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Suicide rates are on the rise in New Jersey, but family and friends can help prevent suicides if they know what to say and do if they suspect a loved one is at risk.
Each year, close to 43,000 Americans die by suicide, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. For the past two decades, suicide rates have been on the rise in the United States, particularly among men aged 45 to 64 and girls aged 10 to 14 – a demographic whose rates have tripled since 1999 – according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Although New Jersey has the country's third-lowest suicide rate (behind New York and Massachusetts), its numbers are on the rise, increasing almost 26 percent from 1999 to 2014, notes the New Jersey Department of Health. On average, one person dies by suicide every 11 hours in the state.
On the occasion of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Zimmermann discusses how individuals and communities can address the increase in suicides and aid in prevention.
Rutgers Today: Who is often the first line of defense in suicide prevention?
Zimmermann: Everyone can participate in suicide prevention. Family, friends and acquaintances should be alert for signs an individual is contemplating suicide and take action.
A misperception is that suicides happen without warning. While this does occur, most of the time the person suffering has attempted to communicate his or her distress or plans to someone else. It may not be clearly stated, so asking direct questions about suicide [see below] can start the conversation and help-seeking process.
Rutgers Today: What are some signs that someone is suicidal?
Increased substance abuse, anxiety, agitation, difficulty sleeping or dramatic mood changes can indicate someone is at risk. A feeling of hopelessness and being trapped or having no sense of purpose can be warning signs. Social withdrawal, uncontrolled anger and reckless behavior also are causes for concern. Most importantly, if people talk about wanting to hurt or kill themselves, threaten to hurt or kill themselves or indicate they are attempting to find a method to kill themselves, seek immediate help or guidance by contacting a mental health professional or the New Jersey Suicide Prevention Hopeline, where specialists will listen to your concern and, together with you, develop a plan to get your friend or family member the help they need.
Rutgers Today: If you notice signs that someone is suicidal, what should you do?
Zimmermann: Don't let it go and hope they aren't thinking about suicide. Ask them directly if they are thinking about suicide. You can say, "I care about you. Some of the things you've said or done have made me wonder. Are you thinking about killing yourself?" It's that simple.
If they say they are considering suicide, don't judge, don't deny and don't dare. Telling them "Don't say that" or "You shouldn't feel like that" will likely send the message that you aren't interested in continuing this important conversation. Saying "Oh, you don't mean that; you have so much to live for" shows you are not listening. Denying their perspective diminishes the likelihood of having them open up to you. Don't promise to keep it a secret. Get support for yourself and for the person talking about suicide. Personally, I'd rather have a friend angry at me than one who died by a suicide I might have been able to help prevent.
Rutgers Today: What are some public misperceptions on suicide?
Zimmermann: At the Hopeline, callers sometimes express fear that asking directly about suicide will "put the idea in a person's head." This is a myth. Opening the topic for discussion gives an opportunity to share something painful that had previously been borne alone. It also provides an opportunity to intervene.
Also, viewing suicide as an act of aggression or revenge bears some clarification. Most people who die by suicide feel disconnected or that they are a burden to those closest to them. Their thinking gets distorted to the extent that they come to believe their death will somehow benefit those around them.
Rutgers Today: How can society reduce the stigma surrounding a person who seeks help for a mental health condition?
Zimmermann: Education and open discussion are essential. The statistics show that each year, nearly one in five Americans will experience a mental health illness. Nearly three times more people die by suicide than by homicide in the United States, and for each death by suicide there are 25 attempts. That's over one million attempts a year. This is not a rare phenomenon or one that can be marginalized or relegated to discussion in academic journals. It's important that we have a public discussion.


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Katherine Indermaur
A National Wound
On June 11, 2017 June 11, 2017 By Katherine IndermaurIn Art, Poetry, politics, Thoughts
Art by Josh Williams, from https://heartbreakamerica.com.
Something I've been considering lately—and I know I'm not alone in this—is our current political moment in America. Not only is our president unpopular and repulsively incapable of coherence, but many recent events are arguably assembling into an assault on empathy and compassion. This nonstop rhetoric of division. Trump backed the US out of the Paris climate agreement, has gotten away with bragging about sexually assaulting women, throws together a budget proposal that would be devastating for the poor, consistently calls upon stereotypes to depict minorities, and bullies some foreign leaders while lauding praise on other foreign leaders who are, themselves, bullies. In this state, what good are words? What good is art, or beauty, or attempting to foster compassion?
I want to share with you, dear reader—especially those of you who are particularly threatened by this administration—the young, the poor, LGBTQIA individuals, women and girls, minorities, Muslims, Hispanics, Jews, artists, healthcare workers, activists, scientists, animal lovers, outdoor enthusiasts, parents and teachers with a stake in the future. I'd like to share some quotes that both bring me solace and challenge me to act. Since writing is one of the languages I speak, this is my offering to you.
It has been helpful to me to reconstruct my understanding of pain and suffering as a signal of the work that needs to be done, a calling. Mother Theresa once said, "I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us and we change things." Agitation and suffering are the impetuses of great change.
I've also been thinking about suffering as physical—we say that our hearts break for the parents of trans children murdered, for the addicts unable to afford treatment, for the victims of police brutality, for the children growing up poor, for the coastal homeowners facing rising sea levels and more volatile hurricane seasons, the dying polar bears, the thirsty in Flint, the rape victims whose rape kits languish untested. When Trump won the election, students walked around Colorado State University's campus crying, holding each other. Our understanding of pain begins as physical, as wound, as foreshadowing of death.
Rumi: "The wound is the place where the Light enters you."
In Krista Tippett's 2014 interview with writer and philosopher Dr. Joanna Macy for her radio show and podcast On Being, Dr. Macy talks about heartbreak: "World is lover, world is self and that it's OK for our hearts to be broken over the world. What else is the heart for?" In the unedited version of this interview, Dr. Macy also says that if our hearts could physically break open, that's where we could fit the whole world. Wounding, breaking in the body is a making space for something new; vulnerability as a possibility for growth.
In Tippett's 2016 interview with poet and memoirist Mary Karr, Karr says, "as deep as a wound is, that's how deep the healing can be."
We are a relatively new nation, but our American experiment with multiculturalism and diversity is even newer. We are in pursuit of deep, wide, expansive healing. Healing as deep as slavery and segregation. Healing as deep as institutionalized objectification of women. As deep and long as churches and teachers and parents who've hurt us. The potential for healing is great, and vast.
One final quote I'd like to leave for you comes from Terry Tempest Williams's marvelous and most recent book, The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks. In it she carries on a correspondence with activist Tim DeChristopher, who served prison time for protesting a 2008 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) auction of oil and gas extraction leases by outbidding on land he would not (and could not) pay for. In discussing climate change with Williams, DeChristopher said, "We must let ourselves be shattered by the hopelessness of the crisis . . . When we abandon the hope that things will work out, the hope that we will be able to live the easy and comfortable life which we are promised, the hope that someone else will solve this problem, then we are free to act . . . The opposite of hope is empowerment" (271).
Suffering is a call to action. What change will your hopelessness cause you to work toward? Work from our places of wounding, and vulnerability. This is where fierceness comes from, fierce compassion. And we can all agree, I think, that our nation could stand to see more compassion in every place, every school, every home, every broken heart.
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Dialing up another deal: Versaterm acquires producer of 911 dispatch software
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Ottawa software firm Versaterm continues its recent acquisition spree, agreeing to buy a company that specializes in emergency communications technology for police and fire departments.
Versaterm announced the purchase of Quebec City-based Komutel this week. Terms were not disclosed.
Founded in 2001, Komutel makes software that streamlines the process of transferring and dispatching 911 calls as emergency communications infrastructure shifts from analog to digitally based services. Its customers include the Ontario Provincial Police.
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It's the latest in a string of recent M&A deals for Versaterm, which supplies dispatch software and records management services to first responders throughout Canada and the U.S.
Versaterm, which was itself acquired by San Francisco-based private equity firm Banneker Partners last December, has snapped up six companies since the start of 2020 in a bid to broaden its customer base and expand its geographic footprint.
And it appears Versaterm's shopping spree isn't over. In a statement this week, the company said it expects to acquire other "industry-leading technologies" in the coming months.
Five of its deals have come this year.
In June, Versaterm acquired Baltimore-based Adashi Systems, which tracks the movements of equipment and firefighters when they're dispatched to a scene. Later that month, the firm bought eJust Systems, a southern Ontario company that helps police investigators organize and electronically deliver material to prosecutors.
Versaterm followed up those deals with the July acquisition of SPIDR Tech, a California company whose platform automatically sends text messages and emails to 911 callers and crime victims updating them about the status of their calls and cases and informing them when officers have been dispatched to a scene.
In August, Versaterm announced it was acquiring Arizona-based JusticeTrax, which specializes in software that tracks and verifies evidence such as DNA and blood samples after it is sent to forensic test labs.
Versaterm now has more than 180 employees, including about 100 in Ottawa. CEO Warren Loomis recently told Techopia revenues have been growing at an annual rate of more than 30 per cent, adding the company aims to boost its local headcount to at least 150 over the next couple of years as it continues to pursue additional M&A opportunities.
"The investment community out there is really behind us," he said. "They're loving public safety."


