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Gregor Maria Hanke O.S.B., nascido Franz Maria Hanke (Elbersroth, 2 de julho de 1954), é o 82º bispo de Eichstätt .

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Carreira
Os pais de Gregor Maria Hanke e seus cinco irmãos viveram antes de sua expulsão em 1946 no distrito de Troppau, nos Sudetes . Depois de se formar na Escola Secundária Willibald em Eichstätt , Franz Maria Hanke estudou Teologia Católica e Estudos de Inglês na Universidade Católica de Eichstätt de 1974 a 1980, bem como em Londres, Oxford, Würzburg, Roma e Frankfurt (Sankt Georgen) . Em 1981 entrou na abadia beneditina de Plankstetten e recebeu o nome religioso de Gregory depois de Gregory of Nyssa . Em 10 de outubro de 1982, ele passou por sua Professada e recebidas em 10 de setembro de 1983, o sacramento do sacerdócio pelo Bispo de Eichstätt freio Alois . Pouco depois de sua ordenação sacerdotal em 1984, ele solicitou permissão para celebrar a Santa Missa de acordo com os livros litúrgicos de 1962.

Em 2004, recebeu seu doutorado no Colégio Filosófico-Teológico de Sankt Georgen em Frankfurt am Main com distinção . O trabalho trata de um tópico litúrgico-histórico na área das Igrejas orientais , ao qual os beneditinos se sentem particularmente vinculados. Em particular, em sua tese de doutorado, ele examinou a Liturgia na Hagia Sophia em Constantinopla .

O bispo Hanke é membro da KDStV Alcimonia Eichstätt na Cartellverband (CV) , bem como bandophilister da KDStV Gothia Würzburg em CV e KDStV Rupertia Regensburg em CV. Ele também é Conselheiro Espiritual da Confederação de Empreendedores Católicos (BKU).

Ministérios da Igreja como Beneditinos
13 de julho de 1993 Gregor Maria Hanke como sucessor foi Abbot Dominic Madlener a 54  Abbot da beneditino Abbey Alto Palatinado Plankstetten em Berching seleccionado. A Bênção que recebeu em 2 de outubro de 1993 pelo Bispo Karl Braun , então bispo de Eichstätt. De 2001 a 2005, o abade Hanke foi membro do conselho da Associação dos Superiores de Ordem Alemães

Bispo de Eichstätt
Em 14 de outubro de 2006, ele foi substituído pelo Papa Bento XVI. nomeado sucessor de Walter Mixa para o 82º bispo de Eichstätt.

Com a nomeação do abade beneditino, a tradição continuou, com breves interrupções, sempre uma cadeira de bispo na área da Conferência Episcopal Bávara é ocupada por um Beneditino. Este não foi o caso depois que o pedido de demissão do ex-bispo de Augsburgo, Viktor Josef Dammertz , foi aceito em 2004 pelo Papa João Paulo II . 2 de dezembro de 2006 pelo Abade Gregor Maria Hanke recebido pelo Metropolitan da província eclesiástica de Bamberg , Dom Ludwig Schick , a ordenação episcopal na Catedral de Eichstätt, Mitkonsekratoren foi o antecessor da cadeira episcopal de Eichstätt e bispo de Augsburg Walter Mixa e o bispo Gabriel Akwasi Abiabo Mante dos afiliados à diocese de Abbey Plankstetten, Jasikan, em Gana .

Como um bispo de Eichstätt Hanke foi até 30 de setembro de 2010 em virtude do cargo de Diretor do Grande Chanceler ( Magnus Cancellarius ) e Presidente do Conselho Fundacional da Universidade Católica de Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. Desde 1 de outubro de 2010, este escritório foi transferido para o presidente da Conferência Episcopal de Freising sob a nova constituição . Hanke ainda é membro do Conselho de Curadores. Hanke iniciou essa mudança para esclarecer que a Universidade Católica Eichstätt-Ingolstadt não é um caso local, mas uma tarefa conjunta dos bispos bávaros.

Durante a visita do Conselho Permanente da Conferência Episcopal Alemã em Terra Santa em março de 2007, o bispo Hanke fez uma comparação entre o "Gueto inhumano de Varsóvia" e o "Ghall em Ramallah", a saber, a inclusão dos palestinos , incluindo muitos cristãos , através das fortificações fronteiriças de Israel . Seu "direito à vida" natural não deve ser aplicado tão brutalmente. A impressão expressa que Hankes causou na Alemanha e em Israel na desaprovação e indignação dos Verdes e da esquerda, com os extremistas de direita e a compreensão islâmica. O bispo Hanke enfatizou em uma declaração o direito à existência de Israelexpressamente e descreveu qualquer comparação entre "os acontecimentos do Holocausto e a situação atual na Palestina" como "inaceitável" e "não intencional".

No campo do ecumenismo, Hanke pede a partilha da responsabilidade de todos os cristãos pela sociedade e pelo mundo. Especialmente no campo da ecologia, os cristãos têm um grande potencial da teologia da criação, que eles teriam que reunir. "Nós não devemos escapar da responsabilidade do mundo apenas porque temos dogmaticamente ainda não concordamos".

Em maio de 2008, o bispo Gregory Maria Hanke, na qualidade de Grande Chanceler da Universidade Católica de Eichstätt , discordou da nomeação de Ulrich Hemel , eleito presidente em grande maioria em janeiro. Como justificativa, ele disse: "Não poderia ter desenvolvido a necessária confiança mútua necessária para uma universidade de fundação, o que garante a configuração desejada do curso e o alinhamento da universidade em perspectivas de futuro". Em junho de 2008, ele se despediu com efeito imediato o Chanceler da Universidade de Gottfried von der Heydte , porque a evidência concreta de atividade não consistentemente adequada e profissional.

No aniversário de Willibaldsfest e Eichstätt em 2008, o bispo advertiu contra o banimento dos símbolos religiosos da vida pública: "Quem quer banir símbolos religiosos como a cruz da vida pública de nosso país, deve saber que ele está indo contra as raízes da árvore, seus frutos Ele participa: "Uma sociedade que valoriza sua vida em conjunto não pode renunciar a Deus.

No outono de 2010, Hanke defendeu o reconhecimento do Engelwerk pelo Papa Bento XVI. e criticou a recusa de quase todas as instituições educacionais católicas a incluir a parte da organização em comunhão com a Igreja. Estes queriam, então, Hanke, "despeje a criança com o banho".

A falta de sacerdotes deve ser vista em uma linha com outros sintomas de deficiência da vida eclesial na Alemanha e na Europa. "Estamos enfrentando uma falta de fé em nossas paróquias e em nossos serviços de adoração, a falta de prática de oração na vida cotidiana. E por último, mas não menos importante, sofremos de falta de fé "

Em fevereiro de 2012, o bispo Hanke fez uma visita de solidariedade aos cristãos coptas no Cairo e Alexandria. O testemunho dos curiosos cristãos também foi um exemplo para os cristãos na Alemanha, afirmou em seu retorno.

Tarefas sobrediocesanas
Hanke participou como um dos três delegados da Conferência Episcopal Alemã no Sínodo Episcopal Mundial de 5 a 26 de outubro de 2008 em Roma. O grupo de trabalho de língua alemã o escolheu como seu moderador. Papa Bento XVI. também o chamou para o Sínodo do Oriente Médio de 10 a 24 de outubro de 2010. A Assembleia Especial do Bispo do mundo, Sínodo em Roma, trata da situação dos cristãos no Oriente Médio. Ele é um membro da Comissão para as profissões do clero e serviços da Igreja e da Comissão para Casamento e Família da Conferência Episcopal Alemã  , também Presidente do Conselho e do Comité de Associação do Associação das Dioceses alemãs (VDD).

Em 29 de março de 2014, o Papa Francis nomeou Bispo Hanke, membro da Congregação do Vaticano para os Institutos de Vida Consagrada e Sociedades de Vida Apostólica (Latin: Congregatio pro Institutis vitae consecratae e Societatibus vitae apostolicae), também chamado de Congregação para Religiosos.

