is promising for this Ukrainian club. We will see how they fare after their controversial merging with FC Lviv. This is a move that will have a huge effect on the future of this club.


Daniel has been a practising Social Worker since 1978. The primary focus of his practice has been children and families, in the areas of Children's Mental Health and Child Welfare. Since 1998 Daniel has focused his practice on working with families dealing with separation and divorce. Daniel was one of the original Mental Health Professionals involved with Collaborative Practice in Simcoe County and as such has been involved with numerous files with other Collaborative team members.
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Trump calls for border legislation using 'nuclear option'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump demanded Monday that Congress pass new border legislation using the "Nuclear Option if necessary" to muscle it through the Senate — a drastic change in rules the Republican leader has previously dismissed.
Trump tweeted that the U.S. must build a border wall, but argued that "Democrats want No Borders, hence drugs and crime!" He also said that a deal to help "Dreamer" immigrants is "dead because the Democrats didn't care or act."
Trump has previously called for the "nuclear option" — changing Senate rules to end the filibuster. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has dismissed that option in the past, saying Republicans will welcome the filibuster if they return to being the Senate minority.
The White House did not immediately answer questions about Trump's tweets. The $1.3 trillion funding package Congress passed last month included $1.6 billion in border wall spending. But much of that money can only be used to repair existing segments, not build new sections. Congress also put restrictions on the types of barriers that can be built.
Trump began tweeting over the weekend on immigration from Florida, threatening to pull out of a free trade agreement with Mexico unless it does more to stop people from crossing into the U.S. The U.S., Canada and Mexico are participating in tense negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement at Trump's insistence.
He also claimed that people are flowing over the border "trying to take advantage of DACA. They want in on the act!"
It was not immediately clear what Trump was referring to when he said people are coming to take advantage of the program
Former President Barack Obama created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to provide temporary protection and work permits to hundreds of thousands of immigrants who are living in the U.S. illegally after being brought here as children. The Obama administration allowed signups during a set period of time, and the program is closed to new entrants.
Trump ended the program last year, but gave Congress six months to pass legislation enshrining it. A deal has so far proved elusive and Trump has blamed Democrats.
The Department of Homeland Security is not issuing new permits, though existing ones can be renewed.
Proposed DACA deals crafted by lawmakers and rejected by Trump also were not open to new participants.
Trump did not explain what he meant when questioned by reporters as he entered the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea for an Easter Sunday service on Sunday, but again blamed Democrats for failing to protect the "Dreamers."
"The Democrats have really let them down," he added during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, adding: "It's a shame."
Trump's comments also ignore the fact that the DACA solution he proposed mustered only 39 votes in the Senate, not enough to pass even if the Senate did approve the nuclear option. Meanwhile, the bipartisan option the White House vigorously lobbied against did gain a majority of votes, but fell six votes shy of the 60 needed to advance under Senate rules.
Trump promised during the 2016 presidential campaign to build a Southern border wall to stop illegal immigration and drugs from Mexico, but Congress has frustrated him by not moving as quickly as he wants to provide money for construction.
The president also complained on Twitter that border patrol agents can't do their jobs properly because of "ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws" that allow people caught for being in the country illegally to be released while they await a hearing before a federal immigration judge.
Trump tweeted that the situation is "Getting more dangerous" and "Caravans" are coming.
The president's tweets came after Fox News' "Fox & Friends" reported early Sunday on what it said is a group of 1,200 immigrants, mostly from Honduras, headed to the U.S.
About 1,100 migrants, many from Honduras, have been marching in a caravan along roadsides and train tracks in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca.
These "Stations of the Cross" migrant caravans have been held in southern Mexico for at least the last five years. They began as short processions of migrants, some dressed in biblical garb and carrying crosses, as an Easter-season protest against the kidnappings, extortion, beatings and killings suffered by many Central American migrants as they cross Mexico.
Individuals in the caravans often try to reach the U.S. border, but usually not as part of the caravan. The caravans usually don't proceed much farther north than the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. The current march is scheduled to end this month with a conference on migration issues in the central Mexican state of Puebla, east of Mexico City.
The Fox headline was "Caravan of illegal immigrants headed to U.S." The president is known to watch the cable TV program in the morning.
Brandon Judd, leader of the union representing border patrol agents, predicted on "Fox & Friends" that those in the caravan would create havoc and chaos in the U.S. as they wait for what he described as immigration reform. Judd also said Congress needs to pass tougher laws, an idea Trump appeared to echo, and create more bed space for immigration authorities to house people.
Mexico routinely stops and deports undocumented Central Americans, sometimes in numbers that rival those of the United States. Deportations of foreigners dropped from 176,726 in 2015 to 76,433 in 2017, in part because fewer were believed to have come to Mexico, and more were requesting asylum in Mexico.
Associated Press writers Kevin Freking and Jill Colvin in Washington and Mark Stevenson in Mexico City contributed to this report.
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Q: call recursive function from promise I am new to promises.  I have to traverse a tree that returns a promise from its getNode function.  I have successfully found the first call to root using the prom.then(....).
However, the next step doesn't work.  Specifically the recursive call returns undefined on the line:
 leftTree = inOrderPromise(ptree,leftIndex);