I just installed a new mobo and am having an issue booting. I installed a new i5 2500k and 8gigs of Corsair too. I was originally getting beeping when I would turn on, but I disconnected the extra drives and now it just turns on and doesn't beep.
My extra hardware is a 700w gamexstream psu, dual GTX 460s and an OCZ SSD.
Ask any and a questions. I may be overlooking an obvious issue.
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What kind of beeps you get or don't get, single or other?
Please attach a CPU-Z text report, CPU-Z -> About tab -> Save Report (.TXT), in the forum go advanced and the manage attachments below, and attach the file.
I was getting short beeps then a different pitched beep at the end. But when I unplugged my extra drives, it doesn't beep anymore. It just turns on, and doesn't beep. No single beep or anything. I can't attach a CPU z sorry.
What do you mean by "It just turns on". Does it pass post, do you get anything on the screen? Is it booting normally now?
It was beeping but now not beeping. Check the system speaker is still connected to the motherboard.
Exactly what was it peeping. The beeps are a code 1 beep is ok. 3 beeps could mean bad memory 4 beeps could mean something else. I think 5 beeps or more is no video. The manual should tell you how many beeps mean what.
Try clearing the cmos maybe try pulling the battery out for 5-30 min. Try starting with only cpu, 1 stick of ram, 1 video card no hdd,cdroms, dvdroms, no usb devices except keyboard and mouse.
When I turn it on, now it just turns on and doesn't beep or post. My monitor light stays orange and not blue. When it beeped it was short continuous beeps. Then I unplugged my extra hard drives and it stopped. I did try booting with integrated graphics, one stick, no drives etc. Could it be a dead board, even though it's new. I'd consider a dead cpu and ram but wouldnt I get special beeps cause for it? Is there something I'm overlooking that's really simple?
The manual says continous beeps mean power issue. But it's short beeps with a different pitched beep at the end. I'll clear the CMOS when I get home.
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Yes, please clear the CMOS and do it for a few minutes at least.
Then if you still can't get it going, and no beeps, you should remove the board from the case and OFF the motherboard tray. Then try to start it on a wooden table or cardboard box. I say to make sure you remove it from the tray in case you have a removable motherboard tray, because if you leave it on there that could be causing the short we're looking for here. If it works on a table or box, then inspect the motherboard tray or case, to verify there are NO extra mounting pegs that you aren't screwing screws into through the board, some cases and trays have extras that may short out your board, you only want the exact amount and in the exact placement per the amount and position of the holes in your board.


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Este anfíbio é endémico de Madagáscar e seus habitats naturais são: florestas subtropicais ou tropicais húmidas de baixa altitude, regiões subtropicais ou tropicais húmidas de alta altitude, rios, rios intermitentes e florestas secundárias altamente degradadas.

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Welcome to the NFL's SATs
The stopwatches, team doctors, and GMs are descending on Indianapolis in an attempt to make sense out of the scouting combine
by Bill Barnwell on February 20, 2014
The scouting combine is the most misunderstood event in football. Coverage of the combine has ballooned since 2004, when the NFL Network began offering live wall-to-wall analysis from Indianapolis. The growth of the web has allowed for increased coverage and analysis of assorted workouts and pro days, and an endless number of mock drafts. It has become a public moment on the NFL calendar so quickly, in fact, that fans still don't really have much of a context to make sense of the combine. We end up talking about the combine through anecdotal examples that don't make broader sense, as if one player's path could single-handedly prove anything about the pre-draft process.
So far, we've ended up with two dominant competing groups of thought about the combine. Neither of them are particularly accurate.
The draftnik1 side of the conversation tends to take the public-facing aspects of the combine far too seriously. That is to say — and it pains me to say this — the numbers produced by players at the combine really don't mean very much at all. A player's 40 time might be a succinct measure of his speed in a vacuum, but it's a two-attempt sample on one given day being measured both electronically by the league and manually by a bunch of scouts with stopwatches. It's one thing to suggest there's a significant difference between a guy with a 4.37 40-yard dash and a 4.43 40-yard dash, but another when the same exact run might produce those two times according to a differing pair of scouts. In addition, the figure in question isn't being adjusted for a player's size2 or measured to exhibit any sort of relationship with past or future success at the pro level.
The 40 has caught on because it's a simple concept to understand and we have a good idea of what a truly fast time looks like. Other draft drills aren't as popular, even though they might be more meaningful, because they're obtuse. Do you know what a good score in the three-cone drill would look like? What an excellent broad jump would entail? Probably not. I know I don't. Maybe that'll become common knowledge a generation from now, but having paid attention to only a handful of combines, fans and analysts alike are still just beginning to make sense of the information it provides. Much of it is likely to end up as noise.
The rejectors, meanwhile, believe that the combine is a totally useless waste of time, an exaggeration designed to keep the NFL relevant during the dark sporting days of February. Their evidence, almost invariably, consists of anecdotes about how individual players had poor combines and still managed to succeed at the professional level (or vice versa). You can see them in your head shouting, "You don't play football in a T-shirt and shorts!" self-satisfied, as if they were the first to watch the combine and realize that it doesn't resemble game conditions.
The problem with those anecdotal examples, of course, is that they fail to tell the whole story. The most famous "workout warrior" is Mike Mamula, whose performance at the 1995 combine and subsequently disappointing pro career has become the stuff of legend. It's also entirely a myth; Mamula was a star pass-rusher in the Big East who accrued 31.5 sacks across five professional seasons, eventually retiring at the age of 27 because of injuries.
And while Jerry Rice is held up as the classic player who became a Hall of Famer despite running a disappointing 4.7 40-yard dash, there are a number of factors that mitigate his poor 40. Rice's work ethic was, even among football players, notably legendary; Steve Young once said his former teammate outworked the work-ethic guys. Rice was unquestionably aided by joining a perennially dominant franchise built around its passing attack, developed by a revolutionary coach and executed by two of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of the game. And Rice's time wasn't even all that bad; current 49ers president Paraag Marathe is fond of noting that Rice's "flying 20" time — the final 20 yards of the 40-yard dash — was world-class.
Of course, while there are better examples of players who excelled at the combine without a superlative college track record before failing as pros (Vernon Gholston, Matt Jones), and of players whose work on Saturdays should have meant more than their measurables in shorts (Russell Wilson, Anquan Boldin), there are also plenty of recent examples of players whose combine performance foretold their future. The Chiefs don't regret falling in love with Dontari Poe, whose incredible performance at the 2012 combine led them to draft Poe with the 11th overall selection; two years later, Poe is a Pro Bowler. Superstars like J.J. Watt and Clay Matthews shook the workout warrior tag on their path to the top, too. And there are plenty of college superstars whose game tape from Saturdays didn't translate to Sundays after disappointing combine performances or not bothering to work out in Indy at all; Mark Ingram, Matt Leinart, and Sam Bradford are among the recent Heisman winners who have failed to match the lofty heights of their college days at the pro level.
In reality, most of us are thinking about the combine the wrong way. It's less a test of athleticism and more a test of preparation. A team might move a guy up its draft board if he blows them away athletically or drop him if he loafs through drills, but more so, teams want to see players show up in shape and perform to something resembling expectations. If you show up to the combine and somehow manage to fail a drug test your agent has told you is coming, chances are you're probably not going to impress at the next level.3 Just about every player who is expected to go in the first few rounds of the draft goes through a training regimen designed to prepare them for the various combine drills, too.
It's probably better, then, to think of the combine as the football equivalent of the SAT. We all go to different high schools with varying degrees of difficulty, so a 4.0 GPA at one school might not be as impressive as a 3.0 GPA is at a much tougher school. Likewise, throwing for 3,000 yards in the SEC is probably more impressive than making it to 4,000 yards in the Pac-12.
The SAT is standardized. Everybody takes the same test. The scores translate across different school systems because it's the same scoring system. And it's hardly an unexpected test; everybody knows it's coming, and plenty take SAT prep courses to try to improve their scores. A good SAT score likely serves as a useful indicator of a student's intelligence and ability to perform at the next level of academia, but it's not exactly foolproof, either; you wouldn't say one person is smarter than the next because their SAT score was 20 points higher. Just as the SAT helps support a solid high-school transcript, the combine provides some context for a player's game tape from college.
Instead, the real value of the combine for the NFL's 32 organizations comes in the stuff that doesn't occur in front of the cameras. Indy serves as each team's first chance to interview the prospects of their choice in person, an obviously key part of the evaluation process in a number of ways. That interview can go in many directions. The Giants famously gave prospective draftees a 460-question psychological exam. Some use the interview process to ask questions designed to see how a player handles pressure and/or impertinent behavior, as thankfully deposed Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland's thoughtless question to Dez Bryant proves.4 More frequently, teams run prospects through questions designed to gain insight into their personality and football acumen. As with the other aspects of the combine, it's a test of preparation.
The most meaningful test of all in Indianapolis doesn't involve a coach. It comes courtesy of the team doctor. Each NFL team sends some portion of its medical staff to the combine each year, who poke and prod each player before he steps onto the field to run a single drill. Medical exams are conducted. X-rays are taken. In some cases, those tests can drastically affect how teams view a player, and even they can be wrong.
It was only a year ago that a combine echocardiogram found that Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulelei was suffering from a heart condition so serious that the league sent him home from the combine without allowing him to work out. Once seen as a candidate for the first overall pick in the draft, Lotulelei's draft stock remained in limbo before the heart ailment was revealed to be a byproduct of a viral infection. Even after he was cleared to return to football and completed a workout at Utah's pro day, Lotulelei dropped to the 14th pick of the first round, where the Panthers were happy to snatch him up. We obviously can't see each team's draft board, but it seems likely that several teams in front of Carolina either took Lotulelei off their draft board or downgraded him because of the ailment. Fortunately, Lotulelei was healthy during a superb rookie season for the Panthers.
There are other benefits to the combine for teams. Having the brain trust of every organization in the NFL in one spot leads to plenty of networking, while meetings with the throngs of agents in town help form the beginnings of free-agent plans. And while teams are more likely to suggest the combine doesn't mean very much if asked about it publicly, there's a reason everybody shows up and plants a bunch of scouts with stopwatches in the Lucas Oil seats; this stuff matters, at least a little bit. How much it matters, exactly? One decade into the era of televised combines, the answer remains unclear.
To be fair, there are plenty of draft analysts who place the combine in a more appropriate context, especially among folks who have been part of the scouting and development process for a team. This is more of a fan issue.
As is the case with Speed Score, a metric I built several years ago that contextualized a player's 40-yard dash by adjusting for his size. That's a decent measure of athleticism and has some relationship with pro success, but it's far from even vaguely resembling the whole story.
Then again, one of the more recent candidates to flunk a combine drug test, reportedly, is Justin Houston. Houston promptly fell to the third round of the draft, where Kansas City snapped him up. He's been a mainstay ever since.
This is the same Jeff Ireland who texted Jonathan Martin this wondrous grammar storm: "Jonathan. Glad your safe. You have a family of brothers that care very much for you. They meant not harm in there prank. We are all here for you. J Ireland"
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Recently, Southeast University has made new progress in the field of energy, which can obtain energy from both the sun and the outer space. The research achievement titled "Simultaneously and Synergistically Harvest Energy from the Sun and Outer Space" was published in Joule online on November 8. Professor Chen Zhen from the School of Mechanical Engineering of Southeast University is the first author and Professor Fan Shanhui from Stanford University is the corresponding author.
The traditional solar energy devices can convert solar energy to electric energy or thermal energy. The latest research achievement made by Professor Chen Zhen and Professor Fan Shanhui is expected to add a new function to this traditional solar technology, enabling the solar cells laid on the roof of buildings to cool the buildings without consumption of the electric energy while supplying electric or thermal energy to the buildings. This latest research achievement was obtained on the basis of the research achievement published in Nature Communications by the two in 2016 (Chen et al., Nature Communications 7, 13729 (2016), when the technology can realize continuous radiant cooling of the devices around the clock until 40-degree Celsius below the ambient temperature. The latest research achievement as published in Joule has realized the integration of solar energy technology and radiant cooling technology. In this sense, these two technologies would not only have no mutual interference, but can enhance each other's work efficiency. This research achievement has been highly valued by Joule Magazine and Stanford University, which then publicized such technology simultaneously in the worldwide area with high praise obtained from the academic arena.
Joule, as the flagship journal in energy established by Cell in 2017, one of the world's most prestigious academic journals, mainly publishes the latest research findings and scientific research progresses in the field of energy.