Brasão Episcopal
Dividido em quatro, mostra no campo 1 uma coroa de laurel verde em um fundo branco, ele lembra que as pessoas estão a caminho de Deus. Paul compara esse caminho com uma raça que o cristão deve assumir na posição do atleta no estádio ( 1 Cor 9,24  EU ). O campo 2 mostra uma concha dourada em um fundo vermelho. O casco como um sinal de St. James d. Ä. Patrão da igreja paroquial de Elbersroth , Lkrs. Ansbach, o baptistery de (Franz) Hanke. Campo 3 do crosier de prata em um fundo vermelho, o brasão da diocese de Eichstätt . O campo 4 mostra a águia silábica e é um sinal da origem da família Hanke, que até a expulsão em 1946 pertoOpava , agora Opava na antiga Silésia Austríaca foi estabelecida. Seu lema Fides nostra victoria ("Nossa fé é a nossa vitória") vem de 1 João ( 1 João 5 : 4  UE ). O monge deve seguir o caminho de Deus sob a orientação do evangelho. Ele já tinha um lema e três motivos como abade de Plankstetten em seu brasão. A cruz de palma dourada e o Bischofshut verde com as 12 borlas enquadram o brasão.

"Ecologia do Coração"

O bispo Hanke tem uma atitude ecológica fundamental que ultrapassa os problemas econômicos. Já em 1994, sob sua liderança, toda a agricultura do mosteiro foi convertida em agricultura orgânica-biológica ( diretrizes da Bioland ). Em 2001, o mosteiro foi completamente renovado e o estabelecimento de uma nova loja de monastério melhorou o marketing regional dos produtos do mosteiro e alguns fornecedores da região em torno de Plankstetten. Como resultado dessas inovações, a abadia recebeu a reputação de ser um "mosteiro verde". Como advogada da economia circular ecológica, ele próprio tornou-se um interlocutor procurado para questões fronteiriças entre teologia e ecologia e a preservação da criação no manejo responsável dos alimentos ("alimento como meio de vida") a questões de bem-estar animal.

Para uma "ecologia do coração", ele falou em sua primeira palavra pastoral. Em contraste com as "leis duras de utilidade e eficiência", são necessários mais corações e crescimento no amor: "Quanto mais somos generosos em relação ao Senhor, mais ganhamos". Esta poderia ser a base para uma nova coexistência das pessoas e para uma manipulação cuidadosa da criação. No boletim informativo, que foi lido no primeiro domingo de Advento nas paróquias da diocese de Eichstätt, o Bispo Hanke advertiu sobre "um orgulho sem Deus em suas próprias realizações, que já não conhecem a restrição ética", "prazer sensual irrestrito e egoísmo imprudente".

A Sociedade Alemã de Meio Ambiente e Toxicologia Humana (DGUHT) honrou Gregor Maria Hanke por seu compromisso ecológico em 3 de maio de 2008 com a Medalha de Rachel Carson. Hankes "trabalho exemplar a favor da proteção ambiental regional e agricultura orgânica" foi homenageado.

Muitas vezes, Hanke advertiu contra o uso da energia nuclear , então pouco depois de sua nomeação como bispo de Eichstätt em entrevista ao jornal "Die Welt"  . "O homem nunca pode ter essa tecnologia completamente sob controle", disse Hanke em entrevista à Catholic News Agency, em março de 2010, em Eichstätt.  Também é "desonesto" considerar a geração de energia nuclear como uma contribuição para a proteção climática. O bispo enfatizou que, por sua convicção cristã, queria encarar a crença de um crescimento ilimitado e que consumia recursos. No entanto, a energia nuclear está alimentando essa crença equivocada e equivocada: "Por aqui, sugere-se que não precisamos repensar como economizar e usar energia de forma mais eficiente".

O bispo Hanke foi um dos primeiros a chamar na primavera de 2013 para apoiar a Iniciativa Cidadã Europeia " One of Us ".

Obras
 O Odenkanon do rito diurno de Constantinopla à luz das contribuições H. Schneider e O. Strunk - a Relecture ; em: Hans-Jürgen Feulner, Elena Velkovska, Robert F. Taft SJ (ed.): Crossroad of Cultures. Estudos em Liturgia e Patrística em homenagem a Gabriele Winkler ; Orientalia Christiana Analecta, 260; Pont. É. Oriente, Roma, 2000; Pp. 345-367.
 Vésperas e Ortos do rito da catedral da Hagia Sophia em Constantinopla: um estudo de análise estrutural e história evolutiva, com especial atenção à salmodia e formas nas Euchologias , 2 volumes; Diss. Theol. Filosofia e Teologia. Universidade de Ciências Aplicadas Sankt Georgen Frankfurt am Main 2002
 Ambiente de Rede de Projeto: Preparação e apresentação de uma exposição ambiental sobre o tema "Fé e Ação" na Abadia Beneditina Plankstetten ; Berching, 2004.
 Mindful-Frugal-Sustainable: Benedict e Ecologia ; in: Notker Wolf (ed.): a mensagem de Benedict ; Münsterschwarzach, 2008.

Ligações externas

 Homepage des Klosters Plankstetten
 Bischof Hanke auf der Homepage des Bistums Eichstätt
 Predigt (20. Oktober 2013) (Video)

Bispos da Alemanha
Beneditinos
Abades
Abades beneditinos


After a very enthusiastic conversation about The Ordinary from Deciem last night, I decided to do a little update on the new bits that I've bought and have been using for a few weeks now! My Glycolic toner is still going strong and I'll definitely be repurchasing that when it runs out, and every thing else has pretty much been depleted now so I did another little shop - I may be addicted to The Ordinary now.
I repurchased the Niacinamide and Zinc, as well as the Rose-Hip Seed Oil as I really found them brilliant. I didn't repurchase the Hyaluronic acid however as I do use some other products with it already in, so I didn't want to overdose!
Then, for some new tries, I got the Salicylic acid, which is for blemish and break-out prone skin (like the Niacinamide but I mean I need all the help I can get on that front) and it's been great so far. A fear of mine with new skin care products is a mass breakout or reaction and I haven't had anything like that which is a good start! My skin has stayed pretty clear while using it, and you can also use it as a spot treatment on some big bad bumps, or use it lightly all over the face for upkeep, so it's a great all rounder!
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I also bought the full coverage foundation to try and have really been liking it. This is the palest shade in the neutral tone (1.0N), and even then it seems to be a little dark/peachy for my skin but I just add in a drop of my lightening drops from The Body Shop and it's perfect! It goes on easily and wears very well, and lasts most of the day if you don't touch your face constantly (a bad habit of mine).
So yes, just a little The Ordinary update for you! If you're looking for some new skincare I would 100% recommend it but do some research beforehand, as they are mostly acids there are some that don't react well together or may cancel the other out etc etc etc!


That card turned out really cute! Love the inside! Pat K.
Loved the show as always and your Stump Sandy card turned out great, love the added inside. Thanks for the Bow-Easy information as I will be getting one today.
The card turned out really cute. I just wish I was able to watch the show live on Thursday so I could stick my 2 cents in now and again.
The stump Sandy card was great, I'm always amazed at how quickly you can figure out what to do with 3 totally different papers. The blog hop was fun, but long, long, long. I liked the inlinkz, that way there were WAY less broken links.
You certainly weren't stumped this week.
If you haven't joined in on the show on Thursdays you are really missing out. Please come join us.


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The Planning Board is behind a grant request to purchase the Exeter train station's former baggage building with an eye towards constructing a transportation center.
"It would be a welcoming area really," said Bob Hall of the Exeter Train Committee, adding it could be a place to advertise local events, businesses and other things happening in Exeter. "We would be able to move forward and have a (place) in town" where people could get information.