The code correctly calls the function again, and getting the correct node into root, but I can't figure out how to combine my answers.  How would I do this?
TYIA
PromiseTree.prototype.getNode = function (index, callback) {
    return Promise.resolve(this.data[index]);
};

var inOrderPromise = function(ptree, rootIndex){
    var prom = ptree.getNode(rootIndex,function(){});
    prom.then(function(root){

        var leftTree = [];
        if(root.left){//if node has a left, recursively traverse
            var leftIndex = root.left;
            leftTree = inOrderPromise(ptree, leftIndex);
        }

        var rightTree = [];
        if(root.right){//if node has a right, recursively traverse
            var rightIndex = root.right;
            rightTree = inOrderPromise(ptree, rightIndex);
        }

        //results: leftTree, root, rightTree
        console.log(leftTree.concat(root.value).concat(rightTree));
        return leftTree.concat(root.value).concat(rightTree);
        });
}

A: use a generator function, they are used to basically perform async iterations a lot easier, they also work nicely with promises. You may have to tweak the code a bit, i didnt run this but its in the right direction. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Iterators_and_Generators
PromiseTree.prototype.getNode = function (index, callback) {
    return Promise.resolve(this.data[index]);
};

function *inOrderPromise(ptree, rootIndex){
        var root = yield ptree.getNode(rootIndex);
        var leftTree = [];
        if(root.left){
            leftTree = yield *inOrderPromise(ptree, root.left);
        }
        var rightTree = [];
        if(root.right){
            rightTree = yield *inOrderPromise(ptree, root.right);
        }

        //results: leftTree, root, rightTree
        console.log(leftTree.concat(root.value).concat(rightTree));
        return leftTree.concat(root.value).concat(rightTree);
}