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Recent studies are making many researchers re-evaluate long-standing ideas on the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. An ATS mythbusters symposium on Wednesday will examine the emerging theory that the alteration of lung tissue regeneration, not inflammation, plays a driving role in the pathogenesis of COPD.
Presenters will explain how aberrant airway and alveolar regeneration contribute to the pathogenesis of airway remodeling, emphysema, and inflammation in COPD, and how this could be translated into personalized approaches to prevent, diagnose, and treat the disease.
"The goal of this symposium is to facilitate a better understanding of COPD as a complex disease by discussing cutting-edge discoveries in the field. We hope to stimulate innovative ideas based on these discoveries, which could lead to novel approaches to prevent and treat this incurable disease," says Renat Shaykhiev, MD, PhD.
Dr. Shaykhiev is one of the moderators of "ATS Mythbusters: Aberrant Tissue Regeneration Is a Primary Driver of COPD Pathogenesis," which will be presented from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Moscone Center, Room 2016/2018 (West Building, Level 2).
"A long-standing dogma in the field of COPD research has been that lung tissue derangement in this disease develops as a result of an exaggerated inflammatory response of lung cells to cigarette smoke or other environmental stressors," says Dr. Shaykhiev, assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.
However, anti-inflammatory therapies have not been fully effective in treating patients with COPD. This suggests that other mechanisms may be the driving force of COPD pathogenesis, he says. The results of recent studies link several aspects of lung tissue regeneration to the development of COPD, with endogenous stem cells playing a key role in this process and inflammation taking a secondary role.
This scientific symposium continues a series of mythbuster sessions presented at previous ATS conferences. It features five presentations and a discussion with renowned researchers.
A related session on the disease is "COPD Exacerbations: Biology and Targets for Novel Treatments," presented from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Moscone Center, Room 134 (North Building, Lower Level).
Six presentations will explain that inflammation is not the only mechanism for COPD exacerbations, the roles of cells and mechanisms in COPD exacerbations, and the role of novel treatments.
"COPD Exacerbations: Biology and Targets for Novel Treatments" (D83) is supported by educational grants from AstraZeneca LP and GlaxoSmithKline.


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Horoscopes September 2014
pulse staff | August 25, 2014
Jan 20—Feb 18
(Jan 20—Feb 18)
Unlike other planets, Jupiter's retrograde is far from chaotic. As it reverses course, it ushers in a quiet, peaceful time of self-reflection. It's difficult for Aquarians to say no to plans, but now is the time to rest, embrace solitude and host a whole lot of parties—for one.
March 21—April 19
(March 21—April 19)
After three years in Aries (and four more ahead), Uranus has finally quit yelling "surprise" every month—though it hasn't stopped dishing them out. The unpredictable planet loves to throw rams for a playful loop, roll with the punches on the 9th and expect the unexpected on the 28th.
(June 21—July 22)
Crabs are perplexing people. On the one claw, they love large groups, but they're also quick to hide in the sand. During a big gathering on the 10th, don't succumb to a sudden bout of shyness. Scuttle away too soon and an intriguing person won't have time to say hi.
Dec 22—Jan 19
(Dec 22—Jan 19)
Maybe Capricorn's born with it or maybe it's Pluto. The dwarf planet is focused on total reinvention, which is why it sticks around until 2023 (no, that's not a typo). It won't lengthen lashes, but it does help Caps shed insecurity and feel more comfortable in their skins.
May 21—June 20
(May 21—June 20)
The new moon on the 24th brings a fresh start and a period of reflection for Geminis. After being run ragged last month, consider September a charging station. Take an inventory of life and only re-stock the things (and people) that increase health and happiness levels.
July 23—Aug 22
(July 23— Aug 22)
Thanks to Jupiter's continued influence, Leos are luck magnets yet again. But the cosmos is a fickle friend. The moment lions take fortune for granted is the moment it will vanish. Protect that pot of astrological gold by giving back whenever possible.
Sept 23—Oct 22
(Sept 23—Oct 22)
Anxious scales love lists, but it's easy to get so busy "to-doing" that they miss out on the moment. The 27th brings an exquisite day of love and happiness and Libras must force themselves to stop and relish it. Sure, a picture's worth a thousand words—but a memory is priceless.
Pices
Feb 19—March 20
(Feb 19—March 20)
Dreamy Neptune is an enigma and as hard as it is to figure out, it's even harder to shake. It rules from 2011-2025, teaching Pisces to be less codependent and more self-assured. Neptune's also a bit of a magician, enjoy the tricks it has up its cosmic sleeves on the 18th and 20th.
Nov 22—Dec 21
(Nov 22—Dec 21)
From the 13th on, Sagittarians will feel like stars in a one-person episode of The Young and the Restless, thanks to antsy Mars. Fight the fidget by making lots of plans and steering clear of any evil twin siblings who return from beyond the grave.
Oct 23—Nov 21
(Oct 23—Nov 21)
Like walking, talking polygraphs, Scorpios are nearly always able to spot a liar. When Mercury enters on the 27th, this intuition grows stronger. When a close pal fails the test at month's end, a tough call ensues: Is the friendship strong enough to survive a falsehood?
April 20—May 20
(April 20—May 20)
Get ready to join Neil Young's Moon Appreciation Group. The full harvest moon on the 9th yields a month of glorious extravagance for deserving Taurans. Relationships will flourish, friendships will deepen and pockets may even fatten thanks to an unexpected windfall on the 20th. Oh, and feel free to go dancin' in the light.
Aug 23—Sept 22
(Aug 23 Sep 22)
If ever there was a sign that sweated the small stuff, it's Virgo. Their nitpicking drives pals nuts, but that same attention to detail makes Virgos essential employees. Wear practical shoes to the office on the 17th. It's finally time to climb the ladder at work.
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The much awaited Cherry Poppin' The Second Comin' took place last March 19, 2016, Saturday at the Century City Mall Events Center in Makati. The event is a collaboration by HIV testing and awareness group LoveYourself and the LGBT DJ collective Kosmos. Partygoers flocked to the event and danced the night away to the hip music of upcoming class act, Dutch DJ and music producer Garuda, one of the top DJ's in the Philippines, Deuce, and in-house Kosmos DJ's Mike Lavet, Kazwal, and Deej Diaz.
Highlights of the evening included the auction and fashion show. The date auction involved interested partygoers bidding for eligible bachelors of their choice, with the proceeds of their bids to be used for funding the organization's activities. In return, various prizes including dinner dates, spa, accommodation, and travel packages with the auctioned bachelor await the winning bidders. In addition to the auction, a fashion show was held showcasing the creations of Outkast Paradigm. The bachelors to be auctioned, including models who are actually participants of the upcoming Mister United Continents 2016 pageant.
On the eve of the event, a Twitter Party was hosted online by LoveYourself volunteers with the participation of the auctionees. A lot of followers asked intimate, if not revealing, questions to the eligible bachelors. The Twitter Party proved to be a useful means of enticing people to participate in the much awaited event.
Compared to last year's Cherry Poppin', the bids generated by The Second Comin' were far higher. Bidders actually raised their bids greater than 70,000PHP for just one bachelor alone, much to the amazement of the other guests. All in all, a net profit of 140,000PHP was generated from ticket proceeds and bid amounts. More than 400 guests, volunteers, and event participants joined what proved to be LoveYourself's biggest and wildest fundraiser yet.
LoveYourself extends its utmost thanks to those who donated through ticket purchases and the winning bidders who all helped in making Cherry Poppin' The Second Comin' an outstanding success. For more information about LoveYourself and for those who wish to be updated of the organizations' activities, please follow our page on Facebook page and regularly check out our website.
LoveYourself would also like to extend our appreciation to Hornet Gay Social Network, the most popular dating app for gay men in the Philippines, in spreading the words about our event. With the recent establishment of Health Innovation Group, Hornet has been proactively working with community organizations to improve the health and human rights of LGBTI community worldwide.