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UAE Streaming Platform Anghami Launches Social Audio Platform Ahead of IPO
on May 5, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Anghami, the music streaming service based in the United Arab Emirates, has launched a social audio feature called Live Radio that makes its music a part of the conversation. The startup debuted Live Radio ahead of its planned IPO on NASDAQ New York and will be adding subscription channels and other sources of revenue for musicians and other creators to make money with its social audio option soon.
Live Radio is a feature on both the iOS and Android versions of Anghami's app. The feature is similar to Clubhouse and many other social audio services in terms of allowing users to create a room with a 'stage' for people to talk and possibly invite up others who are listening in the 'audience.' The biggest difference is that music from Anghami's library can be directly included as part of the experience. Any track from the music and podcast collection can be played in the background while people talk, whether as a background soundtrack or to play in between the live conversation as a kind of presentation. Anyone can make a room, but Anghami has been working with popular artists in the Middle East to host rooms where fans can converse and with the musicians they like.
Anghami includes a few other elements beyond just the audio conversations to Live Radio., Participants can post text comments from the audience and applaud the host. Listeners can even set up side audio chats with others in the audience without turning off the sound from the main room, a bit like whispering to someone next to you at a live event. The original beta last year was, in fact, solely text-based before the voice chat was incorporated ahead of the full release.
"The social elements of music have always been part of our vision. In fact, 'live radio rooms' were part of our original business pitch in 2011, as we saw the opportunity for social audio features to take off," Anghami co-founder and chairman Elie Habib said in the announcement. "Having been integrating social features such as stories and chats since 2017, now we are leading the way in delivering the next level of social audio to our users and our contributors. With the pandemic keeping people at home and apart, the intimacy of voice and the need to be closer to others has become more valuable and we expect to see the social audio market realize significant growth."
Artistic Revenue
The next step for Anghami is launching Premium Live Radio later this year, which will include revenue-generating features like subscription channels that artists can set up to make money from Live Radio. There's a lot of money to be made potentially, as Anghami counts more than 70 million people as users in 16 countries, with Arabic, French, and English versions of its app available. The focus on working with musicians and other artists is very similar to some of the recent moves by other social audio platforms. Spotify has started its bid for that aspect of social audio with its new Greenroom feature, the revamped and rebranded version of the recently acquired Locker Room. The focus on artists is also the strategy outlined by Discord for its new Stage Channels feature and an aspect of Facebook's new social audio plans. None of them have the option to play their music while they are talking through the app itself, however.
The convergence of social audio and streaming is not surprising, but Anghami has already gathered data that adds proof to the idea of its value. The social elements encourage people to engage with the streaming app for longer. According to Anghami, retention rates are 30% higher for active social users, and social users stream for 33% longer every day compared to regular Anghami users.
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Mr. & Mrs Piggy Wishes Happy Horse Year To All " Gong Xi Fa Cai "
"Gong Xi Fa Cai "
May the Horse year brings peace, joy, health, happiness and wealth to all.
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Is There A Duty To Prune? - Picciano & Scahill, P.C.
Can a Homeowner be sued for failing to trim their tree which obscures the view of a stop sign? The answer is, it depends where you live. The rule in New York is that: "The municipality has a duty to maintain its roads and highways in a reasonably safe condition (see Stiuso v. City of New York, 87 NY 2d 889, 639 NYS 2d 1009 ; Carrillo v. County of Rockland, 11 AD 3d 575, 782 NYS 2d 668 [2d Dept. 2004]), which includes a responsibility to trim the growth of foliage within a roadway's right-of-way to ensure the visibility of stop signs (see Nichols-Sisson v. Windstar Airport Service, Inc., 99 AD 3d 770, 952 NSY 2d 223 [2d Dept. 2012]; Finn v. Town of Southamptom, 289 AD 2d 285 , 734 NYS 2d 215 [2d Dept. 2001]). A property owner is not under a common-law duty to control vegetation on its property from obstructing the view of motorists at an intersection (see Clementoni v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 8 NY 3d 963, 836 NYS 2d 507 ). It is only in those cases where the property owner is under a statutory or regulatory obligation to prevent vegetation from visually obstructing the roadway that liability may attach by reason of the property owner's failure to comply therewith (see Lubitz v. Village of Scarsdale, 31 AD 3d 618, 819 NYS 2d 92 [2d Dept. 2006]).
In Szela v. Courtier, 278 A.D.2d 485, 485, 718 N.Y.S.2d 80, 81 (2000), the appellants were the owners of real property located at the intersection of Sommerset Avenue and Hawthorne Street in Mastic, New York. The applicable ordinance, the Brookhaven Town Code § 85-378, required only that "no tree which may cause danger to traffic by obscuring or obstructing visibility at intersections shall exceed two and one-half (2 1/ 2) feet in height" In Szela, plaintiffs failed to demonstrate any issue of fact as to whether the appellants violated this ordinance and the order denying summary judgment to the Homeowner was reversed on appeal and the case dismissed.
Faced with a motion to dismiss the complaint against the Homeowner, Judge Rebolini issued an Order dated March 3, 2016, which denied the defendants' motion for Summary Judgment on the issue of liability in Bekas et.al. v Tjornhom (27641/10). The Court noted: "Here, triable issues of fact exist as to whether the Higgins defendants violated the duty created by Town of Huntington Code (the "Code") §TC6-7 and, if so, whether such violation was a proximate cause of the accident (see Noiler v. Peralta, 94 AD 3d 833, 941 NYS 2d 703 [2d Dept. 2012]; Pelak v. Sollin, supra). This section of the Code provides that if a tree "located on private property creates a vision obstruction to the operator of any motor vehicle seeking to enter onto or leave a Town road, such shall be deemed to be a violation of the Code. "The Higgins defendants have failed to establish that they were not in violation of the Code. Although they deny that the tree was on their property, in their respective depositions the Higgins defendants could not confirm that the tree did not belong to them, and they have not proffered a survey. Their testimony simply established that the tree existed when they moved in several years prior to the accident. Similarly, the testimony of Alfred Gorski, the tree foreman employed by the Town on the date of the subject accident, does not shed any light on whether the tree was planted by the Town and/or on Town property.


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Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney Have Reportedly Called it Quits
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Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney have reportedly called off their relationship after five years together. Sources say that the two broke up sometime earlier this month, but it is not clear who initiated the breakup.
The former couple have not been photographed together for some time, and Lady Gaga was notably spotted without her engagement ring in Malibu recently on a day that happened to be Taylor's 35th birthday. After that she has been spotted in Cabo with the ring nowhere to be found.
The two got engaged back on Valentine's Day in 2015, but they never announced a wedding date if they had one planned.
Gaga and Taylor first met when he starred in one of her music videos. Taylor was hired to play her love interest in the 2011 video for "You and I." The two started dating a couple months after that, and had been together ever since.
Gaga once spoke extremely fondly about Taylor, telling Ellen DeGeneres that "At the end of the day, he's my best friend. And having your lover be your best friend, I mean, it's the best thing ever. It's the best thing I can say about it."
This would have been the first marriage for both of them.