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Throwback Thursday: Mad Max 2
The Road Warrior
Posted on January 28, 2016 by John Amenta in Cinema // 1 Comment
Written and Directed by- George Miller
Starring- Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Emil Minty, Kjell Nilsson
Yeah, that's right, I called it Mad Max 2. Know why? Because that is what the rest of the world calls it. Retitled the more familiar The Road Warrior for it's release in the states due to the first film getting little exposure here, even the blu ray copy I own actually uses the original title in the opening credits. Marketing in North America at the time of release in 1981 didn't mention any connection to the first film at all, only after The Road Warrior had gained an audience did they start endorsing the first film, Mad Max for videotape and cable outlets as the beginning of The Road Warrior story. Australian writer and director George Miller had a down under hit on his hands with 1979's action masterpiece Max, and decided to continue the adventures of grizzled ex cop Max Rockatansky as he wanders through a post apocalyptic Australian outback searching for fuel and purpose.
Several years after avenging his families deaths and driving off in his police interceptor, Max is riding through a desolate landscape searching for gasoline. The opening narration catches the viewer up on the setting and our main character. World War 3 has happened, and the world is now a mostly lawless wasteland. Max was once the finest highway cop in the land, until a ruthless biker gang retaliated against him and killed his wife and young son. Now accompanied by his dog, he, like everyone left, exists just to survive. The opening scene is his first interaction with who will turn out to be the antagonists in the film, an S+M, leatherclad freak show of a gang, led by the hockey masked Lord Humungus. Max crosses the gang and lives to tell, but the paths of these two forces cross again. As the film progresses, Max ends up joining with a ragtag community of survivors in a secured compound, that have produced a tanker full of the quite elusive gas. Humungus wants their fuel, and he and his cronies stop at nothing to terrorize them into giving it up. Max, the reluctant hero, teams up with the survivors and formulates a plan in moving the gas out of their base, and through Humungus' hordes to safety. What follows is a fifteen plus minute action scene that can only be seen to be believed.
Not mentioned until now is that Max is played by a young Mel Gibson, many years before his Hollywood stardom, and his eventual self inflicted downfall. Max is a character in the same mold as many western heroes, a man of few words who in the end does the right thing, even if not his first inclination. A young, Australian accented Gibson sells it, and if you can find a main character in a film that is not mute with less lines of dialogue, be my guest. Bruce Spence, a long time Australian character actor adds a touch of humor to the role of the Gyro Captain, Max's prisoner/sidekick. As much as Blade Runner has influenced many films with its aesthetic of a neon highlighted cityscape of the future, The Road Warrior has done the same for the post apocalyptic setting. Humungus and his minions, in their souped up vehicles and medieval style weaponry coined a look, a mashup of leather fetish gear, punk rock and police uniform. The stunts are easily some of the most amazing ever filmed, and the complexity that Miller orchestrates in the ending chase scene, with multitudes of vehicles, actors and movement happening is truly a touchstone in the history of film.
We all know that last year Miller returned to the world he created nearly forty years ago with the most successful chapter to date, Mad Max:Fury Road. A feat that no one expected, as the last film in the series, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome was released in 1985, and as Tom Hardy took the role of Max on, the odds were against the public jumping on an aging franchise with a new face in the title role. Not only did the film gain a new generation of fans, it garnered an Academy Award nomination for best picture. To me, that is a fantastic bookend to the Max story, but as much as I enjoyed it,the new film doesn't stand up to the beautiful simplicity of Mad Max 2, The Road Warrior or whatever it can be called. Hopefully the latest film has brought this classic to be seen by a new generation of fans.
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Parliament Votes to Channel Prison Compensation to Crime Victims
Parliament on Wednesday approved a bill by Justice Minister Judit Varga which allows preference to be given to the victims of crime when it comes to compensations for prison overcrowding, ahead of the prisoners themselves.
The proposal was approved with 153 votes in support and 13 abstentions.
Varga said in the justification of the proposal that, in line with current regulations, the victims of crime and their relatives often received only small amounts of compensation — in contrast to the significant sums paid to inmates.
Prison Compensations: Two Major Changes in Legislation in 4 Years
The parliamentary debate is now over about the compensation system for prisoners because of the conditions they are kept in. The ruling parties majority has voted to suspend compensations. The case has been making headlines since PM Orbán's year-opening press briefing. Although government politicians have since been calling the issue simply "prison business," blaming the "Soros network" […]Continue reading
She said an "abuse of compensation lawsuits" linked to prison overcrowding had been revealed, and these "severely violated the sense of justice by members of the public". In certain cases, perpetrators of crimes that deeply shocked the public ended up receiving millions of forints in compensation, while the victims of crime were unable to enforce their interests effectively, she added.
Justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner said after the vote that the new law would put an end to what is commonly referred to as "prison business" which, he said, had turned into an enterprise making billions of forints. Over the past three years, convicted perpetrators and their lawyers, abusing the regulations, gained over ten billion forints by taking the state to court for prison overcrowding.
Hungary Introduces Stricter Parole Rules
Parliament unanimously passed an amendment on Tuesday under which convicts sentenced for murder cannot be released on parole. Under the changes, parole can be granted in exceptional cases, but these do not include homicide. According to the new package of amendments submitted by Justice Minister Judit Varga, offenders who have committed a violent crime to […]Continue reading
In line with the amended regulations, the compensation payments must be first of all used to pay victims of crime and the remainder can only be paid directly to an account of the recipient of compensation, not to their lawyers.
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Walgreens $8,000 diversity donation aids MU Pharmacy Program
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Walgreens has given $8,000 to the Manchester University Pharmacy Program to support diversity initiatives and scholarships.
Walgreens representative Randy Jennings presented the diversity donation to W. Thomas Smith, dean of Pharmacy Programs, at the Fort Wayne campus.
Manchester will use the money to provide scholarships and further develop and enhance outreach programs and campus activities to ensure diversity and inclusion within the Pharmacy Program. The donation funds financial aid each year to MU winners of the Walgreens Multilingual Scholarship and the Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award.
Manchester University welcomes diversity in its various forms and definitions. Its Values Statement lists diversity as a core value "... because understanding differences develops respect for ethnic, cultural, and religious pluralism; an international consciousness; and an appreciation for the infinite worth of every person."
Manchester has one of the most diverse pharmacy programs in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, and its students do both training and service among underserved populations – including the homeless, those with limited English skills and diverse cultural backgrounds. In the 2016-2017 school year alone, MU pharmacy students, faculty and staff completed more than 4,000 hours of volunteer service in northern Indiana.
Jennings, a district health care supervisor with Walgreens, presented the check that is a testament to the company's strong commitment to supporting programs and initiatives that foster diversity and inclusion within the pharmacy profession and the communities it serves.
Past MU recipients of financial aid made possible by Walgreens say it has made a difference in their pursuit of a doctoral degree in pharmacy.
"I would like to thank Walgreens for their generosity in awarding me the diversity scholarship," said Charee Bennett, a second-year pharmacy student from Fort Wayne who received the 2016-2017 Walgreens Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award.
"Being a recipient of this scholarship is an honor and is key in helping me obtain my Pharm D. degree at Manchester University."
"Thanks to Walgreens, I was able to utilize the scholarship I received to further my education in the field of pharmacy," said Hussein Bazzi, a fourth-year pharmacy student from Dearborn, Mich., who won the 2016-2017 Walgreens Multilingual Scholarship. He is fluent in Arabic and English.
"I am really grateful for this award and the opportunity to become a licensed pharmacist," he said.
About Manchester University
Manchester University, with campuses in North Manchester and Fort Wayne, Ind., offers more than 60 areas of academic study to nearly 1,600 students in undergraduate programs, a Master of Athletic Training, a Master of Pharmacogenomics and a four-year professional Doctor of Pharmacy. Learn more about the private, northern Indiana school at www.manchester.edu.
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Up until the last few years, Turkey has been a democracy only in name. In reality, it has been a military-ruled regime since at least last five decades (there has been a military coup in Turkey almost every decade). Erdogan's government has been making strides in making Turkey more democratic and prosperous... It is them who are slowly ridding Turkey of the militaristic regime that has been ruling Turkey for decades. It is Erdogan's government which instituted "zero-problems with neighbors" policy, while the traditional official Turkish government attitude was the paranoid "Turks have no friend except Turks" maxim. It is this government that is vigorously making democratic reforms that are unheard of in Turkey. Ironically, in the last constitutional changes that were being deliberated in the Turkish parliament, the BDP, the pro-Kurdish party, sided with the ultra-nationalists and did not support the proposed democratic steps.
Furthermore, while Hamas and Iranian regimes are indeed extremists, Erdogan's party's Islamic position is indeed one of moderation. The current Turkish government has been a golden opportunity for a potential peaceful Middle-East. It has the leverage to turn the tide against the extremists in the region, including transforming the Hamas mentality. To their credit, they initiated indirect talks between Syria and Israel. They had also wanted to broker the release of Gilad Shalit, which I believe Turkey could and can still pull off. But the Israeli government decided to attack Gaza killing 1400 people, mostly women and children.