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My Southern Family
Melinda Miriam JOHNSON
1810 - Jun 1881
ID Number: I41482
RESIDENCE: KY & Howard Co. MO
BIRTH: 1810, KY
DEATH: Jun 1881, Howard Co. MO
RESOURCES: See: [S180]
Family 1 : Augustine GATEWOOD
MARRIAGE: ABT 1832, KY
[S180]
Back to My Southern Family Home Page
© 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000. Josephine Lindsay Bass and Becky Bonner. All rights reserved.
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John DOZIER
1685 - 4 Apr 1748
RESIDENCE: Westmoreland and Richmond Cos. VA
BIRTH: 1685, Westmoreland Co. Virginia
DEATH: 4 Apr 1748, Farnham, Richmond Co. Virginia
RESOURCES: See: notes
Father: Leonard DOZIER I
John Dozier Birth: 1685-- Westmoreland Co, VA Death: 4 April 1748 -- Farnham, Richmond Co, VA Spouse: Sarah Wilson Parents: Leonard Dozier.
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Hon. Alexander Quarles HOLLADAY C.S.A.
8 May 1839 - ____
TITLE: Hon.
OCCUPATION: C.S.A.Lt. 1861-1865; VA Senate 1871-1875; Professor; L.L.D.
RESIDENCE: Richmond, VA
BIRTH: 8 May 1839, Spotsylvania Co. VA
RESOURCES: See: Notes Bio [S902] [S3008]
Father: Alexander Richmond HOLLADAY Rep. of Virginia
Mother: Patsy Quarles POINDEXTER
Family 1 : Virginia Randolph BOLLING
MARRIAGE: 17 Apr 1861, Virginia
"Alexander Quarles HOLLADAY, educator, was born in Spottsylvania county, Va., May 8, 1839; son of the Hon. Alexander Richmond and Patsy Quarles (Poindexter) Holladay, and grandson of Waller and Huldah Fontaine (Lewis) Holladay, and of Judge William G. and Jane (Quarles) Poindexter. He prepared for college in the schools of Richmond, Va.; studied at the University of Virginia. 1857-59, and at the University of Berlin, 1859-61; served as a lieutenant in the Confederate army, 1861-65; was admitted to the bar in 1870 and practised in partnership with his father in Richmond, Va., 1870-77. He served in the Virginia senate, 1871-75; was a teacher in Richmond for some years; was president of the Stonewall Jackson institute, Abingdon, Va., 1881-84, and president of the Florida Agricultural college, 1885-88. He organized and formed the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1889, of which he was president until 1899, when he resigned and became professor emeritus. He was married, April 17, 1861, to Virginia Randolph Bolling, of Bolling Island, James River, Va., and had five children: Mary Stuart, who married the Rev. Peyton Harrison Hoge, D.D. (q.v.); William Waller, who became a civil engineer in Wilmington, N.C.; Julia Cabell, who married Dr. J. M. Pickell, professor of chemistry at Shaw university, Raleigh, N.C.; Alexander Randolph, a civil engineer of Richmond, Va., and Charles Bolling, a bank clerk, also of Richmond. Professor Holladay received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Davidson college in 1895. He is the author of occasinnal addresses on educational and literary subjects, and of frequent contributions to the editorial colunms of leading southern newspapers.
source: The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume V H Holladay, Alexander Richmond".
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_Alexander Richmond HOLLADAY Rep. of Virginia_|
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Sammy Stephens MARTIN Jr.
!LIVING
RICHARD SHELTON (SHELDON)
ABT 1440 - ____
RESIDENCE: England
BIRTH: ABT 1440, Monyash, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
RESOURCES: See: LDS 8J4Z-F1
Father: HUGH SHELTON (SHELDON)
Family 1 :
+JOHN SHELTON (SHELDON)
Elizabeth (Wife) b. About 1444 in Monyash Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
_RICHARD SHELTON of Moneyash Sheldon_|
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Jacob WADE
RESIDENCE: Bedford Co. VA
BIRTH: ABT 1760
RESOURCES: See: [S2566]
Father: Jeremiah WADE
Mother: Charity BALLENGER
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|_Charity BALLENGER __|
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|_Charity WADE ________|
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While the Fraser Institute called out the myth that the CPP is a low-cost investment manager, Ambachtsheer argues value must be taken into account as well.
Based on work done by CEM Benchmarking, he found that the CPPIB is indeed an "average cost" and not a "low cost" investment manager.
He makes that conclusion by focusing on internal and external costs (but excluding transaction costs) in part because many entities in his database don't produce such a number. In this way there's an apples to apples comparison.
And that compares very favourably with the gains for how mutual funds investors where over the past 15 years — according to a recent study investors underperformed the market by three per cent a year.


Government Adda 247 Government jobs NIELIT Recruitment NIELIT Recruitment for 56 Posts of Scientist-'C and D'.
NIELIT Recruitment for 56 Posts of Scientist-'C and D'.
National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology -NIELIT Recruitment 2018/ NIELIT Recruitment 2018. NIELIT has released the notification for the recruitment of posts of Scientist-'C' and Scientist-'D' for 56 vacancies. The application invited from the eligible and the interested candidates. The last date to submit the online application is 19 December 2018. Check the information and detailed advertisement which is given below.
अधिकतम: 35 वर्ष, यानी एक उम्मीदवार का जन्म 14.12.1983 से अधिक नहीं (दोनों तिथियां सम्मिलित).
अधिकतम: 40 वर्ष, यानी एक उम्मीदवार का जन्म 16.12.1978 से अधिक नहीं (दोनों तिथियां सम्मिलित).


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Q: Prove a Contraposition with natural deduction I'm studying for a test and I wanted to double check some work I've done on one of the harder review questions. The question is asking me to prove the following the following contraposition:
$\lnot P \to \lnot Q \Rightarrow Q \to P$
using natural deduction system N. The rules given by the instructor include the elimination rules, the introduction rules, the contradiction rule, and the weakening rule. Here's my work, with the rules noted in parenthesis along with the line numbers used:

*

*Axiom: $\lnot P \to \lnot Q \Rightarrow \lnot P \to \lnot Q$

*Axiom: $\lnot P \Rightarrow \lnot P$

*($\to E$ 1,2): $\lnot P, \lnot P \to \lnot Q \Rightarrow \lnot Q$

*Axiom: $Q \Rightarrow Q$

*($\lnot E$ 3,4) $Q, \lnot P, \lnot P \to \lnot Q \Rightarrow$

*($\lnot I$ 5) $Q, \lnot P \to \lnot Q \Rightarrow \lnot\lnot P$

*Axiom: $\lnot\lnot P \Rightarrow \lnot\lnot P$

*Axiom: $\Rightarrow P \lor\lnot P$

*Axiom: $P \Rightarrow P$

*Axiom: $\lnot P \Rightarrow \lnot  P$

*($\lnot E$ 7, 10) $\lnot\lnot P, P \Rightarrow$

*(C 11) $\lnot\lnot P, \lnot P \Rightarrow P$

*($\lor E$ 8, 9, 12) $\lnot\lnot P \Rightarrow P$

*( $\to I$, 13) $\lnot\lnot P \to P$

*($\to E$ 6, 14) $Q, \lnot P \to \lnot Q \Rightarrow P$

*($\to I$ 15) $\lnot P \to \lnot Q \Rightarrow Q \to P$

I'm pretty sure this is accurate, but with so many steps I'd appreciate it if there's something I missed.