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Sri Lanka's elite football academy TAFA launches season 11
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TAFA coaches (from left): Cole Perera, Faye O'Toole, Thaabit Ahmed (Founder), Jade Moore and Jai Mutthumani
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The Thaabit Ahmed Football Academy (TAFA) recently launched its 2019/20 season on 16 September for the 11th consecutive year.
The academy, which supports over 200 students from 30 nationalities, aged from 4-15, began its new season.
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Who Need's Who?
Recent concern expressed over the fate of the 5.2 million strong American Jewish Community, the largest Jewish community outside of Israel, may not be as much as a concern as the fate of Israel's 6.5 million Jewish community due to an increasing Muslim birth rate and an ominous threat by Israel's apparent No. 1 enemy: Iran. At last weeks United Jewish Community's "G.A." conference held in Los Angeles, at which Israeli P.M. Ehud Olmert (pictured) made a guest appearance; there appears to be a mixed message concerning who really needs who. True, the American Jewish aging community, with an average of 42, and a shrinking birth rate, is a big concern to Jewish leaders there. An increasing security threat to the State of Israel, however, by the Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Palestinians in Gaza and the still disputed West Bank, and particularly by Iran's accelerating nuclear program; the big question now is whether it is a good idea to have such a large Jewish concentration in such a small country as Israel.
American Jews do have a lot to be concerned about as their numbers have been shrinking over the years due to assimilation and lower birth rates. But the problem of an aging population and small families is also a big concern in many Western countries as in Asian countries like Japan and South Korea as well. concerning the American Jewish Community, with Jewish couples marrying at a much later age and having no more than one or two children, it's very easy to understand why this is happening. From an economic standpoint, American Jewish women, secular ones that is, are simply more interested in their careers than raising families. When they do marry, Jewish couples face the reality what they have to do in order to raise and educate kids in an increasingly more expensive upper-middle class American society. For example, sending two children to a private Jewish day school can cost parents an average of $1,200 to 1,500 per month, per child, not counting additional fees and payments required by these private institutions who generally receive little or no governmental assistance. Being a full-fledged member of a Jewish community, including joining a Synagogue or Temple also cost big bucks these days, including a member's contribution towards the Rabbi's annual salary 'package' which can be in excess of $200,000 or more.
A shrinking American Jewish community means bad news in respect to continuing contributions to Israel, including the UIA, Israel Bonds, and many other fundraising campaigns, with hard-pressed American Jewish families simply not having the money to donate to Israeli causes. Though more Americans are considering Aliyah to Israel, especially due to receiving assistance from programs like Nefesh b'Nefesh, many such families and individuals find it very hard to live in the Jewish State due to not being able to find suitable employment and affordable housing.
The increasing threat from Iran is also something that more and Jews are having to deal with, both in Israel and abroad. While American Jews, though lobbies such as AIPAC, are trying to bring more attention to the Iranian threat, Israeli Jews will eventually have to face this threat head-on. Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is not pulling any punches concerning his intentions regarding Israel. These intentions, which could become reality sooner than many think, might require a strong American Jewish Community to be ready to offer assistance, and even shelter, to it's Israeli Jewish brethren, should this be required.
So, who needs who? It's simply a question of how one looks at it.
What if Iran…., And How can We Deal With It?
November 15, 2006 / Editor / 1 Comment
"I am the Alpha, and the Omega". So are written the provocative words in the Christian New Testament Book of Revelations; the book that alleges to foretell the final battle of Armageddon; the battle between the forces of Gog and Magog, and thus resulting in the end of the world. This topic, being the subject of many novels and doomsday thriller movies, may be closer than many people think; due to countries like Iran and North Korea aspiring to become nuclear powers. Iran, in particular, has come out in the forefront of this possible scenario by its overt actions during the past few years; particularly following the inauguration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
A recent article appearing in the magazine section of Israel's largest newspaper, Yidiot Ahronot, graphically illustrates the progress of Iran's nuclear complexes, including both light and heavy water facilities, locations for manufacturing of Plutonium, nuclear reactors, and centrifuges manufacturing fissionable material. The sheer number of these sites, their difficult accessibility, and how they are defended, would make any planned attack on them, either by Israel or even a larger power such as the U.S., very difficult if not virtually impossible. The more 'sensitive' facilities, including the heavy water facility at Arack, and the centrifuges at Netnaz (photo), are completely encircled by clusters of the most sophisticated SAM missile batteries to prevent any air attack similar to Israel's 1981 attack against the Osirik reactor site in southern Iraq.
In other words, even if such state-of-the-art weaponry such as B-2 'Stealth' bombers are used, the Iranians are not about to be caught with their pants down. A recent statement by Iran's defense minister warned that any attack against their nuclear facilities would warrant an immediate and devastating Iranian response "within seconds". Even if Iran does not yet possess nuclear weapons, they have other weapons of mass destruction (WMD's) available to them, including chemical and biological weapons. And even if only conventional weapons were used, salvos of Shihab-3 missiles, each armed with 400 kg payloads (including cluster bomb-lets) would wreak havoc on cities like Tel Aviv.
So, with all this in mind, what could Israel do in regards to staging an attack on Iran; and could this be remotely possible?
Obviously, there must be many strategic military secrets that we as ordinary people are not aware of; and these strategies are being considered presently. From a pure layman's view, however, using long-range, modified F-16 fighter aircraft, even with larger bomb payloads and specially designed fuel tanks for flying longer ranges, just won't fill the bill. Using ballistic missiles such as the Jericho won't work either due to their possible inaccuracy (these attacks would require precision, surgical striking capability, and would invite even larger missile counter attacks, also by Syria and the Hezbollah in Lebanon, which can be very effective – as evidenced in last summer's 34 day war.
The best strategy may be in trying to convince the Iranian public that their leadership are not taking their best interests at heart, especially in that their "esteemed President" may be willing to sacrifice a third of his country's population to carry out his will.
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Letter to an Okie
Some people I know from "the old country" had been planning a trip to Israel this fall, but cancelled it, partially due to the "injustice" of the war in Lebanon. The following letter is my reply:
Dear ……,
I'm also very sorry you guys decided to "delay" your trip here. Many tours and private visits were "delayed", but on the other hand, many more visits have occurred; by non-Jews as well as Jews.
The circumstances which brought all of this about still plague this region and Americans may not have the true picture as most attention is now focused on events in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as with (Daffy Duck loving) Kim Jong Il in North Korea; not to mention Iran.
Israel started the year with the best intentions, including new Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's pledge to begin a withdraw from parts of the West Bank, following the painful August 2005 disengagement from Gaza. This should have made the Palestinians happy. But what did they do? Why they attacked an Israeli patrol, killing several soldiers and capturing Cpl. Gilad Shalit. Israel reciprocated by attacking Gaza to pressure the Hamas-led government there into releasing Shalit. Israel also 'invited' several P.A. parliamentarians to be 'guests' of the IDF until the release of Shalit.
When all this maneuvering didn't work, the good Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah and the "Hezbollah Friendship Society" did some 'maneuvering' of their own by pulling off a similar attack on Israel's northern border, also killing more soldiers and capturing two more: Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, both reserve soldiers (Goldwasser had only been married 3 months before this incident occurred). About the same time, the Sheikh and Co. launched a bunch of their famous pop bottle rockets into Israel, resulting in Israel attacking them big-time.
Now, bear in mind that the Hezbollah Friendship Society (H.F.S.), because they are so friendly, like to locate themselves in the middle of heavily populated areas (Like the old Jude n'Jody furniture commercials, they love folk). That's why Israeli Aircraft had so much trouble in 'rooting' them out. That's also why that well publicized incident occurred when that house containing all those poor people was bombed, killing many of them (much less than the erroneous Lebanese and Red Cross information noted, however).
Yes, Lebanon did get bombed a bunch and a lot of innocent folk got killed. A number of innocent Israelis got killed too, though much less. However, we did suffer a significant amount of property damage; and this included more than 10,000 square hectares of agricultural and timberland, much of which will take 50+ years to grow back. With all this said and done, The Sheikh is now a hero, and Israeli leaders including P.M. Olmert, Defense Minister Amir Peretz, and IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz are castigated as losers, with many crying for their dismissal. Goldwasser, Regev, and Shalit are still captured as well.
I think Bush is mad at Israel for not "stomping a mud-hole" in Hezbollah, as should have been done; but this may still happen, and the good Sheikh knows this all too well. That's why he still is lying low. Real low!
Despite all those UNIFIL and so-called Lebanese Army troopers patrolling Lebanon's border, Hezbollah still has another 10,000 or so pop bottle rockets left, plus some bigger stuff. Israelis now feel more vulnerable than ever before, with no effective 'anti-pop bottle rocket' defense in hand.
Besides we're all looking East toward that country run by the Mullahs who aid and bankroll the H.F.S. They and that even friendlier Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are conjuring up some even bigger pop bottle rockets with something even more powerful to eventually shoot at Israel. Only one of these going off, and it's all over.
So, when you talk about peace and justice, the question to ask is peace and justice for whom?
I still think you should eventually plan a trip here, and then you will see all of the facts for yourself. You also need to see where it all began (Christianity), which was also during a very volatile time (the Romans were not nice guys).
Take care and have a happy Thanksgiving.
North Korea to Test Nuke? Or, The 'Roadrunner ' and Kim Jong Il
October 4, 2006 / Editor / 2 Comments
Kim Jong Il, that bizarre North Korean dictator, who loves Warner Brothers cartoons (especially the Roadrunner and Daffy Duck), has now divulged his greatest test of world nerve jangling brinksmanship. The announcement today by his government's spokesman that his country is planning to test a nuclear device "in complete safety", and for the purpose of it being a deterrent against imperialist powers like the United States who want to harm him and his "peace loving regime", has more than made countries like the U.S. a bit edgy. It has sparked off alarm bells all over the world – especially in Asian countries like South Korea and Japan.
Kim, whose ultra-authoritarian regime has put even Cuba's Fidel Castro's to shame, appears to be so fearful of being deposed (like Saddam Hussein was in Iraq) that he is willing to go the extra mile to provoke countries whom he thinks are planning to invade him, particularly the USA. President Bush, who named North Korea as one of the "Axis of Evil" a few years back, now has a very worrisome dilemma on his hands, as the other main member of the 'Axis", Iran, is accelerating it's nuclear program with the obvious intention of "going nuclear" as well.
North Korea, which was persuaded to scale down its nuclear development program in the early 1990's, now appears to be making up for lost time. In 2005, after canceling it's participation in nuclear disarmament talks, North Korea is not willing to make a new treaty that would prevent it from gaining nuclear parity with countries such as India and Pakistan, both of whom have had nuclear weapons for years. That neither of these countries have used these terrible weapons of mass destruction against each other is only because both countries know they have too much to lose by doing so.
Kim Jong Il on the other hand, feels he has little to loose and very much to gain by becoming a nuclear power. After all, this is the country that imprisons, tortures, and kills thousands of its citizens; and where a similar number – especially small children – die from malnutrition annually. Kim's fascination with Western entertainment media programming (especially cartoons), and the Internet, belie his outright fear of being invaded and deposed as Saddam was in 2003. He is clever enough to know that the U.S. Administration, his number one enemy as he sees it, is in no position to attack him other than shoot a few cruise missiles in his direction; or perhaps drop a few 'smart bombs' on some of his government buildings. These acts wouldn't do much damage as Kim as an elaborate system of underground tunnels and bunkers available that would put Saddam Hussein's or even Adolf Hitler's hiding places to shame.
One very interested observer in this deadly game of 'checkmate' is most likely Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who will gauge his own country's nuclear ambitions by what happens to North Korea, which is rumored to already be assisting Iran in its nuclear program. Another country involved at least indirectly in this scenario is Israel; which though not threatened by North Korea, is definitely being threatened by Iran. As was noted in a previous article I wrote: The Arrow and Iran Part III, the U.S. Administration may very well find itself in the dilemma of who to deal with first: Kim and his Daffy Duck mentality; or Mahmoud with his fatalistic desire to 'erase the State of Israel from the face of the map'; no matter what the consequences may be.
It's a very perilous world we all live in. And today's extremely provocative announcement now makes it even more perilous. It almost makes one wish for a return to the "good old days" of the U.S. – Soviet Union cold war. At least that conflict was a lot easier to figure out.
(Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia)
The Arrow and Iran, Part III: Apocalypse Now?
September 17, 2006 / Editor / 7 Comments
"Coming soon, to a theatre near you"
Observations by Mr. Giora Eiland, former head of Israel's National Security Council, one of the country's major "think tanks" concerning matters of national security, do not bode well regarding Iran's quest to obtain nuclear weapons. In a recent interview with a reporter of The Jerusalem Post, Eiland was very pessimistic in regards to any possible efforts to prevent the Islamic Republic from "going nuclear". "In the end, Iran will obtain nuclear (arms) capability" Eiland stated.
Eiland, a 30 year veteran of the Israel Defense Forces, who recently retired from the NSC, has been involved in research and investigation of Iran's nuclear program for several years. He came to his fearful conclusion after seeing that no countries in the world, including his own and the United States have the ability to prevent Iran, either diplomatically or militarily, from obtaining this goal.
Eiland was very critical of his country's present government, especially Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, for not speaking out more against what may be the greatest threat to the Jewish State, if not the entire world, in recent times. "The Prime Minister doesn't accept this assessment as fact, and still believes that Iran can be persuaded diplomatically to give in and cease its nuclear weapons ambitions" he continued. Eiland also added that Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, if granted total decision making power, will sacrifice everything "even his entire country" just to have the satisfaction of destroying Israel. In regards to his previous estimate that the Iranian leader would be prepared to sacrifice half his country's population for this purpose, Eiland went one step further: to the realm of total apocalypse.
America's capability of using military force against Iran has been diminished considerably by that country's involvement in both Iraq and Afghanistan, Eiland went on. He also noted by the US President, George W. Bush, is now in a weakened state politically; and does not have the means to launch an effective strike. The U.S. also isn't in position to offer Iran enough incentives to cease its nuclear arms program; since American political leaders, including the President, refuse to talk directly with Iranian leaders. "Since both the 'carrot' being offered and the 'stick' behind it are small, there's no reason for Iran not to go ahead with its nuclear program" Eiland noted.
Summer Rain or Summer Cloudburst – Is Israel Going Too Far?
July 8, 2006 / Editor / 2 Comments
Israel's current military maneuvers in the Gaza Strip appear to keep going on with no one really knowing how for it will go. Initiated from the outset due to the continuous barrage of Palestinian launched Kassam missiles, and actually sparked off by the commando-like attack by Palestinian militants on an Israeli armor unit that resulted in the deaths of two IDF soldiers and the abduction of Cpl. Gilad Shalit, the operation seems to have reached a point where many people are wondering where it will end. Demands by Cpl. Shalit's kidnappers appear to be changing as well; from Israel releasing at least 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, to a much smaller group including women and 'long term' prisoners – many of whom actual terrorists. Regarding the new demands, this time by the Hamas organization itself, one might understand their willingness to help find a solution to this problem as a number of their own governmental ministers and other higher ranking cohorts are currently 'guests' of the Israel government, who regard them as bargaining chips in any negations to free Shalit.