Although I believe that Israel does have every right to defend itself, in the last few years, due to perhaps the paranoia developed out of a feeling of loneliness in the seemingly hostile neighborhood and partly because of its own incompetent and extremists politicians and foolish and arrogant "friends" outside, it has been acting like a wild dog. The way Israel is carrying itself while trying to protect itself is foolishly getting out of control. This out-of-control fire is about to destroy the usually underrated friendship of its most important and sincere Muslim ally in the region. In fact, I believe that the friendship of Turkey for Israel is even more crucial and valuable in the long term than that of the US or EU. Because, unlike the latter, Turkey lives in the neighborhood, it is a strong regional power, its population is mostly Muslim but it is a sincere friend of Jews (the Ottoman Empire embraced the Jews who were kicked out of Spain in 1492 with open arms, and they have lived in Turkey in peace) and has huge leverage over other Muslims in the region and the world due to its historic heritage. If there is any chance at all for a peaceful settlement of the Israel-Palestine problem in particular and the Arab-Israeli conflict in general, the Turks will have a lot to bring to the table.
The dictatorships in the region might abide by the Israeli demands and/or be at least not so much nosy about what is going on in the conflict, but we all know that that will only delay the resolution of the problems. In fact, the Turkish regime was also not so much different up until the Erdogan's government: uninterested in the regional problems, busy with trying to tightly control its own people. Now that Turkey is becoming more democratic, the government cannot turn a blind eye to what its subjects think about the sufferings of the Palestinians. Hence, its recent and poignant criticism of Israel. I believe most criticism of Israel coming from Turkey and the West is justified. But somehow the criticism of the West does not have any effect on Israel. The criticism coming from Turkey is different, and in fact it can prove to be a life- and peace saver for the Israelis, only if Israelis would listen and take the initiative I will outline below. Of course Palestinians have a lot of wrongs as well, but frankly they are in no position to do anything at this stage. This is not unlike an adult and a child fighting. Which one would be easier to talk some sense into?
Now I see that just because Turkey is speaking up against recent moves by the Israeli government, some politicians and columnists in the West are speaking ill of Erdogan's government, questioning his "real" intentions, accusing it of shifting away from the West, etc. Turkey and Brazil brokered an unexpected diplomatic deal pertaining to Iran's nuclear program, which addressed most of the concerns and wishes of the West, but the West brushed the deal aside and went on with the fourth round of sanctions against Iran. Instead of being commended for its tireless efforts to help establish peace between disputing parties such as the Syrians and the Israelis, the Syrians and the Iraqis, the Serbs and the Bosnians, and now the West and the Iranians, Turkey is being ill spoken of and accused of isolating itself from the West.
The pre-Erdogan Turkey with its sterile, ultra-secular, and corrupt regime, could only have dreamed of even attempting to do what Erodgan's government has been doing both inside and outside Turkey.
Israel does have every right to exist peacefully in the region. This means that Israel will want to live in this overwhelmingly Muslim neighborhood of the Middle East forever. Who in their right mind can believe Israel will achieve that by always maintaining a superb military edge? Tides pertaining to militaristic power do always turn! What will happen then? The Jesus' saying "those who live by the sword will die by the sword" will necessarily come true. Do the Jews want that? I doubt it. Is there any other way? Yes! No matter how powerful a country Israel is today, no matter how successful, rich, and most importantly, how they produce (in my mind) some of the wisest people on Earth, they should humbly start to work with the Turks (especially Erdogan's government) to start a new era of peaceful coexistence: To do that Israel should
1- Mend the relations with Turkey asap, before it becomes irreparable.
2- And persuade Turkey to be a mediator between the Palestinians and the Israelis. (Turkey would love to do that giving what they have achieved recently with Syria, Greece, Armenia, Syria-Israel indirect talks, Iranian nuclear issue etc.)
3- Have Turkey negotiate with Hamas and Fatah to stop all hostile acts against Israel (Turkey can easily pull this off if it knows that Israel will do its part).
4- Give up the brute-force policies unless absolutely necessary.
5- Give up the land-grab policy they constantly undertake in the West Bank.
6- Declare a new era in Israeli policies in the region by helping to build and improve the Palestinian life standards. Regardless of the cynics, I believe that the Palestinians will respond in very positive way especially if they see the sincerity and care their once-relatives extend to them. (Why does Israel not capitalize on this I don't understand).
7- Again with the mediation of the Turks, help establish a Palestinian State.
8- With all the foregoing achieved, the Arab states will be easily persuaded by Turkey to normalize their relations with Israel.
Turkey can turn the tide against the Muslim extremists in the region. Erdogan has a huge popularity in the Arab World. A successful emerging power and a model democracy with a Muslim majority, Turkey is increasingly being considered as a role model amongst other Islamic nations. The sheer diplomatic success that Turkey has been achieving is a blow to so-called Islamic terrorists.
Israel needs to turn the tide against its own extremists –both within and outside Israel. The pro-Israel lobbies in the West are hurting Israel, without realizing it, by encouraging Israel to insist on its wrongful and dysfunctional policies. As a result, Israel has been doing a great deal of damage to itself (which its enemies could not have dreamed of delivering): a ruthless and counter-productive siege on Gaza since 2007, and the bloody war on Gaza in 2008-2009, and the very recent bungled Gaza aid flotilla operation. Isn't it high time to think outside the box? Insisting on the questionable and sterile Israeli policies is increasingly isolating Israel in the eyes of the whole world.
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