A: You have a typo on line 11, which should be:
$\neg \neg P, \neg P \Rightarrow$
But other than that everything looks fine!!  I don't know system N, so I can't attest to whether or not you applied the rules defined for it correctly, but at least logically everything checks out!

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Mr. Selfish and I decided to drive the loop around the Dingle Peninsula instead of the Ring of Kerry. First of all, we had limited time and the Dingle Peninsula is only about 30 miles long whereas the Ring of Kerry is about 110 miles long. Second, the Ring of Kerry is supposed to be slammed with tour buses during August. Third and most importantly, the Dingle Peninsula is supposed to be equally if not more beautiful than the Ring of Kerry.
Doing minimal research once again, we relied on our old friend, Rick Steves, to navigate us through the Dingle Peninsula.
In the morning, we drove down Conor Pass to the city of Dingle. The fog was rolling in but it was still beautiful.
Once we reached the city of Dingle, the true loop around Dingle Peninsula began. For the majority of the time, the ocean was on our left and the green rolling hills and valleys were on our right. The sun came out, and it was utterly breathtaking.
I could live in one of these houses!
It just kept getting more and more beautiful the further we drove around the Dingle Peninsula Loop. We also learned from Rick Steves that "Far and Away" was filmed here (back before we all knew that Tom Cruise was crazy).
Towards the end of the loop, we visited a 12th century church known as Kilmalkedar. According to Rick Steves, there is a hole in an ogham stone in the front of the church through which a married couple can touch each other's thumbs in order to renew their vows.


Larry Sweeney coordinates our NECCC entries, and results of those competitions are posted here.
The 2015-2016 prints (color, B/W Class A and Class B) of the year were judged at the Merrimac Valley Camera on May 18, 2016.
The NECCC holds three competitions (Fall, Winter, Spring) during the year and any 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place prints from these competitions is eligible for the POY competition.
We compete in Class A in B/W. Color is judged in one class.
Michael Karchmer's, "In Thought" won the Image of the Year in B/W, Class A.
Jon Rolf's, "Eagles Fighting Over Salmon" won the Image of the Year, Color.
These awards will be presented in Amherst, MA at the 2016 Conference in July.
Photodex teamed up with Sigma and the New England Camera Club Council to put together a video showcasing the 40 semi-finalists in the Sigma Showcase Photo Contest held during the 70th annual NECCC conference last week. In the end the judges selected one grand prize and two runners up. See the winning images below. Video slideshow made with ProShow Producer. Congratulations to the winners and all the semi-finalists!
Peter Selig and Janet DiMattia were among the 40 semi-finalists.


1. Please do not use bleach and soak for a long time.
2. After cleaning, please adjust the clothes type to dry.
3. This item belongs to personal personal hygiene products, and non-quality problems are not refundable.
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This De La Salle University Green Archers team for Season 76 of the Universities Athletic Association of the Philippines or UAAP can win the seniors basketball championship. That is, if it can develop the necessary mental toughness to close out games.
This afternoon, the team having lost by 83-85 to the University of the East Red Warriors, we all know that the team still hasn't. It was the second straight game that the Green Archers lost in the endgame following its 79-83 overtime loss to the Far Eastern University Tamaraws last Tuesday.
Most basketball experts agree that many games are won or lost at the crucial third quarter. For this Green Archers team, two games would have been won had there been no fourth quarter.
The Archers are now at 2-3 in the standings. Only the Auld Enemy from Ateneo and the perennial denizens of the cellar University of the Philippines are below them.
We will see if this current Green Archers team can do the same. I saw enough against FEU to know that this Archers team has enough quality to win the championship.
It could easily have been 4-1 and a lofty second in the table had the games against FEU and UE been closed out. By closed out, meaning that both matches were there to be won.
Against FEU, it can even be argued that the game was thrown away. Jeron Teng forced the last shot of regulation when a pass to an open teammate might have been the better option.
The Tamaraws came to the game last Tuesday with an unblemished record. But the Archers made the table-toppers look pedestrian for three of the four quarters.
Those of us on the Green Side who saw the Archers fight off a spirited rally by Ateneo in the last quarter might have quietly felt that a corner had been turned.
Except that the old ghosts returned to haunt the team against FEU, when a fourth quarter implosion made a mockery of whatever ambitions the team might have harboured of winning the championship.
FEU scored 12 points in the last two minutes to force overtime. This afternoon, UE scored 10 in the same period.
The performance by the Archers this afternoon was probably not as dominant as against FEU last Tuesday; but they were still in the ascendancy for most of the game. It was every bit an implosion as the one against the Tamaraws.
The problem, perhaps, is that this Archers team has not yet learned to really pull away in the third quarter so that the fourth becomes a formality. The win against Ateneo aside, the team continues to struggle to play with composure in the last quarter.
I do not know enough about basketball to critique the way DLSU coach Juno Sauler shuffles his players or sets his patterns.
But even discounting the coaching factor, if you lose in the endgame, then it is either lack stamina or lack of mental toughness. The Archers' energy levels looked alright. It has to be the latter.
What this Green Archers team needs is a good run of wins for the players to acquire self-belief and get that happy feeling that all championship teams enjoy.
I am not quite ready to throw in the towel; and, indeed, there are still nine games to play. Even during the Franz Pumaren years, it was not unusual for the Archers to find themselves in the position that they are now.
Of course, during this era, the Archers being the champions that they were, they always had the knack for picking themselves up as the league wore on.
But its mental fragility can also send it on a tailspin. I hope Sauler has a cure for this inside his bag of tricks.


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Q: Google Cloud App Engine Flexible - Logs are not working I am trying to write logs while using python on google app engine flexible environment.
I want to use the default python logging library and use a handler for logging.
This is my code:
import logging
import google.cloud.logging # Don't conflict with standard logging
from google.cloud.logging.handlers import CloudLoggingHandler,setup_logging
client = google.cloud.logging.Client(app.config['PROJECT_ID'])
handler = CloudLoggingHandler(client)
# Attaches the handler to the root logger
setup_logging(handler)
logging.info("blabla")

It just doesn't work, I can't find the logs in stackdriver logging.
I tryed writing the logs without an handler like this:
from google.cloud import logging
client = logging.Client()
logger = client.logger('log_name')
logger.log_text("blabla")

Also, doesn't work.
I also tryed to write the logs to stdout but I don't have the option to select it in stackdriver logging.
Everything worked fine when I used the standard environment..

A: It works if you use the following:
import logging
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG) #change this to whatever log level you want.

Then in code you can use the normal appengine style logging:
logging.debug("Hello")