The painful unilateral pullout from Gaza by Israel, in which 22 settlements were dismantled and many of their occupants literally carried out of their homes, was hoped to solve a lot of problems concerning Israeli-Palestinian relations by giving the Palestinians an entire parcel of real estate upon which to begin building what might eventually become a homeland and country for them. Subsequent events occurring afterwards, including a continuance of Kassam launchings, as well as the Hamas landslide political victory in January 2006, began to indicate that the Hamas-led PA Authority not only has no intention of making peace with Israel but has even formed closer bonds with countries like Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Islamic Republic of Iran. Even Al Qaeda is alleged to be operating in PA areas in even greater numbers, and are suspected of being jointly involved in Palestinian terror operations as well.
He's at it Again! Ahmadinejed and the 2006 Football World Cup
May 28, 2006 / Editor / 3 Comments
It seems that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad just doesn't know when to shut up. His latest contribution to his country's increased isolation now comes from remarks he made today regarding the German Government's refusal to let him attend this year's World Cup, scheduled to begin in Germany this coming July. In an interview with a reporter for the German newspaper Der Spiegel, Mr. Ahmadinejad continued with his opinions concerning the Holocaust.
During the interview, Mr.Ahmadinejad continued to state that the story of The Holocaust is "a series of lies" told by the world Zionest 'conspiracy', and that he personally would believe it and accept it as the truth only if be believed it to be so. "I only believe that something can be true if I totally believe in it.", Ahmadinejad commented, regarding The Holocaust.
Since being elected of the Islamic Republic of Iran, few if any kind words regarding the non-Islamic word have been uttered by Mr. Ahmadinejad. If personally barred from the World Cup, the Iranian president will most likely take out his wrath against countries who simply do not accept Mr. Ahmadinjad and his line of rhetoric.
Iranians themselves view their president's statements with mixed emotion. "We feel that our government does not care for out well fare, and only gives money to terrorist groups and similar organizations", a young Iranian student was reported to have said recently in a protest gathering of university students. Perhaps Iran's younger generation, being more and more frustrated, due to lack of job opportunities and curtailing of individual freedoms, are beginning to view their president in a different manner. "Islam may have a strong pull in this country, but in the long run, people have to live" an Iranian businessman commented.
Iran's pledge to give the Palestinian Authority a sum of 50 million dollars has also been met with protest by Iranians, many of whom would love to see that money used to help create job opportunities to young (and not so young) Iranians.
Returning to the Iranian president's World Cup remarks, Mr Ahmadinejad had planned to be present in Germany when the Iranian team plays there this summer. "A Zionest web is preventing me from traveling to Germany to see may country's team play", he remarked to the reporter. Interesting that he should say this, in light of all the rhetoric that has been coming from him in an almost continuous flow, since he assumed office as Iran's president. "My decision (to the attend) depends upon a lot of things", Ahmadinejad was reported to have said.
Perhaps Mr. Ahmadinejad should take time to consider just what people have against him outside (and probably inside) of Iran. With this in mind, and the Iranian nuclear issue still very much in the forefront, Mr. Ahmadinejad should consider being more compromising in terms of his feelings toward the West, in general, and Israel in particular. The Iranian president ended the interview commenting that Germans are not being allowed to "write the truth" regarding the Holocaust. He claims to only be speaking the truth – his version that is.
May Day in Iran: give the money to us, not the Palestinians!
May 1, 2006 / Editor / 2 Comments
Photo credit: Hasan Sarbakhshian/AP
An Iranian blogger friend informed me that thousands of Iranian workers demonstrated in Tehran today, which is International Workers' Day, to protest their low salaries and poor living conditions.
According to this article on the CNN website:
The protest came as a reminder to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that, although embroiled in an international dispute over his country's atomic ambitions, he was elected to improve living conditions for the poorest members of society.
President Ahmadinejad won a landslide victory in the June 2005 elections partly because he promised Iran's poor that the country's oil wealth would be used to improve their living standards. Since then, he has gained worldwide notoriety primarily for promoting Iran's nuclear program and calling for Israel to be wiped off the map.
According to my Iranian friend, today's demonstrators were chanting, "Forget Palestine! Think about us!" and "Nuclear energy is not our absolute solution!"
Yet another example of how the mainstream media neglects to report what people are really saying.
Kinda makes you think, huh?
What Holocaust ?
By Denis Schulz
LIFE IN MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD'S TWILIGHT ZONE
You just got to love that precious little rat-bag. When Pat Robertson and Harry Bellefonte run out of stupid things to say and when Howard Dean and Dennis Kucinich lapse temporarily into brain-lock one can depend on Iran's new president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to keep the insanity alive. If His Worthiness had been born Moe Howard his finger would have been attached permanently to Curley's eye; if he had been born Archie Bunker the meathead would have shot him dead after the first episode; if he had been born Joseph Goebbels, Herr Hitler would have let him run the Third Reich and retired to Berchtesgaden with Eva Braun knowing that things were in competent hands. Ahmadinejad is beyond outrageous. He is where the Twilight Zone ends and Dante's Inferno begins.
The precious little rat-bag delivered a speech recently to thousands of admiring true believers in the Iranian city of Zahedan and he couldn't resist mentioning the Holocaust. It's amazing how he keeps going on and on about something he thinks never happened. "They have invented a myth," he said, "that Jews were massacred and place this (the massacre) above God, religions, and the prophets."
A myth? Is he sure? How could that be possible? The Germans were very thorough in their search. Did the Jews hide behind non-Islamic trees that refused to betray them to the Nazis? Is that how they escaped being sent to Dachau or Treblinka? Is he as mad at the trees as he is at the Jews? Are these trees the famous Cedars of Lebanon? Does he want to cut them down? Is he in need of a refresher course at a Mad-Rats-Asses school? One takes one's pick.
"The West has given more significance to the myth of the genocide of the Jews," he said, and it "deals very severely with those who deny the myth but does not do anything to those who deny God, religion and the prophet."
Deals very severely with whom? David Duke is still alive and so it David Irving and unless Mahmoud's hair glows in the dark and he has a couple of spent nuclear fuel rods embedded in his butt, nobody has laid a hand on him either.
But our precious little rat-bag wasn't finished. "If you have burned the Jews, why don't you give a piece of Europe, the United States, Canada or Alaska to Israel," he suggested. "If you have committed this huge crime why should the innocent nation of Palestine pay for this crime?"
Okay, forget that Palestine is not innocent; forget that Palestine is not yet a nation; forget that the crimes committed by Palestine on a per capita basis are equal to those committed by Nazi Germany forget all that and one is living in Mahmoud's world. If Rod Serling had listened to just one of Ahmedinejad's speeches he would never have written another Twilight Zone episode. He would have gone to where the woodbine twineth and would never have been heard of again. One cannot top reality shows when combined with the theatre of the absurd.
Mahmoud is Hannibal Lector, Darth Vader, and Count Dracula all rolled into one. Okay, maybe Dracula doesn't belong in that group. Compared to the little rat-bag, the Count is a sympathetic fellow who needs frequent blood transfusions. And who wouldn't prefer Transylvania in the summertime to Iran at any time of they year? It's the ambiance.
Someone must have whispered in Mahmoud's ear that George W. Bush was a believer in the Holocaust. Well, that would never do! Of course, the Texas Gunslinger is a million light-years and a dozen hadiths below Mahmoud's intellectual level and was liable to believe anything Condi Rice might tell him, but, nonetheless, Bush and the dhimmi world is in need of enlightenment.
So within a few days Iran will convene a Holocaust-denial conference. Among those expected to attend one might include: David Duke, David Irving, Noam Chomsky, Louis Farrakhan, James McDermott, Norman Finkelstein, Ward Churchill, and most of the professors of Middle East studies at Columbia, Berkeley, Chapel Hill, Cambridge and non-sectarian DePaul University.
FYI, and please, Ward Churchill, pay attention:
From The Trial of Adolf Eichmann: Judgement (part 50 of 70)
"156. This is the place to add a few words about the accused's personal contact with the Mufti (the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem) Hajj Amin al-Husseini. It has been proved to us that the Mufti, too, aimed at the implementation of the Final Solution, viz., the extermination of European Jewry, and there is no doubt, had Hitler succeeded in conquering Palestine, the Jewish population of Palestine as well would have been subject to total extermination, with the support of the Mufti."
Gosh! Do you think anybody will bring that up at the conference? It's something Our Precious Little Rat-Bag needs to know!
Meanwhile, in Mecca tens of thousands of Muslims, urged on by Iran's Mad Mullahs, are screaming, "Death to Israel! Death to Israel!" And, oh yeah, "Death to America!"
If Rod Serling had ever written anything like this he would have been locked up in a mental institution.
Apes and Pigs, Art Contests and Mohammed
December 26, 2005 / Editor / 2 Comments
By Denis Schulz.
Al Capp was one of the great cartoonists of the 20th Century-perhaps the greatest. There was Walt Kelly and Bill Watterson and not much else. Who can forget the Yokums and Marrying Sam and Senator Jack S. Fogbound? And Daisy Mae Scraggs did more for ragged short shorts than Marilyn Monroe did for hot air vents. Capp's hillbillies were so rude and ignorant they made The Three Stooges seem almost as erudite as Noam Chomsky, Ward Churchill and Frank Rich, and, of course, better plumbers. Yet no hillbillies, from Granny Clampett to Grandpa McCoy, ever pursued Al Capp through the streets with a hickory switch.
Capp portrayed Joan Baez as Joannie the Phoney and his campus S.W.I.N.E.(Students Wildly Indignant about Nearly Everything) were forever stuffing flowers down National Guard gun barrels-flowers which "naturally, somebody else growed," said Li'l Abner. The radical left hated his guts. What he would have done with Michael Moore and Howard Dean can only be imagined.
Slick Willie Does Jerusalem!
Ex-president William Jefferson Clinton has been out of the loop for about five years now. That's a long time for a politician but he still gets around quite well for a gentleman of his advanced years. He was in Jerusalem last week to honor the late Yitzhak Rabin on the 10th anniversary of Rabin's assassination. On Saturday (Nov. 12) Slick Willie spoke to an admiring throng at the King David Hotel. These are not his exact words but they are close and may well reflect his inner thoughts.
Israel is moving to Germany – Iran will pay the bills
December 9, 2005 / Editor / 3 Comments
This guy just keeps spewing pearls of wisdom. Yesterday, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's president in a statement to the press in Saudi Arabia, made the following comments:
"Some European countries keep insisting that during the Second World War, Hitler burnt ,millions of Jews and sent them to concentration camps…but we don't accept that claim"
"If European countries claim that they have killed Jews in World War II… why don't they provide the Zionist regime with a piece of Europe," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told Iranian television.
"Germany and Austria can provide the… regime with two or three provinces for this regime to establish itself, and the issue will be resolved."
So, I guess we are moving. I don't really want to go, I mean I just moved and it's a pain in the ass. Having to pack and then unpack again. Then there is the weather, Germany and Austria, the two alternatives, have really sucky weather. Today for example, its 25 Celsius (77 F) here ! I mean its great. In December.
In Germany right now, its like 0 Celsius (32 F) and they have some sort of snow and showers alert.
No, I think we'll stay. Rather go to nuclear war then give this good weather up. Hope he won't mind…
This is from the Irani press site reporting on the summit and the press release that was later given (above) – I love the use of the word extraordinary. Damn straight it was extraordinary…
On the sidelines of the two-day extraordinary summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Saudi King Abdullah welcomes President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Also I got a little peek at the official Irani press site – lovely. ( these were in the gallery)
World without Zionism
Last Wednesday the 4,000 students in Teheran got a guest speaker, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. This was part of their course titled "A World Without Zionism". His presence was part of celebrations for the final Friday of the Ramadan fast. The main message of this lecture was the need for the destruction of Israel and the immediate removal of this "stain" on the face of Islam. The crowed cheered with acceptance at these words.
In Preparation for Purim
February 15, 2010 / Editor / 1 Comment
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual leader of the Shas party, had a go at Mahmous Ahmadinejad, during his weekly Saturday evening sermon. He called the Iranian president the "Haman of our generation" referring to the upcoming Purim holiday, and added the he "can go to hell".
The rabbi, whose address was centered on the laws of Purim, spoke about the followers of Haman, the grand vizier of Persia.
"In every generation we have Hamans,"
"Now we have a new Haman in Persia, threatening us with his nukes."
He went on to further curse the Iranian leader, using verses from the Bible.
In the halachic part of his sermon, Rabbi Yosef made the ruling that Sephardic students in Ashkenazi yeshivot should not take part in the prayer quorum on the Saturday before Purim in order to read the "Zachor" Torah portion separately, in keeping with their custom.
He explained that listening to the verses, which discuss Amalek's war on Israel, is a Torah mitzvah and therefore each person must do it according to the common pronunciation of their own community.
Rabbi Yosef did not miss an opportunity to tease the Ashkenazim. After imitating the way they read that Torah portion, he said,
"The Sephardim's pronunciation is the real one. Their accent is wrong. But they insist. They're stubborn… They don't want to change. Even their Ashkenazim testify that our pronunciation is the right one, the truth."
Iran, The Eurovision, and Us
May 21, 2006 / Editor / 27 Comments
Israel's fortunes at the annual Eurovision song contest have never been easy, even though we have won the contest three times during its 51 year history. Israel first entered the contest in 1956, and often, the voting results from participating countries have been laced with controversy in regards to biased opinions against the Jewish State. This year, following a number of political controversies that have placed Israel in even more difficult relationships with the E.U. and other European countries, our song entry, sung by imported performer Eddie Butler and a mixed chorus group of Israeli and Afro American singers, finished almost last with only 4 votes, and these coming from (of all places) France.
Israeli singers, including ones like Sarit Hadad and Shiri Maimon, have recently managed to hold their own against the European hordes, and walk away with at least a feeling that they finished respectfully, despite all the negative flack being thrown at them by an increasingly hostile Europe. Last night's poor results on behalf of the "European Jury" may cause future Israeli native and guest singers to think twice –even thrice – before making the trip to this contest again; this time to be held in Helsinki Finland.
Speaking of the Finns, their 'heavy metal' version of The Rocky Mountain Horror Show was nothing less than absolutely disgusting. Many other countries, including Sweden, Germany and even Russia (which came in second) had much better songs than the Finns whose living in Lapland must be so boring that they have to go to these extremes to win a song contest. Their gyrations and bizarre costumes were so grotesque that any sane person can only wonder if the Continent of Europe is once again slipping back into the Dark Ages, like what occurred following the destruction of the Roman Empire by the Huns and Visigoths during the Fourth and Fifth Centuries C.E.
This entire scenario comes on the heels of what has been going in Iran, courtesy of their astute president Mahmoud Admadinejad, who recently proclaimed that Israel is a non legitimate country and therefore should be "wiped off the face of the map". This almost happened last night in Athens, as it became obvious that no voting country was prepared to give Israel even the least bit of praise or consideration. The four votes that France did give us were most likely because French Jewish citizens, especially the younger ones, got on the phones and cast their vote for the Jewish State. In a way, this was very fitting as more and more French are making Aliyah and purchasing properties in Israel, as they appear to see the writing on the walls concerning their future in the French Republic.
Iran even went one step further in regards to it's own Jewish community by discussing in Parliament the possibility of passing a law similar to the 'Nuremberg Laws' passed by the German Third Reich in the mid 1930's requiring Jewish citizens to wear stars to identify them as Jews. Though not yet passed into law, the mere discussion of this possibility already has Iranian Jews a bit worried, with their lovely President already being compared to Adolf Hitler.
Not that Israel's song would have won, but it would surely have finished in a much better position had these modern day 'Huns' not been out to assist Mr. Ahmadinejad in his plans. As the saying goes: today the Eurovision, tomorrow Kristalnacht!"


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The Logic of Screen Narratives
A moving image text can be described as a multi-layered, audio-visual narrative that is developed through a process of question and answer. The resultant film stimulates the viewer's curiosity and imagination, and draws them through the narrative.
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Screen narratives use a number of techniques to draw us in, including:
the use of credits, titles and inter-titles to frame the narrative
movement and dialogue (sometimes expressing conflict or tension) that unfolds within a scene
the logical succession of joined (or edited) shots that builds on our desire to find connections between clips
the sounds that accompany those clips (either singly or over a sequence)
the sound effects and music that bridge scenes and sequences and help shape our emotional response to the film
the use of narration to frame stories and connect images, scenes, sounds and music.
Continue reading to find out how these techniques developed into a language which we can decode and analyse.
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Home » CNN - Politics » First lady Jill Biden to unveil the holiday theme and decor for the White House Monday
First lady Jill Biden to unveil the holiday theme and decor for the White House Monday
By Alanne Orjoux and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN
First lady Jill Biden will reveal the theme and decor for the White House holiday trimmings on Monday, her office announced.
Biden will be joined by a National Guard family in honor of the National Guard's role in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, a statement from her office said Saturday. The presence of the National Guard family also honors all the Guard families spending their holidays away from loved ones.
This year's National Guard family includes Capt. Maryanne V. Harrell, who serves as the unit commander for the District of Columbia Army National Guard Medical Detachment, her husband Levi, and their children Levi II, Marcus and Elliana.
The Harrell family previously joined the first lady for the arrival of the official 2021 White House Christmas tree on Monday.
Biden also invited Elliana's second-grade class from Malcolm Elementary School in Waldorf, Maryland, to the White House to help the first lady unveil the 2021 decorations, the statement from her office said.
The first lady will deliver remarks "thanking the over 100 volunteers from the local area who helped decorate the White House" as she reveals the holiday theme, her office said.
Biden kicked off the annual tradition of decking the White House halls on Monday by receiving the White House Christmas tree — an 18.5-foot Fraser fir from North Carolina that was placed in the oval-shaped Blue Room of the White House.
Last year, the White House was decorated with an "America the Beautiful" theme and featured classic holiday decor along with ornaments celebrating frontline workers for the former first family Donald Trump and Melania Trump's last Christmas in office.