In the logs viewer, select GAE Application and stderr stdout.
DEBUG:root:Hello


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Genocide Fail. Israeli Arabs have the highest Life Expectancy in the Arab World
According to a recently released report from the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel, Israeli Arabs have the highest life expectancy in the Arab world.
According to the report "The Health of the Arab Population in Israel", the life expectancy of an Arab in Israel is higher than even those living in the wealthy gulf states.
What was that you were saying about "genocide" again?
Labels: Arab life expectancy, genocide fail, Israel, Taub Center
Israel stopped over 400 terror attacks in 2017
Israel haters like to point out the difference in casualty rates between Jews and Arabs, using it as a barometer to prove the eternal victimhood of the Palestinians. The numbers don't tell the whole story.
This year, Israel stopped over 400 terror attacks- if just a fraction of those had been successful, the number of Israeli victims would be much higher.
Speaking at a semi-annual security briefing before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Director of Israel's Shin Bet Nadav Argaman described the situation
"The calm we are experiencing right now is deceptive. Hamas is trying with all its might to orchestrate terrorist attacks in Judea and Samaria in an effort to destabilize the Palestinian Authority," he explained. "The reality in Gaza, meanwhile, is more challenging than ever"
Of the hundreds of terror attacks the Shin Bet prevented, 13 were planned suicide attacks, eight were attempted abductions and 94 were planned attacks in which the attackers risked death.
About 1,100 lone wolf attacks were prevented in 2017. A total of 54 terrorist attacks were perpetrated in Israel , a significant drop from last year's 108.
Labels: 2017, Israel, terror attacks
Israel asks the Red Cross to investigate the death of Ibrahim Abu Thuraya
An IDF investigation showed no evidence of involvement with the death of amputee Ibrahim Abu Toriya, who was allegedly killed while rioting near the border of Gaza.
Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) Major General Yoav Mordechai announced "the investigation did not show in any way that Ibrahim Abu Toriya died of live IDF fire", and he asked for the Red Cross to further investigate.
He asked Red Cross Delegation head Mr Jacques De Maio "to find all of the facts and data, including the report from the ambulance in which Abu Toriya traveled, medical reports and findings from doctors in Gaza hospitals, and any other existing data."
From Aruz Sheva
Mordechai also noted that there was no basis for the false reports claiming that a sniper shot directly and intentionally at Abu Toriya. He emphasized that "we have to put an end to the industry of rumors, exaggerations, and lies which incense public discourse and incite to violence. There are too many questions and too many things which are unclear about Abu Toriya's death, and I suggest we investigate and find out the truth."
From the twitter account of IDF Spokesperson Peter Lerner
1/6 This is going to be a thread about the #ibrahimabuthuraya case. It has caused a very emotional response on twitter and I want to lay down some questions.
Ibrahim Abu Thuraya, a wheelchair-bound paraplegic, participated in a riot meters near the Gaza border, was killed. pic.twitter.com/uXlPoemMVH
— LTC (R) Peter Lerner (@LTCPeterLerner) December 24, 2017
2/6 The IDF was blamed, and #AbuThuraya was celebrated as a martyr. However, the IDF concluded in its investigation that no live fire was shot by its forces on the border. So who or what killed him? Just asking the question is not justifying his death, it's a quest for truth. pic.twitter.com/IHHugi8JvY
3/6 On the night prior to his death, he told his family this would be his last dinner because he intends on becoming a martyr. Why is this not relevant to the question? https://t.co/46kwWsFFP3
4/6 If the IDF is telling the truth the question remains, how did he die? Did he fall off his chair and hit his head? Did he fall off of the electricity lines while hanging flags? Did a gas canister bounce of off the ground and hit him? I don't know. pic.twitter.com/VSduxcPuSv
5/6 I do know that @cogat_israel demanded yesterday to put the questions and rumors to rest, appealed to Hamas to convey to @ICRC_ilot, a neutral party, all available data including the ambulance report, which evacuated him and medical reports from the Gaza hospitals. pic.twitter.com/9Yt0CD0NZX
6/6 This was Hamas' response. There are those that are convinced that Israel is evil. These questions are irrelevant to them, they easily believe the rumors. Those that require truth in order to base their decisions and judgment should also ask Hamas, what are they hiding? pic.twitter.com/S767cLaC6C
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Labels: Gaza amputee, hoax, Ibrahim Abu Toriya, Pallywood
San Francisco Terror attack thwarted
Officials have arrested a California man who was planning a possible Christmas terror attack in San Francisco.
The FBI has arrested Everitt Aaron Jameson, a 26 year old tow truck driver from Modesto who was planning a possible Christmas terror attack at San Francisco's popular Pier 39. Jameson also referred to himself as Abdallah adu Everitt ibn Gordon.
Jameson was charged in a criminal complaint filed at the U.S. District Court in Sacramento with attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization
According to FBI Agent Christopher McKinney "Jameson has espoused radical jihadi beliefs, including authoring social media posts that are supportive of terrorism, communicating with people he believes share his jihadi views and offering to provide services to such people, including in the form of his presumably employer-provided tow truck in service of the 'cause.'
The complaint alleges that Jameson posted radical jihadist messages online, and declared his support for the Halloween terror attack in New York that killed 8. After the attack, Jameson reportedly told an FBI informant, "I'm glad to know we Muslims are finally hitting back. Allahu Akbar! The Kuffar deserve everything and more the lives they have taken." . Jameson also expressed his belief that the U.S. "needed another attack like New York or San Bernardino." He wrote a letter stating 'You all have brought this upon yourselves. There are no innocent Kuffar! Each and every Kuffar in this Nationalistic, Godless society has a hand in this. You've allowed Donald J Trump to give away Al Quds to the Jews. Both You and he are wrong, it belongs to the Muslemeen'"
Jameson's home was raided by FBI agents Dec. 20, where they found 45-caliber magazines, an Rugers model M77 and a Winchester 22. caliber rifle, ammunition and a martyrdom letter.
Labels: Everitt Aaron Jameson, Pier 39, San Francisco terror attack
Is Ibrahim Abu Thuraya's death the latest Pallywood production?
Is Ibrahim Abu Thuraya being set up to be the new Muhammad al-Dura?
The 29 year old wheelchair bound Gazan was allegedly killed on December 15, in a clash with Israeli soldiers.
Some claim the protest was "peaceful".
Witnesses who accompanied Ibrahim at the time of his death claim he was shot directly in the head by an Israeli sniper. Health Ministry spokesman in Gaza, Ashraf al-Kidr pronounced him dead at Gaza City's Shifa Hospital as a result of his wounds.
Ibrahim Abu Thuraya's death has the making of a Pallywood production
Is this how you carry someone with a head wound?
Where's the blood? Wouldn't you expect blood from a fatal bullet wound to the head?
Jerusalem-based journalist Nasser Atta said he has spoken with many Palestinians, and they think the death of Ibrahim Abu Thuraya "will be the beginning of the start of a third intifada – they compare him to Muhammad al-Dura killed during the Second Intifada."
(Muhammed al Dura's death was a hoax)
Ismail Haniyeh certainly hopes this will be the start of something big.
Does this man look like he died from a direct gunshot to his head?
The IDF is currently investigating the death of Ibrahim Abu Thuraya. It will be very interesting to hear what they have to say.
Honest Reporting also notices some discrepancies in the story of Abu Thuraya, particularly in how he became wheel-chair bound.
AP reports that he "lost his legs in an Israeli airstrike during a 2008 war between Israel and Hamas. According to relatives, he was assisting in the evacuation of people after an earlier airstrike when he was struck."
"He was injured in 2008 by an Israeli helicopter that targeted him after he brought down the Israeli flag and raised the Palestinian flag along the border," his brother Samir told AFP."
Le Monde (French) states that he was hit by shrapnel east of the Bourej refugee camp.
He "was struck by an Israeli artillery shell. He lost both his legs and one of his eyes" in 2008 according to an APA Images photo caption.
He was "bombed in his home" according to CJ Werleman from MiddleEastEye.
An Irish publication reporting on Irish Friends of Palestine donating an electric wheelchair claims "Ibrahim had been working on a trawler when it was hit by an Israeli missile in 2008. Eight people onboard were killed while Ibrahim lost both his legs below the hips."
Labels: hoax, Ibrahim abu Thorya, Ibrahim Abu Thuraya, Muhammad al-Dura, Pallywood
Cheryl Davila's BDS litmus test for Berkeley
Through the wonder of Berkeley's "ranked choice" voting Cheryl Davila found herself on the Berkeley city council. In the November 2016 election, incumbent Darryl Moore received just under 40% of the 8,000 votes cast in the first round of the ranked-choice ballot. Nanci Armstrong-Temple and Cheryl Davila split the remaining votes 29% and 31%.
The second round of ranked-choice voters gave Moore an additional 446 votes and Davila 1,236 votes, giving Davila a narrow victory margin of just 168 votes.
Davila's claim to fame in Berkeley previously had been her hijacking the agenda of the Berkeley Human Welfare Commission for months, in an effort to pass a divestment from Israel proposal.
In her quest for election to the city council, the Davila campaign called upon their old friends at UC Berkeley's Students for Justice in Palestine, visiting them, and posting on their Facebook page.
Cheryl has remained active in the anti-Israel camp, appearing at rallies on campus and in front of the local Israeli consulate. She has apparently been attempting to pay back her campaign debts.
Berkeley City Councilperson Cheryl Davila promotes extremist views
Ben Gerhardstein, a former city transportation commissioner believes Cheryl Davila booted him off the Commission in part because he declined to state his opinion regarding divestment from Israel.
From Berkeleyside:
"You indicated that a non-transportation issue was important to you in selecting a Transportation Commissioner," Gerhardstein wrote to Davila on Nov. 27 after she informed him by email that he had been removed from the commission. "During our first meeting, you noted that as a Human Welfare and Community Action Commissioner you authored a recommendation to Council to divest from companies benefiting from the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, which raised your profile. You said that the issue was important to you and you asked whether I was pro-Palestinian (and supported divestment) or a Zionist. You noted that you were asking all potential District 2 commissioners this question and suggested that you were only interested in appointing divestment supporters to commissions..."
At least two other commissioners serving at the behest of Davila told Berkeleyside the question of Israel and divestment came up during their interviews with Davila....
By dragging her BDS litmus test into the realm of local politics, Davila has again shown her willingness to abandon the very real needs of the people of Berkeley. Imagine if a Jewish candidate did what Davila has done. Imagine the calls of "dual loyalty".
Read it all at Berkeleyside.
UPDATE: From Dan Pine, writing in the J of Northern California
According to the City of Berkeley's published record of campaign contributions, her campaign drew financial support from local anti-Israel activists U.C. Berkeley lecturer and SJP founder Hatem Bazian (currently under fire for anti-Semitic tweets from earlier this year), Barbara Lubin of the Middle East Children's Alliance, and Donald Wagner from Friends of Sabeel.\
Interesting....
Labels: BDS, Berkeley, Berkeleyside, Cheryl Davila
Congratulations to Lian Najami, Rhodes Scholar from University of Haifa
The 2018 Rhodes scholar from the University of Haifa Lian Najami is a perfect example of the diversity of Israeli society, and of intersectionality at its best.
Lian grew up in the culturally mixed Haifa neighborhood of Ein Hayam. At the age of 12, Lian began volunteering at her local community center and by her 15th birthday she founded her first start-up. Fluent in five languages, Lian graduated with a BA in Political Science from the University of Haifa. She was a foreign policy adviser to US Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI),and was a featured speaker at the Forbes Israel 30 Under 30 Summit in 2016. While at Oxford, Lian plans to research initiatives designed to promote political inclusion within society emphasizing marginalized groups.
Lian joins 32 other students will begin their studies at Oxford in October 2018. They were selected from a pool of 866 candidates nominated by their colleges and universities.
Lian Najami was profiled in the Alumni Spotlight of the University of Haifa Magazine, writing
I was first asked to speak to international delegations as a high schooler at Leo Baeck's youth and co-existence projects.
Since then I have spoken at the University of Haifa's 40th Board of Governors Meeting, and at functions organized by Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) and Israel Campus Roundtables at campuses across the Boston area, including Williams College, Tufts University, UMass Amherst, Suffolk University, Harvard Kennedy School, Northeastern University, and Wellesley College.
These events enabled me to reach out to students who have no connection to Israeli or Palestinian issues, yet think they must take a side. I try to explain that the reality is very complex. As an Arab Israeli, I tell them that they can be both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian.
A large number of people are ignorant about the non-Jewish community living in Israel, which comprises 25% of the population.
I try to raise awareness about this demographic reality. The Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement claims that it is helping Palestinians and Arab Israelis. I say 'thanks, but no thanks.' What BDS is actually doing is simultaneously damaging Israel and Palestine, and when you harm Israel, you are hurting all of its citizens. Israel has done nothing but help shape the strong person I am and provided me with the help I needed to fully succeed in the Middle East and in life.
Congratulations to Lain Najami. May she continue to grow from strength to strength.
Labels: apartheid fail, Lian Najami, University of haifa
Hannukah Celebrations around the Bay
Let the light shine on!
Menorah lights and Hannukah celebrations around the Bay- shamelessly copied from the J Weekly's Calendar page.
"Light It Up." Beth Sholom celebration features play, live music and traditional treats plus a burrito bar. Thursday, Dec. 14. At Congregation Beth Sholom, 301 14th Ave., S.F. 5:30-8 p.m., with lighting and play at 6:30. $8-$26; 5 and under free.
Emanu-El young adult party. With music by SHAMATi. Friday, Dec. 15 at Brick & Mortar, 1710 Mission St, S.F. 8:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Also Dec. 15, family party, service, dinner (RSVP required) and magic show at Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F., 5-8 p.m. Other lightings at emanuelsf.org/chanukah.
"Share the Light." Lighting, story time and activities at 4 p.m. daily, with free family "Fryday" party Dec. 15, also at 4 p.m. At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F.
Lighting of the giant Bill Graham Menorah at Union Square. Dec. 12-14, 17-19 at 5 p.m., Dec. 15 at 3 p.m., Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. "Bill Graham Menorah Day," with kids' activities and music by Jerry's Kosher Deli, starts 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17 and ends with lighting.
"Chanukah on Ice." Giant menorah lighting Thursday, Dec. 14 at Civic Park Ice Rink, 1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. 7 p.m. $18+.
"Spin Till You Win." Dreidel tournament with cash prizes Saturday, Dec. 16 at Chabad of Contra Costa, 1671 Newell Ave., Walnut Creek. 7:30 p.m. $50+.
"Life Size Dreidel Experience" and kids' activities. Tuesday, Dec. 19 at Pacific Commons (near Dick's Sporting Goods), 43440 Boscell Road, Fremont. 5:30-7 p.m. Free.
Under One Tent Grand Menorah Lightings. East Bay celebrations with latkes and doughnuts Wednesday, Dec. 13 at Alamo Plaza, Alamo, 5-6 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 16 at Blackhawk Plaza, Danville, 6 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 17 at Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek, with music by Saul Kaye, 4 p.m. Free.
Lighting of Oakland's largest menorah. Tuesday, Dec. 12 at Lake Merritt Amphitheater, between 12th St. and 1st Ave., Lake Merritt Blvd. 5:30 p.m. Free.
Giant menorah lighting in Danville. With music by Sam Glaser, Lego menorah workshop, face painting and glitter art. Sunday, Dec. 17. At Blackhawk Plaza, 3380 Blackhawk Plaza Circle.
4-6 p.m. Free.
"Hanooka Festival of Lights and Latkes." Includes klezmer shadow puppets and a silent auction for a menorah. Sponsored by Urban Shtetl Youth & Family Program. Saturday, Dec. 16 at Chochmat HaLev, 2215 Prince St., Berkeley. 4-7 p.m. $5-$20.
Veteran's Park lighting. Honoring Napa police and fire chiefs. Live klezmer, traditional treats. Thursday, Dec. 14 at park on Main Street, Napa. 5 p.m. Free.
"Light Up the Night." Grand menorah lighting with raffle, latkes, doughnuts and participation of civic leaders. Tuesday, Dec. 12 at Whole Foods Market, 790 De Long Ave., Novato. 5 p.m. Free.
"Chanukah at the River." With 9-foot menorah, fire juggling, live magic show and treats. Tuesday, Dec. 12. At Water Street Promenade, 100 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma. 4:30-6 p.m. Free with RSVP.
"Chanukah Extravaganza." With live music by Good Shabbos klezmer band and pescatarian kosher potluck (by assignment). Light your own menorah Saturday, Dec. 16. At Congregation Ner Shalom, 85 La Plaza, Cotati. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free with RSVP.
"Chanukah Wonderland." Tuesday, Dec. 19 party at Jelly Belly factory, with lighting of giant jelly bean-filled menorah, at 1 Jelly Belly Lane, Fairfield. 4-7 p.m. Free.
Hanukkah festival at the mall. With live music and kosher food, including latkes. Sunday, Dec. 17 at Montgomery Village, 911 Village Court., Santa Rosa. 4-6 p.m. Other events in Healdsburg, Cotati and Santa Rosa.
"Flames and Friends Flametacular." Bring your own menorah to light with other congregants. Friday, Dec. 15 at Congregation Etz Chayim, 4161 Alma St., Palo Alto. 7:30 p.m. Free.
Burlingame giant coin menorah lighting. With live music by Saul Kaye. Fundraiser for North Bay fire victims. Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 240 Park Road, Burlingame. 6-7 p.m. Free with RSVP.
"Chanukah on Ice." Saturday, Dec. 16 at Central Park, 50 East Fifth Ave., San Mateo. 7 p.m. $10-$13 per person to skate.
Russian speakers celebration. Candlelighting, traditional foods and conversation. Monday, Dec. 18 at Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 6 p.m. RSVP by Dec. 15.
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Labels: Hannukah Celebrations around the bay, J Weekly
University of Washington Database moves Israel to Western Europe.
In which the University of Washington's database Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation determines that Israel is located in Western Europe
Interestingly enough, "Palestine" presumably meaning the West Bank and Gaza and therefore adjacent to Israel's borders, is listed in North Africa and the Middle East.
Wrap your head around that for a minute.
Looks like just another attempt to deny our heritage to me.
Let your voice be heard. Contact the Institute:
For general information about the Institute
ihme@healthdata.org
For questions regarding research, data, publications, and events
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Labels: Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, Israel, University of Washington, Western Europe
UC Berkeley's Hatem Bazian anti-semitic tweets
Hatem Bazian, a man who infamously called for an intifada in America has been using his twitter account to spread repulsive anti-Semitism
On July 31, 2017, Bazian, a lecturer in Berkeley's Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies department. retweeted an anti-Semitic tweet accusing a "Zionist" of "apartheid, occupation, ethnic cleansing, genocide" and theft of "Palestinian land+resources+body-organs
One tweet features a cartoon of a Jewish man, captioned: "I can now kill, rape, smuggle organs & steal the land of Palestinians."
The other shows Kim Jong-Un, of North Korea, wearing a kippah, saying he has just converted his nation to Judaism: "Donald Tlump: Now my nukes are legal & I can annex South Korea & you need to start paying me 34 billion a year in welfare."
Hatem's anti-Semitism was exposed by Tikvah, the Zionist Voice at UC Berkeley.
On their webpage, Tikvah wrote:
Tikvah, the Zionist Voice at UC Berkeley, condemns every form of Anti-Semitism and expects that people be held accountable for their actions. Professor Hatem Bazian, a lecturer at UC Berkeley's Ethnic Studies Department, has shown his true colors after retweeting a truly revolting, Anti-Semitic tweet shown below. It is unacceptable for a lecturer at a highly acclaimed and diverse university to be allowed to spew propaganda and discriminatory content, whether it is in the classroom or online. We are calling on the UC Berkeley to condemn Professor Bazian's actions and hold him accountable for his Anti-Semitic behavior. We also expect a public apology and a pledge to attend sensitivity training by Professor Bazian.
News of Bazian's antisemitic tweet spread widely through the Jewish papers
UC Berkeley lecturer apologizes for anti-Semitic tweet
UC Professor Tweets Anti-Semitic Propaganda
Pro-BDS UC-Berkeley Professor Slammed for Antisemitic Tweet Accusing Jews of 'Organ Theft'
After word of the blatant anti-Semitism spread, Hatem Bazian issued a tepid apology, admitting the cartoon was "wrong and offensive".
Coming from Bazian, a man with a long history of divisive, offensive rhetoric, the words were meaningless.
Labels: Hatem Bazian, Tikvah students for Israel, UC berkeley
Another day, another vehicular attack in Israel.
Earlier this week, a 17 year old Palestinian "child" plowed his car into a 70 year old Israeli man and a 35 year old near Gush Etzion Junction.. Its no surprise if you didn't hear about it. Vehicular attacks in Israel are routinely ignored by the mainstream media.
One of the Palestinian "children" Betty McCollum obsesses over
Don't dismiss this as a normal traffic accident.
Az al-Din Kraja left his vehicle carrying a knife and charged at a group of IDF soldiers. He was shot and evacuated to Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center.
Weapons used in the attack (Photos from the IDF)
What does Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum propose that Israel do with children who attempt murder? Why has she completely ignored the cultural foundation of these attacks- the glorification of violence that is pervasive not only in social media, but in the government controlled mass media? Why has she ignored the financial incentives given to convicted Jew-killers? Why has she ignored this toxic stew that leads 11 year old boys to rationalize attempted murder simply by saying 'I wanted to die a martyr'?
Labels: Betty McCollum, palestinian children, vehicular attacks Palestinian incitement
J Street endorsed Representatives introduce anti-Israel bill into Congress
What do Representatives Betty McCollum , Mark Pocan, Earl Blumenauer, André Carson, John Conyers, Jr., Danny K. Davis, Peter A. DeFazio, Raul Grijalva, Luis V. Gutiérrez, and Chellie Pingree all have in common?
They have all been endorsed by J Street, and they are all co-sponsors of
H.R.4391, an anti-Israel bill introduced by Betty McCollum this week that calls for
"the Secretary of State to certify that United States funds do not support military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children, and for other purposes."
Full text can be found here
The legislation is the result of a fierce lobbying campaign conducted by groups such as American Friends Service Committee, Amnesty International USA, Center for Constitutional Rights, Churches for Middle East Peace, Defense for Children International - Palestine, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ, Jewish Voice for Peace, Mennonite Central Committee, Presbyterian Church (USA), the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, United Methodists for Kairos Response (UMKR), and United Methodist General Board of Church and Society.
The bill is most notable for its omissions. It does not concern itself with the use of Palestinian children as human shields or as child soldiers by their own government. It does not address the glorification of violence in Palestinian textbooks and media, or incitement in the mosques.
Labels: André Carson, Betty McCollum, Chellie Pingree, Danny K. Davis, Earl Blumenauer, H.R.4391, John Conyers, Jr., Luis V. Gutiérrez, Mark Pocan, Peter A. DeFazio, Raul Grijalva
BDS holes behaving badly. Galilee Green Olive Oil Under attack.
Its not about the green line or about the so-called occupation. It never has been. Its about Israel's very right to exist. Its about hatred for Israel's triumphs.
Galilee Green in Israel has been selling extra virgin olive oil from Israel for 3 years, and has amassed a loyal following and rave reviews on their product. Last week, their facebook page came under a coordinated attack, encouraged by posts like this that were shared widely across social media.
From the Jerusalem Post
Dozens of Facebook users have bombarded the Galilee Green Facebook page urging people not to buy their products, based on their claims that the products come from "stolen land" and "stolen olives" as well as far more virulent accusations.
"Ironically, we work with Kibbutz Deganya Alef," Galilee Green president and CEO Rabbi Shmuel Veffer told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday. "The land the trees are on was purchased from the Ottoman Turks before WWI and the Balfour Declaration. Our offices are in Yavne'el on land purchased by Baron Rothschild from the Turks and Yavne'el was founded in 1901. The land here and at Deganya was rocky and barren of trees."
Veffer and his wife, Chana, founded the company together with Nili and Arnie Abrahams, all of whom are immigrants from Toronto, Canada.
The first bombardment of messages, many in the form of one-star reviews, succeeded in bringing Galilee Green's 5-star rating down to 3-stars.
How can you help fight the haters?
Like the Galilee Green Facebook page. Leave a kind word and some encouragement.
Consider a purchase (free delivery to North America!)
Go to the one star reviews- the one who have clearly never tried the olive oil. Click on the three dots "…" at the top right of the offensive review and "Report" it to Facebook. If they get enough complaints, they will potentially remove it and ban the user.
When they write "Boycott all Israeli products and anything marked kosher" you know its nothing less than garden variety Jew-hate.
Labels: BDS, Galilee Green Olive oil, Israel
Freedom House: Israel is the only Free Nation in the Middle East
Freedom House is an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom and democracy around the world.
Each year, Freedom House analyzes the world's nations and territories, examining the electoral process, political pluralism and participation, the functioning of the government, freedom of expression and of belief, the rule of law, and individual rights. Their results are published in their annual report, Freedom in the World.
Freedom House's 2017 rankings are out. Again, Israel is the only nation in the Middle east that is ranked as "free".
Israel scored 80 out of100 points, and is described in the report as "a multiparty democracy with strong and independent institutions that guarantee political rights and civil liberties for most of the population".
Why is the only nation in the region that is ranked as free subject to such vitriolic rhetoric across the media, in the UN and on college campuses?
Could it be because it is the only Jewish state, not only in the region, but in the world?
Labels: Freedom House, Israel
The shameless hypocrisy of Jewish Voice for Peace.
Chapter 458 in the shameless hypocrisy of Jewish Voice for Peace.
NYU 's Jewish Voice for Peace branch is recruiting using a poster with the tagline "Wherever we live that's our homeland."
Its meant, of course to deny the Jewish people's deep cultural and spiritual ties with Israel, our ancient homeland.
Would Jewish Voice for Peace use the tagline "Wherever we live that's our homeland" for the Palestinians? JVP believes in the mythical "right of return", and certainly does not consider the generations of Palestinians living in Syria, in Jordan and in Lebanon at "home."
Why does JVP have a different set of standards for the Jewish people than it has for the Palestinians?
Thats the real Palestine exception.
Labels: Jewish Voice for Peace, JVP, NYU, Palestine Exception
Faith-washing: Friends of Sabeel provides cover for Terror
Friends of Sabeel prove once again that no lie is too outrageous for Israel haters
From the Friends of Sabeel (FOSNA)Facebook page
Except for 2 things.
1. The tunnel was on the Israeli side of the border.
2. The tunnel targeted a kibbutz. Was that the source of "much needed supplies"? Were the Palestinians planning on a shopping spree at the local Super Sol? Why doesn't Sabeel read the actual words of the Palestinians, who don't try and conceal their true motives?
Islamic Jihad: "The tunnel targeted by the occupation yesterday was to be used to abduct soldiers for the liberation of the prisoners"
Why is FOSNA providing cover for terrorists?
Labels: Faith-washing, FOSNA, friends of Sabeel North America, terror
Tikvah Rally for Israel
From our friends at Tikvah, Students for Israel at UC Berkeley
Thursday, November 2, 2017, marks 100 years since the Balfour Declaration was penned. On this day, we will defend the right of the state of Israel to exist, and the right of Jews to live in their national and historic homeland. We will counter the lies spread about Zionism and Israel, and will share the truth with our campus community.
Please join us to show your support for Jewish existence in the Land of Israel, and to stand up against the bigotry and lies that are propagated about the Jewish homeland. We will have posters, shirts, and flags for you!
Join Tikvah and other pro-Israel students on campus in solidarity, as they stand up for Israel's right to exist with safe and secure borders.
Sproul Plaza. Thursday November 2. 11-1.
SJP "Students for Just Us In Palestine" will be there, too.
Photos from the rally.
Labels: Balfour declaration., Tikvah students for Israel, Tikvah UC berkeley
Gaza terror tunnel destroyed
Gaza's terror tunnels are in the news again. Earlier this week, UNWRA reported a tunnel located under one of their schools. Once again, Hamas is cynically using their own children as human shields to protect terrorist infrastructure. Today, Israel discovered a tunnel that began in KhanYounis, in Gaza, and led into Israel. It was still under construction. It was the 3rd such tunnel into Israel discovered since the 2014 Operation Protective Edge
Israel destroyed the tunnel, killing at least 7, including a senior member of the al-Quds Brigade, Islamic Jihad's military arm. Members of Hamas on a "rescue" mission were also killed. Twelve others were reported injured.
Martyrdom photos are beginning to appear across social media.
Tragedies often bring people together. Islamic Jihad and Hamas were able to put aside their ideological differences, and show unity in their shared battle against the world's only Jewish state.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated to the media: " I told you many times before that we are developing breakthrough technology to deal with the tunnel threat," "We are implementing it. Today, we located a tunnel, and we destroyed it."
Israel also is constructing an underground barrier to prevent further tunnels crossing into Israel.
UPDATE: Nov.3
The bodies of 5 more Islamic Jihad terrorists have been found in the tunnel, making a total of 12 dead.
Labels: Gaza, Hamas, Islamic jihad, terror tunnel
Israeli Bamba comes to Trader Joe's
Why are so many Americans proudly posing on social media holding bags of the Israel peanut snack, Bamba?
This unabashed public display of affection is thanks to Trader Joe's, with is now carrying the same Bamba you grew up loving:
Made for us in Israel, where Bamba is far and away the best-selling snack in the country, Trader Joe's Bamba Peanut Snacks contain just four, simple ingredients: corn grits, peanut paste, palm oil, and salt. First, the corn grits are "popped" under high pressure, turning them into long rope-like lines of white, puffed, unflavored "Bamba." Next, the Bamba is cut into peanut-sized nuggets and air-baked for 20 seconds in a drying chamber, which gives it an even crispier texture.
Bamba is just one of many fine Israeli products carried by Trader Joe's.
h/t Shlomo
Labels: Bamba, BDS fail, Israel, Trader Joes
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