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UK Supreme Court dismisses telecoms patent infringement appeal by Huawei
A patent infringement appeal brought against the UK branch of the telecommunications company Huawei has been dismissed by the UK Supreme Court after the company challenged the decision by the English Court of Appeal to uphold the trial judge's order.
Unwired Planet International Ltd, the respondent to the appeal, claimed that Huawei had infringed five of its UK patents, which it claimed to be Standard Essential Patents without which it would be impossible to make, sell, use, or operate mobile phones compliant with international standards for mobile telephony. An order in respect of two of those patents was made and then upheld on a previous appeal.
The appeal was heard by Lord Reed, Lord Hodge, Lady Black, Lord Briggs, and Lord Sales.
FRAND requirements
Owners of SEPs that are members of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) are required to give an irrevocable undertaking to license their patented technology on terms that are "fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory" ("FRAND"). The business of the respondent was licensing its patents to companies that make and sell telecoms equipment.
In 2013, the respondent acquired a portfolio of patents and patent applications from Ericsson, which had previously licensed some of its patents to Huawei. The licence granted by Ericsson to Huawei expired in 2012, after which time Huawei continued to use the technology covered by the patents. Negotiations were entered into between the parties, but produced no final agreement.
The respondent commenced proceedings in England in March 2014 against Huawei and others, alleging the infringement of some of those patents. In subsequent technical trials, two of the SEPs were found to be both valid and essential, and in a non-technical trial the judge, Justice Birss, found that the respondent's undertaking to licence its SEPs on FRAND terms was justiciable in the English courts. The order was subsequently upheld in the Court of Appeal.
On appeal to the Supreme Court, Huawei argued that the English courts were not entitled to grant an injunction for the infringement of a UK patent unless an implementer agrees to take a licence of disputed foreign patents because this involves the implementer having to compromise foreign rights. If the declared SEPs were foreign patents, the relevant national courts alone could determine validity and infringement.
Huawei further argued that the FRAND requirements of non-discrimination required like situations to be treated similarly, and thus the respondent should have offered them a comparable royalty rate on a patent licence to previous agreements with other companies. It also argued that Unwired's claim for an injunction should be regarded as an abuse of its dominant position under EU competition law.
As such, the issues before the court were: a) whether a court in the UK could grant an injunction to restrain the infringement of a UK patent where the invention was an essential component in an international standard of telecoms equipment; b) whether the nature of the requirement that the licence, offered by an SEP owner to an implementer be non-discriminatory; and c) whether the court should refuse to grant the owner of such a SEP an injunction on the ground that it has breached EU competition law because it has not complied with the guidance given in the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Huawei v ZTE (2015).
Consistent approach
In the judgment, to which all five justices contributed, the court said on jurisdiction: "If the judgments of the English courts had purported to rule on the validity or infringement of a foreign patent, that would indeed be beyond their jurisdiction. But that is not what Birss J and the Court of Appeal have done. Instead, they looked to the commercial practice in the industry of agreeing to take a licence of a portfolio of patents, regardless of whether or not each patent was valid or was infringed by use of the relevant technology in the standard, and construed the IPR Policy as promoting that behaviour."
It continued: "We recognise that Birss J has gone further than other courts have done thus far in his willingness to determine the terms of a FRAND licence which the parties could not agree, but that does not involve any difference in principle from the approach of courts in other jurisdictions. Otherwise his approach is consistent with several judgments in other jurisdictions."
Of the discrimination arguments, it said: "The obligation set out in [the FRAND undertaking] is that licences should be available 'on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory … terms and conditions'. In our view, the undertaking imports a single unitary obligation. Licence terms should be made available which are 'fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory', reading that phrase as a composite whole. There are not two distinct obligations, that the licence terms should be fair and reasonable and also, separately, that they should be non-discriminatory."
It continued: "A powerful indication that the non-discrimination obligation is 'general' rather than 'hard-edged' is that ETSI had previously considered and rejected the imposition of a 'most-favourable licence' clause in the undertaking. This was done in documents which were published and accessible to all market participants. To interpret the FRAND undertaking as incorporating the 'hard-edged' non-discrimination obligation for which Huawei contends would have the effect of re-introducing a 'most-favourable licence' term by the back door."
On whether the respondent had breached competition law based on Huawei v ZTE, it said: "Had the CJEU's judgment been in terms clearly intended to lay down universal, immutable, conditions, [the respondent's arguments] would not have been sufficient to displace [them], but, in our view, given that the judgment is not in such terms, the point does perhaps provide a degree of further confirmation that all the circumstances of the case must be taken into account before concluding that article 102 has been infringed."
It concluded: "What mattered on the facts of this case was that Unwired had shown itself willing to license Huawei on whatever terms the court determined were FRAND, whereas Huawei, in contrast, had only been prepared to take a licence with a scope determined by it."
For these reasons and others, the appeal was dismissed, with the judgment of the Court of Appeal upheld.


I recently picked up Marta Big & Small, written by Jen Arena and illustrated by Angela Dominguez, and I just had to share it.
This bilingual book is wonderful not only for the understated yet adorable illustrations, but also because of the lyrical flow to the text.
As we follow Marta through the story, she is compared to various animals, so we are practicing opposites. The comparisons are made in both English and Spanish, but in a way that sounds poetic as opposed to a school lesson.
This makes it fun to read while also being educational. And my kids love to ask me how to say things in Spanish, so to have these words presented like this is something I can really appreciate.
Plus, we get another spread which lists the words in the book with the Spanish and English words side by side, as a glossary.
Fun to read and educational! Can't beat that.


DevOps is a concept that has been developing tremendously in the past few years. The need and requirement for the integration of different elements of a process model has led to the rise of DevOps tools. The concept in itself is the amalgamation of software development system and information technology. Or, in layman's terms a combined effort of software developers and information technologists. The very aim of DevOps is to shorten and automate the process of software development and delivery. This involves the entire procedure of development, testing and final delivery which with DevOps can be made increasingly efficient and effective. DevOps may also be termed as a set of procedures and tools which help in creating the communication between development, Quality control and IT operations. By bridging this gap between development and operations along with the focus on contiguous integration paves the way for more efficient software development models.
With the development of this technological tradition of integrating development and operations of software creation models a large number of tools have developed which fit into more than one categories of the elements of the software development and delivery process. These are: coding, building, testing , packaging, releasing, configuring and monitoring.
The DevOps concept inherently aims to span the entire delivery pipeline. Application DevOps tools hopes to improve the deployment frequency which in turn will lead to lesser time taken to reach the market and decreased failure rates of new releases. Even bug fixing and recovery time can also be shortened in order to improve operability. Most of these ideas involved in the DevOps have been developed from enterprise management systems and Agile software movements.
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Centennial events are happening all over Maine throughout 2019 and 2020, everything from original stage productions to museum exhibits, lectures, concerts and more! Just check the calendar below.
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Budweiser Kicks Off Grassroots Music Initiative with "Made In Houston" Contest
Beer and music lovers can win trip to the Budweiser brewery in Houston with indie rockers, the Tontons, on October 24
HOUSTON (October 5, 2015) – Budweiser has tapped into the local music scene to launch the brand's newest music initiative, "Made in Houston." The brand known for its star-studded music festival Budweiser Made In America has partnered with Dallas-based Music Audience Exchange (MAX) to drive this local, grassroots music program.
"Made In Houston" gives beer and music lovers the chance to win a pair of tickets to a private event at Budweiser's Houston brewery with local indie rockers, The Tontons, on October 24. To enter, fans have to create a short 5-10 second video of their favorite "Made in Houston" moment and post it on Twitter or Instagram using the #MadeInHoustonContest hashtag and tagging @Budweiser before October 10. The Tontons will select 50 people to win a pair of tickets to the exclusive event, which will include live music, a brewery tour, signature beer tastings, and some other special surprises in the works.
"Being the first band in the Budweiser 'Made In Houston' program is such an honor," said Asli Omar, lead singer for The Tontons. "For a Houston-based band to have the attention and support of such a widely recognized brand feels amazing. We hope this is the start of a beautiful relationship with Budweiser – not just for us, but for other local bands and the city of Houston as a whole."
For information about Budweiser "Made in Houston" and full contest rules, visit: www.madeinmytown.com.
About Budweiser
Budweiser, an American-style lager, was introduced in 1876 when company founder Adolphus Busch set out to create the United States' first truly national beer brand – brewed to be universally popular and transcend regional tastes. Each batch of Budweiser follows the same family recipe used by five generations of Busch family brewmasters. Budweiser is a medium-bodied, flavorful, crisp and pure beer with blended layers of premium American and European hop aromas, brewed for the perfect balance of flavor and refreshment. Budweiser is made using time-honored methods including "kraeusening" for natural carbonation and Beechwood aging, which results in unparalleled balance and character.
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Sports Directory » Sports » Hockey
1. A to Z of Ice Hockey
A broad encyclopedia of ice hockey
http://www.azhockey.com/
2. History of Hockey
A Complete and Attractive Guide to the History of Hockey.
http://www.historyofhockey.net/
3. Hockey Canada
http://www.hockeycanada.ca/
4. Hockey Hall of Fame
The official site of the hockey hall of fame.
http://www.hhof.com/
5. National Hockey League Website
Official Site of the NHL.
http://www.nhl.com/
6. NHL on Google Video
Now you can download full-length NHL games and watch them on your time. Whether it's a memorable game or a keepsake of your first in-arena experience, NHL Video is always available on Google.
http://video.google.com/nhl.html
7. Science of Hockey
An inside look of the game of Hockey. Explore all facets of the game with scientists as they explain how hockey works.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/hockey/
8. The Hockey News
This site has all your information on teams, players, and statistics. Plus tons more information.
http://www.thehockeynews.com
9. The Internet Hockey Database
The Internet Hockey database is an archive for hockey statistics, hockey logos, and hockey players.
http://www.hockeydb.com/
10. Wikipedia - Hockey
An article on how hockey is played around the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey
11. Wikipedia - Ice Hockey
An article on how ice hockey is played around the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey